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The following is a list of Texas county seat name etymologies, taken from the Handbook of Texas. A separate list of Texas county name etymologies , covering Texas counties instead of its county seats , is also available.
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 ...
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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 ...
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.
List of Montana county name etymologies; List of Nebraska county name etymologies; List of Nevada county name etymologies; List of New Hampshire county name etymologies; List of New Jersey county name etymologies. Etymologies of place names in Hudson County, New Jersey; Toponymy of Bergen, New Netherland; List of New Mexico county name etymologies
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.