Welcome to Belmar ...

Belmar is located in Keith County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belmar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Belmar is 3,350 feet [1,021 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Belmar is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Belmar lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Belmar (for example, toward Sutherland), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Belmar is within the boundaries of the (308) area code.

Communities Also Named Belmar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Belmar - they are located in Colorado, Maryland, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ontario and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Belmar ...

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

• Ogallala
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallala
  • Ogallala is located in Keith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogallala <3>
• Big Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Big Springs is located in Deuel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Springs <3>
• Brule
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
  • Brule is located in Keith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brule <3>
• Lewellen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewellen
  • Lewellen is located in Garden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewellen <3>
• Lemoyne
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
  • Lemoyne is located in Keith County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <3>
• Megeath
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Megeath have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megeath
  • Megeath is located in Keith County
• Keystone
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Keystone is located in Keith County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <3>
• Roscoe
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Roscoe is located in Keith County
• Arthur
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Arthur is located in Arthur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur <3>
• Oshkosh
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
  • Oshkosh is located in Garden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oshkosh <3>

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 Belmar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belmar.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Belmar. 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 Belmar.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belmar ...

Looking for more information about Belmar? 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 Belmar, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Belmar.

Adding Belmar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belmar 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 Belmar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Belmar post office opened in 1910.

We also found Belmar mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belmar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Keith County: www.co.keith.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/