Welcome to Balta ...
Balta is located in Rhea County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Balta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Balta is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Balta lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: While Balta is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Codes for Balta: 423 & 729<3>
Communities Also Named Balta ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Balta - they are located in Kansas and North Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Balta.
Communities near Balta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Balta.
- Lakemont Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Crossville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- College Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Fairfield Glade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rockwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Lake Tansi Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Newton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Dykes Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Spring City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Balta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Balta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Balta. 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 Balta.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Balta. See our Newspapers Page for Balta.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Balta ...
Looking for more information about Balta? 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 Balta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Balta.
Adding Balta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Balta 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 Balta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Balta post office opened in 1882. The Balta post office closed in 1889.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Balta.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Rhea, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Balta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Balta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Balta area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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/ |