Blakley Road, Genoa, New York, USA
Exploring and documenting every Blakley, Blakely, and Blakeley roadway across the United States and beyond, along with businesses, parks, and other locations that share the same name. Follow me on this unique adventure!
A History of Genoa, NY, and the 255 roads named Blakley/Blakely/Blakeley across the US and beyond!
Genoa New York's Blakley Road Name Origin
Blakley Road was named around 1906 after my grandfather’s family, who lived on a farm in Genoa, New York. Horace Blakley was born in 1928 to Reuben Clark “Charles” Blakley and Mabel Sarah Blakley (née Oakley). Reuben’s middle name was chosen as Clark because it was his mother Ada’s maiden name, and Ada’s father’s name was also Reuben (the latter names were spelled Clarke before moving to the US). There may be a connection between the Clark surname and the founder of Genoa back in 1791 by John Clark, but Ada was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, in 1865, and was then married in Ontario, Canada, before moving to Genoa, so the last name is probably just coincidental.Genoa had a small population of about 1,400 people in 1928 (the lowest in its official history), and the Blakley family contributed eight to that number. Horace was the youngest of the Blakley children, with three older sisters named Loretta, Helen, and Alice, as well as two older brothers named Harold and Howard.The farmhouse was a small home on the road that connected Sills Road at the east (named after the Sill family) and Indian Field Road to the west (referred to as The Forks because that’s where the creek splits into Big and Small Salmon Creeks), about two miles south of NY-Route 90. An Ithaca-Auburn rail line used to cross Blakley Road at the east side (Sills Crossing) from 1906 until it was out of service soon after in 1923. Where the railroad crosses Blakley Road, a locomotive is on record for killing a horse and demolishing its buggy while the rider narrowly escaped with his life! The road was eventually paved, and the town chose to officially name it after my Grandfather’s family as Blakley Road.The road is 1.3 miles long and runs east to west, with a small bridge on the west end over Salmon Creek, formerly known as the Twin Bridges, with loud rattling wood deck planks. Nearby, at the privately owned German Cemetery (formerly the Old Dutch Cemetery) behind the residence at 777 Lansingville Rd, are the gravestones for Horace’s grandfather Charles Blakley, granduncle Orville Blakley, great-grandfather Mark Blakley, and Mark’s parents John Blakley and Elizabeth Blakley (my great-great-great-great-grandparents going back to 1784 in Genoa). For more Genoa history, see the Genoa Historical Association Museum info below! Main source: Genoa by Ward O’Hara.Linked here is my most up-to-date family tree. According to popular research, the surname Blakley has migrated from New York to Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana primarily. The spelling of the name is key to understanding exactly where families are from. With the E-L-Y spelling being more popular, it becomes easier to trace the L-E-Y families and their history. Currently, my own family research brings my surname back to 1784 in Genoa, NY. We also know that the surnames Blakley, Blakely, and Blakeley all stem from the same location in England called Blackley in Lancashire. Blakley, in old English, means Black Hill (bloec-hlāw) or Black Clearing (bloec-lēah). Near Blackley in Lancashire is Black Hill, so the area is home to both versions of the name origin claims. When common people in England began using surnames under William the Conqueror’s reign and the authoring of the Domesday Book, they were often depicted by the location at which they lived. The Hundred Rolls of London show the first person to actually be named as such being Adam de Blakeleye in 1273 under King Edward I’s rule (“de” meaning “of” which describes him as Adam of the Black Clearing or Black Hill). This will be the furthest point back any Blakley family tree will go since nobody before him would use that last name! It also means that the original, and technically correct spelling is E-L-E-Y-E! This also shows that we’re all closely related to the name Blackley as well! You can research this more using the resources I’ve utilized here: SurnameDB, House of Names, OriginSurname, and, of course, Ancestry.com.Below is a list of other Blakley / Blakely / Blakeley roadways across the country (and some internationally). Included in this list are also businesses or landmarks that use any variant of that name in the title. Please send me a message if you have missing info that should be included in this list! I’m always looking for new additions to this unique list.If you’re interested in any other ancestry info, feel free to check out my Terre Hill paper with a full family tree pedigree attached. Find the Terre Hill, Woodard, New York State paper here!
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Blakley Road From Space
Here is a portion of Blakley Road in Genoa, NY, from Google's satellite view. The top of the photo is true north, so Sills Road is to the right and Salmon Creek is to the left.
