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History · Belle Haven

28% of Belle Haven’s homes were built before 1940

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What stands out about Belle Haven’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 Belle Haven are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Belle Haven’s homes were built before 1959.
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The story so far

Belle Haven, in brief

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

Belle Haven is a town in Accomack and Northampton counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 543 in the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 532 to 543 (+2%).

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

By decade

Belle Haven, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Belle Haven

Nobody well known was born in Belle Haven itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ralph NorthamGovernor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022 · b. 1959
Henry A. WiseUnited States Congressman and governor of Virgi… · b. 1806
Charles I. StengleAmerican politician · b. 1869
Tyler WebbAmerican baseball player · b. 1990
Adrian CustisAmerican basketball player · b. 1974
Thomas H. B. BrowneAmerican politician · b. 1844
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History across the town line

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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 Wikimedia Commons (4), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.