Washington County
English
Etymology
All are named after George Washington. This must be the most popular county name in the United States of America.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɑʃ.ɪŋ.tən ˈkaʊn.ti/
- Hyphenation: Wash‧ing‧ton Coun‧ty
- Rhymes: -aʊnti
Proper noun
- One of 67 counties in Alabama, United States. County seat: Chatom.
- One of 75 counties in Arkansas, United States. County seat: Fayetteville.
- One of 64 counties in Colorado, United States. County seat: Akron.
- One of 67 counties in Florida, United States. County seat: Chipley.
- One of 159 counties in Georgia, United States. County seat: Sandersville.
- One of 44 counties in Idaho, United States. County seat: Weiser.
- One of 102 counties in Illinois, United States. County seat: Nashville.
- One of 92 counties in Indiana, United States. County seat: Salem.
- One of 99 counties in Iowa, United States. County seat: Washington.
- One of 105 counties in Kansas, United States. County seat: Washington.
- One of 120 counties in Kentucky, United States. County seat: Springfield.
- One of 16 counties in Maine, United States. County seat: Machias.
- One of 23 counties in Maryland, United States. County seat: Hagerstown.
- One of 87 counties in Minnesota, United States. County seat: Stillwater.
- One of 82 counties in Mississippi, United States. County seat: Greenville.
- One of 114 counties in Missouri, United States. County seat: Potosi.
- One of 93 counties in Nebraska, United States. County seat: Blair.
- One of 62 counties in New York, United States. County seat: Fort Edward.
- One of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Plymouth.
- One of 88 counties in Ohio, United States. County seat: Marietta.
- One of 77 counties in Oklahoma, United States. County seat: Bartlesville.
- One of 36 counties in Oregon, United States. County seat: Hillsboro.
- One of 67 counties in Pennsylvania, United States. County seat: Washington.
- One of 5 counties in Rhode Island, United States. The largest town is South Kingstown.
- Synonym: (colloquial) South County
- One of 95 counties in Tennessee, United States. County seat: Jonesborough.
- One of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: Brenham.
- One of 29 counties in Utah, United States. County seat: St. George.
- One of 14 counties in Vermont, United States. County seat: Montpelier.
- One of 95 counties in Virginia, United States. County seat: Abingdon.
- One of 72 counties in Wisconsin, United States. County seat: West Bend.
Related terms
- Washington Parish (in Louisiana)
References
- Index of U.S. counties on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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