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Welcome to Blanconia ...

Blanconia is located on the South Texas Plains.

Blanconia is located in Bee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blanconia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Blanconia is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Blanconia: 361

In the past, Blanconia was named Dark Corners. and Pull Tight. Going back to its beginning, Blanconia was originally named Kymo. For more information about the names of Blanconia, see The Names of Blanconia on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Blanconia ...

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

  • Refugio
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Goliad
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Woodsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Berclair
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Skidmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Beeville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Saint Paul
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Paul is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Black Point ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Point is located in Refugio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Point
  • Blue Berry Hill
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Blue Berry Hill is located in Bee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Berry Hill
  • Angel City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Angel City is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City

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 Blanconia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blanconia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blanconia. 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 Blanconia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blanconia. See our Newspapers Page for Blanconia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blanconia ...

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

Adding Blanconia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blanconia 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 Blanconia was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blanconia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blanconia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.