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Mountain View, TX (Blanco County) https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/mountain-view-tx-blanco-county

History of Mountain View: A Ranching Community in Blanco County

By: Claudia Hazlewood

Published: 1952

Updated: March 1, 1995

Mountain View was reported to be a ranching community on a mail route from Johnson City in northeastern Blanco County in the 1940s. No population figures have been recorded for the community, and by 1948 it was not shown on county highway maps.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Claudia Hazlewood, “Mountain View, TX (Blanco County),” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/mountain-view-tx-blanco-county.

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TID: HVMAX

Original Publication Date:
1952
Most Recent Revision Date:
March 1, 1995
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Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
Place
Mountain View
Currently Exists
No
Place Type
Town
Town Fields
  • Has post office: No
  • Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to
  • Blanco County

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