- List of U.S. counties named after women
This is a list of U.S. counties which are named for women. Items may be listed in more than one category.
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Ada County, Idaho : Ada is named forAda Riggs , the first pioneer child born in the area and the daughter ofBoise, Idaho cofounderH.C. Riggs .
*Barton County, Kansas : Barton is named forClara Barton , the famous American nurse.
*Bremer County, Iowa : Bremer is named forFredrika Bremer , a Swedish novelist.
*Dare County, North Carolina : Dare is named forVirginia Dare , the first English child born in the New World who disappeared with theLost Colony .
*East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana : East Feliciana is allegedly named forFelicite de Gálvez , the wife ofBernardo de Gálvez , a Spanish governor of theLouisiana Territory .
*Florence County, South Carolina : Florence is named forFlorence Harllee , a daughter ofW. W. Harllee , a president of theWilmington and Manchester Railroad .
*Florence County, Wisconsin : Florence is named forFlorence Julst , the first woman pioneer in the region.
*Grainger County, Tennessee : Grainger is named forMary Grainger Blount , the wife ofWilliam Blount , the only governor of theSouthwest Territory (modernTennessee ).
*Hart County, Georgia : Hart is named forNancy Hart , a woman sharpshooter and patriot in theAmerican Revolutionary War .
*Josephine County, Oregon : Josephine is named forVirginia "Josephine" Rollins , the first European-American woman to settle in southernOregon .
*Marshall County, Oklahoma : Marshall is named for the mother ofGeorge A. Henshaw , a delegate to the state constitutional convention, Marshall having been her maiden name.
*Merrick County, Nebraska : Merrick is named afterElvira Merrick , wife ofHenry W. DePuy , a territorial legislator.
*Montour County, Pennsylvania : Montour is named forMadame Montour , a French-Indian woman who was involved in Native American affairs.
*Wake County, North Carolina : Wake is named for Margaret Wake, aLondon heiress and the wife ofWilliam Tryon , a colonial governor ofNorth Carolina .
*West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana : West Feliciana is allegedly named forFelicite de Gálvez , the wife ofBernardo de Gálvez , a Spanish governor of theLouisiana Territory .Fictional
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Attala County, Mississippi : Attala is named forAttala orAtala , a fictional Native American heroine from a story byFrançois-René de Chateaubriand .
*Evangeline Parish, Louisiana : Evangeline is named after the heroine of thepoem "Evangeline " byHenry Wadsworth Longfellow .Titled noblewomen and queens
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Amelia County, Virginia : Amelia is named forPrincess Amelia Sophia of Great Britain , daughter of George II.
*Anne Arundel County, Maryland : Anne Arundel is named forAnne Arundell , the wife ofCæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore and daughter ofThomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour .
*Augusta County, Virginia : Augusta is named forAugusta of Saxe-Gotha , wife ofFrederick, Prince of Wales and mother ofGeorge III of Great Britain .
*Caroline County, Maryland : Caroline is named for LadyCaroline Eden , the daughter ofCharles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore , sister ofFrederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore , and wife ofRobert Eden , the last colonial governor ofMaryland .
*Caroline County, Virginia : Caroline is named forCaroline of Ansbach , wife ofGeorge II of Great Britain .
*Charlotte County, Virginia : Charlotte is named forCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz , wife ofGeorge III of Great Britain .
*Dutchess County, New York : Dutchess is named for LadyAnne Hyde , the Duchess of York and wife of the future KingJames II of England .
*Isabella County, Michigan : Isabella is named for QueenIsabella of Castile , who patronizedChristopher Columbus .
*King and Queen County, Virginia : King and Queen is named for KingWilliam III of England and QueenMary II of England .
*Louisa County, Virginia : Louisa is named for Princess Louise, daughter ofGeorge II of Great Britain .
*Mecklenburg County, North Carolina : Mecklenburg is named forCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz , wife ofGeorge III of Great Britain .
*Mecklenburg County, Virginia : Mecklenburg is named forCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz , wife ofGeorge III of Great Britain .
*Queen Anne's County, Maryland : Queen Anne's is named for QueenAnne of Great Britain .
*Queens County, New York : Queens is named forCatherine of Braganza , Queen of England and the wife ofCharles II of England .Native Americans
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Angelina County, Texas : Angelina is named for Angelina, aHainai Native American woman who assisted early Spanish missionaries and was named "Angelina" by them.
*Marinette County, Wisconsin : Marinette is named for Marinette, a 19th century trader who was the daughter of aFrench-Canadian trapper and aMenominee woman.
*Montour County, Pennsylvania : Montour is named forMadame Montour , a French-Indian woman who was involved in Native American affairs.
*Pocahontas County, West Virginia : Pocahontas is named forPocahontas , the famous Native American who played a leading role in the history of the first permanent English settlements inNorth America .
*Pocahontas County, Iowa : Pocahontas is named forPocahontas , the famous Native American who played a leading role in the history of the first permanent English settlements inNorth America .
*Tama County, Iowa : Tama is named for any of several Native American chiefs or chief's wives, over which there is dispute.
*Tippah County, Mississippi : Tippah is named forTippah , wife ofPontotoc , an importantChickasaw leader.
*Winona County, Minnesota : Winona is named after Winona, a Dakota woman of distinction who was a cousin of the last of three chiefs named Wabasha.aints
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St. Helena Parish, Louisiana : St. Helena is named forSaint Helena of Constantinople , the mother of Constantine the Great.
*St. Lucie County, Florida : St. Lucie was named for the Spanish-era Ais town of Santa Lucea, presumed to have been named by the Spanish for Saint Lucie of Syracuse.
*Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri : Ste. Genevieve is named after Sainte Genevieve, the patron saint ofParis .
*Santa Barbara County, California : Santa Barbara is named forSaint Barbara , patroness of fire.
*Santa Clara County, California : Santa Clara is named forMission Santa Clara , which was in turn named forSaint Clara de Asís .Aspects of the Virgin Mary
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Assumption Parish, Louisiana : Assumption is named for theAssumption of Mary into heaven.
*Dolores County, Colorado : Dolores is named for theDolores River , originally "Rio de Nuestra Senora de los Dolores", or, in English, "River of our Lady of Sorrows".
*Guadalupe County, New Mexico : Guadalupe is named forOur Lady of Guadalupe , thepatron saint of theAmericas .
*Los Angeles County, California : Los Angeles is named for the fact thatGaspar de Portolà 's explorers reached what was then the Native American village ofYangna onAugust 2 ,1769 , thefeast day of "Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciúncula" (English: "Our Lady, Queen of the Angels of Porciúncula").
*St. Mary Parish, Louisiana : St. Mary is named for theBlessed Virgin Mary , the mother ofJesus .
*St. Mary's County, Maryland : St. Mary's is named for theBlessed Virgin Mary , the mother ofJesus .Counties indirectly named for women
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Doña Ana County, New Mexico : Doña Ana is named for its firstcounty seat ofDoña Ana, New Mexico , which in turn was named for DoñaAna Robledo , a 17th-century woman known for her charitable giving.
*Fluvanna County, Virginia : Fluvanna is named for an archaic term for the James River, "fluv anna" or "River of Anne".
*Haines Borough, Alaska : Haines Borough is named afterHaines, Alaska , which is named in turn forMrs. F. E. Haines , the community leader who raised funds for a religious mission to the localChilkat Native American tribe.
*Judith Basin County, Montana : Judith Basin is named for theJudith River , which in turn is named forJulia Hancock , the sweetheart and future wife of William Clark of theLewis and Clark Expedition , who discovered the river; the misspelling is because Clark mistook her name to be Judith.Counties possibly named for women
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Culpeper County, Virginia : Culpeper is named for one of three members of the Colepeper family, of which two were women:Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper of Thoresway , a colonial governor of Virginia; his first wifeMargaretta van Hesse , called Margaret, Lady Colepeper; or their daughter, Thomas's heir and only surviving issue,Catherine Colepeper .
*Elmore County, Idaho : Elmore is named for theIda Elmore mines , which may have been named for a woman named Ida Elmore.
*Ida County, Iowa : Ida is named for possiblyIda Smith , the first European-American child born in the county.
*Louisa County, Iowa : Louisa is named for eitherLouisa Massey ofDubuque, Iowa , who, according to legend, killed the murderer of her brother; orLouisa County, Virginia .
*Maries County, Missouri : Maries is named for theMaries River , which may be named after one or more Maries.
*St. Clair County, Michigan : St. Clair is named for eitherArthur St. Clair , the first governor of theNorthwest Territory ; orSaint Clare of Assisi , on whosefeast day Lake St. Clair was discovered.
*Tama County, Iowa : Tama is named for any of several Native American chiefs or chief's wives, over which there is dispute.ee also
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*Lists of U.S. county name etymologies
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