Welcome to the Ballard County Homepage. This page provides information about Ballard County in Kentucky. Ballard County is located in the far western part of Kentucky. It is bordered on the north by the Ohio River and on the west by the Mississippi River. The county population is 9,000 and is 254 square miles in size.

What's in a name? Ballard County was established in 1842 from Hickman and McCracken Counties and named for Bland W. Ballard (1761-1853), Indian fighter and scout for George Rogers Clark's Ohio and Wabash campaigns. Captain Ballard later fought in the War of 1812 and served in the Kentucky Legislature.