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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Balfour (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Balfour. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Balfour is located in Mills County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mills County: Fremont, Montgomery, Pottawattamie, Cass (NE) & Sarpy (NE).

Below are the counties that are near Balfour. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Balfour:

  • Mills County     (The home county of Balfour)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balfour, with the one closest to Balfour listed first.
    • Silver City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Glenwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Malvern
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
      • Mills is located in Mills County
    • Mineola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Mineola is located in Mills County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <1>
    • Pacific City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
      • Pacific City is located in Mills County
    • Pacific Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
      • Pacific Junction is located in Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific Junction <1>
    • Hastings
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
      • Hastings is located in Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Emerson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Henderson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <1>
  • Cass County
    • Griswold
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fremont County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balfour, with the one closest to Balfour listed first.
    • Tabor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Randolph
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Bartlett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in Fremont County
    • Thurman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
      • Thurman is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Anderson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Fremont County
    • Imogene
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imogene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imogene
      • Imogene is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imogene <1>
    • McPaul
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
      • McPaul is located in Fremont County
    • Sidney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Percival
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Percival have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percival
      • Percival is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percival <1>
    • Farragut
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
      • Farragut is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <1>
    • Riverton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <1>
    • Payne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Payne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Payne is located in Fremont County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balfour, with the one closest to Balfour listed first.
    • Coburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
      • Coburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Red Oak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Elliott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elliott <1>
    • Stanton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balfour, with the one closest to Balfour listed first.
    • Essex
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Essex is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <1>
    • Shenandoah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
      • Shenandoah is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,783 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <1>
    • Nyman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
      • Nyman is located in Page County
  • Pottawattamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balfour, with the one closest to Balfour listed first.
    • Dumfries
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
      • Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Treynor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treynor
      • Treynor is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treynor <1>
    • Macedonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chautauqua
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
      • Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Carson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
      • Carson is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <1>
    • Council Bluffs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • McClelland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClelland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland
      • McClelland is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClelland <1>
    • Weston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Carter Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,491 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <1>
    • Underwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Crescent
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
      • Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <1>
  • Cass County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balfour, with the one closest to Balfour listed first.
    • Rock Bluff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
      • Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
    • Plattsmouth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsmouth
      • Plattsmouth is located in Cass County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsmouth <1>
    • Mynard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
      • Mynard is located in Cass County (NE)
    • Murray
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cullom
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cullom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
      • Cullom is located in Cass County (NE)
    • Union
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Cass County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <1>
    • Nehawka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
      • Cedar Creek is located in Cass County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Creek <1>
    • Louisville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Weeping Water
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeping Water have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Water
      • Weeping Water is located in Cass County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weeping Water <1>
    • Manley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
      • Manley is located in Cass County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manley <1>
    • Avoca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Cass County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <1>
  • Douglas County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balfour, with the one closest to Balfour listed first.
    • Ralston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Ralston is located in Douglas County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <1>
    • Home Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
      • Home Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
    • Omaha
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Omaha is located in Douglas County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
      • Omaha has also been known as:
      • Omaha City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <1>
    • Irvington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Douglas County (NE)
    • Millard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Boys Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Otoe County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balfour, with the one closest to Balfour listed first.
    • Wyoming
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Otoe County (NE)
    • Nebraska City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Sarpy County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balfour, with the one closest to Balfour listed first.
    • La Platte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
      • La Platte is located in Sarpy County (NE)
    • Bellevue
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Papillion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
      • Papillion is located in Sarpy County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <1>
    • La Vista
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
      • La Vista is located in Sarpy County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <1>
    • Richfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Springfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Sarpy County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <1>
    • Chalco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalco
      • Chalco is located in Sarpy County (NE)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalco <1>
    • Gretna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
      • Gretna is located in Sarpy County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,024 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Balfour, see our County-by-County Page for Balfour.

Cemeteries Near Balfour ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Balfour.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Balfour covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Balfour, with the one closest to Balfour listed first.

  • County Farm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Somar Family on Wright Farm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Somar Family on Wright Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Somar Family on Wright Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillsdale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillsdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • State Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Liberty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Silver City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Glenwood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #152225 <4>
  • West Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mineola Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mineola Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mineola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Malvern Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malvern Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malvern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pacific City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pacific City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pacific City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waubonsie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waubonsie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waubonsie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Linville Farm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linville Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linville Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Estes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Balfour in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Balfour.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Balfour, with the one closest to Balfour listed first.

  • Hillsdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Hillsdale is located in Mills County
  • Silver City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Silver City is located in Mills County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Glenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
    • Mills is located in Mills County
  • Malvern
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mineola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Mineola is located in Mills County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <1>
  • Pacific City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
    • Pacific City is located in Mills County
  • Pacific Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
    • Pacific Junction is located in Mills County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific Junction <1>
  • White Cloud
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Cloud have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
    • White Cloud is located in Mills County
  • Folsom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Folsom is located in Mills County
  • Clark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark is located in Mills County
  • Hastings
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
    • Hastings is located in Mills County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
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    • Hentons ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hentons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
      • Hentons is located in Mills County
    • Tabor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Strahan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strahan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahan
      • Strahan is located in Mills County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Balfour. See our List of 1890's Communities around Balfour.

Newspapers Published in Balfour ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Balfour.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Balfour, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Balfour.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Balfour:

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

The official website for Mills County: www.millscoia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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 Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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.
<6>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 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: 41.0489, Longitude: -95.6678       In this case, the coordinates for Balfour have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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