Ballard, Kentucky

Ballard is an unincorporated community in Anderson County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky.[1]

Not to be confused with Ballard County, Kentucky.

History

A post office was established at Ballard in 1893, and remained in operation until 1904.[2] Thomas Ballard was credited with successfully petitioning for the establishment of the post office.[3]

gollark: Madness.
gollark: See, the 7 drives there in a pillar are quite uncool, since there are few of them and the lights do not change much.
gollark: Because walking through a room of blinky lights is cool.
gollark: One day I'll probably just switch to giant racks of 1k cells.
gollark: Drives, caches, and a potato.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ballard, Kentucky
  2. "Anderson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  3. Rennick, Robert M. (28 August 2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 54. ISBN 0-8131-4401-9.



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