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  List of Texas county seat name etymologies - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Alice, Texas: Alice is named for Alice Gertrudis King Kleberg, the daughter of Richard King and wife of Robert Justus Kleberg III of the King Ranch.
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).
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  List of Georgia county name etymologies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atkinson County, Georgia: Atkinson is named for William Yates Atkinson, the fifty-eighth governor of Georgia.
Elbert County, Georgia: Elbert is named for Samuel Elbert, the fifteenth governor of Georgia.
Gilmer County, Georgia: Gilmer is named for George Rockingham Gilmer, the thirty-sixth and thirty-ninth governor of Georgia.
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 LIST OF ILLINOIS COUNTY NAME ETYMOLOGIES : Encyclopedia Entry
This is a list of Illinois county name etymologies.
Marion County is named for Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox".
Tazewell County was named for Littleton Waller Tazewell, a Governor of Virginia.
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 List of Texas county name etymologies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Hockley County, Texas: Hockley is named for George Washington Hockley, Chief of Staff of the Texas Army during the Texas Revolution, artillery commander during the Battle of San Jacinto, and secretary of war of the Republic of Texas.
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 List of U.S. state name etymologies - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
List of U.S. state name etymologies - Biocrawler
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.
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 County (United States)
The state with the fewest counties is Delaware with three, and the state with the most is Texas with 254.
This is nearly the case in Jacksonville, Florida, which has incorporated all of Duval County except for four smaller suburban cities.\n* 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.
List of Arizona county name etymologies\n* List of California county name etymologies\n* List of Kansas county name etymologies\n* List of Minnesota county name etymologies\n* List of Texas county name etymologies (A to J)\n* List of Texas county name etymologies (K to Z)
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 Encyclopedia: List of Georgia county name etymologies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Clay County, Georgia: Clay is named for Henry Clay, the Kentucky statesman, United States Secretary of State, and presidential candiate.
Meriwether County, Georgia: Meriwether is named for David Meriwether, an U.S. senator and state senator of Kentucky and governor of the New Mexico Territory.
Miller County, Georgia: Miller is named for Andrew Jackson Miller, a judge and U.S. congressman from Georgia.
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 Games Fresh : Article 'Miller County, Georgia'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
F Fannin County, Georgia: Fannin is named for James Walker Fannin, Jr., the commander of the group of Texans killed in the Goliad Massacre during the Texas Revolution.
G Gilmer County, Georgia: Gilmer is named for George Rockingham Gilmer, the thirty-sxth and thirty-ninth governor of Georgia.
M Macon County, Georgia: Macon is named for Nathaniel Macon, an U.S. senator and speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina.
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 County (United States) - Freepedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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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 Science Fair Projects - List of Texas county name etymologies
Cameron County, Texas: Cameron is named for Ewen Cameron, a soldier during the Texas Revolution.
Sterling County, Texas: Sterling is named for W. Sterling, an early rancher, buffalo hunter, and Native American fighter.
Travis County, Texas: Travis is named for William Barret Travis, the commander of the doomed Texas forces at the Alamo.
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 Home Fresh : Article 'Warren County, Pennsylvania'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Chester County, Pennsylvania: Chester is named for the English county of Cheshire, or Chester-shire.
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania: Huntingdon is named for Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania: Lycoming is named for Lycoming Creek.
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 Milton County
List of Georgia county name etymologies - A. Appling County, Georgia: Appling is named for Daniel Appling, a soldier in the War of 1812.
Atkinson County, Georgia: Atkinson is named for William Yates Atkinson, the fifty-eighth governor of Georgia.
Main article: County (United States) The term "county" is used in 48 of the 50 states of the United States for the tier of state government authority immediately below the statewide tier and above the township tier, in those states that sub-divided counties into civil townships.
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 Lists of U.S. county name etymologies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
List of U.S. county name etymologies, A-D--Under construction
List of U.S. county name etymologies, E-I--Under construction
List of North Carolina county name etymologies--Under construction
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 Kids Be Safe : Article 'Guria'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Guria is a region in Georgia (Caucasus), in the western part of the country, bordered by the eastern end of the Black Sea.
The Choloki River (in Georgian: ჩოლოქი) in Georgia forms the border between the autonomous province of Adzharia and the province of Guria.
in 1921 Georgia was occupied by Soviet Russia.
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 News Fresh : Article 'List of Missouri county name etymologies'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This is a list of Missouri county name etymologies.
Chariton County: Chariton is named from the Chariton River.
Oregon County: Oregon is named from the Oregon Territory.
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 List of Georgia county name etymologies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
List of Georgia county name etymologies in the news
Bryan County, Georgia: Bryan is named for Jonathan Bryan, a Georgian legislator in the time of James Oglethorpe.
Gilmer County, Georgia: Gilmer is named for George Rockingham Gilmer, the thirty-sxth and thirty-ninth governor of Georgia.
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 All words on List of U.S. state name etymologies
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.
Red in color, presumably referring to the Colorado River, or the red sandstone formations in the area.
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 Kids Be Safe : Article 'Afghanistan timeline May 2004'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Police chief Rozi Khan said the victims were civilians; police chief Abdul Rahim Khan said the victims were of the Afghan National Army.
Multiple FBI officials contend that there is no recent intelligence to suggest a significant change in the USA's security situation, and critics question the validity and timing of the public warning.(NYT) (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/27/politics/27terror.html?th) Seven people wanted for questioning are also named.
His successor has not yet been named by President Roh Moo-hyun.
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 Business Software Review : Article 'Houghton County, Michigan'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Map_of_Michigan_highlighting_Houghton_County.png Image:Map of Michigan highlighting Houghton County.png Houghton County is a county located in the state of Michigan.
Portage Lake is located in Houghton County, Michigan, in the western Upper Peninsula.
Portage Township is the name of several places in the United States: Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan Portage Township, Mackinac County, Michigan Portage Township, Minnesota Portage Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Portage Township, Cameron County, Pennsylvania Portage Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania Template:Disambig
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 Art Fresh : Article 'List of U.S. county name etymologies, E-I'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Art Fresh : Article 'List of U.S. county name etymologies, E-I' Banner Here - must be expandable
This is a list of U.S. county name etymologies, covering the letters E to I. Table of contents
Lists of U.S. county name etymologies for links to the remainder of the list.
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