Sky Ball, Alabama

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Sky Ball, Alabama
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Sky Ball, Alabama
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Sky Ball, Alabama
Coordinates: 34°01′19″N86°38′10″W / 34.02194°N 86.63611°W / 34.02194; -86.63611
Country United States
State Alabama
County Blount
Elevation
758 ft (231 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 205
GNIS feature ID157070 [1]

Sky Ball, also spelled Skyball, is an unincorporated community and former city in Blount County, Alabama, United States. [2]

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References

  1. "Sky Ball". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sky Ball, Alabama