Welcome to Bluntzer ...

Bluntzer is located on the Gulf Coast.

Bluntzer is located in Nueces County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bluntzer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Bluntzer is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bluntzer: 361

Communities near Bluntzer ...

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

• Robstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robstown
  • Robstown is located in Nueces County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robstown <4>
• Sinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinton
  • Sinton is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sinton
  • From Bluntzer to Sinton
• Mathis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis
  • Mathis is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathis <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mathis
  • From Bluntzer to Mathis
• Odem
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odem
  • Odem is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odem <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Odem
  • From Bluntzer to Odem
• Orange Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Orange Grove is located in Jim Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Grove <4>
• Agua Dulce
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Dulce
  • Agua Dulce is located in Nueces County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agua Dulce <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Agua Dulce
  • From Bluntzer to Agua Dulce
• Driscoll
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driscoll
  • Driscoll is located in Nueces County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driscoll <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Driscoll
  • From Bluntzer to Driscoll
• Lake City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
• San Patricio
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Patricio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
  • San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
• Lakeside
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Lakeside is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lakeside
  • From Bluntzer to Lakeside

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bluntzer ...

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

Adding Bluntzer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Bluntzer post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bluntzer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nueces County: www.co.nueces.tx.us/

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