Welcome to Blanton ...

Blanton is located

Blanton is located in Hill County<1>.

The location of Blanton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blanton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Blanton is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Blanton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Blanton is located in the (254) area code.

Communities Also Named Blanton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Blanton: This one is located in Hill County and the other is located in Runnels County.

Beyond Texas, there are 10 communities that are also named Blanton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blanton.

Communities near Blanton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blanton.

• Cleburne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleburne
  • Cleburne is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleburne <4>
• Hillsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Hill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
• Keene
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <4>
• Whitney
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Whitney is located in Hill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney <4>
• Grandview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <4>
• Itasca
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itasca
  • Itasca is located in Hill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Itasca <4>
• Rio Vista
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Vista
  • Rio Vista is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Vista <4>
• Morgan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
  • Morgan is located in Bosque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan <4>
• Blum
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blum
  • Blum is located in Hill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blum <4>
• Coyote Flats
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
  • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Blanton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blanton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blanton. 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 Blanton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blanton. See our Newspapers Page for Blanton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blanton ...

Looking for more information about Blanton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Blanton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blanton.

Adding Blanton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blanton 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 Blanton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Blanton post office opened in 1881.

We also found Blanton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blanton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blanton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/