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Welcome to Beldor ...

Beldor is located in Rockingham County<1>.


The location of Beldor has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Beldor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Beldor is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Beldor lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Beldor lies within the (540) area code.

Communities near Beldor ...

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

  • Harrisonburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgewater
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Elkton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
  • Grottoes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shenandoah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
    • Shenandoah is located in Page County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
  • Stanley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Stanley is located in Page County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <4>
  • Dayton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
  • Mount Crawford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Stanardsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
    • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>
  • Madison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <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 Beldor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beldor.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beldor ...

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

Adding Beldor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beldor 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 Beldor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Beldor post office opened in 1894.

We also found Beldor on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beldor.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beldor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beldor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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