Welcome to Montgomery ...

Montgomery is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montgomery, you might consider that their post office opened in 1803.

Montgomery is 1,760 feet [536 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Montgomery: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Montgomery ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Montgomery: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in Washington County.

Beyond Virginia, 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, Vermont and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Montgomery.

Websites for Montgomery ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.montgomerycc.org/

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

Communities near Montgomery ...

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

Blacksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
- Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Blacksburg
- From Montgomery to Blacksburg
Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Salem City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Salem
- From Montgomery to Salem
Christiansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
- Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Christiansburg
- From Montgomery to Christiansburg
Radford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Radford is located in Radford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <4>
Floyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Floyd is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Floyd
- From Montgomery to Floyd
Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oak Grove
- From Montgomery to Oak Grove
Rogers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rogers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rogers
- From Montgomery to Rogers
Elliston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Elliston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elliston <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elliston
- From Montgomery to Elliston
Merrimac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
Bennetts Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bennetts Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bennetts Mill
- From Montgomery to Bennetts Mill

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 book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

We also found Montgomery on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montgomery.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Montgomery, 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>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Montgomery area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Montgomery area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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.
<6>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.