United States placename etymology
1 min readJun 7, 2020
Many states the U.S. have counties named after American presidents (Washington, Franklin, Madison, Polk, Jefferson, …). U.S. Counties are also regularly named after notable people, regional Native American societies formerly in the area, cities placed in the county, and land or water features.
Namesakes of every county and county-equivalent in the U.S. states
