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Montgomery

Montgomery County

Authorized on 9 April 1796, when the western portion of Tennessee County became part of the new state of Tennessee.  The county was named for John Montgomery who was a soldier in the American Revolutionary War and an early settler who founded the city of Clarksville. When Montgomery County was formed, it was combined with land taken from Sumner County to form Robertson County. Later acts of the Tennessee General Assembly had further reduced Montgomery County by 1871 to its current size and boundaries. The county today has a total area of 544 square miles and a population count of 208,993 residents.

 

Montgomery County

Montgomery County was established in 1796 from land given by Clark County and became the 22nd county in Kentucky in order of formation. Montgomery County was named in honor of Richard Montgomery who was an Brigadier Genral in the American Revolutionary War and was killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City in Canada. However, in an alternative, there is a  story told that the county was named for Thomas Montgomery from Virginia, who served in the Revolutionary War who settled in Mt. Sterling. At a total area of 199 sqaure miles, it is home 28,203 residents.