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History · Belview

15% of Belview’s homes were built before 1940

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The story so far

Belview, in brief

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Belview is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, just southeast of Radford Army Ammunition Plant. As of the 2020 census, Belview had a population of 1,128.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 891 to 1,128 (+27%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Belview

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Henry KingAmerican film director · b. 1886
John B. FloydAmerican politician · b. 1806
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Louis KingAmerican actor and movie director · b. 1898
Sally Miller GearhartAmerican teacher, feminist, science fiction wri… · b. 1931
Patri FriedmanAmerican libertarian activist and theorist of p… · b. 1976
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Shayne GrahamPlayer of American football · b. 1977
Places that used to be

Places now gone

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Walton School Number 1school

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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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 the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.