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Welcome to Belle Eagle ...

Belle Eagle is located in Haywood County<1>.

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

Belle Eagle is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Belle Eagle lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Belle Eagle: 731

Communities near Belle Eagle ...

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

  • Elizabeth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
  • Brownsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ripley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Ripley is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
  • Bells
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
    • Bells is located in Crockett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <4>
  • Alamo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Alamo is located in Crockett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <4>
  • Halls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
    • Halls is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <4>
  • Bruceville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
    • Bruceville is located in Dyer County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
  • Henning
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Maury Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maury Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
    • Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
  • Friendship
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Crockett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belle Eagle ...

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

Adding Belle Eagle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belle Eagle 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 Belle Eagle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Belle Eagle post office opened in 1891.

We also found Belle Eagle in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Haywood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belle Eagle - 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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