List of U.S. county name etymologies (E–I)
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This is a list of U.S. county name etymologies, covering the letters E to I.
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County name | State | Origin |
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Eagle County | Colorado | The Eagle River, which runs through the county. |
Early County | Georgia | Peter Early, Governor of Georgia from 1813 to 1815, Superior Court Judge, and U.S. Congressman. |
East Baton Rouge Parish | Louisiana | Named for the largest city therein and the state capitol, Baton Rouge. The name Baton Rouge is French for "red stick". Records of d'Iberville describe large reddened poles erected by Indians with fish and bear heads attached in sacrifice. These may have designated boundaries at a point separating the hunting grounds of the Bayou Goula and the Houma tribes. |
East Carroll Parish | Louisiana | Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence |
East Feliciana Parish | Louisiana | Feliciana is Spanish for "Happy Land" and the name is said to have its origin from "Felicite", the wife of Bernardo de Galvez, the governor of Spanish Louisiana. |
Eastland County | Texas | William Mosby Eastland, a soldier during the Texas Revolution and the only officer to die as a result of the Black Bean executions |
Eaton County | Michigan | John Eaton (1790–1856): Secretary of War in the Jackson Administration |
Eau Claire County | Wisconsin | French for "Clearwater", the original name of the main town in the county. |
Echols County | Georgia | Robert Milner Echols, a member of the Georgia General Assembly for 24 years and a Georgia State Senate President, who died serving as a Brigadier General during the Mexican-American War. |
Ector County | Texas | Mathew Ector, a Confederate general in the American Civil War. |
Eddy County | New Mexico | Charles B. Eddy, the first cattleman in the area |
Eddy County | North Dakota | Ezra B. Eddy, a Fargo banker |
Edgar County | Illinois | John Edgar (c. 1750–1832), Illinois delegate to the Northwest Territory legislature; at time, the wealthiest man in Illinois |
Edgecombe County | North Carolina | Richard Edgcumbe, a Member of Parliament who became 1st Baron Edgcumbe in 1742. |
Edgefield County | South Carolina | Probably a fanciful or contrived name |
Edmonson County | Kentucky | John Edmonson (1764–1813), military captain killed at the Battle of River Raisin |
Edmunds County | South Dakota | Governor of Dakota territory Newton Edmunds |
Edwards County | Illinois | Ninian Edwards (1775–1833), third Governor of the State of Illinois and only governor of the Illinois Territory |
Edwards County | Kansas | John H. Edwards |
Edwards County | Texas | Haden Harrison Edwards, an early settler |
Effingham County | Georgia | Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham (1746–1791), who was sympathetic to the independence movement and who refused to take up arms against the revolutionaries |
Effingham County | Illinois | Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham (1746–1791), who was sympathetic to the independence movement and who refused to take up arms against the revolutionaries; or for a local surveyor whose last name was Effingham |
El Dorado County | California | From the mythical El Dorado, The Gilded One, in relation to the county's importance in the California Gold Rush |
El Paso County | Colorado | Ute Pass (known to early Spanish settlers as El Paso or "The Pass"), an important mountain pass through the Front Range. |
El Paso County | Texas | |
Elbert County | Colorado | Samuel Hitt Elbert, the 6th Territorial Governor of Colorado. |
Elbert County | Colorado | Samuel Elbert, a Revolutionary War hero and an early governor of Georgia. |
Elk County | Kansas | The Elk River |
Elk County | Pennsylvania | The Eastern Elk, formerly native to Pennsylvania, but extinct since 1877. |
Elkhart County | Indiana | The Elkhart Native American people. |
Elko County | Nevada | Shoshone Indian word for "white woman" |
Elliott County | Kentucky | John Lisle Elliott or John Milton Elliott (1820–1885), legislators |
Ellis County | Kansas | George Ellis |
Ellis County | Oklahoma | Abraham H. Ellis, member of the Constitutional Convention |
Ellis County | Texas | Richard Ellis, president of the convention that produced the Texas Declaration of Independence. |
Ellsworth County | Kansas | Fort Ellsworth |
Elmore County | Alabama | John Archer Elmore (1762–1834), Revolutionary War veteran. |
Elmore County | Idaho | The Ida Elmore mines, locally noted for gold and silver production in the 1860s |
Emanuel County | Georgia | In honor of David Emanuel, Georgia governor. |
Emery County | Utah | George W. Emery, governor of the Utah Territory |
Emmett County | Iowa | Robert Emmet (1778–1803), Irish nationalist and rebel leader |
Emmet County | Michigan | Robert Emmet (1778–1803), Irish nationalist and rebel leader |
Emmons County | North Dakota | James Emmons, a steamboat operator and early Bismarck merchant and entrepreneur. |
City of Emporia | Virginia | |
Erath County | Texas | George Bernard Erath, an early surveyor and a soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto. |
Erie County | New York | |
Erie County | Ohio | |
Erie County | Pennsylvania | |
Escambia County | Alabama | Escambia Creek, a tributary of the Conecuh River |
Escambia County | Florida | Unknown; most likely taken from a Native American word |
Esmeralda County | Nevada | An early Nevada miner, J. M. Corey, named the Esmeralda Mining District after the gypsy dancer, Esmeralda, from Victor Hugo's novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Esmeralda is Spanish for "emerald" |
Essex County | Massachusetts | The English county of Essex |
Essex County | New Jersey | The English county of Essex |
Essex County | New York | The English county of Essex |
Essex County | Vermont | The English county of Essex, or Essex County, New York |
Essex County | Virginia | The English county of Essex |
Estill County | Kentucky | James Estill (1750–1782), military captain killed at the Battle of Little Mountain |
Etowah County | Alabama | The Etowah Indian Mounds |
Eureka County | Nevada | From the Greek word that means "I have found it" |
Evangeline Parish | Louisiana | Acadian heroine of the poem "Evangeline" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
Evans County | Georgia | Confederate General Clement A. Evans, who led the last charge of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox. |
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- Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska: The city of Fairbanks, named for Charles Fairbanks, U.S. senator from Indiana and later the 26th Vice President of the United States; and Polaris, the North Star
- City of Fairfax and Fairfax County, Virginia are both named for Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, the proprietor of the Northern Neck (which in colonial times included what is now Northern Virginia).
