Belott, Texas
Belott, Texas | |
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 Belott firehouse | |
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| Coordinates: 31°25′51″N 95°18′22″W / 31.43083°N 95.30611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Houston |
| Founded | c. 1863 |
| Elevation | 364 ft (111 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 101 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 75835 |
| Area code | 936 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1383026[1] |
Belott is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas, United States. The population was 101 according to the 2000 census.[1]
History
[edit]The community was first settled around the time of the American Civil War. It was named for a prominent early settler, Andrew J. Belott, who is buried in the New Energy Cemetery. A post office operated in the community from 1890 to 1908. By the 1930s the settlement had a church, four stores, and an estimated population of fifty. Residents moved elsewhere after World War II, and by the mid-1960s, it had one store and a church. The population was 20 in 1965. Today the settlement is considered a dispersed rural community with a population of 101 as of 2000.[2]
On May 31, 2004, an F0 tornado briefly touched down in Belott, but no damage was reported.[3]
Geography
[edit]Belott is located on Farm to Market Road 1733, 12 mi (19 km) northeast of Crockett in east-central Houston County.[2]
Education
[edit]The community's first school was built in the 1870s. It also had a school in the 1930s. In 1936 the school was merged with a school in nearby Glover, Texas, and in 1968 the Glover school became part of the Kennard Independent School District.[2]
References
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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