Our Genealogy Helper
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Waldo County.
To see how the shape of Maine's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Waldo County: Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot & Somerset.
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:
- Waldo County (The home county of Belmont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Center Belmont
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- Greers Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
- Belmont Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
- Bickfords Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
- Slab City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Searsmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morrill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Northport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Waldo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waldo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Belfast
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bryants Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
- West Searsmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Cape Rosier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- Castine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harborside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Penobscot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Brooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- West Penobscot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Bucksport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Verona Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Verona Island is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Former name for Verona Island:
- Verona
- Brooksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Little Deer Isle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sargentville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sargentville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
- Bucksport Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Orland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Branch Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- Albion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- China
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Windsor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- South China
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Windsor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Vassalboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- South Windsor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- Benton Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Vassalboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Benton Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- West Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Appleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Camden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Burkettville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Lucas Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Rockport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Rockport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Razorville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Somerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Flanders Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Davis Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coopers Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Waldoboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eugley Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
- North Whitefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- South Waldoboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
- Nobleboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrington Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- Whitefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Medomak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Medomak is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- East Dixmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Dixmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- South Newburgh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Newburgh Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- Newburgh
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- North Newburgh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- Plymouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Goodale Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Hampden Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Hampden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Orrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Detroit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Houston Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Pittsfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
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.
- East Searsmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Belmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pitcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pitcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lassell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (323 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Belfast Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Belmont had a population of 86 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Belmont had a population of 911 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Center Belmont
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- Searsmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morrill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Searsmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsmont
- North Appleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Appleton
- East Northport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Belfast
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- City Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- City Point is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- Waldo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waldo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- West Searsmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- West Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Center Montville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Montville
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- South Montville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- Appleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 63 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 15 miles [24.1 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Waldo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Penobscot County
- Somerset County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Belmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |