Этимология названий округов США (A-D)

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This is a list of U. S. county name etymologies, covering the letters A to D.

County name State Name originAbbeville County South Carolina The French town of AbbevilleAcadia Parish Louisiana The French colonial region of AcadiaAccomack 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. Ada County Idaho Ada Riggs, the first pioneer child born in the area and the daughter of H. C. Riggs, a cofounder of BoiseAdair County Iowa John Adair, a general in the War of 1812 and the eighth governor of KentuckyAdair County KentuckyAdair County MissouriAdair County Oklahoma The Adair family of the Cherokee tribeAdams County Colorado Alva Adams, the fifth governor of ColoradoAdams County Idaho John Adams, the second president of the United StatesAdams County Iowa Adams County MississippiAdams County NebraskaAdams County OhioAdams County PennsylvaniaAdams County Washington Adams CountyIllinoisJohn Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United StatesAdams CountyIndianaAdams CountyWisconsinAdams County North Dakota John Quincy Adams, a railroad agent who was instrumental in having the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway be built through North DakotaAddison County Vermont Joseph Addison, the English writer and politicianAiken County South Carolina William Aiken, the first president of the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road CompanyAitkin County Minnesota William Alexander Aitken, a fur trader in the region Alachua County Florida Native American word meaning "sinkhole" in either the Muskogee or Timucua languages Alamance County North Carolina The Battle of Alamance, which occurred on Big Alamance Creek, which was named for a local Native American word for the blue mud found in the creekAlameda County California Spanish for cottonwood grove Alamosa County Colorado Spanish word meaning of cottonwood Albany County New York King James II, who was Duke of Albany before his accessionAlbany County Wyoming The city of Albany, New YorkAlbemarle County Virginia Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle, a British nobleman Alcona County Michigan A word invented by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft meaning the excellent plain with al from Arabic for the, co the root of a word for plain or prairie, and na for excellentAlcorn County Mississippi James Lusk Alcorn, the twenty eighth governor of MississippiAleutians East Borough Alaska Eastern part of the Aleutian Islands (possibly from Chukchi aliat, "island")Aleutians West Census Area Alaska Western part of the Aleutian Islands (possibly from Chukchi aliat, "island")Alexander County Illinois William M. Alexander, a pioneer in the countyAlexander County North Carolina The Alexander family, of whom several members were leaders in colonial North CarolinaAlexandria Virginia John Alexander, the original owner of the land that the town is located on, and his familyAlfalfa County Oklahoma William Henry David "Alfalfa Bill" Murray, the ninth governor of OklahomaAlger County Michigan Russell Alexander Alger, the twentieth governor of MichiganAllamakee County Iowa Either Allan Makee, a trapper and trader, or an uncertain Native American originAllegan County Michigan Probably a word invented by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft meaning the lake with al from Arabic for the and egan from sa gi e gan, the Chippewa word for lake. Other meanings often given are fine river or fair river. Allegany County Maryland From oolikhanna, a Lenape word meaning "beautiful stream". The word is the origin of the name of the Allegheny River. Allegany County New YorkAlleghany County North CarolinaAlleghany County Virginia The Allegheny Mountains Allegheny County Pennsylvania From oolikhanna, a Lenape Native American word meaning beautiful stream. The word is the origin of the name of the Allegheny River. Allen County Indiana John Allen, a lawyer, legislator, and lieutenant colonel killed in the Battle of River Raisin in the War of 1812Allen County KentuckyAllen County OhioAllen County Kansas William Allen, a United States senator from OhioAllen Parish Louisiana Henry Watkins Allen, the nineteenth governor of LouisianaAllendale County South Carolina The Allens family of the area, of which one member, Paul H. Allens, was the county seat's first postmasterAlpena County Michigan A word invented by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft meaning the bird with al from Arabic for the and either pinai for partridge or penaissee for birdAlpine County California Its location high in the Sierra Nevada mountainsAmador County California Jose Maria Amador, a soldier, rancher and miner, who in 1848 established a successful gold mining camp near the present town of Amador City, California. In Spanish, the word amador means one who loves. Amelia County Virginia Princess Amelia of Great Britain, a daughter of George IIAmherst County Virginia Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, a colonial governor of Virginia and general in the French and Indian WarAmite County Mississippi The Amite River, which is located in the countyAnchorage Alaska Named for the fact that Cook Inlet, which Anchorage is located on, once was a popular anchorage for shipsAnderson County Kansas Joseph C. Anderson, a Kansas territorial legislatorAnderson County Kentucky Richard Clough Anderson, Jr., a Kentucky legislator and congressman who was the first ambassador from the United States to Colombia Anderson County South Carolina Robert Anderson, a soldier in the American Revolutionary WarAnderson County Tennessee Joseph Anderson, a U. S. senator from Tennessee Anderson County Texas Kenneth Lewis Anderson, the last vice president of the Republic of Texas Andrew County Missouri Andrew Jackson Davis, an important citizen in St. Louis and Savannah, MissouriAndrew County Texas Richard Andrews, the first Texan soldier to die in the Texas Revolution Androscoggin County Maine The Androscoggin Native American tribeAngelina County Texas A Hainai Native American woman who assisted early Spanish missionaries and was named Angelina by themAnne Arundel County Maryland Anne Arundell, the wife of Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore and daughter of Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour Anoka County Minnesota A Dakota word meaning on both sidesAnson County North Carolina George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, a British admiral assigned to defend North Carolina's shipping from piratesAntelope County Nebraska The pronghorn antelope in the area Antrim County Michigan County Antrim in IrelandApache County Arizona The Apache Native American tribeAppanoose County Iowa Appanoose, a chief of the Sac and Fox Native American tribes who headed the peace party during the Black Hawk WarAppling County Georgia Daniel Appling, a soldier in the War of 1812Appomattox County Virginia The Appomattox River, in turn named for the Appamatucks Native American tribeAransas County Texas The Rio Nuestra Senora de Aranzazu, a Spanish outpost in early TexasArapahoe County Colorado The Arapaho Native American tribeArcher County Texas Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of TexasArchuleta County Colorado Antonio D. Archuleta, a Colorado state senator and his father, José Manuel ArchuletaArenac County Michigan A word invented by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft meaning sandy earth with arena from Latin for sandy and ac from a Native American language for earthArkansas County Arkansas The Arkansa Native American tribeArlington County Virginia The Arlington estate associated with the Washington, Custis, and Lee families. The estate, in turn, was named for the original Arlington estate in Northampton County, Virginia, established sometime before 1680, which was, in turn again, named for Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington. Armstrong County Pennsylvania John Armstrong, a general in the American Revolutionary War and delegate to the Continental Congress from PennsylvaniaArmstrong County Texas Any one of several Texas pioneer familiesAroostook County Maine A Miꞌkmaq word meaning beautiful riverArthur County Nebraska Chester A. Arthur, the twenty first president of the United StatesAscension Parish Louisiana A colonial ecclesiastical district in the areaAshe County North Carolina Samuel Ashe, the ninth governor of North CarolinaAshland County Ohio Ashland, the farm and mansion of Henry Clay at Lexington, KentuckyAshland County Wisconsin Ashley County Arkansas Chester Ashley, a U. S. Senator from ArkansasAshtabula County Ohio Either the Ashtabula River, or an Algonquian Native American word meaning variously fish, fish river, river of many fish, there are always enough moving, or half way placeAsotin County Washington The Nez Percé Native American name for Eel CreekAssumption Parish Louisiana A colonial ecclesiastical district in the areaAtascosa County Texas The Spanish word for boggyAtchison County Kansas David Rice Atchison, a U. S. senator from MissouriAtchison County MissouriAthens County Ohio Athens, Greece, as the county was the location of the state universityAtkinson County Georgia William Yates Atkinson, the fifty eighth governor of GeorgiaAtlantic County New Jersey The Atlantic Ocean, on the shores of which the county is locatedAtoka County Oklahoma Its county seat of Atoka, named in turn for Atoka, a Choctaw leaderAttala County Mississippi Attala, a fictional Native American heroineAudrain County Missouri James H. Audrain, a Missouri state legislatorAudubon County Iowa John James Audubon, the famous naturalist and painter Auglaize County Ohio The Auglaize River, from French rivière à la Grande Glaize ("river of Great Clay")Augusta County Virginia Augusta of Saxe Gotha, the wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales and mother of King George IIIAurora County South Dakota Aurora, the Ancient Roman goddess of the dawn. Austin County Texas Stephen Fuller Austin, the person who facilitated the Anglo American colonization of Texas and is known as the Father of TexasAutauga County Alabama The Atauga village of Atagi ("pure water"), which was located at the confluence of Autauga Creek and the Alabama RiverAvery County North Carolina Waightstill Avery, a Revolutionary War colonel and attorney general of the state of North CarolinaAvoyelles Parish Louisiana The Avoyel Native American tribe

County name State Name originBaca County Colorado The prominent Baca family of Trinidad, Colorado, a member of which had settled early in the areaBacon County Georgia Augustus Octavius Bacon, a U. S. senator from GeorgiaBailey County Texas Peter James Bailey, a defender of the AlamoBaker County Florida James McNair Baker, a Confederate senatorBaker County Georgia Colonel John Baker, a hero of the American Revolutionary WarBaker County Oregon Edward Dickinson Baker, a U. S. Representative from Illinois, senator from Oregon, and close friend of Abraham LincolnBaldwin County Alabama Abraham Baldwin, a signer of the United States Constitution and U. S. congressman from GeorgiaBaldwin County Georgia Ballard County Kentucky Bland W. Ballard, a long time frontier spy and scout for George Rogers Clark and as a brevet major of the Kentucky Militia led the initial attack at the battle of River Raisin in the War of 1812. He suffered from a wound from the battle until his death in 1854. City of Baltimore Maryland Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, the founder of the Colony of Maryland. Baltimore County Maryland The City of Baltimore, which was detached from Baltimore County in 1851Bamberg County South Carolina Either Francis Marion Bamberg, a soldier in the American Civil War; or William Seaborn Bamberg, a local resident along with other members of his familyBandera County Texas Bandera Pass, named in turn for the Spanish word for flagBanks County Georgia Richard Banks, a prominent physicianBanner County Nebraska The hope of the early settlers to make the county the "banner county" of the stateBannock County Idaho The Bannock Native American tribeBaraga County Michigan Frederic Baraga, a missionary who worked with local Native AmericansBarber County Kansas Thomas W. Barber, a free stater killed in Douglas County during the "troubles" near Lawrence which came to be known as Bloody KansasBarbour County Alabama James Barbour, the nineteenth governor of VirginiaBarbour County West Virginia Philip P. Barbour, a Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from VirginiaBarnes County North Dakota Alanson Hamilton Barnes, a justice of the Dakota territorial supreme courtBarnstable County Massachusetts For its county seat of Barnstable, Massachusetts, which was named for the town of Barnstaple in Devon, EnglandBarnwell County South Carolina A Barnwell familyBarren County Kentucky Large treeless expanses found by early explorers caused by Native Americans burning tracts of forestBarron County Wisconsin Henry D. Barron, a Wisconsin state legislator and judgeBarrow County Georgia David Crenshaw Barrow, an official of the University of GeorgiaBarry County Michigan William Taylor Barry, a United States Postmaster GeneralBarry County MissouriBartholomew County Indiana Joseph Bartholomew, a hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe and U. S. senator. He was an Indiana state senator at the time of Bartholomew County's formation. Barton County Kansas Clara Barton, the organizing founder of the American Red CrossBarton County Missouri David Barton, a U. S. senator from MissouriBartow County Georgia Francis S. Bartow, a Civil War general killed at the First Battle of Bull RunBastrop County Texas Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop, an early Dutch settler in TexasBates County Missouri Frederick Bates, the second governor of MissouriBath County Kentucky Springs in the area thought to have medicinal valueBath County Virginia Either for the many warm springs within its borders or the city of Bath in EnglandBaxter County Arkansas Elisha Baxter, the thirteenth governor of ArkansasBay County Florida St. Andrews Bay, which the county is located onBay County Michigan Saginaw Bay, which the county is located onBayfield County Wisconsin Henry Bayfield, a British naval officer who performed the first survey of the Great Lakes regionBaylor County Texas Henry Weidner Baylor, a surgeon in the Texas Rangers during the Mexican–American WarBeadle County South Dakota William Henry Harrison Beadle, a leading figure and surveyor general of the Dakota TerritoryBear Lake County Idaho Bear Lake, which lies partly within the county and partly within UtahBeaufort County North Carolina Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort, a Lord Proprietor of CarolinaBeaufort County South CarolinaBeauregard Parish Louisiana Pierre Gustave Toutant de Beauregard, the Civil War Confederate generalBeaver County Oklahoma Its county seat of Beaver, Oklahoma and the Beaver River, which flows through the countyBeaver County Pennsylvania The Beaver River of PennsylvaniaBeaver County Utah The area's many beaversBeaverhead County Montana A rock in the Jefferson River shaped like a beaver's headBecker County Minnesota George Loomis Becker, a Minnesota state legislator and mayor of St. PaulBeckham County Oklahoma John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham, the thirty fifth governor of KentuckyCity of Bedford Virginia John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, a Secretary of State for the Southern Department of Great BritainBedford County VirginiaBedford County Pennsylvania Fort Bedford, which was in turn named for the aforementioned 4th Duke of BedfordBedford County Tennessee Thomas Bedford, a soldier in the Revolutionary WarBee County Texas Barnard Elliott Bee, Sr., a secretary of state of the Republic of TexasBelknap County New Hampshire Jeremy Belknap, an early New Hampshire historianBell County Kentucky Joshua Fry Bell, a lawyer and Kentucky state legislatorBell County Texas Peter Hansborough Bell, the third governor of TexasBelmont County Ohio The French word for beautiful mountain or fine mountain, describing the scenery in the areaBeltrami County Minnesota Giacomo Costantino Beltrami, an Italian who explored the northern reaches of the Mississippi RiverBen Hill County Georgia Benjamin Harvey Hill, a Georgia state, Confederate, and U. S. congressmanBenewah County Idaho Benewah, a Coeur d'Alene leaderBennett County South Dakota Either Granville G. Bennett, a prominent South Dakota politician; or John E. Bennett, a judge of the South Dakota Supreme CourtBennington County Vermont The city of Bennington, Vermont, named in turn for Benning Wentworth, governor of the New Hampshire Grants in modern day VermontBenson County North Dakota Bertil W. Benson, a North Dakota state senatorBent County Colorado Bent's Fort which was located on the north bank of the Arkansas River, near present day La Junta, and the Bent brothers who founded the fortBenton County Arkansas Thomas Hart Benton, a U. S. senator from Missouri who pushed for westward expansion of the United StatesBenton County IndianaBenton County IowaBenton County MinnesotaBenton County MissouriBenton County OregonBenton County WashingtonBenton County Mississippi Confederate Brigadier General Samuel Benton from Holly Springs, Mississippi. 