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History · Bellemeade

Bellemeade dates to 1956

Most of Bellemeade was built recently: 0.7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1957. Below: maps from 1951 on and the census since 1960.

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How Bellemeade began

When was Bellemeade founded?

1956

Bellemeade dates its founding to 1956 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1960.

First census: 438 in 19602020 census: 90970 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.

What stands out about Bellemeade’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Bellemeade are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Bellemeade’s homes were built before 1957.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bellemeade’s history is told.

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The story so far

Bellemeade, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bellemeade yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Bellemeade is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1956. The population was 909 at the 2020 census.

Bellemeade was established in 1956. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 865 to 909 (+5%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Bellemeade on the map, 1951 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Bellemeade. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Bellemeade on the 1951 USGS mapBellemeade on the 1960 USGS mapBellemeade on the 1971 USGS mapBellemeade on the 1981 USGS map1951Anchorage sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Bellemeade.

People over time

Bellemeade, census by census

02004006008001,0001960198020002020Peak: 927

Between 438 and 927 people in every census since 1960.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Bellemeade’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about Bellemeade’s history

What year was Bellemeade founded?

In 1956, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1960 counted 438 people here.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.