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Welcome to Belgique ...

Belgique is located in Perry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belgique, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Belgique is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Belgique: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Belgique ...

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

  • Perryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chester is located in Randolph County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
  • Sainte Genevieve
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Steeleville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Percy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Percy is located in Randolph County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percy <4>
  • Evansville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ava
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ava is located in Jackson County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <4>
  • Willisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cutler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cutler is located in Perry County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutler <4>
  • Saint Mary
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belgique ...

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

Adding Belgique to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belgique 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 (so far) for Belgique was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Belgique post office opened in 1889. The Belgique post office closed in 1971.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belgique.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belgique - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Belgique area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Belgique area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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