Welcome to Bellepoint ...
Bellepoint is located in Summers County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellepoint, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
Bellepoint is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bellepoint lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bellepoint: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Bellepoint ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bellepoint - they are located in Kentucky and Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bellepoint.
Communities near Bellepoint ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bellepoint.
- Beckley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckley
- Beckley is located in Raleigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,805 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckley <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beckley
- From Bellepoint to Beckley
- Mabscott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Alderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
- Alderson is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Alderson
- From Bellepoint to Alderson
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Athens
- From Bellepoint to Athens
- Rich Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek is located in Giles County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rich Creek
- From Bellepoint to Rich Creek
- Peterstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
- Peterstown is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterstown <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Peterstown
- From Bellepoint to Peterstown
- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Union
- From Bellepoint to Union
- Meadow Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Glen Lyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Lyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Glen Lyn
- From Bellepoint to Glen Lyn
- Buck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Buck
- From Bellepoint to Buck
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 Bellepoint. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bellepoint.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bellepoint. 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 Bellepoint.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellepoint. See our Newspapers Page for Bellepoint.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellepoint ...
Looking for more information about Bellepoint? 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 Bellepoint, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bellepoint.
Adding Bellepoint to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bellepoint 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 Bellepoint was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Bellepoint post office opened in 1909.
We also found Bellepoint on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellepoint.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bellepoint. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Summers, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bellepoint - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Bellepoint area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Bellepoint area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |