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Welcome to Belfast ...

Belfast is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belfast, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Belfast is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Belfast ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Belfast - they are located in California (2), Georgia, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Belfast ...

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

  • Benton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bryant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Sheridan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Haskell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shannon Hills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
  • Alexander
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Wrightsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
  • Redfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Rockport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Bauxite
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bauxite is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belfast ...

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

Adding Belfast to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belfast 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 (so far) for Belfast was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Belfast post office opened in 1871. The Belfast post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belfast.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belfast - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/