Welcome to Bellefonte ...
So far, we found very little information about Bellefonte. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bellefonte to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bellefonte, please Contact Us.
Bellefonte would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Bellefonte, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellefonte, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.
The was incorporated December 15, 1821.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bellefonte is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Bellefonte was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Bellefonte (for example, toward Euthtilloga (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
If Bellefonte still existed, it would have been in the (256) and (938)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Bellefonte ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Bellefonte - they are located in Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bellefonte.
Communities near Bellefonte ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bellefonte.
- Scottsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsboro
- Scottsboro is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,372 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsboro <6>
- Rainsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
- Rainsville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <6>
- Henagar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henagar
- Henagar is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henagar <6>
- Stevenson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevenson have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Stevenson is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevenson <6>
- Sylvania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Fyffe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fyffe have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyffe
- Fyffe is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fyffe <6>
- Powell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Skyline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Section
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section
- Section is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Section <6>
- Ider
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ider have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ider
- Ider is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ider <6>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bellefonte. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bellefonte.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bellefonte. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bellefonte.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellefonte. See our Newspapers Page for Bellefonte.
Adding Bellefonte to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bellefonte in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bellefonte was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
We also found Bellefonte in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellefonte.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bellefonte, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bellefonte - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |