Welcome to Balsam ...Balsam is located in Aitkin County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Balsam, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905. Balsam is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Balsam lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Balsam ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Balsam - they are located in Michigan, North Carolina, Ontario and Pennsylvania. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Balsam. Communities near Balsam ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Balsam.
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 Balsam. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Balsam. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Balsam. 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 Balsam. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Balsam. See our Newspapers Page for Balsam. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Balsam ...Looking for more information about Balsam? 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 Balsam, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Balsam. Adding Balsam to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Balsam 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 (so far) for Balsam was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Balsam. Footnotes ...
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