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Welcome to Belle Creek ...

Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Belle Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

A typical abbreviation for Belle Creek: Belle Crk. (or less commonly used: Belle Ck. or Belle Cr.)

Belle Creek is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Belle Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Belle Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Belle Creek - it's located in Montana.

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

Communities near Belle Creek ...

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

  • Northfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Red Wing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cannon Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Falls
    • Cannon Falls is located in Goodhue County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Falls <4>
  • Zumbrota
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zumbrota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbrota
    • Zumbrota is located in Goodhue County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zumbrota <4>
  • Pine Island
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Kenyon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodhue
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodhue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhue
    • Goodhue is located in Goodhue County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodhue <4>
  • Wanamingo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mazeppa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hampton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belle Creek ...

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

Adding Belle Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belle Creek in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Belle Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Belle Creek post office opened in 1860.

We also found Belle Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

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

The official website for Goodhue County: www.co.goodhue.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Goodhue, 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 Belle Creek - 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>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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