Belott, Texas Explained

Official Name:Belott, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Belott
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Houston
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:c. 1863
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:101
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:111
Elevation Ft:364
Coordinates:31.4308°N -95.3061°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:75835
Area Code:936
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1383026

Belott is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas, United States. The population was 101 according to the 2000 census.

History

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.

On May 31, 2004, an F0 tornado briefly touched down in Belott, but no damage was reported.[1]

Geography

Belott is located on Farm to Market Road 1733, 12miles northeast of Crockett in east-central Houston County.

Education

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/2004/5/31/table Tornado History Project Storm Data - May 31, 2004