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Bellefonte

Ghost town · Jackson County, Alabama

Hollywood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Hollywood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bellefonte is a ghost town in Jackson County, Alabama. It is one of 29 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bellefonte as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 34.7111° N, 85.9453° W.

Key facts

Elevation642 ft
Nearest living townHollywood, AL
Distance to it1.2 miles
Coordinates34.71111, -85.94528

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What's there now

Bellefonte is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hollywood, AL (population 939), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 642 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

This is the only remains of the local inn in the ghost town of Bellefonte, AL. The cooling towers of the Bellefonte Nuclear Generating Station are visible in th
This is the only remains of the local inn in the ghost town of Bellefonte, AL. The cooling towers of the Bellefonte Nuclear Generating Station are visible in th · Benji5221 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

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Questions

Where is Bellefonte?

Bellefonte is in Jackson County, Alabama, at 34.7111, -85.9453.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

Jackson County, Alabama has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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