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Location of counties with the five most popular names. This is a list of U.S. county names that are used in two or more states. Ranked are the 428 most common county names, which are shared by counties in two or more states each, accounting for 1,730 of the 3,140 counties and county-equivalents in the United States.
Union County, North Carolina: Named as a compromise between Whigs, who wanted to name the new county after Henry Clay, and Democrats, who wanted to name it after Andrew Jackson. [3] [4] Union County, Ohio: Named because it is a union of portions of Delaware, Franklin, Logan, and Madison counties. Union County, Oregon; Union County, Pennsylvania
County name State Name origin Abbeville County: South Carolina: The French town of Abbeville: Acadia Parish: Louisiana: The French colonial region of Acadia: Accomack County: Virginia: From accawmacke, a Native American word meaning across the water place, describing the Eastern Shore of Virginia and the Accawmack people who lived there.
This is a list of the most common U.S. place names (cities, towns, villages, boroughs and census-designated places [CDP]), with the number of times that name occurs (in parentheses). [1] Some states have more than one occurrence of the same name. Cities with populations over 100,000 are in bold.
Union County: North Carolina: Its name was a compromise between Whigs, who wanted to name the new county for Henry Clay, and Democrats, who wanted to name it for Andrew Jackson. Union County: Ohio: The name is reflective of the county's origins, being the union of pieces of Franklin, Delaware, Madison, and Logan Counties. [14] Union County: Oregon
The small town just south of another notable Horry County name — Galivants Ferry — was settled as Eyknor’s Farm in the mid-19th century, but wasn’t incorporated until 1913 when a railroad ...
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 name (years established) State Name origin Modern counties Baine County (1866–1868) Alabama: David W. Baine, Confederate General [1] Etowah County: Baker County (1868–1874) Alfred Baker, founder of Clanton, Alabama [2] Chilton County: Benton County (1832–1858) Thomas Hart Benton, U.S. Senator from Missouri [3] Calhoun County ...