Belleville, Nevada

Belleville, Nevada, in Mineral County, Nevada, United States, was a mining town that rose up around the milling of ore shipped in from nearby mines. Today it is a ghost town.

Belleville, Nevada
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 38°13′09″N 118°10′47″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Mineral
Elevation [1]	5,190 ft (1,582 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	854361
Nevada Historical Marker
Reference no.	154

History

Belleville was founded in 1873^[2] or 1874^[3] and its primary industry was the mill processing ore from the Northern Belle Mine at Candelaria. The mill was located just east of the present-day historical marker. Its first bullion bar shipment of $9,200 was made in April 1875. The town was famed for a "Wild West" atmosphere; murders, drunken brawls, and "sporting" practical jokes were commonplace. When the Carson and Colorado Railroad reached the town in 1882 its population was 500, and the town was served by a doctor, assay office, express office, telegraph station, livery stable, school, two hotels, restaurants, and blacksmith shops as well as by seven saloons.^[4]

The post office was in operation from December 1874 until 1894.^[2][5]

By 1892 water piped to Candelaria allowed the ore to be milled nearer the mine, and Belleville was deserted except for a brief revival from 1915 until 1918 during which a post office was in operation.^[2][3]