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Welcome to Belle Union ...

Belle Union is located in Putnam County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Belle Union, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Belle Union, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Belle Union is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Belle Union lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Belle Union (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities near Belle Union ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Belle Union.

  • Plainfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Martinsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Greencastle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Danville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Hendricks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
  • Mooresville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Brooklyn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Brooklyn is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,472 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <4>
  • Cloverdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Monrovia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monrovia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
    • Monrovia is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monrovia <4>
  • Clayton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Hendricks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
  • Roachdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roachdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachdale
    • Roachdale is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roachdale <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Belle Union. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belle Union.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Belle Union. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belle Union.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belle Union. See our Newspapers Page for Belle Union.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belle Union ...

Looking for more information about Belle Union? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Belle Union, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Belle Union.

Adding Belle Union to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belle Union in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Belle Union was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Belle Union in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belle Union.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belle Union. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Putnam County: www.co.putnam.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belle Union - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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