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Welcome to Belle Bridge ...

Belle Bridge is located in Allegheny County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belle Bridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for Belle Bridge: Belle Brg. (or less commonly used: Belle Brdg. or Belle Brdge.)

Belle Bridge is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Belle Bridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Belle Bridge ...

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

  • Pittsburgh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Monroeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Plum
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Plum is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
  • West Mifflin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Murrysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Baldwin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
  • McKeesport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wilkinsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Greensburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belle Bridge ...

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

Adding Belle Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belle Bridge 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 Belle Bridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Belle Bridge post office opened in 1891. The Belle Bridge post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belle Bridge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belle Bridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/