Counties Indirectly Named For Rivers
- Aroostook County, Maine: Aroostook is named for a Native American word meaning beautiful river.
- Canyon County, Idaho: Canyon is named after either the Boise River or Snake River canyons.
- Coos County, New Hampshire: Coos is named for a Native American word meaning crooked, in reference to a bend in the Connecticut River.
- Crow Wing County, Minnesota: Crow Wing is named after an island shaped like a raven's wing at the junction of the Crow Wing River and Mississippi River.
- Huerfano County, Colorado: Huerfano is named for Huerfano Butte, as was the Huerfano River. Huerfano is orphan in Spanish.
- Merced County, California: Merced is named for the Spanish word for mercy, and was named by Spanish explorers in gratitude for water of the Merced River, which was found after a dry 40-mile trek.
- Muskingum County, Ohio: Muskingum is a Delaware word meaning by the river side.
- Riverside County, California: Riverside is named for the city of Riverside.
- Sagadahoc County, Maine: Sagadahoc is named for a Native American word meaning mouth of big river.
- Twin Falls County, Idaho: Twin Falls is named after the double falls along the Snake River.
- Yellowstone County, Montana: Yellowstone is named for the yellow rocks found along what is now known as the Yellowstone River.
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