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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Blanco (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Blanco. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Blanco is located in Searcy County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Searcy County: Baxter, Boone, Marion, Newton, Pope, Stone & Van Buren.

Below are the counties that are near Blanco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blanco:

  • Searcy County     (The home county of Blanco)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.
    • Gilbert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Joe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Marshall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pindall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Pindall is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Witt's Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
    • Watts
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Watts is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Baker
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Baker is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Lone Pine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Leslie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Harriet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cozahome
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cozahome is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
  • Baxter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.
    • Big Flat
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
    • Cotter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gassville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.
    • Everton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Rally Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rally Hill is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
    • Valley Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley Springs is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Bellefonte
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellefonte is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Zinc
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Zinc is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Harrison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Keener ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Keener is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
    • Bergman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elixir ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Elixir is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.
    • Bruno
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Bruno is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
    • Eros
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Eros is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
    • Rush ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Rush is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
    • Yellville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Pyatt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Pyatt is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Summit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Summit is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
    • Rea Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rea Valley is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
    • Dodd City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Dodd City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
    • Flippin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.
    • Mount Judea
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Mount Judea is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
    • Hasty
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hasty is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
    • Western Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Western Grove is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Vendor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Vendor is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
    • Jasper
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Deer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Parthenon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Murray
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Murray is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Limestone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Limestone is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Compton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Swain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Swain is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
  • Pope County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.
    • Tilly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Tilly is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
    • Laurel ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Laurel is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.
    • Alco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Alco is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
    • Onia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Onia is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
    • Timbo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Fox
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Fox is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.
    • Dennard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Rumley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Rumley is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
    • Copeland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Copeland is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Alread
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Alread is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
    • Rex
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Rex is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
    • Crabtree
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
    • Scotland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Clinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blanco, see our County-by-County Page for Blanco.

Cemeteries Near Blanco ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blanco.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Blanco - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blanco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.

  • Snowball Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • McDaniel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Whisenant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Slay Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • DePriest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Arnold Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Silver Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Abbey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hendrix Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cash Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (225 more) ...
    • Love Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Parks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Canaan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Blanco had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.

  • Snowball
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Snowball is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowball
  • Duff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Duff is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
  • Point Peter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Point Peter is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peter
  • Bear Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bear Creek is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
  • Saint Joe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Marshall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mount Hersey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Hersey is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hersey
  • Cave Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cave Creek is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
  • Tomahawk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tomahawk is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
  • Witt's Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
  • Watts
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Watts is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
  • Mount Judea
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Mount Judea is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Western Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Western Grove is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Yardelle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Yardelle is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardelle
    • Leslie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blanco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blanco.

Newspapers Published in Blanco ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blanco.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blanco, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blanco.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Blanco:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blanco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.