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| | Blanco County, Texas Genealogical Records Information |
 | | Blanco County is in the Hill Country of south central Texas, bordered on the west by Gillespie County, on the north by Burnet and Llano counties, on the east by Hays County, and on the south by Kendall and Comal counties. |
 | | Indian corn and wheat were the county's most important crops, but settlers also grew small amounts of rye, tobacco, and cotton on the 6,400 acres classified as "improved." |
 | | Immigrants from Northern states and from Europe helped to sway opinion toward the Unionist position, and when secession came to a vote in Blanco County it was voted down 170 to 86. |
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