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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 ...
County name State Name origin Haakon County: South Dakota: King Haakon VII of Norway: Habersham County: Georgia: Colonel Joseph Habersham (1751–1815), hero of the Revolutionary War and Postmaster General in the Cabinet of George Washington: Haines Borough: Alaska: The city of Haines, Alaska, which was itself named for Mrs. F. E. Haines Hale ...
Local lore has it that when the county was formed in 1870, locals suggested the name Benton to the Reconstruction legislature as being Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. senator from Missouri who pushed for westward expansion of the United States, but the county was actually named for the Confederate general.
Sixteen (possibly seventeen) of the twenty four Lincoln Counties in the United States are named for Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President; five other Lincoln counties are named for Benjamin Lincoln, a leading general in the American Revolutionary War and distant relative of Abraham. Lincoln County, Arkansas; Lincoln County, Colorado
County name State Origin Uinta County: Wyoming: Named for the Uinta(h), a Native American tribe associated with the Ute people. Uintah County: Utah: Ulster County: New York: Named for James, Duke of York (later King James II), who was also Earl of Ulster, a title derived from Ulster, the northern part of Ireland. Umatilla County: Oregon: Named ...
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 ...
County name State Origin Quay County: New Mexico: Named for Pennsylvania senator Matthew Quay, who supported New Mexican statehood. [9] Queen Anne's County: Maryland: Named for Anne, Queen of Great Britain, who reigned when the county was established in 1706. Queens County: New York
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