Welcome to Balfour ...

Balfour is located in Mills County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Balfour, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Balfour is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Balfour lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Balfour: (712)

Communities Also Named Balfour ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Balfour - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, North Carolina, North Dakota and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Balfour.

Communities near Balfour ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Balfour.

• Council Bluffs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bluffs
  • Council Bluffs is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Bluffs <4>
• Bellevue
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sarpy County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Glenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <4>
• Malvern
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
  • Malvern is located in Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <4>
• 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 <4>
• Tabor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
  • Tabor is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor <4>
• 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 <4>
• Murray
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Murray is located in Cass County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
• Emerson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Emerson is located in Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerson <4>

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 Balfour. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Balfour.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Balfour. 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 Balfour.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Balfour. See our Newspapers Page for Balfour.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Balfour ...

Looking for more information about Balfour? 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 Balfour, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Balfour.

Adding Balfour to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Balfour 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 Balfour was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Balfour post office opened in 1905.

We also found Balfour on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Balfour.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/