Belleville, Missouri

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Belleville is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, Missouri, United States.{{GNIS|729843|name=Belleville}}

History

Belleville was named after a mining official.{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_jasper.html |title=Jasper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=17 October 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071656/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_jasper.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 }} Variant names were "Bellville" and "Zincite". A post office called Zincite was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1918.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Jasper | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=17 October 2016}}

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Jasper County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri

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