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 | The truthfulness of this article has been questioned. It is believed that some or all of its content may constitute a hoax. |
 | This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards, as The Lewis Publishing Biographical 's entry for Noble Township on p. 282 outright says that this was Bellefontaine, Indiana "the only village" in the Township, not this mis-spelled GNIS "community" claptrap; and Hector wasn't a variant name, it was the name of the village's nearest post-office "three-fourths of a mile west and a half mile south of Bellefontaine". (February 2025) |
Bellfountain, Indiana | |
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| Coordinates: 40°26′00″N 84°51′49″W / 40.43333°N 84.86361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Jay |
| Township | Noble |
| Elevation | 951 ft (290 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47371 |
| GNIS feature ID | 430777[1] |
Bellfountain is an unincorporated community in Noble Township, Jay County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
[edit]The community may be named after Bellefontaine, Ohio.[2] An old variant name of the community was called Hector.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bellfountain, Indiana
- ^ 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...
- ^ "USGS detail on Bellfountain - Variant Citation". Retrieved February 8, 2017.
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