Belcherville would have been located within present day Montague County<2>.
The location of Belcherville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Belcherville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Belcherville is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Belcherville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Belcherville still existed, it would have been in the (940) area code.
Communities near Belcherville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Belcherville.
- Bowie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Bowie is located in Montague County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
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- Nocona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Jo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Jo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jo
- Saint Jo is located in Montague County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jo <5>
- Ryan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Ryan is located in Jefferson County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
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- Terral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terral
- Terral is located in Jefferson County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terral <5>
- Bellevue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
- Ringgold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hynds City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hynds City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds City
- Hynds City is located in Montague County
- Montague
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Montague is located in Montague County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <5>
- Rowland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Rowland is located in Montague County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Belcherville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belcherville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Belcherville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belcherville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belcherville. See our Newspapers Page for Belcherville.
Adding Belcherville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Belcherville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Belcherville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Belcherville post office opened in 1887.
We also found Belcherville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Belcherville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Belcherville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Montague, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belcherville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
<5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |