2014 Map of Ballplay

About this map

The Coosa River defines the landscape of this region, twisting through significant meanders at Ballplay Bend, Pollard Bend, and Coats Bend along the Etowah and Cherokee County border. This 2014 survey captures a rural stretch of Alabama where family-named landmarks and country churches anchor small communities like Murrycross and Mayes Crossroad. Genealogists will find several burial grounds across the quadrangle, including Smith Chapel Cem near Maple Grove and Bachelors Chapel in the southwest. The terrain is notably marked by the ridge-and-valley profile of Shinbone Ridge and Owl Hollow. Water management is evident in the chain of reservoirs including Thornton Number 1 Lake through Thornton Number 6 Lake, illustrating the sophisticated local irrigation or drainage systems in place near the Ballplay settlement.