Welcome to Balboa ...
So far, we found very little information about Balboa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Balboa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Balboa, please Contact Us.
Balboa would have been located within present day Sharp County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Balboa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Balboa is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Balboa was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Balboa was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named Balboa ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Balboa - it's located in California.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Balboa.
Communities near Balboa ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Balboa.
- Batesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Horseshoe Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cave City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Ash Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Cushman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Ravenden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Balboa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Balboa.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Balboa. 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 Balboa.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Balboa. See our Newspapers Page for Balboa.
Adding Balboa to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Balboa in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Balboa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Balboa post office opened in 1897. The Balboa post office closed in 1918.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Balboa.
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 Balboa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Sharp, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Balboa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Balboa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Balboa area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |