Bellfountain, Indiana

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Bellfountain, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Bellfountain
Coordinates: 40°26′00″N84°51′49″W / 40.43333°N 84.86361°W / 40.43333; -84.86361
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jay
Township Noble
Elevation
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951 ft (290 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47371
GNIS feature ID430777 [1]

Bellfountain is an unincorporated community in Noble Township, Jay County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

The community may be named after Bellefontaine, Ohio. [2] An old variant name of the community was called Hector. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bellfountain, Indiana
  2. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  64. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...so perhaps the name is a transfer from Belgium via Ohio...
  3. ↑ "USGS detail on Bellfountain - Variant Citation" . Retrieved February 8, 2017.


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