Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Belle River, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably 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 Belle River:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

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