- Fairfield County, Connecticut is named after the town of Fairfield, which was named after the salt marshes that bordered the coast.
- Fairfield County, Ohio is named after the Fairfield area of the original Lancaster.
- Fairfield County, South Carolina:Probably fanciful, but often attributed to a description by General Cornwallis.
- Fall River County, South Dakota
- Fallon County, Montana: Benjamin O'Fallon, a federal Indian agent
- Falls County, Texas: named for waterfalls on the Brazos River
- City of Falls Church, Virginia is named from The Falls Church, a historic church in the city. The church in turn was named because it was located on what had been the main road to the Great Falls of the Potomac River in colonial times.[1]
- Fannin County, Georgia: Colonel James Fannin (1809–1836), hero of the Texas Revolution
- Fannin County, Texas: Co; James Fannin
- Faribault County, Minnesota: Jean-Baptiste Faribault (1775–1860), early settler and fur trader
- Faulk County, South Dakota: Governor of Dakota Territory Andrew Jackson Faulk.
- Faulkner County, Arkansas: Sanford Faulkner (1806–1874), a Confederate soldier and the composer of the song "The Arkansas Traveler"
- Fauquier County, Virginia: Francis Fauquier, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
- Fayette County, Alabama — All Fayette counties in the United States are named after Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (1757–1834), a French general who played a major role in the Revolutionary War.
- Fayette County, Georgia
- Fayette County, Illinois
- Fayette County, Indiana
- Fayette County, Iowa
- Fayette County, Kentucky
- Fayette County, Ohio
- Fayette County, Pennsylvania
- Fayette County, Tennessee
- Fayette County, Texas
- Fayette County, West Virginia
- Fentress County, Tennessee is named for Tennessee state legislator James Fentress.
- Fergus County, Montana: The father of Andrew Fergus, one of the first settlers
- Ferry County, Washington: Elisha Ferry, a governor of Washington
- Fillmore County, Minnesota: Millard Fillmore (1800–1874), thirteenth president of the United States (1850–1853)
- Fillmore County, Nebraska: President Millard Fillmore
- Finney County, Kansas: David Wesley Finney
- Fisher County, Texas: Samuel Rhoads Fisher, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
- Flagler County, Florida: Henry Morrison Flagler (1830–1913), founder of the Florida East Coast Railway
- Flathead County, Montana: The Flathead Nation of Native Americans
- Fleming County, Kentucky: John Fleming (1735–1791), early settler of Kentucky
- Florence County, South Carolina: for Florence, a daughter of W. W. Harllee, a president of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad.
- Florence County, Wisconsin: Originally the name of a mining company, in honor of Mrs. Florence Hulst, wife of Dr. N. P. Hulst of Milwaukee
- Floyd County, Georgia: General John Floyd (1769–1839), Indian fighter and U.S. Representative
- Floyd County, Indiana: Either Col. John Floyd of Virginia, or early settler Davis Floyd, or early settler John Floyd
- Floyd County, Iowa: Charles Floyd (1782–1804), member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition who died in Iowa
- Floyd County, Kentucky: John Floyd (1750–1783), surveyor and pioneer
- Floyd County, Texas: Dolphin Ward Floyd, who died defending the Alamo.
- Floyd County, Virginia: Governor of Virginia, John B. Floyd.
- Fluvanna County, Virginia: means "Anne's River" in honor of Anne, Queen of Great Britain.
- Foard County, Texas: Robert Levi Foard, an attorney and Civil War soldier.
- Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin: French for "bottom (or foot) of the lake."
- Ford County, Illinois: Thomas Ford (1800–1850), eighth Governor of Illinois; served during the Illinois Mormon War
- Ford County, Kansas: James Hobart Ford, Union general during the Civil War
- Forest County, Pennsylvania: Both Forest Counties are named for the prevalence of forested land.
- Forest County, Wisconsin
- Forrest County, Mississippi: General Nathan Bedford Forrest of the Confederate Army
- Forsyth County, Georgia: John Forsyth (1780–1841), Secretary of State under President Martin Van Buren
- Forsyth County, North Carolina: Colonel Benjamin Forsyth, who was killed in the War of 1812.
- Fort Bend County, Texas: for a military fort, built at a Bend in the Brazos River
- Foster County, North Dakota: named for either James S. Foster or his brother George I Foster
- Fountain County, Indiana is named for soldier James Fontaine, who was killed at the Battle of the Maumee in 1790.
- City of Franklin, Virginia
- Franklin County, Alabama: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Franklin County, Arkansas: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Franklin County, Florida: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Franklin County, Georgia: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Franklin County, Idaho: Franklin D. Richards (1821–1899), early LDS Church apostle
- Franklin County, Illinois: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790): Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Franklin County, Indiana: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Franklin County, Iowa: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Franklin County, Kansas: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Franklin County, Kentucky: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Franklin County, Maine: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Franklin County, Massachusetts: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Franklin County, Mississippi: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Franklin County, Missouri: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Franklin County, Nebraska: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Franklin County, New York: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Franklin County, North Carolina: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Franklin County, Ohio: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Franklin County, Pennsylvania: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Franklin County, Tennessee: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Franklin County, Texas: generally believed to have been named after Judge Benjamin C. Franklin, the first appointed justice in the Republic of Texas.
- Franklin County, Vermont: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Franklin County, Virginia: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Franklin County, Washington: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Franklin Parish, Louisiana: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Frederick County, Maryland: Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore, final proprietor of the Maryland colony
- Frederick County, Virginia: Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of King George II of Great Britain.
- City of Fredericksburg, Virginia
- Freeborn County, Minnesota: William S. Freeborn (1816–1900), member of the Territorial Legislature
- Freestone County, Texas: The water in the area was found to be free of minerals.