Blakley Road Signpost
This is the Blakley Road signpost from the easternmost point of the road. This sign shares a post with the Sills Road sign, and you can see Sills Road in the photo.
Blakley Road Bridge
Toward the west end of Blakley Road is a bridge that crosses Salmon Creek. The bridge is part of Blakley Road. The bridge is near where the creek splits into Big and Small Salmon Creeks.
Blakley Bridge Marker
The Blakley Road bridge is designated 2206770 by the Town of Genoa. This marker is found under the western concrete support structure on the west bank of Salmon Creek.
Birds Eye View of Blakley Road
Recently, I just happened to fly directly over Genoa, NY! Luckily, it was a clear day, and I was on the correct side of the plane, so I was able to snap this photo from my window seat. North is toward the left side of the photo, so we're facing east. Sills Road is above Blakley Road, and Indian Field Road is below it. The curve at the bottom of Blakley Road brings us to the bridge over the creek, which you can see winding around to the south, while then splitting into two just north of the Blakley Road bridge. See the FULL zoomed out photo by clicking here!
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Roads & Streets, Etc.
With the hopes of traveling to as many of these places as possible, I’ve marked a ✅ for the ones I’ve visited, with a link to the picture. Click here for a FULL MAP of every road and business I've found!
Blakley: “L-E-Y”
Blakley Road, Genoa, NY ✅Blakley St, Port Charlotte, FLBlakley Ct. (Ave?), Troy, NY ✅Blakley Dr, Dayton, OHBlakley Ave, DuBois, PAE Blakley St, Galatia, ILBlakley Ave, Compton, CABlakley Dr, Highland Heights, OH ✅Blakley Dr, Atlanta, GABlakley Ct, Sagle, IDBlakley Ct, Cooper Landing, AKBlakley Ln, Beebe, ARBlakley Ln, Camp Sherman, ORBlakley Ln, Jamestown, SCBlakley Rd, Cornville, AZBlakley Rd, Eufaula, OKBlakley Rd, London, KYBlakley Rd, White Pine, TNBlakley Rd, Shelocta, PABlakley Lp, Lacey, WABlakley Rd, Grove, NY ✅Blakley Ave, Toronto, ON
Blakely: “E-L-Y”
Blakely Avenue, Piedmont, SCBlakely Ave, Brownsville, ORBlakeley Rd, Haverford, PA (Spelling changed?) ✅Blakely St, Cuthbert, GABlakely Rd, Medford, MA ✅N. Blakely St, Dunmore, PA ✅S. Blakely St, Dunmore, PA ✅Blakely Bend Dr, Sugar Land, TXBlakely Rd, Downingtown, PA ✅Blakely St, Blakely, PA ✅Blakely Rd, Laurinburg, NCBlakely Rd Waterloo, SCBlakely Rd, Colchester, VT ✅Blakely St, Kingstree, SCBlakely Dr, Kingsport, TNBlakely Rd, Sanford, NCBlakely Rd, Simpsonville, SCBlakely Rd, Piedmont, SCBlakely Dr, Plainfield, ILBlakely Dr, Rockford, MIBlakely Dr, Trenton, MIBlakely Dr, Chapel Hill, NCBlakely Dr, Orlando, FL
Blakely Pl, Santa Clarita, CABlakely Ct, Seattle, WABlakely Ave, Clinton, WABlakely Ave, Pensacola, FLBlakely Ct, Albany, GABlakely Ave, Somerville, MA ✅Blakely Ct, Frederick, MDBlakely Ct, Silver Spring, MDBlakely Ct, New Baltimore, MIBlakely St, New Baltimore, MIBlakely Ct, Reynoldsburg, OHBlakely St, Fort Campbell, KYBlakely Ct, Franklin, TNBlakely Ln, Naperville, ILBlakely Ln, West Milford, NJ ✅
