Welcome to Balarat ...
So far, we found very little information about Balarat. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Balarat to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Balarat, please Contact Us.
Balarat would have been located within present day Boulder County<2>.
The location of Balarat has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Balarat, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Balarat is 7,430 feet [2,265 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Balarat is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Balarat was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Balarat would have been located in the (303) & (720)<5> area codes.
Communities near Balarat ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Balarat.
- Boulder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Boulder is located in Boulder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder <6>
- Longmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmont
- Longmont is located in Boulder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98,445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longmont <6>
- Lafayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Lafayette is located in Boulder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <6>
- Louisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville is located in Boulder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,060 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <6>
- Berthoud
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud
- Berthoud is located in Larimer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berthoud <6>
- Estes Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estes Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Park
- Estes Park is located in Larimer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estes Park <6>
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Boulder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <6>
- Nederland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
- Nederland is located in Boulder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former names for Nederland:
- Browns Crossing
- Dayton
- Middle Boulder
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <6>
- Ward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Ward is located in Boulder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <6>
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
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 Balarat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Balarat.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Balarat. 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 Balarat.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Balarat. See our Newspapers Page for Balarat.
Adding Balarat to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Balarat 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 Balarat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Balarat post office opened in 1879.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Balarat.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Boulder County: www.co.boulder.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.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 Balarat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Boulder, 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 Balarat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (720) is an overlay for area code (303). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |