Bellefontaine, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Bellefontaine, Mississippi
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Webster
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:348
Coordinates:33.6486°N -89.31°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:39737
Area Code:662
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:666791

Bellefontaine is an unincorporated community in Webster County, Mississippi, United States. Its ZIP code is 39737.[1]

History

In the early 1900s, Bellefontaine had a money order post office and three churches. Several artesian wells had been found at and near the settlement.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code . 2012-02-15 . United States Postal Service . 2012.
  2. Book: Rowland, Dunbar . Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form . Southern Historical Publishing Association . 1907 . 1 . 229.