Plainview in Hale County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Bellview Community and School

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 7, 2017

1. Bellview Community and School Marker

Inscription. Much of this rural community's early social and religious history is closely associated with its schoolhouses. Area residents built their first schoolhouse in 1903, one year after organizing a rural school district. Named for trustee John Bell, the Bellview School began with 12 students. A 4-room school building erected near here in 1918 was the site of social and church activities for the next four decades. Bellview School was merged with Plainview schools in 1942. The last Bellview School building, once the center of community activity, fell into disrepair and was razed in 1968.

Erected 1992 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 363.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 34° 5.992′ N, 101° 36.793′ W. Marker is in Plainview, Texas, in Hale County. It is on Farm to Market Road 789 0.2 miles south of Farm to Market Road 150, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Plainview TX 79072, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is on Texas’ South Plains.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Snyder Community (approx. 4.8 miles away); Happy Union (approx. 6½ miles away); Hale County (approx. 7 miles away); Green Machinery Co., Inc. (approx. 7.3 miles away); The Hackberry Groves (approx. 7.4 miles away); Lamar School (approx. 7.6 miles away); General Ranald Slidell MacKenzie (approx. 7.8 miles away); Colonel C. C. Slaughter (approx. 7.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plainview.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 7, 2017

2. Bellview Community and School Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 7, 2017

3. Bellview Community and School Marker

View north on Farm to Market Road 789.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 562 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.