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Welcome to Ball Place ...

Ball Place is located in Madison County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Ball Place: Ball Pl. (or less commonly used: Ball Plc.)

Ball Place is 5,560 feet [1,695 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ball Place is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ball Place lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ball Place: 406

Communities near Ball Place ...

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

  • Virginia City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Virginia City is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Former names for Virginia City:
    • Varina
    • Verina
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia City <3>
  • Alder
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Central City ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Central City is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Laurin ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Laurin is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurin
  • Nevada City ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheridan
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Cameron
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Dillon
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Dillon is located in Beaverhead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,333 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <3>
  • Ennis
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ennis is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ennis <3>
  • McAllister
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ball Place ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ball Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.