Welcome to Ballenger Heights ...

Ballenger Heights is located in Frederick County<1>.

The location of Ballenger Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Ballenger Heights: Ballenger Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Ballenger Heights is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Ballenger Heights: (301) & (240)<4>

Websites for Ballenger Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

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

Communities near Ballenger Heights ...

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

• Frederick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
• Leesburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
• Purcellville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcellville
  • Purcellville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcellville <5>
• Mount Airy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>
• Thurmont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <5>
• Brunswick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Walkersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <5>
• Charles Town
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <5>
• Ranson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <5>
• Poolesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolesville
  • Poolesville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolesville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ballenger Heights ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ballenger Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/