Welcome to Belfast ...

So far, we found very little information about Belfast. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Belfast to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Belfast, please Contact Us.

Belfast would have been located within present day Preble County<2>.

The location of Belfast has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Belfast is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Belfast was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Belfast ...

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

• Richmond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Wayne County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• Eaton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <5>
• Brookville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <5>
• Centerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Wayne County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <5>
• Arcanum
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcanum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcanum
  • Arcanum is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcanum <5>
• Liberty
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Union County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <5>
• Camden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <5>
• Lewisburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <5>
• West Alexandria
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alexandria
  • West Alexandria is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Alexandria <5>
• New Madison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Madison
  • New Madison is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Madison <5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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