Bellaire is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Smith County, Kansas
Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Smith Center. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,570. The county is named in memory of J. Nelson Smith, a major in the 2nd Colorado Cavalry, killed ...
, United States.
It was named after
Bellaire, Ohio
Bellaire is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,870 at the 2020 census, having peaked in 1920. It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area.
The Bellaire Brid ...
.
History
A post office was opened in Bellaire in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1980.
According to a 1912 encyclopedia of Kansas, Bellaire was once a thriving town with a bank, post office, two churches and a reported population of 200.
[Frank Wilson Blackmar]
''Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History''
Standard Publishing, 1912, page 170
Geography
Its elevation is 1,873 feet and its location is Latitude 39.7983453, Longitude -98.6761812.
References
Further reading
External links
* Smith County maps
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KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Smith County, Kansas
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