Remembering Blanco's History and Heritage

11/04/2026

Hope this brings a smile to your day!

10/15/2026

We’ve got a question for our Blanco Cox family about their ancestor Rev. Josiah Cox.
Our research continues with tracing Circuit Riders for the Methodist church back in the 1800’s. Rev Josiah Cox is one of those brave men who served here in Blanco.
If the family has any information or records from him, we’d sure like to see the them. We don’t want them, would just like to see them.
Another Circuit Rider for this area was Rev August Engel, and his story is in the works.
Appreciate anything the family could share!😁

09/10/2026

Good morning y’all! I’m looking to talk with D Lawrence who is doing research of cemetery’s for the Blanco Historic commission. If anyone knows her, please ask her to contact us through Messenger. It’s related to the current research about the Underground Railroad. Thanks!

08/12/2026

TxDOT expansion for 281…click on it to see the entire route expansion.
The Twin Sisters area (Texas Rural Historic Landscape) will be severely affected along with the rest of us.
They are setting the stage for an eventual 6 lane highway.
!All of it coming straight through Blanco!

No Relief Route in sight for our historic town square and family neighborhoods —- just thousands of vehicles!
Air pollution…noise pollution…constant vibration that will affect our 1800’s limestone buildings!

They’ve stopped looking at a relief Route

This video is a computer-generated flyover of the proposed US 281 B...

07/31/2026

This summary of Blanco history is eye opening! My but life was hard for our founding families and pioneers!

The Pittsburg Company (Wm. E. Jones, Capt. James H. Callahan. F. W. Chandler, A.M. Lindsey & Gen. John D. Pitts) buy the H. Eggleston league, lay out a town and sell lots

07/30/2026

Good morning y’all! We are knee deep into summer, but this year instead of brown grass, it is a beautiful color green!
Question for all you generational families here in Blanco.
Were any stories of “camp meetings” ever passed down and told in your families? If so, where were they held? Cold Springs perhaps?
Camp meetings were: “Vital religious and social gatherings on the remote frontier, organized by circuit-riding ministers from Methodist, Baptist, and Presbyterian traditions. Families traveled from miles around, camping in wagons or tents under brush arbors to sing hymns, pray, and hear hours of preaching for days.”

07/22/2026

Good morning y’all!
We’ve been asked a question…..
Is anyone seeing Horned Toads in Blanco County recently? If you have let us know, but also let TPWD!

Here’s the down-low from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department:
“Everyone loves h***y toads, but for many Texans the fierce-looking yet amiable reptile is only a fond childhood memory. The Texas horned lizard currently is listed as a threatened species in Texas (federal category C2). Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has initiated a Texas Horned Lizard Watch. Now, by participating, you can take part in an effort to better understand why our official state reptile is doing well in some locations and what factors may have contributed to its decline in other areas. All the information you need to participate can be found at: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/texas_nature_trackers/horned_lizard/watcher/ or by contacting: Texas Nature Trackers, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744, (800) 792-1112 ext. 8062, or [email protected] .”

Texas Horned Lizard Watch, Adopt a Habitat

07/08/2026

Good morning y’all!
I was asked the other day what that gray building was behind CJ‘s on 281 was once upon a time.
For many of you….you may not know that that was the original first Baptist Church here in Blanco.
I’m not sure of the year it happened but a truck lost control coming over the bridge and slammed into the building. That’s why the exterior is different from our older buildings.
Does anyone know the year that that happened? (See picture in comments…thanks Tanya)
Does anyone have a story from the days that Church was alive and well that they’d like to share?
We’d all like to hear! 😁

06/27/2026

Does anyone know if this is a local or hill country church?
Please share…together we’ll figure it out!

05/06/2026

Just wanted to share this new page if anyone is interested. This independent group has created and posted this page about the quarry on the Kruckemeyer property.

https://m.facebook.com/groups/2046772789239417/?ref=share

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