Beatties Ford Road is the only roadway in the western part of Huntersville that provides a continuous north-south transportation route from NC 73 into central Charlotte between I-77 and the Catawba River. It was named for John Beatty, who was one of the first white settlers to cross to the western side of the Catawba River. Beatty is buried at Hopewell Presbyterian Church. Beatties Ford is surrounded by several Nature Preserves: Latta, Gar Creek, Auten, Rural Hill and Buckeye Cove.