THE MONTGOMERY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Dissected Appalachian Plateau setting.
Montgomery city has 1.62 square miles of land in Fayette County, Kanawha County. Its Census reference point is in Dissected Appalachian Plateau, within Central Appalachians.
A rugged, deeply cut plateau of sandstone, shale and related rocks supports extensive forest. High hills and low mountains distinguish this Appalachian landscape from smoother neighboring regions.
Regional context: Central Appalachians ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Montgomery intersects 2 county geographies: Fayette County, Kanawha County. A Montgomery mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Montgomery by land and water
The Census records 0.15 square miles of water within Montgomery, or 8.5% of its total area. It is 7.7 percentage points higher than the 0.8% recorded for West Virginia. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Montgomery city has 1.1 times the land area of nearby Smithers city (1.44 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

