List of U.S. county name etymologies, S-Z
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This is a list of U.S. county name etymologies, covering the letters S to Z.
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- Sabine County, Texas
- Sabine Parish, Louisiana
- Sac County, Iowa
- Sacramento County, California
- Sagadahoc County, Maine
- Saginaw County, Michigan
- Saguache County, Colorado
- Salem, Virginia
- Salem County, New Jersey
- Saline County, Arkansas
- Saline County, Illinois
- Saline County, Kansas
- Saline County, Missouri
- Saline County, Nebraska
- Salt Lake County, Utah
- Saluda County, South Carolina
- Sampson County, North Carolina
- San Augustine County, Texas
- San Benito County, California
- San Bernardino County, California
- San Diego County, California
- San Francisco, California
- San Jacinto County, Texas
- San Joaquin County, California
- San Juan County, Colorado
- San Juan County, New Mexico
- San Juan County, Utah
- San Juan County, Washington
- San Luis Obispo County, California
- San Mateo County, California
- San Miguel County, Colorado
- San Miguel County, New Mexico
- San Patricio County, Texas
- San Saba County, Texas
- Sanborn County, South Dakota
- Sanders County, Montana
- Sandoval County, New Mexico
- Sandusky County, Ohio
- Sangamon County, Illinois
- Sanilac County, Michigan
- Sanpete County, Utah
- Santa Barbara County, California
- Santa Clara County, California
- Santa Cruz County, Arizona
- Santa Cruz County, California
- Santa Fe County, New Mexico
- Santa Rosa County, Florida
- Sarasota County, Florida
- Saratoga County, New York
- Sargent County, North Dakota
- Sarpy County, Nebraska
- Sauk County, Wisconsin
- Saunders County, Nebraska
- Sawyer County, Wisconsin
- Schenectady County, New York
- Schleicher County, Texas
- Schley County, Georgia
- Schoharie County, New York
- Schoolcraft County, Michigan
- Schuyler County, Illinois
- Schuyler County, Missouri
- Schuyler County, New York
- Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
- Scioto County, Ohio
- Scotland County, Missouri
- Scotland County, North Carolina
- Scott County, Arkansas
- Scott County, Illinois
- Scott County, Indiana: Scott is named for Governor of Kentucky Charles Scott.
- Scott County, Iowa
- Scott County, Kansas
- Scott County, Kentucky
- Scott County, Minnesota
- Scott County, Mississippi
- Scott County, Missouri
- Scott County, Tennessee
- Scott County, Virginia
- Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
- Screven County, Georgia
- Scurry County, Texas
- Searcy County, Arkansas
- Sebastian County, Arkansas
- Sedgwick County, Colorado
- Sedgwick County, Kansas
- Seminole County, Florida
- Seminole County, Georgia
- Seminole County, Oklahoma
- Seneca County, New York
- Seneca County, Ohio
- Sequatchie County, Tennessee
- Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
- Sevier County, Arkansas
- Sevier County, Tennessee
- Sevier County, Utah
- Seward County, Kansas
- Seward County, Nebraska
- Shackelford County, Texas
- Shannon County, Missouri
- Shannon County, South Dakota
- Sharkey County, Mississippi
- Sharp County, Arkansas
- Shasta County, California
- Shawano County, Wisconsin
- Shawnee County, Kansas
- Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
- Shelby County, Alabama
- Shelby County, Illinois
- Shelby County, Indiana: Shelby is named for Governor of Kentucky Isaac Shelby.
