THE BALL GROUND LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Metasedimentary Mountains setting.
Ball Ground city has 6.86 square miles of land in Cherokee County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Metasedimentary Mountains, within Blue Ridge.
Forested ridges, plateaus and high mountains extend through the Blue Ridge. Elevation, rainfall and sheltered coves create marked differences in forest communities across short distances.
Regional context: Blue Ridge ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Ball Ground and Cherokee County
Ball Ground is associated with Cherokee County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Ball Ground by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Ball Ground, or 0.5% of its total area. It is 2.5 percentage points lower than the 3.1% recorded for Cherokee County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Ball Ground city has 3.8 times the land area of nearby Nelson city (1.79 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