- Fremont County, Colorado: John C. Frémont, explorer and presidential candidate
- Fremont County, Idaho: John C. Frémont, explorer and presidential candidate
- Fremont County, Iowa: John C. Frémont, explorer and presidential candidate
- Fremont County, Wyoming: John C. Frémont, explorer and presidential candidate
- Fresno County, California: From Fresno Creek. In Spanish, Fresno means "ash tree"
- Frio County, Texas: Spanish word for "cold", from the Frio River
- Frontier County, Nebraska
- Fulton County, Arkansas: William S. Fulton (1795–1844), the last Governor of the Arkansas Territory prior to statehood
- Fulton County, Georgia: Either Robert Fulton, inventor of the first commercially successful steamboat, or Hamilton Fulton, Chief Engineer of the State of Georgia in 1853
- Fulton County, Illinois: Robert Fulton, inventor of the first commercially successful steamboat
- Fulton County, Indiana: Robert Fulton, inventor of the first commercially successful steamboat
- Fulton County, Kentucky: Robert Fulton, inventor of the first commercially successful steamboat
- Fulton County, New York: Robert Fulton
- Fulton County, Ohio: Robert Fulton
- Fulton County, Pennsylvania: Robert Fulton
- Furnas County, Nebraska: Robert W. Furnas (1824-1905) then governor of Nebraska,
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- Gadsden County, Florida: James Gadsden (1788–1858), American diplomat and namesake of the Gadsden Purchase
- Gage County, Nebraska:Reverend W.D. Gage, who served as the chaplain of the first territorial legislature
- Gaines County, Texas: James Gaines, a merchant who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence.
- City of Galax, Virginia
- Gallatin County, Illinois: Albert Gallatin (1761–1849), fourth and longest-serving United States Secretary of the Treasury
- Gallatin County, Kentucky: Albert Gallatin (1761–1849), fourth and longest-serving United States Secretary of the Treasury
- Gallatin County, Montana: Albert Gallatin (1761–1849), fourth and longest-serving United States Secretary of the Treasury
- Gallia County, Ohio: The Latin name for France, owing to namy French settlers in the area
- Galveston County, Texas: Bernardo de Gálvez, a Spanish governor of the Louisiana Territory
- Garden County, Nebraska: the hope that it would become "the Garden of the West"
- Garfield County, Colorado: James A. Garfield, the 20th President of the United States
- Garfield County, Montana: James A. Garfield, the 20th President of the United States
- Garfield County, Nebraska: President James A. Garfield
- Garfield County, Oklahoma: President James A. Garfield
- Garfield County, Utah: President James A. Garfield
- Garfield County, Washington: President James A. Garfield
- Garland County, Arkansas: Augustus Hill Garland (1832–1899), U.S. senator and 11th Governor of Arkansas
- Garrard County, Kentucky: James Garrard, Governor of Kentucky (1796–1804)
- Garrett County, Maryland: John W. Garrett, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
- Garvin County, Oklahoma: Samuel Garvin, citizen of the Chickasaw Nation.
- Garza County, Texas: the name of a resident pioneer family
- Gasconade County, Missouri: The Gasconade River, a tributary of the Missouri River; the river probably derives its name from the French word gascon which means "braggart", and could be an old satirical name describing those who boast about their adventures upon return to St. Louis; Gascony is a region of southwestern France
- Gaston County, North Carolina: William Gaston, a member of Congress and a Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina.
- Gates County, North Carolina: General Horatio Gates, who commanded American Army at the Battle of Saratoga.
- Geary County, Kansas: John W. Geary, Union general during the Civil War
- Geauga County, Ohio: named after the Native American word "Sheauga" meaning "raccoon".
- Gem County, Idaho: State nickname of "Gem State"
- Genesee County, Michigan: Seneca word, "je-nis-hi-yeh," meaning "beautiful valley"; named after western New York valley from which many settlers came
- Genesee County, New York
- Geneva County, Alabama: The county seat, Geneva, Alabama, named after the city of Geneva, New York
- Gentry County, Missouri: Richard Gentry (1788–1837), American military colonel
- George County, Mississippi: James Z. George, Confederate colonel, Mississippi jurist
- Georgetown County, South Carolina: From the town of the same name, which was originally Prince George, who became King George II of Great Britain
- Gibson County, Indiana is named for John Gibson, a secretary of the Indiana Territory.
- Gibson County, Tennessee is named for John H. Gibson, a soldier of the Natchez Expedition and the Creek War.
- Gila County, Arizona: The Gila River, whose name comes from a Pima (Native American) word
- Gilchrist County, Florida: Albert W. Gilchrist (1858–1926), the 20th Governor of Florida
- Giles County, Tennessee is named for U.S. Senator and Governor of Virginia William B. Giles (1762–1830).
- Giles County, Virginia: William B. Giles, who was serving at the time in the US House of Representatives.
- Gillespie County, Texas: Robert Addison Gillespie, a Texas Ranger, an Indian fighter, a merchant and a soldier
- Gilliam County, Oregon: Cornelius Gilliam, who commanded the forces of the provisional government of Oregon after the Whitman Massacre.
- Gilmer County, Georgia: George Rockingham Gilmer (1780–1859), 16th governor of Georgia
- Gilmer County, West Virginia: Thomas Walker Gilmer, Governor of Virginia
- Gilpin County, Colorado is named for William Gilpin, the first Territorial Governor of Colorado.
