Belshaw is an unincorporated community in West Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana.

Belshaw, Indiana
Belshaw is located in Indiana
Belshaw
Belshaw
Belshaw is located in the United States
Belshaw
Belshaw
Coordinates: 41°15′23″N 87°27′12″W / 41.25639°N 87.45333°W / 41.25639; -87.45333
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLake
TownshipWest Creek
Elevation676 ft (206 m)
ZIP code
46356 (Lowell)
Area code219
FIPS code18-04600[2]
GNIS feature ID430788[1]

Belshaw was named for the Belshaw family of pioneer settlers.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belshaw, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Howat, William Frederick (1915). A Standard History of Lake County, Indiana, and the Calumet Region. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 197.