Welcome to Belknap ...

Belknap is located in Sevier County<1>.

Belknap is 5,810 feet [1,771 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Belknap is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Belknap lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Belknap: 435

Communities Also Named Belknap ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Belknap - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Belknap ...

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

• Monroe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Monroe is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,383 people
  • Former names for Monroe:
  • Alma
  • Monkey Town
  • South Bend
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <3>
• Elsinore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Elsinore is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsinore
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsinore <3>
• Annabella
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Annabella is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annabella
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annabella <3>
• Central Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Central Valley is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
  • Former names for Central Valley:
  • Central
  • Inverury
• Marysvale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Marysvale is located in Piute County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysvale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysvale <3>
• Joseph
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Joseph is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
• Junction
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Junction is located in Piute County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction <3>
• Kimberly ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kimberly is located in Piute County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
• Sevier
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sevier is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevier
• Lower Kimberly ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lower Kimberly is located in Piute County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Kimberly

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 Belknap. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belknap.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Belknap. 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 Belknap.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belknap. See our Newspapers Page for Belknap.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belknap ...

Looking for more information about Belknap? 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 Belknap, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Belknap.

Adding Belknap to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belknap 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 (so far) for Belknap was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belknap.