Belfort, Ohio

Belfort is an unincorporated community in Stark County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Belfort was laid out in 1849, and named after Belfort, in France, the ancestral home of a share of the first settlers.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belfort, Ohio
  2. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 10.

Coordinates: 40°48′44″N 81°14′43″W / 40.81222°N 81.24528°W / 40.81222; -81.24528


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