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  Handbook of Texas Online:
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.
Blanco County was settled predominantly by natives of Tennessee and Alabama, mostly Anglo-Saxon Protestants, although about a tenth of the residents were natives of Germany.
By 1910 cotton was grown on 16,000 acres in the county.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/BB/hcb8.html   (2492 words)

  
 Blanco County, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blanco County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.
Blanco County is located in the Hill Country of central Texas, west of Austin and north of San Antonio.
In the county, the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 27.10% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blanco_County,_Texas   (467 words)

  
 Blanco, Texas - Gateway to the Central Texas Hill Country - Chamber of Commerce Info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Blanco is on U.S. Highway 281 twelve miles south of Johnson City in south central Blanco County.
By election, the county seat is to be located at Blanco, within 5 miles of the center of the county and a tract of 120 acres was donated by the Pittsburg Company for this town, which was named Blanco, as per act of Legislature.
Thomas Durham, the chief justice of the county dies and Judge A. Gates is elected to fill the vacancy.
www.blancotex.com   (4610 words)

  
 Texas Cooperative Extension, The Blanco County Office
Blanco County, Texas is one of the counties within the Texas Hill Country on the eastern edge of the region known as the Edwards Plateau.
The county is bisected by two river drainages, the Pedernales, to the north, along which resides the community of Johnson City, and the Blanco River to the south which supports the city of same name.
Blanco county has hot summers and mild winters.
blanco-tx.tamu.edu   (186 words)

  
 Blanco County Citizen Survey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Blanco residents have indicated their top priority concerns are the quality and availability of water, and the loss of open space and rural character of the county.
The survey was prepared by the Blanco County Steering Committee, a volunteer, nonpartisan group of concerned citizens interested in growth related issues facing Blanco County.
Blanco National Bank, citizens of Blanco County, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department provided financial support for the survey.
www.texascenter.org /hillcountry/survey.htm   (586 words)

  
 Blanco County, Texas Lookups
Please put Blanco County Lookup in the subject line of your request to ensure the message is not overlooked or accidently deleted, in the first line of the message, please put the name of the book from which you are requesting the lookup.
There is quite a bit of discussion of Blanco County area and people until her move to West Texas about 1907, along with several photos.
Luise lived her entire adult life in Blanco County, and there is significant discussion of family and friends there, anecdotes, and local geography and history.
www.rootsweb.com /~txblanco/lookups.htm   (1123 words)

  
 Blanco County, Texas
Johnson City is the County Seat of Blanco County.
Blanco County is a farm and ranch area.
It was the gathering point of a seven county area for cattle drives.
www.rootsweb.com /~txblanco   (194 words)

  
 Blanco County - County Data
Blanco County Quick Facts from the U.S. Census Bureau.
County Comparision using six basic variables such as population, geographic size, tax data, county road miles, etc. A special function allows you to look at the data for your county and those counties around you.
Texas County Map - A PDF map of the state with the county boundaries and names.
www.co.blanco.tx.us /ips/cms/countyinfo/countyData.html   (254 words)

  
 Blanco, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blanco is a city in Blanco County, Texas, United States.
Blanco is located on the Blanco River at 30°5′58″N, 98°25′20″W (30.099535, -98.422213)
The City of Blanco is served by the Blanco Independent School District.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blanco,_Texas   (406 words)

  
 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.
www.mytexasgenealogy.com /tx_county/bl.htm   (1819 words)

  
 Mary Ann Wier Family
Orville Wier of Medina, Texas, a greatdaughter-in-law of William Wilborn Wier.
Her gravestone in the Blanco Cemetery, shows that she was born in 1855, and died in 1934.
George C. (Charles) Wier and John Wier of Frio County, Texas; Peter A. Wier and William W. Wier of Bastrop County, Texas; Edward F. Wier, John N. Wier and Fannie Burford Wier of Lawrence County, Arkansas; Wm.
www.tamu.edu /ccbn/dewitt/wierma.htm   (5376 words)

