Welcome to Balmoral ...
Balmoral is located in Richland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Balmoral, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
Balmoral is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Balmoral lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Balmoral: 608 & 353<3>
Communities Also Named Balmoral ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Balmoral - they are located in British Columbia, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Minnesota, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, South Dakota and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Balmoral.
Communities near Balmoral ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Balmoral.
- Richland Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Richland Center
- From Balmoral to Richland Center
- Boscobel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Fennimore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fennimore
- From Balmoral to Fennimore
- Lone Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Montfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Montfort
- From Balmoral to Montfort
- Avoca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Soldiers Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Cobb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Blue River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
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 Balmoral. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Balmoral.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Balmoral. 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 Balmoral.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Balmoral. See our Newspapers Page for Balmoral.
Adding Balmoral to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Balmoral 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 Balmoral was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Balmoral post office opened in 1889.
We also found Balmoral in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Balmoral.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Balmoral. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Richland County: www.co.richland.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Balmoral - 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 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Balmoral area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Balmoral area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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/ |