Bellepoint is an unincorporated community in Delaware County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
editBellepoint was laid out in 1835.[2] According to tradition, the community was named for the fact the town site is located on a point shaped like a bell.[3] A post office called Belle Point was established in 1837; the name was changed to Bellpoint in 1893, and the post office closed in 1907.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bellepoint, Ohio
- ^ History of Delaware County and Ohio. O. L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 502.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 11.
- ^ "Delaware County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
40°14′50″N 83°9′7″W / 40.24722°N 83.15194°W
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