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Welcome to Belfast Mills ...

Belfast Mills is located in Russell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belfast Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

A typical abbreviation for Belfast Mills: Belfast Mls. (or less commonly used: Belfast Mlls.)

Belfast Mills is 2,320 feet [707 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Belfast Mills is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Belfast Mills: 276

Communities near Belfast Mills ...

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

  • Richlands
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lebanon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saltville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Chilhowie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Glade Spring
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Honaker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cleveland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Cleveland is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Allison Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
  • Cardwell Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belfast Mills ...

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

Adding Belfast Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belfast Mills 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 Belfast Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Belfast Mills post office opened in 1854. The Belfast Mills post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belfast Mills.

Footnotes ...

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

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