Welcome to Fort Montgomery ...

Fort Montgomery is located in Orange County<1>.

The location of Fort Montgomery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Montgomery, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Montgomery: Ft. Montgomery

Fort Montgomery is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Fort Montgomery ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Fort Montgomery, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Fort Montgomery ...

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

• Spring Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <4>
• Palm Tree
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
• Kiryas Joel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
  • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
• Newburgh
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
  • Newburgh is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <4>
• Ossining
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossining
  • Ossining is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossining <4>
• Peekskill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekskill
  • Peekskill is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peekskill <4>
• Beacon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <4>
• Haverstraw
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverstraw
  • Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haverstraw <4>
• Tarrytown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
  • Tarrytown is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrytown <4>
• Woodbury
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people

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 Fort Montgomery. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Montgomery.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort 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 Fort Montgomery.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Montgomery ...

Looking for more information about Fort 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fort Montgomery, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Montgomery.

Adding Fort Montgomery to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort 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 Fort Montgomery was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fort Montgomery post office opened in 1855.

We also found Fort Montgomery in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Montgomery.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/