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Bellamy,_Tennessee Latitude and Longitude:

36°29′16″N 87°34′41″W / 36.48783°N 87.57807°W / 36.48783; -87.57807
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Bellamy is a ghost town in Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. [1]

History

A post office was established at Bellamy in 1891, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1908. [2] The name Bellamy was likely a family name of pioneer settlers. [3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bellamy, Tennessee
  2. ^ "County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 24 February 2005. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. ^ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 16. ISBN  0-253-21478-5.

36°29′16″N 87°34′41″W / 36.48783°N 87.57807°W / 36.48783; -87.57807