Map of Belgreen CDP

Belgreen is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Franklin County, Alabama, United States, located nine miles west of Russellville and around 17 miles east of Red Bay on Alabama Highway 24. As of the 2010 census, its population was 129. Belgreen is a small district, composed of a condensed area of residency, the school, a small gas station, car wash, and a new Dollar General.

Belgreen CDP overview:
Name:	Belgreen CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Alabama
County:	Franklin County
Elevation:	807 ft (246 m)
Total Area:	1.23 sq mi (3.20 km²)
Land Area:	1.23 sq mi (3.18 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)
Total Population:	170
Population Density:	138.44/sq mi (53.45/km²)
ZIP code:	35653
Area code:	256
FIPS code:	0105140
GNISfeature ID:	0154979

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Belgreen online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Belgreen was the county seat of Franklin County between 1878 and 1891. A post office was established in 1879, but it was later closed. The Franklin County Career Technical Center is now located on the site where the county courthouse and jail once stood. Due to this, the road between the Career Technical Center and the Science Hall of Belgreen High School is named Jail Springs Road. The courthouse and jail existed on this site after the county seat was moved from Frankfort, which is approximately seven miles north of Belgreen. The courthouse complex existed on the current grounds of the Career Technical Center until it burned and was eventually moved to Russellville.

Another interesting note is that the building that now exists as part of the After-School program at Belgreen High School was once a canning plant, one of the many businesses that once existed in Belgreen. Other businesses also included a second gas station and country store at the beginning of Highway 49, as well as a barber shop at the four-way intersection.