Ballard may refer to:

People

Ballard (surname) Ballard is a surname of English origin. It likely derives from Middle English "ball," meaning "white spot," plus the suffix "-ard," and would therefore mean "bald head." Indeed, Wyclif translate 2 Kings 2:23as "Stye up, ballard," where Coverdale ...

, a surname (including a list of people with the name)

Places

Australia

Ballard, Queensland Ballard is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Ballard had a population of 151 people. Geography Ballard is located east from the Toowoomba city centre. History The locality, historically known as '' ...

, a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region

Ireland

* Ballard, Ardnurcher, a townland in

Ardnurcher Ardnurcher may refer to: *Horseleap, sometimes spelled as Ardnurcher, a village on the border of County Offaly and County Westmeath, Ireland * Ardnurcher, County Offaly (civil parish), a civil parish in County Offaly, Ireland *Ardnurcher, County W ...

civil parish, barony of Moycashel, County Westmeath *

Ballard, County Clare Ballard () is a townland in west County Clare, Ireland. It is on the N67 national secondary road between the urban areas of Doonbeg and Kilkee. The nearest large towns are Kilrush and Kilkee, which are approximately 10 and 5 miles away, res ...

, a townland *

Ballard, Portloman Ballard is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–west of Mullingar. Ballard is one of 8 townlands of the civil parish of Portloman in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers . The ...

, a townland in Portloman civil parish, barony of Corkaree, County Westmeath * Ballard, Rathconrath, a townland in

Rathconrath Rathconrath () is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is situated on the R392 regional road west of Mullingar. Rathconrath is also one of the baronies in Co. Westmeath, see list of baronies of Ireland. Public transport Bus Éirean ...

civil parish, barony of Rathconrath, County Westmeath

United Kingdom

Ballard Down Ballard Down is an area of chalk downland on the Purbeck Hills in the English county of Dorset. The hills meet the English Channel here, and Ballard Down forms a headland, Ballard Point, between Studland Bay to the north and Swanage Bay to the ...

, an area in Dorset, England *

Ballard, County Armagh Ballard () is a townland on the upper slopes of Slieve Gullion in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the parish of Killevy, Barony of Orior Upper and the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area.'' It is bordered by the townlands o ...

, a townland in Northern Ireland

United States

Ballard, California Ballard is a census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California. The town of Ballard is one of the communities that make up the Santa Ynez Valley. The nearest city is Solvang. The population was 467 at the 2010 census. Ballard is the sma ...

, a town in the Santa Ynez Valley * Ballard, Kentucky, an unincorporated community *

Ballard, Missouri 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 coun ...

, an unincorporated community in Bates County *

Ballard, Seattle Ballard is a neighborhood in the northwestern area of Seattle, Washington, United States. Formerly an independent city, the City of Seattle's official boundaries define it as bounded to the north by Crown Hill (N.W. 85th Street), to the east by ...

, a neighborhood that was once a city before being annexed by Seattle, Washington *

Ballard, Utah Ballard ( ) is a city in Uintah County, Utah, United States. The population was 801 at the 2010 census, an increase from the 2000 population of 566. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.0 s ...

, a town in Uintah County *

Ballard, West Virginia Ballard is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Ballard is located on West Virginia Route 12, north of Peterstown. Ballard has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that prov ...

, an unincorporated community in Monroe County *

Ballard County, Kentucky Ballard County is a county located in the extreme west portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,728. Its county seat is Wickliffe. The county was created by the Kentucky State Legislature in 1842 and ...

Ballardvale, Massachusetts Ballardvale (sometimes written archaically as ''BallardVale'' or ''Ballard Vale'') is a village located within the boundaries of the town of Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Growing originally in the 19th century around mills ...

, a village in the town of Andover, Essex County

Schools

Ballard High School (Louisville) Ballard High School is a high school in the eastern suburbs of Louisville, Kentucky, and is a part of the Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) school district. The school opened in the fall of 1968. The first students were in grades 7- 9, a ...

, Kentucky, US *

Ballard High School (Seattle) Ballard High School is a high school in Seattle, Washington, United States, located in the Ballard neighborhood. Mission statement The school's mission statement, adopted in May, 2008, is "Ballard High School is an inclusive, supportive communi ...

, Washington, US *

Ballard Community School District Ballard Community School District is a rural public K-12 school district in Story County, Iowa. It includes areas in Story, Boone, and Polk counties, and the towns of Huxley, Slater, Cambridge and Kelley. The School mascot is The Bomber Pla ...

, Iowa, US

Other uses

Ballard Power Systems Ballard Power Systems Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell products for markets such as heavy-duty motive (consisting of bus and tram applications), portable power, material handling as well as engineer ...

, noted for their fuel cell research * USS ''Ballard'' (DD-267), a ''Clemson''-class destroyer, commissioned in 1919 and decommissioned in 1945 *

Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry (BIMP) is a public museum of puppetry operated by the University of Connecticut and located in Storrs, Connecticut. Overview The Ballard houses one of the three largest puppetry collections in the Un ...

, in Storrs, Connecticut