Abandoned Record
About Montfort
Montfort was an unincorporated community in northeastern Navarro County, Texas, eleven miles (18 km) northeast of Corsicana, Texas. The community was located along Farm to Market Road 636 just east of Interstate 45.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Montfort, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Montfort is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Montfort
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1954 Dallas sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Dallas sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Bazette sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Corsicana sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Montfort
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Rush Creek11.8 mi SE · Navarro
- Telico14.1 mi NW · Ellis
- Alligator School House14.3 mi SE · Navarro
- Centreville16.7 mi NE · Henderson
- Crisp18.2 mi NW · Ellis
- Coutchman24.3 mi S · Navarro
- Richland24.6 mi S · Navarro
- Alliance Hall26.4 mi SW · Navarro
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Montfort, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6905560.
- USGS GNIS 1378698.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).