- List of Missouri county name etymologies
This is a list of
Missouri county name etymologies. Missouri counties tend to be named afterAmerican Revolutionary War generals, soldiers from other early American wars, pioneer settlers,Presidents of the United States , Governors of Missouri, state legisators, U.S. Senators and Congressmen from Missouri, geographical features, earlyexplorers of theAmerican West and Missouri in particular.*
Adair County, Missouri : Adair is named afterJohn Adair , the eighthgovernor of Kentucky .
*Andrew County, Missouri : Andrew is named after Andrew Jackson Davis, an important citizen inSt. Louis, Missouri andSavannah, Missouri .
*Atchison County, Missouri : Atchison is named afterDavid Rice Atchison , a U. S. senator fromMissouri .
*Audrain County, Missouri : Audrain is named afterJames H. Audrain , a state legislator.
*Barry County, Missouri : Barry is named after William Taylor Barry, anUnited States Postmaster General .
*Barton County, Missouri : Barton is named after David Barton, a U. S. senator fromMissouri .
*Bates County, Missouri : Bates is named afterFrederick Bates , the second governor of Missouri.
*Benton County: Benton is named after Thomas Hart Benton, a U. S. senator fromMissouri .
*Bollinger County, Missouri : Bollinger is named afterGeorge Frederick Bollinger , a pioneer andMissouri state legislator.
*Boone County: Boone is named afterDaniel Boone .
*Buchanan County: Buchanan is named for U.S. Senator, later PresidentJames Buchanan .
*Butler County: Butler is named afterKentucky U.S. Congressman William Orlando Butler .
*Caldwell County: Caldwell is either named after John Caldwell, an Indian scout; Colonel John Caldwell, a famous soldier; orMathew Caldwell . See the Caldwell County entry for more details on the name.
* Callaway County: Callaway is named afterJames Callaway , a "Missouri ranger" killed by Native Americans during the War of 1812.
* Camden County: Camden is named afterCharles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden .
* Cape Girardeau County: Cape Girardeau is believed to have been named afterSieur Jean Baptiste de Girardot .
* Carroll County: Carroll is named after Founding FatherCharles Carroll of Carrollton .
* Carter County: Carter is named after pioneerZimri A. Carter .
* Cass County: Cass is named afterMichigan U.S. Senator Lewis Cass .
* Cedar County: Cedar is named after Cedar Creek, a tributary of theSac River , which in turn is named for the Eastern redcedar, a common tree of the area.
* Chariton County: Chariton is named from theChariton River .
* Christian County: Christian is named after William Christian, aKentucky soldier of theAmerican Revolutionary War .
* Clark County: Clark is named after William Clark, leader of theLewis and Clark Expedition and later a Governor ofMissouri Territory .
* Clay County: Clay was named in honor of U.S. RepresentativeHenry Clay fromKentucky , later member of theUnited States Senate andUnited States Secretary of State .
* Clinton County: Clinton is named afterGovernor of New York DeWitt Clinton .
* Cole County: Cole is named after pioneer Capt. Stephen Cole, who came fromVirginia in1807 .
* Cooper County: Cooper is named forSarshall Cooper , who was killed by Indians near Arrow Rock in1814 .
* Crawford County: Crawford is named after GeorgiaU.S. Senator William H. Crawford .
* Dade County: Dade is named after MajorFrancis L. Dade ofVirginia , who was killed in theSeminole War in1835 .
* Dallas County: Dallas is named after U.S. Vice PresidentGeorge M. Dallas .
* Daviess County: Daviess is named after Col.Joseph H. Daviess ofKentucky , who fell in1811 at theBattle of Tippecanoe .
* DeKalb County: De Kalb is named after theAmerican Revolutionary War generalJohann de Kalb .
* Dent County: Dent is named after pioneerLewis Dent .
* Douglas County: Douglas is named afterIllinois U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas .
* Dunklin County: Dunklin is named afterGovernor of Missouri Daniel Dunklin .
* Franklin County: Franklin is named after Founding FatherBenjamin Franklin .
* Gasconade County: Supposedly the inhabitants of this region had the same boastful character as the inhabitants ofGascony inFrance . Hence the name "Gasconade", meaning 'Gascon-like'.
* Gentry County: Gentry is named after Col.Richard Gentry ofBoone County, Missouri who fell in theSeminole War in1837 .
* Greene County: Greene is named after theAmerican Revolutionary War generalNathanael Greene .
* Grundy County: Grundy is named afterU.S. Attorney General Felix Grundy .
* Harrison County: Harrison is named afterU.S. Congressman from MissouriAlbert G. Harrison .
* Henry County: Henry is named after the American patriotPatrick Henry .
* Hickory County: Hickory is named after U.S. PresidentAndrew Jackson , nicknamed "Old Hickory."
* Holt County: Holt is named after Missouri state legislatorDavid Rice Holt .
* Howard County: Howard is named after Benjamin Howard, governor ofLouisiana Territory .
* Howell County: Howell was either named after pioneer James Howell or possibly after naturalistThomas J. Howell .
* Iron County: Iron is named from theiron deposits found within its borders.
* Jackson County: Jackson is named after U.S. PresidentAndrew Jackson .
* Jasper County: Jasper is named after theAmerican Revolutionary War soldierWilliam Jasper .
* Jefferson County: Jefferson is named after U.S. PresidentThomas Jefferson .
* Johnson County: Johnson is named after U.S. Vice PresidentRichard Mentor Johnson .
* Knox County: Knox is named after theAmerican Revolutionary War soldierHenry Knox .
* Laclede County: Leclede is named after the founder of St. Louis,Pierre Laclede Liguest .
* Lafayette County: Lafayette is named after theMarquis de la Fayette .
