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Welcome to Belvidere ...

Belvidere is located in Valley County<1>.



Belvidere is 4,780 feet [1,457 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Belvidere is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Belvidere lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Belvidere, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Telephone area codes for Belvidere: (208) & (986)<3>

Communities Also Named Belvidere ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Belvidere - they are located in Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee and Vermont.

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

Communities near Belvidere ...

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

  • Donnelly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnelly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
    • Donnelly is located in Valley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnelly <5>
  • Roseberry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
    • Roseberry is located in Valley County
  • Indian Valley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
    • Indian Valley is located in Adams County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Valley <5>
  • Warm Lake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Lake
    • Warm Lake is located in Valley County
  • Mesa
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
    • Mesa is located in Adams County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <5>
  • Crouch
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crouch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
    • Crouch is located in Boise County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Lake Fork
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
    • Lake Fork is located in Valley County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Fork <5>
  • Ola
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Ola is located in Gem County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <5>
  • Council
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
    • Council is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council <5>
  • Garden Valley
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)

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 Belvidere. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belvidere.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belvidere ...

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

Adding Belvidere to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belvidere 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 Belvidere was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Belvidere mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belvidere.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belvidere. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Valley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belvidere - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (986) is an overlay for area code (208).
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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