List of U.S. county name etymologies, J-M
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This is a list of U.S. county name etymologies, covering the letters J to M.
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- Jack County, Texas
- Jackson County, Alabama
- Jackson County, Arkansas
- Jackson County, Colorado
- Jackson County, Florida
- Jackson County, Georgia
- Jackson County, Illinois
- Jackson County, Indiana: Jackson is named for U.S. President Andrew Jackson.
- Jackson County, Iowa
- Jackson County, Kansas
- Jackson County, Kentucky
- Jackson County, Michigan
- Jackson County, Minnesota
- Jackson County, Mississippi
- Jackson County, Missouri
- Jackson County, North Carolina
- Jackson County, Ohio
- Jackson County, Oklahoma
- Jackson County, Oregon
- Jackson County, South Dakota
- Jackson County, Tennessee
- Jackson County, Texas
- Jackson County, West Virginia
- Jackson County, Wisconsin
- Jackson Parish, Louisiana
- James City County, Virginia
- Jasper County, Georgia
- Jasper County, Illinois
- Jasper County, Indiana: Jasper is named for Sgt. William Jasper, a famous scout for the Continentals during the Revolutionary War.
- Jasper County, Iowa
- Jasper County, Mississippi
- Jasper County, Missouri
- Jasper County, South Carolina
- Jasper County, Texas
- Jay County, Indiana: Jay is named for U.S. Secretary of State John Jay.
- Jeff Davis County, Georgia
- Jeff Davis County, Texas
- Jefferson County, Alabama
- Jefferson County, Arkansas
- Jefferson County, Colorado
- Jefferson County, Florida
- Jefferson County, Georgia
- Jefferson County, Idaho
- Jefferson County, Illinois
- Jefferson County, Indiana: Jefferson is named for U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.
- Jefferson County, Iowa
- Jefferson County, Kansas
- Jefferson County, Kentucky
- Jefferson County, Mississippi
- Jefferson County, Missouri
- Jefferson County, Montana
- Jefferson County, Nebraska
- Jefferson County, New York
- Jefferson County, Ohio
- Jefferson County, Oklahoma
- Jefferson County, Oregon
- Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
- Jefferson County, Tennessee
- Jefferson County, Texas
- Jefferson County, Washington
- Jefferson County, West Virginia
- Jefferson County, Wisconsin
- Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
- Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi
- Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana
- Jenkins County, Georgia
- Jennings County, Indiana: Jennings is named for Governor of Indiana Jonathan Jennings.
- Jerauld County, South Dakota
- Jerome County, Idaho
- Jersey County, Illinois
- Jessamine County, Kentucky
- Jewell County, Kansas
- Jim Hogg County, Texas
- Jim Wells County, Texas
- Jo Daviess County, Illinois
- Johnson County, Arkansas
- Johnson County, Georgia
- Johnson County, Illinois
- Johnson County, Indiana: Johnson is named for John Johnson, a judge of the Indiana Supreme Court.
- Johnson County, Iowa
- Johnson County, Kansas
- Johnson County, Kentucky
- Johnson County, Missouri
- Johnson County, Nebraska
- Johnson County, Tennessee
- Johnson County, Texas
- Johnson County, Wyoming
- Johnston County, North Carolina
- Johnston County, Oklahoma
- Jones County, Georgia
- Jones County, Iowa
- Jones County, Mississippi
- Jones County, North Carolina
- Jones County, South Dakota
- Jones County, Texas
- Josephine County, Oregon
- Juab County, Utah
- Judith Basin County, Montana
- Juneau County, Wisconsin
- Juneau City and Borough, Alaska
- Juniata County, Pennsylvania
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- Kalamazoo County, Michigan
- Kalawao County, Hawaii
- Kalkaska County, Michigan
- Kanabec County, Minnesota
- Kanawha County, West Virginia
- Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
- Kane County, Illinois
- Kane County, Utah
- Kankakee County, Illinois
- Karnes County, Texas
- Kauai County, Hawaii
- Kaufman County, Texas
- Kay County, Oklahoma
- Kearney County, Nebraska
- Kearny County, Kansas
- Keith County, Nebraska
- Kemper County, Mississippi
- Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
- Kendall County, Illinois
- Kendall County, Texas
- Kenedy County, Texas
- Kennebec County, Maine
- Kenosha County, Wisconsin
- Kent County, Delaware
- Kent County, Maryland
- Kent County, Michigan
- Kent County, Rhode Island
- Kent County, Texas
- Kenton County, Kentucky
- Keokuk County, Iowa
- Kern County, California
- Kerr County, Texas
- Kershaw County, South Carolina
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska
- Kewaunee County, Wisconsin
- Keweenaw County, Michigan
- Keya Paha County, Nebraska
- Kidder County, North Dakota
- Kimball County, Nebraska
- Kimble County, Texas
- King County, Texas
- King County, Washington
- King George County, Virginia
- King William County, Virginia
- King and Queen County, Virginia
- Kingfisher County, Oklahoma
- Kingman County, Kansas
- Kings County, California
- Kings County, New York
- Kingsbury County, South Dakota
- Kinney County, Texas
- Kiowa County, Colorado
- Kiowa County, Kansas
- Kiowa County, Oklahoma
- Kit Carson County, Colorado
- Kitsap County, Washington
- Kittitas County, Washington
- Kittson County, Minnesota
- Klamath County, Oregon
- Kleberg County, Texas
- Klickitat County, Washington
- Knott County, Kentucky
- Knox County, Illinois
- Knox County, Indiana: Knox is named for U.S. Secretary of War Henry Knox.
