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  List of California county name etymologies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amador County: Amador is named for Jose Maria Amador, a soldier, rancher and miner.
Butte County: Butte is named for the Marysville or Sutter Buttes.
Humboldt County: Humboldt is named for Alexander von Humboldt, the Prussian explorer.
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 List of counties in California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Counties are responsible for local services and law enforcement for areas within their borders that are not within incorporated cites, as well as providing local-level courts.
Klamath County was created in 1851 from the northern half of Trinity County, but in 1874 it was divided between Humboldt and Siskiyou counties.
Pautah County was created in 1852 out of territory which, the state of California assumed, was to be ceded to it by the United States Congress from territory in what is now the state of Nevada.
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 List of counties in California - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The counties formed in 1850 are marked with an asterisk (*).
When the cession never occurred, the state legislature officially abolished the never-created county in 1859.
List of counties in California, First establishment of California counties, List of California counties, Counties which no longer exist, History of county creations and modifications, See also, External links, Lists of U.S. counties and California counties.
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 List of California county name etymologies
Del Norte County, California: Del Norte, from the Spanish for of the north is in the for northwestern corner of California
Napa County, California: Napá is the name of a Native American tribe that lived in the region.
Yuba County, California: Yuba may be a corruption of Spanish uvas for grapes, wild grapes having grown abundantly in the area.
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 Sutter County, California - All About All   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Sutter County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood.
Sutter County was named after General John Sutter, a native of Switzerland, who obtained a large land grant from the Mexican government, and called his first settlement New Helvetia (now the City of Sacramento).
In the county the population is spread out with 29.00% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who are 65 years of age or older.
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 U.S._state - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Texas and California are referred to on some official seals and documents as the Republic of Texas and the California Republic.
California is also believed to be of Spanish origin, though this is not entirely clear.
The name "New York" can refer to any one of three geographical levels: a state, a city in that state, or a county (coterminous with the borough of Manhattan) in that city.
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List of computer term etymologies This is a list of the origins of computer-related terms.
List of country name etymologies This is a list of countries with their name origins.
List of country name etymologies This is a list of English language country names with their etymologies.
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 List of California-related topics - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This is a list of articles that have something substantive to do with the state of California.
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List of people associated with the California gold rush
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 ipedia.com: County (United States) Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A county of the United States is a local level of government smaller than a state but (generally) larger than a city or town, in a U.S. state or territory.
Several cities and counties around the country have unified their governments; these consolidated city-county governments are considered both a city and a county under state law.
These are still counties in name and in state law; nevertheless, since 1898 they have been entirely contained within the boundaries of the city, and following the creation of Bronx County in 1914, each borough now corresponds exactly to one county.
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 List of California county name etymologies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Native American names are alsorepresented, with a smattering of counties named for local figures from the early American era.
Del Norte County, California : DelNorte, from the Spanish for of the north is in the for northwestern corner of California
Yuba County, California : Yuba may be acorruption of Spanish uvas for grapes, wild grapes having grown abundantly in the area.
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 Wackipedia [ebonics] - List_of_counties_in_California   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Counties are responsible fo' local services an' law enforcement fo' areas within their borders dat are not within incorporated cites, as well as providin' local-level courts.
Klamath County wuz created in 1851 from da northern half o' Trinity County, but in 1874 it wuz divided between Humboldt an' Siskiyou counties.
Pautah County wuz created in 1852 out o' territory which, da state o' California assumed, wuz ta be ceded ta it by da United States Congress from territory in what iz now da state o' Nevada.
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 List of U.S. State Name Etymologies Encyclopedia Article @ ArtQuilt.com (Art Quilt)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This is a list of the origins of the names of U.S. states:
Origins disputed: May be named for the fictional Island of California in the 16th century novel The Sergas de Esplandian by Garcia Ordoñez de Montalvo.
The virgin country (or country of the virgin), after Elizabeth I of England, who was known as the "Virgin Queen" because she never married
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The name of Burgundy became primarily associated with the French Duchy of Burgundy (which bestowed its name on the wine of the region) and its subsequent possessions in the Low Countries.
The list of the Kings of the Thuringians is something I have only seen at one source, a historical website.
The County of Middlesex, occupied by the City of London, tended to be part of Essex, but this was the area where three Kingdoms came together and the border moved around a good bit.
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 List of Counties In California Encyclopedia Article @ VariedTastes.com (Varied Tastes)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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 List of counties in California - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia
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The 1850 counties are marked with an asterisk (*).
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 ipedia.com: List of California county name etymologies Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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Most of California 's counties were named by Spanish explorers, often for a Roman Catholic saint whose feast day intersected with the advance into...
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