Welcome to Balzac ...

Balzac is located in Morgan County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Balzac

The location of Balzac has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

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.<3> In other words, the elevation 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 Code for Balzac: 970

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.

• Brush
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush
  • Brush is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brush <4>
• Merino
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino
  • Merino is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merino <4>
• Hillrose
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillrose
  • Hillrose is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillrose <4>
• Snyder
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
  • Snyder is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <4>
• Willard ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Logan County
• Midway ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Washington County
• Pinneo ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinneo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinneo
  • Pinneo is located in Washington County
• Atwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
  • Atwood is located in Logan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <4>
• Stoneham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
  • Stoneham is located in Weld County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneham <4>
• Xenia ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Xenia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
  • Xenia is located in Washington County
  • Xenia has also been known as:
  • Cody

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 for Balzac was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Balzac.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Balzac. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/