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Welcome to La Belle ...

So far, we found very little information about La Belle. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added La Belle to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with La Belle, please Contact Us.


La Belle would have been located within present day Taos County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for La Belle is 9,570 feet [2,917 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of La Belle is about 1¾ mile [or ~3 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where La Belle was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where La Belle was located: 575

Communities Also Named La Belle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named La Belle - they are located in Florida (2), Missouri, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near La Belle ...

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

  • Questa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Red River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagle Nest
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Taos Ski Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Virginia City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Virginia City is located in Colfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
  • Idlewild
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Idlewild is located in Colfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Amalia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Amalia is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalia
  • Buena Vista
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ventero
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ventero is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventero
  • Cerro
    (17 miles [27.4 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 La Belle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Belle.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about La Belle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Taos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around La Belle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.