Welcome to Balcony Falls ...
Balcony Falls is located in Rockbridge County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Balcony Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1825.
Balcony Falls is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Balcony Falls lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Balcony Falls: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Balcony Falls ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Balcony Falls.
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in Lexington City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
- Buchanan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Buchanan is located in Botetourt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <4>
- Buffalo Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo Forge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Fancy Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fancy Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Natural Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Natural Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Bridge
- Natural Bridge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natural Bridge <4>
- Red Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Longwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Zollman ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Rocky Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
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 Balcony Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Balcony Falls.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Balcony Falls. 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 Balcony Falls.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Balcony Falls. See our Newspapers Page for Balcony Falls.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Balcony Falls ...
Looking for more information about Balcony Falls? 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 Balcony Falls, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Balcony Falls.
Adding Balcony Falls to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Balcony Falls 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 for Balcony Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Balcony Falls post office opened in 1825.
We also found Balcony Falls in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Balcony Falls.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Balcony Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rockbridge County: www.co.rockbridge.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockbridge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Balcony Falls - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Balcony Falls area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Balcony Falls 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> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |