Montgomery
County
Montgomery County is the name of 18
counties
in the
United States
of America. Some were named in honor of the general
Richard
Montgomery, who died in the
American
Revolutionary War attempting to capture
Quebec,
Canada:
- Montgomery
County, Alabama (This county was not named for Richard Montgomery,
but for another general, Lemuel P. Montgomery; oddly, the city
of Montgomery,
Alabama in it was named for Richard Montgomery.)
- Montgomery
County, Arkansas - eponym verified
- Montgomery
County, Georgia - eponym verified
- Montgomery
County, Illinois - eponym verified
- Montgomery
County, Indiana - eponym verified
- Montgomery
County, Iowa - eponym verified
- Montgomery
County, Kansas - eponym verified
- Montgomery
County, Kentucky - eponym verified
- Montgomery
County, Maryland - eponym verified
- Montgomery
County, Mississippi (Possibly for Richard Montgomery. Possibly for Montgomery
County, Tennessee, from which an early settler came.)
- Montgomery
County, Missouri - eponym verified
- Montgomery
County, New York - eponym verified
- Montgomery
County, North Carolina - eponym verified
- Montgomery
County, Ohio - eponym verified
- Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania (there is some question as to whether this one was named
for Richard Montgomery. It seems to be the case, but it is uncertain.)
- Montgomery
County, Tennessee (This county was not named for Richard Montgomery,
but for John Montgomery, a local settler)
- Montgomery
County, Texas (This county was not named for Richard Montgomery,
but (indirectly) for Andrew Montgomery, a local settler)
