Welcome to Balize ...So far, we found very little information about Balize. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Balize to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Balize, please Contact Us. Balize would have been located within present day Plaquemines Parish<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Balize, you might consider that their post office opened in 1807. While the community is gone, the present day location for Balize is near sea level<3>. Time Zone: The area where Balize was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Code where Balize was located: 504 Communities near Balize ...We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Balize.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Balize. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Balize. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Balize. 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 Balize. Adding Balize to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Balize 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 Balize was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Balize. Footnotes ...
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