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Belleville

Ghost town · San Bernardino County, California

Lucerne Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500)
Lucerne Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Belleville is a ghost town in San Bernardino County, California. It is one of 50 former communities in San Bernardino County on the federal names register. No county in California has more among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Belleville as a historical populated place: 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 34.3011° N, 116.8840° W.

Key facts

Elevation7,349 ft
Nearest living townBig Bear Lake, CA
Distance to it4.1 miles
Coordinates34.30110, -116.88400

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What's there now

Belleville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Big Bear Lake, CA (population 5,038), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,349 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 Belleville?

Belleville is in San Bernardino County, California, at 34.3011, -116.8840.

How many ghost towns are in San Bernardino County?

San Bernardino County, California has 50 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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