Welcome to Blanco ...Blanco is located Blanco is located in San Juan County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Blanco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901. Blanco is 5,560 feet [1,695 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Blanco is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Blanco lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Blanco: 505 The ZIP code for Blanco: 87412<3> Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Blanco - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blanco. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blanco. 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. 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Blanco, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Blanco. 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 (so far) for Blanco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Blanco.
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