- Shelby County, Iowa
- Shelby County, Kentucky
- Shelby County, Missouri
- Shelby County, Ohio
- Shelby County, Tennessee
- Shelby County, Texas
- Shenandoah County, Virginia
- Sherburne County, Minnesota
- Sheridan County, Kansas
- Sheridan County, Montana
- Sheridan County, Nebraska
- Sheridan County, North Dakota
- Sheridan County, Wyoming
- Sherman County, Kansas
- Sherman County, Nebraska
- Sherman County, Oregon
- Sherman County, Texas
- Shiawassee County, Michigan
- Shoshone County, Idaho
- Sibley County, Minnesota
- Sierra County, California
- Sierra County, New Mexico
- Silver Bow County, Montana
- Simpson County, Kentucky
- Simpson County, Mississippi
- Sioux County, Iowa
- Sioux County, Nebraska
- Sioux County, North Dakota
- Siskiyou County, California
- Sitka City and Borough, Alaska
- Skagit County, Washington
- Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska
- Skamania County, Washington
- Slope County, North Dakota
- Smith County, Kansas
- Smith County, Mississippi
- Smith County, Tennessee
- Smith County, Texas
- Smyth County, Virginia
- Snohomish County, Washington
- Snyder County, Pennsylvania
- Socorro County, New Mexico
- Solano County, California
- Somerset County, Maine
- Somerset County, Maryland
- Somerset County, New Jersey
- Somerset County, Pennsylvania
- Somervell County, Texas
- Sonoma County, California
- Southampton County, Virginia
- Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska
- Spalding County, Georgia
- Spartanburg County, South Carolina
- Spencer County, Indiana: Spencer is named for Spier Spencer, a soldier of the Battle of Tippecanoe.
- Spencer County, Kentucky
- Spink County, South Dakota
- Spokane County, Washington
- Spotsylvania County, Virginia
- St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
- St. Charles County, Missouri
- St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
- St. Clair County, Alabama
- St. Clair County, Illinois
- St. Clair County, Michigan
- St. Clair County, Missouri
- St. Croix County, Wisconsin
- St. Francis County, Arkansas
- St. Francois County, Missouri
- St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
- St. James Parish, Louisiana
- St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
- St. Johns County, Florida
- St. Joseph County, Indiana: St. Joseph is named for the St. Joseph River.
- St. Joseph County, Michigan
- St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
- St. Lawrence County, New York
- St. Louis, Missouri
- St. Louis County, Minnesota
- St. Louis County, Missouri
- St. Lucie County, Florida
- St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
- St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
- St. Mary's County, Maryland
- St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
- Stafford County, Kansas
- Stafford County, Virginia
- Stanislaus County, California
- Stanley County, South Dakota
- Stanly County, North Carolina
- Stanton County, Kansas
- Stanton County, Nebraska
- Staunton, Virginia
- Stark County, Illinois
- Stark County, North Dakota
- Stark County, Ohio
- Starke County, Indiana: Starke is named for John Stark, an officer of the American Revolutionary War.
- Starr County, Texas
- Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
- Stearns County, Minnesota
- Steele County, Minnesota
- Steele County, North Dakota
- Stephens County, Georgia
- Stephens County, Oklahoma
- Stephens County, Texas
- Stephenson County, Illinois
- Sterling County, Texas
- Steuben County, Indiana: Steuben is named for Baron Frederick von Steuben, an officer of the American Revolutionary War.
- Steuben County, New York
- Stevens County, Kansas
- Stevens County, Minnesota
- Stevens County, Washington
- Stewart County, Georgia: Stewart is named for General Daniel Stewart
- Stewart County, Tennessee
- Stillwater County, Montana
- Stoddard County, Missouri
- Stokes County, North Carolina
- Stone County, Arkansas
- Stone County, Mississippi
- Stone County, Missouri
- Stonewall County, Texas
- Storey County, Nevada
- Story County, Iowa
- Strafford County, New Hampshire
- Stutsman County, North Dakota
- Sublette County, Wyoming
- Suffolk, Virginia
- Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Suffolk County, New York
- Sullivan County, Indiana: Sullivan is named for Daniel Sullivan, a soldier of the American Revolutionary War.
- Sullivan County, Missouri
- Sullivan County, New Hampshire
- Sullivan County, New York
- Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
- Sullivan County, Tennessee
- Sully County, South Dakota
- Summers County, West Virginia
- Summit County, Colorado
- Summit County, Ohio
- Summit County, Utah
- Sumner County, Kansas
- Sumner County, Tennessee
- Sumter County, Alabama
- Sumter County, Florida
- Sumter County, Georgia
- Sumter County, South Carolina
- Sunflower County, Mississippi
- Surry County, North Carolina
- Surry County, Virginia
- Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
- Sussex County, Delaware
- Sussex County, New Jersey
- Sussex County, Virginia
- Sutter County, California
- Sutton County, Texas
- Suwannee County, Florida
- Swain County, North Carolina
- Sweet Grass County, Montana
- Sweetwater County, Wyoming
- Swift County, Minnesota
- Swisher County, Texas
- Switzerland County, Indiana: Switzerland is named for the home country of many of the early settlers, Switzerland.
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- Talbot County, Georgia
- Talbot County, Maryland
- Taliaferro County, Georgia
- Talladega County, Alabama
- Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
- Tallapoosa County, Alabama
- Tama County, Iowa
- Taney County, Missouri
- Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
- Taos County, New Mexico
- Tarrant County, Texas
- Tate County, Mississippi
- Tattnall County, Georgia
- Taylor County, Florida
- Taylor County, Georgia
- Taylor County, Iowa
- Taylor County, Kentucky
- Taylor County, Texas
- Taylor County, West Virginia
- Taylor County, Wisconsin
- Tazewell County, Illinois
- Tazewell County, Virginia
- Tehama County, California
- Telfair County, Georgia
- Teller County, Colorado
- Tensas Parish, Louisiana
- Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
- Terrell County, Georgia
- Terrell County, Texas
- Terry County, Texas
- Teton County, Idaho
- Teton County, Montana
- Teton County, Wyoming
- Texas County, Missouri
- Texas County, Oklahoma
- Thayer County, Nebraska
- Thomas County, Georgia
- Thomas County, Kansas,
- Thomas County, Nebraska
- Throckmorton County, Texas
- Thurston County, Nebraska
- Thurston County, Washington
- Tift County, Georgia
- Tillamook County, Oregon
- Tillman County, Oklahoma
- Tioga County, New York
- Tioga County, Pennsylvania
- Tippah County, Mississippi
- Tippecanoe County, Indiana: Tippecanoe is named for the Tippecanoe River and the Battle of Tippecanoe.
- Tipton County, Indiana: Tipton is named for John Tipton, a soldier of the Battle of Tippecanoe.
- Tipton County, Tennessee
- Tishomingo County, Mississippi
- Titus County, Texas
- Todd County, Kentucky
- Todd County, Minnesota
- Todd County, South Dakota
- Tolland County, Connecticut
- Tom Green County, Texas
- Tompkins County, New York
- Tooele County, Utah
- Toole County, Montana
- Toombs County, Georgia
- Torrance County, New Mexico
- Towner County, North Dakota
- Towns County, Georgia
- Traill County, North Dakota
- Transylvania County, North Carolina
- Traverse County, Minnesota
- Travis County, Texas
- Treasure County, Montana
- Trego County, Kansas
- Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
- Treutlen County, Georgia
- Trigg County, Kentucky
- Trimble County, Kentucky
- Trinity County, California
- Trinity County, Texas
- Tripp County, South Dakota
- Troup County, Georgia
- Trousdale County, Tennessee
- Trumbull County, Ohio
- Tucker County, West Virginia
- Tulare County, California
- Tulsa County, Oklahoma
- Tunica County, Mississippi
- Tuolumne County, California
- Turner County, Georgia
- Turner County, South Dakota
- Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
- Tuscarawas County, Ohio
- Tuscola County, Michigan
- Twiggs County, Georgia
- Twin Falls County, Idaho
- Tyler County, Texas
- Tyler County, West Virginia
- Tyrrell County, North Carolina
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- Uinta County, Wyoming
- Uintah County, Utah
- Ulster County, New York
- Umatilla County, Oregon
- Unicoi County, Tennessee
- Union County, Arkansas
- Union County, Florida,
- Union County, Georgia
- Union County, Illinois
- Union County, Indiana: Union is so named because it is the product of a union of parts of Fayette, Franklin and Wayne counties, as united into one county in 1821.
- Union County, Iowa
- Union County, Kentucky
- Union County, Mississippi
- Union County, New Jersey
- Union County, New Mexico
- Union County, North Carolina
- Union County, Ohio
- Union County, Oregon
- Union County, Pennsylvania
- Union County, South Carolina
- Union County, South Dakota
- Union County, Tennessee
- Union Parish, Louisiana
- Upshur County, Texas
- Upshur County, West Virginia
- Upson County, Georgia
- Upton County, Texas
- Utah County, Utah
- Uvalde County, Texas
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- Val Verde County, Texas
- Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska
- Valencia County, New Mexico
- Valley County, Idaho
- Valley County, Montana
- Valley County, Nebraska
- Van Buren County, Arkansas
- Van Buren County, Iowa
- Van Buren County, Michigan
- Van Buren County, Tennessee
- Van Wert County, Ohio
- Van Zandt County, Texas
- Vance County, North Carolina
- Vanderburgh County, Indiana: Vanderburgh is named for Henry Vanderburgh, a judge for Indiana Territory.
- Venango County, Pennsylvania
- Ventura County, California
- Vermilion County, Illinois
- Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
- Vermillion County, Indiana: Vermillion is named for the Vermillion River.
- Vernon County, Missouri
- Vernon County, Wisconsin
- Vernon Parish, Louisiana
- Victoria County, Texas
- Vigo County, Indiana: Vigo is named for Francis Vigo, an Italian tradesman from St. Louis who assisted George Rogers Clark's campaigns during the American Revolutionary War.
- Vilas County, Wisconsin
- Vinton County, Ohio
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Volusia County, Florida
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- Wabash County, Illinois
- Wabash County, Indiana: Wabash is named for the Wabash River.
- Wabasha County, Minnesota
- Wabaunsee County, Kansas
- Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska
- Wadena County, Minnesota
- Wagoner County, Oklahoma
- Wahkiakum County, Washington
- Wake County, North Carolina
- Wakulla County, Florida
- Waldo County, Maine
- Walker County, Alabama
- Walker County, Georgia
- Walker County, Texas
- Walla Walla County, Washington
- Wallace County, Kansas
- Waller County, Texas
- Wallowa County, Oregon
- Walsh County, North Dakota
- Walthall County, Mississippi
- Walton County, Florida
- Walton County, Georgia
- Walworth County, South Dakota
- Walworth County, Wisconsin
- Wapello County, Iowa
- Ward County, North Dakota
- Ward County, Texas
- Ware County, Georgia
- Warren County, Georgia
- Warren County, Illinois
- Warren County, Indiana: Warren is named for Joseph Warren, an American Revolutionary War soldier.
- Warren County, Iowa
- Warren County, Kentucky
- Warren County, Mississippi
- Warren County, Missouri
- Warren County, New Jersey
- Warren County, New York
- Warren County, North Carolina
- Warren County, Ohio
- Warren County, Pennsylvania
- Warren County, Tennessee
- Warren County, Virginia
- Warrick County, Indiana: Warrick is named for Jacob Warrick, a notable soldier of the Battle of Tippecanoe.
- Wasatch County, Utah
- Wasco County, Oregon
- Waseca County, Minnesota
- Washakie County, Wyoming
- Washburn County, Wisconsin
- Washington County, Alabama
- Washington County, Arkansas
- Washington County, Colorado
- Washington County, Florida
- Washington County, Georgia
- Washington County, Idaho
- Washington County, Illinois
- Washington County, Indiana: Washington is named for U.S. President George Washington.
- Washington County, Iowa
- Washington County, Kansas
- Washington County, Kentucky
- Washington County, Maine
- Washington County, Maryland
- Washington County, Minnesota
- Washington County, Mississippi
- Washington County, Missouri
- Washington County, Nebraska
- Washington County, New York
- Washington County, North Carolina
- Washington County, Ohio
- Washington County, Oklahoma
- Washington County, Oregon
- Washington County, Pennsylvania
- Washington County, Rhode Island
- Washington County, Tennessee
- Washington County, Texas
- Washington County, Utah
- Washington County, Vermont
- Washington County, Virginia
- Washington County, Wisconsin
- Washington Parish, Louisiana
- Washita County, Oklahoma
- Washoe County, Nevada
- Washtenaw County, Michigan
- Watauga County, North Carolina
- Watonwan County, Minnesota
- Waukesha County, Wisconsin
- Waupaca County, Wisconsin
- Waushara County, Wisconsin
- Wayne County, Georgia
- Wayne County, Illinois
- Wayne County, Indiana: Wayne is named for Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne.
