Blanco
High Prairie, about three miles northeast of San Marcos in southern Hays County, was a public school community established on February 3, 1877, with twenty-nine students. It was also known as Blanco Star. The school has since been discontinued, and population estimates were never recorded.
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
Daniel P. Greene | © Texas State Historical Association
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Currently Exists
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Place type
Blanco is classified as a Town
Associated Names
- [-Star]
- (High Prairie)
- (Nance's Mill)
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Is Incorporated
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