Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Belding came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Belding in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Belding. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Belding data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Belding:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Michigan (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Belding is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Belding in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Belding for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Belding. See our Misc Page for Belding for more information.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Belding: www.ci.belding.mi.us/

The official website for Ionia County: www.ioniacounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/