Ballsville, Virginia

Ballsville
unincorporated community
Ballsville
Location within the state of Virginia
Ballsville
Ballsville (the US)
Coordinates: 37°29′55″N 78°04′01″W / 37.49861°N 78.06694°W / 37.49861; -78.06694Coordinates: 37°29′55″N 78°04′01″W / 37.49861°N 78.06694°W / 37.49861; -78.06694
Country United States
State Virginia
County Powhatan
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 1462755[1]

Ballsville is an unincorporated community in Powhatan County, Virginia. The community is located approximately forty miles due west of Richmond. It is on Virginia State Route 13 between Powhatan, Virginia and Cumberland, Virginia.

It is not to be confused with the fictional town of Ballsville found at www.ballsville.com, which is a publicity stunt for the band Korn, debuted in conjunction with the music video for their song Hold On.

Blenheim and French's Tavern are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2] Ballsville, Virginia was a stop on the Farmville and Powhatan Railroad from 1884 to 1905 and then on the Tidewater and Western Railroad from 1905 to 1917.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ballsville, Virginia
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


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