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Belcherville

Ghost town · Montague County, Texas

Montague quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:125,000)
Montague quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:125,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Belcherville is a ghost town in Montague County, Texas, recorded as human settlement in Texas, United States of America. It is one of 4 former communities in Montague County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Belcherville as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 33.8025° N, 97.8322° W.

Key facts

Elevation908 ft
Nearest living townNocona, TX
Distance to it6 miles
Coordinates33.80250, -97.83220

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What's there now

Belcherville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nocona, TX (population 3,073), about 6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 908 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Belcherville?

Belcherville is in Montague County, Texas, at 33.8025, -97.8322.

How many ghost towns are in Montague County?

Montague County, Texas has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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