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County Seat County Named for Caldwell: Burleson: Mathew Caldwell, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and soldier during the Texas Revolution: Cameron: Milam: Ewen Cameron, a soldier during the Texas Revolution: Canadian: Hemphill: Its location on the Canadian River: Canton: Van Zandt: Old Canton, Texas, in neighboring Smith ...
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 ...
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.
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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 North American place name etymologies: . Mexican state name etymologies; Canadian provincial name etymologies; Origins of names of cities in Canada; List of U.S. places named after non-U.S. places
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 ...
Borden County: Texas: Gail Borden, Jr., a businessman, publisher, and surveyor in Texas who invented condensed milk: Bosque County: Texas: The Bosque River: Bossier Parish: Louisiana: Presumably for Pierre Bossier, a U.S. representative from Louisiana Botetourt County: Virginia: Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt, a colonial governor of ...