Welcome to Ballards Crossroad ...
Ballards Crossroad is located in Pitt County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Ballards Crossroad: Ballards Xrd.
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Ballards Crossroad for more information about variations on the name of Ballards Crossroad.
Ballards Crossroad is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ballards Crossroad lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Ballards Crossroad: 252
Communities near Ballards Crossroad ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ballards Crossroad.
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,779 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
- Kinston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Winterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ayden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayden
- Ayden is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayden <4>
- Farmville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Grifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snow Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Snow Hill is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <4>
- Pinetops
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stantonsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Ballards Crossroad. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ballards Crossroad.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ballards Crossroad. 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 Ballards Crossroad.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ballards Crossroad. See our Newspapers Page for Ballards Crossroad.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ballards Crossroad ...
Looking for more information about Ballards Crossroad? 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 Ballards Crossroad, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ballards Crossroad.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Pitt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ballards Crossroad - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |