Abandoned Record
About Belle Fontaine
Bell Fontaine is a ghost town in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Belle Fontaine, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Belle Fontaine is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Belle Fontaine
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1920 Robertsdale sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1941 Robertsdale sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1943 Robertsdale sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Pensacola sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Pensacola sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Pensacola sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1978 Gateswood sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Bay Minette sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1994 Gateswood sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Belle Fontaine
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Alabama index.
- Blakeley22.1 mi W · Baldwin
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Belle Fontaine, Baldwin County, Alabama": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q124415808.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).