Ballplay is an

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and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) in Etowah County,

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, United States. Its population was 1,437 as of the 2020 census.

History

Ballplay was so named because Native Americans would play

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at the site in order to resolve disputes between tribes. A post office was established at Ballplay in 1840, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.

References

Census-designated places in Etowah County, Alabama Census-designated places in Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama Unincorporated communities in Etowah County, Alabama {{EtowahCountyAL-geo-stub