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Welcome to Bellevue ...

Bellevue is located in Sonoma County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellevue, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Bellevue is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bellevue lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Bellevue: (707)

Communities Also Named Bellevue ...

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

Beyond California, there are 52 communities that are also named Bellevue - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, 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, Tennessee (2), 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.

  • Petaluma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Rohnert Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Windsor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Healdsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sonoma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sebastopol
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cotati
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Saint Helena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Calistoga
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Yountville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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 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 Bellevue was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bellevue post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellevue.

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 Sonoma County: www.sonoma-county.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sonoma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bellevue - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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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