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Welcome to Ballou ...Ballou is located in Shelby County<1>. The location of Ballou has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Ballou, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884. Ballou is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Ballou lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Ballou: (937) Communities Also Named Ballou ...While we believe that this Ballou is located in Shelby County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Ballou. Those communities are located in the following counties: Miami and Muskingum County. Beyond Ohio, there are 6 communities that are also named Ballou - they are located in California, Illinois, Oklahoma and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ballou. Communities near Ballou ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ballou.
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 Ballou. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ballou. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ballou. 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 Ballou. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ballou. See our Newspapers Page for Ballou. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ballou ...Looking for more information about Ballou? 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 Ballou, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ballou. Adding Ballou to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Ballou 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 for Ballou was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Ballou in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Ballou. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ballou. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Shelby County: www.co.shelby.oh.us/ The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/ Footnotes ...
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