Blanco, Oklahoma

Blanco is a rural unincorporated community located on State Highway 63 in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] The ZIP code is 74528. The Census Bureau defined a census-designated place (CDP) for Blanco in 2015; the 2010 population within the 2015 CDP boundary is 96 and contains 52 housing units.

Blanco, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
Blanco, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°45′04″N 95°46′28″W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Pittsburg
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip code	74528
Area code(s)	539/918
GNIS feature ID	1090251[1]

History

A post office was established at Blanco, Indian Territory on August 31, 1901. Blanco was named for Ramón Blanco y Erenas, one-time governor general of Cuba. The post office opened August 31, 1901. [2]

At the time of its founding, the community was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation. It was located in either Atoka County or Tobucksy County. The settlement was in the area of the county boundary, and differing maps of the era show it in each.[3]

Notable people

• Pryor McBee, Major League Baseball pitcher, was born in Blanco in 1901.
• Royce H. Savage, United States Federal Court judge, was born in Blanco in 1904.[4]
• Gene Stipe, the longest-serving member of the Oklahoma Senate, was born in Blanco in 1926.[5]

Notes

1. "Blanco, Oklahoma". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. 'Oklahoma Place Names,' George H. Shirk, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987, pg. 26. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2;
3. Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38.
4. Federal Judiciary Center-Royce H. Savage
5. "Obituary". Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2011-03-03.

Further reading

• Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2.