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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Belleview. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Belleview to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Belleview, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Belleview (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Belleview. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Belleview is historic, it would have been located within present day Greenwood County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greenwood County: Butler, Chase, Coffey, Elk, Lyon, Wilson & Woodson.

Below are the counties that are near Belleview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belleview:

  • Greenwood County     (The home county of Belleview)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belleview, with the one closest to Belleview listed first.
    • Reece
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Reece is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
    • Ivanpah
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
    • Eureka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <2>
    • Piedmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Climax
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Climax is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Lapland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lapland is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
    • Severy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Severy is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Neal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Neal is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
    • Hamilton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fall River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Virgil
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Virgil is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Madison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belleview, with the one closest to Belleview listed first.
    • Rosalia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Beaumont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Keighley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Keighley is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
    • Pontiac
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Pontiac is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Aikman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Aikman is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikman
    • Chelsea ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Chelsea is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
    • Prospect
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Prospect is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Cassoday
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Leon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Leon is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Leon has also been known as:
      • West Leon
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <2>
    • Latham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • El Dorado
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Pickrell Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Pickrell Corner is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickrell Corner
  • Chase County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belleview, with the one closest to Belleview listed first.
    • Matfield Green
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Wonsevu
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wonsevu is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonsevu
  • Cowley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belleview, with the one closest to Belleview listed first.
    • Glen Crouse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Glen Crouse is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Crouse
    • Grand Summit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Grand Summit is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
    • Atlanta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belleview, with the one closest to Belleview listed first.
    • Fiat
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fiat is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
    • Howard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Howard is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
      • Former name for Howard:
      • Howard City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <2>
    • Cave Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cave Springs is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
    • Grenola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Grenola is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Woodson County
    • Toronto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Belleview, see our County-by-County Page for Belleview.

Cemeteries Near Belleview ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belleview.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Belleview - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Belleview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belleview, with the one closest to Belleview listed first.

  • Reece Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ladd Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Star Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Beaumont Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Blankenship Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Little Walnut Glencoe Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Butts Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (74 more) ...
    • Quito Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pontiac Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Economy Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Belleview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Belleview.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Belleview, with the one closest to Belleview listed first.

  • Reece
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Reece is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
  • Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Summit is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Ivanpah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
  • Eureka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <2>
  • Rosalia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Beaumont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Piedmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Keighley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Keighley is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
  • Climax
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Climax is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Lapland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lapland is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
  • Utopia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Utopia is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
  • Pontiac
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Pontiac is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Tonovay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Tonovay is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonovay
    • Thrall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Thrall is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
    • Severy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Severy is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belleview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belleview.

Newspapers Published in Belleview ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belleview.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belleview, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belleview.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Belleview:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Belleview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Belleview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.