Bellepoint, Ohio

History

Bellepoint 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
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bellepoint, Ohio
  2. History of Delaware County and Ohio. O. L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 502.
  3. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 11.
  4. "Delaware County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

40°14′50″N 83°9′7″W


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