Welcome to Balke Crossing ...

Balke Crossing is located in Greenlee County<1>.

The location of Balke Crossing has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Balke Crossing: Balke Xing.

Balke Crossing is 5,560 feet [1,695 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Balke Crossing is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Balke Crossing lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Balke Crossing and travel east, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

The telephone area code for Balke Crossing: (928)

Communities near Balke Crossing ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Balke Crossing.

• Sprucedale ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucedale
  • Sprucedale is located in Greenlee County
• Alpine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Alpine is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <4>
• Alma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Catron County (NM)
• Luna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
  • Luna is located in Catron County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luna <4>
• Glenwood
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Catron County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <4>
• Mogollon ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogollon
  • Mogollon is located in Catron County (NM)
• Reserve
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
  • Reserve is located in Catron County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reserve <4>
• Nutrioso
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutrioso
  • Nutrioso is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nutrioso <4>
• Pleasanton
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Pleasanton is located in Catron County (NM)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Balke Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Balke Crossing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Balke Crossing. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Balke Crossing.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Balke Crossing. See our Newspapers Page for Balke Crossing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Balke Crossing ...

Looking for more information about Balke Crossing? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Balke Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Balke Crossing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Balke Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Greenlee County: www.co.greenlee.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/