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Bell County, Texas

114 topographic sheets and 24 fire insurance atlases across 4 places.

Research this county

From the record

72 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Texas within the United States
Bell County within Texas
Explore by year 1879 1896

What the record shows

  • 4 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Temple, Belton, Killeen, Rogers, between 1885 and 1949.
  • 24 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 1,018 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 72 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 64 buildings, 5 districts and 3 structures.
  • 4 of the 72 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 66 populated places in this county; 66 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

12 photographs, 1935 to 1943

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Former tenant farmer on a large cotton farm. Now a tractor driver for one dollar a day on the same farm. Bell County, Texas
Former tenant farmer on a large cotton farm. Now a tractor driver for one dollar a day on the same farm. Bell County, Texas
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1937. Library of Congress
Soldier unfolding Garrison flags at Fort Hood, Texas
Soldier unfolding Garrison flags at Fort Hood, Texas
Photographer not recorded, 1935. Library of Congress
Every man, a poster at Camp Hood. Taking a cue from the Office of War Information (OWI) poster "If you talk too much, this man may die", Private Ivan A. Smith, editor of the Camp Hood Panther, Camp Hood,Texas, originated this novel method of reminding his fellow soldiers to practice discretion. Looking into the mirror at the camp
Every man, a poster at Camp Hood. Taking a cue from the Office of War Information (OWI) poster "If you talk too much, this man may die", Private Ivan A. Smith, editor of the Camp Hood Panther, Camp Hood,Texas, originated this novel method of reminding his fellow soldiers to practice discretion. Looking into the mirror at the camp
United States. Office of War Information, 1943. Library of Congress
Mail boxes in Bell County, Texas. Three of these mail boxes are not in use. The tenant farmers have been replaced by tractor farming
Mail boxes in Bell County, Texas. Three of these mail boxes are not in use. The tenant farmers have been replaced by tractor farming
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1937. Library of Congress
Former tenant farmer on a large cotton farm now a tractor driver for one dollar a day on same farm. Bell County, Texas
Former tenant farmer on a large cotton farm now a tractor driver for one dollar a day on same farm. Bell County, Texas
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1937. Library of Congress
E. Sterling C. Robertson Plantation House, West access road, I-35 vicinity, Salado, Bell County, TX
E. Sterling C. Robertson Plantation House, West access road, I-35 vicinity, Salado, Bell County, TX
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
"Shady Villa", East access Road I-35, Salado, Bell County, TX
"Shady Villa", East access Road I-35, Salado, Bell County, TX
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fort Hood, World War II Temporary Buildings, Cold Storage Building, Seventeenth Street, Killeen, Bell County, TX
Fort Hood, World War II Temporary Buildings, Cold Storage Building, Seventeenth Street, Killeen, Bell County, TX
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fort Hood, World War II Temporary Buildings, Dispatcher House, North of Park Avenue at Forty-ninth Street, Killeen, Bell County, TX
Fort Hood, World War II Temporary Buildings, Dispatcher House, North of Park Avenue at Forty-ninth Street, Killeen, Bell County, TX
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fort Hood, World War II Temporary Buildings, Killeen, Bell County, TX
Fort Hood, World War II Temporary Buildings, Killeen, Bell County, TX
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Main Street, Main Street, Troy, Bell County, TX
Main Street, Main Street, Troy, Bell County, TX
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fort Hood, World War II Temporary Buildings, Company Maintenance Shop & Arms Room, North of Park Avenue at Forty-ninth Street, Killeen, Bell County, TX
Fort Hood, World War II Temporary Buildings, Company Maintenance Shop & Arms Room, North of Park Avenue at Forty-ninth Street, Killeen, Bell County, TX
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

