Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Belle Fourche came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Belle Fourche in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Belle Fourche. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Belle Fourche data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Belle Fourche:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Dakotas & Minnesota
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of South Dakota (1937)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for South Dakota (1949)
Published by Shell Oil Company

We found Belle Fourche in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Belle Fourche for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Belle Fourche. See our Misc Page for Belle Fourche for more information.