Welcome to Ball Pond ...
Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ball Pond, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Ball Pond is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ball Pond lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ball Pond: 203 & 475<3>
Websites for Ball Pond ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.businessfairfield.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ball Pond, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Ball Pond ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ball Pond.
- Danbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Danbury
- From Ball Pond to Danbury
- Danbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Newtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Newtown is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <4>
- New Milford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- Ridgefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgefield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Southbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Monroe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Wilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 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 Ball Pond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ball Pond.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ball Pond. 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 Pond.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ball Pond. See our Newspapers Page for Ball Pond.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ball Pond ...
Looking for more information about Ball Pond? 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 Pond, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ball Pond.
Adding Ball Pond to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ball Pond 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 Pond was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Ball Pond on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Connecticut (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ball Pond.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ball Pond. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Fairfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ball Pond - 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 203 code has been Overlayed with the 475 area code. New phone numbers in the Ball Pond area will be assigned with one of these codes: 203 or 475. As a result, placing a call in the Ball Pond 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. |