Bellevue, Delaware

Unincorporated community in Delaware, United States

39°46′15″N 75°29′01″W / 39.77083°N 75.48361°W / 39.77083; -75.48361CountryUnited StatesStateDelawareCounty New CastleElevation

16 ft (5 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code302GNIS feature ID216028^[1]

Bellevue is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.^[1] Bellevue is located along U.S. Route 13, on the west bank of the Delaware River between Edgemoor and Claymont.^[2]

History

Bellvue was originally settled in the 19th century as Gregsville.^[3] It began as a quarry town.^[4] Bellevue's population was 500 in 1890,^[5] and was 488 in 1900.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Bellevue". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
^ Heck, L. W.; Wraight, A. Joseph; Orth, Donald J.; Survey (U.S.), Geological; Carter, J. R.; Winkle, L. G. Van; Hazen, Janet (1966). Delaware Place Names. U.S. Government Printing Office.
^ WIL. "Delaware Spaces: Bellevue Hills home retains milk bottle drop box". DelawareOnLine. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
^ Cram, George Franklin (1887). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts ; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. p. 356.
^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. p. 84.