Bellaire, Smith County, Kansas

Bellaire is an unincorporated community in Smith County, Kansas, United States. It was named after Bellaire, Ohio.[1] Its elevation is 1,873 feet and its location is Latitude 39.7983453, Longitude -98.6761812.[2]

History

A post office was opened in Bellaire in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1980.[3]

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.[4]

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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2010-10-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. USGS
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  4. Frank Wilson Blackmar, Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Standard Publishing, 1912, page 170

Further reading
See also: List of books about Smith County, Kansas



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