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 Landing (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 Landing. 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.
Name Variations for Belmont Landing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Belmont Landing: Belmont Lndg. (or less commonly used: Belmont Lndng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Belmont Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Belmont Landing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 Landing is located in Mississippi County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mississippi County: Alexander (IL), Ballard (KY), Carlisle (KY), Fulton (KY), Hickman (KY), New Madrid & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Belmont Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belmont Landing:
- Mississippi County (The home county of Belmont Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont Landing, with the one closest to Belmont Landing listed first.
- Thirtyfour Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thirtyfour Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtyfour Corner
- Wolf Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
- Pinhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pinhook is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
- Wilson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson City is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Anniston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Anniston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Wyatt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wyatt is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- East Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whiting
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whiting is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Charleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Bertrand
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- New Madrid County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont Landing, with the one closest to Belmont Landing listed first.
- La Forge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- La Forge is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Forge
- Matthews
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ogden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Kewanee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kewanee is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- New Madrid
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sikeston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Howardville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Lilbourn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Lilbourn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont Landing, with the one closest to Belmont Landing listed first.
- Diehlstadt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Miner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Miner is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
- Blodgett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont Landing, with the one closest to Belmont Landing listed first.
- Cairo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <1>
- Future City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Cairo Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Cache
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Unity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Miller City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Olive Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont Landing, with the one closest to Belmont Landing listed first.
- Mound City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mounds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Villa Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Olmsted
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ballard County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont Landing, with the one closest to Belmont Landing listed first.
- Wickliffe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blandville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Barlow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Gage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gage is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Lovelaceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- La Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ceredo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Kevil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bandana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Carlisle County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont Landing, with the one closest to Belmont Landing listed first.
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Bardwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Kirbyton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Cunningham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont Landing, with the one closest to Belmont Landing listed first.
- Hickman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cayce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Jordan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graves County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont Landing, with the one closest to Belmont Landing listed first.
- Fancy Farm
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Lowes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lowes is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Pottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Pryorsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Wingo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Water Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Melber
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Melber is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Hickory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Mayfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Viola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Viola is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Boaz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sedalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Westplains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Westplains is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Hickman County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont Landing, with the one closest to Belmont Landing listed first.
- Columbus
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Spring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Fulgham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- McCracken County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont Landing, with the one closest to Belmont Landing listed first.
- Camelia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Cimota City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- West Future City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Future City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Massac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Massac is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Grahamville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Ragland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- West Paducah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont Landing, with the one closest to Belmont Landing listed first.
- New Markham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Markham is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
- Proctor City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Obion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont Landing, with the one closest to Belmont Landing listed first.
- Woodland Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- South Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pierce Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Englewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Englewood is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
- McConnell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McConnell is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Rives
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rives is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Samburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weakley County (TN)
- Terrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Belmont Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Belmont Landing.
Cemeteries Near Belmont Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belmont Landing.
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 Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Belmont Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belmont Landing, with the one closest to Belmont Landing listed first.
- Columbus Confederate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Travis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allred Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ivie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dicus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Island Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (357 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Belmont Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belmont Landing, with the one closest to Belmont Landing listed first.
- Belmont
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Belmont is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Columbus
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- South Columbus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbus
- Berkley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Crosno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crosno is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosno
- Wolf Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Laketon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laketon is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketon
- Oakton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakton is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
- Spring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bardwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Henson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henson is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson
- Moscow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Samos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Samos is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samos
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belmont Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belmont Landing.
Newspapers Published in Belmont Landing ...
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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belmont Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belmont Landing, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belmont Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Landing:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Mississippi County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- New Madrid County
- Scott County
- Alexander County
- Pulaski County
- Ballard County
- Carlisle County
- Fulton County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- McCracken County
- Lake County
- Obion County
- Weakley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Landing, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belmont Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |