Welcome to Belcross ...

Belcross is located in Camden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belcross, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Belcross is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Belcross lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Belcross: 252

Communities near Belcross ...

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

• Elizabeth City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
  • Elizabeth City is located in Pasquotank County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elizabeth City
  • From Belcross to Elizabeth City
• Winfall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfall
  • Winfall is located in Perquimans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfall <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Winfall
  • From Belcross to Winfall
• Shawboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawboro
  • Shawboro is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawboro <3>
• Shiloh
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Shiloh is located in Camden County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shiloh
  • From Belcross to Shiloh
• Elizabeth City Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth City Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
  • Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
• Riddle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
  • Riddle is located in Camden County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Riddle
  • From Belcross to Riddle
• Snowden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snowden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
  • Snowden is located in Currituck County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Snowden
  • From Belcross to Snowden
• Alder Branch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
  • Alder Branch is located in Camden County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alder Branch
  • From Belcross to Alder Branch
• Maple
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Maple is located in Currituck County
• Weeksville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weeksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
  • Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Weeksville
  • From Belcross to Weeksville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belcross ...

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

Adding Belcross to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belcross 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 Belcross was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Belcross post office opened in 1882.

We also found Belcross in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belcross.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/