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. Benton County Tennessee Either David Benton, a soldier in the colonial Tennessee Militia; or Thomas Hart Benton, a U. S. senator from Missouri who pushed for westward expansion of the United States. Benzie County Michigan An Anglicization of the French name, Riviere Aux Bec Scies ("river of sawbill bucks"), for the Betsie RiverBergen County New Jersey From the original New Netherland settlement of Bergen, which means hillsBerkeley County South Carolina John Berkeley and William Berkeley, two Lords Proprietor of CarolinaBerkeley County West Virginia Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt, a colonial governor of VirginiaBerks County Pennsylvania The English county of BerkshireBerkshire County Massachusetts Bernalillo County New Mexico Either the nearby settlement of Bernalillo, New Mexico or the Gonzales Bernal familyBerrien County Georgia John MacPherson Berrien, the tenth United States Attorney GeneralBerrien County MichiganBertie County North Carolina Either James Bertie or Henry Bertie, two Lords Proprietor of CarolinaBethel Census Area Alaska The town of Bethel, Alaska which is located in the census area, named in turn for the Biblical Bethel ("House of God")Bexar County Texas Presidio San Antonio de Béxar, the capital of Mexican Texas; Béjar is present day San AntonioBibb County Alabama William Wyatt Bibb, the first governor of Alabama who was a native of GeorgiaBibb County GeorgiaBienville Parish Louisiana Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville, a French colonial governor of LouisianaBig Horn County Montana The bighorn sheep in the areaBig Horn County WyomingBig Stone County Minnesota Big Stone LakeBillings County North Dakota Frederick H. Billings, the president of the Northern Pacific Railroad when the county was formedBingham County Idaho Henry Harrison Bingham, a U. S. congressman from PennsylvaniaBlack Hawk County Iowa Black Hawk, the Sac and Fox Native American chief who led a revolt against resettlement of his tribe in the Black Hawk WarBlackford County Indiana Isaac Newton Blackford, a speaker of the first Indiana General Assembly and judge on the Indiana Supreme CourtBladen County North Carolina Martin Bladen, a British politician and Commissioner of Trade and PlantationsBlaine County Idaho James G. Blaine, the American statesman, secretary of state, U. S. senator, and presidential candidateBlaine County MontanaBlaine County NebraskaBlaine County OklahomaBlair County Pennsylvania John Blair Jr., a signer of the United States Constitution and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from PennsylvaniaBlanco County Texas The Blanco River, from the Spanish word for "white"Bland County Virginia Richard Bland, a colonial delegate to the Continental Congress from VirginiaBleckley County Georgia Logan Edwin Bleckley, a soldier and judge on the South Carolina Supreme CourtBledsoe County Tennessee Anthony Bledsoe, a soldier in the Revolutionary War and an early settler in the areaBlount County Alabama William Blount, the only governor of the Southwest Territory (modern day Tennessee)Blount County TennesseeBlue Earth County Minnesota The Blue Earth River, named in turn for blue green earth found near its mouth and used by Dakota Native Americans as a pigmentBoise County Idaho The Boise River, from the French boisé, "wooded"Bolivar County Mississippi Simón Bolívar, the great South American revolutionary and generalBollinger County Missouri George Frederick Bollinger, a pioneer and Missouri state legislatorBon Homme County South Dakota An unknown man whose grave was found on an island in the Missouri River located in the county. A wooden cross marked the grave simply "Bon Homme," the French words for "good man. "Bond County Illinois Shadrach Bond, the first governor of IllinoisBonner County Idaho Edwin L. Bonner, a pioneer ferry operator in the areaBonneville County Idaho Established in 1911 and named after Benjamin Bonneville (1796–1878), a French born officer in the U. S. Army, fur trapper, and explorer in the American West. Boone County Arkansas Daniel Boone, the famous frontiersmanBoone County IllinoisBoone County IndianaBoone County KentuckyBoone County MissouriBoone County NebraskaBoone County West VirginiaBoone County Iowa Daniel Boone, the famous frontiersman, and his son, Nathan Boone, a colonel in the U. S. DragoonsBorden County Texas Gail Borden, Jr., a businessman, publisher, and surveyor in Texas who invented condensed milkBosque County Texas The Bosque RiverBossier Parish Louisiana Presumably for Pierre Bossier, a U. S. representative from LouisianaBotetourt County Virginia Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt, a colonial governor of VirginiaBottineau County North Dakota Pierre Bottineau, a Métis guide and frontiersman in the areaBoulder County Colorado The abundance of boulders in the areaBoundary County Idaho The fact that it borders Washington on the west, Montana on the east, and Canada (British Columbia) on the northBourbon County Kansas Bourbon County, KentuckyBourbon County Kentucky The French House of BourbonBowie County Texas James Bowie, the legendary knife fighter who died at the Battle of the AlamoBowman County North Dakota Edward M. Bowman, a Dakota Territory territorial legislatorBox Butte County Nebraska A large box shaped butte located in the countyBox Elder County Utah The area's many box elder treesBoyd County Kentucky Linn Boyd, a U. S. congressman and Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives from KentuckyBoyd County Nebraska James E. Boyd, the eighth governor of NebraskaBoyle County Kentucky John Boyle, a U. S. congressman and district judge from KentuckyBracken County Kentucky Bracken Creek and Little Bracken Creek, two streams located in the countyBradford County Florida Richard Bradford, a soldier in the Civil War who was killed in the Battle of Santa Rosa IslandBradford County Pennsylvania William Bradford, the second United States Attorney GeneralBradley County Arkansas Hugh Bradley, a soldier in the War of 1812Bradley County Tennessee Edward Bradley, a Tennessee militia officer in the War of 1812Branch County Michigan John Branch, the eighth United States Secretary of the NavyBrantley County Georgia Benjamin D. Brantley, a member of a prominent local family; or William Goodman Brantley, a Georgia state senatorBraxton County West Virginia Carter Braxton, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence from VirginiaBrazoria County Texas The Brazos RiverBrazos County TexasBreathitt County Kentucky John Breathitt, the eleventh governor of KentuckyBreckinridge County Kentucky John Breckinridge, the fifth United States Attorney General and a U. S. senator from KentuckyBremer County Iowa Fredricka Bremer, a Swedish novelistBrevard County Florida Theodore Washington Brevard, a Florida State Controller in the 1850s; it was originally named St. Lucia CountyBrewster County Texas Henry Percy Brewster, a secretary of war for the Republic of Texas and soldier in the American Civil WarBriscoe County Texas Andrew Briscoe, a soldier during the Texas RevolutionCity of Bristol Virginia The city of Bristol, EnglandBristol County MassachusettsBristol County Rhode IslandBristol Bay Borough Alaska Bristol Bay, which is located in the borough and was named for Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol by Captain James CookBroadwater County Montana Charles A. Broadwater, a pioneer in the area and soldier in the United States ArmyBronx County New York Jonas Bronck, an early settler in the regionBrooke County West Virginia Robert Brooke, the tenth governor of VirginiaBrookings County South Dakota Wilmot W. Brookings, a pioneer who was one of the first settlers in the Dakota TerritoryBrooks County Georgia Preston Smith Brooks, a U. S. congressman from South Carolina who famously attacked Charles Sumner, a fellow senator, with a caneBrooks County Texas John Abijah Brooks, a Texas Ranger and Texas state legislatorBroome County New York John Broome, a lieutenant governor of New YorkCity and County of Broomfield