Belleview, Indiana
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Monroe Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47250. The Survey maps it on the Clifty Falls quadrangle. It stands 889 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1956 USGS Clifty Falls quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Clifty Falls quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Clifty Falls quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Belleview between 2004 and 2020, burning about 308 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | CEMETERY ROAD FIRE |
| 15 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.5 acres | Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | CAMERA FIRE |
| 8 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | BACON RIDGE |
| 12 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | EAST PERIMETER FIRE IN-BOR SUMMER 2019 SUMMER |
| 20 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 acres | Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | SUMMER PGM FIRE |
| 5 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | PGM NIGHT OPS FIRE |
| 16 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | PGM 1 FIRE |
| 9 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 182 acres | Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | MISS FIRE IN-BOR SPRING 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Belleview: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Kentuck Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Belleview in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2019: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belleview | $10,000 | Multiple trees and power lines were reported down at State Road 250 and Graham Road. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belleview | - | Emergency management reported that large trees fell on Graham Rd due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Belleview | - | County Road 250 was impassable. Roads near many creeks in Jefferson County were impassable. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belleview | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryantsburg | 2.1 miles | 8 | |
| China | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Canaan | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Wirt Station | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Calloway Station (historical) | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Ringwald | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Middlefork | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Wirt | 5.1 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Belleview | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4883830 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 430779. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






