Welcome to Belle River ...

Belle River is located in Douglas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belle River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

A typical abbreviation for Belle River: Belle Riv.

Belle River is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Belle River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Belle River - they are located in Louisiana, Michigan, Ontario and Prince Edward Island.

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

Communities near Belle River ...

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

• Alexandria
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Long Prairie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Prairie
  • Long Prairie is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Prairie <4>
• Osakis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osakis
  • Osakis is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osakis <4>
• Parkers Prairie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Prairie
  • Parkers Prairie is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkers Prairie <4>
• Browerville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
  • Browerville is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
• Clarissa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarissa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarissa
  • Clarissa is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarissa <4>
• Eagle Bend
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bend
  • Eagle Bend is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Bend <4>
• Carlos
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
  • Carlos is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlos <4>
• Brandon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <4>
• Miltona
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miltona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltona
  • Miltona is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miltona <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 Belle River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belle River.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belle River ...

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

Adding Belle River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belle River 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 for Belle River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Belle River post office opened in 1885.

We also found Belle River in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/