Belpre, Kansas A sign in downtown Belpre demonstrates the importance of trees to early settlers: First Balsam Fir Tree in Kansas Planted April 1888 by H. D. Prose Marker Erected By Belpre EHU1971   Unfortunately, the tree blew down in 1996. Making the best of their misfortune, the community has preserved part of the trunk as a monument.

Population: 116 Elevation: 2090 feet Latitude: 37° 57' 0" N Longitude: 99° 6' 0" W ZIP code:  67519 Area Code: 620

Description

Belpre is located in the northeast corner of Edwards [ED] county. It has a large main square and was obviously a much bigger town once.

• The Belpre Church of Christ, built 1911, was a nice brick building but it's abandoned now.
• St. Bernard's Catholic Church at Olive & Hudson is an impressive structure built of dark brick.
• There is a nice yellow brick building labeled the "Henry Laird Library - 1912" across Wheeler Street from the park in downtown Belpre.

Library		Henry Laird Library (620) 995-3322 405 Wheeler Ave., Box 128, Belpre, KS 67519
Churches		St Bernard's Church Olive & Hudson United Methodist Church   (620) 348-2825 / Main & Hudson
Notes		Genealogical Information for Edwards County is available on Blue Skyways. Historical images of Belpre from the Special Collections at WSU's Ablah Library are available online. Belpre was on the Anthony and Northwestern Railroad. Belpre is on the A.T. & S.F. Railroad. Belpre appears on a county map in the History of Kansas by Noble L. Prentis published in 1899.

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