Blanconia (Old N2) Church
On State Highway 202, Southeast of BeevilleThe first Baptist church in Refugio County was organized on April 22,1855, and met in the Doughty
schoolhouse near Refugio. In 1865, the first sanctuary was erected (Smiles west) and named for the cattle brand of
member and benefactor N.R. McDaniel. The Blanco Baptist Association was organized at the "N2" church in 1873. In 1888
the fellowship moved to Blanconia where the first sanctuary on this site was built in 1891. One of the oldest Baptist
churches in South Texas, Blanconia church served as a nucleus for growth of area churches and has ordained several
pastors.