Welcome to Belcher ...

Belcher is located in Pike County<1>.

The location of Belcher has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belcher, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Belcher is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Belcher lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Belcher: (606)

The ZIP code for Belcher: 41513<4>

Communities Also Named Belcher ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Belcher - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Manitoba, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Belcher.

Communities near Belcher ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Belcher.

• Pikeville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Pikeville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <5>
• Jenkins
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <5>
• Coal Run Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
  • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
• Clintwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
  • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <5>
• Pound
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <5>
• Grundy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
  • Grundy is located in Buchanan County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <5>
• Elkhorn City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
  • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <5>
• Wheelwright
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
  • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
• Haysi
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
  • Haysi is located in Dickenson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <5>
• Clinchco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchco
  • Clinchco is located in Dickenson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinchco <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Belcher. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belcher.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Belcher. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belcher.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belcher. See our Newspapers Page for Belcher.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belcher ...

Looking for more information about Belcher? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Belcher, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Belcher.

Adding Belcher to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belcher in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Belcher was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Belcher post office opened in 1908.

We also found Belcher on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belcher.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belcher. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/