Belleview, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Belleview, Missouri
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Missouri#USA
Pushpin Label:Belleview
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Iron
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1043
Coordinates:37.6875°N -90.7403°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:63623[1]
Area Code:573
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:736276

Belleview is an unincorporated community in northern Iron County, Missouri, United States. It is located about eight miles northwest of Ironton on Route 21 and is approximately three miles south of Belgrade and Caledonia. Belleview is located near Elephant Rocks State Park and is near the Mark Twain National Forest.

A post office called Belleview has been in operation from 1860-2014.[2] Belleview is derived from belle vue, meaning "beautiful view" in French.[3] An old variant name was "Crossroads".

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Belleview ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2022. November 30, 2022.
  2. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 11 October 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012075240/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Iron . 12 October 2016 .
  3. Web site: Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 11 October 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071635/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_iron.html . 24 June 2016 .