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Welcome to Belvidere ...

Belvidere is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belvidere, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Belvidere is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Belvidere: 816 & 975<3>

Communities Also Named Belvidere ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Belvidere - they are located in Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee and Vermont.

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

Communities near Belvidere ...

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

  • Kansas City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Overland Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kansas City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Olathe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Olathe is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <4>
  • Independence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lee's Summit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Shawnee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Shawnee is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <4>
  • Blue Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lenexa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenexa is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <4>
  • Leawood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Leawood is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <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 Belvidere. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belvidere.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belvidere ...

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

Adding Belvidere to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belvidere 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 Belvidere was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belvidere.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belvidere - 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 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Belvidere area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Belvidere 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.