Ball Bluff is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Ball Bluff Township, Aitkin County,

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, United States. The community is located between Jacobson and McGregor along State Highway 65 ( MN 65). The

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flows nearby. Nearby places include Jacobson, Swan River, Libby, and

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. Ball Bluff is 10 miles south of Swan River, and 26 miles north of McGregor. The center of Ball Bluff is generally considered at the junction of Highway 65 and 650th Lane / Carmel Church Road. The community is located within the Savanna State Forest in the northeast portion of Aitkin County.

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Unincorporated communities in Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Aitkin County, Minnesota {{AitkinCountyMN-geo-stub