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Welcome to Montell ...

Montell is located in Hill Country.

Montell is located in Uvalde County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Montell is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Montell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Montell: 830

Communities near Montell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Montell.

  • Camp Wood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Leakey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Barksdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Rio Frio
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Frio have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Frio
    • Rio Frio is located in Real County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Frio <3>
  • Third Crossing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
    • Third Crossing is located in Uvalde County
  • Concan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Alamo Village
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Village
    • Alamo Village is located in Kinney County
  • Uvalde
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Knippa
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Uvalde Estates
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uvalde Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvalde Estates
    • Uvalde Estates is located in Uvalde County
    • Uvalde Estates has also been known as:
    • Uvalde Estates Colonia

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Montell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Montell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Montell. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montell.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Montell. See our Newspapers Page for Montell.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montell ...

Looking for more information about Montell? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Montell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Montell.

Adding Montell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Montell in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Montell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Montell post office opened in 1879.

We also found Montell in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Uvalde, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/