List of U.S. county name etymologies, E-I
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This is a list of U.S. county name etymologies, covering the letters E to I.
E
- Eagle County, Colorado
- Early County, Georgia
- East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
- East Carroll Parish, Louisiana
- East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
- Eastland County, Texas
- Eaton County, Michigan
- Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
- Echols County, Georgia
- Ector County, Texas
- Eddy County, New Mexico
- Eddy County, North Dakota
- Edgar County, Illinois
- Edgecombe County, North Carolina
- Edgefield County, South Carolina
- Edmonson County, Kentucky
- Edmunds County, South Dakota
- Edwards County, Illinois
- Edwards County, Kansas
- Edwards County, Texas
- Effingham County, Georgia
- Effingham County, Illinois
- El Dorado County, California
- El Paso County, Colorado
- El Paso County, Texas
- Elbert County, Colorado
- Elbert County, Georgia
- Elk County, Kansas
- Elk County, Pennsylvania
- Elkhart County, Indiana: Elkhart is named for the Elkhart Native American people.
- Elko County, Nevada
- Elliott County, Kentucky
- Ellis County, Kansas
- Ellis County, Oklahoma
- Ellis County, Texas
- Ellsworth County, Kansas
- Elmore County, Alabama
- Elmore County, Idaho
- Emanuel County, Georgia
- Emery County, Utah
- Emmet County, Iowa
- Emmet County, Michigan
- Emmons County, North Dakota
- Emporia, Virginia
- Erath County, Texas
- Erie County, New York
- Erie County, Ohio
- Erie County, Pennsylvania
- Escambia County, Alabama
- Escambia County, Florida
- Esmeralda County, Nevada
- Essex County, Massachusetts
- Essex County, New Jersey
- Essex County, New York
- Essex County, Vermont
- Essex County, Virginia
- Estill County, Kentucky
- Etowah County, Alabama
- Eureka County, Nevada
- Evangeline Parish, Louisiana
- Evans County, Georgia
F
- Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
- Fairfax, Virginia
- Fairfax County, Virginia
- Fairfield County, Connecticut
- Fairfield County, Ohio
- Fairfield County, South Carolina
- Fall River County, South Dakota
- Fallon County, Montana
- Falls County, Texas
- Falls Church, Virginia
- Fannin County, Georgia
- Fannin County, Texas
- Faribault County, Minnesota
- Faulk County, South Dakota
- Faulkner County, Arkansas
- Fauquier County, Virginia
- Fayette County, Alabama
- Fayette County, Georgia
- Fayette County, Illinois
- Fayette County, Indiana: Fayette is named for the Marquis de la Fayette.
- Fayette County, Iowa
- Fayette County, Kentucky
- Fayette County, Ohio
- Fayette County, Pennsylvania
- Fayette County, Tennessee
- Fayette County, Texas
- Fayette County, West Virginia
- Fentress County, Tennessee
- Fergus County, Montana
- Ferry County, Washington
- Fillmore County, Minnesota
- Fillmore County, Nebraska
- Finney County, Kansas
- Fisher County, Texas
- Flagler County, Florida
- Flathead County, Montana
- Fleming County, Kentucky
- Florence County, South Carolina
- Florence County, Wisconsin
- Floyd County, Georgia
- Floyd County, Indiana: Floyd is named for either Col. John Floyd of Virginia or for either early settler Davis Floyd or early settler John Floyd.
- Floyd County, Iowa
- Floyd County, Kentucky
- Floyd County, Texas
- Floyd County, Virginia
- Fluvanna County, Virginia
- Foard County, Texas
- Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
- Ford County, Illinois
- Ford County, Kansas
- Forest County, Pennsylvania
- Forest County, Wisconsin
- Forrest County, Mississippi
- Forsyth County, Georgia
- Forsyth County, North Carolina
- Fort Bend County, Texas
- Foster County, North Dakota
- Fountain County, Indiana: Fountain is named for soldier James Fountain who was killed at the Battle of Maumee in 1790.
- Franklin, Virginia
- Franklin County, Alabama
- Franklin County, Arkansas
- Franklin County, Florida
- Franklin County, Georgia
- Franklin County, Idaho
- Franklin County, Illinois
- Franklin County, Indiana: Franklin is named for Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.
