Most People Have Long Forgotten About This Vacant Ghost Town In Rural Alabama

Alabama is home to many small towns, some of which have been left abandoned throughout the years. Over time, these small towns became ghost towns. While some of these ghost towns are well known and still visited, others have been long forgotten. One ghost town, in particular, is Bellefonte, and you can read all about this ghost town in Alabama below.

Bellefonte, Alabama, which was incorporated in 1821, is a ghost town in Jackson County. What was once a thriving town and county seat, is now vacant. In fact, most people are unaware of its existence.

It's believed that Bellefonte became vacant because the citizens of Old Bellefonte rejected the idea of a railroad running through their town. Because of this, a depot was built three miles from the courthouse. The town began to lose business and residents soon moved away. Bellefonte was also burned down during the Civil War and it never fully recovered. The county seat was eventually relocated to Scottsboro, which was originally known as Scott's Mill.

Until around the late 1850s, Bellefonte, Alabama was a thriving town. It was once filled with houses, a post office, a courthouse, and a church. It was also home to many prominent professionals, including lawyers, doctors, politicians, etc. In 1883, Bellefonte only had a population of around 100, and by the 1920s, the entire town was abandoned, making it one of the most fascinating Alabama ghost towns.

Today, the only standing structure in Bellefonte is the chimney remains of what used to be the town's local inn.

The Old Bellefonte Cemetery also remains and contains gravestones dating all the way back to 1826.

During a survey in 1936, a total of 229 grave plots and 57 inscribed markers were discovered within the town cemetery of this ghost town in Alabama.

If you're already familiar with the town of Bellefonte, Alabama, it's probably because of Bellefonte Nuclear Generating Station - a closed nuclear plant that's located only a few miles away.

Bellefonte Nuclear Generating Station was built in 1975 and is located in Hollywood, Alabama. There are no current plans for it to open as it remains unfinished. We shall see.

If you were already familiar with Bellefonte, a ghost town in Alabama, please let us know in the comments.

Alabama's most famous ghost town is Old Cahawba, and you can read all about it here.