Belle Mina is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in southeastern Limestone County,

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, United States. As of 2020 the population was estimated to be around 113 people. The town center is approximately one mile away from Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc. The city has many residences, a volunteer fire department, and a post office, and is home to the South Limestone

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History

The community of Belle Mina was named for the plantation of the same name that belonged to Governor Thomas Bibb, the second governor of the state of

. It was originally called "Belle Manor", but because of southern pronunciation, the spelling changed over time. The name is derived from the French word "belle", meaning "beautiful". The

plantation Plantations are farms specializing in cash crops, usually mainly planting a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on. Plantations, centered on a plantation house, grow crops including cotton, cannabis, tob ...

was situated along the Southern Railroad, and there was a station at or near the plantation. A post office was established in Belle Mina in 1878.Foscue, Virginia. ''Place Names in Alabama''. University: U of Alabama Press, 1989. The community served as the rail stop for Mooresville.

References

Unincorporated communities in Alabama Unincorporated communities in Limestone County, Alabama Huntsville-Decatur, AL Combined Statistical Area {{LimestoneCountyAL-geo-stub