- Franklin County, Iowa
- Franklin County, Kansas
- Franklin County, Kentucky
- Franklin County, Maine
- Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Franklin County, Mississippi
- Franklin County, Missouri
- Franklin County, Nebraska
- Franklin County, New York
- Franklin County, North Carolina
- Franklin County, Ohio
- Franklin County, Pennsylvania
- Franklin County, Tennessee
- Franklin County, Texas
- Franklin County, Vermont
- Franklin County, Virginia
- Franklin County, Washington
- Franklin Parish, Louisiana
- Frederick County, Maryland
- Frederick County, Virginia
- Fredericksburg, Virginia
- Freeborn County, Minnesota
- Freestone County, Texas
- Fremont County, Colorado
- Fremont County, Idaho
- Fremont County, Iowa
- Fremont County, Wyoming
- Fresno County, California
- Frio County, Texas
- Frontier County, Nebraska
- Fulton County, Arkansas
- Fulton County, Georgia
- Fulton County, Illinois
- Fulton County, Indiana: Fulton is named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat.
- Fulton County, Kentucky
- Fulton County, New York
- Fulton County, Ohio
- Fulton County, Pennsylvania
- Furnas County, Nebraska
G
- Gadsden County, Florida
- Gage County, Nebraska
- Gaines County, Texas
- Galax, Virginia
- Gallatin County, Illinois
- Gallatin County, Kentucky
- Gallatin County, Montana
- Gallia County, Ohio
- Galveston County, Texas
- Garden County, Nebraska
- Garfield County, Colorado
- Garfield County, Montana
- Garfield County, Nebraska
- Garfield County, Oklahoma
- Garfield County, Utah
- Garfield County, Washington
- Garland County, Arkansas
- Garrard County, Kentucky
- Garrett County, Maryland
- Garvin County, Oklahoma
- Garza County, Texas
- Gasconade County, Missouri
- Gaston County, North Carolina
- Gates County, North Carolina
- Geary County, Kansas
- Geauga County, Ohio
- Gem County, Idaho
- Genesee County, Michigan
- Genesee County, New York
- Geneva County, Alabama
- Gentry County, Missouri
- George County, Mississippi
- Georgetown County, South Carolina
- Gibson County, Indiana: Gibson is named for John Gibson, a secretary of the Indiana Territory.
- Gibson County, Tennessee
- Gila County, Arizona
- Gilchrist County, Florida
- Giles County, Tennessee
- Giles County, Virginia
- Gillespie County, Texas
- Gilliam County, Oregon
- Gilmer County, Georgia
- Gilmer County, West Virginia
- Gilpin County, Colorado
- Glacier County, Montana
- Glades County, Florida
- Gladwin County, Michigan
- Glascock County, Georgia
- Glasscock County, Texas
- Glenn County, California
- Gloucester County, New Jersey
- Gloucester County, Virginia
- Glynn County, Georgia
- Gogebic County, Michigan
- Golden Valley County, Montana
- Golden Valley County, North Dakota
- Goliad County, Texas
- Gonzales County, Texas
- Goochland County, Virginia
- Goodhue County, Minnesota
- Gooding County, Idaho
- Gordon County, Georgia
- Goshen County, Wyoming
- Gosper County, Nebraska
- Gove County, Kansas
- Grady County, Georgia
- Grady County, Oklahoma
- Grafton County, New Hampshire
- Graham County, Arizona
- Graham County, Kansas
- Graham County, North Carolina
- Grainger County, Tennessee
- Grand County, Colorado
- Grand County, Utah
- Grand Forks County, North Dakota
- Grand Isle County, Vermont
- Grand Traverse County, Michigan
- Granite County, Montana
- Grant County, Arkansas
- Grant County, Indiana: Grant is named for Captains Samuel and Moses Grant of Kentucky.
- Grant County, Kansas
- Grant County, Kentucky
- Grant County, Minnesota
- Grant County, Nebraska
- Grant County, New Mexico
- Grant County, North Dakota
- Grant County, Oklahoma
- Grant County, Oregon
- Grant County, South Dakota
- Grant County, Washington
- Grant County, West Virginia
- Grant County, Wisconsin
- Grant Parish, Louisiana
- Granville County, North Carolina
- Gratiot County, Michigan
- Graves County, Kentucky
- Gray County, Kansas
- Gray County, Texas
- Grays Harbor County, Washington
- Grayson County, Kentucky
- Grayson County, Texas
- Grayson County, Virginia
- Greeley County, Kansas
- Greeley County, Nebraska
- Green County, Kentucky
- Green County, Wisconsin
- Green Lake County, Wisconsin
- Greenbrier County, West Virginia
- Greene County, Alabama
- Greene County, Arkansas
- Greene County, Georgia
- Greene County, Illinois
- Greene County, Indiana: Greene is named for Nathanael Greene, an officer of the American Revolutionary War.
