Montgomery County (18 Counties)
Most (at least 13 out of 18) Montgomery Counties in the United States are named after Richard Montgomery, a major general in the Continental Army killed in the 1775 Battle of Quebec.
- 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 named after the town of Montgomery, Texas which in turn was named after Montgomery County, Alabama.)
- Montgomery County, Virginia - eponym verified
Read more about this topic: List Of The Most Common U.S. County Name Etymologies
Famous quotes containing the words montgomery and/or county:
“Yet nightly pitch my moving tent,
A day’s march nearer home.”
—James Montgomery (1771–1854)
“In the County Tyrone, in the town of Dungannon,”
—Unknown. The Old Orange Flute (l. 1)