Welcome to Fort Bellefontaine ...

Fort Bellefontaine is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Bellefontaine: Ft. Bellefontaine

Fort Bellefontaine is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fort Bellefontaine lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Fort Bellefontaine ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Bellefontaine.

• Saint Louis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <3>
• Saint Charles
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Saint Charles is located in Saint Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <3>
• Florissant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
• University City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• Granite City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Granite City is located in Madison County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <3>
• Kirkwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
• Maryland Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
• Alton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
• East Saint Louis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • East Saint Louis is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Louis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Saint Louis <3>
• Edwardsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Edwardsville is located in Madison County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <3>

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 Fort Bellefontaine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Bellefontaine.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Bellefontaine. 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 Fort Bellefontaine.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Bellefontaine. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Bellefontaine.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Bellefontaine ...

Looking for more information about Fort Bellefontaine? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fort Bellefontaine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Bellefontaine.

Adding Fort Bellefontaine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Bellefontaine 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 (so far) for Fort Bellefontaine was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Bellefontaine.