Blanton is an
unincorporated community
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in
Lowndes County Lowndes County is the name of several counties in the United States:
* Lowndes County, Alabama
* Lowndes County, Georgia
Lowndes County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census the ...
, in the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
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.
History
Blanton was laid out in 1896, and named after J. N. Blanton, an original owner of the site. A post office called Blanton was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1918. A variant name was "Blanton Station".
In 1900, the community had 88 inhabitants.
References
Unincorporated communities in Lowndes County, Georgia
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