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Welcome to Ballow ...

Ballow is located in Mason County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ballow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Ballow is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Ballow lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Ballow: 360 & 564<3>

Communities near Ballow ...

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

  • Lakewood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Lacey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Thurston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <4>
  • Olympia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • University Place
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Tumwater
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Shelton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Gig Harbor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • DuPont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fircrest
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Steilacoom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ballow ...

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

Adding Ballow to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ballow post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ballow.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Mason, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ballow - 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 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Ballow area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Ballow 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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/