72

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Anderson House and Storebuilding198383003076
Armstrong-Adams Housebuilding198383003077
F. K. and Mary Austin Housebuilding199090001891
Ele Baggett Housebuilding199090001882
Silas and Ellen Baggett Housebuilding199090001881
George Washington Baines Housebuilding198383003078
Barbee-Berry Mercantile Buildingbuilding198484001571
Barclay-Bryan Housebuilding198484001572
Bartlett Commercial Historic Districtdistrict198080004076
Barton Housebuilding198383003079
Baylor Female College Historic Districtbuilding199090001869
William Beamer Housebuilding199090001875
Bell County Courthousebuilding197676002004
Belton Academybuilding199090001937
Belton Commercial Historic Districtdistrict199090001868
Belton Farmers' Gin Coopbuilding199090001870
Belton Standpipestructure199090001900
Belton Yarn Millbuilding199090001899
T. Hamp and Beulah Birdwell Housebuilding199090001896
R. F. and Lena Burford Housebuilding199090001893
Carnegie Public Librarybuilding198585000473
Cornelison Housebuilding199090001886
Davis Housebuilding198383003080
Joel Elliott Housebuilding199090001876
Ferguson Housebuilding197878002888
James A. Ferguson Housebuilding199090001874
James E. and Miriam Ferguson Housebuilding199090001889
First Christian Church Parsonagebuilding199090001890
Fowler Housebuilding198383003081
Dr. Jacob Moore Frazier Housebuilding199090001897
Gray Rental Housesbuilding199090001934
Capt. Robert Halley Housebuilding198383003082
John P. Hammersmith Housebuilding199090001883
Capt. Andrew Jackson Harris Housebuilding199090001871
Hendrickson-Caskey Housebuilding199595000054
High Viewdistrict2020100005990
House at 402 N. East St.building199090001878
House at 730 N. Beal St.building199090001936
Dr. Taylor Hudson Housebuilding199090001879
James Housebuilding199090001873
Killeen Downtown Historic Districtdistrict201414000098
Killeen High Schoolbuilding201515000244
L. B. Kinchion Housebuilding199090001887
Kyle Hotelbuilding199393000772
Walter J. Lee Housebuilding199090001877
George and Martha McWhirter Housebuilding199090001884
V. R. Means Housebuilding199090001938
J. Z. Miller Housebuilding199090001892
Miller-Curtis Housebuilding198383003083
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Bridge at the Leon Riverstructure199090001898
Missouri, Kansas and Texas (MK&T-Katy) Railway Passenger Depotbuilding2022100007401
Morey Housebuilding199090001880
Mount Zion United Methodist Churchbuilding199090001872
Robert Naismith Housebuilding199090001888
Norton-Orgain Housebuilding199292000185
Old St. Luke's Episcopal Churchbuilding197474002056
Arthur Potts Housebuilding199090001895
Col. Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson Plantationbuilding198383003084
Col. Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson Plantationbuilding198383003084
Maj. A. J. Rose Housebuilding197878002887
Salado United Methodist Chruchbuilding198484001573
Stagecoach Innbuilding201783003085
State Highway 53 Bridge at the Leon Riverstructure199696001119
Temple Commercial Historic Districtdistrict200505001192
Levi Tenney Housebuilding198383003086
Twelve Oaksbuilding198383003088
Tyler Housebuilding198383003087
W. J. Venable Housebuilding199090001894
Vickrey Housebuilding198383003089
H. A. and Helena Ware Housebuilding199090001885
White-Aiken Housebuilding198383003090
Wilson, Ralph, Sr., and Sunny, Housebuilding199898001374

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

2

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Land ownership map, 1879 - Bell County
Land ownership map (1879) - Bell County. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1896 - Bell County
Land ownership map (1896) - Bell County. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

5 of 7 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 7 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Ramona Courts, Temple, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Ramona Courts, Temple, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Motor Inn Motel, Temple, Texas, on Highway 81, hospital center of the south, Boston Public Library - undated
Motor Inn Motel, Temple, Texas, on Highway 81, hospital center of the south. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Chapel Service, Veteran's Administration Center, Temple, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Chapel Service, Veteran's Administration Center, Temple, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Airport obstruction chart, OC 344, Killeen Municipal Airport, Killeen, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Airport obstruction chart, OC 344, Killeen Municipal Airport, Killeen, Texas. United States. National Ocean Service, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Airport obstruction chart, OC 5344, Killeen Municipal Airport, Killeen, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Airport obstruction chart, OC 5344, Killeen Municipal Airport, Killeen, Texas. United States. National Ocean Service, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 2,212 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-10, scale 1:69000
1952-12-10, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-10, scale 1:69000
1952-12-10, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-12, scale 1:69000
1952-12-12, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-12, scale 1:69000
1952-12-12, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-19, scale 1:69000
1953-04-19, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-19, scale 1:69000
1953-04-19, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-19, scale 1:69000
1953-04-19, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-19, scale 1:69000
1953-04-19, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-03-22, scale 1:34000
1955-03-22, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-03-22, scale 1:34000
1955-03-22, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-03-22, scale 1:34000
1955-03-22, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-03-22, scale 1:34000
1955-03-22, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-01-10, scale 1:34000
1956-01-10, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-01-10, scale 1:34000
1956-01-10, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-01-11, scale 1:34000
1956-01-11, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-01-11, scale 1:34000
1956-01-11, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-03-19, scale 1:18600
1960-03-19, scale 1:18600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-03-19, scale 1:18600
1960-03-19, scale 1:18600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-03-19, scale 1:18600
1960-03-19, scale 1:18600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-03-19, scale 1:18600
1960-03-19, scale 1:18600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-09-19, scale 1:16500
1962-09-19, scale 1:16500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-09-19, scale 1:16500
1962-09-19, scale 1:16500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-09-19, scale 1:16500
1962-09-19, scale 1:16500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-09-19, scale 1:16500
1962-09-19, scale 1:16500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-02-03, scale 1:17700
1963-02-03, scale 1:17700. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-02-03, scale 1:17700
1963-02-03, scale 1:17700. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-02-03, scale 1:17700
1963-02-03, scale 1:17700. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-02-03, scale 1:17700
1963-02-03, scale 1:17700. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-10-29, scale 1:18600
1964-10-29, scale 1:18600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-10-29, scale 1:18600
1964-10-29, scale 1:18600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-10-29, scale 1:18600
1964-10-29, scale 1:18600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-10-29, scale 1:18600
1964-10-29, scale 1:18600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-03-20, scale 1:18600
1965-03-20, scale 1:18600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-03-20, scale 1:18600
1965-03-20, scale 1:18600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-03-20, scale 1:18600
1965-03-20, scale 1:18600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-03-20, scale 1:18600
1965-03-20, scale 1:18600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-04-02, scale 1:41409
1970-04-02, scale 1:41409. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-04-02, scale 1:41079
1970-04-02, scale 1:41079. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-04-02, scale 1:41079
1970-04-02, scale 1:41079. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-04-02, scale 1:41079
1970-04-02, scale 1:41079. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-11-20, scale 1:123248
1971-11-20, scale 1:123248. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-11-20, scale 1:123685
1971-11-20, scale 1:123685. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-01-31, scale 1:24000
1974-01-31, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-01-31, scale 1:24000
1974-01-31, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-01-31, scale 1:24000
1974-01-31, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-01-31, scale 1:24000
1974-01-31, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-03, scale 1:19000
1975-04-03, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-03, scale 1:19000
1975-04-03, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

