Belfast, Tennessee

Belfast, Tennessee
Belfast, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
	Belfast, Tennessee Belfast, Tennessee
	Coordinates: 35°25′15″N 86°42′09″W / 35.42083°N 86.70250°W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Marshall
Elevation	830 ft (250 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	37019
Area code	931
GNIS feature ID	1276896

Belfast is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Tennessee, United States.^[1] The area ZIP code is 37019.^[2]

History

A post office was established at Belfast in 1836.^[3] The community was named after Belfast, in Northern Ireland.^[4] The first commercial business in Belfast opened in 1838.^[5]

1952 Tornado

On February 29, 1952, a weak, but catastrophic F1 tornado hit the town, killing three and injuring 166. As of 2022, this is the most injuries ever caused by an F1/EF1 tornado in the United States, although sources vary tremendously on the actual casualty toll.^[6]^[7]

2024 Social Media

Official home of Hawk Tuah Girl.

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Belfast, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
^ "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
^ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 16. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.
^ History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1886. p. 899.
^ Tennessee Event Report: F1 Tornado. National Weather Service (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^ "F1 Tornado". Facts Just for Kids. July 19, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

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[gnis-1] "Belfast, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[GR7-2] United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.

[3] "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 7, 2015.

[4] Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 16. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.

[5] History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1886. p. 899.

[Belfast-6] Tennessee Event Report: F1 Tornado. National Weather Service (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[7] "F1 Tornado". Facts Just for Kids. July 19, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Marshall County, Tennessee, United States
County seat: Lewisburg
City	Lewisburg	Marshall County map
Towns	Chapel Hill Cornersville Petersburg‡
Unincorporated communities	Archer Beasley Belfast Berlin Caney Spring Cochran Delina Farmington Holts Corner Lunns Store Milltown Mooresville Rich Creek Robertson Fork Silver Creek‡ South Berlin Verona Yell
Ghost town	Lillard Mill
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Belfast, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°25′15″N 86°42′09″W / 35.42083°N 86.70250°W / 35.42083; -86.70250
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Marshall
Elevation	830 ft (250 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	37019
Area code	931
GNIS feature ID	1276896^[1]