NC Gazetteer

Montgomery County

… was formed in 1779 from Anson County. Located in the S central section of the state, it is bounded by Moore, Richmond, Stanly, Davidson, and Randolph Counties. It was named for Gen. Richard Montgomery (1736-75), Revolutionary War leader who was killed in the Battle of Quebec. Area: 499 sq. mi. County seat: Troy, with an elevation of 664 ft. Townships are Biscoe, Cheek Creek, Eldorado, Little River, Mount Gilead, Ophir, Peedee, Rocky Springs, Troy, and Uwharrie. Produces peaches, oats, wheat, corn, tobacco, cotton, poultry, hogs, livestock, cantaloupes, watermelons, textiles, furniture, packaging, carpets, mobile homes, lumber, apparel, clay, slate, pyrophyllite, and sand.

areas

Black Ankle

communities

Abner
Alco
Allreds
Blaine
Butler's Mills
Cagles Mill
Canby
Capelsie
Carl
Carmel
Chandler
Chip
Churchville
Clarks Mills
Coggins Mine
Craigrownie
Curl
Dry Creek
Eldorado
Endicott
Erie Mills
Ether
Flaggtown
Flint Hill
Fly
Glen Brook
Harrisville
Hydro
Immer
Iola
Liberty Hill
Love Joy
Martins Mill
Montgomery
Moratock
Nalls
Narrowsville
Okeewemee
Onvil
Onward
Ophir
Pee Dee
Pekin
Pinoka
Pontop
Randys Store
Robedo
Roberdo
Rubyatt
Scarboro
Steeds
Suggs Bridge
Swift Island
Uwharrie
Wadeville
Wind Blow
Wind Hill

creeks

Barnes Creek
Big Mountain Creek
Cheek Creek
Cotton Creek
Denson Creek
Dumas Creek
Dutchmans Creek
Hamer Creek
Hurts Creek
Lick Creek
Little Hamer Creek
Little Town Creek
McLeans Creek
Naked Creek
Rock Creek
Suggs Creek
Thickety Creek
Town Creek
Woodrun Creek

forests

Uwharrie National Forest

forks

Poison Fork

former communities

Blakely
Edinburg
Lawrenceville
Tuckertown

freshwater areas

Narrows of the Yadkin

historical markers

Colson's Supply Depot historical marker
Edmund Deberry 1787-1859 historical marker
Flora Macdonald historical marker
Town Creek historical marker
Zion United Methodist Church historical marker

historical sites

Town Creek Indian Mound

lakes

Badin Lake
Eury Lake
Lake Tillery
Tuckertown Lake

mountain ranges

Uwharrie Mountains

mountains

Buck Mountain
Bundle Mountain
Dark Mountain
Dennis Mountain
Horse Trough Mountain
Lick Mountain
Millstone Mountain
Morris Mountain
Rabbit Mountain
Shelter Mountain
Walker Mountain
Wysner Mountain

ponds

McCollums Pond

regions

Piedmont Dialect Region

rivers

Pee Dee River
Uwharrie River
West Fork Little River
Yadkin River

schools

Eckerd Connects | Boys Residential Academy at Candor
Montgomery Central High
Montgomery County Early College
Montgomery Learning Academy

towns

Biscoe
Candor
Mount Gilead
Star
Troy
Wilton

townships

Biscoe Township
Cheek Creek Township
Eldorado Township
Little River Township
Mount Gilead Township
Ophir Township
Peedee Township
Rocky Springs Township
Troy Township
Uwharrie Township

waterfalls

Great Falls