Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, situated toward the southeast part of Georgia, traversed by Oconee river. Area, 1,100 square miles. Face of the country even; soil sterile. Seat of justice, Mount Vernon. Pop. in 1820, 1,869; in 1830, 1,269; in 1840, 1,616; in 1850, 2,154. (Fanning's, 1853)