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Welcome to Belen ...Belen is located in Quitman County<1>. The location of Belen has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Belen, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Belen is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Belen lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Belen is located in the (662) area code. Communities Also Named Belen ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Belen - they are located in New Mexico and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Belen. Communities near Belen ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Belen.
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 Belen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belen. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Belen. 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 Belen. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belen. See our Newspapers Page for Belen. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belen ...Looking for more information about Belen? 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 Belen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Belen. Adding Belen to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Belen 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 Belen was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Belen on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Belen. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/ Footnotes ...
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