Welcome to Balzac ...Balzac is located in Morgan County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Balzac, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Several communities named Balzac share the same reason for their choice of Balzac. We're speculating that it might apply here: Named after Honore de Balzac Balzac is 4,100 feet [1,250 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Balzac is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Balzac lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Balzac: 970 & 748<3> Communities Also Named Balzac ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Balzac: This one is located in Morgan County and the other is located in Garfield County. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Balzac. Communities near Balzac ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Balzac.
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 Balzac. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Balzac. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Balzac. 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 Balzac. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Balzac. See our Newspapers Page for Balzac. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Balzac ...Looking for more information about Balzac? 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 Balzac, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Balzac. Adding Balzac to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Balzac 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 Balzac was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Balzac. Footnotes ...
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