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Welcome to Belinda ...

Belinda is located in Lucas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belinda, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

Belinda is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Belinda: 641

Communities Also Named Belinda ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Belinda - they are located in Kansas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Belinda ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Chariton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasantville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Melcher - Dallas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
  • Milo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Russell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lovilia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Bussey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bussey is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Lacona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Harvey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Harvey is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 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 Belinda. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belinda.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belinda ...

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

Adding Belinda to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belinda 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 (so far) for Belinda was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Belinda post office opened in 1858. The Belinda post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belinda.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Lucas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belinda - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/