- Glacier County, Montana: Glacier National Park, which borders the county
- Glades County, Florida: The Florida Everglades
- Gladwin County, Michigan: Major Henry Gladwin, British commander of the fort at Detroit during the siege by Pontiac in 1763-64
- Glascock County, Georgia: General Thomas Glascock (1780–1841), hero of the War of 1812 and the Seminole War of 1817, and U.S. Representative
- Glasscock County, Texas: George Washington Glasscock, an early settler
- Glenn County, California: Dr. Hugh J. Glenn (1824–1883), a California businessman and politician
- Gloucester County, New Jersey: The English county of Gloucester or Henry, Duke of Gloucester, brother of Charles II of England
- Gloucester County, Virginia: The English county of Gloucester
- Glynn County, Georgia: John Glynn (1722–1779), British Member of Parliament and Serjeant-at-law, who was sympathetic to the cause of American independence
- Gogebic County, Michigan: Probably from the Chippewa bic which most references interpret as "rock"
- Golden Valley County, Montana: Probably named in a promotional attempt to lure settlers to the area
- Golden Valley County, North Dakota: surveyors noticed that the sunlight gave the surrounding grasses a distinct golden color.
- Goliad County, Texas: named for the Mexican Municipality of Goliad, which in turn is named for Father Miguel Hidalgo; "Goliad" is an anagram of Hidalgo, minus the silent H.
- Gonzales County, Texas: Rafael Gonzales, governor of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas.
- Goochland County, Virginia: Sir William Gooch, the royal lieutenant governor of Virginia
- Goodhue County, Minnesota: James Madison Goodhue, the first newspaper editor in Minnesota
- Gooding County, Idaho: Frank R. Gooding (1859–1928), seventh Governor of Idaho (1905–1909), U.S. senator (1921–1928)
- Gordon County, Georgia: William Washington Gordon (1796–1842), first president of the Central of Georgia Railroad
- Goshen County, Wyoming: named for Goshen Hole, a valley in the southwest part of the county. Origin of that name obscure, but probably associated with the biblical place of the same name in Egypt.
- Gosper County, Nebraska: John J. Gosper, a Secretary of State of Nebraska.
- Gove County, Kansas: Grenville L. Gove
- Grady County, Georgia: Henry W. Grady (1850–1889), famous orator and managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution
- Grady County, Oklahoma: Henry W. Grady
- Grafton County, New Hampshire is named for Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, British Prime Minister in 1769, the year the county was established.
- Graham County, Arizona: Mount Graham, located in the Pinaleno Mountains, in turn named for Lieutenant Colonel James Duncan Graham, a senior officer in the Army Corps of Topographical Engineers.
- Graham County, Kansas: John L. Graham
- Graham County, North Carolina: William Alexander Graham, United States Senator and Governor of North Carolina
- Grainger County, Tennessee, is named for Mary Grainger Blount, wife of William Blount and "first lady" of the Southwest Territory, which later became Tennessee.
- Grand County, Colorado is named for the Colorado River, which begins in the mountains of eastern Grand County. Before 1921, the river was known as the Grand River as it flowed through the state of Colorado.
- Grand County, Utah: The Grand River, later Colorado River.
- Grand Forks County, North Dakota: for the chief town, at the forks of the Red River of the North and Red Lake River
- Grand Isle County, Vermont: for the islands in Lake Champlain
- Grand Traverse County, Michigan: French phrase grande travers, which means "long crossing"; given first to Grand Traverse Bay by French voyageurs
- Granite County, Montana: Granite Peak, the highest point in Montana which also contained a silver mine named "Granite"
- Grant County, Arkansas: Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), 18th President of the United States
- Grant County, Indiana is named for Captains Samuel and Moses Grant of Kentucky.
- Grant County, Kansas: Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), 18th President of the United States
- Grant County, Kentucky: Samuel Grant (1762–1789 or 1794), John Grant (1754–1826), and/or Squire Grant (1764–1833), early settlers of Kentucky
- Grant County, Minnesota: Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), 18th President of the United States
- Grant County, Nebraska: President Ulysses S. Grant
- Grant County, New Mexico: President Ulysses S. Grant
- Grant County, North Dakota: General Ulysses S. Grant, who later became president
- Grant County, Oklahoma: President Ulysses S. Grant
- Grant County, Oregon: General Ulysses S. Grant, who later became president
- Grant County, South Dakota: President Ulysses S. Grant
- Grant County, Washington: President Ulysses S. Grant
- Grant County, West Virginia: President Ulysses S. Grant
- Grant County, Wisconsin: named for a river of the same name, which might have been named for James Grant, an early trapper on the river.
- Grant Parish, Louisiana: Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), 18th President of the United States
- Granville County, North Carolina: John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, heir to one of the eight original Lords Proprietors of the Province of Carolina,
- Gratiot County, Michigan: Captain Charles Gratiot (1788–1855), who built Fort Gratiot at the present site of Port Huron
- Graves County, Kentucky: Benjamin F. Graves (1771–1813), soldier killed at the Battle of River Raisin
- Gray County, Kansas: Alfred Gray, state legislator and Secretary of the state Board of Agriculture
- Gray County, Texas: Peter W. Gray, a Confederate lawyer and soldier in the Civil War.
- Grays Harbor County, Washington: named for the bay, which was named for Boston fur trader Robert Gray
- Grayson County, Kentucky: William Grayson (1740–1790), aide to George Washington
- Grayson County, Texas: Peter Wagener Grayson, an attorney general of the Republic of Texas.
- Grayson County, Virginia: William Grayson, delegate to the Continental Congress and U.S. Senator from Virginia.
- Greeley County, Kansas: Horace Greeley, newspaper editor and politician
- Greeley County, Nebraska: Horace Greeley
- Green County, Kentucky: Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), Revolutionary War general
- Green County, Wisconsin: Nathanael Greene
- Green Lake County, Wisconsin: from the original French name Lac Vert, a large lake in the county.
- Greenbrier County, West Virginia: translated from the name given by French explorers, Riviere de la Ronceverte, for the predominant vegetation of the area.