- Knox County, Kentucky
- Knox County, Maine
- Knox County, Missouri
- Knox County, Nebraska
- Knox County, Ohio
- Knox County, Tennessee
- Knox County, Texas
- Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
- Koochiching County, Minnesota
- Kootenai County, Idaho
- Kosciusko County, Indiana: Kosciusko is named for Tadeusz Kościuszko, a Polish ally of the Americans during the Revolutionary War.
- Kossuth County, Iowa
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- La Crosse County, Wisconsin
- La Moure County, North Dakota
- La Paz County, Arizona
- La Plata County, Colorado
- La Porte County, Indiana: LaPorte means the door or the port in the French language.
- LaSalle County, Illinois
- La Salle County, Texas
- La Salle Parish, Louisiana
- Labette County, Kansas
- Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota
- Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
- Laclede County, Missouri
- Lafayette County, Arkansas
- Lafayette County, Florida
- Lafayette County, Mississippi
- Lafayette County, Missouri
- Lafayette County, Wisconsin
- Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
- Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
- Lagrange County, Indiana: Lagrange is named after the Marquis de la Fayette's home outside of Paris, France.
- Lake County, California
- Lake County, Colorado
- Lake County, Florida: Named for the large number of lakes the county contains.
- Lake County, Illinois
- Lake County, Indiana: Lake is named for its location on Lake Michigan.
- Lake County, Michigan
- Lake County, Minnesota
- Lake County, Montana
- Lake County, Ohio
- Lake County, Oregon
- Lake County, South Dakota
- Lake County, Tennessee
- Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska
- Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota
- Lamar County, Alabama
- Lamar County, Georgia
- Lamar County, Mississippi
- Lamar County, Texas
- Lamb County, Texas
- Lamoille County, Vermont
- Lampasas County, Texas
- Lancaster County, Nebraska
- Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County, South Carolina
- Lancaster County, Virginia
- Lander County, Nevada
- Lane County, Kansas
- Lane County, Oregon
- Langlade County, Wisconsin
- Lanier County, Georgia
- Lapeer County, Michigan
- Laramie County, Wyoming
- Larimer County, Colorado
- Larue County, Kentucky
- Las Animas County, Colorado
- Lassen County, California
- Latah County, Idaho
- Latimer County, Oklahoma
- Lauderdale County, Alabama
- Lauderdale County, Mississippi
- Lauderdale County, Tennessee
- Laurel County, Kentucky
- Laurens County, Georgia
- Laurens County, South Carolina
- Lavaca County, Texas
- Lawrence County, Alabama
- Lawrence County, Arkansas
- Lawrence County, Illinois
- Lawrence County, Indiana: Lawrence is named for U.S. naval leader James Lawrence.
