Welcome to Belknap ...

Belknap is located in Sanders County<1> (at the time of its founding, Belknap was located in Missoula County).

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

The pronunciation of Belknap: BEL-nap<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belknap, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Belknap is 2,420 feet [738 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Belknap is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Belknap lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Belknap (for example, toward Wardner (ID)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

The telephone area code for Belknap: (406)

Communities Also Named Belknap ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Belknap - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Belknap ...

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

• Thompson Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Falls
  • Thompson Falls is located in Sanders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson Falls <5>
• Eddy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy
  • Eddy is located in Sanders County
• Trout Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
  • Trout Creek is located in Sanders County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <5>
• Saltese
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltese
  • Saltese is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltese <5>
• De Borgia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Borgia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Borgia
  • De Borgia is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Borgia <5>
• Haugan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugan
  • Haugan is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haugan <5>
• Burke ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Burke is located in Shoshone County (ID)
• Murray
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Murray is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <5>
• Cabin City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabin City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin City
  • Cabin City is located in Mineral County
• East Portal ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portal
  • East Portal is located in Mineral County

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 Belknap. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belknap.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belknap ...

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

Adding Belknap to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belknap 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 Belknap was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Belknap on a map titled Shell Oil Map of Montana (1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belknap.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sanders County: www.co.sanders.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/