2024 Map of Cox Gap

About this map

Slash Ham Valley and the surrounding ridges of St. Clair County define this 2024 landscape, where the settlements of Ashville and Ragland sit at opposite ends of a complex network of mountain gaps and creek valleys. The terrain is marked by the recurring parallel ridges of the Canoe Creek Mountains, the Beaver Creek Mountains, and the Shoal Creek Mountains, which channel waterways like Beaver Creek and Shoal Creek through narrow corridors. Local history and genealogy interest is anchored by sites like Bethany Cem near Cox Gap and the Macedonia Baptist Church Cem on the eastern slopes. The map also traces modern recreation and agricultural spaces, from Dugger's Field and Baswell Lake in the north to Borders Lake in the south, illustrating how residential clusters have expanded along Co Rd 24 and Greensport Rd between these steep Appalachian ridges.