Belmont, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Belmont, Alabama
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Alabama
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Coordinates:32.5586°N -87.9425°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Name2:Sumter
Elevation Ft:256
Elevation M:78
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Area Codes:205, 659
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:113897

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

History

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.[1] A post office operated under the name Belmont from 1835 to 1914.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Foscue, Virginia . 1989 . Place Names in Alabama . . The University of Alabama Press . 16 . 0-8173-0410-X .
  2. Web site: Sumter County . Jim Forte Postal History . 7 March 2020.