Shovel Mountain, Texas Explained

Official Name:Shovel Mountain, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Shovel Mountain
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Burnet
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1,073
Coordinates:30.4811°N -98.2772°W
Area Code:512 & 737
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1368241

Shovel Mountain is an unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 98 in 2000.

History

Shovel Mountain was first settled in the mid-1850s. Its population was 40 in 1884, 60 in 1890, and 75 in 1892. It then began to decline at the turn of the 20th century. Its population was 98 in 2000.[1]

Geography

Shovel Mountain is located three miles west of U.S. Highway 281, 6miles south of Marble Falls in southern Burnet County.[1]

Education

Shovel Mountain has been served by the Marble Falls Independent School District since its school joined the ISD in 1949, and was on county maps during that decade.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shovel Mountain, TX. Smyrl. Vivian Elizabeth. April 1, 1995. tshaonline.org.