Welcome to Belews Creek ...

Belews Creek is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belews Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for Belews Creek: Belews Crk. (or less commonly used: Belews Ck. or Belews Cr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Belews Creek for more information about variations on the name of Belews Creek.

Belews Creek is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Belews Creek lies within the (636) area code.

Communities Also Named Belews Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Belews Creek - it's located in North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Belews Creek.

Communities near Belews Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Belews Creek.

• Arnold
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <4>
• Manchester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Festus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
  • Festus is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <4>
• Eureka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>
• Sunset Hills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
  • Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
• Pacific
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
  • Pacific is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
  • Former name for Pacific:
  • Franklin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <4>
• Valley Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
  • Valley Park is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Park <4>
• De Soto
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <4>
• Pevely
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pevely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevely
  • Pevely is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pevely <4>
• Crystal City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
  • Crystal City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <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 Belews Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belews Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belews Creek ...

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

Adding Belews Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Belews Creek post office opened in 1856.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belews Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcomo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/