A post office was established at Balbec in 1865, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919.[3] The community was likely named after Baalbek, in Lebanon.[4]
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^ abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Balbec, Indiana
^"Jay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
^Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 59. ISBN978-0-253-32866-3. Supposedly the name, sometimes rendered as Balbee, is a misspelling of Baalbek...
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