Bellefontaine is a city located in Logan County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 13,069. It is the county seat of Logan County6, and the center of the Bellefontaine Micropolitan Statistical Area (as defined by the United States Census Bureau in 2003). The highest point in Ohio (Campbell Hill) is within the city limits of Bellefontaine.
History
The name of the city of Bellefontaine is locally pronounced “Bell Fountin", with the emphasis on the “Foun". The name means “beautiful fountain” in French, and is purported to refer to several springs in the area.[1]
Blue Jacket’s Town
Around 1777, the Shawnee war leader Blue Jacket (Weyapiersenwah) built a settlement here, known as Blue Jacket’s Town. Blue Jacket and his band had previously occupied a village along the Scioto River, but with the coming of the American Revolutionary War to the Ohio Country, Blue Jacket and other American Indians who took up arms against the American revolutionaries relocated in order to be closer to their British allies at Detroit. Blue Jacket’s Town was destroyed in a raid by Kentucky milita in 1786 at the outset of the Northwest Indian War. The expedition was led by Benjamin Logan, namesake of Logan County. Blue Jacket and his followers relocated further northwest to the Maumee River.
Beginning in the 1800’s, Revolutionary War veterans and others from Virginia and elsewhere began settling in the area of Blue Jacket’s Town. Bellefontaine is on or near the edge of the Virginia Military District, and the Treaty of Greenville delineating lands to be held by Americans from those to be held by natives was poorly administered in the area.
Related Travel Information
Bellefontaine Neighbors is a city located in St. Louis County, Missouri. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 11,271.
Geography
Bellefontaine Neighbors is located at 38°44'54" North, 90°13'41" West (38.748217, -90.227917)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.3 km² (4.4 mi²). 11.3 km² (4.4 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 11,271 people, 4,388 households, and 2,966 families residing in the city. The population density is 993.6/km² (2,573.2/mi²). There are 4,550 housing units at an average density
Ohio Travel Guide
Many people consider Ohio as one of the most beautiful places in the world. The northern side of Ohio borders onto Lake Erie, and with the great Ohio River and many other rivers flowing through the state, water recreation is abundant. The state of Ohio is mostly covered in fertile farmland, and the northeast is home to the world’s largest Amish population, a decidedly old-fashioned community which sells their freshly grown produce along with traditional handmade crafts in the small town country shops. To the south lies Ohio’s outback, a less populated region that is heavily forested and
Fairfield is a city located in Butler and Hamilton counties in Ohio, near Cincinnati. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 42,097. On December 28, 1994, the city withdrew from Fairfield Township.
There was another town named Fairfield, Ohio that was located Northeast of Dayton, Ohio. That Fairfield was merged with neighboring Osborn, Ohio to make up the present day city of Fairborn, Ohio in 1950.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 54.6 km² (21.1 mi²). 54.4 km² (21.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²)
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