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Bellmead is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 10,494 at the 2020 census. The population was 10,494 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Texas Ranger who recaptured Cynthia Ann Parker. Confederate Brigadier General. Interred at Lot 5, block 1. Edgar E. Witt (1876–1965), Lieutenant Governor of Texas 1931-1935, Chair American-Mexican Claims Commission, Chief Commissioner Indian Claims Commission. James E. Yantis (1856–1918), Justice of the Texas Supreme Court.
Several governors of Texas hailed from McLennan County: Ann Richards (1991–1995), the state's second female governor; Pat Morris Neff (1921–1925), who also served as president of Baylor University; Lawrence Sullivan Ross (1887–1891), whose family helped found Waco and who also served as the fourth president of Texas A&M University; and ...
Location of McLennan County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in McLennan County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in McLennan County, Texas. Four districts, 18 individual properties, and one former property ...
The Waco area is home to three airports. Waco Regional Airport (ACT) serves the city with daily flights to Dallas/Fort Worth International via American Eagle. TSTC Waco Airport (CNW) is the site of the former James Connally AFB and was the primary fly-in point for former President George W. Bush when he was visiting his ranch in Crawford. It ...
The New Mount Carmel Center was a large group of buildings used by the Branch Davidian religious group located near Axtell, Texas, 20 miles (32 km) north-east of Waco.The Branch Davidians were established by Benjamin Roden in 1959 as a breakaway sect from Davidian Seventh-day Adventists, and was later led by David Koresh starting in the 1980s.
La Vega Independent School District is a public school district based in Bellmead, Texas . The district is located in central McLennan County and serves the city of Bellmead and parts of Waco. "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. [1]
Prairie Chapel Ranch, nicknamed Bush Ranch, is a 1,583-acre (6.41 km 2) ranch in unincorporated McLennan County, Texas, located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Crawford (about 25 miles (40 km) from Waco). The property was acquired by George W. Bush in 1999 and was known as the Western White House during his presidency. Bush spent vacation time at ...