Welcome to Ballentine ...

Ballentine is primarily located in Richland County<1>. A portion of Ballentine extends into Lexington County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ballentine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Ballentine is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ballentine lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Ballentine: (803)

The ZIP code for Ballentine: 29063<3>

Communities Also Named Ballentine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ballentine - it's located in Mississippi.

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

Communities near Ballentine ...

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

• Columbia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Lexington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• West Columbia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <4>
• Cayce
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
  • Cayce is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <4>
• Irmo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
  • Irmo is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <4>
• Forest Acres
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
  • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
• Blythewood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythewood
  • Blythewood is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythewood <4>
• Winnsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <4>
• Springdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
• South Congaree
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
  • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ballentine ...

Looking for more information about Ballentine? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ballentine, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ballentine.

Adding Ballentine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ballentine in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ballentine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ballentine post office opened in 1891.

We also found Ballentine in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ballentine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Richland County: www.richlandonline.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/