List of Oklahoma county name etymologies (11433 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of Oklahoma county name etymologies'''.
5: ... Oklahoma]]: Adair was named for the Adair family of the [[Cherokee]] tribe.
6: ...ninth [[List of Governors of Oklahoma|governor of Oklahoma]].
7: ...named for its county seat of [[Atoka, Oklahoma]], named in turn for [[Atoka (chief)|Atoka]], a [[Choctaw...
10: ...Oklahoma)|Beaver River]], which flows through the county.

List of U.S. county name etymologies, J-M (20867 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of U.S. county name etymologies''', covering the letters [[J]] to [[M]].
4: *[[Jack County, Texas]]
5: *[[Jackson County, Alabama]]
6: * [[Jackson County, Arkansas]]
7: * [[Jackson County, Colorado]]

List of U.S. county name etymologies, S-Z (20685 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of U.S. county name etymologies''', covering the letters [[S]] to [[Z]].
4: *[[Sabine County, Texas]]
6: *[[Sac County, Iowa]]
7: *[[Sacramento County, California]]
8: *[[Sagadahoc County, Maine]]

List of U.S. county name etymologies, E-I (16107 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of U.S. county name etymologies''', covering the letters [[E]] to [[I]].
4: *[[Eagle County, Colorado]]
5: *[[Early County, Georgia]]
9: *[[Eastland County, Texas]]
10: *[[Eaton County, Michigan]]

List of U.S. county name etymologies, A-D (82854 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of U.S. county name etymologies''', covering the letters [[A]] to [[D]].
4: ...Abbeville is named for the [[France|French]] town of [[Abbeville]].
5: ...Acadia]] in the modern-day [[Maritime Provinces]] of [[Canada]].
6: ... [[Delaware]], Accomack County, and [[Northampton County, Virginia]] comprises the [[Delmarva Peninsula]])...
7: ...a and the daughter of [[H.C. Riggs]], a cofounder of [[Boise, Idaho]].

List of U.S. county name etymologies, N-R (13779 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of U.S. county name etymologies''', covering the letters [[N]] to [[R]].
4: *[[Nacogdoches County, Texas]]
5: *[[Nance County, Nebraska]]
6: *[[Nantucket County, Massachusetts]]
7: *[[Napa County, California]]

List of the most common U.S. county name etymologies (28919 bytes)
1: ... the names with five or more counties sharing the name.
3: ==[[Washington County]] (31 counties)==
4: ... the Washington Counties in the United States are named for [[George Washington]].''
5: ... for [[George Washington]], the first [[president of the United States]].
6: ... for [[George Washington]], the first [[president of the United States]].

List of Oregon county name etymologies (6203 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of Oregon county name etymologies'''.
3: ...egon]]'''-Named in honor of [[Edward Baker]], one of Oregon's first [[United States Senate|senators]] ...
5: ...issouri]], a longtime advocate of the development of the [[Oregon Territory]].
7: ...lackamas]] [[Native American]] people and was one of the four original Oregon counties created in [[18...
9: ... of the [[Columbia River]], also took the tribe's name.

List of Georgia county name etymologies (18707 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of Georgia county name etymologies'''.
5: ...ed for [[Daniel Appling]], a soldier in the [[War of 1812]].
6: ...ty-eighth [[List of governors of Georgia|governor of Georgia]].
9: *[[Bacon County, Georgia]]: Bacon is named for [[Augustus Octavius Bacon]], an U. S. senato...
10: ...Baker is named for [[Colonel John Baker]], a hero of the [[American Revolutionary War]].

List of Ohio county name etymologies, L-Z (11771 bytes)
1: [[Image:Blank_county_map_of_Ohio.png|right]]
3: ...ysis of the names, see [[List of Ohio county name etymologies]].
7: ...]. ''Official Roster of Federal, State and County Officers'' [[Columbus, Ohio]]: The Secretary, bienn...
8: #''The Encyclopedia of Ohio'', 2d ed. [[New York City]]: Somerset, [[1...
10: #Henry Garnett. ''American Names''. [[Washington, D.C.]]: Public Affairs Press,...

List of Montana county name etymologies (8580 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of Montana county name etymologies''':
3: *[[Beaverhead County, Montana]]: Beaverhead is named for a rock in the [[Jefferson River]] shaped lik...
4: *[[Big Horn County, Montana]]: Big Horn is named for the [[Bighorn Sheep|bighorn sheep]] in the a...
5: ...Gillespie Blaine]], the [[United States Secretary of State]] and presidential candidate.
6: *[[Broadwater County, Montana]]: Broadwater is named for [[Charles A. Broadwater]], a pioneer in the ...