Colorado The quantity of broom corn grown in the area. The city was incorporated in 1961, and obtained county status in 2001. Broward County Florida Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, the nineteenth governor of FloridaBrown County Illinois Jacob Jennings Brown, a general in the War of 1812Brown County IndianaBrown County OhioBrown County WisconsinBrown County Kansas Albert Gallatin Brown, the fourteenth governor of Mississippi and a U. S. senator from MississippiBrown County Minnesota Joseph Renshaw Brown, a prominent pioneer, newspaperman, and Minnesota territorial legislatorBrown County Nebraska Any two of five members of the Nebraska state legislature named Brown at the time of the county's formationBrown County South Dakota Alfred Brown, a Dakota territorial legislatorBrown County Texas Henry Stevenson Brown, a commander at the Battle of Velasco prior to the Texas RevolutionBrule County South Dakota Probably the Brulé, a branch of the Sioux Native American tribeBrunswick County North Carolina King George I, Duke of Brunswick LüneburgBrunswick County Virginia The region of Brunswick in present day GermanyBryan County Georgia Jonathan Bryan, a Georgia colonial legislator in the 17th centuryBryan County Oklahoma William Jennings Bryan, the lawyer, forty first United States Secretary of State, and thrice time presidential candidateBuchanan County Iowa James Buchanan, the fifteenth president of the United StatesBuchanan County MissouriBuchanan County VirginiaBuckingham County Virginia Either the English county of Buckinghamshire; or an unknown Duke of Buckingham (extinct at the time of the county's formation)Bucks County Pennsylvania The English county of BuckinghamshireCity of Buena Vista Virginia The Buena Vista Company, which raised the money for the city's foundingBuena Vista County Iowa The Battle of Buena Vista in the Mexican–American WarBuffalo County Nebraska The American Bison which once roamed the present countyBuffalo County South Dakota Probably the American BisonBuffalo County Wisconsin The Buffalo RiverBullitt County Kentucky Alexander Scott Bullitt, a co author of the Kentucky state constitution and the first lieutenant governor of KentuckyBulloch County Georgia Archibald Bulloch, the second governor of GeorgiaBullock County Alabama Edward C. Bullock, a soldier in the Confederate States ArmyBuncombe County North Carolina Edward Buncombe, a soldier in the Revolutionary WarBureau County Illinois Pierre de Bureo, a French trader with Native American in the areaBurke County Georgia Edmund Burke, a member of the British Parliament who advised the repeal of the Stamp Act in the 1760s and reconciliation with the American coloniesBurke County North Carolina Thomas Burke, the third governor of North CarolinaBurke County North Dakota John Burke, the tenth governor of North DakotaBurleigh County North Dakota Walter Atwood Burleigh, a U. S. representative from the Dakota TerritoryBurleson County Texas Edward Burleson, a general and statesman of the Texas RevolutionBurlington County New Jersey A corruption of the name of Bridlington, EnglandBurnet County Texas David Gouverneur Burnet, the first president of the Republic of TexasBurnett County Wisconsin Thomas P. Burnett, a Wisconsin state legislatorBurt County Nebraska Francis Burt, the first governor of the Nebraska TerritoryButler County Alabama William Butler, a soldier who fought in the Creek WarButler County Iowa William Orlando Butler, a Kentucky statesman, U. S. representative, vice presidential candidate, and general in the Mexican–American WarButler County MissouriButler County Kansas Andrew Pickens Butler, a U. S. senator from South CarolinaButler County Kentucky Richard Butler, a general who was killed at the Battle of the WabashButler County OhioButler County PennsylvaniaButler County Nebraska Either David Butler, the first governor of Nebraska; or William Orlando Butler, a Kentucky statesman, U. S. representative, vice presidential candidate, and general in the Mexican–American War who also declined an appointment to become the first governor of the Nebraska TerritoryButte County California Either the Marysville Buttes or Sutter ButtesButte County Idaho The buttes scattered throughout the countyButte County South Dakota One or more unknown buttes. Butts County Georgia Sam Butts, a soldier killed in the War of 1812

County name State Name originCabarrus County North Carolina Stephen Cabarrus, a North Carolina state legislatorCabell County West Virginia William H. Cabell, the fourteenth governor of VirginiaCache County Utah The caches of furs collected in the area by Rocky Mountain Fur Company trappersCaddo County Oklahoma The Caddo Native American tribeCaddo Parish LouisianaCalaveras County California Calaveras, the Spanish word for skulls, reportedly for the bones of fighters left behind after a Native American war that were discovered by Captain Gabriel MoragaCalcasieu Parish Louisiana Supposedly for Calcasieu, an Atakapas Native American leader, whose name is said to mean crying eagleCaldwell County Kentucky John Caldwell, a U. S. senator and the second lieutenant governor of KentuckyCaldwell County Missouri Either for John Caldwell, a Native American scout; John Caldwell, a U. S. senator and the second lieutenant governor of Kentucky; or Mathew Caldwell, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and soldier during the Texas RevolutionCaldwell County North Carolina Joseph Caldwell, the first president of the University of North Carolina, who advocated public school and railroad systems in North CarolinaCaldwell County Texas Probably for Mathew Caldwell, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and soldier during the Texas RevolutionCaldwell Parish Louisiana The locally prominent Caldwell familyCaledonia County Vermont The Latin name for ScotlandCalhoun County Alabama John C. Calhoun, the U. S. statesman, seventh vice president of the United States, Secretary of State, and U. S. senator from South CarolinaCalhoun County ArkansasCalhoun County FloridaCalhoun County GeorgiaCalhoun County IllinoisCalhoun County IowaCalhoun County MichiganCalhoun County MississippiCalhoun County South CarolinaCalhoun County TexasCalhoun County West VirginiaCallahan County Texas James Hughes Callahan, a soldier during the Texas RevolutionCallaway County Missouri James Callaway, a "Missouri ranger" killed by Native Americans during the War of 1812Calloway County Kentucky Richard Calloway, an early pioneer in KentuckyCalumet County Wisconsin Calumet, the French word for a Menominee peace pipeCalvert County Maryland The Calvert family, whose male members bore the title of Baron Baltimore and included the founders of the colony of MarylandCamas County Idaho The local camassia plantCambria County Pennsylvania The county's original status as Cambria Township of Somerset County, Pennsylvania; Cambria is an ancient name for WalesCamden County Georgia Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, a member of the British Parliament who opposed the Stamp Act in the 1760sCamden County MissouriCamden County New JerseyCamden County North Carolina Cameron County Pennsylvania Simon Cameron, the twenty sixth Secretary of War of the United States in the first year of the American Civil War and a U. S. senator from PennsylvaniaCameron Parish LouisianaCameron County Texas Ewen Cameron, a soldier during the Texas RevolutionCamp County Texas John Lafayette Camp, a Texas state politicianCampbell County Kentucky John Campbell, a soldier in the American Revolutionary War, founder of Louisville, and Kentucky state senatorCampbell County South Dakota Newton B. Campbell, territorial legislatorCampbell County Tennessee Arthur Campbell, a Virginia House of Burgesses representativeCampbell County Virginia William Campbell, a Continental Army general of the Revolutionary WarCampbell County Wyoming John Allen Campbell (1835–1880), first governor of the Wyoming Territory (1869–1875); or for John Archibald Campbell, a governor of the Wyoming Territory and associate justice of the United States Supreme Court; or Robert Campbell, an explorer of the areaCanadian County Oklahoma The Canadian River, which flows through the countyCandler County Georgia Allen Daniel Candler, the fifty sixth governor of GeorgiaCannon County Tennessee Newton Cannon, the tenth governor of TennesseeCanyon County Idaho Either the Boise River or Snake River canyonCape Girardeau County Missouri Supposedly for Sieur Jean Baptiste de Girardot, an