Balance Rock, California

Balance Rock, California
Unincorporated community
Balance Rock, California is located in California
Balance Rock, California
Balance Rock, California
Balance Rock, California is located in the United States
Balance Rock, California
Balance Rock, California
Coordinates: 35°48′22″N 118°39′07″W / 35.80611°N 118.65194°W / 35.80611; -118.65194
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyTulare
Elevation
4,147 ft (1,264 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code559
GNIS feature ID1660292[1]

Balance Rock is an unincorporated community in Tulare County, California, United States. Balance Rock is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Posey. The community was named after Balance Rock, a geographic feature in the area, by a Mrs. Shively in 1900. Balance Rock once had a post office, which operated from 1935 to 1950.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Balance Rock, California
  2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 997. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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