Belt Junction, Texas

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Belt Junction, Texas
Historical unincorporated community
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Belt Junction
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Belt Junction
Coordinates: 32°42′00″N97°21′13″W / 32.70000°N 97.35361°W / 32.70000; -97.35361 Coordinates: 32°42′00″N97°21′13″W / 32.70000°N 97.35361°W / 32.70000; -97.35361
Country United States
State Texas
County Tarrant
Elevation 673 ft (205 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 1377987 [1]

Belt Junction was an unincorporated community in Tarrant County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] The area is now within the city of Fort Worth.

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