Belfalls, Texas

Belfalls, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°10′24″N 97°12′13″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Bell
Elevation [1]	551 ft (168 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	254
GNIS feature ID	1351814[1]

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.

Geography

Belfalls 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

In 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

• Elmer B. Elliott, speaker at the Florida House of Representatives, was born in Belfalls.[4][5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belfalls, Texas
2. Bell County, Texas Map
3. Odintz, Mark. "Belfalls, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
4. "Florida Highways". J.E.Robinson. July 23, 1951 – via Google Books.
5. "23 Sep 1960, 2 - The Tampa Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.