Welcome to Balsora ...
Balsora is located Balsora is located in Wise County<1>. The location of Balsora has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Balsora, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894. Balsora is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Balsora lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Balsora: (940) We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Balsora. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Balsora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Balsora. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Balsora. 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 Balsora. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Balsora. See our Newspapers Page for Balsora. Looking for more information about Balsora? 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 Balsora, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Balsora. We originally found mention of Balsora 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 Balsora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Balsora.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Balsora. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Wise County: www.co.wise.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Communities near Balsora ...
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To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Balsora ...
Adding Balsora to Our Gazetteer ...
From that list, the Balsora post office opened in 1894.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Wise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> 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. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Balsora - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/