Welcome to Belden ...

Belden is located in McHenry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1845.

Belden is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Belden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Belden - they are located in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Belden ...

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

• Crystal Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Lake <4>
• McHenry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • McHenry is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <4>
• Round Lake Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Beach
  • Round Lake Beach is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Beach <4>
• Woodstock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <4>
• Grayslake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayslake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayslake
  • Grayslake is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayslake <4>
• Round Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
  • Round Lake is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <4>
• Cary
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
  • Cary is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <4>
• Salem Lakes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
  • Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
  • Former names for Salem Lakes:
  • Salem
  • Silver Lake
• Antioch
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Antioch is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <4>
• Lindenhurst
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindenhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
  • Lindenhurst is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,117 people
  • Lindenhurst has also been known as:
  • Lindenhurst village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <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 Belden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belden.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belden ...

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

Adding Belden to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Belden post office opened in 1845.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McHenry County: www.co.mchenry.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov