Welcome to Belgium ...

Belgium is located in Onondaga County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belgium, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Belgium is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Belgium is within the boundaries of the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Belgium ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Belgium - they are located in Florida, Illinois, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Belgium ...

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

• Syracuse
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <4>
• De Witt
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
• Fulton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Baldwinsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinsville
  • Baldwinsville is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwinsville <4>
• North Syracuse
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
  • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
• Solvay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solvay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvay
  • Solvay is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvay <4>
• Manlius
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manlius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlius
  • Manlius is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manlius <4>
• Fayetteville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
• Minoa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
  • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <4>
• East Syracuse
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
  • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belgium ...

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

Adding Belgium to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belgium 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 Belgium was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Belgium post office opened in 1892.

We also found Belgium on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belgium.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/