Belk, Tennessee

Belk is an unincorporated community in DeKalb County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.[1]

History

A post office was established at Belk in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1908.[2] The name Belk was the maiden name of the first postmaster's wife.[3]

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gollark: ... they *what*?
gollark: Shame we can't usefully replicate it on Earth right now.
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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belk, Tennessee
  2. "DeKalb County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 16. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.



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