Belgrade, Texas

Belgrade, Texas is a ghost town in Newton County, in the U.S. state of Texas. Located near Farm-to-Market Road 1416 and a mile west of the Sabine River, Belgrade was once a thriving community until the beginning of the Civil War.^[1] Now abandoned, a cemetery still remains as well as a centennial marker. It was named after Belgrade, capital of Serbia.^[2]

References

↑ Belgrade at TexasEscapes
↑ Tarpley, Fred (5 July 2010). 1001 Texas Place Names. University of Texas Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-292-78693-6.

Municipalities and communities of Newton County, Texas, United States

County seat: Newton

City	Newton

CDPs	Deweyville South Toledo Bend

Unincorporated communities	Adsul Biloxi Bon Wier Burkeville Call Trotti Wiergate

Ghost towns	Belgrade Princeton Shankleville

Coordinates: 30°41′09″N 93°39′49″W / 30.68583°N 93.66361°W / 30.68583; -93.66361

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