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  List of Colorado county name etymologies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colorado counties tend to be named after U.S. and state politicians, geographic and other locations in the counties, Native American tribes and early settlers, with many of the geographic terms resulting from early Spanish exploration of the area.
Boulder County, Colorado: Boulder is named from the abundance of boulders in the area.
Conejos County, Colorado: Conejos is named from the Spanish word for rabbits, as cottontail rabbits are abundant in the area.
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 List of Texas county name etymologies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Archer County, Texas: Archer is named for Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas.
Castro County, Texas: Castro is named for Henri Castro, a French consul general for the Republic of Texas and founder of a colony in Texas.
Colorado County, Texas: Colorado is named for the Colorado River.
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 Rec Fresh : Article 'Rio Grande County, Colorado'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Asotin County, Washington: Asotin is named for the Nez Perce name for Eel Creek.
Costilla County, Colorado: Costilla is named for the Costilla River.
Huerfano County, Colorado: Huerfano is named for the Huerfano River.
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Beaumont, Texas Beaumont is named for the maiden name of the wife of Henry Millard, a developer of the town.
Corsicana, Texas: Corsicana is named for the island of Corsica, the birthplace of the parents of José Antonio Navarro, the namesake of Navarro County, Texas (Corsicana's county).
Mentone, Texas: Mentone is named for an earlier town in the county named in turn for the city of Menton, France, the home of a photographer and early settler.
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Baxter County, Arkansas: Baxter is named for Elisha Baxter, the thirteenth governor of Arkansas.
Caledonia County, Vermont: Caledonia is named for the Latin name for Scotland.
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa: Cerro Gordo is named for
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 Games Fresh : Article 'List of Texas county seat name etymologies'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This is a list of Texas county seat name etymologies.
Austin, Texas: Austin is named for Stephen Fuller Austin, who facilitated the Anglo American colonization of Texas and is known as the Father of Texas.
Beeville, Texas: Beeville is named for Barnard Elliott Bee, Sr., a secretary of state of the Republic of Texas.
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 Encyclopedia: Lists of U.S. county name etymologies
List of Alaska borough and census area name etymologies
List of North Carolina county name etymologies--Under construction
List of people who have more than one county named for them in one U.S. state
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 Sports Fresh : Article 'San Miguel County, Colorado'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Map_of_Colorado_highlighting_San_Miguel_County.png image:Map of Colorado highlighting San Miguel County.png San Miguel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado.
San Miguel County is the name of several counties in the United States: San Miguel County, Colorado San Miguel County, New Mexico Template:Disambig de:San Miguel County fr:Comtý de San Miguel
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 Business Software Review : Article 'Summit County, Colorado'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Map_of_Colorado_highlighting_Summit_County.png Summit County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado.
Summit County is the name of several counties in the United States: Summit County, Colorado Summit County, Ohio Summit County, Utah Template:Disambig de:Summit County fr:Comtý de Summit
Out of the total population, 9.2% of those under the age of 18 and 4.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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 Dolores county colorado - Dolores County, Colorado -- Reports & Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Colorado mortgage rates online for home purchase and mortgage refinancing.
Dolores County, Colorado - - 1910 Federal Census Team Transcription.
Dolores County, Colorado - - 1920 Federal Census Team Transcription.
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 Business Fresh : Article 'List of U.S. county name etymologies, S-Z'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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This is a list of U.S. county name etymologies, covering the letters S to Z. Table of contents
Lists of U.S. county name etymologies for links to the remainder of the list.
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