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Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Belt Junction (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Belt Junction. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Belt Junction ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Belt Junction: Belt Jct. (or less commonly used: Belt Jctn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Belt Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Belt Junction.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Belt Junction is located in Tarrant County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tarrant County: Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Parker & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Belt Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belt Junction:
- Tarrant County (The home county of Belt Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belt Junction, with the one closest to Belt Junction listed first.
- Edgecliff Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
- Wedgewood East
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wedgewood East is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood East
- Fort Worth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westover Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westover Hills is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Forest Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- River Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westworth Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westworth Village is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westworth Village
- Westworth Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Everman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sansom Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White Settlement
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Primrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Primrose is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belt Junction, with the one closest to Belt Junction listed first.
- Grand Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Estelle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Estelle is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Grapevine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sowers ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sowers is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Cedar Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Irving
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Duncanville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eagle Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
- Cockrell Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shamrock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shamrock is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Coppell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jim Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jim Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Jim Town has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jimtown Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Junction
- Jimtown Junction has also been known as:
- Jim Town Junction
- Denton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belt Junction, with the one closest to Belt Junction listed first.
- Southlake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Roanoke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Westlake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
- Trophy Club
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Justin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Northlake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Flower Mound
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Corral City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Corral City is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Bartonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Double Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Argyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belt Junction, with the one closest to Belt Junction listed first.
- Mansfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Britton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Britton is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
- Venus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Midlothian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belt Junction, with the one closest to Belt Junction listed first.
- Cresson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Acton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- DeCordova
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- DeCordova is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
- Brazos Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Pecan Plantation
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
- Fort Spunky
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
- Granbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belt Junction, with the one closest to Belt Junction listed first.
- Crowley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burleson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Briaroaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Cross Timber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Joshua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lillian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Egan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Egan is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Godley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Alvarado
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cleburne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coyote Flats
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Bono
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bono is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Parker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belt Junction, with the one closest to Belt Junction listed first.
- Aledo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Azle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Annetta North
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Annetta North is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Annetta South
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Annetta South is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
- Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
- Annetta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Annetta is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
- Sanctuary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sanctuary is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Hudson Oaks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Reno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
- Dicey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dicey is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
- Carter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carter is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Springtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weatherford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belt Junction, with the one closest to Belt Junction listed first.
- Newark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Briar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Briar is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Rhome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aurora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Boyd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Fairview is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former name for New Fairview:
- Fairview
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Belt Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Belt Junction.
Cemeteries Near Belt Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belt Junction.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Belt Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Belt Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belt Junction, with the one closest to Belt Junction listed first.
- Hebrew Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Land Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Como Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pioneers Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Benbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Everman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mitchell Cemetery is located in Fort Worth.
- The Mitchell Cemetery has also been known as:
- York Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1233952 <2>
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Crowley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Handley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Handley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Belt Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Belt Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belt Junction, with the one closest to Belt Junction listed first.
- Fort Worth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Benbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Primrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Primrose is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Crowley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kennedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Handley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Handley is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Ederville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ederville is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ederville
- Rendon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rendon is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
- Burleson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saginaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Watauga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Smithfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belt Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belt Junction.
Newspapers Published in Belt Junction ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belt Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belt Junction, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belt Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Belt Junction:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Tarrant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dallas County
- Denton County
- Ellis County
- Hood County
- Johnson County
- Parker County
- Wise County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Belt Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belt Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |