Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States Pennsylvania  Montgomery County

County Courthouse
Montgomery County Courthouse PO Box 311 Norristown, PA 19404-0311

History

 * Named for either Richard Montgomery, the American Revolutionary War general who was killed at Battle of Quebec in 1775 or for Montgomeryshire, Wales, from where much of early Welsh Quakers came from. The Quakers settled in the Welsh Tract. Early histories yielded nothing as to how the name came to be.

Parent County
10 September 1794: Montgomery County was created 10 September 1794 from Philadelphia County.

Boundary Changes
No counties were formed from Montgomery County.

Populated Places

 * Home Rule Muncipalities


 * Boroughs


 * Townships


 * Communities

Neighboring Counties
Berks | Bucks | Chester | Delaware | Lehigh | Philadelphia

Cemeteries

 * Riverside Cemetery is a cemetery located in West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,
 * First Presbyterian Cemetery is located at 113 Airy St., Norristown, PA 19401

Gazetteers

 * United States Geographic Survey Place Names - GNIS for Montgomery County (over 2000) (may not always be present in alphabetic order on first try.)

Societies and Libraries
The Lower Merion Historical Society Located in the Lower Merion Academy

506 Bryn Mawr Ave., Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004

Website: www.lowermerionhistory.org

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Pottstown Pennsylvania Family History Center

Web Sites

 * The Montgomery County PAGenWeb Project, an member of The PAGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.