- Greene County, Alabama: Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), Revolutionary War general
- Greene County, Arkansas: Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), Revolutionary War general
- Greene County, Georgia: Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), Revolutionary War general
- Greene County, Illinois: Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), Revolutionary War general
- Greene County, Indiana: Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), Revolutionary War general
- Greene County, Iowa: Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), Revolutionary War general
- Greene County, Mississippi: Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), Revolutionary War general
- Greene County, Missouri: Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), Revolutionary War general
- Greene County, New York: Nathanael Greene
- Greene County, North Carolina: Nathanael Greene
- Greene County, Ohio: Nathanael Greene
- Greene County, Pennsylvania: Nathanael Greene
- Greene County, Tennessee is named for American Revolutionary War leader Nathanael Greene
- Greene County, Virginia: Nathanael Greene
- Greenlee County, Arizona: Mason Greenlee, a pioneer prospector in the area who died in 1903[2]
- Greensville County, Virginia of displuted origin. Possibly for Sir Richard Grenville, leader of the settlement on Roanoke Island, or for Nathanael Greene.
- Greenup County, Kentucky: Christopher Greenup, Governor of Kentucky (1804–1808)
- Greenville County, South Carolina: from the city of Greenville, possibly named for Nathanael Greene, or perhaps for an early resident, Isaac Green.
- Greenwood County, Kansas: Alfred B. Greenwood, U.S. congressman from Arkansas
- Greenwood County, South Carolina
- Greer County, Oklahoma: Texas Lieutenant Governor John A. Greer
- Gregg County, Texas: John Gregg, a Confederate general killed in action during the American Civil War.
- Gregory County, South Dakota: C.H. Gregory, an officer stationed at Fort Randall
- Grenada County, Mississippi: The Spanish province Granada
- Griggs County, North Dakota: Alexander Griggs, Red River steamboat man
- Grimes County, Texas: Jesse Grimes, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and early settler of the county
- Grundy County, Illinois: Felix Grundy (1777–1840), Tennessee senator that served as the thirteenth United States Attorney General
- Grundy County, Iowa: Felix Grundy (1777–1840), Tennessee senator that served as the thirteenth United States Attorney General
- Grundy County, Missouri: Felix Grundy (1777–1840), Tennessee senator that served as the thirteenth United States Attorney General
- Grundy County, Tennessee: Felix Grundy (1777–1840), Tennessee senator that served as the thirteenth United States Attorney General
- Guadalupe County, New Mexico: named after Our Lady of Guadalupe from Guadalupe Plain.
- Guadalupe County, Texas: from the Guadalupe River (Texas)
- Guernsey County, Ohio: Isle of Guernsey in the English Channel, the origin of many of the early settlers
- Guilford County, North Carolina: for Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford,
- Gulf County, Florida: The Gulf of Mexico
- Gunnison County, Colorado is named for explorer John Williams Gunnison, who surveyed the county during his ill-fated 1853 expedition.
- Guthrie County, Iowa: Edwin B. Guthrie, officer in the Mexican–American War
- Gwinnett County, Georgia is named for Button Gwinnett, one of three signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia.
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- Haakon County, South Dakota: named for 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 named for Mrs. F. E. Haines
- Hale County, Alabama: Stephen F. Hale (1816–1862), lieutenant colonel in Confederate States Army
- Hale County, Texas: Lt. John C. Hale, a hero of the Battle of San Jacinto.
- Halifax County, North Carolina: George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
- Halifax County, Virginia: George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
- Hall County, Georgia: Dr. Lyman Hall (1724–1790), one of Georgia's delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence. He became governor of Georgia in 1783.
- Hall County, Nebraska: Augustus Hall, the chief justice of the Territorial Supreme Court
- Hall County, Texas: Warren D. C. Hall, a secretary of war for the Republic of Texas.
- Hamblen County, Tennessee is named for early settler Hezekiah Hamblen.
- Hamilton County, Florida: Alexander Hamilton (1757–1804), the first United States Secretary of the Treasury and a Founding Father
- Hamilton County, Illinois: Alexander Hamilton (1757–1804), the first United States Secretary of the Treasury and a Founding Father
- Hamilton County, Indiana: Alexander Hamilton (1757–1804), the first United States Secretary of the Treasury and a Founding Father
- Hamilton County, Iowa: William W. Hamilton, President of the Iowa Senate (1856–1857)
- Hamilton County, Kansas: Alexander Hamilton (1757–1804), the first United States Secretary of the Treasury and a Founding Father
- Hamilton County, Nebraska: Alexander Hamilton
- Hamilton County, New York: Alexander Hamilton (1757–1804), the first United States Secretary of the Treasury and a Founding Father
- Hamilton County, Ohio: Alexander Hamilton
- Hamilton County, Tennessee: Alexander Hamilton (1757–1804), the first United States Secretary of the Treasury and a Founding Father
- Hamilton County, Texas: James Hamilton Jr., a former governor of South Carolina who gave financial aid to the Republic of Texas.
- Hamlin County, South Dakota: Vice President Hannibal Hamlin,
- Hampden County, Massachusetts: Possibly for John Hampden (1595—1643), the famous 17th century English parliamentarian
- Hampshire County, Massachusetts: The English county of Hampshire
- Hampshire County, West Virginia: The English county of Hampshire
- City of Hampton, Virginia
- Hampton County, South Carolina: Wade Hampton, a Governor of South Carolina
- Hancock County, Georgia: John Hancock (1737–1793), president of the Continental Congress and the first signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Hancock County, Illinois: John Hancock (1737–1793), president of the Continental Congress and the first signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Hancock County, Indiana: John Hancock (1737–1793), president of the Continental Congress and the first signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Hancock County, Iowa: John Hancock (1737–1793), president of the Continental Congress and the first signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Hancock County, Kentucky: John Hancock (1737–1793), president of the Continental Congress and the first signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Hancock County, Maine: John Hancock (1737–1793), president of the Continental Congress and the first signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Hancock County, Mississippi: John Hancock (1737–1793), president of the Continental Congress and the first signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Hancock County, Ohio: John Hancock (1737–1793), president of the Continental Congress and the first signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Hancock County, Tennessee: John Hancock (1737–1793), president of the Continental Congress and the first signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Hancock County, West Virginia: John Hancock (1737–1793), president of the Continental Congress and the first signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Hand County, South Dakota: George H. Hand an early settler from Akron, Ohio.
