List of places named for Richard Montgomery

This is a list of places named for Richard Montgomery, a major general of the Continental Army killed in the 1775 Battle of Quebec.


 * Cities:
 * Montgomery, Alabama (The city was named for Richard Montgomery, but Montgomery County, Alabama, in which it is located, was named for Major Lemuel P. Montgomery.)
 * Montgomery, Massachusetts
 * Montgomery, Minnesota
 * Montgomery Twp, New Jersey
 * Montgomery, Vermont
 * Town of Montgomery, Orange County, NY
 * Village of Montgomery, Orange County, NY
 * Montgomery, Illinois (Note: This community was actually named in honor of Montgomery County, New York from which its original settlers emigrated. Montgomery County, New York was named after Richard Montgomery)
 * 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 county 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 county was named for Richard Montgomery.)
 * 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.