Welcome to Ball Camp ...

Ball Camp is located in Knox County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ball Camp, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Ball Camp is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Ball Camp (for example, toward Rogers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Ball Camp: (865)

Communities near Ball Camp ...

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

• Knoxville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
• Fraterville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
  • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
• Maryville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Maryville is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <4>
• Oak Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Oak Ridge is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <4>
• Farragut
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
  • Farragut is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <4>
• Spring Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
• McMullens
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMullens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
  • McMullens is located in Blount County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
• Alcoa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alcoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
  • Alcoa is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <4>
• Clinton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Lenoir City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir City
  • Lenoir City is located in Loudon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir City <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ball Camp ...

Looking for more information about Ball Camp? 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 Ball Camp, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ball Camp.

Adding Ball Camp to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ball Camp post office opened in 1851.

We also found Ball Camp in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ball Camp.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/