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 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]

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. 1887-05-05. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  6. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 20 November 2016.



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