Welcome to Belmont ...
Although we found mention of Belmont during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Belmont was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Belmont to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Belmont, please Contact Us.
Belmont is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Belmont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.
The origin (or the toponymy) of Belmont: Named after August Belmont (1813-1890).
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Belmont might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Belmont: 573 & 235<2>
Communities Also Named Belmont ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 88 communities that are also named Belmont - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (4), Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Kansas (6), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (3), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Montana (2), Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (6), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (6), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (8), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Belmont.
Communities near Belmont ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Belmont.
- Charleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Charleston
- From Belmont to Charleston
- East Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prairie
- East Prairie is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Prairie <4>
- Hickman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Hickman is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickman <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hickman
- From Belmont to Hickman
- Cairo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cairo
- From Belmont to Cairo
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
- Bardwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Bardwell is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bardwell <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bardwell
- From Belmont to Bardwell
- Wickliffe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
- Wickliffe is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickliffe <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wickliffe
- From Belmont to Wickliffe
- Barlow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Wyatt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Belmont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belmont.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Belmont. 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 Belmont.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belmont. See our Newspapers Page for Belmont.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belmont ...
Looking for more information about Belmont? 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 Belmont, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Belmont.
Adding Belmont to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Belmont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Belmont post office opened in 1869.
We also found Belmont in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Belmont.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Belmont and then turned west". While Belmont could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Belmont as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Belmont could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Belmont area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Belmont area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |