Welcome to Belmont ...

Belmont is located in Loudoun County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belmont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

Belmont is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Belmont ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loudounchamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Belmont ...

While we believe that this Belmont is located in Loudoun County, we know of another 7 Virginia communities named Belmont. Those communities are located in the following counties: Charlottesville City, Fairfax, Montgomery, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford and Warren County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 88 communities that are also named Belmont - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (4), Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Kansas (6), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (3), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (6), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (6), Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Belmont ...

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

• Rockville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <3>
• Gaithersburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <3>
• Leesburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <3>
• Herndon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <3>
• Fairfax
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <3>
• Manassas Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
  • Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <3>
• Vienna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <3>
• Purcellville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcellville
  • Purcellville is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcellville <3>
• Brunswick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <3>
• Poolesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolesville
  • Poolesville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolesville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belmont ...

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

Adding Belmont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Belmont post office opened in 1838.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belmont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Loudoun County: www.co.loudoun.va.us/

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