Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Belmont (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Belmont. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Belmont is located in Allegany County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allegany County: Cattaraugus, Livingston, Steuben, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Potter (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Belmont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belmont:
- Allegany County (The home county of Belmont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Withey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Withey is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withey
- Angelica
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Phillips Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- Aristotle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aristotle is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
- Wellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Almond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Belfast
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Petrolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Dyke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dyke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Elm Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Black Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Abbotts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
- Ischua
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ischua is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ischua
- Portville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weston Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
- Westons Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olean
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olean is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <1>
- Franklinville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Bonaventure
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Allegany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Humphrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Humphrey is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
- Four Mile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Rock City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Dalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lewis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lewis is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Nunda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cumminsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Woodsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
- Dansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Sparta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Hartsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hornell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arkport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Hornell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Hornell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Rexville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Canisteo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stephens Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
- South Canisteo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- Adrian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Adrian is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Haskinville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haskinville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
- Jobs Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- East Koy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Koy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
- Pike
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bliss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Castile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hardys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hardys is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
- Gainesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Arcade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Smiths Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
- McKean County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Myrtle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Eldred
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Larabee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Larabee is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Sartwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Duke Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duke Center is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
- Port Allegany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Potter County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Honeoye
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Honeoye is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
- East Sharon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- East Sharon is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- Chrystal
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- Genesee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Genesee is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Shinglehouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oswayo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Ellisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Millport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Millport is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- North Bingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- Coneville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coneville is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- West Bingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Ulysses
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gold is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Tioga County (PA)
- Potter Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Belmont, see our County-by-County Page for Belmont.
Cemeteries Near Belmont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belmont.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Belmont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Belmont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Norton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sortore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Until The Day Dawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Belmont had a population of 950 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Belmont had a population of 893 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Withey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Withey is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withey
- Belvidere
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belvidere is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Scio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Angelica
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nile is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nile
- Inavale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Inavale is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inavale
- Norton Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Norton Summit is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Summit
- Phillips Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- Wellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bennetts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bennetts is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts
- Aristotle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aristotle is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Allentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Petrolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belmont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belmont.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Belmont ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 144 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belmont.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Belmont. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Belmont and those printed in the larger area surrounding Belmont.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Belmont.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Belmont:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Allegany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cattaraugus County
- Livingston County
- Steuben County
- Wyoming County
- McKean County
- Potter County
- Tioga County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |