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Welcome to Balm ...

Balm is located

Balm is located in Cooke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Balm, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Balm is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Balm lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Balm: 940

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, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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.

  • Gainesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitesboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marietta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pottsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Collinsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Southmayd
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lindsay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tioga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
    • Tioga is located in Grayson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <3>
  • Thackerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thackerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thackerville
    • Thackerville is located in Love County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thackerville <3>
  • Sadler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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 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 for Balm was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Balm post office opened in 1889.

We also found Balm in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Balm.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Cooke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Balm - 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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