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

The telephone 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refugio
  • Refugio is located in Refugio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Refugio <3>
• Goliad
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goliad have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goliad
  • Goliad is located in Goliad County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goliad <3>
• Woodsboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsboro
  • Woodsboro is located in Refugio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodsboro <3>
• Berclair
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berclair have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berclair
  • Berclair is located in Goliad County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berclair <3>
• Skidmore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidmore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
  • Skidmore is located in Bee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skidmore <3>
• Beeville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeville
  • Beeville is located in Bee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beeville <3>
• Saint Paul
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in San Patricio County
• Black Point ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Point
  • Black Point is located in Refugio County
• Blue Berry Hill
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Berry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Berry Hill
  • Blue Berry Hill is located in Bee County
• Angel City
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angel City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
  • Angel City is located in Goliad County

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 for Blanconia was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Blanconia in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Blanconia post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blanconia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/