- Lawrence County, Kentucky
- Lawrence County, Mississippi
- Lawrence County, Missouri
- Lawrence County, Ohio
- Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
- Lawrence County, South Dakota
- Lawrence County, Tennessee
- Le Flore County, Oklahoma
- Le Sueur County, Minnesota
- Lea County, New Mexico
- Leake County, Mississippi
- Leavenworth County, Kansas
- Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
- Lee County, Alabama
- Lee County, Arkansas
- Lee County, Florida
- Lee County, Georgia
- Lee County, Illinois
- Lee County, Iowa
- Lee County, Kentucky
- Lee County, Mississippi
- Lee County, North Carolina
- Lee County, South Carolina
- Lee County, Texas
- Lee County, Virginia
- Leelanau County, Michigan
- Leflore County, Mississippi
- Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
- Lemhi County, Idaho
- Lenawee County, Michigan
- Lenoir County, North Carolina
- Leon County, Florida
- Leon County, Texas
- Leslie County, Kentucky
- Letcher County, Kentucky
- Levy County, Florida
- Lewis County, Idaho
- Lewis County, Kentucky
- Lewis County, Missouri
- Lewis County, New York
- Lewis County, Tennessee
- Lewis County, Washington
- Lewis County, West Virginia
- Lewis and Clark County, Montana
- Lexington, Virginia
- Lexington County, South Carolina
- Liberty County, Florida
- Liberty County, Georgia
- Liberty County, Montana
- Liberty County, Texas
- Licking County, Ohio
- Limestone County, Alabama,
- Limestone County, Texas
- Lincoln County, Arkansas
- Lincoln County, Colorado
- Lincoln County, Georgia
- Lincoln County, Idaho
- Lincoln County, Kansas
- Lincoln County, Kentucky
- Lincoln County, Maine
- Lincoln County, Minnesota
- Lincoln County, Mississippi
- Lincoln County, Missouri
- Lincoln County, Montana
- Lincoln County, Nebraska
- Lincoln County, Nevada
- Lincoln County, New Mexico
- Lincoln County, North Carolina
- Lincoln County, Oklahoma
- Lincoln County, Oregon
- Lincoln County, South Dakota
- Lincoln County, Tennessee
- Lincoln County, Washington
- Lincoln County, West Virginia
- Lincoln County, Wisconsin
- Lincoln County, Wyoming
- Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
- Linn County, Iowa
- Linn County, Kansas
- Linn County, Missouri
- Linn County, Oregon
- Lipscomb County, Texas
- Litchfield County, Connecticut
- Little River County, Arkansas
- Live Oak County, Texas
- Livingston County, Illinois
- Livingston County, Kentucky
- Livingston County, Michigan
- Livingston County, Missouri
- Livingston County, New York
- Livingston Parish, Louisiana
- Llano County, Texas
- Logan County, Arkansas
- Logan County, Colorado
- Logan County, Illinois
- Logan County, Kansas
- Logan County, Kentucky
- Logan County, Nebraska
- Logan County, North Dakota
- Logan County, Ohio
- Logan County, Oklahoma
- Logan County, West Virginia
- Long County, Georgia
- Lonoke County, Arkansas
- Lorain County, Ohio
- Los Alamos County, New Mexico
- Los Angeles County, California
- Loudon County, Tennessee
- Loudoun County, Virginia
- Louisa County, Iowa
- Louisa County, Virginia
- Loup County, Nebraska
- Love County, Oklahoma
- Loving County, Texas
- Lowndes County, Alabama
- Lowndes County, Georgia
- Lowndes County, Mississippi
- Lubbock County, Texas
- Lucas County, Iowa
- Lucas County, Ohio
- Luce County, Michigan
- Lumpkin County, Georgia
- Luna County, New Mexico
- Lunenburg County, Virginia
- Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
- Lyman County, South Dakota
- Lynchburg, Virginia
- Lynn County, Texas
- Lyon County, Iowa
- Lyon County, Kansas
- Lyon County, Kentucky
- Lyon County, Minnesota
- Lyon County, Nevada
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- Mackinac County, Michigan
- Macomb County, Michigan
- Macon County, Alabama
- Macon County, Georgia
- Macon County, Illinois
- Macon County, Missouri
- Macon County, North Carolina
- Macon County, Tennessee
- Macoupin County, Illinois
- Madera County, California
- Madison County, Alabama
- Madison County, Arkansas
- Madison County, Florida
- Madison County, Georgia
- Madison County, Idaho
- Madison County, Illinois
- Madison County, Indiana: Madison is named for U.S. President James Madison.
- Madison County, Iowa
- Madison County, Kentucky
- Madison County, Mississippi
- Madison County, Missouri
- Madison County, Montana
- Madison County, Nebraska
- Madison County, New York
- Madison County, North Carolina
- Madison County, Ohio
- Madison County, Tennessee
- Madison County, Texas
- Madison County, Virginia
- Madison Parish, Louisiana
- Magoffin County, Kentucky
- Mahaska County, Iowa
- Mahnomen County, Minnesota
- Mahoning County, Ohio
- Major County, Oklahoma
- Malheur County, Oregon
- Manassas, Virginia
- Manassas Park, Virginia
- Manatee County, Florida
- Manistee County, Michigan
- Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
- Marathon County, Wisconsin
- Marengo County, Alabama
- Maricopa County, Arizona
- Maries County, Missouri
- Marin County, California
- Marinette County, Wisconsin
- Marion County, Alabama: Marion is named for Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revolutionary War.
- Marion County, Arkansas: Marion is named for Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revolutionary War.
- Marion County, Florida: Marion is named for Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revolutionary War.
- Marion County, Georgia: Marion is named for Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revolutionary War.
- Marion County, Illinois
- Marion County, Indiana: Marion is named for Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revolutionary War.
- Marion County, Iowa: Marion is named for Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revolutionary War.
- Marion County, Kansas for Marion County, Ohio
- Marion County, Kentucky: Marion is named for Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revolutionary War.
- Marion County, Mississippi
- Marion County, Missouri
- Marion County, Ohio : Marion is named for Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revolutionary War.
- Marion County, Oregon: Marion is named for Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revolutionary War.
- Marion County, South Carolina: Marion is named for Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revolutionary War.
- Marion County, Tennessee: Marion is named for Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revolutionary War.
- Marion County, Texas: Marion is named for Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revolutionary War.
- Marion County, West Virginia: Marion is named for Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revolutionary War.
- Mariposa County, California
- Marlboro County, South Carolina
- Marquette County, Michigan
- Marquette County, Wisconsin
- Marshall County, Alabama
- Marshall County, Illinois
- Marshall County, Indiana: Marshall is named for U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall.
- Marshall County, Iowa
- Marshall County, Kansas
- Marshall County, Kentucky
- Marshall County, Minnesota
- Marshall County, Mississippi
- Marshall County, Oklahoma
- Marshall County, South Dakota
- Marshall County, Tennessee
- Marshall County, West Virginia
- Martin County, Florida
- Martin County, Indiana: Martin is named for Maj. John T. Martin of Kentucky
- Martin County, Kentucky
- Martin County, Minnesota
- Martin County, North Carolina
- Martin County, Texas
- Martinsville, Virginia
- Mason County, Illinois
- Mason County, Kentucky
- Mason County, Michigan
- Mason County, Texas
- Mason County, Washington
- Mason County, West Virginia
- Massac County, Illinois
- Matagorda County, Texas
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
- Mathews County, Virginia
- Maui County, Hawaii
- Maury County, Tennessee
- Maverick County, Texas
- Mayes County, Oklahoma
- McClain County, Oklahoma
- McCone County, Montana
- McCook County, South Dakota
- McCormick County, South Carolina
- McCracken County, Kentucky
- McCreary County, Kentucky
- McCulloch County, Texas
- McCurtain County, Oklahoma
- McDonald County, Missouri
- McDonough County, Illinois
- McDowell County, North Carolina
- McDowell County, West Virginia
- McDuffie County, Georgia
- McHenry County, Illinois
- McHenry County, North Dakota
- McIntosh County, Georgia
- McIntosh County, North Dakota
- McIntosh County, Oklahoma
- McKean County, Pennsylvania
- McKenzie County, North Dakota
- McKinley County, New Mexico
- McLean County, Illinois
- McLean County, Kentucky
- McLean County, North Dakota
- McLennan County, Texas
- McLeod County, Minnesota
- McMinn County, Tennessee
- McMullen County, Texas
- McNairy County, Tennessee
- McPherson County, Kansas
- McPherson County, Nebraska
- McPherson County, South Dakota
- Meade County, Kansas
- Meade County, Kentucky
- Meade County, South Dakota
- Meagher County, Montana
- Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County, Virginia
- Mecosta County, Michigan
- Medina County, Ohio
- Medina County, Texas
- Meeker County, Minnesota
- Meigs County, Ohio, is named for Return J. Meigs, Jr., the 4th Governor of Ohio and 8th Postmaster General.
- Meigs County, Tennessee, is named for Return J. Meigs, Sr., an officer in the Continental Army.
