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Welcome to Belvidere Mills ...

Belvidere Mills is located in Goodhue County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Belvidere Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

A typical abbreviation for Belvidere Mills: Belvidere Mls. (or less commonly used: Belvidere Mlls.)

Belvidere Mills is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Belvidere Mills ...

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

  • Red Wing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lake City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Wabasha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
  • Cannon Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Falls
    • Cannon Falls is located in Goodhue County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Falls <4>
  • Zumbrota
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zumbrota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbrota
    • Zumbrota is located in Goodhue County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zumbrota <4>
  • Pine Island
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ellsworth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
    • Ellsworth is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
  • Goodhue
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodhue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhue
    • Goodhue is located in Goodhue County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodhue <4>
  • Wanamingo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mazeppa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Pepin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
    • Pepin is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belvidere Mills ...

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

Adding Belvidere Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Belvidere Mills post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belvidere Mills.

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

The official website for Goodhue County: www.co.goodhue.mn.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Goodhue, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belvidere Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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