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Welcome to Bellevue ...

Bellevue is located in Talbot County<1>.


The location of Bellevue has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellevue, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Bellevue is near sea level<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Bellevue: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

Websites for Bellevue ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.talbotchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bellevue, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Bellevue ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 52 communities that are also named Bellevue - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Delaware, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Prince Edward Island, Quebec (6), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bellevue.

Communities near Bellevue ...

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

  • Easton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Easton is located in Talbot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,611 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <5>
  • Cambridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Cambridge is located in Dorchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,213 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <5>
  • Chesapeake Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake Beach
    • Chesapeake Beach is located in Calvert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,066 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake Beach <5>
  • North Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
    • North Beach is located in Calvert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Beach <5>
  • Hurlock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Saint Michaels
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Trappe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Queenstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queenstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
    • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
  • Preston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Caroline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <5>
  • Secretary
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secretary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secretary
    • Secretary is located in Dorchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Secretary <5>

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 Bellevue. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bellevue.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bellevue. 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 Bellevue.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellevue ...

Looking for more information about Bellevue? 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 Bellevue, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bellevue.

Adding Bellevue to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bellevue 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 Bellevue was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bellevue post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellevue.

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

The official website for Talbot County: www.co.talbot.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Talbot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bellevue - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Of the area codes for Bellevue, area code (443, 667) is an overlay.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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