Blanco, Oklahoma

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Blanco is a rural unincorporated community located on State Highway 63 in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. The post office opened August 31, 1901. The ZIP code is 74528. The community was named for Ramón Blanco y Erenas, one-time governor general of Cuba. The Historic Rock Island Rail Line Once Ran Through Blanco Which At The Time Was A Thriving Coal Mineing Town. Gene Stipe, the longest-serving member of the Oklahoma State Senate was born in Blanco.

[edit] Sources

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

Paxton, Jerry D. Resident Of Blanco, 2007.

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• Blanco, Oklahoma is at coordinates 34°45′04″N 95°46′28″W / 34.7512088, -95.7744324 (Blanco, Oklahoma)Coordinates: 34°45′04″N 95°46′28″W / 34.7512088, -95.7744324 (Blanco, Oklahoma)