List Of The Most Common U.S. County Name Etymologies
This is a list of the most common U.S. county names, specifically the names with five or more counties sharing the name.
Read more about List Of The Most Common U.S. County Name Etymologies: Washington County (31 Counties), Jefferson County (27 Counties), Franklin County (25 Counties), Jackson County (24 Counties), Lincoln County (24 Counties), Madison County (20 Counties), Clay County (18 Counties), Greene County and Variants (17 Counties), Montgomery County (18 Counties), Union County (18 Counties), Fayette and Lafayette Counties (17 Counties)
Famous quotes containing the words list of the, list of, list, common and/or county:
“Shea—they call him Scholar Jack—
Went down the list of the dead.
Officers, seamen, gunners, marines,
The crews of the gig and yawl,
The bearded man and the lad in his teens,
Carpenters, coal-passers—all.”
—Joseph I. C. Clarke (1846–1925)
“My list of things I never pictured myself saying when I pictured myself as a parent has grown over the years.”
—Polly Berrien Berends (20th century)
“Lovers, forget your love,
And list to the love of these,
She a window flower,
And he a winter breeze.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic, and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary, it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant, and kind. Failure makes people cruel and bitter.”
—W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965)
“A horse, a buggy and several sets of harness, valued in all at about $250, were stolen last night from the stable of Howard Quinlan, near Kingsville. The county police are at work on the case, but so far no trace of either thieves or booty has been found.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)