Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Balch in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Balch. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Balch listed first.
- Fisher
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Remmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Remmel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Remmel
- From Balch to Remmel
- Grubbs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grubbs
- From Balch to Grubbs
- Hickory Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hickory Ridge
- From Balch to Hickory Ridge
- Auvergne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Auvergne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Auvergne
- From Balch to Auvergne
- Shoffner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shoffner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shoffner
- From Balch to Shoffner
- Weldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weldon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Weldon
- From Balch to Weldon
- Weiner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Weiner
- From Balch to Weiner
- McDaniel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newport
- From Balch to Newport
- Tupelo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <4>
- Diaz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Tilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Tuckerman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerman
- Tuckerman is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuckerman <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tuckerman
- From Balch to Tuckerman
- Jacksonport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
- Jacksonport is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonport <4>
- Obear ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Olyphant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Whitehall
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Grand Glaise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Glaise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Riverside
- From Balch to Riverside
- Morton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Morton
- From Balch to Morton
- Cherry Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Cross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <4>
- Harrisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Poinsett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
- Paroquet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Elmo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Balch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |