The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called La Belle has been in operation since 1856. The first permanent settlement at La Belle was made in 1857, and the town site platted in 1871. La Belle is derived from the French meaning "the beautiful", and the settlement was so named from its scenic setting.
The city of La Belle was incorporated in 1872, although it had been a village and stage coach stop much earlier.
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Start La Belle’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how La Belle’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10La Belle, decade by decade
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Nothing in La Belle is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean La Belle has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Quincy, Missouri, and Pacific Railroad Station in Lewistown, 6.1 miles away.
La Belle and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.