Belmont
Evergreen City (former) | |
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.jpg) Belmont, looking east, September 2012 | |
| Etymology: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad official | |
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| Coordinates: 42°32′59″N 103°21′24″W / 42.54972°N 103.35667°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Dawes |
| Elevation | 4,498 ft (1,371 m) |
| Population (Late 1920s) | |
| • Total | ~ 80 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
Belmont is a semi-ghost town in Dawes County, Nebraska, United States, approximately 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Crawford. Originally known as Evergreen City, the settlement was existent by summer 1889, due to the construction of the Belmont Tunnel. However, when the town site was surveyed in 1890, only five blocks were sold. Belmont reached its population peak of around eighty residents in the late 1920s. The trend of declining population started with the Great Depression and accelerated with changes in transportation. Improved vehicles meant that shopping and selling of farm products could be done in larger towns nearby, and the Burlington Railroad ceased passenger service in 1969.