Welcome to Belgique ...

Belgique is located in Perry County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Belgique is within the (573) area code.

Communities near Belgique ...

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

• Perryville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <4>
• Chester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Genevieve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Genevieve
  • Sainte Genevieve is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Genevieve <4>
• Steeleville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleville
  • Steeleville is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steeleville <4>
• Percy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
  • Percy is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Evansville is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <4>
• Ava
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ava have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
  • Ava is located in Jackson County (IL)
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
  • Willisville is located in Perry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisville <4>
• Cutler
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
  • Cutler is located in Perry County (IL)
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
  • Saint Mary is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <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 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 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.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belgique.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perryvillemo.com/

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