early French colonial officer in the areaCape May County New Jersey Cape May, a peninsula named for Cornelius Jacobsen Mey, the Dutch sea captain who discovered it Carbon County Montana Coal deposits in the regionCarbon County PennsylvaniaCarbon County UtahCarbon County WyomingCaribou County Idaho The Caribou MountainsCarlisle County Kentucky John Griffin Carlisle, a Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives and U. S. Secretary of the Treasury from KentuckyCarlton County Minnesota Reuben B. Carlton, a pioneer in the areaCaroline County Maryland Lady Caroline Eden, the daughter of Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore, sister of Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore, and wife of Robert Eden, the last colonial governor of MarylandCaroline County Virginia Caroline of Ansbach, the consort of King George II of Great BritainCarroll County Arkansas Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving and only Catholic signer of the Declaration of IndependenceCarroll County GeorgiaCarroll County IllinoisCarroll County IndianaCarroll County IowaCarroll County KentuckyCarroll County MarylandCarroll County MississippiCarroll County MissouriCarroll County New HampshireCarroll County OhioCarroll County VirginiaCarroll County Tennessee William Carroll, the sixth governor of TennesseeCarson City Nevada Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson, the famous frontier scout and soldierCarson County Texas Samuel Price Carson, the first secretary of state of the Republic of TexasCarter County Kentucky William Grayson Carter, a Kentucky state senatorCarter County Missouri Zimri A. Carter, a pioneer in the areaCarter County Montana Thomas Henry Carter, a U. S. senator from MontanaCarter County Oklahoma Ben W. Carter, a captain in the United States Army and a Cherokee who married and settled among the Chickasaws, whose son was a state senator for over forty years following statehoodCarter County Tennessee Landon Carter, a speaker of the senate of the State of FranklinCarteret County North Carolina John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville (1690–1763), who inherited one eighth share in the Province of Carolina through his great grandfather George CarteretCarver County Minnesota Jonathan Carver, an early explorer in the areaCascade County Montana The Great Falls of the Missouri River, which were located in the countyCasey County Kentucky William Casey, an early pioneer in western KentuckyCass County Illinois Lewis Cass, Governor of Michigan and U. S. cabinet memberCass County IndianaCass County IowaCass County MichiganCass County MinnesotaCass County MissouriCass County NebraskaCass County TexasCass County North Dakota George Washington Cass, president of the Northern Pacific RailroadCassia County Idaho Either for Cassia Creek or Mormon Battalion member James John CazierCastro County Texas Henri Castro, consul general to France for the Republic of Texas and founder of a colony in TexasCaswell County North Carolina Richard Caswell (1729–1789), member of the first Continental Congress and first governor of North Carolina after the Declaration of IndependenceCatahoula Parish Louisiana Catahoula Lake, formerly within the parish's boundaries (now within La Salle Parish) and named from a Tensas word meaning "big, clear lake"Catawba County North Carolina The Native American Catawba NationCatoosa County Georgia Derived from the Cherokee "Gatusi," signifying a prominent hill or point on a mountain. Catron County New Mexico Thomas B. Catron, advocate for statehood and first U. S. senator from New MexicoCattaraugus County New York A Seneca word meaning "bad smelling banks", referring to the odor of natural gas which leaked from local rock formationsCavalier County North Dakota Charles Cavalier of Pembina, one of the area's earliest European American settlersCayuga County New York The Cayuga nation of Native AmericansCecil County Maryland Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (1605–1675), founder of the Maryland colonyCedar County Iowa The Cedar River, which runs through the countyCedar County Missouri The abundance of juniper trees (known as Eastern Red Cedar) in the countyCedar County NebraskaCentre County Pennsylvania Its geographical location in relation to the rest of the counties in the stateCerro Gordo County Iowa The Battle of Cerro Gordo in the Mexican–American WarChaffee County Colorado Jerome B. Chaffee, a pioneer and one of Colorado's first two U. S. senatorsChambers County Alabama Henry H. Chambers (1790–1826), U. S. senatorChambers County Texas Thomas Jefferson Chambers, an early lawyer in TexasChampaign County Illinois Named by John W. Vance of Vermilion County, Illinois in 1833, after Champaign County, Ohio, where Vance was originally fromChampaign County Ohio French for "a plain", describing the land in the areaChariton County Missouri The Chariton River, whose naming origin is disputedCharles City County Virginia King Charles I of EnglandCharles County Maryland Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron BaltimoreCharles Mix County South Dakota Charles Eli Mix, commissioner of Indian AffairsCharleston County South Carolina King Charles II of EnglandCharlevoix County Michigan Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix (1682–1761), Jesuit traveller and historian of New FranceCharlotte County Florida Directly named for Charlotte Harbor, a bay of the Gulf of Mexico that borders on the county, which in turn was named for Charlotte, queen consort of King George III. The bay was originally named "Carlos" by the area's earlier Spanish explorers, from the native Calusa people and their leaders, known as Carlos to the Spanish. )Charlotte County Virginia Charlotte, queen consort of King George IIICity of Charlottesville VirginiaCharlton County Georgia Robert Milledge Charlton, a U. S. senator from GeorgiaChase County Kansas Salmon P. Chase, senator and governor from Ohio and Chief Justice of the United StatesChase County Nebraska Champion S. Chase, a mayor of Omaha who served as Nebraska's first attorney generalChatham County Georgia William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, one of England's most celebrated prime ministersChatham County North CarolinaChattahoochee County Georgia The Chattahoochee River, which forms the county's western boundary, whose name probably comes from a Creek Indian word for "painted rock"Chattooga County Georgia The Chattooga River, one of two Georgia rivers bearing that nameChautauqua County Kansas Chautauqua County, New YorkChautauqua County New York A Seneca word meaning "where the fish was taken out"Chaves County New Mexico José Francisco Chaves, a 19th century New Mexico political and military figureCheatham County Tennessee Edward Cheatham, state legislator Cheboygan County Michigan The Cheboygan RiverChelan County Washington A Native American word meaning "deep water", likely referring to Lake ChelanChemung County New York A Lenape word meaning "big horn", which was the name of a local Native American villageChenango County New York An Onondaga word meaning "large bull thistle"Cherokee County Alabama The Cherokee NationCherokee County IowaCherokee County KansasCherokee County North CarolinaCherokee County OklahomaCherokee County South CarolinaCherokee County TexasCherry County Nebraska Samuel A. CherryCity of Chesapeake Virginia The Chesapeake tribe of Native Americans Cheshire County New Hampshire The English county of CheshireChester County Pennsylvania The English city of Chester in the county of CheshireChester County South Carolina Chester, PennsylvaniaChester County Tennessee Tennessee state legislator Robert I. ChesterChesterfield County South Carolina Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of ChesterfieldChesterfield County VirginiaCheyenne County Colorado The Cheyenne Native American peopleCheyenne County KansasCheyenne County NebraskaChickasaw County Iowa The Chickasaw Native American peopleChickasaw County MississippiChicot County Arkansas Point Chicot on the Mississippi RiverChildress County Texas George Childress (1804–1841), one of the authors of the Texas Declaration of IndependenceChilton County Alabama William Parish Chilton (1810–1871), Alabama Supreme Court Justice and Confederate congressmanChippewa County Michigan The Ojibwe Native American people, also known as the ChippewaChippewa County WisconsinChippewa County Minnesota The Chippewa RiverChisago County Minnesota Chisago LakeChittenden