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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Belleville, Indiana

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

History

Belleville was laid out in 1829. 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.

Geography

Belleville is located between Plainfield and Stilesville at the junction of US 40 and SR 39.

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.