Belleville, Indiana

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Belleville, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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This is downtown Belleville, looking west, one of few towns along the National Road west of Indianapolis.
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Belleville
Coordinates: 39°40′24″N86°29′06″W / 39.67333°N 86.48500°W / 39.67333; -86.48500
Country United States
State Indiana
County Hendricks
Township Liberty
Elevation
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879 ft (268 m)
ZIP code
46118
Area code 317
GNIS feature ID2830406 [1]

Belleville is an unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Hendricks County, Indiana.

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History

Belleville was laid out in 1829. [2] The community experienced growth soon after by the building of the National Road through it, but declined in the 1850s when the new railroad missed it by more than a mile. [3]

Geography

Belleville is located between Plainfield and Stilesville at the junction of US 40 and SR 39.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Belleville as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belleville, Indiana
  2. ↑ History of Hendricks County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1885. pp.  635.
  3. ↑ Hadley, John Vestal (1914). History of Hendricks County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp.  86.
  4. ↑ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.


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