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Welcome to Ballard ...

Ballard is located in King County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Ballard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Ballard is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ballard lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Ballard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Ballard - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Utah (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ballard ...

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

  • Seattle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bellevue
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Renton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kirkland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Redmond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Sammamish
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Shoreline
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Burien
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bothell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Edmonds
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ballard ...

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

Adding Ballard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ballard post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ballard.

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

The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including King, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ballard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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