Balzac is an extinct town located in Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at 40°24′25″N 103°28′17″W / 40.4069°N 103.4713°W / 40.4069; -103.4713 (Balzac) at an elevation of 4,105 feet (1,251 m).[3]

The community most likely was named after Honoré de Balzac, a French novelist.[4] Balzac never had a post office.[5]

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References

  1. ^ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Balzac, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Balzac, Morgan County, Colorado
  4. ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 8.
  5. ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balzac,_Morgan_County,_Colorado
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