Welcome to Belmont ...

The village of Belmont is located in Allegany County<1> and is the County Seat for Allegany County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belmont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Belmont has a population of 901 people<3> (see below for details).

Belmont is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Belmont had an population of 901 people. This is a decrease of 7.02% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.36% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Belmont had a population of 969 people. This makes Belmont the county's 26th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 969 people, the population of Belmont increased 1.79% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 952 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Belmont.

Communities Also Named Belmont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Belmont: This one is located in Allegany County and the other is located in Bronx County.

Beyond New York, 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, North Carolina (6), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (6), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (8), 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.

• Wellsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <5>
• Alfred
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
  • Alfred is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
  • Alfred has also been known as:
  • Alfred village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <5>
• Cuba
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <5>
• Shinglehouse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglehouse
  • Shinglehouse is located in Potter County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinglehouse <5>
• Andover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <5>
• Bolivar
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <5>
• Angelica
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angelica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
  • Angelica is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angelica <5>
• Fillmore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Fillmore is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fillmore <5>
• Almond
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Almond is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <5>
• Richburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg
  • Richburg is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richburg <5>

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. Our list includes 5 papers. 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Belmont, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<6>

From that list, the Belmont post office opened in 1859.

We also found Belmont in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Allegany County: www.alleganyco.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/