111 stations, 11 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

85 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 14-1Justice Precinct 1: Belton city: Belton city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by 11th Ave., Main, City limits; Ward line, Penelope; Nolan Creek; Pearl, Shine, Townsend
  • 14-2Belton city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; Main, 11th Ave., Townsend, Shine, Pearl; Nolan Creek; Nolan Creek, City limits
  • 14-3Belton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; City limits; 6th Ave.; Penelope, Ward line
  • 14-4Belton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 6th Ave.; City limits; Nolan Creek; Penelope
  • 14-5Belton city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Nolan Creek; City limits; City limits; Pearl
  • 14-6Belton city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by City limits, Nolan Creek; Pearl; City limits; City limits
  • 14-7Justice Precinct 1 - That part north of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad and east of State Hwy. 317, outside Belton city
  • 14-8Justice Precinct 1 - That part west of State Hwy. 317 and north of Nolan Creek, outside Belton city
  • 14-9Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of Nolan Creek and Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad, outside Belton city
  • 14-10Justice Precinct 2: Justice Precinct 2 - That part northwest of Salado Creek
  • 14-11Justice Precinct 2 - That part southeast of Salado Creek
  • 14-12Justice Precinct 3: Bartlett city - That part in Bell County, comprising part of Justice Precinct 3 (Remainder of Bartlett city is in Justice Precinct 2, Williamson County)
  • 14-13Justice Precinct 3 - That port south of Indian and Donahue Creeks and east of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad., outside Bartlett city
  • 14-14Justice Precinct 3 - That part north of Darrs Creek and east of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad., outside Holland town
  • 14-15Justice Precinct 3 - That part west of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad and north of Middle Darrs Creek, outside Holland town
  • 14-16Justice Precinct 3 - That part south of Middle Darrs Creek and west of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad, outside Bartlett city and Holland town
  • 14-17Justice Precinct 3 - That part south of Darrs Creek, north of Indian and Donahue Creeks and east of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad, outside Holland town
  • 14-18N/A
  • 14-19Justice Precinct 4: Rogers town: Rogers town - That part north of Prairie and Prairie Ave,
  • 14-20Rogers town - That part south of Prairie Ave. and Prairie
  • 14-21Justice Precinct 4 - That part east of Big Elm and Cyclone Branch Camp Creeks
  • 14-22Justice Precinct 4 - That part west of Cyclone Branch Camp Creek and northeast of Big Elm Creek
  • 14-23Justice Precinct 4 - That part southwest of Big Elm Creek, west and south of Seaton - Rogers Rd. and northeast of Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, outside Rogers town
  • 14-24Justice Precinct 4 - That part southwest of Big Elm Creek, north - east of Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, east and north of Rogers-Seaton Rd., outside Rogers town
  • 14-25Justice Precinct 4 - That part southwest of Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway and east of Knob Creek, outside Rogers town
  • 14-26Justice Precinct 4 - That part west of Knob Creek
  • 14-27Justice Precinct 5: Temple city: Temple city - That part Bounded by old City limits; City limits, Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad; Houston Ave., 8th, Lamar Dr., Lamar Ave.; 1st
  • 14-28AN/A
  • 14-28BN/A
  • 14-29Temple city - Bounded by Lamar Ave.; 1st; French Ave.; City limits
  • 14-30Temple city - That part Bounded by Lamar Ave., Lamar Dr.; 8th, Houston Ave., Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad; Downs Ave.; Main, French Ave., 1st
  • 14-31Temple city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; State Hwy. 53, Adams Ave., 24th, Ave. C; Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad
  • 14-32Temple city - That part, excluding Kyle Hotel Bounded by Downs Ave.; Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad; Adams Ave.; Main
  • 14-33Kyle Hotel (In Temple city)
  • 14-34Temple city - That part Bounded by City limits, French Ave.; Main; Calhoun Ave., 9th, Barton Ave.; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
  • 14-35Temple city - That part Bounded by City limits, Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, Barton Ave.; 9th, 9th extended, 9th; Ave. E, Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; 23rd, Adams Ave., 23rd
