Belfast, Tennessee

Belfast, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°25′15″N86°42′09″W / 35.42083°N 86.70250°W / 35.42083; -86.70250
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Marshall
Named after	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Elevation	830 ft (250 m)
Population	844
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	37019
Area code	931
GNIS feature ID	1276896 [1]

Belfast is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Tennessee, United States. ^[1] The area ZIP code is 37019. ^[2] It is roughly halfway between Nashville, Tennessee, to the north and Huntsville, Alabama, to the south.

History

A post office was established at Belfast in 1836. ^[3] The community was named after Belfast, in Ireland. ^[4] The first commercial business in Belfast opened in 1838. ^[5]

1952 tornado

On February 29, 1952, a weak but catastrophic F1 tornado hit the town, killing three and injuring 166. As of 2022 ^[update] , this is the most injuries ever caused by an F1/EF1 tornado in the United States, although sources vary on the actual casualty toll. ^{[6] [7]}

Notable people

• Haliey Welch, best known for the 2024 internet meme hawk tuah

Notes

1. "Belfast, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Look Up a ZIP Code". USPS . 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
3. "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
4. Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 16. ISBN   0-253-21478-5.
5. History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1886. p. 899.
6. Tennessee Event Report: F1 Tornado. National Weather Service (Report). Retrieved August 30, 2020.
7. "F1 Tornado". Facts Just for Kids. July 19, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.