County Vermont Thomas Chittenden, Vermont's first governorChoctaw County Alabama The Choctaw Nation of Native AmericansChoctaw County MississippiChoctaw County OklahomaChouteau County Montana Jean Pierre Chouteau and his son Pierre Chouteau, Jr., members of the Chouteau fur trading familyChowan County North Carolina The Chowan Native American tribeChristian County Illinois Christian County, KentuckyChristian County Kentucky William Christian, a Kentucky soldier of the Revolutionary WarChristian County MissouriChurchill County Nevada Fort Churchill, named in turn for Sylvester Churchill (1783–1862), a general in the Mexican–American WarCibola County New Mexico The Seven Cities of CibolaCimarron County Oklahoma The Cimarron River, from the early Spanish name, Río de los Carneros Cimarrón, which is usually translated as "River of the Wild Sheep"Citrus County Florida The county's citrus treesClackamas County Oregon The Clackamas tribe of Native Americans living in the areaClaiborne County Mississippi William C. C. Claiborne (1775–1817), Governor of Louisiana and Governor of Mississippi TerritoryClaiborne County TennesseeClaiborne Parish LouisianaClallam County Washington From Klallam, meaning "the strong people"Clare County Michigan County Clare, IrelandClarendon County South Carolina Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of ClarendonClarion County Pennsylvania The Clarion River, which was named by surveyor Daniel Stanard in 1817, who said "The ripple of the river sounds like a distant clarion. "Clark County Arkansas William Clark, co leader of the Lewis and Clark ExpeditionClark County MissouriClark County WashingtonClark County Idaho Sam K. Clark, an Idaho state senator and early settler in the areaClark County Illinois George Rogers Clark, the hero of the western front of the Revolutionary War, and older brother of William ClarkClark County IndianaClark County KentuckyClark County OhioClark County Kansas Charles F. ClarkClark County Nevada William A. Clark (1839–1925), a Montana copper magnate and United States senator who was largely responsible for the building of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad through the areaClark County South Dakota Newton Clark, territorial legislatorClark County Wisconsin Either George Rogers Clark (1752–1812), Revolutionary War general, or A. W. Clark, founder of Clark's MillClarke County Alabama John Clarke (1766–1832), general from GeorgiaClarke County Georgia Revolutionary War hero Elijah ClarkeClarke County Iowa James Clarke, third governor of the Iowa TerritoryClarke County Mississippi Joshua G. ClarkClarke County Virginia George Rogers Clark, the hero of the western front of the American Revolutionary War, and older brother of William ClarkClatsop County Oregon The Clatsop people, who lived along the coast of the Pacific Ocean prior to European settlementClay County Alabama Henry Clay (1777–1852), U. S. legislator from KentuckyClay County FloridaClay County GeorgiaClay County IllinoisClay County IndianaClay County KansasClay County MinnesotaClay County MississippiClay County MissouriClay County NebraskaClay County North CarolinaClay County South DakotaClay County TennesseeClay County TexasClay County West VirginiaClay County Arkansas John M. Clayton, a state senatorClay County Iowa Henry Clay, Jr. (1807–1847), officer in the Mexican–American WarClay County Kentucky Green Clay (1757–1826), a Kentucky politician and cousin of Henry Clay who fought in the Revolutionary War and War of 1812Clayton County Georgia Judge Augustin Smith Clayton, who held the county's first sessions of the superior court and later served in both the Georgia House of Representatives and SenateClayton County Iowa John M. Clayton (1796–1856), United States senator from DelawareClear Creek County Colorado Clear Creek, which runs through the countyClearfield County Pennsylvania The cleared fields from logging in the areaClearwater County Idaho The Clearwater RiverClearwater County Minnesota The Clearwater River and Clearwater Lake, both within the countyCleburne County Alabama Patrick Cleburne (1828–1864), major general in the Confederate States ArmyCleburne County ArkansasClermont County Ohio Unknown. Clermont is French for "clear mountain"Cleveland County Arkansas Grover Cleveland (1837–1908), 22nd and 24th President of the United StatesCleveland County OklahomaCleveland County North Carolina Benjamin Cleveland (1738–1806), a colonel in the Revolutionary War who took part in the Battle of Kings MountainClinch County Georgia General Duncan Lamont Clinch, who served in the War of 1812, defeated the Seminole leader Osceola in Florida, and later served in the U. S. CongressClinton County Illinois DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), Governor of New York, responsible for the construction of the Erie CanalClinton County IndianaClinton County IowaClinton County KentuckyClinton County MichiganClinton County PennsylvaniaClinton County Missouri George Clinton, fourth Vice President of the United States and first and third Governor of New YorkClinton County New YorkClinton County OhioCloud County Kansas William F. Cloud, Union Army officerCoahoma County Mississippi A Choctaw word meaning "red panther"Coal County Oklahoma Coal, the primary economic product of the region at the timeCobb County Georgia Thomas Willis Cobb, a US representative and senatorCochise County Arizona Cochise, the Apache leaderCochran County Texas Robert E. Cochran (1810–1836), a defender of the AlamoCocke County Tennessee William Cocke (1747–1828), one of Tennessee's first U. S. senatorsCoconino County Arizona The Coconino Native American people, a Hopi designation for the Havasupai and Yavapai peopleCodington County South Dakota The Reverend G. S. CodingtonCoffee County Alabama John Coffee (1772–1833), frontiersman, planter, and veteran of the Creek War and War of 1812Coffee County GeorgiaCoffee County TennesseeCoffey County Kansas A. M. CoffeyCoke County Texas Richard Coke, the fifteenth governor of Texas (1874–1876)Colbert County Alabama George Colbert (?–1839) and Levi Colbert (?–1834), Chickasaw chiefsCole County Missouri Stephen Cole, pioneerColeman County Texas Robert M. Coleman, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and soldier at the Battle of San JacintoColes County Illinois Edward Coles (1786–1868), second Governor of IllinoisColfax County Nebraska Schuyler Colfax, 17th Vice President of the United StatesColfax County New MexicoColleton County South Carolina Sir John Colleton, 1st BaronetCollier County Florida Barron Collier (1873–1939), an advertising entrepreneur who developed much of the land in southern FloridaCollin County Texas Collin McKinney (1766–1861), an author of the Texas Declaration of IndependenceCollingsworth County Texas James Collinsworth, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first chief justice of the Republic of TexasCity of Colonial Heights Virginia From the Coloniels, French troops under the command of Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, who occupied the site in 1781 during the Revolutionary WarColorado County Texas The Colorado River of Texas (Colorado is Spanish for "red")Colquitt County Georgia U. S. Senator Walter T. ColquittColumbia County Arkansas Columbia, a female personification of the United States, derived from Christopher ColumbusColumbia County FloridaColumbia County GeorgiaColumbia County New YorkColumbia County PennsylvaniaColumbia County WisconsinColumbia County Oregon The Columbia River, itself named after the ship Columbia Rediviva of Captain Robert Gray, first American explorer to enter the riverColumbia County WashingtonColumbiana County Ohio Christopher ColumbusColumbus County North CarolinaColusa County California Two Mexican land grants; Coluses (1844) and Colus (1845)Comal County Texas The Comal River (Comal is Spanish for "basin")Comanche County Kansas The Comanche Native Americans, from the Spanish Camino Ancho, meaning "broad trail"Comanche County OklahomaComanche County TexasConcho County Texas The Concho River (concho is Spanish for "shell")Concordia Parish Louisiana From an early land grant called New Concordia; or from the "concord" reached by local authorities over a mutual surrender of slaves; or for a mansion called Concord which was owned by Governor de LemosConecuh County Alabama The Conecuh River, which flows through the county. Derived from Muscogee koha anaka ("near the canebrake") or kono ekv ("skunk head")Conejos County Colorado The