Blakely Ln, Modesto, CABlakely ln, Madoc, ONBlakely Ln, Sanger, TXBlakely Ln, Winona, MSLittle Blakely Trail, Jessieville, ARBlakely Mountain Trail, Royal, ARBlakely Dam Rd, Mountain Pine, ARBlakely Mountain Overlook, Mountain Pine, ARBlakely Rd, London, KYBlakely Rd, Wise, VABlakely St, Cuthbert, GABlakely Rd, McBee, SCBlakely Ct, Knoxville, TNSW Blakely Rd, Bend, ORBlakely Rd, Bend, ORBlakely Sq, Virginia Beach, VABlakely Shores Dr, Cornelius, NCE Blakely St, Enterprise, ORBlakely St, West Chicago, ILBlakely Way, The Dalles, ORBlakely St, East Liverpool, OH
Little Blakely Creek Rd, Blue Springs, ARLittle Blakely Creek Cutoff, Blue Springs, ARBlakely Creek Church Rd, Smith, MSBlakely Blvd, Sequim, WABlakely Blvd, Cedar Rapids, IABlakely Rd, Salters, SCBlakely Rd, Gatesville, TXBlakely Rd, Ashdown, ARBlakely St, Jessup, PA ✅Blakely St, Jermyn, PA ✅Blakely St, Pelzer, SCBlakely Hwy, Fort Gaines, GABlakely Ave, Bainbridge Island, WABlakely Hill Rd, Bainbridge Island, WABlakely Rd SW, Arlington, GABlakely Cir, Randolph, MA ✅Blakely Ave, Fullerton, MDBlakely Ave, Jackson, MIBlakely Ct, Ann Arbor, MINE Blakely Dr, Issaquah, WABlakely St, Waldorf, MDBlakely Rd, Butler, PABlakely Commons Cir, Blakely, GABlakely Cemetery Rd, Lamar, ARBlakely Rd, Pitt Meadows, BCBlakely Rd, Consecon, ONBlakely Rd, Marmora, ONBlakely St, Loyalist, ONBlakely Dr, Elmsdale, NSBlakely Row, Yarralumla, AU
Blakeley: “E-L-E-Y”
Blakeley St, Seattle, WABlakeley Rd, East Aurora, NY ✅Blakeley Corners Rd, East Aurora, NY ✅Blakeley Rd, Wallingford, PA ✅Blakeley Ct, Jacksonville, FLBlakeley Dr, San Antonio, TXBlakeley Dr, Lemoore, CABlakeley Ave, Eau Claire, WIBlakeley Rd, Toronto, ONBlakeley Rd, Savannah, GABlakeley Rd, Spanish Fort, ALBlakeley Rd, Sturgis, KYBlakeley Dr, Sturgis, KYBlakeley St, Lynn, MA ✅Blakeley St, Woonsocket, RI ✅Blakeley Pl, Newark, OHBlakeley Pl, Charles Town, WVBlakeley Ridge Dr, Charles Town, WVBlakeley Pl, Garfield, NJ ✅Old Blakeley Rd, Spanish Fort, ALBlakeley Ln, Raleigh, NCBlakeley Ln, Toledo, WABlakeley Ct, Orange Park, FLBlakeley Ct, Mobile, ALBlakeley Ct, Grand Bay, ALBlakeley Trail, Blakeley, MNBlakeley Trails Ct, Spring, TXBlakeley Forest Blvd, Spanish Fort, ALBlakeley Oaks Ct, Spanish Fort, ALBlakeley Ridge Ct, Spanish Fort, ALBlakeley Ridge Dr, Spanish Fort, ALBlakeley Way, Spanish Fort, ALBlakeley Oaks Dr, Spanish Fort, ALBlakeley Oaks Blvd, Spanish Fort, ALBlakeley St, Columbia, SCBlakeley St, Littlefield, TXBlakeley Dr, Laurens, SCBlakeley St, Monroe, WABlakeley Hall Rd, Oldbury, UKBlakeley Hall Gdns, Oldbury, UKBlakeley Grove, Wakefield, UKBlakeley Rise, Wolverhampton, UKBlakeley Ave, Wolverhampton, UKBlakeley Rd, Birkenhead, UKBlakeley Wood Rd, Tipton, UKBlakeley Ct, Birkenhead, UKBlakeley Brow, Birkenhead, UKBlakeley Dene, Birkenhead, UKBlakeley Dell, Birkenhead, UKBlakeley Pl, Kaiapoi, NZBlakeley St, Mandurah, AU
Blakley / Blakely / Blakeley
Landmarks & Businesses, Etc.
With the hopes of traveling to as many of these places as possible, I’ve marked a ✅ for the ones I’ve visited, with a link to the picture. Click here for a FULL MAP of every road and business I've found!
