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This is a list of etymologies of former counties of the United States, including former names of current counties.

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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
Cahawba County (1818–1820) The Cahawba (Cahaba) River[4] Bibb County
Cotaco County (1818–1821) Cotaco Creek, possibly derived from the Cherokee "ikati" (swamp) and "kunahita" (long)[5][6] Morgan County
Decatur County (1821-1825) Stephen Decatur, Naval Commodore Madison and Jackson counties
Hancock County (1850–1858) John Hancock, Founding Father and Governor of Massachusetts[7] Winston County
Jones County (1867) Elliot P. Jones, Alabama Legislature member[8] Lamar County
Jones County (1868) Josiah Jones, former legislator and local political leader[8] Covington County
Sanford County (1868–1877) Henry C. Sanford, Alabama Senate member[8] Lamar County
Chugiak–Eagle River Borough (1974–1975) Alaska Chugiak, Anchorage and Eagle River, Anchorage[9] Municipality of Anchorage
Greater Anchorage Area Borough (1964–1975) Anchorage[10] Municipality of Anchorage
Greater Juneau Area Borough (1963–1970) Juneau[11] City and Borough of Juneau
Greater Sitka Borough (1963–1971) Sitka[12] City and Borough of Sitka
Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area (1992–2007) Angoon, Hoonah, and Skagway[13] Municipality of Skagway and Hoonah–Angoon Census Area
Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon Census Area (1980–1992) Angoon, Skagway, and Yakutat[14] Municipality of Skagway, City and Borough of Yakutat and Hoonah–Angoon Census Area
Valdez–Cordova Census Area (1980–2019) Cordova and Valdez[15] Chugach Census Area and Copper River Census Area
Wade Hampton Census Area (1980–2015) Wade Hampton III, Confederate officer and South Carolina politician[16] Kusilvak Census Area
Pah-Ute County (1865–1871) Arizona Southern Paiute people, a Native American tribe which inhabited the area[17] Mohave County and Clark County, Nevada
Clayton County (1873–1875) Arkansas Either John M. Clayton, Arkansas Senate member, or Powell Clayton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas[18][19] Clay County
Dorsey County (1873–1885) Stephen Wallace Dorsey, U.S. Senator from Arkansas[20] Cleveland County
Lovely County (1827–1828) Major William Lewis Lovely, Indian agent to the Arkansas Cherokee, who managed the transaction of the county's land[21] Washington County and Oklahoma
Miller County (1820–1838) James Miller, Governor of Arkansas Territory[22] Fannin County
Sarber County (1871–1875) John Sarber, Arkansas Senate member[23] Logan County
Branciforte County (1850) California Branciforte, a Spanish colonial settlement, itself named for the 1st Marquess of Branciforte[24] Santa Cruz County
Klamath County (1851–1874) A derivative of the Native "Athlameth" meaning people[25] Humboldt and Siskiyou Counties
Guadaloupe County (1861) Colorado Unknown, possibly Our Lady of Guadalupe Conejos County
Greenwood County (1870–1874) Unknown Elbert and Bent Counties
Carbonate County (1879) Unknown Chaffee and Lake Counties
Uncompahgre County (1883) The Uncompahgre Ute band of Ute people Ouray County
South Arapahoe County (1902–1903) Arapahoe County, from which it was created[26] Arapahoe County
Westmoreland County (1776–1786) Connecticut The town of Westmoreland in the Wyoming Valley[27] Luzerne County
Washington County (1791–1871) District of Columbia George Washington, U.S. President[28] Washington, D.C.
Benton County (1844–1850) Florida Thomas Hart Benton, U.S. Senator from Missouri[29] Hernando County
Fayette County (1832–1834) Marquis de Lafayette, Revolutionary War general and French politician[30] Jackson, Calhoun, and Gulf Counties
Mosquito County (1824–1845) Los Mosquitos, the Spanish name for Florida's east coast[31] Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Seminole, Osceola, Orange, Lake, Polk and Palm Beach Counties
New River County (1858–1861) New River, a tributary of the Santa Fe River[32] Bradford County
Bourbon County (1785–1788) Georgia House of Bourbon, the European dynasty[33]
Campbell County (1828–1931) Duncan G. Campbell, legislator and U.S. commissioner[34] Douglas, Milton and Fulton Counties
Cass County (1832–1861) Lewis Cass, Secretary of War[35] Bartow County
Kinchafoonee County (1853–1856) Kinchafoonee Creek, Creek for "mortar nutshells", a type of nutcracker[36] Webster County
Milton County (1857–1931) John Milton, Continental Army lieutenant and Georgia Secretary of State[37] Fulton County
Walton County (1803–1818) George Walton, U.S. Senator from Georgia[38] Buncombe County
Alturas County (1864–1895) Idaho Spanish for "mountainous heights"[39] Blaine and Lincoln Counties
Lah-Toh County (1864–1867) Latah Creek, Nez Perce for "the place of pine trees and pestle"[40] Kootenai, Latah and Nez Perce Counties
Logan County (1889–1895) Unknown Lincoln County
Richardville County (1844) Indiana Jean Baptiste Richardville, civil chief of the Miami people[41] Howard County
Slaughter County (1838–1839) Iowa William B. Slaughter, secretary of Wisconsin Territory[42] Washington County
Bancroft County (1851–1857) George Bancroft, Secretary of the Navy[43] Kossuth County
Crocker County (1871–1872) Marcellus M. Crocker, Union Army Brigadier general[44] Kossuth County
Wahkaw County (1851–1853) Sioux for "big medicine"[45] Woodbury County
Billings County (1873–1874) Kansas Either as a joke or for N. H. Billings, county attorney[46] Norton County
Breckinridge County (1873–1881) John C. Breckinridge, Kentucky politician and U.S. Vice President[47] Lyon County
Buffalo County (1873–1881) American bison, which were common in the area[48] Gray and Finney Counties
Davis County (1855–1889) Jefferson Davis, then-Secretary of War[49] Geary County
Foote County (1873–1881) Most likely Andrew Hull Foote, Union Naval officer[50] Gray County
Garfield County (1887–1893) James A. Garfield, U.S. President[51] Finney County
Godfrey County (1855–1861) Either Bill Godfrey, trader among the Osage Nation, or Gabriel Godfrey, subagent to the Potawatomi[52] Chautauqua and Elk Counties
Howard County (1867–1875) Oliver Otis Howard, Union Army general[53] Chautauqua and Elk Counties
Hunter County (1855–1864) Most likely Robert M. T. Hunter, Virginia politician[54] Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner, Elk, Chautauqua, and Greenwood Counties
Irving County (1860–1864) Washington Irving, author[55] Butler County
Kansas County (1873–1883) The Kaw (Kansas) tribe[56] Seward County
Madison County (1855–1861) Most likely James Madison, U.S. President[57] Lyon and Greenwood Counties
Otoe County (1860–1864) Otoe, a Native American people[58] Butler County
Peketon County (1859–1861) Unknown, possibly a Sauk word for "flat land"[59] Most of south west Kansas
Sequoyah County (1873–1883) Sequoyah, creator of the Cherokee syllabary[60] Finney County
Seward County (1861–1867) Most likely William H. Seward, U.S. Secretary of State[61] Chautauqua, Elk, and Greenwood Counties
Shirley County (1860–1867) Either William Shirley, colonial governor of Massachusetts, or Jane Shirley, a "lady of questionable character"[62] Cloud County
Washington County (1855–1857) George Washington, U.S. President[63] Most of south west Kansas
Beckham County (1904) Kentucky J. C. W. Beckham, Governor of Kentucky[64] Carter County
Biloxi Parish (1811-1812) Louisiana Unknown Coastal Mississippi
Carroll Parish (1838–1877) Charles Carroll of Carrollton, U.S. Senator from Maryland[65] East Carroll and West Carroll Parishes
Feliciana Parish (1810–1824) Marie Felicité, wife of Viceroy of New Spain Bernardo de Gálvez[66] East Feliciana and West Feliciana Parishes
