Belinda, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Belinda, Iowa
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Iowa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lucas
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:41.1389°N -93.1922°W
Area Code:712
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:454487[1]

Belinda is an unincorporated community in Lucas County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.

Geography

Belinda is located in Lucas County on Iowa Highway 14. It is in Pleasant Township.[2]

History

Belinda was a rural post office located on the line between sections 7 and 8 of Pleasant Township.[3] Belinda's post office operated from 1858 to 1908.[4] Belinda was also the site of J.E. Wood's General Store, as well as a blacksmith and a wagon and repair shop.

The Belinda Church was organized in 1849, originally in the home of Hiram Moon; the church membership at that time was 10. The denomination was the Disciples of Christ.[5]

The community's population was 40 in 1890,[6] 44 in 1900,[7] and 25 in 1918.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Names Information System . 2022-10-04 . edits.nationalmap.gov . October 4, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221004060000/https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/454487 . live .
  2. Book: Iowa Atlas and Gazetteer . 2021 . Garmin, Ltd . Yarmouth, ME . 48.
  3. Book: History of Lucas County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc.: A Biographical Directory of Many of Its Leading Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of Iowa and the Northwest, Map of Lucas County, Constitution of the United States, Reminiscences, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc . 1881 . State Historical Company . 623-624 . en.
  4. Web site: Post Offices . 2022-10-05 . www.postalhistory.com . October 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221005052857/https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&searchtext=Belinda&state=IA&county=&searchtype=word . live .
  5. Book: Hargis, Mina Davis . The History of the Disciples of Christ in Iowa Before the Civil War . 1937 . University of Iowa . 84 . en.
  6. Book: Cram, George Franklin . Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States . 1887 . G.F. Cram . 368 . en . October 4, 2022 . December 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231229210624/https://books.google.com/books?id=CPAwAQAAMAAJ&dq=cram%2527s+1885+atlas&pg=PA330#v=onepage&q&f=false . live .
  7. Book: Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition . 1902 . J. R. Gray & Company . 203–207 . en . October 4, 2022 . December 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231229210727/https://books.google.com/books?id=9AzrWecxN1wC . live .
  8. Book: Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory . R.L. Polk & Company. . 1918 . en.

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