  • 14-36Temple city - That part Bounded by Calhoun Ave.; Main; Ave. A; 9th
  • 14-37Temple city - That parts, excluding Hawn Hotel Bounded by Adams Ave.; Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad; Ave. B; Main
  • 14-38Hawn Hotel (In Temple city)
  • 14-39Temple city - That part Bounded by Ave. B; Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; Main
  • 14-40Temple city - That part Bounded by Ave. A; Main, Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, 2nd; Ave. E; 9th, 9th extended 9th
  • 14-41Temple city - That part, excluding Scott and White Sanatorium Bounded by Ave. E, 2nd, Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; Ave. H; 9th
  • 14-42Scott and White Sanatorium (In Temple city)
  • 14-43CN/A
  • 14-43BN/A
  • 14-43AN/A
  • 14-44Temple city - That part, excluding McCloskey Veterans Hospital Bounded by Ave. H; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, City limits; City limits; State Hwy. 36, 1st, Ave. M, 2nd
  • 14-45McCloskey Veterans Hospital (In Temple city)
  • 14-46Temple city - That part Bounded by Ave. H; 2nd, Ave. M, 1st, State Hwy. 36; City limits; 5th, Ave. P, 9th
  • 14-47Temple city - That part Bounded by Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, Ave. E; 9th; Ave. L, 13th, Ave. J; 23rd
  • 14-48BN/A
  • 14-48AN/A
  • 14-48CN/A
  • 14-49AN/A
  • 14-49BN/A
  • 14-50AN/A
  • 14-50BN/A
  • 14-51Justice Precinct 5 - That part north of State Hwy. 53, east of State Hwy 320, north of Rosebud - Airville - Ratibor Rd. extended to Big Elm Creek, east of Big Elm Creek and Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad
  • 14-52Justice Precinct 5 - That part southwest of Big Elm Creek, north - east of Little Elm Creek and east of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad.
  • 14-53Justice Precinct 5 - That part west of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad. and east of Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, outside Temple city
  • 14-54Justice Precinct 5 - That part west of Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway and northeast of State Hwy 36, outside Temple city
  • 14-55Justice Precinct 5 - That part west of Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway and southwest of State Hwy. 36, outside Temple city
  • 14-56Justice Precinct 5 - That part southwest of Little Elm Creek, east of Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway and Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad., outside Temple city
  • 14-57Justice Precinct 5 - That part south of Rosebud - Airville - Ratibor Rd. extended to Big Elm Creek, east of State Hwy. 320, south of State Hwy. 53, and east of Big Elm Creek
  • 14-58Justice Precinct 6: Justice Precinct 6 - That part northeast of State Hwy. 36 and northeast of Meador Grove - Buckhorn - Whitehall Rd. exteniting south to State Hwy. 36
  • 14-59Justice Precinct 6 - That part southwest of Meador Grove - Buckhorn - Whitehall Rd. extending south to State Hwy. 36 and southwest of State Hwy. 36
  • 14-60AN/A
  • 14-60BN/A
  • 14-61BN/A
  • 14-61AN/A
  • 14-62Killeen city - That part Bounded by Adams Ave. Root Ave. Green Ave.; 4th; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; City limits
  • 14-63Killeen city - That part Bounded by Green Ave, 10th, Harris Ave.; City limits; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; 4th
  • 14-64Killeen city - That part Bounded by Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, City limits; City limits; City limits; 2nd
  • 14-65Killeen city - That part Bounded by Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; 2nd; City limits; City limits
  • 14-66Justice Precinct 7 - That part north and east of Phoenix School - Brookhaven Rd. extending west to county line
  • 14-67Justice Precinct 7 - That part south and west of Brookhaven - Phoenix School Rd. extending east from county line, north of Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, west of Killeen - Reese Creek School - Bald Knob Rd., outside Killeen city, excluding Camp Hood (part)
  • 14-68AN/A
  • 14-68BN/A
  • 14-68CN/A
  • 14-68DN/A
  • 14-68EN/A
  • 14-69Justice Precinct 7 - That part south of Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway and southeast of Bald Knob - Reese Creek School - Killeen Rd., outside Killeen city
  • 14-70Justice Precinct 8: Justice Precinct 8 - That part north of Lampasas River, excluding Camp Hood (part)
  • 14-71Camp Hood - That part in Justice Precinct 8 (Remainder of Camp Hood is in Justice Precinct 7, Bell County and in Coryell County)
  • 14-72Justice Precinct 8 - That part south of Lampasas River

