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Welcome to Balch ...

Balch is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Balch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Balch is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Balch lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Balch: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Balch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Balch - they are located in California, Michigan (2) and Washington (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Balch.

Communities near Balch ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Balch.

  • Newport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrisburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Tuckerman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Diaz
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Diaz is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Weiner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherry Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Grubbs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Campbell Station
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Fisher
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fisher is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people

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 Balch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Balch.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Balch. 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 Balch.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Balch. See our Newspapers Page for Balch.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Balch ...

Looking for more information about Balch? 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 Balch, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Balch.

Adding Balch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Balch 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 (so far) for Balch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Balch post office opened in 1901. The Balch post office closed in 1992.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Balch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Balch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Balch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Balch area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/