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History · Bellemeade

Bellemeade’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Bellemeade. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

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%). Half of its homes were built before 1957.

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

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bellemeade’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Bellemeade

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Roscoe BartlettRoscoe BartlettMoorland · 2 miJJJohn J. Wicker, Jr.Lyndon · 1 miPaul HendersonPaul HendersonLyndon · 1 mi
By decade

Bellemeade, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Bellemeade is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bellemeade has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Eight-Mile House in Lyndon, 0.7 miles away.

Bellemeade and the nearest listed places

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Eight-Mile HouseLyndon CottageLynnford-Lyndon HallArthur P. Stitzel HouseLindenberger-Grant HouseSoldiers Retreat

Closest to Bellemeade

Eight-Mile HouseLyndon · Building0.7miLyndon CottageHurstbourne · District0.8miLynnford-Lyndon HallHurstbourne · Building0.8miArthur P. Stitzel HouseWildwood · Built 19221miLindenberger-Grant HouseLyndon · Building1mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Eight-Mile House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Bellemeade?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Bellemeade’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Hurstbourne📜 Lyndon📜 Wildwood📜 Norwood
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