Wildfire, 2002 to 2020

1,802 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,802 of them, burning about 15,743 acres. 7 started naturally and 54 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1024
Debris and open burning388
Equipment and vehicle use149
Smoking89
Recreation and ceremony58
Arson/incendiarism54
Power generation/transmission/distribution24
Natural7
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Fireworks1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,000 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
3 March 2013Recreation and ceremony503 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceIRON BRIDGE PARK
2 February 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined500 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
13 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined500 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceUNION GROVE FIRE
28 July 2009Debris and open burning500 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFORT HOOD/EAST RANGE ROAD -3
7 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined400 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceKNOB HILL
20 August 2011Debris and open burning400 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSTRIKE TEAM ACT, CLARKE RD AND 190
26 February 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined372 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBARNES

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1955 to 2025

60 of 965 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 965 reports for this county, causing 13 deaths, 88 injuries and about $231,545,380 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail394
Thunderstorm Wind302
Flash Flood159
Tornado72
Flood21
Lightning13
Heavy Rain4

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2007Flash FloodKilleen4 killed, $110,000Several roads were flooded in Killeen and Harker Heights. The Killeen Police Department urged residents to stay off flooded roadways. Mobile home parks were flooded, and one permanent residence near Nolan Creek had four feet of water inside. A mobile home was washed into Nolan Creek and caught fire when the gas line hit a bridge. At least two cars were swept away into the creek. A man who was near a culvert when the rain began also drowned.
May 1976Tornado (F3)not stated2 killed, 7 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
December 1997Flash FloodKilleen2 killed, 1 hurtA car was washed off a road. Two people in the car drown in flood waters and the third was treated for hypothermia due to prolonged exposure to the cold water temperatures.
May 1955Tornado (F2)not stated1 killed, 1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
September 2010Flash Flood(Grk)Gray Aaf Ft Hoo1 killed, $3,000,000Significant flooding occurred in Bell County from the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine. In Killeen, Highway 190 was closed due to flood waters. Residents were evacuated from an apartment complex on Watercrest Dr due to rising waters, and numerous cars with occupants were submerged in Killeen. There was one fatality in the city of Killeen when a 19 year old female's vehicle was submerged in flood waters on Reese Creek Road. Homes near the towns of Elms and Robinette had to be evacuated by boat. In Nolanville, a car was swept away, and a mobile home park was evacuated resulting in the rescue of 35 to 40 people. Salado Creek in Salado flooded the access roads of Interstate 35 and destroyed several businesses and residential structures along the creek. A bridge on Armstrong Road which crossed Salado Creek was washed away. Numerous roads were also flooded in the city of Temple. There were 17 businesses and 26 residences affected by the flood waters in the city of Belton.
April 2024Flash Flood(Tpl)Temple Muni Arp1 killed, $40,000Emergency management reported multiple swift water rescues overnight in Temple including one that resulted in a fatality after a woman's vehicle was swept off the road at a low water crossing at Pepper Creek.
June 2015Flash FloodNolanville1 killed, $30,000Heavy rainfall in remnant bands from TD Bill resulted in flooding in Nolanville. An 11 year old boy was swept into a drainage culvert near Avenue H and 10th Street after losing his footing when approaching whirling high waters in the culvert. He passed away on the 18th.
March 2007Flash FloodKilleen1 killedHeavy rains caused Nolan Creek to swell and flow quickly. A boy's body was found two days later downstream near Harker Heights. He apparently fell into the creek behind his house on the Fort Hood military base.
May 2024Tornado (EF2)(Tpl)Temple Muni Arp30 hurt, $5,000,000An EF-2 tornado formed near TX-317 between FM 2483 and W Adams Ave where at least a dozen power poles were significantly damaged. The tornado continued to move east/southeast across the Terrace at Lake Pointe subdivision damaging many homes, especially roofs and windows. Significant roof and tree damage was found in the neighborhood south of Tarver Elementary School. At least, four homes lost most of the roof, some outside walls, and sustained significant damage to the windows. Several trees were snapped or uprooted across the neighborhood. Then, the tornado crossed Tanglehead Dr. towards W. Adams Ave damaging many businesses, including stand-alone restaurants, shops, banks, and strip malls. A few of the businesses in this area lost most of their roof (DI 9, DODs 5 &7). Several cars sustained moderate to significant damage and cars were flipped. Most of the power poles were damaged or snapped along W. Adams Ave. The tornado continued to move southeast, crossing Old Waco Rd, damaging other homes and businesses (DI 2, DOD 6). Additional tree damage was found as the tornado tracked across an open field south of W. Adams Ave and west of S Kegley Rd. Maximum estimated winds were 120 mph.