Spanish word for "rabbits"; the swift moving Conejos River also runs through the countyContra Costa County California The Spanish phrase for "opposite coast", referring to its position across San Francisco Bay from the city of San FranciscoConverse County Wyoming A. R. Converse, a banker and rancher from CheyenneConway County Arkansas Henry Wharton Conway (1793–1827), territorial delegate to the United States House of RepresentativesCook County Georgia General Philip Cook, who fought in the Seminole Wars and the Civil War and was Georgia's Secretary of State for over 20 yearsCook County Illinois The early Illinois statesman Daniel Pope CookCook County Minnesota Major Michael Cook of Faribault: Civil War veteran and territorial and state senator, 1857–62Cooke County Texas William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the Texas RevolutionCooper County Missouri Sarshel Benjamin Cooper, pioneer settlerCoös County New Hampshire Native American word meaning "crooked", in reference to a bend in the Connecticut RiverCoos County Oregon The Coos tribe of Native Americans who lived in the regionCoosa County Alabama The Coosa River, which flows through the county, after a Native American villageCopiah County Mississippi Choctaw coi apahyah, "calling panther"Corson County South Dakota Dighton Corson, a Justice of the South Dakota Supreme CourtCortland County New York Pierre Van Cortlandt, first Lieutenant Governor of New YorkCoryell County Texas James Coryell, a frontiersman who was killed by Native AmericansCoshocton County Ohio A Lenape village, the name of which means "union of waters"Costilla County Colorado The settlement of Costilla, New Mexico (at the time the county was named (1861), the settlement was in Colorado an 1868 boundary revision placed it in New Mexico). Costilla is a Spanish word meaning either "little rib" or "furring timber". Cottle County Texas George Washington Cottle, who died defending the AlamoCotton County Oklahoma Cotton, the principal economic base of the countyCottonwood County Minnesota The Cottonwood River, named for the cottonwood trees along its shoresCity of Covington Virginia Leonard Covington (1768–1813), brigadier general in the War of 1812 and U. S. congressmanCovington County AlabamaCovington County MississippiCoweta County Georgia The Coweta Indians, a Creek tribe headed by William McIntosh, Jr., the half Scot, half Creek who relinquished lands to the federal government in the 1825 Treaty of Indian SpringsCowley County Kansas Matthew Cowley, Union Army lieutenantCowlitz County Washington The Cowlitz tribe of Native AmericansCraig County Oklahoma Granville Craig, a prominent CherokeeCraig County Virginia Robert Craig (1792–1892), U. S. Representative from VirginiaCraighead County Arkansas Thomas Craighead (1798–1862), a state senator who actually opposed the creation of the countyCrane County Texas William Carey Crane, a president of Baylor UniversityCraven County North Carolina William, Earl of Craven, who was a Lord Proprietor of colonial North CarolinaCrawford County Arkansas William H. Crawford, U. S. Treasury SecretaryCrawford County GeorgiaCrawford County IllinoisCrawford County IowaCrawford County MissouriCrawford County WisconsinCrawford County Indiana Either U. S. Treasury Secretary William H. Crawford or Revolutionary War soldier William CrawfordCrawford County Kansas Samuel J. Crawford, third Governor of KansasCrawford County Michigan William Crawford, Revolutionary War soldierCrawford County OhioCrawford County PennsylvaniaCreek County Oklahoma The Muscogee (Creek) peopleCrenshaw County Alabama Anderson Crenshaw (1783–1847), settler of Butler County, AlabamaCrisp County Georgia Charles Frederick Crisp, a jurist and Speaker of the U. S. House of RepresentativesCrittenden County Arkansas Robert Crittenden (1797–1834), Governor of the Arkansas TerritoryCrittenden County Kentucky John J. Crittenden, Governor of Kentucky (1848–1850)Crockett County Tennessee Davy Crockett (1786–1836), frontier humorist, congressman, and defender of the AlamoCrockett County TexasCrook County Oregon General George Crook (1828–1980), a U. S. Army officer who served in the American Civil War and various Indian WarsCrook County WyomingCrosby County Texas Stephen Crosby, a land commissionerCross County Arkansas David C. Cross, a Confederate soldier in the Civil War and local politicianCrow Wing County Minnesota The Crow Wing River, itself named for an island at the river's mouth in the shape of a crow's wingCrowley County Colorado John H. Crowley, state senatorCulberson County Texas David Browning Culberson, a lawyer and soldier in the Civil WarCullman County Alabama Colonel John G. Cullmann (1823–1895), founder of the county seatCulpeper County Virginia Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper, colonial governor of Virginia, 1677–1683Cumberland County Illinois The Cumberland Road, or Cumberland, Maryland, or the Cumberland River in KentuckyCumberland County Kentucky The Cumberland RiverCumberland County Maine Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, youngest son of King George IICumberland County New JerseyCumberland County North CarolinaCumberland County VirginiaCumberland County Pennsylvania The historical county of Cumberland, EnglandCumberland County Tennessee The Cumberland MountainsCuming County Nebraska Thomas B. Cuming, an early governor of the territoryCurrituck County North Carolina Algonquin term meaning "Land of the Wild Goose", also spelled coratankCurry County New Mexico George Curry, a governor of New Mexico Territory from 1907 to 1910Curry County Oregon George Law Curry (1820–1878), a governor of the Oregon TerritoryCuster County Colorado General George Armstrong Custer, who died at the Battle of the Little BighornCuster County MontanaCuster County NebraskaCuster County OklahomaCuster County South DakotaCuster County Idaho The General Custer Mine, in turn named for General George Armstrong CusterCuyahoga County Ohio The Cuyahoga River, which means "crooked river" in an Iroquoian language

County name State Name originDade County Florida Former name of Miami Dade County, Florida, from Major Francis L. Dade, who was killed in 1835 during the Second Seminole WarDade County Georgia Major Francis L. Dade, who was killed in 1835 during the Second Seminole WarDade County MissouriDaggett County Utah Ellsworth Daggett (1810–1880), the first Utah Surveyor GeneralDakota County Minnesota Dakota language word meaning "Allies", after the Dakota branch of the Sioux Native American tribeDakota County NebraskaDale County Alabama Samuel Dale (1772–1841), brigadier general and state legislatorDallam County Texas James Wilmer Dallam, a lawyer and newspaper publisherDallas County Alabama Alexander James Dallas (1759–1817), U. S. Secretary of the TreasuryDallas County Arkansas George Mifflin Dallas, eleventh vice president of the United StatesDallas County IowaDallas County MissouriDallas County TexasDane County Wisconsin Nathan Dane (1752–1835), delegate to the First Continental Congress, 1785–1788Daniels County Montana Mansfield A. Daniels, an early rancher and storekeeperCity of Danville Virginia The Dan River, which flows through the cityDare County North Carolina Virginia Dare (b. 1587), the first child born of English parents in AmericaDarke County Ohio General William Darke (1736–1801), Revolutionary War officerDarlington County South Carolina The town of Darlington in EnglandDauphin County Pennsylvania Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, the first son of Louis XVIDavidson County North Carolina William Lee Davidson (1746–1781), a Revolutionary War brigadier general who died at the Battle of Cowan's FordDavidson County TennesseeDavie County North Carolina Revolutionary War cavalry leader and North Carolina statesman William Richardson DavieDaviess County Indiana Military man Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (1774–1811), killed at the Battle of TippecanoeDaviess County KentuckyDaviess County MissouriDavis County Iowa Garrett Davis (1801–1872), congressmanDavis County Utah Daniel C. Davis (1804–1850), Mormon Battalion captainDavison County South Dakota Henry C. Davison, early resident of countyDawes County Nebraska James W. Dawes, the sixth governor of NebraskaDawson County Georgia Jurist and politician William Crosby DawsonDawson County Montana Andrew Dawson, a trapping official and major in the United States ArmyDawson County Nebraska Jacob Dawson, the first postmaster in the settlement