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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Belmont (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Belmont. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Belmont is located in DuPage County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of DuPage County: Cook, Kane, Kendall & Will.

Below are the counties that are near Belmont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belmont:

  • DuPage County     (The home county of Belmont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
    • Downers Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lisle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Lisle is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisle <1>
    • Westmont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Woodridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Clarendon Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Darien
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hinsdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lombard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Oak Brook Terrace
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Brook Terrace is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Brook Terrace
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
    • Oak Brook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Utopia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Utopia is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
    • Naperville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
    • Burr Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Head Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Indian Head Park is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
    • Western Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Countryside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • La Grange Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • La Grange
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Westchester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lemont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Willow Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hodgkins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Berkeley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • DeKalb County
    • Hinckley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
    • Minooka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Channahon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sand Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
  • Kane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
    • Aurora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Batavia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Geneva
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mooseheart
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • North Aurora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • North Aurora is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
    • Saint Charles
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coleman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Coleman is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Bonnie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bonnie is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
      • Bonnie has also been known as:
      • Bonnie Valley
    • South Elgin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • South Elgin is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
    • Sugar Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Campton Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Campton Hills is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,063 people
      • Campton Hills has also been known as:
      • Campton Hills village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton Hills <1>
    • Elgin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
    • Boulder Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
    • Montgomery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Oswego
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bristol
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Yorkville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Plattville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Plattville is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Plano
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Plano is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <1>
    • Little Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Little Rock is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
    • Millbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
    • Buffalo Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Deer Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Aptakisic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Aptakisic is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
    • Deerfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Kildeer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lake Zurich
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Long Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Riverwoods
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bannockburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Forest Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Forest Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
    • Lincolnshire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Braeside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Braeside is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
  • McHenry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
    • Algonquin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox River Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Cary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cary is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,929 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <1>
    • Trout Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
    • Lake-in-the-Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Will County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
    • Winston Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Winston Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
    • Bolingbrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Colonial Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Colonial Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Bloomfield Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
    • Romeoville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Goodings Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Goodings Grove is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
    • Normantown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Normantown is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
    • Lockport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Homer Glen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Homer Glen is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
      • Homer Glen has also been known as:
      • Homer Glen village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <1>
    • Plainfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Walker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Walker is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Crest Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Lake County (IN)
    • Whiting
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Belmont, see our County-by-County Page for Belmont.

Cemeteries Near Belmont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belmont.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Belmont - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Belmont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Belmont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Belmont.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.

  • Downers Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lisle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lisle is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisle <1>
  • Lace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lace is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lace
  • Clarendon Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Naperville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hinsdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Utopia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Utopia is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
  • Lombard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Glen Ellyn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fullersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fullersburg is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullersburg
  • Wheaton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tedens ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tedens is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gretna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gretna is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Western Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • South Elmhurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belmont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belmont.

Newspapers Published in Belmont ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belmont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belmont, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belmont.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Belmont:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 Belmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.