Welcome to Belfast ...

Belfast is located in Clermont 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 1840.

Belfast is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Belfast: (513)

Websites for Belfast ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clermontchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Belfast, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Belfast ...

While we believe that this Belfast is located in Clermont County, we know of another 3 Ohio communities named Belfast. Those communities are located in the following counties: Highland, Licking and Preble County.

Beyond Ohio, 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, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, 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.

• Mason
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
• Lebanon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Norwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
• Fort Thomas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Thomas
  • Fort Thomas is located in Campbell County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Thomas <4>
• Sharonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharonville
  • Sharonville is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharonville <4>
• Loveland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
  • Loveland is located in Clermont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loveland <4>
• Blue Ash
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ash
  • Blue Ash is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Ash <4>
• Montgomery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Reading
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
• Madeira
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madeira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madeira
  • Madeira is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madeira <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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Belfast post office opened in 1840.

We also found Belfast in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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.

The official website for Clermont County: www.co.clermont.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/