of Lancaster (present day Lincoln, the state capital)Dawson County Texas Nicholas Mosby Dawson, a soldier of the Texas Revolution and victim of the Dawson MassacreDay County South Dakota Merritt H. Day, territorial legislatorDe Baca County New Mexico Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca, the second governor of New MexicoDe Soto Parish Louisiana Hernando de Soto, a Spanish explorer and conquistadorDeaf Smith County Texas Erastus Deaf Smith (1787–1837), a scout during the Texas RevolutionDearborn County Indiana U. S. Secretary of War Henry DearbornDecatur County Georgia Commodore Stephen Decatur, a naval leader in the War of 1812 and who defeated the Barbary Coast pirates at Tripoli in 1815Decatur County IndianaDecatur County IowaDecatur County KansasDecatur County TennesseeDeer Lodge County Montana Deer Lodge Valley, which in turn was either named for the Native American name "Lodge of the White tailed Deer" or a salt lick where deer came in drovesDefiance County Ohio The city of Defiance, Ohio, which was built on the site of Fort Defiance, built by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne in the late 18th centuryDeKalb County Alabama Baron Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), a German soldier who fought on the side of the Americans in the Revolutionary WarDeKalb County GeorgiaDeKalb County IllinoisDeKalb County IndianaDeKalb County MissouriDeKalb County TennesseeDel Norte County California From the Spanish word for "northern", because Del Norte County is the northwesternmost county in the stateDelaware County Indiana The Lenape (or "Delaware") Native American peopleDelaware County OhioDelaware County Iowa The state of Delaware, or for Delaware County, New YorkDelaware County New York Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618), an early colonial leader in VirginiaDelaware County Oklahoma The Delaware District of the old Cherokee NationDelaware County Pennsylvania The Delaware River, in turn named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618), an early colonial leader in VirginiaDelta County Colorado The town of Delta, Colorado, which itself is named for its location on the broad river delta formed by the Gunnison River and the Uncompahgre RiverDelta County Michigan The Greek letter Delta (Δ), referring to the triangular shape of the original county which included segments of Menominee, Dickinson, Iron and Marquette countiesDelta County Texas The Greek letter Delta (Δ), referring to the triangular shape of the countyDenali Borough Alaska Denali (Mount McKinley), the tallest North American mountain, from Dena'ina for "great one"Dent County Missouri James Dent, settlerDenton County Texas John B. Denton, a preacher, lawyer, and soldierCity and County of Denver Colorado James W. Denver, a former governor of the Kansas Territory which the place was part of at the timeDes Moines County Iowa The Des Moines RiverDeschutes County Oregon The Deschutes River, from the French words meaning "of the falls"Desha County Arkansas Benjamin Desha, a soldier in the War of 1812DeSoto County Florida Hernando de Soto, a Spanish explorer and conquistadorDeSoto County MississippiDeuel County Nebraska The Deuel familyDeuel County South Dakota Jacob S. Deuel, pioneer legislatorDewey County Oklahoma Either for Admiral George Dewey (1837–1917) or derived from its original name, County "D", during the land run of 1892 and later changedDewey County South Dakota William P. Dewey, territorial surveyor generalDeWitt County Illinois DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), Governor of New York, responsible for the construction of the Erie CanalDeWitt County Texas Green DeWitt, an empresario who founded an early colony in TexasDickens County Texas J. Dickens, who died at the Battle of the AlamoDickenson County Virginia William J. Dickenson, delegate to the Virginia General AssemblyDickey County North Dakota Dakota territorial legislator George H. DickeyDickinson County Iowa Daniel S. Dickinson (1800–1866), United States senator from New YorkDickinson County KansasDickinson County Michigan Donald M. Dickinson (1846–1917), Postmaster General in the Cleveland AdministrationDickson County Tennessee U. S. Representative William Dickson (1770–1816)Dillingham Census Area Alaska The city of Dillingham, the largest settlement in the area, in turn named after U. S. Senator Paul Dillingham (1843–1923), who had toured Alaska extensively with his Senate subcommittee in 1903Dillon County South Carolina James W. Dillon, a wealthy Irish settler who campaigned to bring a railroad to the region. Dimmit County Texas Philip Dimmitt, a major figure in the Texas RevolutionDinwiddie County Virginia Robert Dinwiddie, lieutenant governor of colonial Virginia from 1751 to 1758Divide County North Dakota Created by division from Williams CountyDixie County Florida "Dixie", a common nickname for the southern United StatesDixon County Nebraska The Dixon familyDoddridge County West Virginia Philip Doddridge, U. S. congressman from VirginiaDodge County Georgia William E. Dodge, a New York businessman who owned large tracts of forest land in GeorgiaDodge County Minnesota Henry Dodge (1782–1867), twice governor of WisconsinDodge County WisconsinDodge County Nebraska Augustus C. Dodge, a United States senator from Iowa who was a supporter of the Kansas–Nebraska ActDolores County Colorado The Dolores River, itself originally named by Spanish explorers as El Río de Nuestra Señora de Delores ("The River of Our Lady of Sorrows")Doña Ana County New Mexico The town of Doña Ana, the county's first seat, which in turn was named for Doña Ana Robledo, a 17th century woman known for her charitable givingDoniphan County Kansas A. W. DoniphanDonley County Texas Stockton P. Donley, a frontier lawyerDooly County Georgia Colonel John Dooly, a Revolutionary War hero who helped prosecute Tories in 1779 and was killed by them the following yearDoor County Wisconsin A water passage known as Porte des morts, French for "door of the dead" after many Native Americans died in the passage during a conflictDorchester County Maryland The town of Dorchester, Dorset, in England; Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset was a friend of the Calvert familyDorchester County South Carolina The town of Dorchester, MassachusettsDougherty County Georgia Judge Charles Dougherty of Athens, GeorgiaDouglas County Colorado Stephen A. Douglas (1813–1861), prominent Illinois Democrat and rival of Abraham Lincoln for the presidencyDouglas County GeorgiaDouglas County IllinoisDouglas County KansasDouglas County MinnesotaDouglas County MissouriDouglas County NebraskaDouglas County NevadaDouglas County OregonDouglas County South DakotaDouglas County WashingtonDouglas County WisconsinDrew County Arkansas Thomas Stevenson Drew (1802–1879), third Governor of ArkansasDubois County Indiana Toussaint Dubois, who fought in the War of 1812Dubuque County Iowa Julien Dubuque (1762–1810), first permanent white settler in IowaDuchesne County Utah Uncertain; perhaps Fort Duchesne; or Du Chasne, a French fur trapper in the 1830s; or French historian André Duchesne (1584–1640); or Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769–1852), founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart in the state; or an Indian chief in past years; or a Ute word translated as "dark canyon"Dukes County Massachusetts King James II, who was Duke of York before his accessionDundy County Nebraska Elmer Scipio Dundy, a U. S. Circuit Court judge from NebraskaDunklin County Missouri Daniel Dunklin (1790–1844), fifth governor of MissouriDunn County North Dakota John P. Dunn, an early civic leader of BismarckDunn County Wisconsin Charles Dunn, state senator and chief justice of the Wisconsin TerritoryDuPage County Illinois The DuPage River, which flows through the county and was named for a French traderDuplin County North Carolina British nobleman Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin (1710–1787)Durham County North Carolina The city of Durham, which was named in honor of Dr. Bartlett S. Durham, who donated the land on which the railroad station was locatedDutchess County New York Mary of Modena, the Duchess of York, in 1683Duval County Florida William Pope Duval (1784–1854), the first governor of the Florida TerritoryDuval County Texas Burr H. Duval (1809–1836), a soldier in the Texas Revolution who died in the Goliad MassacreDyer County Tennessee Tennessee state legislator Robert Henry Dyer