Belshaw, Indiana

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Belshaw, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Belshaw
Coordinates: 41°15′23″N87°27′12″W / 41.25639°N 87.45333°W / 41.25639; -87.45333
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Lake
Township West Creek
Settled1836
Named after The Belshaw family
Elevation
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206 m (676 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
46356 (Lowell)
Area code 219
FIPS code 18-04600 [2]
GNIS feature ID430788 [1]

Belshaw is an unincorporated community in West Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana.

Belshaw was named for the Belshaw family of pioneer settlers, who settled the area in 1836. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belshaw, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (1995). From Needmore to Prosperity : Hoosier place names in folklore and history. Internet Archive. Bloomington : Indiana University Press. p. 64. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)


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