Things Named Belnap or Belknap

The surname Belknap or Belnap is unique, in that all known Belknaps or Belnaps living today are believed to descend from one man, Abraham Beltoft alias Belknap, who migrated from England to Massachusetts about 1635.  Although the surname continued in England for several centuries through other branches of the family, it has since died out (except for a few vestigial place names) in its country of origin.

Today, a wide variety of locations and institutions are named after Belknap/Belnap descendants of Abraham Belknap, including over 140 streets, over 20 towns, and 1 U.S. county.  Natural features named Belknap range from a nunatak near the South Pole in Antarctica, to a Canadian cape near the North Pole, to a seamount beneath the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii, to a tiny rocky island in Indonesia in Southeast Asia.  A structure named Belknap is even on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.  Not bad for one man’s descendants!

Back in England, the family’s country of origin, there are only two known structures–a manor home and a small bungalow–known to carry the family name, plus a field and possibly also a prehistoric burial site.

Below is a list of all known “things” named Belnap or Belknap (or other alternate spellings).  Click on highlighted items for more information.  Please report additions or corrections, or any broken links.

Physical and Natural Features

Capes

• Cape Belknap – Qikiqtaaluk Region, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada
• Belknap Point – Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA

Islands

• Belknap Rock (a/k/a Batu Penu) – Lat: 4° 37′ 0 N; Long: 108° 4′ 0 E, Indonesia
• Belknap Islands – Sitka, Alaska, USA
• Belknap Island (a/k/a Frank Island) – Teton County, Wyoming, USA

Mountains/Summits

• Belknap Nunatak – Thurston Island, Antarctica
• Belknap Hill – Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
• Belknap Mountain – Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA
• Belknap Mountains – Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA
• Belknap Ridge – Orange County, New York, USA
• Little Belknap – Deschutes County, Oregon, USA
• Belknap Crater – Linn County, Oregon, USA
• Belknap Shield Volcano – Linn County, Oregon, USA
• Belknap Hills – Montague County, Texas, USA
• Belknap Mountains – Young County, Texas, USA
• Mount Belknap – Piute County, Utah, USA

Valleys

• Belknap Gulch – Josephine County, Oregon, USA
• Belknap Hollow – Braxton County, West Virginia, USA

Underwater Features

• Belknap Deep (historical name) – Pacific Ocean, south of Hawaii
• Belknap Submerged Mountain (a/k/a Erben Tablemount) – Pacific Ocean Lat: 32° 52′ N; Long: 132° 32′ W

Water Features and Water-related Structures

• Belknap Lake – British Columbia, Canada
• Lac Belnap – Quebec, Canada
• Belnap Tank – Coconino County, Arizona, USA
• Belnap Reservoir – Mohave County, Arizona, USA
• Belnap Spring – Siskiyou County, California, USA
• Belknap Creek – Tulare County, California, USA
• Belnap Creek – Leelanau County, Michigan, USA
• Belknap Creek – Benton County, Oregon, USA
• Belknap Spring – Benton County, Oregon, USA
• Belknap Creek – Crook County, Oregon, USA
• Belknap Hot Springs – Lane County, Oregon, USA
• Belnap Creek – Hill County, Texas, USA
• Belknap Creek – Montague County, Texas, USA
• East Belknap Creek- Montague County, Texas, USA
• Middle Belknap Creek – Montague County, Texas, USA
• West Belknap Creek – Montague County, Texas, USA
• Belknap Branch – Parker County, Texas, USA
• Belnap Creek – Morgan County, Utah, USA
• Belnap Spring – Ogden, Weber County, USA (historical; located near 26th Street and Grant Avenue)
• Belknap Brook – Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, USA
• Belnap Pond Dam – Orange County, Vermont, USA
• Belknap Creek – Park County, Wyoming, USA
• Belknap Creek Number 1 Dam – Park County, Wyoming, USA
• Belknap Creek Number 1 Reservoir – Park County, Wyoming, USA
• Belknap Creek Number 4 Dam – Park County, Wyoming, USA
• Belknap Creek Number 4 Reservoir – Park County, Wyoming, USA
• Belknap Creek Number 5 Dam – Park County, Wyoming, USA
• Belknap Creek Number 5 Reservoir – Park County, Wyoming, USA