- Hanover County, Virginia: named for the Electorate of Hanover in Germany, because King George I of Great Britain was Elector of Hanover at the time.
- Hansford County, Texas: John M. Hansford, a Texas state congressman and judge.
- Hanson County, South Dakota: named for Joseph R. Hanson of Yankton
- Haralson County, Georgia: General Hugh A. Haralson (1805–1854), US congressman
- Hardee County, Florida: Cary A. Hardee (1876–1957), governor of Florida at the time of the county's creation
- Hardeman County, Tennessee is named for Thomas Jones Hardeman, Creek War and War of 1812 soldier, later a member of the Republic of Texas legislature.
- Hardeman County, Texas: named for Bailey Hardeman and Thomas Jones Hardeman, two early Texas politicians and legislators.
- Hardin County, Illinois: Hardin County, Kentucky
- Hardin County, Iowa: John J. Hardin (1810–1847), prominent soldier in the Black Hawk War
- Hardin County, Kentucky: John Hardin (1753–1792), pioneer
- Hardin County, Ohio: John Hardin (1753–1792)
- Hardin County, Tennessee is named for Joseph Hardin, legislator of the Southwest Territory and State of Franklin.
- Hardin County, Texas: named for the Hardin family, settlers in nearby Liberty County
- Harding County, New Mexico: named for President Warren G. Harding, who was inaugurated the same day the county was established
- Harding County, South Dakota: named in honor of J.A. Harding, who had been Speaker of the House of the Dakota Territory
- Hardy County, West Virginia: named for Samuel Hardy, a distinguished Virginian.
- Harford County, Maryland is named for Henry Harford, the illegitimate son of Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore.
- Harlan County, Kentucky: Silas Harlan (1753–1782), soldier in the Battle of Blue Licks
- Harlan County, Nebraska: disputed, but probably James Harlan, who was the United States Secretary of the Interior.
- Harmon County, Oklahoma: named in honor of Judson Harmon, who was Governor of Ohio at the time
- Harnett County, North Carolina: Revolutionary war soldier Cornelius Harnett, who was also a delegate to the Continental Congress.
- Harney County, Oregon: for Brigadier General William S. Harney
- Harper County, Kansas: Sgt. Marion Harper, a Kansas soldier who died in the Civil War.
- Harper County, Oklahoma: named for a local pioneer resident, teacher, and clerk of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, Oscar Greene Harper
- Harris County, Georgia: Charles Harris (1772–1827), a prominent Savannah attorney
- Harris County, Texas: for John Richardson Harris, an early settler of the area.
- Harrison County, Indiana: William Henry Harrison (1773–1841), governor of Indiana Territory and later ninth President of the United States
- Harrison County, Iowa: William Henry Harrison (1773–1841), governor of Indiana Territory and later ninth President of the United States
- Harrison County, Kentucky: Benjamin Harrison (1726–1791), co-author of the Kentucky Constitution
- Harrison County, Mississippi: William Henry Harrison (1773–1841), governor of Indiana Territory and later ninth President of the United States
- Harrison County, Missouri: Albert Galliton Harrison (1800–1839), U.S. Representative from Missouri
- Harrison County, Ohio: named for General William Henry Harrison, who was later President of the United States.
- Harrison County, Texas: named for Jonas Harrison, a lawyer and Texas revolutionary.
- Harrison County, West Virginia: named for Benjamin Harrison V, a Virginian who was the father of William Henry Harrison, ninth President of the United States and great-grandfather of Benjamin Harrison, twenty-third president.
- City of Harrisonburg, Virginia is named for its founder, 18th-century settler Thomas Harrison.
- Hart County, Georgia: Nancy Morgan Hart (1735–1830), heroine of the Revolutionary War
- Hart County, Kentucky: Nathaniel G. S. Hart (1784–1813), lawyer captured at the Battle of River Raisin and killed in the Raisin Rover Massacre
- Hartford County, Connecticut is named for the city of Hartford, the county seat and capital of Connecticut; the city was named after the county of Hertfordshire in England.
- Hartley County, Texas: named for Oliver C. Hartley and his brother, Rufus K. Hartley, two early Texas legislators
- Harvey County, Kansas: James M. Harvey, U.S. senator and fifth Governor of Kansas
- Haskell County, Kansas: Dudley C. Haskell, state legislator and U.S. congressman
- Haskell County, Oklahoma: named in honor of Charles N. Haskell, who was the first governor of Oklahoma.
- Haskell County, Texas: Charles Ready Haskell, who was killed in the Goliad massacre.
- Hawaii County, Hawaii: The island of Hawaii, from the Hawaiian language word meaning "homeland"
- Hawkins County, Tennessee is named for U.S. Senator Benjamin Hawkins (1754–1816).
- Hayes County, Nebraska: Rutherford Birchard Hayes, the nineteenth president of the United States
- Hays County, Texas: named for John Coffee Hays, a Texas Ranger and Mexican-American War officer.
- Haywood County, North Carolina: named for John Haywood, the North Carolina State Treasurer
- Haywood County, Tennessee is named for Judge John Haywood (1762–1826), called "the father of Tennessee history."
- Heard County, Georgia: Stephen Heard (1740–1815), hero of the Revolutionary War
- Hemphill County, Texas: John Hemphill Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, and a United States Senator,
- Hempstead County, Arkansas: Edward Hempstead (1780–1817), delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Missouri Territory
- Henderson County, Illinois: Henderson County, Kentucky
- Henderson County, Kentucky: Richard Henderson (1734–1785), founder of the Transylvania colony
- Henderson County, North Carolina: named for Leonard Henderson, Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
- Henderson County, Tennessee is named for James Henderson, commander of Tennessee troops preceding the Battle of New Orleans,
- Henderson County, Texas: named in honor of James Pinckney Henderson, the first Attorney General of the Republic of Texas,
- Hendricks County, Indiana is named for Governor of Indiana William Hendricks.
