Welcome to Balltown ...

Balltown is located in Forest County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Balltown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Balltown is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Balltown is within the boundaries of the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Balltown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Balltown - they are located in Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, New York, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Balltown ...

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

• Warren
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <4>
• Kane
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
  • Kane is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <4>
• Youngsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <4>
• Tidioute
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidioute
  • Tidioute is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tidioute <4>
• Clarendon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
  • Clarendon is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon <4>
• Tionesta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
  • Tionesta is located in Forest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tionesta <4>
• Hermit Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
  • Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
• Henrys Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
  • Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
• Hoover
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Hoover is located in Warren County
• Iron City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
  • Iron City is located in Forest County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Balltown ...

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

Adding Balltown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Balltown 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 Balltown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Balltown post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Balltown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/