Welcome to Belmont ...
So far, we found very little information about Belmont. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
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 would have been located within present day White Pine County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Belmont, 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.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Belmont is 7,420 feet [2,262 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Belmont is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Belmont was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
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), Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska (2), 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.
- Jefferson ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Nye County
- Manhattan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Manhattan is located in Nye County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <4>
- Round Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Round Mountain is located in Nye County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Mountain <4>
- Jett ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Carvers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvers
- Carvers is located in Nye County
- Indian Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Nye County
- Indian Springs has also been known as:
- Indian Spring
- Peavine ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Learville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Lower Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Lower Town is located in Nye County
- Upper Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Town
- Upper Town is located in Nye 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 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. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Belmont.
Adding Belmont to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Belmont 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 Belmont was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Belmont.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for White Pine County: www.co.white-pine.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including White Pine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belmont - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |