Do you know of Ballinger ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Ballinger. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Ballinger.

We found mention of Ballinger as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Lee County, Iowa.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Ballinger ...

We found one communities that share the name Ballinger.

Within Iowa, the name Ballinger is unique.

Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Ballinger in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Runnels County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Ballinger [Runnels County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Ballinger ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ballinger:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ballinger - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

Map from 1905 (unknown title/publisher)

Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Lee County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Lee County.