Welcome to Bellevue ...

Bellevue is located in Shelby 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 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.

Bellevue is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bellevue is located in the (901) area code.

Communities Also Named Bellevue ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Bellevue: This one is located in Shelby County and the other is located in Davidson County.

Beyond Tennessee, 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), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Prince Edward Island, Quebec (6), South Carolina, 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.

• Memphis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <4>
• Bartlett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <4>
• Southaven
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southaven
  • Southaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southaven <4>
• Collierville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collierville
  • Collierville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collierville <4>
• Olive Branch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <4>
• Germantown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Germantown is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <4>
• Spring Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
• Horn Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Lake
  • Horn Lake is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horn Lake <4>
• West Memphis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
  • West Memphis is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <4>
• Hernando
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernando
  • Hernando is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernando <4>

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 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 Bellevue was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellevue.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Shelby County: www.shelbycountytn.gov/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/