Welcome to Blue Ball ...

Blue Ball is primarily located in Butler County<1>. A portion of Blue Ball extends into Warren County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Ball, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Blue Ball is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Blue Ball: (513)

Communities Also Named Blue Ball ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Blue Ball - they are located in Arkansas, Delaware and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blue Ball.

Communities near Blue Ball ...

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

• Dayton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Hamilton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Kettering
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
  • Kettering is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettering <4>
• Middletown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Fairfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Mason
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
• Centerville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
• Lebanon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Miamisburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miamisburg
  • Miamisburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miamisburg <4>
• Springboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
  • Springboro is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springboro <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Ball ...

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

Adding Blue Ball to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blue Ball 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 Blue Ball was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Blue Ball in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blue Ball.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Butler County: www.butlercountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/