Bellemont, Oklahoma

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Bellemont is a populated place in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma at an elevation of 1,047 feet. [1] [2] It is located less than 7 miles west-southwest of Prague, Oklahoma. [3]

Bellemont was one of the possible birthplaces of Jim Thorpe, Olympian in the Stockholm 1912 Olympic Games. [4]

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References

  1. "Bellemont". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  2. "Bellemont (in Pottawatomie County, OK) Populated Place Profile". HomeTownLocator. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  3. "Prague, Oklahoma to Bellemont, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  4. "Jim Thorpe". United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

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