About the Belton, Texas Area 

The city of Belton is located in the heart of Central Texas in Bell County. Established in 1850, Belton boasts the well-known Chisholm Trail. This route originally ran through the center of downtown, playing an important part in the economic revitalization that followed the Civil War.

With one of the finest park systems in Texas, Belton provides residents with 145 acres of land devoted to family recreation. The city’s park acreage is divided into three categories – community parks, neighborhood parks, and special purpose parks. The community parks that offer full amenities to the entire city year-round are Heritage Park, Chisholm Trail Park, Yettie Polk Park, and Confederate Park. There are four neighborhood parks in the city of Belton. They are Beall Park, South Wall, Housing Authority, and Quail Meadows Park. These parks are generally used by residents of a certain neighborhood and usually within walking distance from the homes within that neighborhood. The special purpose parks are used mainly for sporting events. Belton has four special purpose parks that active residents can enjoy: Continental Field, Lions Field, Griggs Field, and Jaycee Field.

There are plenty of activities in Belton that every resident can enjoy, from a selection of restaurants and antique shopping centers to the oldest family-owned department store in the state of Texas. Other leisure activities include sporting events and concerts, the Central Texas State Fair, the local library, golfing, and fishing at Belton Lake.

Children attend the schools of the Belton Independent School District, which is surrounded by many Belton homes for sale in safe and friendly neighborhoods to suit every homebuyer’s needs.