Welcome to Montgomery ...
Montgomery is located in Franklin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Montgomery, you might consider that their post office opened in 1812.
Montgomery is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Montgomery lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Montgomery is located in the (802) area code.
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, 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, Tennessee (3), Texas, 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.
- Sutton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Johnson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Dunham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Hyde Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Enosburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enosburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg
- Enosburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enosburg <5>
- Richford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Sheldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Fairfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Potton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Montgomery, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 1812.
We also found Montgomery in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
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 State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montgomery - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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/ |