Do you know of Belle Plaine ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Belle Plaine. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Belle Plaine.

We found mention of Belle Plaine as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Sargent County, North Dakota.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Belle Plaine ...

We found five communities that share the name Belle Plaine.

Within North Dakota, the name Belle Plaine is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Iowa
    • Benton County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Belle Plaine [Benton County].
  • Kansas
    • Sumner County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Belle Plaine [Sumner County].
  • Minnesota
    • Scott County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Belle Plaine [Scott County].
  • Saskatchewan
    • Please visit our profile page for the Saskatchewan community of Belle Plaine.
  • Wisconsin
    • Shawano County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Belle Plaine [Shawano County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Belle Plaine ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Belle Plaine:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Belle Plaine - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Dakotas & Minnesota
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

More Orphans in  Sargent County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Sargent County.