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Welcome to Belair ...

Belair is located in Richmond County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belair, you might consider that their post office opened in 1832.

Belair is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Belair: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Belair ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Belair - they are located in Florida (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Quebec, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Belair ...

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

  • Augusta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • De Bruce
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • De Bruce is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
    • Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
  • North Augusta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Snead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Snead is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
    • Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
  • Grovetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Richmond Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
    • Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
  • Fairvale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairvale is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
  • Hephzibah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Harlem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bonair
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonair is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 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 Belair. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belair.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belair ...

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

Adding Belair to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Belair post office opened in 1832. The Belair post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belair.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Richmond, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belair - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Belair area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Belair area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/