Belfast, Missouri

Belfast is an unincorporated community in Newton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1] The community lies above the south bank of Lost Creek and is approximately four miles west of Neosho.^[2] The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway passes the community along Lost Creek valley.^[3]

History

Belfast was founded ca. 1880, and named after Belfast, in Northern Ireland, the ancestral home of a share of the first settlers.^[4] Until 1887, it was called Iron Switch.^[5] A post office called Belfast was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1901.^[6] In 1925, Belfast had 25 inhabitants.^[7]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belfast, Missouri
2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
3. Neosho West, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1972 (1986 rev.)
4. "Newton County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
5. "Forty Years Ago". Neosho Times. Neosho, MO. May 5, 1887. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
6. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
7. Rand McNally and Company (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 259. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

36°51′59″N 94°27′16″W