Belfalls is an unincorporated community in Bell County, Texas, United States.[1][2] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 20 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.
Belfalls, Texas | |
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  Belfalls  Belfalls | |
| Coordinates: 31°10′24″N 97°12′13″W / 31.17333°N 97.20361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Bell |
| Elevation | 551 ft (168 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 254 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1351814[1] |
Geography
editBelfalls is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 438 and 935, 9 mi (14 km) northeast of Temple in northeastern Bell County.[3]
Education
editIn 1903, Belfalls had a school with 69 students and two teachers.[3] Today, the community is served by the Troy Independent School District.
Notable person
edit- Elmer B. Elliott, speaker at the Florida House of Representatives, was born in Belfalls.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belfalls, Texas
- ^ Bell County, Texas Map
- ^ a b Odintz, Mark. "Belfalls, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "Florida Highways". J.E.Robinson. July 23, 1951 – via Google Books.
- ^ "23 Sep 1960, 2 - The Tampa Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
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