- Hendry County, Florida: Francis A. Hendry (1833–1917), early Floridian pioneer and politician
- Hennepin County, Minnesota: Father Louis Hennepin (1626–1705), early explorer of the Twin Cities area in the 17th century
- Henrico County, Virginia: named for the townsite of the short-lived settlement of Henricus, which had been named for Prince Henry, the eldest son of King James I of England.
- Henry County, Alabama: Patrick Henry (1736–1799), Revolutionary War patriot and first post-colonial Governor of Virginia
- Henry County, Georgia: Patrick Henry (1736–1799), Revolutionary War patriot and first post-colonial Governor of Virginia
- Henry County, Illinois: Patrick Henry (1736–1799), Revolutionary War patriot and first post-colonial Governor of Virginia
- Henry County, Indiana: Patrick Henry (1736–1799), Revolutionary War patriot and first post-colonial Governor of Virginia
- Henry County, Iowa: Either Henry Dodge (1782–1867), governor of the Wisconsin Territory; or James Dougherty Henry, general in the Black Hawk War
- Henry County, Kentucky: Patrick Henry (1736–1799), Revolutionary War patriot and first post-colonial Governor of Virginia
- Henry County, Missouri: Patrick Henry (1736–1799), Revolutionary War patriot and first post-colonial Governor of Virginia
- Henry County, Ohio: Patrick Henry
- Henry County, Tennessee: Patrick Henry (1736–1799), Revolutionary War patriot and first post-colonial Governor of Virginia
- Henry County, Virginia: Patrick Henry
- Herkimer County, New York: named after General Nicholas Herkimer, who died in battle during the Revolutionary War.
- Hernando County, Florida: Hernando de Soto (c.1496/1497–1542), a Spanish explorer and conquistador
- Hertford County, North Carolina: named for Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Earl of Hertford
- Hettinger County, North Dakota: named by Tom Hettinger, the great-grandson of Erastus A. Williams, who was Speaker of the Dakota Territory House of Representatives the year Hettinger (Adams County) was established, in honor of his father-in-law Mathias Hettinger.
- Hickman County, Kentucky: Paschal Hickman, military captain killed at the Battle of River Raisin
- Hickman County, Tennessee is named for Edwin Hickman, a longhunter killed by Native Americans near the present-day Centerville, Tennessee.
- Hickory County, Missouri: Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), who was nicknamed "Old Hickory" because of his toughness
- Hidalgo County, New Mexico: named for Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the priest who raised the call for Mexico's independence from Spain.
- Hidalgo County, Texas: named for Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
- Highland County, Ohio: named for hilly topography which divides the Little Miami and Scioto river watersheds |
- Highland County, Virginia: for its high elevation, the highest county in Virginia
- Highlands County, Florida: For the county's hilly terrain
- Hill County, Montana: James Jerome Hill, a leading railroad executive
- Hill County, Texas: named for George Washington Hill, a secretary of war and secretary of the navy under the Republic of Texas
- Hillsborough County, Florida: Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire (1718–1793), former Secretary of State of the American Colonies
- Hillsborough County, New Hampshire: named for Wills Hill, the Viscount Hillsborough who was British Secretary of State for the Colonies at the time.
- Hillsdale County, Michigan: From its terrain, made of hills and dales
- Hinds County, Mississippi: Thomas Hinds, U.S. congressman
- Hinsdale County, Colorado is named for George A. Hinsdale, a lawyer who was named Lieutenant Governor when Colorado first applied for statehood (1864–65). United States President Andrew Johnson rejected the application, and Colorado did not become a state until 1876.
- Hitchcock County, Nebraska: named for Phineas Warren Hitchcock, a U.S. Senator from Nebraska
- Hocking County, Ohio: said to be a Delaware Indian word meaning "bottle river".
- Hockley County, Texas: named for George Washington Hockley, a Secretary of War of the Republic of Texas.
- Hodgeman County, Kansas: named for Captain Amos Hodgman (sic), wounded in the Civil War
- Hoke County, North Carolina is named for Gen. Robert F. Hoke of the Confederacy.[3]
- Holmes County, Florida: Holmes Creek, which forms the eastern boundary of the county
- Holmes County, Mississippi: David Holmes, first governor of Mississippi
- Holmes County, Ohio: Major Andrew Hunter Holmes who died in the Battle of Mackinac Island
- Holt County, Missouri: David Rice Holt, state legislator
- Holt County, Nebraska: named for Joseph Holt, a U.S. Postmaster General and U.S. Secretary of War
- Honolulu County, Hawaii: "Sheltered bay" or "place of shelter" in the Hawaiian language
- Hood County, Texas: named for John Bell Hood, a Confederate lieutenant general
- Hood River County, Oregon: William Robert Broughton, the explorer who first saw Mount Hood, named it for Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood
- Hooker County, Nebraska: named for Joseph Hooker, an American Civil War general
- City of Hopewell, Virginia
- Hopkins County, Kentucky: Samuel Hopkins (1753–1819), Revolutionary War general and U.S. congressman
- Hopkins County, Texas : named for the family of David Hopkins, an early settler in the area.
- Horry County, South Carolina is named for Revolutionary War South Carolina militia Colonel Peter Horry.
- Hot Spring County, Arkansas: Naturally occurring hot springs within the county
- Hot Springs County, Wyoming: named for the natural hot springs located in the county seat of Thermopolis
- Houghton County, Michigan: Dr. Douglass Houghton (1809–1845), first state geologist of Michigan, physician and surgeon, mayor of Detroit (1842–1843)
- Houston County, Alabama: George S. Houston (1811–1879), 24th Governor of Alabama and U.S. congressman
- Houston County, Georgia: John Houstoun (1744–1796), member of the Continental Congress who became governor of Georgia in 1778
- Houston County, Minnesota: Sam Houston (1793–1863), the second and fourth president of the Republic of Texas, U.S. senator, and seventh governor of Texas
- Houston County, Tennessee: Sam Houston (1793–1863), the second and fourth president of the Republic of Texas, U.S. senator, and seventh governor of Texas
- Houston County, Texas: named for Sam Houston
- Howard County, Arkansas: James H. Howard, an Arkansas state senator
- Howard County, Indiana: Tilghman Howard (1797–1844), congressman from Indiana
- Howard County, Iowa: Tilghman Howard (1797–1844), congressman from Indiana
- Howard County, Maryland: John Eager Howard, a Revolutionary War officer and governor of Maryland
- Howard County, Missouri: Benjamin Howard (1760–1814), a congressman from Kentucky, governor of the Missouri Territory and a brigadier general in the War of 1812
- Howard County, Nebraska: named for Oliver Otis Howard, an American Civil War general
- Howard County, Texas: named for Volney E. Howard, a U.S. Congressman from Texas.
