Welcome to Belle Amie ...

Belle Amie is located in Lafourche Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belle Amie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Belle Amie is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Belle Amie: 985

Communities near Belle Amie ...

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

• Lockport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockport is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <3>
• Golden Meadow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Golden Meadow is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Meadow <3>
• Larose
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Larose is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larose
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larose <3>
• Faleau ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Faleau is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faleau
• Montegut
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Montegut is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montegut
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montegut <3>
• Gheens
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gheens is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gheens
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gheens <3>
• Point Barre
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Point Barre is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Barre
• Bourg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Bourg is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourg <3>
• Camardelle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Camardelle is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camardelle
• Chaudiere Casse
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Chaudiere Casse is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaudiere Casse

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belle Amie ...

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

Adding Belle Amie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Belle Amie post office opened in 1904. The Belle Amie post office closed in 1908.

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