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Welcome to Belen ...

Belen is located in Quitman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belen, 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.

Belen is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Belen: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Belen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Belen - they are located in New Mexico and Texas.

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

Communities near Belen ...

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

  • Clarksdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
  • Tutwiler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Marks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Marks is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <4>
  • Lambert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lambert is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
  • Jonestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Friars Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Crenshaw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Crowder
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Crowder is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
  • Sledge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sledge is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Coahoma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belen ...

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

Adding Belen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belen.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Quitman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belen - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Belen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Belen 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.