Welcome to Ballsville ...
Ballsville is located in Powhatan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ballsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1813.
Ballsville is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ballsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ballsville: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Ballsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ballsville.
- Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lodore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Masons Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Rodophil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Amelia Court House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
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 Ballsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ballsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ballsville. 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 Ballsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ballsville. See our Newspapers Page for Ballsville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ballsville ...
Looking for more information about Ballsville? 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 Ballsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ballsville.
Adding Ballsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ballsville 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 (so far) for Ballsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Ballsville post office opened in 1813. The Ballsville post office closed in 1975.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ballsville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Powhatan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ballsville - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Ballsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Ballsville 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> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |