Welcome to Ballground ...
Ballground is located in Warren County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ballground, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Ballground is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ballground lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ballground: 601 & 769<3>
Communities near Ballground ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ballground.
- Vicksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Satartia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Redwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Villanova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Villanova is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Valley Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Newmans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Kearney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
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 Ballground. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ballground.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ballground. 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 Ballground.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ballground. See our Newspapers Page for Ballground.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ballground ...
Looking for more information about Ballground? 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 Ballground, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ballground.
Adding Ballground to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ballground 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 Ballground was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Ballground post office opened in 1902. The Ballground post office closed in 1931.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ballground.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ballground - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Ballground area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Ballground 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. |
| <5> | 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/ |