Bellevue, Delaware
Bellevue is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Bellevue is located along U.S. Route 13, on the west bank of the Delaware River between Edgemoor and Claymont.
History
Bellvue was originally settled in the 19th century as Gregsville. It began as a quarry town. Bellevue's population was 500 in 1890, and was 488 in 1900.
References
- ^ "Bellevue". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ Heck, L. W.; Wraight, A. Joseph; Orth, Donald J.; Survey (U.S.), Geological; Carter, J. R.; Winkle, L. G. Van; Hazen, Janet (1966). Delaware Place Names. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ WIL. "Delaware Spaces: Bellevue Hills home retains milk bottle drop box". DelawareOnLine. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- ^ Cram, George Franklin (1887). 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. G.F. Cram. p. 356.
- ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. p. 84.
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