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>.
The location of Balboa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
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.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Balboa was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Balboa would have been located in the (870) area code.
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Batesville is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,830 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <5>
- Cherokee Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Cherokee Village is located in Sharp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,654 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee Village <5>
- Horseshoe Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
- Horseshoe Bend is located in Izard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseshoe Bend <5>
- Cave City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Cave City is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,923 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave City <5>
- Highland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Ash Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Flat
- Ash Flat is located in Sharp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ash Flat <5>
- Hardy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Hardy is located in Sharp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardy <5>
- Sulphur Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Cushman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Evening Shade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evening Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
- Evening Shade is located in Sharp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evening Shade <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 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 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.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Balboa.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sharp County: www.sharpcounty.org
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 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 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 Balboa - 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/ |