Belden’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Belden. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Belden post office opened in 1909. The name honors Robert Belden, its first postmaster.
Prospector Ivan Coffman bought the community in 1989 and put it up for sale in 2026.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Belden’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Belden’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBelden station 1915 postcard, c. 1915: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Belden
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Belden, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Belden is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Belden has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Inskip Hotel in Stirling City, 16.1 miles away.
Belden and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Belden, California on Line Western Pacific (1900s) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.