Historic Markers - Town of Bellefonte AL334

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Town of Bellefonte AL334

Picture Courtesy of Jimmy Emerson

The Alabama Legislatre established Riley's on Mud Creek as a voting site 5 days after Jackson County was created on December 13, 1819. Shortly thereafter, Stephen Carter and George W. Higgins purchased James Riley's 640 acre Cherokee reserve. According to local history, Carter and Higgins renamed Riley's on Mud Creek to Bellefonte after the spring which served as the town's wate supply and sold lots in the town. On December 15, 1821, the Alabama Legislature incorporated 60 acres in Bellefonte. Six years later, the Legislature extended Bellefonte's corporate limits to include 100 acres of land donated to the county by Carter and Higgins. Bellefonte was selected as Jackson County's first permanent seat of justice and a two story, brick courthouse was erected in 1828.

Alabama Historic Commission, 2006

Co Rd 33 at the Bellefonte Cemetery Jackson County Alabama


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