- Wayne County, Iowa
- Wayne County, Kentucky
- Wayne County, Michigan
- Wayne County, Mississippi
- Wayne County, Missouri
- Wayne County, Nebraska
- Wayne County, New York
- Wayne County, North Carolina
- Wayne County, Ohio
- Wayne County, Pennsylvania
- Wayne County, Tennessee
- Wayne County, Utah
- Wayne County, West Virginia
- Waynesboro, Virginia
- Weakley County, Tennessee
- Webb County, Texas
- Weber County, Utah
- Webster County, Georgia
- Webster County, Iowa
- Webster County, Kentucky
- Webster County, Mississippi
- Webster County, Missouri
- Webster County, Nebraska
- Webster County, West Virginia
- Webster Parish, Louisiana
- Weld County, Colorado
- Wells County, Indiana: Wells is named for Captain William A. Wells, a scout for Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne.
- Wells County, North Dakota
- West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
- West Carroll Parish, Louisiana
- West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
- Westchester County, New York
- Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County, Virginia
- Weston County, Wyoming
- Wetzel County, West Virginia
- Wexford County, Michigan
- Wharton County, Texas
- Whatcom County, Washington
- Wheatland County, Montana
- Wheeler County, Georgia
- Wheeler County, Nebraska
- Wheeler County, Oregon
- Wheeler County, Texas
- White County, Arkansas
- White County, Georgia
- White County, Illinois
- White County, Indiana: White is named for Isaac White, a soldier who was killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe.
- White County, Tennessee
- White Pine County, Nevada
- Whiteside County, Illinois
- Whitfield County, Georgia
- Whitley County, Indiana: Whitley is named for Col. William Whitley, who was killed in the War of 1812.
- Whitley County, Kentucky
- Whitman County, Washington
- Wibaux County, Montana
- Wichita County, Kansas
- Wichita County, Texas
- Wicomico County, Maryland
- Wilbarger County, Texas
- Wilcox County, Alabama
- Wilcox County, Georgia
- Wilkes County, Georgia
- Wilkes County, North Carolina
- Wilkin County, Minnesota
- Wilkinson County, Georgia
- Wilkinson County, Mississippi
- Will County, Illinois
- Willacy County, Texas
- Williams County, North Dakota
- Williams County, Ohio
- Williamsburg, Virginia
- Williamsburg County, South Carolina
- Williamson County, Illinois
- Williamson County, Tennessee
- Williamson County, Texas
- Wilson County, Kansas
- Wilson County, North Carolina
- Wilson County, Tennessee
- Wilson County, Texas
- Winchester, Virginia
- Windham County, Connecticut
- Windham County, Vermont
- Windsor County, Vermont
- Winkler County, Texas
- Winn Parish, Louisiana
- Winnebago County, Illinois
- Winnebago County, Iowa
- Winnebago County, Wisconsin
- Winneshiek County, Iowa
- Winona County, Minnesota
- Winston County, Alabama
- Winston County, Mississippi
- Wirt County, West Virginia
- Wise County, Texas
- Wise County, Virginia
- Wolfe County, Kentucky
- Wood County, Ohio
- Wood County, Texas
- Wood County, West Virginia
- Wood County, Wisconsin
- Woodbury County, Iowa
- Woodford County, Illinois
- Woodford County, Kentucky
- Woodruff County, Arkansas
- Woods County, Oklahoma
- Woodson County, Kansas
- Woodward County, Oklahoma
- Worcester County, Maryland
- Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Worth County, Georgia
- Worth County, Iowa
- Worth County, Missouri
- Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska
- Wright County, Iowa
- Wright County, Minnesota
- Wright County, Missouri
- Wyandot County, Ohio
- Wyandotte County, Kansas
- Wyoming County, New York
- Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
- Wyoming County, West Virginia
- Wythe County, Virginia
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- Yadkin County, North Carolina
- Yakima County, Washington
- Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska
- Yalobusha County, Mississippi
- Yamhill County, Oregon
- Yancey County, North Carolina
- Yankton County, South Dakota
- Yates County, New York
- Yavapai County, Arizona
- Yazoo County, Mississippi
- Yell County, Arkansas
- Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
- Yellowstone County, Montana
- Yoakum County, Texas
- Yolo County, California
- York County, Maine
- York County, Nebraska
- York County, Pennsylvania
- York County, South Carolina
- York County, Virginia
- Young County, Texas
- Yuba County, California
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska
- Yuma County, Arizona
- Yuma County, Colorado
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[edit] See also
- Lists of U.S. county name etymologies for links to the remainder of the list.
