Belvidere Nebraska 68315

Belvidere traces its 1872 founding to the arrival of the Saint Joseph and Grand Island Railroad, which named the community, likely after Belvidere, Illinois or New Jersey, as part of a broader alphabetical town-naming pattern used along the line in Thayer County.

Belvidere's population fell sharply between 2000 and 2010 (from 98 to 48) but has since held roughly steady around 50 residents, making it one of the county's smallest but currently stable villages.