List of U.S. Counties Named After Rivers - R

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• Racine County, Wisconsin: Racine is named for the Root River, racine being the French word for root.
• Rappahannock County, Virginia: Rappahannock is named for the Rappahannock River, named in turn for the Rappahannock Native American people.
• Red Lake County, Minnesota: Red Lake County is named after the Red Lake River, named by the Ojibwa for its reddish sand and water.
• Red River County, Texas: Red River is named for the Red River.
• Red River Parish, Louisiana: named for the Red River
• Redwood County, Minnesota: Redwood County is named after the Redwood River, which flows through the county.
• Republic County, Kansas: Republic is named for the Republican River, which in turn was named for the Pawnee Republic which once existed near the river.
• Rio Arriba County, New Mexico: Rio Arriba is named for its location on the upper Rio Grande. (Rio Arriba is "upper river" in Spanish.)
• Rio Blanco County, Colorado: Rio Blanco is named for Rio Blanco, or, in English, the White River.
• Rio Grande County, Colorado: Rio Grande is named for the Rio Grande, which runs through the county.
• Rock County, Wisconsin: Rock is named for the Rock River.
• Roseau County, Minnesota: Roseau County is named after the Roseau Lake and Roseau River.
• Rosebud County, Montana: Rosebud is named for the Rosebud River, which was named for the many wild roses along the banks of the river.