RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> Navarro County >> MontfortIndex...

Welcome to Montfort ...

Montfort is located

Montfort is located in Navarro County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montfort, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Montfort is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Montfort ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Montfort - they are located in Kentucky, North Carolina, Quebec and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Montfort.

Communities near Montfort ...

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

  • Corsicana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ennis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gun Barrel City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mabank
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tool
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Tool is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tool
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tool <3>
  • Malakoff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Seven Points
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kerens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kemp
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kemp is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <3>
  • Rice
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rice is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <3>

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 Montfort. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Montfort.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Montfort. 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 Montfort.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montfort ...

Looking for more information about Montfort? 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 Montfort, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Montfort.

Adding Montfort to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Montfort 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 (so far) for Montfort was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montfort.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Navarro, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montfort - 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.