List of The Most Common U.S. County Name Etymologies - Jefferson County (27 Counties)

Jefferson County (27 Counties)

Most (24 of 27) Jefferson Counties in the United States are directly named for Thomas Jefferson, the third President, and the remaining three are indirectly named for him.

  • Jefferson County, Alabama: named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, Arkansas: named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, Colorado: named for the Territory of Jefferson, which extralegally governed the area before the United States Congress established the Colorado Territory, the territory in turn was named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, Florida: named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, Georgia: named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, Idaho: named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, Illinois: named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, Indiana: named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, Iowa: named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, Kansas: named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, Kentucky: named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, Mississippi: named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, Missouri: named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, Montana: named for the Jefferson River, in turn named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, Nebraska: named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, New York: named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, Ohio: named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, Oklahoma: named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, Oregon: named for Mount Jefferson on the county's western boundary, in turn named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, Pennsylvania: named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, Tennessee: named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, Texas: named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, Washington: named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, West Virginia: named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson County, Wisconsin: named for Thomas Jefferson.
  • Jefferson Parish, Louisiana: named for Thomas Jefferson.

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Famous quotes containing the words jefferson and/or county:

    “Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on [political offices], a rottenness begins in his conduct.”
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