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An enlargeable map of the 254 counties of the State of Texas. The following is a list of Texas county seat name etymologies, taken from the Handbook of Texas. A separate list of Texas county name etymologies, covering Texas counties instead of its county seats, is also available.
The U.S. state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state. [1] While only about 20% of Texas counties are generally located within the Houston—Dallas—San Antonio—Austin areas, they serve a majority of the state's population with approximately 22,000,000 inhabitants.
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List of North Carolina county name etymologies; List of North Dakota county name etymologies; List of Ohio county name etymologies; List of Oklahoma county name etymologies; List of Oregon county name etymologies; List of Pennsylvania county name etymologies. Etymologies of place names in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; List of Rhode Island county ...
Brule County - from the Sičangu or Brule from French meaning “burnt” due to the name ‘Sičangu’ meaning burnt thighs in Lakota. Minnehaha County – from Dakota mniȟáȟa, meaning "waterfall". Oglala Lakota County – Lakota for "to scatter one's own". [137] Yankton County – corruption of Sioux Ihanktonwan, meaning "the end village ...
Yoakum County: Texas: Named for Henderson King Yoakum, a Texas historian. Yolo County: California: Yolo is a Native American name variously believed to be a corruption of a tribal name Yo-loy meaning "a place abounding in rushes" or of the name of the chief Yodo or of the village of Yodoi. York County: Maine
Location of counties with the five most popular names. This is a list of U.S. county names that are used in two or more states. Ranked are the 428 most common county names, which are shared by counties in two or more states each, accounting for 1,730 of the 3,140 counties and county-equivalents in the United States.
These are lists of U.S. county name etymologies.Many U.S. states have counties named after U.S. presidents such as Washington, Madison, Polk, Jefferson, etc. Counties are also commonly named after famous individuals, local Native American tribes once in the area (Washoe County, Nevada), cities located within the county, and land or water features (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, meaning "Fat Hill ...