Blakeslee, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US}}

{{Use American English|date=July 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

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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.{{Cite FTP |title=Monroe County, Pennsylvania Highway Map|url=ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/monroe_GHSN.PDF|year=2012|server=PennDOT|url-status=dead|accessdate=December 15, 2013}}

A post office was established in Blakeslee in 1884 and named after Jacob Blakeslee, the first postmaster.{{cite book|last1=Mathews|first1=Alfred|title=History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924028854953|date=1886|publisher=R.T. Peck & Co.|page=[https://archive.org/details/cu31924028854953/page/n1422 1277]}} 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.{{cite web|last1=Kerrick|first1=Gene|title=The Blakeslee Family|url=http://www.tobyhannatwphistory.org/families_files/blakeslee-family.html|website=Tobyhanna Township History|accessdate=September 21, 2015}} The Blakeslee Diner used to be a restaurant in Blakeslee, but it burned down a few years ago. The Blakeslee Flea Market is a popular Flea Market for the surrounding community.