Belfast, Tennessee
Belfast, Tennessee | |
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  Belfast, Tennessee  Belfast, Tennessee | |
| Coordinates: 35°25′15″N 86°42′09″W / 35.42083°N 86.70250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Marshall |
| Elevation | 830 ft (250 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 37019 |
| Area code | 931 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1276896[1] |
Belfast is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Tennessee, United States.[1] The area ZIP code is 37019.[2]
History
A post office was established at Belfast in 1836.[3] The community was named after Belfast, in Northern Ireland.[4] The first commercial business in Belfast opened in 1838.[5]
1952 Tornado
On February 29, 1952, a weak, but catastrophic F1 tornado hit the town, killing three and injuring 166.[6]
Notes
- ^ a b "Belfast, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ^ "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 16. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.
- ^ History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1886. p. 899.
- ^ "Tennessee F1". Tornado History Projects. Storm Predicition Center. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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