Belott, Texas

Belott is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas, United States. It is located along the route of the Old San Antonio Road, about twelve miles northeast of Crockett. The population was 101 according to the 2000 census.[2]

Belott, Texas
Unincorporated community
Belott firehouse
Belott
Belott
Coordinates: 31°25′51″N 95°18′22″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHouston
Foundedc. 1863
Elevation
364 ft (111 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total101
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
75835
Area code(s)936
GNIS feature ID1383026[1]

History

It was first settled around the time of the Civil War. Named for a prominent early settler, Andrew J. Belott, a school was built in the 1870s, and a post office operated in the community from 1890 to 1908. By the 1930s the settlement had a church, a school, four stores, and an estimated population of fifty. 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. Today the settlement is considered a dispersed rural community.[2][1]

References
  1. "Belott". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Belott, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online


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