Mt. Sterling, Kentucky
- Montgomery County Courthouse
- 1 Court Street
- Mt. Sterling, Kentucky 40353
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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.