Welcome to Ballina ...

Ballina is located in Concordia Parish<1>.

The location of Ballina has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ballina, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Ballina is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ballina lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Ballina: (318)

Communities Also Named Ballina ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ballina - it's located in New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ballina.

Communities near Ballina ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ballina.

• Natchez
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
  • Natchez is located in Adams County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <4>
• Vidalia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidalia
  • Vidalia is located in Concordia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidalia <4>
• Ferriday
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferriday have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferriday
  • Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferriday <4>
• Jonesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Clayton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Concordia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Ridgecrest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgecrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
  • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
• Waterproof
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterproof have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof
  • Waterproof is located in Tensas Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterproof <4>
• Sicily Island
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sicily Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
  • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
• Harrisonburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <4>
• Dunbarton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
  • Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish

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 Ballina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ballina.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ballina. 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 Ballina.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ballina. See our Newspapers Page for Ballina.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ballina ...

Looking for more information about Ballina? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ballina, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ballina.

Adding Ballina to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ballina 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 Ballina was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ballina post office opened in 1899.

We also found Ballina on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ballina.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ballina. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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