List of U.S. Counties Named After U.S. Presidents - Pierce County (4 Counties)

Pierce County (4 Counties)

This is a list of all of the Counties in the United States named for Franklin Pierce, the fourteenth president of the United States.

  • Pierce County, Georgia
  • Pierce County, Nebraska
  • Pierce County, Washington
  • Pierce County, Wisconsin

NOTE:

  • Pierce County, North Dakota is named for Gilbert Ashville Pierce, a Governor of Dakota Territory and later a U.S. Senator from North Dakota.

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