Bellview is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina.[1] It is part of Notla Township,[2] and is located immediately north of the Georgia border, about 10 miles south of Murphy, NC. Its average elevation is 1800 feet (549 m) above sea level.[3] U.S. Route 19 is the main highway through Bellview.
History edit
A schoolhouse, Bellview Academy, was established at Bellview in the 1870s.[4] A variant name is "Bell View".[1]
The Bellview Volunteer Fire Department was founded in 1981. In 2024, the department moved from a three-bay station on Blairsville Highway to a newly-built five-bay station across from the Bellview Community Center.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bellview
- ^ "Township Of Notla NC Demographic Data and Boundary Map". northcarolina.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ "Bellview (Cherokee County, North Carolina): Community Profile". roadsidethoughts.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ "Community Backstory". Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ Quinones-Belian, Anngee (March 13, 2024). "Firefighters have new place to call home". Cherokee Scout. Murphy, NC: Community Newspapers Inc. p. 8A.
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