Welcome to Belle Fountain ...
Belle Fountain is located in Columbia County<1>.
The location of Belle Fountain has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
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.<3>.
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Poynette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Pardeeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Fall River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Randolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Montello
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Fox Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Markesan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Princeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Rio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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 for Belle Fountain was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
We also found Belle Fountain in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Belle Fountain.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belle Fountain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belle Fountain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |