Welcome to Blanco ...
So far, we found very little information about Blanco. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Blanco to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blanco, please Contact Us.
Blanco would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.
The location of Blanco has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Blanco was founded in 1887.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Blanco is 6,180 feet [1,884 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Blanco is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Blanco was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Blanco once stood is in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Blanco ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Blanco - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blanco.
Communities near Blanco ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Blanco.
- Dewitt Mill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewitt Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt Mill
- Dewitt Mill is located in Lander County
- Battle Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Mountain
- Battle Mountain is located in Lander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Mountain <5>
- Valmy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmy
- Valmy is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valmy <5>
- Jenkins ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Herrin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Kampos ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Lander ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Tenabo ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenabo
- Tenabo is located in Lander County
- Crescent Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Valley
- Crescent Valley is located in Eureka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Valley <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Blanco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blanco.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blanco. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blanco.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blanco. See our Newspapers Page for Blanco.
Adding Blanco to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Blanco in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Blanco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Blanco post office opened in 1887.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Blanco.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blanco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lander, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blanco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |