Blanton is an unincorporated community[2] in Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States. It was a rail stop for two rail lines,[3] one of which used to transport grain until the mid-1990s.[4] It was named after Denver, Enid and Gulf Railroad (DE&G) executive W. B. Blanton.[5]
Blanton, Oklahoma | |
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Blanton railroad stop in the mid-1990s | |
![]() 1909 map of Garfield County, Oklahoma with Blanton. | |
Coordinates: 36°25′38″N 97°55′35″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
County | Garfield |
Elevation | 1,240 ft (400 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 580 |
GNIS feature ID | 1100216[1] |
As early as 1909, Blanton was a rail stop for the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway.[3]
A second rail line existed at Blanton, running to Kiowa, Kansas. This line, originally built for the DE&G in 1904 and 1905[6] and later sold to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, was used to transport grain until the mid-1990s.[4] An entity called the K & E Railway Company (K&E) acquired the then-unused Blanton to Kiowa branch from the Santa Fe in 1996; but, finding no interest in area grain companies to reactivate the line rather than continuing truck shipments to Enid, the K&E applied for and was granted permission later in the year to abandon the line.[7]
Blanton is located at 36°25′38″N 97°55′35″W, 3.4 miles (5.5 km) west-northwest of Enid. It is a part of the Lower Cimarron-Skeleton Watershed.[8]
Blanton is currently located on mile 548.2 of the main track of BNSF Railway's Texas Division.[9]
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County seat: Enid | ||
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