* Lawrence County: Lawrence is named after the U.S. naval hero of theWar of 1812 ,James Lawrence .
* Lewis County: Lewis is named afterMeriwether Lewis , leader of theLewis and Clark Expedition and later a Governor ofLouisiana Territory .
* Lincoln County: Lincoln is named after theAmerican Revolutionary War generalBenjamin Lincoln .
* Linn County: Linn is named afterU.S. Senator Lewis Linn .
* Livingston County: Livingston is named afterU.S. Secretary of State Edward Livingston .
* Macon County: Macon is named afterNathaniel Macon .
* Madison County: Madison is named after U.S. PresidentJames Madison .
* Maries County: Maries is named from theMaries River andLittle Maries River , 'Maries' being from the French "marais", meaning marsh, lake or pond.
* Marion County: Marion is named after theAmerican Revolutionary War heroFrancis Marion , aka "The Swamp Fox".
* McDonald County: McDonald is named for Sgt. Alexander McDonald from theAmerican Revolutionary War .
* Mercer County: Mercer is named after theAmerican Revolutionary War generalJohn F. Mercer .
* Miller County: Miller is named afterGovernor of Missouri John Miller .
* Mississippi County: Mississippi is named from theMississippi River .
* Moniteau County: Moniteau is named afterMoniteau Creek . 'Moniteau' is a French spelling of "Manitou",Algonquin for theGreat Spirit .
* Monroe County: Monroe is named after U.S. PresidentJames Monroe .
* Montgomery County: Montgomery is named after theAmerican Revolutionary War generalRichard Montgomery .
* Morgan County: Morgan is named after theAmerican Revolutionary War generalDaniel Morgan .
* New Madrid County: New Madrid is named afterMadrid ,Spain .
* Newton County: Newton is named after theAmerican Revolutionary War soldier John Newton.
* Nodaway County: Nodaway is named from theNodaway River . There is debate whether it is a Native American term for "placid", "crossed without canoe", or "snake". See the river entry for the etymology.
* Oregon County: Oregon is named from theOregon Territory .
* Osage County: Osage is named after the indigenousOsage Nation .
* Ozark County: Ozark is named from theOzark Mountains .
* Pemiscot County: "Pemiscot" is Native American word meaning "liquid mud".
* Perry County: Perry is named after U.S. naval officerOliver Hazard Perry .
* Pettis County: Pettis is named afterMissouri U.S. Congressman Spencer Pettis .
* Phelps County: Phelps is named afterGovernor of Missouri John S. Phelps .
* Pike County: Pike is named after explorerZebulon Pike .
* Platte County: Platte is named after thePlatte Purchase and the Platte River, which are, in turn, named after the French word for "flat" or "shallow".
* Polk County: Polk is named after either U.S. PresidentJames K. Polk ; orEzekiel Polk , the grandfather of both the president and an early settler in the county.
* Pulaski County: Pulaski is named after theAmerican Revolutionary War general Casimir Pulaski.
* Putnam County: Putnam is named after theAmerican Revolutionary War generalIsrael Putnam .
* Ralls County: Ralls is named after the Missouri state legislatorDaniel Ralls .
* Randolph County: Randolph is named after theVirginia U.S. Senator John Randolph of Roanoke .
* Ray County: Ray is named for John Ray, a member of the first state constitutional convention.
* Reynolds County: Reynolds is named after theGovernor of Missouri Thomas Reynolds.
* Ripley County: Ripley is named after theWar of 1812 soldierEleazar W. Ripley .
* St. Charles County: St. Charles is named after the Italian Cardinal St.Charles Borromeo .
* St. Clair County: St. Clair is named after theAmerican Revolutionary War generalArthur St. Clair .
* St. Francois County: St. Francois is named from the St. Francois River, which in turn is probably named afterSaint Francis of Assisi .
* St. Louis County: St. Louis is named after St. Louis, aka KingLouis IX of France , who was the patron saint of KingLouis XV of France .
* Ste. Genevieve County: Sainte Genevieve is named after Sainte Genevieve, the patron saint ofParis .
* Saline County: Saline is named from the area's salt springs.
* Schuyler County: Schuyler is named after theAmerican Revolutionary War soldierPhilip Schuyler .
* Scotland County: Scotland is named afterScotland .
* Scott County: Scott is named afterU.S. Congressman from Missouri John Scott.
* Shannon County: Shannon is named afterGeorge Shannon a member of theLewis and Clark Expedition .
* Shelby County: Shelby is named afterIsaac Shelby ,Governor of Kentucky andAmerican Revolutionary War soldier.
* Stoddard County: Stoddard is named afterAmos Stoddard , the first American Civil Commandant ofUpper Louisiana .
* Stone County: Stone is named afterWilliam Stone , pioneer judge of Taney County.
* Sullivan County: Sullivan is named after theAmerican Revolutionary War generalJohn Sullivan .
* Taney County: Taney is named after theChief Justice of the United States Roger B. Taney .
* Texas County: Texas is named after theRepublic of Texas .
* Vernon County: Vernon is named after Missouri state legislatorMiles Vernon .
* Warren County: Warren is named after theAmerican Revolutionary War generalJoseph Warren .
* Washington County: Washington is named after U.S. PresidentGeorge Washington .
* Wayne County: Wayne is named after Gen. "Mad"Anthony Wayne .
* Webster County: Webster is named after theU.S. Secretary of State Daniel Webster .
* Worth County: Worth is named after soldierWilliam Jenkins Worth who fought in theMexican-American War and theSeminole Wars .
* Wright County: Wright is named afterU.S. Senator fromNew York Silas Wright .ource
* [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/history/counties.asp Missouri History: What are the origins of Missouri counties?]
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*List of Missouri counties
*County (United States)
*Lists of U.S. county name etymologies djghudfhdfugdf
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