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

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• Beaver County, Oklahoma: Beaver is named for its county seat of Beaver, Oklahoma and the Beaver River, which flows through the county.
• Benzie County, Michigan is an Americanization of the French name, Riviere Aux-Bec-Scies, for the local river.
• Blanco County, Texas: Blanco is named for the Blanco River. Blanco means white in the Spanish language.
• Boise County, Idaho: Boise is named after the Boise River. Boise is French for "timber".
• Bosque County, Texas: Bosque is named for the Bosque River.
• Brazoria County, Texas: Brazoria is named for the Brazos River.
• Brazos County, Texas: Brazos is named for the Brazos River.
• Buffalo County, Wisconsin: Buffalo is named for the Buffalo River.