List of Nebraska county name etymologies (14328 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of Nebraska county name etymologies'''.
3: ...n County, Nebraska|Dixon]], and possibly [[Harlan County, Nebraska|Harlan]] to be exact.)
8: ... named for [[John Adams]], the second [[president of the United States]].
9: *[[Antelope County, Nebraska]]: Antelope is named for the [[pronghorn|pronghorn antelope]] in the ...
10: ...ester Alan Arthur]], the twenty-first [[president of the United States]].

List of New Mexico county name etymologies (5546 bytes)
1: ...New Mexico]] counties were named for [[presidents of the United States]].
3: ...onzales-Bernal family]] which lived in the future county in the seventeenth century.
4: *[[Catron County, New Mexico]]: Catron is named for [[Thomas Benton Catron]], a [[Santa Fe, New ...
5: *[[Chaves County, New Mexico]]: Chaves is named for [[Jose Francisco Chaves]], a [[U.S. Army]] c...
6: ...ola is named for the fabled [[Cibola|Seven Cities of Cibola]].

List of Pennsylvania county name etymologies (8538 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of Pennsylvania county name etymologies''':
2: *[[Adams County, Pennsylvania]]: Adams is named for U.S. President [[John Adams]].
3: *[[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]]: Allegheny is named for the [[Allegheny River]].
4: *[[Armstrong County, Pennsylvania]]: Armstrong is named for [[American Revolutionary War]] general and [...
5: *[[Beaver County, Pennsylvania]]: Beaver is named for the [[Beaver River (Pennsylvania)|Beaver Riv...

List of Idaho county name etymologies (6040 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of [[Idaho]] county name etymologies'''.
3: ... the county names, see [[Analysis of Idaho county namesakes]].
5: ...a and the daughter of [[H.C. Riggs]], a cofounder of [[Boise, Idaho]].
6: ... named for [[John Adams]], the second [[president of the United States]].
7: *[[Bannock County, Idaho]]: Bannock is named for the [[Bannock]] [[Native American]] tribe.

List of Wisconsin county name etymologies (9568 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of Wisconsin county name etymologies''':
3: ...[Adams County, Wisconsin|Adams County]]: Adams is named for U.S. President [[John Quincy Adams]].
4: ...nd County, Wisconsin|Ashland County]]: Ashland is named for [[Henry Clay]]'s home in [[Kentucky]].
5: ...rron County, Wisconsin|Barron County]]: Barron is named for Wisconsin state legislator and judge [[Henry...
6: ...tish naval officer who performed the first survey of the [[Great Lakes]] region.

List of Vermont county name etymologies (1449 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of Vermont county name etymologies'''
3: *[[Addison County, Vermont]] - named for the first settlement in [[Vermont]] near pre...
4: ...named in turn for [[Benning Wentworth]], governor of the [[New Hampshire Grants]] in modern-day [[Verm...
5: ...ermont]] - named for the [[Latin language|Latin]] name for [[Scotland]]
6: *[[Chittenden County, Vermont]] - named for [[Thomas Chittenden]]

List of Washington county name etymologies (5147 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of Washington county name etymologies'''.
3: ... named for [[John Adams]], the second [[president of the United States]].
4: ...shington]]: Asotin is named for the [[Nez Perce]] name for [[Eel Creek]].
5: * [[Benton County, Washington]]: Benton is named for [[Thomas Hart Benton (senator)|Thomas Hart B...
6: *[[Chelan County, Washington]]: Chelan is named for a [[Native American]] word meaning ''deep wa...

List of Maine county name etymologies (2075 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of Maine county name etymologies'''.
3: *[[Androscoggin County, Maine]]: Androscoggin is named for the [[Androscoggin (tribe)|Androscoggin]] [[...
4: *[[Aroostook County, Maine]]: Aroostook is named for a [[Native American]] word meaning ''beautif...
5: ...ugustus, Duke of Cumberland]], son of [[George II of Great Britain]].
6: *[[Franklin County, Maine]]: Franklin is named for [[Benjamin Franklin]], the Founding Father, ...

List of Virginia county name etymologies (16191 bytes)
1: ...?) include etymologies for the independent cities of Virginia.
3: ...k County, Virginia|Accomack County]]: Accomack is named for a [[Native American]] word decscribing the [...
4: ...e is named for [[Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle]].
5: ...County, Virginia|Alleghany County]]: Alleghany is named for the [[Allegheny Mountains]].
6: ...eanor of Great Britain]], daughter of [[George II of Great Britain]].

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