Welcome to Ballard Gardens ...
Ballard Gardens is located in Baltimore County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Ballard Gardens: Ballard Gdns. (or less commonly used: Ballard Gardns., Ballard Grdens. or Ballard Grdns.)
Ballard Gardens is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ballard Gardens lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ballard Gardens: 410, 443 & 667<3>
Websites for Ballard Gardens ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.baltcountycc.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ballard Gardens, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Ballard Gardens ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ballard Gardens.
- Baltimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Aberdeen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bel Air
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bel Air is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
- Former names for Bel Air:
- Belle Air
- Belle Aire
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <4>
- Rock Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bird River Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Garden Village Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
- Harewood Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Overlea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Overlea is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlea
- Perry Hall Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Perry Hall Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Hall Village
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 Ballard Gardens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ballard Gardens.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ballard Gardens. 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 Ballard Gardens.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ballard Gardens. See our Newspapers Page for Ballard Gardens.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ballard Gardens ...
Looking for more information about Ballard Gardens? 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 Ballard Gardens, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ballard Gardens.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ballard Gardens - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Ballard Gardens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Ballard Gardens 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. |