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Welcome to Ballyclough ...

Ballyclough is located in Dubuque County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ballyclough, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

Ballyclough is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ballyclough: 563

Communities near Ballyclough ...

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

  • Dubuque
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Asbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Asbury is located in Dubuque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
  • Galena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <3>
  • Cascade
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellevue
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Cuba City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Cuba City is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
  • Epworth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Peosta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Farley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • East Dubuque
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ballyclough ...

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

Adding Ballyclough to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ballyclough 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 (so far) for Ballyclough was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ballyclough post office opened in 1857. The Ballyclough post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ballyclough.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Dubuque, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ballyclough - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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