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Welcome to Montgomery ...

Montgomery is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montgomery, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

Montgomery is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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 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.

  • Trenton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Trenton is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
  • New Brunswick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
  • Morrisville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lambertville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
  • Clinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
  • New Hope
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Yardley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Yardley is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yardley <3>
  • Newtown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Newtown is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <3>
  • Rileyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rileyville is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileyville
  • Skillman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Skillman is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman

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 (so far) for Montgomery was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Montgomery post office opened in 1873. The Montgomery post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montgomery.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Somerset, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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