Ballard, Missouri facts for kids
Ballard is an unincorporated community in northeast Bates County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
The community is located on Missouri Route 18 approximately four miles west of the Bates-Henry county line. Adrian on U.S. Route 71 is about ten miles to the west. Tributaries of North Deepwater Creek drain the area to the south.
History
Ballard was named for Hon. J. N. Ballard, a county judge and afterward state senator.
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