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Nearest Communities to Balfour,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Balfour, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Balfour:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Balfour.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Balfour is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Park County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Park County: Chaffee, Clear Creek, Douglas, Fremont, Jefferson, Lake, Summit & Teller.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 44 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Balfour. Of these communities, 26 are located in counties other than Park County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Balfour (which is Park County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Balfour

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Park County   (where Balfour resides)
    • County Website:   www.parkco.us/
    • County Seat for Park:   Fairplay
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Balfour   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Balfour.
      • Trump ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trump have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
        • Trump is located in Park County
      • Hartsel
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Pike - San Isabel Village
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike - San Isabel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike - San Isabel Village
        • Pike - San Isabel Village is located in Park County
      • Glentivar ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glentivar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glentivar
        • Glentivar is located in Park County
      • Haver ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haver have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haver
        • Haver is located in Park County
      • Antero Junction ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antero Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antero Junction
        • Antero Junction is located in Park County
      • Guffey
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guffey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guffey
        • Guffey is located in Park County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guffey <5>
      • Garo ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garo
        • Garo is located in Park County
      • Tarryall ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarryall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarryall
        • Tarryall is located in Park County
      • Lake George
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
        • Lake George is located in Park County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <5>
      • Platte Springs
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Springs
        • Platte Springs is located in Park County
      • Bordenville ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bordenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordenville
        • Bordenville is located in Park County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Fairplay
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Horseshoe ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
          • Horseshoe is located in Park County
        • Como
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Leavick ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leavick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavick
          • Leavick is located in Park County
        • Sacramento ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
          • Sacramento is located in Park County
        • Alma Junction
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Junction
          • Alma Junction is located in Park County
  • Chaffee County
    • County Website:   www.chaffeecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Chaffee:   Salida
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Balfour   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Balfour.
      • Newett
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newett
        • Newett is located in Chaffee County
      • Futurity
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Futurity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Futurity
        • Futurity is located in Chaffee County
      • Nathrop
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathrop
        • Nathrop is located in Chaffee County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nathrop <5>
      • Johnson Village
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Village
        • Johnson Village is located in Chaffee County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson Village <5>
      • Buena Vista
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
        • Buena Vista is located in Chaffee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <5>
      • Swan ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
        • Swan is located in Chaffee County
      • Turret ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turret
        • Turret is located in Chaffee County
      • Americus
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Americus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
        • Americus is located in Chaffee County
      • Centerville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
        • Centerville is located in Chaffee County
      • Riverside
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • Riverside is located in Chaffee County
      • Pine Creek
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
        • Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
      • Browns Canon
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Canon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
        • Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Princeton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
          • Princeton is located in Chaffee County
        • Belleview
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
          • Belleview is located in Chaffee County
        • Salida
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Smeltertown
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smeltertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeltertown
          • Smeltertown is located in Chaffee County
        • Cleora
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
          • Cleora is located in Chaffee County
        • Granite
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
          • Hawkinsville is located in Chaffee County
  • Fremont County
    • County Website:   www.fremontco.com/
    • County Seat for Fremont:   Canon City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Balfour   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Balfour.
      • Whitehorn
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehorn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorn
        • Whitehorn is located in Fremont County
      • Swissvale
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swissvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissvale
        • Swissvale is located in Fremont County
      • Wellsville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
        • Wellsville is located in Fremont County
  • Lake County
    • County Seat for Lake:   Leadville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Balfour   ...
      • Low Pass ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Low Pass. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
        • Low Pass is located in Lake County
  • Teller County
    • County Website:   www.co.teller.co.us/
    • County Seat for Teller:   Cripple Creek
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Balfour   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Balfour.
      • Florissant
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florissant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
        • Florissant is located in Teller County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florissant <5>
      • Divide
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Divide have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
        • Divide is located in Teller County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Divide <5>
      • Midland
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
        • Midland is located in Teller County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Balfour) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Balfour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9072, Longitude: -105.7244       In this case, the coordinates for Balfour have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Balfour, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.




 

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