Belleville, Indiana

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

Belleville, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
This is downtown Belleville, looking west, one of few towns along the National Road west of Indianapolis.
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Coordinates: 39°40′24″N 86°29′06″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Hendricks
Township	Liberty
Elevation [1]	879 ft (268 m)
ZIP code	46118
Area code	317
GNIS feature ID	2830406[1]

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. 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.