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Belott, Texas

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Belott, Texas
Belott firehouse
Belott firehouse
Belott is located in Texas
Belott
Belott
Belott is located in the United States
Belott
Belott
Coordinates: 31°25′51″N 95°18′22″W / 31.43083°N 95.30611°W / 31.43083; -95.30611
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 code936
GNIS feature ID1383026[1]

Belott is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas, United States. The population was 101 according to the 2000 census.[1]

History

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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

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Belott is located on Farm to Market Road 1733, 12 mi (19 km) northeast of Crockett in east-central Houston County.[2]

Education

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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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  1. ^ a b "Belott". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b c Belott, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
  3. ^ Tornado History Project Storm Data - May 31, 2004