Belloy, Alberta

Belloy
Unincorporated community
Belloy

Location of Belloy in Alberta

Coordinates: 55°45′14″N 118°14′00″W / 55.7539°N 118.2333°W / 55.7539; -118.2333
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
Census division No. 19
Municipal district Birch Hills County
Government
 • Type Unincorporated
 • Governing body Birch Hills County council
Elevation 570 m (1,870 ft)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)

Belloy is a ghost town in Alberta, Canada.

It is located along the Grande Prairie-Grande Cache Railway tracks, north of Alberta Highway 49, between Wanham and Girouxville. It is part of census division No. 19 and is administered by Birch Hills County.[1]

The community was named for Madame Belloy, a Belgian opera singer.[2]

Agriculture is the main activity in the community, which was built around cattle farming. Services for the oil and gas industry are another part of the economy.

Geography

The community lies in the Peace River Country of northern Alberta, in the Birch Hills south of the Peace River.

The settlement gives the name to the Belloy Formation, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Statistics Canada. "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 1996". Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  2. ↑ epodunk. "Belloy, Alberta". Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  3. ↑ Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Belloy Formation". Retrieved 2009-02-12.

External links

Dunvegan Fairview Berwyn
Rycroft Girouxville
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Debolt

Coordinates: 55°45′14″N 118°14′00″W / 55.75389°N 118.23333°W / 55.75389; -118.23333 (Belloy)

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