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Welcome to Blue Ball ...

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

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Blue Ball: 513 & 283<3>

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)
  • Kettering
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Middletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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.<5> 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)
  • Lebanon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Miamisburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Springboro
    (7 miles [11.3 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 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Ball - 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 513 code has been Overlayed with the 283 area code. New phone numbers in the Blue Ball area will be assigned with one of these codes: 513 or 283. As a result, placing a call in the Blue Ball 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>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.