  
 Buck Fever: A Blanco County Texas Novel by St. Martin's Minotaur
Blanco County has its share of original characters.
lanco County, Texas: Its the week before deer hunting season, as close to a statewide holiday as you get in Texas, and the locals are getting restless.
Its the beginning of a crazy weekend in Blanco County, one that will see a few more men shot, an invasion by Colombians with more than hunting on their minds, and darn near the end of Marlins life.
www.flatshunters.com /stuff-0312291140.html   (753 words)

  
 Blanco County, Texas Current Post Office Information Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
When all the changes were complete, the town of Blanco was no longer at its geographical center.
In 1879 Johnson City was founded near the new geographical center of the county in hopes that it would become the new county seat.
In 1891 Johnson City became the seat of county government.
tx4.us /cy/blanco.htm   (494 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:
Lawrence (Lod) Calohan, cattle inspector, was born in Blanco County, Texas, in 1867, one of five children of William S. and Vibella (McCrocklin) Calohan.
He began herding cattle in Southwest Texas and made his first cattle drive to Abilene, Kansas, for the Blocker Ranch.
In 1892 he was employed as cattle inspector by the Texas Cattle Raisers Association (later the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Associationqv), first at Midland and Fort Worth and after 1909 at Kansas City, Missouri.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/CC/fca21.html   (257 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Buck Fever (A Blanco County, Texas, Novel): Books: Ben Rehder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
This debut novel is a complete success, tearing out of Texas chock-full of characters so nutty and events so strange it seems as if they must be real.
County game warden John Marlin and Sheriff Herbert Mackey lock horns when two dumb-and-dumber poachers accidentally shoot another idiotic guy wearing a deer costume.
Elsewhere in the county, a body is discovered beneath a shoddily repaired bridge, and a slick, drug-dealing Colombian comes looking for a game, ranch-owning, crooked lobbyist.
www.amazon.com /Fever-Blanco-County-Texas-Novel/dp/0312992203   (1942 words)

  
 Blanco County, Texas TX, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Blanco County is one of 254 counties in Texas.
This was an increase of 8.11% from the 2000 census.
Blanco County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=22591   (605 words)

  
 Blanco County, Texas - Facts, Records & Real Property Research
Property Records from HomeInfoMax are currently available for this county.
Property History from HomeInfoMax is not currently available for this county.
Document Images from HomeInfoMax are not currently available for this county.
www.homeinfomax.com /Public/County_Records/TX-Texas/Blanco_county.html   (227 words)

  
 Blanco County Homes for Sale. Real Estate in Blanco County, Texas
Then contact any of the Texas Real Estate Agents for professional assistance finding your Texas area home.
Click on the Blanco cities that you are interested in or search all Real Estate in Blanco County:
So whether you are wondering what your home value is, looking for an agent to help you buy or sell your real estate, or just looking to browse properties in your area, it's all right here.
www.homes.com /Real_Estate/TX/County/BLANCO   (296 words)

  
 Blanco County Real Estate Guide and Valuations - Zillow
The Zindex for Blanco County, as well as individual home real estate valuations can be used by homeowners, Realtors, residents listing for sale by owner homes (FSBO), as well as just curious real estate enthusiasts.
These values are derived from all the homes in an area, not just homes for sale listed on the MLS.
The Zindex™ is Zillow's Housing Index and is the median Zestimate™ for a given geographic area on a given day.
www.zillow.com /local/Texas/Blanco   (152 words)

  
 Miscellaneous Blanco County, Texas Obituaries
Sattler was born September 1, 1912 to the late Richard and Tillie (Knibbe) Stahl at Boerne, Texas.
Rosetta Felps of Tow, Mary Ivy Smith of Round Mountain, Sylvia Ray Bakke of Clifton, and brother Dott Brown of Irving, sister-in-laws Eva Beckman of Blanco, and Winnie Felps of Leander.
She lived in Blanco from the time she was a small child and spent her youth on the Blanco River with her bothers and sisters where she learned to swim and fish.
www.obitcentral.com /obitsearch/obits/tx/tx-blanco1.htm   (2831 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Blanco County, Tex.
For convenient presentation of this material, the site includes a page for each of the more than 3,000 counties in the U.S., as well as for various U.S. and foreign territories and countries.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
www.potifos.com /tpg/geo/TX/BA.html   (506 words)

  
 Blanco County Census
S-K Publications can scan any census year for any county onto CD and can also make it available in book form.
S-K Publications will scan census images onto CD when the figure in the "# to date" Column matches the figure in the "# needed" Column.
Price per person: $20 per county per census year.
www.skpub.com /genie/census/tx/blanco.html   (356 words)

  
 Blanco-County Texas Process Servers - ServeNow.com
Service of process is the delivery of these Texas legal documents such as summons, complaints, subpoenas, orders to show cause, writs and other court documents.
These are delivered by a process server to the defendant or another person to whom the documents are directed at in Texas.
The Blanco-County Texas process servers on ServeNow.com offer a number of services related to civil procedure and service of process aside from just legal document delivery in Blanco-County.
www.serve-now.com /process-server/Texas/Blanco-County   (416 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Blanco County , Texas (TX) - (county) - Facts and Information
Blanco State Park in S; part of Lyndon B. Johnson Natl.
Historical Park at center of co., NW of Johnson City; Pedernales Falls State Park in E. Formed 1858.
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/B/B07287-blanco.html   (177 words)

  
 USGS Open-File Report 2005—1270; Blanco County, Texas
MEMORANDUM ON WATER SUPPLIES OF THE CITY OF BLANCO, TEXAS: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT (UNNUMBERED), 1948.
RECORDS OF GROUND-WATER RECHARGE AND DISCHARGE FOR THE EDWARDS AQUIFER IN THE SAN ANTONIO AREA, TEXAS, 1934–77: EDWARDS UNDERGROUND WATER DISTRICT BULLETIN 37, 1979.
CARBONATE GEOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY OF THE EDWARDS AQUIFER IN THE SAN ANTONIO AREA, TEXAS: TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD REPORT 296, 1986.
pubs.usgs.gov /of/2005/1270/counties/blanco.htm   (1036 words)

  
 Johnson City Texas Blanco County Jail.
Noting the unhealthy dampness of the basement where prisoners were first kept after the Blanco County seat was moved to Johnson City, the commissioners court ordered the construction of this jail facility in 1893.
Completed the following year, the jailhouse was built of limestone by J.E.L. (Kergie) Dildine (1853-1925), a rock mason who came to Blanco County from Kansas in the 1880's.
Despite an 1897 jailbreak, the facility has continued in use, with interior modifications to meet state jail standards.
www.texasescapes.com /Jails/Johnson-City-Texas-Blanco-County-Jail.htm   (98 words)

  
 Bexar County, Texas, Air Pollution Sources B   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) compiles data on emission tonnages of air pollutants for US counties.
US Air Quality Gradebook ("AirGrades") source sheets give the percentage contributions from specific air pollution sources.
The Bexar County Seat is San Antonio, Texas; the Blanco County Seat is Johnson City, Texas; and the Borden County Seat is Gail, Texas.
www.creativemethods.com /airquality/sources/texas/bexar_b.htm   (67 words)

  
 Soil Surveys and Maps of Texas: Blanco County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Soil Surveys and Maps of Texas: Blanco County
To request surveys or maps contact the Texas state office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
TI: Soil survey of Blanco and Burnet Counties, Texas.
ag.arizona.edu /OALS/soils/surveys/tx/blanco.html   (84 words)

  
 Blanco County Texas Mortgage Campany - Blanco County TX Mortgage Loans in 2003
Blanco County Texas Mortgage Campany - Blanco County TX Mortgage Loans in 2003
Mortgage Loan Application Totals by Purpose for Blanco County TX in 2003
Mortgage Companies for Blanco County TX in 2003
www.allmortgagedetail.com /mortgages/blanco_texas.asp?yr=2003   (186 words)

  
 Movers Blanco County, Texas - TXmovers.com
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Movers411.com only conducts business with professional pre-screened Movers in Blanco County TX will contact you with competitive detailed price quotes for your move from or within Blanco Texas.
Once your request is submitted our experts will match it with movers in your area that meet your budget and needs.
www.txmovers.com /texas_movers/Blanco.html   (128 words)

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