| Marker Number |
363 |
| Atlas Number |
5189000363 |
| Marker Title |
Bellview Community and School |
| Index Entry |
Bellview Community and School |
| Address |
|
| City |
Plainview |
| County |
Hale |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
258893 |
| UTM Northing |
3776265 |
| Subject Codes |
cities and towns; educational topics; settlements |
| Marker Year |
1992 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
from Plainview, take FM 789 southeast about 9 miles |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
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. 1992 |
