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Welcome to Ball Flat ...

Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ball Flat, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

A typical abbreviation for Ball Flat: Ball Flt.

Ball Flat is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Ball Flat (for example, toward Etna (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Ball Flat: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Ball Flat ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Ball Flat: This one is located in Cherokee County and the other is located in Etowah County.

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

Communities near Ball Flat ...

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

  • Gadsden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jacksonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
  • Rainbow City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Southside
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
    • Southside is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <4>
  • Glencoe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Etowah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
  • Piedmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
    • Piedmont is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,470 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <4>
  • Hokes Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
    • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <4>
  • Centre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Weaver
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaver have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Weaver is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
  • Collinsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ball Flat ...

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

Adding Ball Flat to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ball Flat 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 Flat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Ball Flat post office opened in 1880.

We also found Ball Flat on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

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

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ball Flat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Ball Flat area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Ball Flat area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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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