April 2022Tornado (EF3)Youngsport23 hurtThis tornado began in northern Williamson County and additional information about the beginning of this tornado track can be found from the NWS Austin/San Antonio office.||Video evidence taken on the ground during the tornadic event, and areal footage of the damage track show the parent circulation produced at least 3 small, brief tornadoes while the storm circulation was near and east of the county line. Scattered damage points and small paths are making it difficult to determine which areas may have been impacted by each of these smaller tornadoes before the parent tornado formed. Therefore, in the area just east of the Williamson/Bell County line, the damage extent of the tornadic track has been widened to include all the known damage points (all EF-0s or EF-1s). In this case, since it is too difficult to discern the smaller tracks, and because they all formed from the same parent circulation within a short amount of time of each other, they will all be considered one tornado. The maximum width listed will remain the maximum width of the parent tornado (the EF-3 tornado).||The tornado, which began in northern Williamson County, entered extreme southern Bell County north of the junction between Bell County Road 231 and FM 2843. In this area there was a narrow swath of tree damage consistent with EF-0 intensity wind speeds, with some damage to outbuildings as well. The tornado moved east-northeast and intersected FM 2843, where the damage to trees and structures became much more significant. At least 15-20 damaged homes were visible to the survey team on both sides of FM 2843, with the most significant damage concentrated near the junction of FM 2843 and Buttermilk Road. In this vicinity, at least 10 structures suffered EF-2 to EF-3 intensity damage, with a small cluster of homes experiencing estimated peak tornado wind speeds of 150 to 165 mph. These structures had all or most of their roofs removed, and some of them had one or more exterior walls collapsed. Two churches along FM 2843 in the vicinity of Buttermilk Road were seriously damaged, with roofing material removed and multiple walls collapsed. Numerous vehicles in the area had significant damage consistent with being rolled or having flying projectiles thrown into them. Many hardwood trees along the FM 2843 corridor in the tornado path were uprooted or snapped, and many power poles were also snapped.||Beyond Buttermilk Road, the tornado continued traveling east-northeastward another 1.5 miles along FM 2843, then began a sharp turn to the northeast and eventually a northerly direction. Aerial footage allowed us to track the damage through inaccessible areas where notable tree damage, damage to homes and barns was observed along the path of the tornado.||The tornado reached Crows Ranch Rd and damaged aluminum panels of the roof of a home and blew in the panel garage door. It continued over a ridge line, then intensified again shortly before crossing FM 2484. It uprooted many large trees, shifted a large barn's walls, lifted roof panels off a shed, and caused significant damage to a residence. The residence's roof was almost entirely removed from the structure, and a section of the south facing wall was blown in. The east facing wall was completely blown out, all consistent with a high-end EF2 rating in this location. The tornado then continued northwest into the South Shore neighborhood, and then into Union Grove Park where it lifted shortly after moving onto Stillhouse Hollow Lake.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindHeidenheimer4 hurt, $1,000,000At least 20 mobile homes were damaged or destroyed. Several were rolled off their foundations and virtually disintegrated. Numerous barns and outbuildings were destroyed. Four people were injured. Winds were estimated at 80 MPH.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindHood Afb4 hurt, $10,000A wind gust of 70 MPH was measured by the Automated Weather Observation System at Fort Cavazos Air Force Base (HLR, formerly known as Fort Hood). Damage was reported to several tents belonging to a unit that was in the field on Fort Cavazos. Four soldiers sustained minor injuries when the tents were damaged. All the injuries were minor and the soldiers were returned to duty. Yoakum Defrenn Army Heliport reported they received some damage to one of the Hangars.
January 1989Tornado (F1)not stated3 hurt, $250,000no account filed
November 1996Thunderstorm WindMoffat3 hurt, $150,000no account filed
April 1963Tornado (F2)not stated3 hurt, $25,000no account filed
April 2023Tornado (EF1)Hood Afb2 hurt, $2,000,000A supercell tracked across Coryell County on the afternoon of April 28th producing an EF-1 tornado with maximum winds around 105 mph. The pattern of damage suggests this tornado may have been a multi-vortex tornado and evidence of very strong RFD wind damage was also found just south of the tornado track, further complicating the track location.||The tornado likely began near Bagget Mountain, tracked across CR 146, and did the most notable damage along CR 148. Several large trees along CR 148, in multiple locations, were damaged ranging from broken trunks to large trees uprooted. The property of a sporting range was damaged with the shooting range cover being blown across the street to the northeast. Two injuries occurred at this location, and one person was transported with a leg injury. The tornado generally followed CRs 148 and 147 on a southeast direction, continuing to damage trees and causing minor roof damage. The tornado crossed FM 116, just north of CR 145, causing damage to trees and minor roof damage to a home east of the road. The tornado then moved onto the property of Fort Hood. Access to this area is limited, but additional damage to trees and power poles was found along West Range Road, south of Henson Creek. The end of the tornado was estimated by radar over inaccessible areas of Fort Hood.||RFD winds were determined to be the cause of damage of a collapsed cell phone tower along West Range Road and a home on Longview Circle that lost part of its roof. The RFD winds could have been near 95 mph.
May 1975Tornado (F2)not stated2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
November 1981Tornado (F1)not stated2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
June 1995Thunderstorm WindTemple1 hurt, $325,000Widespread wind damage was reported from Temple to Belton, with several outbuildings thrown onto Interstate 35. A tree fell onto a house injuring a woman. Several homes and businesses were partially unroofed.
