Belleville, also known as Bellville or The Ponds, is an unincorporated community in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States.
History
Belleville was originally known as The Ponds due to a large number of ponds in the area. It was then named Belleville in honor of John Bell, who initiated a project to drain the ponds.[2] The first settlers in Conecuh County settled in Belleville.[3] Belleville was formerly home to multiple churches, five grist mills, three general stores, a barbershop, a lumber mill, and a hotel.[4]
A post office operated under the name Belleville from 1828 to 1957.[5]
References
- ^ "Belleville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 16. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ "Conecuh County". Alabama Humanities Foundation. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Belleview Quad" (PDF). Alabama Historical Commission. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Conecuh County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
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