Welcome to Balm ...Balm is located in Avery County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Balm, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908. Balm is 3,830 feet [1,167 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Balm is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Balm lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Balm: 828 Communities Also Named Balm ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Balm - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Balm. Communities near Balm ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Balm.
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 Balm. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Balm. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Balm. 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 Balm. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Balm. See our Newspapers Page for Balm. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Balm ...Looking for more information about Balm? 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 Balm, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Balm. Adding Balm to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Balm 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 Balm was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Balm. Footnotes ...
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