Belfast,_Tennessee

Belfast, Tennessee

Belfast, Tennessee

Unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States

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

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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]

Notes

  1. [1]
    "Belfast, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. [2]
    United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  4. [4]
    Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 16. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.
  5. [5]
    History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1886. p. 899.
  6. [6]
    Tennessee Event Report: F1 Tornado. National Weather Service (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  7. [7]
    "F1 Tornado". Facts Just for Kids. July 19, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.


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