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Belle Fontaine

Ghost town · Baldwin County, Alabama

Robertsdale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500)
Robertsdale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Belle Fontaine is a ghost town in Baldwin County, Alabama. It is one of 2 former communities in Baldwin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 33rd among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Belle Fontaine as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 30.7089° N, 87.5535° W.

Key facts

Elevation150 ft
Nearest living townLoxley, AL
Distance to it11.2 miles
Coordinates30.70886, -87.55352

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What's there now

Belle Fontaine is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Loxley, AL (population 4,029), about 11.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 150 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Belle Fontaine?

Belle Fontaine is in Baldwin County, Alabama, at 30.7089, -87.5535.

How many ghost towns are in Baldwin County?

Baldwin County, Alabama has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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