- Greene County, Iowa
- Greene County, Mississippi
- Greene County, Missouri
- Greene County, New York
- Greene County, North Carolina ([Snow Hill, NC county seat])
- Greene County, Ohio
- Greene County, Pennsylvania
- Greene County, Tennessee
- Greene County, Virginia
- Greenlee County, Arizona
- Greensville County, Virginia
- Greenup County, Kentucky
- Greenville County, South Carolina
- Greenwood County, Kansas
- Greenwood County, South Carolina
- Greer County, Oklahoma
- Gregg County, Texas
- Gregory County, South Dakota
- Grenada County, Mississippi
- Griggs County, North Dakota
- Grimes County, Texas
- Grundy County, Illinois
- Grundy County, Iowa
- Grundy County, Missouri
- Grundy County, Tennessee
- Guadalupe County, New Mexico
- Guadalupe County, Texas
- Guernsey County, Ohio
- Guilford County, North Carolina
- Gulf County, Florida
- Gunnison County, Colorado
- Guthrie County, Iowa
- Gwinnett County, Georgia
H
- Haakon County, South Dakota
- Habersham County, Georgia
- Haines Borough, Alaska
- Hale County, Alabama
- Hale County, Texas
- Halifax County, North Carolina
- Halifax County, Virginia
- Hall County, Georgia
- Hall County, Nebraska
- Hall County, Texas
- Hamblen County, Tennessee
- Hamilton County, Florida
- Hamilton County, Illinois
- Hamilton County, Indiana: Hamilton is named for Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.
- Hamilton County, Iowa
- Hamilton County, Kansas
- Hamilton County, Nebraska
- Hamilton County, New York
- Hamilton County, Ohio
- Hamilton County, Tennessee
- Hamilton County, Texas
- Hamlin County, South Dakota
- Hampden County, Massachusetts
- Hampshire County, Massachusetts
- Hampshire County, West Virginia
- Hampton, Virginia
- Hampton County, South Carolina
- Hancock County, Georgia
- Hancock County, Illinois
- Hancock County, Indiana: Hancock is named for president of the Continental Congress John Hancock.
- Hancock County, Iowa
- Hancock County, Kentucky
- Hancock County, Maine
- Hancock County, Mississippi
- Hancock County, Ohio
- Hancock County, Tennessee
- Hancock County, West Virginia
- Hand County, South Dakota
- Hanover County, Virginia
- Hansford County, Texas
- Hanson County, South Dakota
- Haralson County, Georgia
- Hardee County, Florida
- Hardeman County, Tennessee
- Hardeman County, Texas
- Hardin County, Illinois
- Hardin County, Iowa
- Hardin County, Kentucky
- Hardin County, Ohio
- Hardin County, Tennessee
- Hardin County, Texas
- Harding County, New Mexico
- Harding County, South Dakota
- Hardy County, West Virginia
- Harford County, Maryland
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Harlan County, Nebraska
- Harmon County, Oklahoma
- Harnett County, North Carolina
- Harney County, Oregon
- Harper County, Kansas
- Harper County, Oklahoma
- Harris County, Georgia
- Harris County, Texas
- Harrison County, Indiana: Harrison is named for William Henry Harrison, governor of Indiana Territory and later U.S. President.
- Harrison County, Iowa
- Harrison County, Kentucky
- Harrison County, Mississippi
- Harrison County, Missouri
- Harrison County, Ohio
- Harrison County, Texas
- Harrison County, West Virginia
- Harrisonburg, Virginia
- Hart County, Georgia
- Hart County, Kentucky
- Hartford County, Connecticut
- Hartley County, Texas
- Harvey County, Kansas
- Haskell County, Kansas
- Haskell County, Oklahoma
- Haskell County, Texas
- Hawaii County, Hawaii
- Hawkins County, Tennessee
- Hayes County, Nebraska
- Hays County, Texas
- Haywood County, North Carolina
- Haywood County, Tennessee
- Heard County, Georgia
- Hemphill County, Texas
- Hempstead County, Arkansas
- Henderson County, Illinois
- Henderson County, Kentucky
- Henderson County, North Carolina
- Henderson County, Tennessee
- Henderson County, Texas
- Hendricks County, Indiana: Hendricks is named for Governor of Indiana William Hendricks.
