Welcome to Balltown ...

Balltown is located in Whitley County<1>.

Balltown is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Balltown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Balltown (for example, toward Albany), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Balltown: 606

Communities Also Named Balltown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Balltown: This one is located in Whitley County and the other is located in Nelson County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 8 communities that are also named Balltown - they are located in Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Balltown ...

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

• Corbin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Corbin is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corbin <3>
• Barbourville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Barbourville is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barbourville <3>
• Jellico
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jellico is located in Campbell County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellico
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jellico <3>
• Winfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Winfield is located in Scott County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <3>
• Elk Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Elk Valley is located in Campbell County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
  • Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
• Verne
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Verne is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
• Saxton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saxton is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
• Ayers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ayers is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
• Nevisdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
• Packard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Packard is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Balltown ...

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