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| | A Brief History of Belmont, Kingman County, KS |
 | | Belmont post office, organized in 1879, was located in the homes of the various postmasters, Warren Whitney, John Brown, William Elliott and John Starr. |
 | | In 1968, it closed, due to dwindling enrollment and consolidation of county schools. |
 | | Now, a few people live in Belmont, but everything is gone, except Methodist Church building, some houses, elevator and the post office in the home of Edna Pugh, postmistress. |
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