Virginia Tison (Hilsman) Blanton (May 15, 1897 - February 22, 1983) was an American artist and housewife. Born in Macon, Georgia, Blanton attended the University of Georgia and studied art in New York City. Blanton is credited with making at least three pictorial maps of coastal Georgia, one of which she composed with her son Jacob A. Blanton, Jr. She married Jacob A. Blanton, and they lived on St. Simons Island and had 2 children. Jacob A. Blanton, Sr. died September 25, 1951.