The Ultimate Montgomery - American History Information Guide and Reference

Montgomery is, according to placesnamed.com, the name of 86 places in the United States of America of which 18 are Montgomery County. Some of these places were named in honor of the general Richard Montgomery, who died in the American Revolutionary War attempting to capture Quebec, Canada:

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Places

Montgomery, Alabama, the capital of the state and the largest "Montgomery" in the United States
Montgomery, Georgia (Not known whether it was named for Richard Montgomery or some other person.)
Montgomery, Illinois (Only indirectly named for Richard Montgomery. Its founder had come from Montgomery County, N. Y. and named it for that place.)
Montgomery, New York (Not known whether it was named for Richard Montgomery or some other person.)
Montgomery, Pennsylvania (Not known whether it was named for Richard Montgomery or some other person.)
Montgomery, Texas (named for its founder, Andrew Montgomery, and not for Richard Montgomery.)
Montgomery, Vermont
Montgomery, West Virginia (Not known whether it was named for Richard Montgomery or some other person.)

Montgomery County, Alabama (This county was not named for Richard Montgomery, but for another general, Lemuel P. Montgomery; oddly, the city of Montgomery in it was named for Richard Montgomery.)
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 (Possibly for Richard Montgomery. Possibly for Montgomery County, Tennessee, from which an early settler came.)
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, Tennessee (This county was not named for Richard Montgomery, but for John Montgomery, a local settler)
Montgomery County, Texas (This county was not named for Richard Montgomery, but for its largest community, the town of Montgomery, and therefore indirectly for Andrew Montgomery, as stated above)
Montgomery County, Virginia

The original Montgomery was a place in France and, by extension, the surname of the Norman family who originated there. A member of this family, Roger of Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, founded the town and castle of Montgomery in Wales, later the county town of Montgomeryshire.

Montgomery was a town in Alberta that was annexed by the city of Calgary in 1963.