Woods/Forests

• Belknap Camp Grove – Tulare County, California, USA

Fields

• Belknappes – Castleton, Dorsetshire, England

Geological Features

• Belknap Soil – USA (Midwest)

Civil Jurisdictions

Counties

• Belknap County – New Hampshire, USA

Cities, Towns, and Townships

• Belknap – Dallas County, Alabama, USA
• Belknap’s Bluff (historical) – now Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA
• Belknap (historical) – Cross County, Arkansas, USA
• Belknap (historical) – Bryan County, Georgia, USA
• Belknap – Johnson County, Illinois, USA
• Belknap – Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
• Belknap – Davis County, Iowa, USA
• Belknap Township – Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
• Belknap Beach – Oldham County, Kentucky, USA
• Belknap – Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
• Belknap Township – Presque Isle County, Michigan, USA
• Belknap – Presque Isle County, Michigan, USA
• Fort Belknap Agency – Blaine County, Montana, USA
• Belknap – Sanders County, Montana, USA
• Belknapville – Orange County, New York, USA
• Belknap Crossing – Wyoming County, New York, USA
• Belknap – Harrison County, Ohio, USA
• Belknap (historical?) – Jefferson County, Ohio, USA
• Belknap Springs – Lane County, Oregon, USA
• Belknap – Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA
• Belknaps (historical) – Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
• Belknap (historical) – Young County, Texas, USA
• Belknap (unincorporated) – Sevier County, Utah, USA

Indian Reservations

• Fort Belknap Indian Reservation – Montana, USA

Other Locations

Airports

• Belknap-Icarus Acres Airport – Parker City, Delaware County, Indiana, USA

Post Offices (often established as a precursor to more permanent settlement)

• Belknap Post Office (historical) – Dallas County, Alabama, USA
• Belknap Post Office (historical) – Pine County, Minnesota, USA
• Belknap Post Office (historical) – Blaine County, Montana, USA
• Belknap Post Office (historical) – Sanders County, Montana, USA
• Belknap Post Office (historical) – Holt County, Nebraska, USA
• Belknap Springs Post Office (historical) – Lane County, Oregon, USA

Cemeteries

• Belknap Cemetery – Baldwin Mills, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada
• Belknap (Quarryville) Cemetery – Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
• Belknap-Dill Cemetery – Hancock County, Illinois, USA
• Belknap Cemetery – Oakland, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
• Belknap Cemetery – Chautauqua County, Kansas, USA
• Belknap Cemetery – Ulster County, New York, USA
• Belknap Cemetery – Young County, Texas, USA

City Parks

• Belknap Park – Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
• Arias G. and Mabel Harris Belnap Memorial Park – Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA

Locales

• Belknap Campground – Tulare County, California, USA
• Belknap State Reservation – Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA
• Belknap Camp – Lane County, Oregon, USA
• Belknap Ranger Station – Sevier County, Utah, USA
• Belknap Ranch – Park County, Wyoming, USA

Mines

• Belknap Mine Number 1 – Young County, Texas, USA
• Belknap Mine Number 2 – Young County, Texas, USA
• Belknap Mine Number 3 – Young County, Texas, USA
• Belknap Mine Number 4 – Young County, Texas, USA
• Belknap Mine Number 5 – Young County, Texas, USA

Neighborhoods/Subdivisions

• Belknap Manor – North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA
• Belknap – Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
• Belknap – Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
• Belnap Addition – Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA

Streets (organized alphabetically by state and then city/county)

