List of places named for Richard Montgomery

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This is a list of places named for Richard Montgomery:

• Cities:
  • Montgomery, Alabama (This city was named for Richard Montgomery, but oddly Montgomery County, Alabama, in which it is located, was not named for Richard Montgomery, but for another general, Lemuel P. Montgomery.)
  • Montgomery, Minnesota
  • Montgomery, Vermont
  • Town of Montgomery, Orange County, NY
  • Village of Montgomery, Orange County, NY
• Counties:
  • Montgomery County, Arkansas
  • Montgomery County, Georgia
  • Montgomery County, Illinois
  • Montgomery County, Indiana
  • Montgomery County, Iowa
  • Montgomery County, Kansas
  • Montgomery County, Kentucky
  • Montgomery County, Maryland
  • Montgomery County, Mississippi (there is some question as to whether this one was named for Richard Montgomery. There are two origins given in sources.)
  • Montgomery County, Missouri
  • Montgomery County, New York
  • Montgomery County, North Carolina
  • Montgomery County, Ohio
  • Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (there is some question as to whether this one was named for Richard Montgomery. It seems to be the case, but it is uncertain.)
  • Montgomery County, Virginia
• High Schools:
  • Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, Maryland

There was also a ship, the SS Richard Montgomery, the wreck of which remains a potential hazard due to unexploded ordnance.