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Belleview

Ghost town · Greenwood County, Kansas

Reece quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Reece quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Belleview is a ghost town in Greenwood County, Kansas. It is one of 5 former communities in Greenwood County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 59 Kansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Belleview as a historical populated place on the Reece topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.7964° N, 96.4542° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleReece
Elevation1,226 ft
Nearest living townEureka, KS
Distance to it9.2 miles
GNIS feature ID482239
Coordinates37.79641, -96.45418

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What's there now

Belleview is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eureka, KS (population 2,271), about 9.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,226 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Belleview?

Belleview is in Greenwood County, Kansas, at 37.7964, -96.4542.

How many ghost towns are in Greenwood County?

Greenwood County, Kansas has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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