The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Belmar got its start following construction of the Union Pacific Railroad through the territory. It was likely named for a railroad official.
A post office was established at Belmar in 1910, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1941.
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Start Belmar’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Belmar’s history is told.
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Belmar, decade by decade
Before
2000
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Belmar is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Belmar has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Ash Hollow Historic District in Lewellen, 9.2 miles away.
Belmar and the nearest listed places
Dashed line = Belmar. Tap a dot.
How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Ash Hollow Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Belmar?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Belmar’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.