Welcome to Belton ...
So far, we found very little information about Belton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Belton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Belton, please Contact Us.
Belton would have been located within present day Hempstead County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Belton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Belton is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Belton was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Belton was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named Belton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Belton - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Belton.
Communities near Belton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Belton.
- Nashville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Murfreesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blevins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Delight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perrytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Tollette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Antoine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- McCaskill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 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 Belton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Belton. 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 Belton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belton. See our Newspapers Page for Belton.
Adding Belton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Belton 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 Belton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Belton post office opened in 1900. The Belton post office closed in 1936.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Belton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Belton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Hempstead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Belton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Belton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |