List of places named for Richard Montgomery

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Richard Montgomery Richard Montgomery (2 December 1738 – 31 December 1775) was an Irish soldier who first served in the British Army. He later became a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and he is most famous for l ...

, a major general of the

Continental Army The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies (the Thirteen Colonies) in the Revolutionary-era United States. It was formed by the Second Continental Congress after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, and was establis ...

killed in the 1775 Battle of Quebec. *Cities: ** Montgomery, Alabama (The city was named for Richard Montgomery, but Montgomery County, Alabama, in which it is located, was named for Major

Lemuel P. Montgomery Lemuel Purnell Montgomery (c. 1786 – March 27, 1814) was an American military officer who fought in the Creek War. Montgomery was an attorney in Nashville, Tennessee, when the War of 1812 broke out, and was commissioned as a major of the 39th I ...

.) **

Montgomery, Massachusetts Montgomery is a New England town, town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 819 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield metropolitan area, Massachuse ...

** Montgomery, Minnesota
Montgomery Twp, New Jersey
** Montgomery, Vermont ** Town of Montgomery, Orange County, NY ** Village of Montgomery, Orange County, NY ** Montgomery, Illinois (Note: This community was actually named in honor of Montgomery County, New York from which its original settlers emigrated. Montgomery County, New York was named after Richard Montgomery) *Counties: ** Montgomery County, Arkansas ** Montgomery County, Georgia ** Montgomery County, Illinois ** Montgomery County, Indiana **

Montgomery County, Iowa Montgomery County is a county located in the southwestern area of the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,330. Its population has declined since a peak in 1900, since urbanization and decline of family farms. The co ...

Montgomery County, Kansas Montgomery County (county code MG) is a County (United States), county located in Southeast Kansas. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the county population was 31,486. Its county seat is Independence, Kansas, Independence, and it ...

** Montgomery County, Kentucky **

Montgomery County, Maryland Montgomery County is the most populous county in the state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 1,062,061, increasing by 9.3% from 2010. The county seat and largest municipality is Rockville, although the census-design ...

Montgomery County, Mississippi Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,925. Its county seat is Winona. The county is said to be named in honor either of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolution ...

(there is some question as to whether this county was named for Richard Montgomery. There are two origins given in sources.) ** Montgomery County, Missouri ** Montgomery County, New York **

Montgomery County, North Carolina Montgomery County is a rural county located in the southern Piedmont of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,751. Its county seat is Troy. History The county was formed in January 1779, by an act of th ...

Montgomery County, Ohio Montgomery County is located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 537,309, making it the fifth-most populous county in Ohio. The county seat is Dayton. The county was named in honor ...

** Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (there is some question as to whether this county was named for Richard Montgomery.) ** Montgomery County, Virginia *High Schools: ** Richard Montgomery High School,

Rockville, Maryland Rockville is a city that serves as the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, and is part of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. The 2020 census tabulated Rockville's population at 67,117, making it the fifth-largest community in ...

There was also a ship, the SS Richard Montgomery, the wreck of which remains a potential hazard due to unexploded ordnance. Montgomery, Richard place names Montgomery