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Welcome to Belle Point ...

Belle Point is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belle Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

A typical abbreviation for Belle Point: Belle Pt.

Belle Point is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Belle Point lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Belle Point: 606

Communities Also Named Belle Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Belle Point - they are located in Louisiana and Ontario.

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

Communities near Belle Point ...

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

  • Irvine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • McKee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ravenna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Campton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Booneville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Helens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Vincent
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Vincent is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
  • Fincastle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fincastle is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
  • Lone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lone is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belle Point ...

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

Adding Belle Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belle Point 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 Belle Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Belle Point post office opened in 1909. The Belle Point post office closed in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belle Point.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belle Point - 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/