Belleview, Indiana

Belleview
Unincorporated community
Belleview
Belleview
Coordinates: 38°51′21″N 85°22′41″W / 38.85583°N 85.37806°W / 38.85583; -85.37806Coordinates: 38°51′21″N 85°22′41″W / 38.85583°N 85.37806°W / 38.85583; -85.37806
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jefferson
Township Monroe
Elevation 889 ft (271 m)
ZIP code 47250
FIPS code 18-04438[1]
GNIS feature ID 430779[2]

Belleview is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.

The community and post office was originally called Mud Lick until residents changed the name to the more pleasant-sounding Belleview.[3] The Belleview post office was discontinued in 1906.[4]

Geography

Belleview is located at 38°51′21″N 85°22′41″W / 38.85583°N 85.37806°W / 38.85583; -85.37806.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Belleview, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. A post office called Mud Lick was established...
  4. ↑ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 November 2014.


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