Welcome to Belvidere ...

Belvidere is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Belvidere has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belvidere, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Belvidere is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Belvidere (for example, toward Signal Mountain), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Belvidere lies within the (931) area code.

Websites for Belvidere ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.franklincountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Belvidere, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Belvidere ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Belvidere - they are located in Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Vermont.

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

Communities near Belvidere ...

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

• Tullahoma
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahoma
  • Tullahoma is located in Coffee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tullahoma <4>
• Winchester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Lynchburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Gattistown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• Decherd
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decherd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decherd
  • Decherd is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decherd <4>
• Sewanee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewanee
  • Sewanee is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sewanee <4>
• Southgate Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
  • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
• Estill Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estill Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill Springs
  • Estill Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill Springs <4>
• Cowan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
  • Cowan is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <4>
• Ruthledge Ford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruthledge Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
  • Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 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 Belvidere. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belvidere.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belvidere ...

Looking for more information about Belvidere? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Belvidere, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Belvidere.

Adding Belvidere to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Belvidere post office opened in 1870.

We also found Belvidere on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belvidere.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belvidere. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincotn.us/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/