Grant County (12 Counties)
This is a list of all of the Counties in the United States named for Ulysses Simpson Grant, the eighteenth president of the United States.
- Grant County, Arkansas
- Grant County, Kansas
- Grant County, Minnesota
- Grant County, Nebraska
- Grant County, New Mexico
- Grant County, North Dakota
- Grant County, Oklahoma
- Grant County, Oregon
- Grant County, South Dakota
- Grant County, Washington
- Grant County, West Virginia
- Grant Parish, Louisiana
NOTE:
- Grant County, Indiana is named for Captains Samuel and Moses Grant of Kentucky.
- Grant County, Kentucky is named for Samuel Grant, John Grant, and/or Squire Grant, early settlers of Kentucky.
- Grant County, Wisconsin is named for an early pioneer who opened a trade with local Native Americans.
Read more about this topic: List Of U.S. Counties Named After U.S. Presidents
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