Amish Village | Bellefont
| Bloom | Bucklin
| Dodge City | Ford
| Howell |
Kingsdown | Lasker
Mexican Village | Spearville
| Windthorst | Wright
Homesteading in Ford County
Bellefont
J. A. Cline and George M. Hoover were
owners of the land on which Bellefont was platted in 1885. Hoover
sold his platted land 3 years later to William H. Moffitt who
added another 12 blocks. The railroad did not build a junction
there as was anticipated, so the hope of the founders for Bellefont
to become a thriving community fell through. There was a general
store, a grocery store, and a depot in the early years of the
town's existence.
The ethnicity of its settlers is unknown.
Sources
Ford County Historical Society.
Dodge City and Ford County, Kansas 1870-1920: Pioneer Histories
and Stories.
Dodge City, KS, 1996.
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