Belden, is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Mississippi, United States. Most of the community is located within the city of Tupelo.
History
In the early 1900s, the settlement was a stop on the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway. About that time, Belden had a post office, a school, two churches, several stores, and a population of about 350.[2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belden
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 228.