When was Montgomery County founded?

Montgomery County was founded in 1797, formed from Clark County, and named after Richard Montgomery.

What is the county seat of Montgomery County?

The county seat of Montgomery County is Mount Sterling.

Is there an online parcel map for Montgomery County?

Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 12,737 parcels, rated fallback here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.

Has Montgomery County's boundary or name changed?

Montgomery County was created in 1797 from Clark County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 6 later changes, chiefly involving Bath County, Floyd County and Estill County.

Is my lot in a flood zone?

We do not have flood maps for Montgomery County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

County · code 21173

Montgomery CountyKentucky

Montgomery County is a county in Kentucky, formed in 1797 with Mount Sterling as its county seat.

Founded1797
County seatMount Sterling
Named forRichard Montgomery
Land area197 sq mi + 1.5 sq mi water
Population28,114 2020 Census
Parcels mapped12,737 checked 15 October 2026

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Updated 19 October 2026

Census outline · seat marked

History

Formed in 1797 from Clark County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Montgomery County was created from Clark County in 1797 and named after Richard Montgomery. Over its first seventy years, Montgomery County lost territory to the creation of Floyd, Madison, Bath, Estill, and Powell counties, and to expansions of neighboring counties.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

1797
Montgomery County created Montgomery created from Clark.
from Clark
1 March 1797 · Ky. Acts 1796-1797, 5th assy., 1st sess., sec. 1/pp. 4-5
1800
Lost territory Montgomery lost to creation of Floyd and lost to Madison.
to Floyd to Madison
1 June 1800 · Ky. Acts 1799, 8th assy., ch. 73, sec. 1/pp. 150-152
1811
Lost territory Montgomery lost to creation of Bath.
to Bath
4 February 1811 · Ky. Acts 1810-1811, 19th assy., ch. 221, sec. 1/pp. 43-45
1816
Lost territory Montgomery lost to Estill.
to Estill
6 May 1816 · Ky. Acts 1815-1816, 24th assy., ch. 306, sec. 1/p. 503
1818
Lost territory Montgomery lost to Floyd.
to Floyd
17 January 1818 · Ky. Acts 1817-1818, 26th assy., ch. 182, sec. 1/p. 352

Show all 8 changes (3 more, mostly small adjustments)

1797
Montgomery County created Montgomery created from Clark.
from Clark
1 March 1797 · Ky. Acts 1796-1797, 5th assy., 1st sess., sec. 1/pp. 4-5
1800
Lost territory Montgomery lost to creation of Floyd and lost to Madison.
to Floyd to Madison
1 June 1800 · Ky. Acts 1799, 8th assy., ch. 73, sec. 1/pp. 150-152
1811
Lost territory Montgomery lost to creation of Bath.
to Bath
4 February 1811 · Ky. Acts 1810-1811, 19th assy., ch. 221, sec. 1/pp. 43-45
1816
Lost territory Montgomery lost to Estill.
to Estill
6 May 1816 · Ky. Acts 1815-1816, 24th assy., ch. 306, sec. 1/p. 503
1818
Lost territory Montgomery lost to Floyd.
to Floyd
17 January 1818 · Ky. Acts 1817-1818, 26th assy., ch. 182, sec. 1/p. 352
1852
Lost territory Montgomery lost to creation of Powell.
to Powell
10 May 1852 · Ky. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 325, sec. 1/pp. 29-32
1869
Lost territory Montgomery lost to creation of Menifee and lost small area to Bath.
to Menifee to Bath
1 May 1869 · Ky. Acts 1869, Jan. adj. sess., ch. 1872, sec. 1/pp.65-69
1870
Boundary clarified Boundary between Montgomery and Bourbon was clarified (no change).
with Bourbonno change
1 January 1870 · Ky. Acts 1869-1870, vol. 1, ch. 31, secs. 1, 5/pp. 34-35

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Montgomery

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Parcels Fallback

Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 12,737 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey. This copy is a fallback, not the county's own: use it as a guide and check the official record.
edited 21 December 2021 · checked 15 October 2026
Address points Official

One point per address, 13,401 in all from Kentucky Division of Geographic Information (DGI) with the Kentucky 911 Services Board.
edited 6 October 2026 · checked 13 October 2026
Buildings Reference

Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026

Official: from the office that keeps the record
Good enough: a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback: a guide only; check the official record
Missing: nothing public found yet

People and land

Montgomery by the Census

Population

28,114 2020 Census count

Housing units

12,125 2020 Census count

Land area

197 square miles

Water area

1.5 square miles

People per sq mi

142 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Montgomery County's official site

We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.

County government

County government
The official website of Montgomery County.
mtsterlingchamber.com

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Questions

Common questions about Montgomery County

When was Montgomery County founded?: Montgomery County was founded in 1797, formed from Clark County, and named after Richard Montgomery.
What is the county seat of Montgomery County?: The county seat of Montgomery County is Mount Sterling.
Is there an online parcel map for Montgomery County?: Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 12,737 parcels, rated fallback here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Montgomery County's boundary or name changed?: Montgomery County was created in 1797 from Clark County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 6 later changes, chiefly involving Bath County, Floyd County and Estill County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?: We do not have flood maps for Montgomery County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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