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Belmont, Alabama

Coordinates: 32°33′31″N 87°56′33″W / 32.55861°N 87.94250°W / 32.55861; -87.94250
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Belmont, Alabama
Belmont, Alabama is located in Alabama
Belmont, Alabama
Belmont, Alabama
Location within the state of Alabama
Belmont, Alabama is located in the United States
Belmont, Alabama
Belmont, Alabama
Belmont, Alabama (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°33′31″N 87°56′33″W / 32.55861°N 87.94250°W / 32.55861; -87.94250
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountySumter
Elevation
256 ft (78 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes205, 659
GNIS feature ID113897[1]

Belmont, also spelled Belmonte, is an unincorporated community in Sumter County, Alabama, United States.

History

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Belmont was originally known as Belmonte, which is derived from the Italian words bel, meaning "beautiful" and monte, meaning "mountain." Belmont was founded in 1832 by David Blacksher, Joseph Gillespie, Sr., M. Martiere (one of the French settlers of Demopolis, and the Rushing family.[2] A post office operated under the name Belmont from 1835 to 1914.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Belmont". 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. ^ "Sumter County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 7, 2020.