Welcome to Belleville ...

Belleville is located in Avoyelles Parish<1>.

The location of Belleville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belleville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Belleville is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Belleville: (318)

Communities Also Named Belleville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Belleville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Belleville ...

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

• Bunkie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
  • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <4>
• Cottonport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonport
  • Cottonport is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonport <4>
• Mansura
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansura
  • Mansura is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansura <4>
• Lecompte
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompte
  • Lecompte is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompte <4>
• Moreauville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreauville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreauville
  • Moreauville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreauville <4>
• Hessmer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hessmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessmer
  • Hessmer is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hessmer <4>
• Cheneyville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville
  • Cheneyville is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheneyville <4>
• Evergreen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Evergreen is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen <4>
• Plaucheville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaucheville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaucheville
  • Plaucheville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaucheville <4>
• Effie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
  • Effie is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effie <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belleville ...

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

Adding Belleville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belleville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Belleville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Belleville post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belleville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/