Montgomery is a city located in Montgomery County, Texas. As of the 2020 census, the city had a sum population of 1,948.

The town of Montgomery was founded in the middle of the Lake Creek Settlement by W. W. Shepperd in July 1837 on 200 acres of home that had originally been part of the John Corner League. Shepperd had expected the first hoard in the Lake Creek Settlement in 1835. W. W. Shepperd and his assistant John Wyatt changeable named the town Montgomery.

Montgomery became the first county seat of Montgomery County brusquely after the county was created on December 14, 1837. Montgomery County was the third county formed during the Republic of Texas. The county originally extended from the Brazos River to the Trinity. The city was officially incorporated in 1848 subsequently Judge Nathaniel Hart Davis as mayor.

Local histories and accounts by 20th century historians held that the city and county of Montgomery were named after a relatives of ahead of time settlers to the area: Andrew Montgomery or Owen and Margaret Montgomery Shannon. However, recent evidence provided by Kameron Searle suggests that it is more likely that the town and county were named after Lemuel P. Montgomery, a major in the U.S. Army during the Creek War. John Wyatt Moody, one of the founders of Montgomery, was County Clerk of Montgomery County, Alabama before distressing to Texas. Montgomery County, Alabama, is named for Lemuel P. Montgomery. Sam Houston, the President of the Republic of Texas taking into account the town and county of Montgomery were founded, served in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend considering Lemuel P. Montgomery, and witnessed his death in the front lines of the battle. According to Searle, Moody and his partner W.W. Shepperd may have used Houston’s relationship with Lemuel Montgomery to urge on promote the creation of Montgomery County, with the town of Montgomery as the county seat.