To correct the above posts I was born in lower or downtown Belle Vernon in  Belle Vernon  North Belle Vernon are two seperate Boroughs of Fayette County with their own Mayors Borough Councils Police  Volunteer Fire Departments  Belle Vernon is the smaller Borough that lies primarily along the banks of the Mononghela River some of Belle Vernon Borough extends to higher ground to the northeast My house is in the picture for this article the lefthand white one on the hilltop and is still in Belle Vernon Borough