Welcome to Blanco ...

Blanco is located in Monterey County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blanco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Blanco is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Blanco lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Blanco ...

Junior League:   www.jlmontereycounty.org/

Communities Also Named Blanco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Blanco: This one is located in Monterey County and the other is located in Tulare County.

Beyond California, there are 8 communities that are also named Blanco - they are located in Arkansas, Nevada, 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 10 communities that are near Blanco.

• Salinas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salinas
  • Salinas is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salinas <4>
• Watsonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watsonville
  • Watsonville is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watsonville <4>
• Seaside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
  • Seaside is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaside <4>
• Monterey
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Monterey is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <4>
• Marina
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina
  • Marina is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marina <4>
• Pacific Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Grove
  • Pacific Grove is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific Grove <4>
• Carmel-by-the-Sea
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel-by-the-Sea
  • Carmel-by-the-Sea is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel-by-the-Sea <4>
• San Juan Bautista
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan Bautista
  • San Juan Bautista is located in San Benito County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan Bautista <4>
• Del Rey Oaks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey Oaks
  • Del Rey Oaks is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
• Sand City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand City
  • Sand City is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand City <4>

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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blanco ...

Looking for more information about Blanco? 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 Blanco, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blanco.

Adding Blanco to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blanco post office opened in 1873.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blanco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monterey County: www.co.monterey.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/