Welcome to Belle Fountain ...

Belle Fountain is located in Columbia County<1>.

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

Belle Fountain is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Belle Fountain ...

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

• Portage
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Portage is located in Columbia County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
• Poynette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Poynette is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
• Pardeeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
• Fall River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fall River is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
• Randolph
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Randolph is located in Dodge County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
• Montello
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Montello is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
• Fox Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
• Markesan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
• Princeton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Princeton is located in Green Lake County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
• Rio
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Rio is located in Columbia County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 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 Fountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belle Fountain.

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

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

Adding Belle Fountain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belle Fountain 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 (so far) for Belle Fountain was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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