Ball Play, Polk County, Tennessee

Ball Play is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Tennessee, in the United States.[1]

History

Ball Play was named from the Indigenous North American stickball played at an Indian settlement near the town site.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ball Play, Polk County, Tennessee
  2. ^ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 12. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.

35°01′45″N 84°42′08″W / 35.02917°N 84.70222°W / 35.02917; -84.70222


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