Ballsville 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 ...

Powhatan County, Virginia Powhatan County () is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,033. Its county seat is Powhatan. Powhatan County is included in the Greater Richmond Region. The James River forms the coun ...

. The community is located approximately forty miles due west of Richmond. It is on Virginia State Route 13 between

Powhatan, Virginia Powhatan is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Powhatan County, Virginia, United States. It was initially known as Scottville (after Revolutionary war hero General Charles Scott), and has historically also been known as Powhatan ...

and Cumberland, Virginia. It is not to be confused with the fictional town of Ballsville found at , which was a publicity stunt for the band

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, debuted in conjunction with the music video for their song " Hold On". Blenheim and French's Tavern and the Allen's are listed on the

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. Ballsville, Virginia was a stop on the

Farmville and Powhatan Railroad In 1886, Randolph Harrison, of the Virginia department of Agriculture, cited Cumberland Mining Company, stating that businessmen would soon open a hotel at Lithia Springs, Farmville, VA for people seeking the healing waters. The Brighthope railway ...

from 1884 to 1905 and then on the Tidewater and Western Railroad from 1905 to 1917.

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