- Hendry County, Florida
- Hennepin County, Minnesota
- Henrico County, Virginia
- Henry County, Alabama
- Henry County, Georgia
- Henry County, Illinois
- Henry County, Indiana: Henry is named for Patriot Patrick Henry.
- Henry County, Iowa
- Henry County, Kentucky
- Henry County, Missouri
- Henry County, Ohio
- Henry County, Tennessee
- Henry County, Virginia
- Herkimer County, New York
- Hernando County, Florida
- Hertford County, North Carolina
- Hettinger County, North Dakota
- Hickman County, Kentucky
- Hickman County, Tennessee
- Hickory County, Missouri
- Hidalgo County, New Mexico
- Hidalgo County, Texas
- Highland County, Ohio
- Highland County, Virginia
- Highlands County, Florida
- Hill County, Montana
- Hill County, Texas
- Hillsborough County, Florida
- Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
- Hillsdale County, Michigan
- Hinds County, Mississippi
- Hinsdale County, Colorado
- Hitchcock County, Nebraska
- Hocking County, Ohio
- Hockley County, Texas
- Hodgeman County, Kansas
- Hoke County, North Carolina
- Holmes County, Florida
- Holmes County, Mississippi
- Holmes County, Ohio
- Holt County, Missouri
- Holt County, Nebraska
- Honolulu County, Hawaii
- Hood County, Texas
- Hood River County, Oregon
- Hooker County, Nebraska
- Hopewell, Virginia
- Hopkins County, Kentucky
- Hopkins County, Texas
- Horry County, South Carolina
- Hot Spring County, Arkansas
- Hot Springs County, Wyoming
- Houghton County, Michigan
- Houston County, Alabama
- Houston County, Georgia
- Houston County, Minnesota
- Houston County, Tennessee
- Houston County, Texas
- Howard County, Arkansas
- Howard County, Indiana: Howard is named for T. A. Howard, a U.S. Representative from Indiana.
- Howard County, Iowa
- Howard County, Maryland
- Howard County, Missouri
- Howard County, Nebraska
- Howard County, Texas
- Howell County, Missouri
- Hubbard County, Minnesota
- Hudson County, New Jersey
- Hudspeth County, Texas
- Huerfano County, Colorado
- Hughes County, Oklahoma
- Hughes County, South Dakota
- Humboldt County, California
- Humboldt County, Iowa
- Humboldt County, Nevada
- Humphreys County, Mississippi
- Humphreys County, Tennessee
- Hunt County, Texas
- Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
- Huntington County, Indiana: Huntington is named for president of the Continental Congress Samuel Huntington.
- Huron County, Michigan
- Huron County, Ohio
- Hutchinson County, South Dakota
- Hutchinson County, Texas
- Hyde County, North Carolina
- Hyde County, South Dakota
I
- Iberia Parish, Louisiana
- Iberville Parish, Louisiana
- Ida County, Iowa
- Idaho County, Idaho
- Imperial County, California
- Independence County, Arkansas
- Indian River County, Florida
- Indiana County, Pennsylvania
- Ingham County, Michigan
- Inyo County, California
- Ionia County, Michigan
- Iosco County, Michigan
- Iowa County, Iowa
- Iowa County, Wisconsin
- Iredell County, North Carolina
- Irion County, Texas
- Iron County, Michigan
- Iron County, Missouri
- Iron County, Utah
- Iron County, Wisconsin
- Iroquois County, Illinois
- Irwin County, Georgia
- Isabella County, Michigan
- Isanti County, Minnesota
- Island County, Washington
- Isle of Wight County, Virginia
- Issaquena County, Mississippi
- Itasca County, Minnesota
- Itawamba County, Mississippi
- Izard County, Arkansas
See also
- Lists of U.S. county name etymologies for links to the remainder of the list.
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