Welcome to Bales ...So far, we found very little information about Bales. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Bales to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bales, please Contact Us. Bales would have been located within present day Laurens County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Bales, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1915. While the community is gone, the present day location for Bales is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: The area where Bales was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Code where Bales was located: 478 Communities near Bales ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bales.
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 Bales. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bales. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bales. 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 Bales. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bales. See our Newspapers Page for Bales. Adding Bales to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Bales in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bales was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1915. For more details, see References and Mentions for Bales. Footnotes ...
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