Montopolis, Texas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Austin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78741. It stands on Country Club Creek. The Survey maps it on the Montopolis quadrangle.
On record in Montopolis
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Montopolis Bridgelisted 1996 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1896 USGS Austin quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Austin quadrangle1:125000
- 1910 USGS Austin quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Montopolis quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Montopolis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Montopolis quadrangle1:24000
- 1973 USGS Montopolis quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Austin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1988 USGS Montopolis quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
102 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Montopolis between 2005 and 2016, burning about 195 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM973 |
| 1 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Montopolis: 10 producers, 2 past producers. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booth Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Limestone | |
| Dean Word Company Abandoned Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dean Word Company Operation | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lawson Booth Abandoned Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Austin Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Colorado River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Green Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| J.V. Dirt and Loam Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Naumann Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand |
Storms near this place
5 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montopolis in 5 storm reports between 2015 and 2020: 3 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. The reports record 3 deaths. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Montopolis | 2 killed | A female was swept out of her house and drowned when Dry Creek flooded due to heavy rainfall. The husband was also swept out of the house but survived. A man was stranded in his car near Toll 130 and FM 812. He was swept away and his body was recovered the next day near McAngus Road. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Montopolis | 1 killed | A man drown when his vehicle was flooded and he was swept downstream on Dry Creek just west of Highway 183 in southern Travis County. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Montopolis | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail near Austin Bergstrom International Airport. There was a picture of the hail on social media. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Montopolis | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing low water crossings in southern Austin. |
| October 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montopolis | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that damaged the roofs of several houses along Thaxton Rd. in southern Austin. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iglehart | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Pershing | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Del Valle | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Smoot | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Austin | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Vinson | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Moores Crossing | 5.3 miles | 20 | |
| Pilot Knob | 5.5 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1374988. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









