Montgomery County, Kansas landscape by Kathy Alexander.
Towns & Places:
Caney
Cherryvale
Coffeyville
Dearing
Elk City
Havana
Independence – County Seat
Liberty
Sycamore
Tyro
Montgomery County, Kansas Location
Montgomery County, Kansas by L.H. Everts & Co, 1887.
Montgomery County, Kansas, is located in the southeast part of the state. The county seat is Independence, and its most populous city is Coffeyville. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 31,486.
First house in Independence Kansas.
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, and in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. Montgomery County was formed from Wilson County on February 26, 1867, and named in honor of General Richard Montgomery, who was killed in action during the American Revolution.
© Kathy Alexander/Legends of Kansas, July 2022.
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