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Welcome to Belleville ...

Belleville is located in Washington County<1>.

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

Belleville is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Belleville: 401

Communities Also Named Belleville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Belleville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Belleville ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Belleville ...

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

  • Providence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Fall River
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Warwick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cranston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • East Providence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Coventry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
    • Coventry is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
  • South Kingstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Johnston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
    • Johnston is located in Providence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 people
  • West Warwick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
    • West Warwick is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
  • Newport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belleville ...

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

Adding Belleville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Belleville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Rhode Island (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belleville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belleville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.