Welcome to Montgomery ...

Montgomery is located in Chatham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montgomery, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Montgomery has a population of 2,719 people<2> (see below for details).

Montgomery is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Montgomery lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Montgomery lies within the (912) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Montgomery had an population of 2,719 people. This is an increase of 2.33% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Montgomery had a population of 2,657 people.

The population of Montgomery represents 0.03% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people).

With a 2010 count of 2,657 people, the population of Montgomery increased 9.43% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,428 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Montgomery.

Communities Also Named Montgomery ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Montgomery - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Montgomery.

Communities near Montgomery ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Montgomery.

• Savannah
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Savannah is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <4>
• Pooler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pooler have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
  • Pooler is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <4>
• Richmond Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
  • Richmond Hill is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond Hill <4>
• Port Wentworth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth
  • Port Wentworth is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Wentworth <4>
• Port Wentworth Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
  • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
• Garden City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>
• Rossignol Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossignol Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
  • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
• Bloomingdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <4>
• Tybee Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tybee Island have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tybee Island
  • Tybee Island is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,051 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tybee Island <4>
• Thunderbolt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thunderbolt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderbolt
  • Thunderbolt is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thunderbolt <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Montgomery. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Montgomery.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Montgomery. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montgomery.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Montgomery. See our Newspapers Page for Montgomery.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montgomery ...

Looking for more information about Montgomery? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Montgomery, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Montgomery.

Adding Montgomery to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Montgomery in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Montgomery was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Montgomery post office opened in 1899.

We also found Montgomery on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montgomery.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Montgomery. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chatham County: www.chathamcounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/