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County Seat County Named for Jacksboro: Jack: Patrick Churchill Jack, attorney and early Texas colonist, and his brother William Houston Jack, both veterans of the Texas Revolution who founded the city and for whom the county is also named Jasper: Jasper: William Jasper, a Revolutionary War hero Jayton: Kent: the Jay family, early ranchers in ...
Its county seat, named in turn as an anagram of Miguel Hidalgo, the inspirational figure behind the Mexican War of Independence: 7,144: 854 sq mi (2,212 km 2) Gonzales County: 177: Gonzales: 1836: One of the original 23 counties: Its county seat, named in turn for Coahuila y Tejas governor Rafael Gonzales: 19,930: 1,068 sq mi (2,766 km 2) Gray ...
The town of Doña Ana, the county's first seat, which in turn was named for Doña Ana Robledo, a 17th-century woman known for her charitable giving Doniphan County: Kansas: A. W. Doniphan: Donley County: Texas: Stockton P. Donley, a frontier lawyer Dooly County: Georgia
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U.S. county name etymologies (13 P) N. Lists of placenames of Native American origin (1 C, 29 P) ... List of Texas county seat name etymologies; U.
These are lists of U.S. county name etymologies.Many U.S. states have counties named after U.S. presidents such as Washington, Madison, Polk, Jefferson, etc. Counties are also commonly named after famous individuals, local Native American tribes once in the area (Washoe County, Nevada), cities located within the county, and land or water features (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, meaning "Fat Hill ...
County seats in Texas (15 C, ... List of Texas county seat name etymologies; A. Anderson County, Texas ... Motley County, Texas; N. Nacogdoches County, Texas ...
Panola County: Texas: Park County: Colorado: Named for the South Park region. Park County: Montana: Named for its proximity to Yellowstone National Park. Park County: Wyoming: Parke County: Indiana: Named for Benjamin Parke, political figure. Parker County: Texas: Named for Isaac Parker, a Texas state representative. Parmer County: Texas