August 2015LightningWilson Vly1 hurtA 10-year-old girl was struck by lightning on Landfill Road in Holland while playing under a tree. She was hospitalized for several days.
March 1955Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurtno account filed
April 1996HailTemple$200,000,000no account filed
June 1995Thunderstorm Windnot stated$1,500,000During the early evening hours on the 27th, severe thunderstorms developed across the south-central portion of north Texas along an outflow boundary. One of these severe storms moved across Fort Hood and into Bell County producing large hail and up to 90 mph winds resulting in extensive wind damage.
April 2022HailSalado$1,000,000Many social media reports of large hail ranging up to 4 inch in diameter hail was reported in and around the Salado, TX area. This was in addition to the 5.6+ inch hail stone that is noted separately. The large hail fell for several minutes.
May 1997Tornado (F3)Belton$900,000The fourth tornado that was produced by the large supercell thunderstorm developed on the north side of Lake Belton, near Morgans Point where a marina was destroyed. Over 100 boats at the marina were destroyed by the strong tornado that moved slowly south-southwest. Ten homes along the lakeshore also sustained severe damage and damage to trees was nearly total. The tornado dissipated just northeast of Woodland.
June 2007FloodSalado$750,000Runoff from heavy rains caused Mills Creek to flood portions of Salado, including Mill Creek Drive and Smith Bluff. About 30 homes were evacuated and one man had to be rescued from his rooftop. A water rescue was required on the Little River, and Salado Creek flooded the Interstate 35 access roads and the bridge on Main Street by four feet of water. One vehicle was washed off the road and a high water rescue was needed.
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Heidenheimer$550,000A second tornado developed southeast of Temple near Bob White Rd north of FM-3117 tracking mostly over open field. Major roof damage was found near the intersection of these roads (DI 2, DOD 4). Additional but less extensive roof damage was seen to others homes as the tornado tracked southeast near Heidenheimer Rd. The team also found significant damage to several transmission lines along this area with more than a dozen towers flipped on its side. Many trees along the tornado track were also heavily damaged. Another home on Shaw Rd near Stallion Rd lost all its roof material and most of the wood beams constructing the roof. The tornado lifted soon after crossing Shaw Rd. This tornado was rated EF-1 with maximum estimated winds of 110 mph.
April 2024HailSalado$500,000Emergency manager reported baseball sized hail fell in Salado.
April 2022HailSalado$500,000A social media picture indicated a 5.6+ inch diameter hail stone in Salado, TX. Swift actions were taken by NWS Fort Worth and the IBHS (Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety) to preserve and document this record hailstone. The IBHS officially measured the hailstone at: Maximum diameter 5.676 in, Mass 409.3 g, Volume 29.5 in3 making it the largest hail stone on record in the FWD CWA to date. Other large hailstones also fell in this same area.
April 2008Tornado (EF0)Belton$500,000In Belton, amateur radio operators reported power flashes and a few downed trees. In and around Temple, power flashes were reported and numerous roofs, fences, and signs were damaged. One fence which was knocked down was anchored with cement pillars. Guests at a motel which lost a roof were temporarily trapped in their rooms due to their doors being barracaded by debris. Vehicles were damaged by tree limbs and other debris. A duplex also lost a roof and suffered water damage. A golf course lost its scoreboard which was supported by several 4-inch metal poles. An estimated forty trees were uprooted or damaged.
November 1996Thunderstorm WindKilleen$450,000no account filed
July 2009LightningUnion Grove$400,000An unsold house on Jewel Lane near Stillhouse Hollow Lake was destroyed by a fire started by lightning.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindLittle River - Academy$350,000A downburst damage swath which began near Salado continued east with additional tree and roof damage in Little River Academy. The most substantial damage was observed between Heidenheimer and Rogers where several mobile homes had roof damage or were moved. Two large barns had tin walls or sections of tin roofs removed. A grain silo was damaged near Zabcikville.
June 1995HailTemple$300,000Hail damage occurred at the Tranum Auto Dealership with damage to nearly every car on the lot.
December 1997Flash FloodKilleen$275,000Two homes were reported flooded and residents were evacuated. A business received major water damage when flood waters entered the building.
April 2022HailBelton$250,000A trained spotter reported 3-inch diameter hail just southwest of Belton, TX.
May 2011Flash FloodKilleen$250,000Many cars stalled in high water in Killeen. Rescues were not needed but several motorists needed assistance in the high water. The water on Trimmier Road near Highway 190 was knee-deep. A portion of a mobile home park on Dimple Street had to be evacuated, but none of the homes took in water. However, other homes in low-lying areas were flooded; including around Watercrest and Clear Creek roads.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindBelton$250,000Extensive wind damage occurred to homes and businesses. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
March 1990Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
November 1987Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
August 1969Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
August 1969Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 2025LightningGould$200,000Two structure fires were reported minutes apart in western Temple due to lightning strikes. The fires were contained in the attics.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindMidway$200,000A metal building system was destroyed near I-35 and Loop 363 by what likely was RFD type winds.
