Welcome to Belle Prairie ...

Belle Prairie is located in Morrison County<1>.

The location of Belle Prairie 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 Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Belle Prairie: Belle Pr.

Belle Prairie is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Belle Prairie is located in the (320) area code.

Communities Also Named Belle Prairie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Belle Prairie - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi and Montana.

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

Communities near Belle Prairie ...

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

• Little Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Little Falls is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Falls <4>
• Pierz
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierz
  • Pierz is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierz <4>
• Royalton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
  • Royalton is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royalton <4>
• Randall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
  • Randall is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randall <4>
• Upsala
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsala
  • Upsala is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upsala <4>
• Swanville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanville
  • Swanville is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanville <4>
• Bowlus
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlus
  • Bowlus is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowlus <4>
• Buckman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
  • Buckman is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
• Flensburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flensburg
  • Flensburg is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
• Sobieski
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sobieski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski
  • Sobieski is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belle Prairie ...

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

Adding Belle Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belle Prairie 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 Prairie was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Morrison County: www.co.morrison.mn.us/

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