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Welcome to Balls Ferry ...

So far, we found very little information about Balls Ferry. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Balls Ferry to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Balls Ferry, please Contact Us.


Balls Ferry would have been located within present day Shasta County<2>.


We aren't confident of the location of Balls Ferry, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>


Balls Ferry was established in 1868.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Balls Ferry: Named after William Wallace Ball, ferryman and the first postmaster.

Time Zone: The area where Balls Ferry was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Balls Ferry would have been located in the (530) area code.

Communities Also Named Balls Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Balls Ferry - they are located in Georgia and Ohio.

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

Communities near Balls Ferry ...

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

  • Redding
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Bluff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Anderson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson is located in Shasta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,565 people
    • Former name for Anderson:
    • American Ranch
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <4>
  • Cottonwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fleaville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fleaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
    • Fleaville is located in Shasta County
  • Dales
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dales
    • Dales is located in Tehama County
  • Latona ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Latona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latona
    • Latona is located in Shasta County
    • Former name for Latona:
    • New Town
  • Millville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pacheco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacheco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco
    • Pacheco is located in Shasta County
  • Hooker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Hooker is located in Tehama County

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

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

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

Adding Balls Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Balls Ferry in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Balls Ferry was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Balls Ferry.

The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Balls Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Shasta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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.









 

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