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Welcome to Ballenger Creek Meadows ...

Ballenger Creek Meadows is located in Frederick County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Ballenger Creek Meadows: Ballenger Crk. Mdws. (or less commonly used: Ballenger Ck. Mdws. or Ballenger Cr. Mdws.)

Ballenger Creek Meadows is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ballenger Creek Meadows: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Websites for Ballenger Creek Meadows ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ballenger Creek Meadows, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Ballenger Creek Meadows ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ballenger Creek Meadows.

  • Leesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
  • Mount Airy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Thurmont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Brunswick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Walkersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Poolesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Middletown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Boonsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lovettsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ballenger Creek Meadows ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ballenger Creek Meadows - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Ballenger Creek Meadows area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Ballenger Creek Meadows 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.