Blakeslee, Pennsylvania

Blakeslee, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
The Blakeslee Flea Market
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Coordinates: 41°5′33″N75°35′34″W / 41.09250°N 75.59278°W / 41.09250; -75.59278
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Elevation	1,676 ft (511 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	18610
Area codes	570 and 272
GNIS feature ID	1217340 [1]

Blakeslee is an unincorporated community in Tobyhanna Township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. Blakeslee is located at the intersection of PA 115 and PA 940. ^[2]

A post office was established in Blakeslee in 1884 and named after Jacob Blakeslee, the first postmaster. ^[3] The post office was located near Burger Road near his 300-acre homestead. Jacob Blakeslee would later serve as justice of the peace for the small community. The Blakeslee United Methodist Church was established in 1897. ^[4] The Blakeslee Diner used to be a restaurant in Blakeslee, but it burned down a few years ago.^{[ when? ]} The Blakeslee flea market is popular with the surrounding community.^{[ according to whom? ]}

References

1. "Blakeslee". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Monroe County, Pennsylvania Highway Map" (PDF). PennDOT (FTP). 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2013.^{[dead ftp link]}(To view documents see Help:FTP)
3. Mathews, Alfred (1886). History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania. R.T. Peck & Co. p.  1277.
4. Kerrick, Gene. "The Blakeslee Family". Tobyhanna Township History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.