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Welcome to Balsam Grove ...

Balsam Grove is located in Transylvania County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Balsam Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Balsam Grove: Balsam Grv.

Balsam Grove is 2,820 feet [860 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Balsam Grove is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Balsam Grove lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Balsam Grove: 828

The ZIP code for Balsam Grove: 28708<3>

Communities Also Named Balsam Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Balsam Grove - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Balsam Grove ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Balsam Grove ...

Looking for more information about Balsam Grove? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Balsam Grove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Balsam Grove.

Adding Balsam Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Balsam Grove post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Balsam Grove.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Transylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Balsam Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Balsam Grove). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Balsam Grove or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/