The county was named for General Richard Montgomery (1738-1775), a Revolutionary War soldier who was killed in the Battle of Quebec.

 

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Montgomery County was formed in 1779 from Anson County.  It is located in the south central part of the state, bordered by the North Carolina counties of Moore, Richmond, Stanly, Davidson & Randolph.  See information on neighbor counties below.

The area of the county is 502 square miles.  The population in 2000 was 26,823.

Montgomery County is a beautiful and scenic county, and is blessed with exceptional natural resources.

The Uwharrie National Forest covers a large part of the county, with Morrow Mountain State Park just to the west, across the Yadkin River in Stanly County.  The Yadkin River flows south along the upper part of the Montgomery/Stanly border, forming Badin Lake above Badin Dam, and then running south to where the Uwharrie River empties into it.  At that point, the two waterways form the Pee Dee River, which flows south between Montgomery and Stanly counties to Lake Tillery, and then continues south past the point where Montgomery's southwest corner meets Stanly's southeast corner and Anson County's northeast corner.  The Pee Dee River flows on south, entering South Carolina and eventually emptying into the ocean at Georgetown SC.  Almost all of Montgomery County lies within the Pee Dee Drainage Basin, except for a strip of land along Montgomery's eastern border.

The Town Creek Indian Mound in the southwestern part of the county is a state historical site.

North Carolina USGS Quad Topographic Features in Montgomery County
 

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Research Information

Montgomery NCGenWeb Index