Welcome to Balance Rock ...
So far, we found very little information about Balance Rock. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Balance Rock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Balance Rock, please Contact Us.
Balance Rock would have been located within present day Tulare County<2>.
The location of Balance Rock has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Balance Rock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1935.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Balance Rock is 4,140 feet [1,262 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Balance Rock is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Balance Rock was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Balance Rock ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Balance Rock.
- Pine Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flat
- Pine Flat is located in Tulare County
- California Hot Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Hot Springs
- California Hot Springs is located in Tulare County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California Hot Springs <5>
- Glennville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennville
- Glennville is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glennville <5>
- Alta Sierra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
- Alta Sierra is located in Kern County
- Shirley Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Meadows
- Shirley Meadows is located in Kern County
- White River ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
- White River is located in Tulare County
- Roads End ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roads End
- Roads End is located in Tulare County
- Former name for Roads End:
- Pascoe's Pack Station
- Roads End has also been known as:
- Roads End Resort
- Rogersville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rogersville is located in Kern County
- Wofford Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wofford Heights
- Wofford Heights is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wofford Heights <5>
- Woody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Woody is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woody <5>
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 Balance Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Balance Rock.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Balance Rock. 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 Balance Rock.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Balance Rock. See our Newspapers Page for Balance Rock.
Adding Balance Rock to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Balance Rock in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Balance Rock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Balance Rock post office opened in 1935.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Balance Rock.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tulare County: www.co.tulare.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Balance Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tulare, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Balance Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |