Bellfountain, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Bellfountain is located in Indiana
Bellfountain
Bellfountain
Bellfountain is located in the United States
Bellfountain
Bellfountain
Coordinates: 40°26′00″N 84°51′49″W / 40.43333°N 84.86361°W / 40.43333; -84.86361
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJay
TownshipNoble
Elevation
[1]
951 ft (290 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47371
GNIS feature ID430777

Bellfountain is an unincorporated community in Noble Township, Jay County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

The community may be named after Bellefontaine, Ohio.[3] An old variant name of the community was called Hector.[4]

Geography

Bellfountain is located at 40°26′00″N 84°51′49″W / 40.43333°N 84.86361°W / 40.43333; -84.86361.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bellfountain, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  3. ↑ 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...
  4. ↑ "USGS detail on Bellfountain - Variant Citation". Retrieved February 8, 2017.


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