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History in
a Pecan Shell
Originally part
of the shared Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas, Blanconia dates from
1834. After the Texas Revolution it was in Refugio
County – becoming part of Bee
County in 1857.
Once named Kymo, the name changed when a post office was applied
for in 1888. Blanconia comes from local Blanco Creek. The post office
closed in the 1930s.
The town’s most famous/infamous character was the colorful and mysterious
Sally
Scull.
Residents were scarce and although the community had a school in 1905,
there were only a dozen pupils. The population high-water mark was
reached in 1914 when Blanconia had 200 residents. The Great Depression
hit the area hard and the population was estimated at a mere 25 people
through the 1930s. By the late 1960s it was down to only 15 but has
since doubled to the present (2000) 30.
A Visit to
Blanconia
Photographer's
Note:
Located on FM2441 near the intersection on Hwy 202 and in the far
eastern part of Bee County
near the Goliad
& Refugio County
lines. Located about 20 miles south of Goliad,
about 9 miles NW of Refugio,
19 miles east of Beeville,
and just down the road from the community of Sarco.
- Will
Beauchamp, October, 2008 |
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Historical Marker:
Hwy 202 E from Beeville
to FM 2441, then N about 0.8 miles to Blanconia community
Blanconia
(Old N2) Church
The first Baptist
church in Refugio County
was organized on April 22, 1855, and met in the Doughty Schoolhouse
near Refugio. In
1865, the first sanctuary was erected (5 mi.W) and named for the cattle
brand of member and benefactor N. R. McDaniel. the Blanco Baptist
Association was organized at the "N2" Church in 1873. In 1888 the
fellowship moved to Blanconia where the first sanctuary on this site
was built in 1891. One of the oldest Baptist churches in South
Texas, Blanconia Church served as a nucleus for growth of area
churches and has ordained several pastors.
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