Pascagoula Parish (1811–1812) Unknown Coastal Mississippi
Warren Parish (1811–1814) Unknown Ouachita and Concordia Parishes
Isle Royale County (1875–1897) Michigan Isle Royale, an island in Lake Superior Keweenaw County
Manitou County (1855–1895) North and South Manitou Islands, in Lake Michigan Leelanau County
Michilimackinac County (1818–1849) Mi-shi-ne-macki-nong, the Ojibwe name for Mackinac Island, derived from the Mi-shi-ne-macki naw-go tribe[67] Mackinac County
Tonedagana County (1840-1843) Derived from a Odawa war chief from the Cross Village area[68] Emmet County
Manomin County (1857–1858) Minnesota A variant spelling of "manoomin", the Ojibwe term for wild rice[69] Anoka County
Monongalia County (1861-1870) Unknown Kandiyohi County
Pearl County (1872–1878) Mississippi Pearl River, a river in the area Pearl River County
Allen County (1843–1845) Missouri Unknown Atchison County
Ashley County (1843–1845) William Henry Ashley, Lieutenant Governor of Missouri[70] Texas County
Decatur County (1843–1845) Stephen Decatur, Naval Commodore[71] Ozark County
Dodge County (1849–1853) Unknown[72] Putnam County
Kinderhook County (1841–1843) Kinderhook, New York, birthplace of Martin Van Buren[71] Camden County
Lillard County (1821–1825) James Lillard, constitutional convention and Missouri General Assembly member[71] Camden County
Niangua County (1842–1844) Niangua River, from the Native American "nehemgar", meaning "a river of numerous springs or sources"[73] Dallas County
Rives County (1834–1841) William Cabell Rives, Senator from Virginia[73] Henry County
Edgerton County (1865–1867) Montana Sidney Edgerton, Governor of Montana Territory[74] Lewis and Clark County
Bullfrog County (1987–1989) Nevada Bullfrog Mining District, itself named for the gold ore there being colored like a bullfrog[75] Nye County
Lake County (1861–1862) A number of lakes in the area, such as Honey Lake, Pyramid Lake, and Winnemucca Lake[76] Lassen County and Washoe County
Ormsby County (1861–1969) Major William Ormsby, early settler of Carson City and militia leader during the Pyramid Lake War[77] Consolidated Municipality of Carson City
Roop County (1862–1864) Isaac Roop, governor of Nevada Territory[76] Lassen County and Washoe County
Santa Ana County (1852–1876) New Mexico Unknown Bernalillo and McKinley Counties
Charlotte County (1772–1784) New York Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of George III of the United Kingdom[78] Washington County
Tryon County (1772–1784) William Tryon, colonial governor of New York[79] Montgomery County
Glasgow County (1791–1799) North Carolina James Glasgow, North Carolina Secretary of State[80] Greene County
Wallace County (1883–1896) North Dakota Unknown McKenzie County
County E (1891–1892) Oklahoma Temporary name given by an Act of Congress[81] Ellis, Roger Mills and Woodward Counties
Day County (1892–1907) Charles Day, a contractor who built the courthouse at Ioland[82] Ellis, Roger Mills and Woodward Counties
Swanson County (1910–1911) Claude A. Swanson, Governor of Virginia[83] Comanche County
Umpqua County (1851–1862) Oregon The Umpqua River, a river in the area[84] Douglas and Coos Counties
Ontario County (1810–1812) Pennsylvania Unknown Bradford County
Claremont County (1785–1800) South Carolina Unknown[85] Sumter County
Granville County (1785–1798) John Granville, Earl of Bath, British landowner[86] Beaufort and Colleton Counties
Lewisburg County (1785–1791) Unknown Orangeburg County
Liberty County (1785–1798) The freedom gained due to the American Revolution[87] Marion County
Orange County (1785–1791) William of Orange, King of England[88] Orangeburg County
Salem County (1791–1800) Unknown, probably after Salem Black River Presbyterian Church[89] Sumter County
Winton County (1785–1800) Unknown Barnwell County
Winyah County (1785–1800) Winyah Bay, an estuary in the area[90] Georgetown County
Armstrong County (1895–1953) South Dakota Moses K. Armstrong, delegate to the House of Representatives for Dakota at-large[91] Dewey, Stanley, and Ziebach Counties
Lugenbeel County (1889–1909) Pinkney Lugenbeel, United States Army officer[92] Bennett and Todd Counties
Pyatt County (1883–1895) Unknown Dewey, Stanley, and Ziebach Counties
Shannon County (1875–2015) Peter C. Shannon, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Dakota Territory[93] Oglala Lakota County
Washabaugh County (1883–1983) Frank J. Washabaugh, member of the Dakota Territorial Council[94] Jackson County
Washington County (1883–1943) George Washington, U.S. President[94] Jackson, Pennington and Shannon Counties
James County (1871–1919) Tennessee Rev. Jesse J. James, father of Elbert Abdiel James, who introduced legislation to form the county[95] Hamilton County
Buchanan County (1858–1861) Texas James Buchanan, U.S. President[96] Stephens County
Buchel County (1887–1897) Augustus Buchel, Confederate colonel[97] Brewster County
Dawson County (1858–1866) Nicholas Mosby Dawson, Republic of Texas military leader and commander in the Dawson massacre[98] Uvalde and Kinney Counties
Davis County (1861–1871) Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America[99] Cass County
Encinal County (1856–1899) Unknown Webb County
Foley County (1887–1897) Unknown Brewster County
Harrisburg County (1836–1839) Harrisburg, Houston, itself named after Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and its founder, John Richardson Harris[100] Harris County
Navasota County (1841–1842) Unknown Brazos County
Wegefarth County (1873–1876) Conrad Wegefarth, president of the Texas Immigrant Aid and Supply Company[101] Collingsworth, Donley, Briscoe, Childress, Gray, Hall, and Wheeler Counties
Cedar County (1856–1862) Utah Cedar trees growing in the area (which are actually juniper trees)[102][103] Utah County
Desert County (1852–1862) The surrounding desert Box Elder and Tooele Counties
Greasewood County (1856–1862) Sarcobatus (greasewood) plant, which grew in the area[104] Box Elder County
Green River County (1852–1872) The Green River, a Colorado River tributary[105] Cache, Weber, Morgan, Davis, Wasatch, Summit, Duchesne, Carbon, and Utah Counties
Malad County (1856–1862) The Malad River, from the French "malade" meaning sick[106] Box Elder County
Rio Virgen County (1869–1872) The Virgin River, a Colorado River tributary[107] Washington County
Shambip County (1856–1862) Unknown, possibly the Goshute word for the bulrush plant[108] Tooele County
Elizabeth City County (1634–1952) Virginia Elizabeth Stuart, Queen consort of Bohemia[109] City of Hampton
Fincastle County (1772–1776) Either Viscount of Fincastle, Scottish Peer, Earl of Dunmore, governor of Virginia, or Fincastle, Virginia[110] Montgomery and Washington Counties
Illinois County (1778–1784) The Algonquian word "ilinouek", meaning "ordinary speaker"[111] Ohio and Illinois
Kentucky County (1778–1784) The Iroquois word "ken-tah-ten", meaning either "land of tomorrow", "meadow", "prairie", or "the river of blood"[112] Kentucky
Nansemond County (1646–1972) The Nansemond indigenous people[113] City of Suffolk
City of Nansemond (1972–1974)
Norfolk County (1691–1963) Most likely Norfolk, home county of Captain Adam Thoroughgood[114] City of Chesapeake
Princess Anne County (1691–1963) Queen Anne, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland[115] City of Virginia Beach
Warwick County (1634–1952) Either Robert Rich, Earl of Warwick, or Warwick, a town in the UK[116] City of Newport News
City of Warwick (1952–1958)
Yohogania County (1776–1779) The Youghiogheny River, a tributary of the Monongahela River Westmoreland County
Chehalis County (1854–1915) Washington The Chehalis people, meaning "sand" or "inlanders"[117] Grays Harbor County
Quillehuyte County (1868–1869) Most likely the Quileute natives Clallam and Jefferson Counties
Sawamish County (1868–1869) The Sahewamish natives[118] Mason County
Slaughter County (1857) Lieutenant William A. Slaughter, who had been killed at White River a year prior[119] Kitsap County
La Pointe County (1845–1866) Wisconsin La Pointe, Wisconsin Itasca, Washington, Ramsey, Benton, Douglas, Ashland, and Bayfield Counties
Carter County (1867–1869) Wyoming William Alexander Carter, a sutler from Fort Bridger, Wyoming[120] Sweetwater County
Pease County (1875–1879) E. L. Pease, President of the Territorial Legislative Council[121] Johnson County

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