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History in
a Pecan Shell
Blanton emerged in the mid 1870s with a post office being granted
in 1881. By the middle of that decade, Blanton had churches of three
denominations and a school as well as at least one cotton gin and
perhaps two gristmills.
The 1890 census reported a mere 50 residents but grew to 150 by the
end of that decade. Bypassed by the Texas and Brazos Valley Railroad
in the early 1900s, Blanton suffered the blow of seeing its post office
close.
It managed to keep one business alive through the 1930s, but that
too closed. The cemetery still appears on county maps, but the town
was dropped from state maps years ago. |
Blanton Cemetery
Sign
Photo courtesy Jen
Basham, April 2020 |
Blanton Cemetery
Photo courtesy Jen
Basham, April 2020 |
Blanton Cemetery
Photo courtesy Jen
Basham, April 2020 |
Blanton Cemetery
Photo courtesy Jen
Basham, April 2020 |
Blanton Cemetery
Photo courtesy Jen
Basham, April 2020 |
1907 Hill
County postal map showing Brazos Valley Railroad
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
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