Places
Blakely: “E-L-Y”Blakely, PA (sign spelled wrong) ✅Blakely, GAPort Blakely, WABlakely Island, WABlakely Mountain, ARWest Blakely, WABlakely Creek, MSBlakely Woods, GA
Blakeley: “E-L-E-Y”Blakeley, NY ✅Blakeley, MNBlakeley, ALBlakeley, WVBlakeley River, ALBlakeley Island, ALBlakeley, Ontario, Canada
Miscellaneous
Blakely: “E-L-Y”Blakely Purse CollectionBlakely Bridal GownBlakely BedBlakely Quilt PatternBlakely Ceiling LightBlakely Fixtures CollectionThe Blakely House StyleBlakely SofaBlakely FontBlakely WordPress ThemeUSS J.R.Y. Blakely (DE-140) (Decommissioned)USS Blakely (DE-1072/FF-1072) (Decommissioned)USS Blakely (TB-27) (Decommissioned)
Blakeley: “E-L-E-Y”USS Blakeley (DD-150) (Decommissioned)Blakeley Glasses
Businesses
(Primarily brick-and-mortar businesses listed.)Blakley: “L-E-Y”Blakley Construction ServicesBlakley ElectricsBlakley Corporation
Blakely: “E-L-Y”Blakely Tree Service ✅Blakely ProductsBlakely ChickenBlakely Funeral HomeDevon & BlakelyBlakely Feed & SeedBlakely ClothingBlakely CommonsBlakely Animal ControlBlakely GMCBlakely Auto PartsBlakely Self Storage, GABlakely Self Storage, PA ✅Blakely Senior CenterBlakely Ace HardwareBlakely Shrine ClubBlakely Baptist Church ✅Blakely Primitive Methodist Church ✅Bentley & BlakelyBlakely MadeBlakely FundraisingBlakely Interior Design ✅✅✅Blakely Enterprises (now SWDS)Blakely Walters Wealth ManagementBlakely Elementary School, WABlakely Elementary School, AB, CanadaThe Blakely Hotel, New York City, NY ✅Blakely Tree ServiceBlakely Advocacy InstituteBlakely Interiors, Banbridge, United Kingdom
Blakeley: “E-L-E-Y”Blakeley RentalsBlakeley BoatworksBlakeley SquareBarton Blakeley TechnologiesNapier & BlakeleyBlakeley BrandEllen Blakeley StudioWH Blakeley Industrial KnivesBlakeley’s Apparel & GiftsBlakeley-Bazeley Ltd.Blakeley Law Firm
Landmarks
Blakley: “L-E-Y”Blakley Hobbit CampgroundBlakley Cemetery, MS
Blakely: “E-L-Y”Blakely Borough Recreation Complex, PA ✅✅✅Blakely Falls, PA ✅Blakely Park, Bend, ORBlakely Harbor, WABlakely Municipal Building, PA ✅Blakely Fire Department, PA ✅Blakely Fire Department, GABlakely Mountain Dam, ARBlakely Hall, Issaquah, WABlakely Cemetery, OHBlakely Cemetery, KSBlakely Cemetery, GABlakely Cemetery, MO
Blakeley: “E-L-E-Y”Historic Blakeley State Park, ALBlakeley Village, Seattle, WABlakeley Manor, Seattle, WABlakeley Cemetery, WVBlakeley Cemetery, ARBlakeley Raise, Cleator, UKBlakeley Raise Stone Circle, Cleator, UK
(Businesses based on locale note: I’ve only included businesses based on their locales if the surname appears on the actual sign. I’m sure I’m missing a ton, though, so contact me if you know of anything that should be added!)
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Other Blakley Photos!
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Genoa, NY, Historical Association Museum Blakley Family Photos
These photos and items were donated to the Genoa Historical Association Museum in 2019 by me, after the passing of my grandfather, Horace Frank Blakley (1929-2019). He lived on Blakley Road in Genoa until after high school, when he moved to Syracuse, NY. He worked for General Electric on television tubes for his entire career (and I think it's interesting that GE named one of their TVs The Blakely. He retired from GE as the Building Six Third Shift Supervisor. He probably would never have predicted that all of his grade school report cards would be on display at a museum someday!
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Genoa, New York Historical Maps
Below are some historical maps of Genoa, NY that I've come across over the years. I'm saving them here for future reference. I've also zoomed in on the Blakley Road location on a couple of map images for clarity. The last image is the book by Ward O'Hara that proved to be incredibly useful while researching my family's road and surrounding area history!
I hope you've found this information interesting or useful! I will continue to update this website as I get more pictures and location data. If you have anything to add, please feel free to contact me by email or reach out at any of my social media accounts linked below.