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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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Schuylkill County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Schuylkill County: Berks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne & Northumberland.

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:

  • Schuylkill County     (The home county of Belmont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
    • New Philadelphia
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Palo Alto
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Palo Alto is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
    • Port Carbon
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mechanicsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pottsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Clair
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Middleport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Middleport is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
    • Mount Carbon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • New Castle ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • New Castle is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
    • Renningers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Renningers is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renningers
    • Orwigsburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Seltzer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Seltzer is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltzer
    • Cressona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
    • Shartlesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ededburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ededburg is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
    • Hamburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Quaker City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Quaker City is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
    • Berne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Berne is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
    • Schubert
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Schubert is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
    • Strausstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lenhartsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Windsor Castle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
    • New Schaefferstown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
    • Centerport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shoemakersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Carbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
    • Lansford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tresckow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tresckow is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
    • New Mahoning
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
    • Beaver Meadows
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Coxes Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
      • Coxes Village has also been known as:
      • Cross Village
    • Hudsondale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
    • Nesquehoning
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Germans
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Germans is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
    • Mertz Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
    • Ashfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Ashfield is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
    • Weatherly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jim Thorpe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
      • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
      • East Mauch Chunk
      • Mauch Chunk
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <1>
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
    • Aristes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Aristes is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
    • Centralia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Locustdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Newlin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Newlin is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
    • Numidia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Numidia is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
    • Shumans
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Shumans is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
    • Slabtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Slabtown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Queen City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Queen City is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Hetlerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
    • Mainville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mainville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
    • Mifflinville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Catawissa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Almedia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Almedia is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
  • Dauphin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
    • Williamstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Dayton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Dayton is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Erdman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Erdman is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
    • Gratz
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Lykens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
    • Blainsport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
    • Cocalico
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
  • Lebanon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
    • Greble
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Greble is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
    • Fredericksburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Gold Mine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
    • Myerstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Richland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sheridan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Mount Zion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Murray
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Murray is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Newmanstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Inwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Inwood is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Green Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Point is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
    • Jonestown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lickdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
  • Lehigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Stines Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
    • Lochland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lochland is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
    • New Smithville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
    • Hynemansville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
    • Weisenberg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
    • Seipstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
    • Slatedale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
    • Custer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Custer is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
    • Emerald
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Emerald is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
    • Newside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Newside is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
    • Weidasville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Weidasville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville
    • Friedens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Friedens is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
    • Newtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Newtown is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Harwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Harwood is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
    • Tomhicken
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
    • West Hazleton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
    • Conyngham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Mountain Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
    • Hazleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sybertsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Harleigh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ebervale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
    • Nescopeck
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jeddo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Beach Haven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
  • Montour County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
    • Danville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mechanicsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
    • Lockport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lockport is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
    • Berlinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
    • Walnutport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
    • Mount Carmel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dooleyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
    • Locust Gap
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
    • Alaska
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Alaska is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
    • Natalie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Natalie is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
    • Bear Gap
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
    • Gowen City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
    • Marshallton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
    • Bear Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
    • Edgewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Kulpmont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <1>
    • Shamokin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <1>
    • Elysburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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.

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.<4>

While we didn't find Belmont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Belmont.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.

  • Cumbola
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cumbola is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbola
  • Port Carbon
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Palo Alto
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Palo Alto is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
  • New Philadelphia
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Silver Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Pottsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Clair
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mount Carbon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Middleport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Middleport is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • New Castle ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • New Castle is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • Orwigsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wetherill Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wetherill Junction is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherill Junction
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Morea
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Morea is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morea
    • Cressona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Schuylkill Haven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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 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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belmont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belmont, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for 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 websites either 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:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Belmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.