Welcome to Belvidere ...

Belvidere is located in Jackson County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Belvidere is located in the (816) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
• Overland Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
  • Overland Park is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <4>
• Kansas City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
• Olathe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Olathe is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Lee's Summit
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Summit
  • Lee's Summit is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee's Summit <4>
• Shawnee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
  • Blue Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <4>
• Lenexa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
  • Lenexa is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
  • Leawood is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • 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 for Belvidere was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belvidere.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mo.us/

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