Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of Tennessee, and traversed by Cumberland river. Area, 500 square miles. Face of the country uneven; soil generally not productive. Seat of justice, Clarksville. Pop. in 1810, 8,020; in 1820, 12,219; in 1830, 14.365; in 1840 16.927; in 1850, 21,045. (Fanning's, 1853)