Welcome to Montgomery ...

Montgomery is located in Dickinson County<1>.

The location of 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 Montgomery, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Montgomery is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Montgomery lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Montgomery is within the boundaries of the (712) 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, 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.

• Estherville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estherville
  • Estherville is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estherville <4>
• Spirit Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit Lake
  • Spirit Lake is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spirit Lake <4>
• Jackson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Jackson County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Milford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Lakefield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
  • Lakefield is located in Jackson County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakefield <4>
• Arnolds Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Park
  • Arnolds Park is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnolds Park <4>
• Lake Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
  • Lake Park is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Park <4>
• Okoboji
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okoboji
  • Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okoboji <4>
• Orleans
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Orleans is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
• Ocheyedan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
  • Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 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.

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.<5>

From that list, the Montgomery post office opened in 1896.

We also found Montgomery on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (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 Dickinson County: www.co.dickinson.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/