Ballou is an unincorporated community in southern Will County, Illinois, United States. It is located three miles southeast of the city of Wilmington in Wesley Township.

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Ballou is located in Illinois
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Location of Ballou within Illinois
Ballou is located in the United States
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Ballou (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°16′39″N 88°06′07″W / 41.27750°N 88.10194°W / 41.27750; -88.10194
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyWill
TownshipWesley
Elevation604 ft (184 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code
60481
Area codes815, 779
GNIS feature ID422429[1]

Ballou is home to only a few houses and a grain elevator that serves the area farms. Other than the eponymous Ballou Road, a two-lane country road, there are no city streets or services. A railroad track that formerly crossed Ballou Road next to the grain elevator was dismantled in the 1990s.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ballou". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.