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Welcome to Balliet ...

Balliet is located in Carbon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Balliet, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Balliet is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Balliet ...

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

  • Allentown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazleton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Emmaus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Northampton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tamaqua
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Catasauqua
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Palmerton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
  • Lehighton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Kutztown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jim Thorpe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
    • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
    • East Mauch Chunk
    • Mauch Chunk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Balliet ...

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

Adding Balliet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Balliet 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 Balliet was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Balliet.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Balliet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.