Belott, Texas

31°25′51″N 95°18′22″W / 31.43083°N 95.30611°W / 31.43083; -95.30611CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyHoustonFoundedc. 1863Elevation364 ft (111 m)Population • Total101Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codeArea code936GNIS 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

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

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

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.^[2]

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