Ballou, Illinois
Ballou is an unincorporated community in southern Will County, Illinois United States. It is located three miles southeast of the city of Wilmington in Wesley Township.
Ballou | |
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  Ballou Location of Ballou within Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 41°16′39″N 88°06′07″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Will |
| Township | Wesley |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 60481 |
| Area code(s) | 815, 779 |
Ballou is home to only a few houses and a grain elevator that serves the area farms. Other than the eponymous Ballou Road, a two-lane country road, there are no city streets or services. A railroad track that formerly crossed Ballou Road next to the grain elevator was dismantled in the 1990s.
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| Cities |  Map of Illinois highlighting Will County | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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