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

Belmont, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Belmont, Alabama
Location within the state of Alabama
Belmont, Alabama
Belmont, Alabama (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°33′31″N 87°56′33″W
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]

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.[2] A post office operated under the name Belmont from 1835 to 1914.[3]


References


  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 7 March 2020.


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