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Welcome to Montopolis ...

Montopolis is located in Hill Country.

Montopolis is located in Travis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montopolis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Montopolis is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Montopolis: 512 & 737<3>

Communities near Montopolis ...

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

  • Austin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Round Rock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pflugerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Kyle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kyle is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <4>
  • Buda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Buda is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <4>
  • Lakeway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Manor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Manor is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <4>
  • Bee Cave
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • West Lake Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montopolis ...

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

Adding Montopolis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Montopolis 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 Montopolis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Montopolis post office opened in 1897. The Montopolis post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montopolis.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Travis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montopolis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 512 code has been Overlayed with the 737 area code. New phone numbers in the Montopolis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 512 or 737. As a result, placing a call in the Montopolis area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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