Belleville, Alabama

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Belleville, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Belleville, Alabama
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Belleville, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°25′48″N87°06′33″W / 31.43000°N 87.10917°W / 31.43000; -87.10917
Country United States
State Alabama
County Conecuh
Elevation
436 ft (133 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 251
GNIS feature ID113883 [1]

Belleville, also known as Bellville or The Ponds, is an unincorporated community in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States.

History

Belleville was originally known as The Ponds due to a large number of ponds in the area. It was then named Belleville in honor of John Bell, who initiated a project to drain the ponds. [2] The first settlers in Conecuh County settled in Belleville. [3] Belleville was formerly home to multiple churches, five grist mills, three general stores, a barbershop, a lumber mill, and a hotel. [4]

A post office operated under the name Belleville from 1828 to 1957. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Belleville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 16. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ "Conecuh County". Alabama Humanities Foundation. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Belleview Quad" (PDF). Alabama Historical Commission. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Conecuh County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 6, 2020.


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