Welcome to Belmont ...

Belmont is located in Sumter County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belmont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

Belmont is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Belmont lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Belmont: (205) and (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Belmont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Belmont: This one is located in Sumter County and the other is located in Limestone County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 88 communities that are also named Belmont - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (4), Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Kansas (6), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (3), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (6), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (6), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (8), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Belmont ...

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

• Demopolis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demopolis
  • Demopolis is located in Marengo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,539 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Demopolis <5>
• Livingston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <5>
• Eutaw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
  • Eutaw is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eutaw <5>
• Linden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Marengo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <5>
• Forkland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
  • Forkland is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
• Epes
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
  • Epes is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
• Boligee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boligee
  • Boligee is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boligee <5>
• Providence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Providence is located in Marengo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
• Aigleville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aigleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
  • Aigleville is located in Marengo County
• Coatopa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
  • Coatopa is located in Sumter County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belmont ...

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

Adding Belmont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belmont 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 Belmont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Belmont post office opened in 1835.

We also found Belmont in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belmont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/