Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Belle Prairie came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Belle Prairie 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 Prairie. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Belle Prairie, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

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

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

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

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Dakotas & Minnesota
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

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