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Coordinates: 47°5′16.6″N117°9′44.6″W / 47.087944°N 117.162389°W / 47.087944; -117.162389
Country United States
State Washington
County Whitman
Elevation
2,510 ft (765 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
99158
Area code 509
GNIS feature ID1513062 [1]

Belmont is an unincorporated community in Whitman County, Washington, United States.

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History

Belmont School in the 1931-1932 school year Belmont School, Belmont, Washington, 1931-1932 - DPLA - 0af48b2eb9918e988338822065af0a7d.jpg
Belmont School in the 1931-1932 school year

Because it is not tracked by the U.S. Census, a Census population estimate is not available. First settled in 1886, [2] there are only about seven houses (most of which sit empty) in Belmont, which is assigned the ZIP code 99104. A 1910 plat map of the community shows 11 full city blocks and seven partial city blocks. [3]

In 2009 the community was the site of a controversy surrounding a proposal to store chlorine gas in rail cars on the siding in Belmont. [4] The grain elevators in Belmont were taken down around 2014.

Geography

Belmont is 22 miles (35 km) south of the town of Rosalia and 5 miles (8 km) south of Oakesdale. Belmont is 24 miles (39 km) from the Whitman County Seat of Colfax.

Washington State Route 27 passes through Belmont, connecting it with the nearby communities of Oakesdale to the north and Garfield to the south. The road, as well as a railroad track, follow the path of an intermittent stream called Kelley Creek which cuts through the rolling grasslands of the Palouse. [5]

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References

  1. "Belmont Summary Report". nationalmap.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  2. Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 112. ISBN   978-0-918664-00-6.
  3. "Plat maps of Belmont, Hay, and Pine City, (1910). Plat book of Whitman County, Washington compiled and published from actual surveys and the County records by Anderson Map Company". wsu.edu. Washington State University. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  4. Kramer, Becky (December 4, 2009). "Gas storage worries some in Whitman County". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  5. "Garfield Quadrangle" (7.5 minute quadrangle topographical map). usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.