List of Texas County Seat Name Etymologies

County Seat	County	Named for
Fairfield	Freestone	Unknown.
Falfurrias	Brooks	La Mota de Falfurrias, the grove of trees where Edward Lasater established a ranch
Farwell	Parmer	John V. Farwell, a Chicago merchant and a principal in the Capitol Syndicate, which built the present Texas State Capitol and owned the gigantic XIT Ranch
Floresville	Wilson	Canary Islands immigrant Don Francisco Flores de Abrego, who established a ranch in the area
Floydada	Floyd	Uncertain: The town was originally named Floyd City but was required to change it to avoid confusion with Floyd in Hunt County. The new name may have been created from garbling an intended "Floydalia" on the telegraph to Washington or by the addition of either donor James Price or his wife Caroline's mother Ada to the existing name.
Fort Davis	Jeff Davis	Fort Davis, which was named for Confederate president Jefferson Davis
Fort Stockton	Pecos	Camp Stockton, which was named in honor of Captain Robert Stockton, a prominent navy officer in the Mexican War
Fort Worth	Tarrant	Fort Worth, which was named for William Jenkins Worth, a general in the Mexican–American War
Franklin	Robertson	Old Franklin, the prior county seat, which was named for settler Francis Slauter, who had owned the land on which it was located
Fredericksburg	Gillespie	Prince Frederick of Prussia