• Belknap Circle – Eagle River, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
• Belnap Drive – Homer, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, USA
• Belknap – Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
• Belknap – Phoenix, Maricopa, USA
• Belnap – Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA
• Belnap Avenue – Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA
• Belknap Road – Sulphur Springs, Yell, Arkansas, USA
• Belknap Court – Cupertino, Santa Clara, California, USA
• Belknap Drive – Cupertino, Santa Clara, California, USA
• Belknap Way – Escondido, San Diego, California, USA
• Belknap Way – San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
• Belnap Way – Saratoga, Santa Clara, California, USA
• Belknap – Aurora, ~, Colorado, USA
• Belknap – Plainville, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
• Belknap Road – West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
• Belknap Street – Delray Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
• Belknap – Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA
• Belknap – Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA
• Belknap Drive (West) – Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA
• Belknap Loop (South) – Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA
• Belknap – Hamilton, Hancock, Illinois, USA
• Belknap Street – Sleepy Hollow, Kane, Illinois, USA
• Belknap Road – Belknap, Johnson, Illinois, USA
• Belknap Lane – Mishawaka, Saint Joseph, Indiana, USA
• Belknap Boulevard – Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA
• Belknap Place – Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA
• Belknap [Belnap?] Street – Ryan, Delaware, Iowa, USA
• Belknap – Manhattan, Riley, Kansas, USA
• Belknap Farm Road – Goshen, Oldham, Kentucky, USA
• Belknap – Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
• Belknap Beach Road – Prospect, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
• Belknap Beach Road – Belknap Beach, Oldham, Kentucky, USA
• Belknap Street – Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
• Belknap – South Berwick, York, Maine, USA
• Belknap – Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
• Belknap – Baltimore, ~, Maryland, USA
• Belknap Drive – Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
• Belknap Street – Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
• Belknap Street – Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
• Belknap Street (historical; name later changed to Joy Street) – Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
• Belnap Street – Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
• Belknap Court – Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
• Belknap Street – Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
• Belknap Street – Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
• Belknap Road – Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
• Belnap Road – Hyde Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
• Belknap Street – Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
• Belknap – Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
• Belnap Road – Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
• Belknap – Somerset, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
• Belknap Street – Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
• Belknap Road – Wayland, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
• Belknap Avenue – West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
• Belknap Street – Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
• Belknap Terrace – Winchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
• Belknap Street – Grand Ledge, Eaton, Michigan, USA
• Belknap Avenue – Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
• Belnap Street – Mount Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan, USA
• Belknap – Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota, USA
• Belknap Lane – Edwards, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
• Belknap Road – Edwards, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
• Belknap Road – McComb, Pike, Mississippi, USA
• Belknap – Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
• Belknap – Saint Louis, ~, Missouri, USA
• Belknap Avenue – Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA
• Belknap Drive – Atkinson, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
• Belknap Street – Belmont, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA
• Belknap Street – Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
• Belknap Road – Hudson, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
• Belknap Terrace – Hudson, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
• Belknap Street – Laconia, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA
• Belknap – Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire, USA
• Belknap Street – Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
• Belnap Drive – Pembroke, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
• Belknap Lane – Rumson, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
• Belnap Court – Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA
• Belnap Place – Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA
• Belknap Street – Nara Visa, Quay, New Mexico, USA
• Belnap – Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
• Belknap Avenue – Binghamton, Broome, New York, USA
• Belknap Hill Road – Branchport, Yates, New York, USA
• Belknap Road – Clymer, Chautauqua, New York, USA
• Belknap Road – Eden, Erie, New York, USA
• Belknap Road – Endicott, Broome, New York, USA
• Belknap Court – Huntington, Suffolk, New York, USA
• Belknap Street – Newburgh, Orange, New York, USA
• Belknap Drive – Northport, Suffolk, New York, USA
• Belknap Street – Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA
• Belknap Lane – Saugerties, Ulster, New York, USA
• Belknap Street – Springfield Gardens, Queens, New York, USA
• Belknap Avenue – Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
• Belnap – Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
• Belnap Drive – Apex, Wake, North Carolina, USA
• Belknap – Camp Lejeune, Onslow, North Carolina, USA
• Belknap Road – Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
• Belknap Place – Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
• Belknap Place – Greenhills, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
• Belnap – Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, USA
• Belnap – Lone Grove, Carter, Oklahoma, USA
• Belknap Avenue – Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA
• Belknap Court – Bend, Deschutes, Oregon, USA
• Belknap Court (Northeast) – Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, Utah
• Belknap Road – Medford, Jackson, Oregon, USA
• Belknap Lane – Monroe, Benton, Oregon, USA
• Belknap Avenue (North) – Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
• Belknap Street – Prineville, Crook, Oregon, USA
• Belknap Lane – Sunriver, Deschutes, Oregon, USA
• Belknap Drive – West Linn, Clackamas, Oregon, USA
• Belnap Court – Wilsonville, Clackamas, Oregon, USA
• Belknap Road – Dayton, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
• Belknap – Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
• Belknap Drive – Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
• Belknap Farm Drive – Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
• Belknap Street – Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
• Belknap – Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA
• Belknap Road – Goose Creek, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
• Belknap – Laurel Bay, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
• Belnap – Pierre, Hughes, South Dakota, USA
• Bellnap Drive – Allen, Collin, Texas, USA
• Belknap Avenue – Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
• Belknap Street – Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA
• Belknap Street (East & West) – Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
• Belknap Street (East) – Haltom City, Tarrant, Texas, USA
• Belnap Court – Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
• Belnap Way – Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
• Belknap Street – Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, USA
• Belknap Street (North & South) – Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA
• Belnap Court – Sienna Plantation Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, USA
• Belknap Way – Prosper, Denton, Texas, USA
• Belknap Place – San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
• Belknap Street – Seymour, Baylor, Texas, USA
• Belknap Street – Stephenville, Erath, Texas, USA
• Belknap Street – Sugar Land, Fort Bend, Texas, USA
• Belknap (historical?) – Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
• Belnap Circle – West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
• Belnap Circle – Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
• Belknap Street – Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA
• Belknap Road – Berlin, Washington, Vermont, USA
• Belknap Street – Northfield, Washington, Vermont, USA
• Belknap – Post Mills, Orange, Vermont, USA
• Belknap Brook Road – Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, USA
• Belknap Lane – Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, USA
• Belknap Street – Alexandria, ~, Virginia, USA
• Belknap – Valley, Stevens, Washington, USA
• Belknap Street – Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA
• Belknap Shores – Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA
• Belknap – Westboro, Taylor, Wisconsin, USA

