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Welcome to Montgomery ...

So far, we found very little information about Montgomery. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Montgomery to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Montgomery, please Contact Us.


Montgomery would have been located within present day Morgan County<2>.


The location of Montgomery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Montgomery, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Montgomery is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Montgomery was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Montgomery (for example, toward Clarkrange), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The location where Montgomery once stood is in the (423) area code.

Communities Also Named Montgomery ...

While we believe that this Montgomery is located in Morgan County, we know of another 2 Tennessee communities named Montgomery. Those communities are located in the following counties: Decatur and Scott County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 36 communities that are also named Montgomery - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, 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, 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.

  • Lakemont Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemont Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
    • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
  • College Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
    • College Grove is located in Roane County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
  • Fairfield Glade
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Glade
    • Fairfield Glade is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,989 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Glade <5>
  • Harriman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
    • Harriman is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <5>
  • Kingston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Rockwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Rockwood is located in Roane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <5>
  • Rogers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
  • Oliver Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Springs
    • Oliver Springs is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver Springs <5>
  • Coalfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
    • Coalfield is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
  • Ethel ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Ethel is located in Roane County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 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 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.

Adding Montgomery to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Montgomery in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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 1856.

We also found Montgomery in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montgomery.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Montgomery, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montgomery - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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