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Welcome to La Belle ...

La Belle is located on the Gulf Coast.

La Belle is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of La Belle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

La Belle is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for La Belle: 409

Communities Also Named La Belle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named La Belle - they are located in Florida (2), Missouri, New Mexico and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near La Belle ...

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

  • Beaumont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Port Arthur
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Nederland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Groves
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Port Neches
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Vidor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Vidor is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <3>
  • Bevil Oaks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
  • China
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • China is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <3>
  • Nome
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Nome is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 592 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nome <3>
  • Rose City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Rose City is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 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 La Belle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Belle.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Belle ...

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

Adding La Belle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of La Belle in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for La Belle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the La Belle post office opened in 1888. The La Belle post office closed in 1914.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around La Belle - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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