Balls Fork

[2] Unlike many other locations in Kentucky, there are no local families recorded with the surname Balls for whom it could have been named.

[26] The Talcum post office, an attempted Ball, was established on 1903-02-25 by postmaster Levi Collins.

[26] It moved along Balls Fork several times in its lifetime, ending up 3.5 miles (5.6 km) downstream from where it started.

[26] The Yellow Mountain post office was established on 1909-03-30 by husband and wife postmasters Reece F. and Louelzia Bolen.

[13] The Vest post office, an attempted Ball, was established on 1886-01-31 by postmaster William Grigsby.

[26] Anecdotally, although there is no record of such a person, it was named after a USPS official who validated the requirement for a post office.

[29] The name was a nickname of one of the members of a sprawling local family on Troublesome Creek and North Fork Kentucky River, one "Bear" Combs.

[12] The Soft Shell post office, an attempted Ball, was established on 1926-05-04 by postmaster Sarah Triplett.

[19] Rachel Patrick's mine was on a minor fork of Sand Lick Branch, 0.625 miles (1.006 km) upstream.