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BELL COUNTY,
TEXAS
31° 2' 24"
N, 97° 28' 48" W (31.04, -97.48)
Population: 310,235 (2010)
Total area 1,088 square miles (2,820 km2):
1,051 square miles (2,720 km2) land
37 square miles (96 km2) water |
Bell County
History
1936
Centennial - Highway Marker:
BELL COUNTY
Settlement began on Lampasas River, 1847.
Created Jan. 22, organized Aug. 1, 1850.
Named for Peter Hansbrough Bell (1812-1898), native of Virginia;
veteran of Battle
of San Jacinto; served in Somervell
expedition to stop Mexico's Raids into Texas; officer in Mexican
War; Governor of Texas 1849-1853; U.S. Congressman, 1853-1857.
First county seat Nolanville.
Moved Dec. 16, 1851, to Belton.
By 1860 population was 4,799.
Sent 12 troop companies into Civil War. Furnished goods from flour
mills, hat factory, tanyard, leather works, blacksmith shops, cabinet
shop, beef slaughter pens.
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Bell County
Town List
Cities, Towns &
Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments,
museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images,
area destinations, hotels,
and forum.
County Seat - Belton
Book Hotel Here - Belton
Hotels |
Bell County 1907
postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Bell County 1920s
map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Bell County 1940s
map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Bell County
1936 Texas Centennial Marker
2 miles S of Belton
Roadside park at Lampasas River bridge & IH-35 S feeder road |
Bell County 1936 Texas Centennial marker
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, April 2010 |
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