Belfast
Ghost town · San Bernardino County, California

Belfast is a ghost town in San Bernardino County, California. It is one of 50 former communities in San Bernardino County on the federal names register. No county in California has more among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Belfast as a historical populated place on the Soda Lake South topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 35.0453° N, 116.1017° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Soda Lake South |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 973 ft |
| Nearest living town | Baker, CA |
| Distance to it | 16.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1951486 |
| Coordinates | 35.04526, -116.10168 |
What's there now
Belfast is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Baker, CA (population 482), about 16.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 973 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Cruceroghost town · San Bernardino County · 3.6 mi
- Kingghost town · San Bernardino County · 5.9 mi
- Baxterghost town · San Bernardino County · 10.6 mi
- Croniseghost town · San Bernardino County · 10.9 mi
- Silver Lakeghost town · San Bernardino County · 22.6 mi
- Ludlowghost town · San Bernardino County · 22.7 mi
- Kelsoghost town · San Bernardino County · 25.5 mi
- Ragtownghost town · San Bernardino County · 26.5 mi
- Poeghost town · San Bernardino County · 29.2 mi
- Siberiaghost town · San Bernardino County · 29.7 mi
- Talcghost town · San Bernardino County · 29.9 mi
- Bagdadghost town · San Bernardino County · 34.5 mi
Questions
Where is Belfast?
Belfast is in San Bernardino County, California, at 35.0453, -116.1017.
How many ghost towns are in San Bernardino County?
San Bernardino County, California has 50 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.