Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Blanco had a population of 269 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Blanco had a population of 2,156 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.
- Twin Sisters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kendalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cranes Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
- Henly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sisterdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Smithson Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
- Wimberley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dripping Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Luckenbach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Anhalt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cypress Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sattler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Driftwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Round Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Waring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Welfare
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blowout
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blowout is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
- Willow City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shovel Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
- Boerne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
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