Belleview, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
38°51′21″N 85°22′41″W / 38.85583°N 85.37806°W / 38.85583; -85.37806CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyJeffersonTownshipMonroeElevation886 ft (270 m)ZIP code
47250
FIPS code18-04438[2]GNIS feature ID430779[1]

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] having existed since 1855.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belleview, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014.

External links

  • Custer, Reuel. “Reminiscences of a Jefferson County Pioneer”, Madison Courier, (April 25, 1913), via “Jefferson County Local History”, Jefferson County Public Library, Jefferson County, Indiana.
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