Blanco, Oklahoma
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Blanco is a rural unincorporated community
Unincorporated area
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 located on State Highway 63 in Pittsburg County
Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
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, Oklahoma
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, United States
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. 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. Gene Stipe
Gene Stipe
Eugene E. "Gene" Stipe is a former American politician from Oklahoma. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life:...

, the longest-serving member of the Oklahoma Senate was born in Blanco in 1926. http://www.newsok.com/news/stipe

Further reading

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