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County Seat County Named for Odessa: Ector: Reportedly named by railroad workers from Ukraine who ironically named the flat, dry, and treeless town after their very much different hometown: Orange: Orange: Named for Orange County, which was named for an orange grove owned by George Patillo: Ozona: Crockett: The quantity of ozone in the local air
Santa Fe County, Texas formed in 1848 from lands claimed by the Republic of Texas and ceded by Mexico. It included a vast area later becoming portions of several states from New Mexico east of the Rio Grande extending northward into south-central Wyoming. Within Texas' modern boundaries, the county included the Trans-Pecos and most of the ...
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Create account; Log in; ... List of Texas county seat name etymologies; U. ... This page was last edited on 14 April 2023, at 09:57 (UTC).
Young County: Texas: The county is named for William Cocke Young, an early Texas settler and soldier. [26] Yuba County: California: Named after the Yuba River for the Native American village Yubu, Yupu or Juba near the confluence of the Yuba and Feather rivers, or for the quantities of wild grapes (uvas silvestres in Spanish) growing on its banks.
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 ...
Brooks County: Texas: John Abijah Brooks, a Texas Ranger and Texas state legislator Broome County: New York: John Broome, a lieutenant governor of New York City and County of Broomfield: Colorado: The quantity of broom corn grown in the area. The city was incorporated in 1961, and obtained county status in 2001. Broward County: Florida
Pages in category "County seats in Texas" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 253 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .