Greene County and Variants (17 Counties)
All Greene Counties in the United States are named after Nathanael Greene, a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
- Greene County, Arkansas
- Greene County, Georgia
- Greene County, Illinois
- Greene County, Iowa
- Greene County, Mississippi
- Greene County, Missouri
- Greene County, New York
- Greene County, North Carolina
- Greene County, Ohio
- Greene County, Pennsylvania
- Greene County, Tennessee
- Greene County, Virginia
Two Green Counties, despite the difference in spelling, are also named after the aforementioned Nathanael Greene.
- Green County, Kentucky
- Green County, Wisconsin
One other county may have been named after Greene, although there is evidence that it was instead named for Richard Grenville, leader of the settlement on Roanoke Island.
- Greensville County, Virginia
Read more about this topic: List Of The Most Common U.S. County Name Etymologies
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