Belknap
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In the United States:- Belknap, IllinoisBelknap, IllinoisBelknap is a village in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 133 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Belknap is located at ....
- Belknap, LouisvilleBelknap, LouisvilleBelknap is a neighborhood five miles southeast of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The neighborhood is bound by Bardstown Road, Douglass Boulevard, Dundee Road and Newburg Road. It is part of a larger area of Louisville called the Highlands...
, Kentucky - Belknap County, New HampshireBelknap County, New Hampshire-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 56,325 people, 22,459 households, and 15,496 families residing in the county. The population density was 140 people per square mile . There were 32,121 housing units at an average density of 80 per square mile...
- Belknap MountainBelknap Mountain-Belknap Mountain is a mountain located in Belknap County, New Hampshire, south of Lake Winnipesaukee. Like the county, the mountain and the associated Belknap Mountains are named after Jeremy Belknap , a renowned preacher, historian, and author of The History of New Hampshire.The peak of Belknap Mtn...
- Belknap Mountain
- Belknap CraterBelknap CraterBelknap Crater is a shield volcano in the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon.Belknap volcano is a Holocene example of the process which built the High Cascade Platform during the Pleistocene. It is a small shield volcano with a capping cinder cone....
, a volcanic feature in Oregon - Belknap HillBelknap HillBelknap Hill , is a prominent river bluff directly northeast of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. The hill is a distinct topographical feature when viewed from the Western approach to the downtown area. Its two hillside city parks have been favored by evening romancers and view seekers throughout...
, in Grand Rapids, Michigan - Belknap Springs, OregonBelknap Springs, OregonBelknap Springs is an unincorporated community and private hot springs resort in Lane County, Oregon, United States, near the McKenzie River. The springs were located and initially developed by R. S. Belknap in 1869. A post office named "Salt Springs" was established in the location in 1874, and...
- Belknap Township, MichiganBelknap Township, MichiganBelknap Township is a civil township of Presque Isle County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 854.-Geography:...
- Camp BelknapCamp BelknapCamp Belknap is an all boys summer resident camp in Tuftonboro, New Hampshire on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee. The camp was started in 1903 by the New Hampshire YMCA. After the New Hampshire YMCA's disintegration in 1996 the camp was one of the few that was kept in operation. It is now an...
, a summer camp on Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire - Camp Belknap (military camp)Camp Belknap (military camp)Camp Belknap was a military camp during the Mexican-American War.- History :When war was declared on Mexico in May 1846, Congress authorized the raising of 50,00 volunteer troop to supplement the regular army. General Zachary Taylor was inundated with the volunteer soldiers arriving at Brazos...
, a Mexican-American War camp in Texas - Fort Belknap Agency, MontanaFort Belknap Agency, MontanaFort Belknap Agency is a census-designated place in Blaine County, Montana, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 1,262.-Geography:Fort Belknap Agency is located at ....
- Fort Belknap (Texas)
Other uses
- Belknap (surname)Belknap (surname)Belknap or Belnap is a surname of Norman origin from England that may come from the Anglo-Norman words "belle," meaning beautiful, and "knap," meaning the crest or summit of a small hill...
- Belknap Press, an imprint owned by Harvard University PressHarvard University PressHarvard University Press is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing. In 2005, it published 220 new titles. It is a member of the Association of American University Presses. Its current director is William P...
- Belknap Campus, the main campus of the University of LouisvilleUniversity of LouisvilleThe University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General...
- USS BelknapUSS BelknapTwo ships of the United States Navy have been named Belknap, in honor of Rear Admiral George Eugene Belknap.* The , was a destroyer launched in 1919 and decommissioned in 1945....
, several US Navy ships - Belnap Family OrganizationBelnap Family OrganizationThe Belnap Family Organization is a non-profit ancestral family organization that conducts primary genealogical research and preserves genealogical and other historical information on the Belnap/Belknap family surname, including the descendants of Mormon Pioneer Gilbert Belnap and his plural wives...