Structures

Schools

• Belknap School – Chautauqua, Kansas, USA
• William R. Belknap School (National Register of Historic Places) – Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
• University of Louisville–Belknap Campus – Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
• Belknap School – ____, Allegan, Michigan, USA
• Belknap School (historical) – ____, Blaine, Montana, USA
• Belknap School (historical) – ____, Sanders, Montana, USA
• Fort Belknap College (now Aaniiih Nakoda College) – Harlem, Blaine, Montana, USA
• Belknap Grammar School (historical) – Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
• Emmet Belknap School – Lockport, Niagara, New York, USA
• Belknap School (National Register of Historic Places) – Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
• Belknap Elementary School – Beaver, Beaver, Utah, USA

Churches

• Belknap Church – Chautauqua, Kansas, USA
• Belknap Church –  Lee City, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
• Belknap Church – Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
• Belknap Church – Elsinore, Sevier, Utah, USA (rock building that also may have served as a school)

Forts

• Fort Belknap (near Belknap town) – ____, Young, Texas, USA
• Fort Belknap –  Fort Belknap Agency, Blaine, Montana, USA

Bridges

• Belknap Bridge – near Rainbow, Lane, Oregon, USA

Mills

• Belknap Mill (National Register of Historic Places) – Laconia, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA

Hotels/Motels

• Belknapp Manor Hotel – Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida
• Belknap Point Motel – Gilford, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA
• New Mount Belknap Hotel – Lakeport,  Laconia, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA

Other Individual Structures

• Belknap Manor – Great Chishill, Cambridgeshire (previously Essex), England
• Belnap House (“Bellnaps”) (until 1930s) – Canvey Island, Essex, England
• Men’s Belknap Building, McLean Hospital – Waverley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
• Belknap House, New Hampshire College – ____, New Hampshire, USA
• Belknap Court (office building) – Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, USA
• Belknap Hall, Willamette University – Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA
• Belknap Drive-In (historical) – Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
• Belknap Shopping Center – Haltom City, Tarrant, Texas, USA
• Belknap Terrace Manufactured Home Court – Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA

