Bellfountain, Oregon
Encyclopedia
Bellfountain is an unincorporated community
in Benton County
, Oregon
, United States
. Bellfountain lies on Bellfountain Road north of Alpine
and northwest of Monroe
. The population was 75 at the 2010 census.
. Bellfountain was said to have been named for Bellefontaine, Ohio
.
seed, and on logging. Bellfountain Park features an 85 feet (25.9 m) picnic table.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Benton County
Benton County, Oregon
-National protected areas:*Siuslaw National Forest *William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 78,153 people, 30,145 households, and 18,237 families residing in the county. The population density was 116 people per square mile . There were 31,980...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Bellfountain lies on Bellfountain Road north of Alpine
Alpine, Oregon
Alpine is an unincorporated rural community in Benton County, Oregon, United States. It is west of Monroe off Oregon Route 99W. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 171.- History :...
and northwest of Monroe
Monroe, Oregon
Monroe is a city in Benton County, Oregon, United States. The population was 607 at the 2000 census. It is part of the "Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area"...
. The population was 75 at the 2010 census.
Early history
Early on, the area around Bellfountain was known as Belknap's Settlement. A post office was established in 1895 called Dusty. From 1902 to 1905 the Bellfountain post office existed; after that the mail went to MonroeMonroe, Oregon
Monroe is a city in Benton County, Oregon, United States. The population was 607 at the 2000 census. It is part of the "Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area"...
. Bellfountain was said to have been named for Bellefontaine, Ohio
Bellefontaine, Ohio
Bellefontaine is a city in and the county seat of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,069 at the 2000 census. It is the center of the Bellefontaine Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau in 2003...
.
State Champion School
In 1937 the basketball team at Bellfountain High School won the Oregon state championship. At this time Kenneth Litchfield was principal and Burton "Bill" Lemmon was the coach. That was an era when all schools, large and small, were grouped together for playoff purposes. Bellfountain H.S. had a total of twenty-seven students, and their basketball team consisted of eight boys, none over 6 feet tall. After taking the Class B Championship they beat Portland's Franklin High School (a school of 2100 students) in the semi-finals, then competed in the finals against Portland's Lincoln High School. The Bells beat Lincoln by 14 points - their closest game of the season.Present-day Bellfountain
The local economy is centered around the farming of Christmas trees and grassGrass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
seed, and on logging. Bellfountain Park features an 85 feet (25.9 m) picnic table.