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Clayton County, Arkansas [ 4 ] (1873–1875, renamed Clay County) Dorsey County, Arkansas [ 5 ] (1873–1885, renamed Cleveland County) Lovely County, Arkansas Territory (1827–1828) most of the county was lost to Oklahoma due to the Cherokee Treaty of 1828, the remainder became Washington County.
Former counties of Virginia (2 C, 33 P) Pages in category "Former counties of the United States" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total.
Branciforte County (1850) California. Branciforte, a Spanish colonial settlement, itself named for the 1st Marquess of Branciforte [24] Santa Cruz County. Klamath County (1851–1874) A derivative of the Native "Athlameth" meaning people [25] Humboldt and Siskiyou Counties. Guadaloupe County (1861) Colorado.
Location of counties named for presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and Abraham Lincoln, as well as for Benjamin Franklin.. In the United States, a county is an administrative or political subdivision of a U.S. state that consists of a geographic region with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority.
Republic of Texas. Republic of the Floridas. Restored Government of Virginia. Río Rico, Tamaulipas. River Parishes. Roncador Bank. Rough and Ready, California. United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands. United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands.
The extinct counties of Virginia (alphabetically) are: Alexandria County (1749–1791) and (1846–1920) (was part of the District of Columbia 1791-1846), changed its name to become Arlington County in 1920. Charles River County (1637–1643) renamed York County.
An enlargeable map of the 3,143 counties and county equivalents located in the 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. The 100 county equivalents in the U.S. territories are not on this map. There are 3,244 counties and county equivalents in the United States. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ a ] The 50 states of the United States are divided into 3,007 political ...
Couto Misto – Tiny 10th century border territory that was split between Spain and Portugal in 1864–8. Crete – Autonomous under Ottoman suzerainty in 1898, unilaterally declared union with Greece in 1908, which was recognized in 1913. East Germany – Annexed by West Germany in 1990 and now part of Germany.