Montell, Texas, Uvalde County. (original) (raw)

Montell First United Methodist Church
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2005

History in a Pecan Shell

Once the site of the Nuestra Se�ora de la Candelaria del Ca��n Spanish Mission, the community can be found where the Nueces River meets Montell Creek.

The namesake, Charles S. DeMontel, was a Texas surveyor sent to map the valley. He camped here on his trip and left his name behind. A few Anglo families settled in the valley in the late 1870s, including the family of John Baylor, the self-appointed Confederate governor of the Arizona Territory during the Civil War. Baylor is buried in the local cemetery. A post office was granted in 1879.

From a population of 75 in the 1920s, the community declined until only ten remained.

The Episcopal Church of the Ascension has a stained glass window, donated by the estate of John Jacob Astor.

People

The Brothers Baylor by Mike Cox

The Baylor boys were two Texans a fellow did not want to cross....

Uvalde County 1940s map showing Montell
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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