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Welcome to Blanton ...

Blanton is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blanton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Blanton is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Blanton (for example, toward Mountain Hill (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Blanton: 334 & 483<3>

Communities Also Named Blanton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Blanton - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas (2).

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

Websites for Blanton ...

Junior League:   www.leecountyjuniorleague.com/

Communities near Blanton ...

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

  • Maridale Estates
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
    • Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
  • Phenix City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Opelika
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Hill is located in Harris County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
  • Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lanett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Smith's Station
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Glenns
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenns is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
  • Fortson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • West Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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 both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) 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 1900. The Blanton post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blanton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blanton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Blanton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Blanton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/