Welcome to Belair ...
Belair is located in Lancaster County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Belair, you might consider that their post office opened in 1813.
Belair is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Belair lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Belair: 803 & 839<3>
Communities Also Named Belair ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Belair - they are located in Florida (2), Georgia, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Quebec and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Belair.
Communities near Belair ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Belair.
- Charlotte
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <4>
- Rock Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Rock Hill is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,318 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hill <4>
- Indian Trail
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Indian Trail. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Indian Trail is located in Union County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Trail <4>
- Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Union County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
- Matthews
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <4>
- Mint Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
- Mint Hill is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mint Hill <4>
- Fort Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mill
- Fort Mill is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,929 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Mill <4>
- Waxhaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
- Waxhaw is located in Union County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <4>
- Stallings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stallings have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
- Stallings is located in Union County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stallings <4>
- Tega Cay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tega Cay
- Tega Cay is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,696 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tega Cay <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 Belair. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belair.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Belair. 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 Belair.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belair. See our Newspapers Page for Belair.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belair ...
Looking for more information about Belair? 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 Belair, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Belair.
Adding Belair to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Belair in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Belair was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Belair post office opened in 1813.
We also found Belair in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Belair.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belair. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancastercountysc.net/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belair - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Belair area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Belair area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |