Battleground, Alabama

Battleground, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Battleground Location of Battleground in Alabama
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Cullman
Elevation	1,079 ft (329 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	159122
Other names	Battle Ground Sheatsville

Battleground is an unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama, United States.

Geography

Battleground is located at (34.304543 -86.996397) in the northwestern section of Cullman County, bordering Morgan County. Battleground is 1,079 feet (329 m) above sea level, overlooking the Tennessee Valley. Battleground sits on a hill that an Native American chief named in English Hill of all the battlesgrounds.

History of Battleground

The name Battleground was derived from a battle that took place along the Forrest Streight Trail during the Civil War.

One of the historical landmarks in Battleground is Battleground School. Built in 1932, the school was closed in the mid 1990s and has been undergoing restoration. Today, it is an unincorporated community center that hosts numerous events and fundraisers, including gospel singings, car shows, monthly breakfasts and yard sales, neighborhood watch meetings and an annual Halloween carnival.

Other information

Battleground has two service stations, Simmions Grocery and Hilltop Grocery. The community is also served by Battleground Screen Printers, Macedonia Baptist Church, and Battleground Volunteer Fire Department and East Battleground Missionary Church, which as of December 2015 was under reconstruction from fire damage.

Media

Battleground's local radio station, B-93 FM, ceased operations on December 27, 2009. Questions and comments can be directed to wbgrradio "at" yahoo "dot" com.