Belton, Kentucky

Belton is an unincorporated community located in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States.

Belton
Unincorporated community
Belton
Location within the state of Kentucky
Belton
Belton (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°9′36″N 87°1′42″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMuhlenberg
Elevation
453 ft (138 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP codes
42324
Area code(s)270
GNIS feature ID507312[1]

History

Belton was formerly called Yost; the original name was in honor of a local family, and the present name is also local in origin, for the Bell family.[2] A post office called Yost was established in 1883, and the name was changed to Belton in 1926.[3]

gollark: > “I’ll tag along; I need to get back with my party. We got some work to do in the next 3 months to make sure we’re all ready for the Treasure Hunt and won’t embarrass Haven,” Niel answered.This should say "Neil", not "Niel".
gollark: I think it's right if slightly odd.
gollark: Hmm. According to arbitrary dictionary websites, it only means that. Oh well.
gollark: I know that that *also* means the first showing of a thing.
gollark: Wow, it already stopped sounding like a real word, the power of semantic saturation is truly immense.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belton, Kentucky
  2. Anderson, Bobby (September 19, 2007). "Sandy Called These Names". Leader-News. pp. A12. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  3. "Muhlenberg County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 April 2015.



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