Belleville, Missouri facts for kids

Belleville is a small place in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. It's known as an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that don't have their own local government, like a city or town does. Instead, it's managed by the county.

About Belleville

Belleville is located in the southwestern part of Missouri. It's a quiet area, typical of many small communities in the American Midwest.

A Look at Its Past

Belleville got its name from someone important in the mining industry. For a while, it was also called "Bellville" or "Zincite."

A long time ago, in 1885, a post office opened there. It was named Zincite, probably because of mining activities in the area. This post office helped people send and receive mail for many years, until it closed in 1918. The history of Belleville is closely tied to the mining that once happened in this part of Missouri.