- Mellette County, South Dakota
- Menard County, Illinois
- Menard County, Texas
- Mendocino County, California
- Menifee County, Kentucky
- Menominee County, Michigan
- Menominee County, Wisconsin
- Merced County, California
- Mercer County, Illinois
- Mercer County, Kentucky
- Mercer County, Missouri
- Mercer County, New Jersey
- Mercer County, North Dakota
- Mercer County, Ohio
- Mercer County, Pennsylvania
- Mercer County, West Virginia
- Meriwether County, Georgia
- Merrick County, Nebraska
- Merrimack County, New Hampshire
- Mesa County, Colorado
- Metcalfe County, Kentucky
- Miami County, Indiana: Miami is named for the Miami Native American people.
- Miami County, Kansas
- Miami County, Ohio
- Miami-Dade County, Florida
- Middlesex County, Connecticut
- Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Middlesex County, Virginia
- Midland County, Michigan
- Midland County, Texas
- Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
- Milam County, Texas
- Millard County, Utah
- Mille Lacs County, Minnesota
- Miller County, Arkansas
- Miller County, Georgia
- Miller County, Missouri
- Mills County, Iowa
- Mills County, Texas
- Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Miner County, South Dakota
- Mineral County, Colorado
- Mineral County, Montana
- Mineral County, Nevada
- Mineral County, West Virginia
- Mingo County, West Virginia
- Minidoka County, Idaho
- Minnehaha County, South Dakota
- Missaukee County, Michigan
- Mississippi County, Arkansas
- Mississippi County, Missouri
- Missoula County, Montana
- Mitchell County, Georgia
- Mitchell County, Iowa
- Mitchell County, Kansas
- Mitchell County, North Carolina
- Mitchell County, Texas
- Mobile County, Alabama
- Modoc County, California
- Moffat County, Colorado
- Mohave County, Arizona
- Moniteau County, Missouri
- Monmouth County, New Jersey
- Mono County, California
- Monona County, Iowa
- Monongalia County, West Virginia
- Monroe County, Alabama
- Monroe County, Arkansas
- Monroe County, Florida
- Monroe County, Georgia
- Monroe County, Illinois
- Monroe County, Indiana: Monroe is named for U.S. President James Monroe.
- Monroe County, Iowa
- Monroe County, Kentucky
- Monroe County, Michigan
- Monroe County, Mississippi
- Monroe County, Missouri
- Monroe County, New York
- Monroe County, Ohio
- Monroe County, Pennsylvania
- Monroe County, Tennessee
- Monroe County, West Virginia
- Monroe County, Wisconsin
- Montague County, Texas
- Montcalm County, Michigan
- Monterey County, California
- Montezuma County, Colorado
- Montgomery County, Alabama
- Montgomery County, Arkansas
- Montgomery County, Georgia
- Montgomery County, Illinois
- Montgomery County, Indiana: Montgomery is named for Richard Montgomery, an officer of the American Revolutionary War.
- Montgomery County, Iowa
- Montgomery County, Kansas
- Montgomery County, Kentucky
- Montgomery County, Maryland
- Montgomery County, Mississippi
- Montgomery County, Missouri
- Montgomery County, New York
- Montgomery County, North Carolina
- Montgomery County, Ohio
- Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County, Tennessee
- Montgomery County, Texas
- Montgomery County, Virginia
- Montmorency County, Michigan
- Montour County, Pennsylvania
- Montrose County, Colorado
- Moody County, South Dakota
- Moore County, North Carolina
- Moore County, Tennessee
- Moore County, Texas
- Mora County, New Mexico
- Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
- Morgan County, Alabama
- Morgan County, Colorado
- Morgan County, Georgia
- Morgan County, Illinois
- Morgan County, Indiana: Morgan is named for Daniel Morgan, an officer of the American Revolutionary War.
- Morgan County, Kentucky
- Morgan County, Missouri
- Morgan County, Ohio
- Morgan County, Tennessee
- Morgan County, Utah
- Morgan County, West Virginia
- Morrill County, Nebraska
- Morris County, Kansas
- Morris County, New Jersey
- Morris County, Texas
- Morrison County, Minnesota
- Morrow County, Ohio
- Morrow County, Oregon
- Morton County, Kansas
- Morton County, North Dakota
- Motley County, Texas
- Moultrie County, Illinois
- Mountrail County, North Dakota
- Mower County, Minnesota
- Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
- Multnomah County, Oregon
- Murray County, Georgia
- Murray County, Minnesota
- Murray County, Oklahoma
- Muscatine County, Iowa
- Muscogee County, Georgia
- Muskegon County, Michigan
- Muskingum County, Ohio
- Muskogee County, Oklahoma
- Musselshell County, Montana
[edit] See also
- Lists of U.S. county name etymologies for links to the remainder of the list.