Welcome to Belfast ...

Belfast is located in Marshall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belfast, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.

Belfast is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Belfast lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Belfast: 931

The ZIP code for Belfast: 37019<3>

Communities Also Named Belfast ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Belfast.

Websites for Belfast ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.marshallchamber.org/

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

Communities near Belfast ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Belfast.

Shelbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Shelbyville is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,326 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shelbyville
- From Belfast to Shelbyville
Lewisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lewisburg
- From Belfast to Lewisburg
Fayetteville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,009 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fayetteville
- From Belfast to Fayetteville
Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chapel Hill
- From Belfast to Chapel Hill
Unionville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Unionville
- From Belfast to Unionville
Cornersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornersville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cornersville
- From Belfast to Cornersville
Trigg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trigg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
Philadelphia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
Palmetto
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmetto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Petersburg
- From Belfast to Petersburg

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.<6>

From that list, the Belfast post office opened in 1836.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belfast.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belfast - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Belfast). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Belfast or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/