Welcome to Belva ...
Belva is located in Woodward County<1>.
The location of Belva has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Belva, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Belva is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Belva lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Belva is located in the (580) area code.
Communities Also Named Belva ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Belva - they are located in Arkansas, North Carolina and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Belva.
Communities near Belva ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Belva.
- Mooreland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Mooreland is located in Woodward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooreland <4>
- Waynoka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynoka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynoka
- Waynoka is located in Woods County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynoka <4>
- Quinlan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Avard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
- Avard is located in Woods County
- Curtis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Curtis is located in Woodward County
- Haskew ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Phroso ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phroso
- Phroso is located in Major County
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Major County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
- Freedom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Woods County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <4>
- Hopeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
- Hopeton is located in Woods County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopeton <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 Belva. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belva.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Belva. 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 Belva.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belva. See our Newspapers Page for Belva.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belva ...
Looking for more information about Belva? 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 Belva, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Belva.
Adding Belva to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Belva 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 Belva was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Belva post office opened in 1900.
We also found Belva on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Belva.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belva. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Woodward, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belva - 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. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |