Welcome to Great Belt ...

Great Belt is located in Butler County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Great Belt, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Great Belt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Great Belt is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Great Belt ...

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

• Butler
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• New Kensington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kensington
  • New Kensington is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Kensington <4>
• Lower Burrell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Burrell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burrell
  • Lower Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Burrell <4>
• Vandergrift
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
  • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <4>
• Arnold
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <4>
• Tarentum
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarentum have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
  • Tarentum is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarentum <4>
• Kittanning
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittanning
  • Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittanning <4>
• Zelienople
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zelienople have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelienople
  • Zelienople is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zelienople <4>
• Springdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <4>
• Brackenridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brackenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenridge
  • Brackenridge is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brackenridge <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Great Belt ...

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

Adding Great Belt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Great Belt 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 Great Belt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Great Belt post office opened in 1874.

We also found Great Belt in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Great Belt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/