COUNTY NAMED FOR: Peter H. Bell, a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto and the Mexican War. He also became a Texas Ranger, governor, congressional representative, and later a Colonel in the Confederacy.

COUNTY SEATS: One - Belton (originally named Nolanville)

COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR:  The county seat is most likely a contraction of Bell and town.

COURTHOUSES: Three - 1851, 1858, and 1884.

STANDING: One -1884 sandstone structure in Renaissance Revival style. The building has been altered, remodeled (including the removal of the original clock tower), and finally restored over the years.