Belleville, Indiana | |
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 This is downtown Belleville, looking west, one of few towns along the National Road west of Indianapolis. | |
  Belleville  Belleville | |
| Coordinates: 39°40′24″N86°29′06″W / 39.67333°N 86.48500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Hendricks |
| Township | Liberty |
| Elevation | 879 ft (268 m) |
| ZIP code | 46118 |
| Area code | 317 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2830406 [1] |
Belleville is an unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Hendricks County, Indiana.
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]
Belleville is located between Plainfield and Stilesville at the junction of US 40 and SR 39.
Thomas Andrews Hendricks was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana who served as the 16th governor of Indiana from 1873 to 1877 and the 21st vice president of the United States from March until his death in November 1885. Hendricks represented Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives (1851–1855) and the U.S. Senate (1863–1869). He also represented Shelby County, Indiana, in the Indiana General Assembly (1848–1850) and as a delegate to the 1851 Indiana constitutional convention. In addition, Hendricks served as commissioner of the United States General Land Office (1855–1859). Hendricks, a popular member of the Democratic Party, was a fiscal conservative. He defended the Democratic position in the U.S. Senate during the American Civil War and Reconstruction era and voted against the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. He also opposed Radical Reconstruction and President Andrew Johnson's removal from office following Johnson's impeachment in the U.S. House.
Hendricks County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 174,788. The county seat is the town of Danville.
Clayton is a small town in Liberty Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 972 at the 2010 census, up from 693 at the 2000 census.
Danville is a town in and the county seat of Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 9,001 at the 2010 census, up from 6,418 at the 2000 census. In 2019 the estimated population was 10,126.
Plainfield is a town in Guilford, Liberty, and Washington townships, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 27,631 at the 2010 census, and in 2022 the estimated population was 36,074.
Stilesville is a town in Franklin Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 316 at the 2010 Census.
William Hendricks was a Democratic-Republican member of the House of Representatives from 1816 to 1822, the third governor of Indiana from 1822 to 1825, and an Anti-Jacksonian member of the U.S. Senate from 1825 to 1837. He led much of his family into politics and founded one of the largest political families in Indiana. He was the uncle of Thomas Andrews Hendricks, who was also Governor of Indiana and Vice President of the United States. Hendricks County was named in his honor. His term as governor was spent repairing the state's finances to later enable large scale internal improvements. The establishment of the basic framework of the state's public school system and the transfer of the capital from Corydon to Indianapolis also occurred during his term.
John Hanna was a United States Representative and United States Attorney from Indiana.
Eel River Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,662.
Liberty Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,772.
Hendricksville is an unincorporated community in Beech Creek Township, Greene County, Indiana.
Cartersburg is an unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Hendricks County, Indiana.
Center Valley is an unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Hendricks County, Indiana.
Friendswood is an unincorporated community in Guilford Township, Hendricks County, Indiana.
Hadley is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Hendricks County, Indiana.
New Winchester is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Hendricks County, Indiana.
Reno is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Hendricks County, Indiana.
Pecksburg is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Hendricks County, Indiana.
Raintown is an unincorporated community in Hendricks County, Indiana, in the United States.
North Belleville is an unincorporated community in Hendricks County, Indiana, in the United States. It lies north of Belleville, hence the name.
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