October 2015Flash FloodBelton$200,000Nolan Creek in Belton overflowed flooding nearby areas. Voluntary evacuations were requested at a neighborhood near Spring Street and Interstate 35 due to the rising waters.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindBelton$200,000Wind damage occurred to roofs, and wind damage occurred at Lake Belton.
June 2015Flash FloodHolland$150,000Heavy rainfall in remnant bands from TD Bill resulted in flooding in the Holland area. The local newspaper reported streets were impassable and some homes flooded. Also flooded was city hall, the police station, the fire department and a recording studio.
September 2009Flash FloodUnion Grove$150,000Significant flash flooding occurred in southern Bell County when 9-15 of rain fell in less than 10 hours. The town of Salado was hit the hardest during the early afternoon hours. Salado Creek that runs through town overflowed its banks and forced the evacuations of approximately 12 families. The rapid rise in the creek also heavily damaged the Main Street Bridge, ripping the asphalt from the bridge and forcing its closure through October 14th. In other areas of Salado, the water was reported to be nearly 10 feet over some bridges and some homes were flooded with up to two feet of water. In addition, Interstate 35 near the Bell/Willimason county line had to be closed for a few hours and other parts of the interstate were down to one lane due to water on the road. The access roads of Interstate 35 between Salado and the Bell/Williamson county line were also closed due to water over the roads. Many of these road closures began during the early afternoon hours. In the town of Bartlett, 5 of water was reported to be flooding streets, and 5 of water was also reported over FM 487, east of Bartlett. Additional roads in the southern portions of the county were flooded and closed as well.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindKilleen$150,000High winds destroyed a home under-construction and blew down trees and power lines.
March 2006LightningBelton$130,000Lightning struck a utility box and started a fire at a home on Timberwolf Trail in Morgan's Point Resort. The one-story brick house was completely destroyed by the fire.
April 2023HailMidway$100,000A public report indicated golf ball sized hail near Temple.
October 2015Flash FloodHood Afb$100,000Multiple high water rescues in Killeen.
October 2015Flash FloodOenaville$100,000Several roads were covered with water in Temple. Water rescues were ongoing; specifically in Lyons Park.
March 2014HailBelton$100,000Baseball sized hail damaged many vehicles along Highway 190 in Belton.
November 2010LightningSimmonsville$100,000Lightning started a house fire on Boydstun Loop in Killeen. The lightning bolt burned a large hole in the roof and caused extensive damage to the roof and attic. Fire control damage occurred in three other rooms.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindSalado$100,000Two foot diameter trees were snapped in half along Highway 95 in Little River Academy. Numerous signs and billboards were blown down between Salado and Little River Academy. Trees fell on and damaged cars in Little River.
May 2007Flash FloodKilleen$100,000Numerous high water rescues were required in Killeen. Downtown roads were impassable and several roads were closed. Also, a high water rescue was required near Harker Heights on FM 3249. Many residents were forced to evacuate their homes. Several people had to wait on their roofs for help to arrive. A woman had to be rescued from a tree after her car was washed off of the bridge on FM 2484.
October 1998Thunderstorm WindKilleen$100,000One house and three mobile homes were destroyed by high thunderstorm winds in Harker Heights..
October 1998Thunderstorm WindKilleen$100,000Several homes were destroyed and unroofed by thunderstorm winds.
May 2024HailZabcikville$100,000no account filed

Mines and quarries

36 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 36 workings inside this county. 16 still produce and 20 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction27
Limestone, General4
Stone, Crushed/Broken3
Silica1
Stone, Dimension1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Belton Rockwool Ind OperationStone, DimensionProducer
Tex-RockSilicaUnknown
Bandas Industries Manning QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Dresser Minerals Inc OperationStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Pit No. 2Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Miller PitLimestone, GeneralProducer
Nolanville QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Nolanville Quarry & PlantLimestone, GeneralProducer
Unnamed QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Bandas Industries Inc Reed,S LakeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
BeltonSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Belton Sand and Gravel Lampasas PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Killeen Wash PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Leon Valley Plant No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Norman Sand & Gravel Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sadler Washer & PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Shallow Ford Construction OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Shallow Ford PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

66

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 4 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

The vanished settlements of Bell County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Recorded here

Temple, Texas

15 topographic sheets and 11 fire insurance atlases, 1885 to 1949

Belton, Texas

16 topographic sheets and 9 fire insurance atlases, 1885 to 1949

Killeen, Texas

18 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1926 to 1937

Rogers, Texas

14 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1921 to 1944

Everything this county holds

The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.

Surveyed structures

9 structures

The vanished settlements of Bell County, the places these records name that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.