Belfast, Tennessee

Belfast, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°25′15″N86°42′09″W / 35.42083°N 86.70250°W / 35.42083; -86.70250
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Marshall
Named after	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Elevation	830 ft (250 m)
Population
• Total	844
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	37019
Area code	931
GNIS feature ID	1276896[1]

Belfast is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Tennessee, United States.^[1] The area ZIP code is 37019.^[2] It is roughly halfway between Nashville, Tennessee, to the north and Huntsville, Alabama, to the south.

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 on the actual casualty toll.^[6][7]

Notable people

• Haliey Welch, best known for the 2024 internet memehawk tuah

Notes

1. "Belfast, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Look Up a ZIP Code". USPS. 2012. 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.
6. Tennessee Event Report: F1 Tornado. National Weather Service (Report). Retrieved August 30, 2020.
7. "F1 Tornado". Facts Just for Kids. July 19, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.