Official Name: | Belforest, Alabama |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Alabama#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Alabama |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
Subdivision Name2: | Baldwin |
Elevation Ft: | 154 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 30.6039°N -87.8525°W |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 36526 (Daphne) |
Area Code: | 251 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 113841 |
Belforest is a small, unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. Belforest is located on Alabama State Route 181, 2.9miles east of Daphne.
The community name likely comes from a combination of the French word bel, meaning "beautiful," and forest.[1] A post office operated under the name Belforest from 1900 to 1911.[2]