Blue Ball, Delaware

Blue Ball is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.^[1][2][3] Blue Ball is located at the junction of U.S. Route 202, Delaware Route 141, and Delaware Route 261, north of Wilmington.^[4] It takes it name from eponymous tavern.^[5][6][7] The area was originally developed by the Weldin family.^[8] Many of the structures in the area has since been demolished.^[9]

Blue Ball, Delaware
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°46′38″N 75°32′41″W
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Elevation	295 ft (90 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	302
GNIS feature ID	216043[1]

See also

• Alapocas Run State Park
• Blue Ball Barn

References

1. "Blue Ball". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "These 12 Towns In Delaware Have The Strangest Names You'll Ever See". OnlyInYourState. March 23, 2020.
3. Federal Writers' Project (2013), The WPA Guide to Delaware: The First State, Trinity University Press (reprint), p. 422, ISBN 9781595342072
4. Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
5. "Blue Ball Tavern Site Handout" (PDF). deldot.gov.
6. "The History of the Blue Ball Tavern & The Purpose of the Blue Ball" (PDF). deldot.gov. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
7. "Blue Ball Barn" (PDF). www.destateparks.com.
8. "Background Research" (PDF). deldot.gov. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
9. "Then&Now: Foulk Road at Concord Pike".

External links

• Media related to Blue Ball, Delaware at Wikimedia Commons