Welcome to Belleville ...
Belleville is located in Lincoln County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Belleville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
Belleville is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Belleville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Belleville is within the (931) area code.
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, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Belleville.
Communities near Belleville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Belleville.
- Shelbyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Shelbyville is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,326 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <3>
- Lewisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <3>
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,009 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <3>
- Lynchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Lynchburg is located in Moore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <3>
- Gattistown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattistown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Park City Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Cornersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornersville <3>
- Trigg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Palmetto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Flintville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 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 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Belleville post office opened in 1891.
We also found Belleville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Belleville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belleville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lincoln, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |