Welcome to the great big little city with a bright future. Belton is located on U.S. 71 Highway at the crossroads of Missouri Route 58 in northern Cass County. Belton is approximately 24 miles southeast from the epicenter of downtown Kansas City, Missouri.  Just minutes away from the Truman Sports Complex, home of the Kansas City Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals. With its friendly, hometown atmosphere, top-notch schools and booming business community, Belton offers the best of all worlds.

Belton was founded in 1871, Belton has a rich history which includes the Shawnee Indians, the Civil War Order Number 11, The Dalton Gang, Carrie Nation, Dale Carnegie and Harry Truman. Belton’s historical old town has a newly renovated Main Street, antique shops, novelty stores, eating establishments and is home to the Belton, Grandview and Kansas City Railroad that operates a museum and short train rides during the months of May through October.

Origins and Name
George W. Scott and William H. Colbern purchased about 80 acres of land on August 13, 1869 from Manzey Q. Ashby of Kentucky who had received it a month earlier from the...

Indians
Shawnee Indians lived and owned land four miles west of Belton, just across the Missouri - Kansas border, on what was know as the Black Bob Reservation...

First Trading Center
High Blue, two miles west of Belton on 58 Highway, was the community's first trading center. It is the highest point between Springfield and the Liberty Memorial hill in Kansas City...

Order No. 11
Following the sacking of Lawrence, Kansas in 1863 by Quantrill's Raiders during the Civil War, the Union Commander in Kansas City, Brig. Gen. Thomas Ewing, issued the infamous Order No. 11...

Carry Nation
When Carry started swinging her hatchet across Kansas, the anti-saloon movement was a mere weakling. She transformed it into a militant giant that eventually put the 18th Amendment into the Constitution...

The Dalton Gang
The Dalton farm southwest of Belton was purchased by the father in 1866, after coming here from Kentucky. Of 15 children born to the couple, 13 survived. It was the younger sons who became outlaws...

Dale Carnegie
For some 45 years, Dale Carnegie was a frequent visitor to Belton and called it his hometown. Born in Maryville, MO., in November, 1888, he got his start as a business manager for Lowell Thomas in 1919....

Sister City
Belton's Sister City is Manzanillo, Colima which is a beautiful city located on the Pacific Ocean. Manzanillo is Mexico's busiest port...