Welcome to Belle Plain ...

So far, we found very little information about Belle Plain. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Belle Plain to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Belle Plain, please Contact Us.

Belle Plain was located in the Texas Panhandle.

Belle Plain would have been located within present day Callahan County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belle Plain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for Belle Plain: Belle Pln.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Belle Plain is 1,840 feet [561 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Belle Plain was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Belle Plain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Belle Plain: This one is located in Callahan County and the other is located in Moore County.

Beyond Texas, there are 3 communities that are also named Belle Plain - they are located in Colorado and Illinois.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Belle Plain.

Communities near Belle Plain ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Belle Plain.

• Clyde
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Callahan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <5>
• Baird
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
  • Baird is located in Callahan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baird <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Baird
  • From Belle Plain to Baird
• Cross Plains
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Cross Plains is located in Callahan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Plains <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cross Plains
  • From Belle Plain to Cross Plains
• Moran
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
  • Moran is located in Shackelford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <5>
• Putnam
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
  • Putnam is located in Callahan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Putnam
  • From Belle Plain to Putnam
• Rowden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
  • Rowden is located in Callahan County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rowden
  • From Belle Plain to Rowden
• Cottonwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cottonwood
  • From Belle Plain to Cottonwood
• Denton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Callahan County
  • Denton has also been known as:
  • Denton Valley
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Denton
  • From Belle Plain to Denton
• Eula
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula
  • Eula is located in Callahan County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eula
  • From Belle Plain to Eula
• Potosi
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potosi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
  • Potosi is located in Taylor 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 Belle Plain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belle Plain.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Belle Plain. 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 Belle Plain.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belle Plain. See our Newspapers Page for Belle Plain.

Adding Belle Plain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belle Plain in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Belle Plain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Belle Plain post office opened in 1878.

We also found Belle Plain in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belle Plain.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/