- Howell County, Missouri: Disputed; either James Howell (a pioneer settler), or Thomas J. Howell
- Hubbard County, Minnesota: Lucius Frederick Hubbard (1836–1913), ninth governor of Minnesota (1882–1887)
- Hudson County, New Jersey is named for the Hudson River, which was named for Henry Hudson.
- Hudspeth County, Texas: named for Claude Benton Hudspeth, a state senator and United States Representative
- Huerfano County, Colorado is named for the Huerfano River, which itself is named for an isolated landmark known as Huerfano Bluff (Huerfano is Spanish for "orphan")
- Hughes County, Oklahoma: named for William C. Hughes, delegate to the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention
- Hughes County, South Dakota: named for Alexander Hughes, a state legislator
- Humboldt County, California: Humboldt Bay, named after Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), German naturalist and explorer
- Humboldt County, Iowa: Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), German naturalist and explorer
- Humboldt County, Nevada: Alexander von Humboldt
- Humphreys County, Mississippi: Benjamin G. Humphreys, Confederate general and governor of Mississippi
- Humphreys County, Tennessee is named for U.S. Representative Parry Wayne Humphreys (1778–1839).
- Hunt County, Texas: named for Memucan Hunt, Jr., the first Republic of Texas Minister to United States
- Hunterdon County, New Jersey: Robert Hunter, a colonial governor of New Jersey, through a corruption of Hunterston, his former home in England. (see Robert Hunter (governor))
- Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania: Named for Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, England.
- Huntington County, Indiana is named for president of the Continental Congress Samuel Huntington.
- Huron County, Michigan: From Lake Huron, named "Lac des Hurons" by the French for the Native American tribe they called "hure" (meaning "head") when they saw the fantastic way they dressed their hair
- Huron County, Ohio
- Hutchinson County, South Dakota: named for territorial secretary John Hutchinson
- Hutchinson County, Texas: named for Andrew Hutchinson, an early attorney in Texas
- Hyde County, North Carolina: in honor of Edward Hyde, Governor of North Carolina and a grandson of the Earl of Clarendon
- Hyde County, South Dakota: named for territorial legislator James Hyde
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County name | State | Origin |
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Iberia Parish | Louisiana | Named for the Iberian Peninsula. |
Iberville Parish | Louisiana | Named for Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, who founded the French colony of Louisiana. |
Ida County | Iowa | Probably named after Ida Smith, the first child of European immigrants to be born in this region. |
Idaho County | Idaho | Named for a steamer called Idaho that was launched on the Columbia River in 1860. |
Imperial County | California | Named for the Imperial Land Company, a subsidiary of the California Development Company. |
Independence County | Arkansas | Named to honor the Declaration of Independence. |
Indian River County | Florida | Named for the Indian River Lagoon. |
Indiana County | Pennsylvania | Probably named for the Indiana Territory. |
Ingham County | Michigan | Named for Samuel D. Ingham, the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President Andrew Jackson. |
Inyo County | California | The meaning of the word inyo is "dwelling place of the great spirit" in the Mono language. |
Ionia County | Michigan | Named after Ionia, an ancient region on the west coast of Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey. |
Iosco County | Michigan | Pseudo-Native American name created by Henry Schoolcraft, meaning "water of light". |
Iowa County | Iowa | Named for the Iowa River, which flows through the county.[4] |
Iowa County | Wisconsin | Named for the Iowa Indian tribe |
Iredell County | North Carolina | James Iredell, one of the first Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. He became governor of North Carolina. |
Irion County | Texas | Named for Robert Anderson Irion, a secretary of state of the Republic of Texas. |
Iron County | Michigan | For the abundance of iron ore found in the county |
Iron County | Missouri | For the abundance of iron ore found in the county |
Iron County | Utah | Named for the iron mines west of Cedar City. |
Iron County | Wisconsin | For the abundant iron ore deposits |
Iroquois County | Illinois | Named for the Iroquois people. |
Irwin County | Georgia | Jared Irwin (1751–1818), governor who rescinded the Yazoo Act in 1796 |
Isabella County | Michigan | Named after Queen Isabella I of Castile.[5] |
Isanti County | Minnesota | Named for the Santee Sioux (Izatys) people, meaning "[those that] dwell at Knife Lake" |
Island County | Washington | The name reflects the fact that the county consists of two large islands, Whidbey and Camano, and seven smaller islands (Baby, Ben Ure, Deception, Kalamut, Minor, Smith, and Strawberry). |
Isle of Wight County | Virginia | After the island off the south coast of England of the same name. |
Issaquena County | Mississippi | Native American word which means Deer River. |
Itasca County | Minnesota | Named for Lake Itasca, source of the Mississippi River; the name was coined by Henry Schoolcraft from a combination of the Latin words veritas ("truth") and caput ("head") |
Itawamba County | Mississippi | Named for the Chickasaw leader Levi Colbert, who was also known as Itawamba. |
Izard County | Arkansas | Named for War of 1812 General and Arkansas Territorial Governor George Izard. |
See also
- Lists of U.S. county name etymologies for links to the remainder of the list.
Notes and references
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- ↑ http://www.hoke-raeford.com/his.htm History of Hoke County
- ↑ History of Iowa County, Iowa Accessed 2010-05-25
- ↑ Isabella County History and Information, Genealogy Inc., accessed 2010-05-25