Ships/Boats

Military Vessels

• USS Belknap (DD-251)
• USS Belknap (DLG-26/CG-26)

Other Vessels

• Belknap (Great Lakes barge)

Institutions/Organizations

Arts/Humanities Institutions

• University of Louisville, Hite Art Institute, Morris B. Belknap Gallery – Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
• Belknap Collection for the Performing Arts, University of Florida – Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, USA
• Belknap Visitors (program at Princeton University created to recognize distinguished individuals in the arts and letters) – Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey

Businesses (the Belnap Family Organization makes no representation regarding any current business listed here)

• Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing Company (closed) – Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
• Belknap Imaging – ____, Hawaii, USA
• Belknap Lumber Company – Binghamton, Broome, New York, USA
• Bel’Nap – Chartes, France
• Belnap Custom Knives LLC
• Belnap Custom Wordworking
• Belnap Lumber Company (closed) – Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA

Camps

• Camp Belknap (YMCA Camp) – on Lake Winnipesaukee, Tuftonboro, Carroll, New Hampshire, USA
• Camp Bel-Nap (later Camp Owasippe; historical; closed) – near Twin Lake, Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Law Firms

• Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler (top-tier U.S. law firm) – New York, New York, New York, USA
• Belnap & Curtis, P.A. – Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA
• Crayton & Belknap – Bensalem, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Publishers

• Belknap Press at Harvard University (imprint of the Harvard University Press) – Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Societies

• Camp Belknap, Sevier South Company, Daughters of Utah Pioneers (includes Camp Belknap DUP Museum; named for nearby Mount Belknap) – Elsinore, Sevier, Utah, USA
• Camp Martha Jane Belnap Hammon, Weber Roy Company, Daughters of Utah Pioneers (named for daughter of Gilbert Belnap) – Roy, Weber, Utah, USA

Movies, Television, Music

Movie Characters

• “Mr. Belknap” in “Going My Way” (1944), starring Bing Crosby, with Porter Hall as Mr. Belknap
• “Cart Belknap” in “Fancy Pants” (1950), starring Bob Hope and Lucille Ball, with Bruce Cabot as Cart Belknap
• “Belknap, farm manager” in “Out of Africa” (1985), starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, with Shane Rimmer as Belknap

TV Show Characters

• “Missy Belknap” in “Jack & Bobby” (18 episodes; 2004-2005), played by Keri Lynn Pratt
• “Reverend Belknap” in “Jack & Bobby” (5 episodes; 2004-2005), played by Ed Begley, Jr.
• “Dr. Belknap” in “Breaking Bad” (1 episode (pilot), 2008), played by Gregory Chase

Music Compositions (by or about Belknap/Belnap)

• “Mount Belknap,” Sonata for piano, opus 299, no. 1; composer: Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)

THINGS NAMED BELTOFT

In addition to things named primarily by or after descendants of Abraham Belknap, there are locations in England named Belfoft, which is a variation of the family’s surname before Abraham Belknap’s arrival in Massachusetts.  There is no known connection between Beltoft, Lincolnshire, England and the Beltoft/Belknap family of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England.

Town

• Beltoft – Lincolnshire, England

Streets

• Beltoft Cottages – Weeton Leeds, Yorkshire, England
• Beltoft Way – Conisbrough Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

POSSIBLE OTHER PLACES CONNECTED TO BELKNAP OR BELNAP

Ancient Burial Site/Hill

• Belas Knap – Gloucestershire, England (according to Survey of English Place-Names, also known as Belknap, Beleknappe, Bealknap, Belknapps Orchard, Bellas Knap; for more information on the “Origin of the Surname Belknap or Belnap” and possible connection to Belas Knap, click here.

Last update:  10 May 2023