Welcome to Belfast ...

Belfast is located in Greeley County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belfast, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Belfast is 2,170 feet [661 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Belfast is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Belfast lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Belfast: (308)

Communities Also Named Belfast ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Belfast - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Georgia, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Belfast ...

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

• Ord
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
  • Ord is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ord <4>
• Spalding
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spalding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
  • Spalding is located in Greeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spalding <4>
• Greeley Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley Center
  • Greeley Center is located in Greeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
• North Loup
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Loup
  • North Loup is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Loup <4>
• Scotia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Greeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
• Bartlett
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <4>
• Ericson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ericson
  • Ericson is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ericson <4>
• Primrose
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
  • Primrose is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Primrose <4>
• Cotesfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotesfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotesfield
  • Cotesfield is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
• Greeley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Greeley is located in Greeley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belfast ...

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

Adding Belfast to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belfast 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 Belfast was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

We also found Belfast in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Belfast post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belfast.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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