Category: Namesakes US Counties

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This category contains profiles of county namesakes.


Wikipedia has an index of all the US counties.

NOTE: Not all the counties with the same name are named after the same person.For example, there are four Smith Counties, each named after a different person: Daniel (Tennessee), David (Mississippi), James (Texas), and J. Nelson (Kansas.)

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10 Oct 1758 New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, New France - 10 Jul 1849
22 Nov 1729 Bedous, Béarn, France - 20 Jun 1778 photo
17 Sep 1825 Eatonton, Putnam, Georgia, United States - 23 Jan 1893 photo
16 Aug 1798 Louisville, GA - 19 Dec 1859 photo
03 Oct 1814 Laurens District, South Carolina - 21 Apr 1836
14 Dec 1801 Buncombe, North Carolina, United States - 19 Apr 1881 photo
04 Feb 1842 Macon, Georgia, USA - 07 Sep 1881 photo
08 Jun 1784 Quebec, Canada - 1821
24 Jan 1746 Frederick County, Virginia - 04 Jan 1792 photo
24 Feb 1725 Charles Town, South Carolina - abt 08 Dec 1792 photo
28 Oct 1754 South Carolina - 27 Aug 1782 photo
01 Oct 1781 Burlington, New Jersey - 04 Jun 1813 photo
25 May 1762 Albemarle County, Virginia - 17 Nov 1825 photo
29 Jan 1756 Westmoreland, Virginia Colony - 25 Mar 1818 photo
20 Jan 1732 Stratford, Westmoreland Co, Virginia Colony - 19 Jun 1794 photo
19 Jan 1807 Stratford Hall, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States - 12 Oct 1870 photo
03 Jun 1800 Lafleur Bluffs, Hinds, Mississippi, United States - 31 Aug 1865 photo
22 Feb 1735 Westminster, London, England - 29 Dec 1806 photo
08 May 1751 Brunswick, Brunswick, Virginia - 06 May 1839 photo
08 Mar 1819 Wayne, Kentucky, United States - 07 Feb 1907 photo
14 Jan 1655 Hesdin (Notre-Dame), Artois, France - 17 Jul 1704
10 Feb 1788 Goochland, Virginia, United States - 24 Jan 1861 photo
abt 09 Oct 1720 County Donegal, Ireland - 26 Sep 1781 photo
11 Mar 1736 Staunton, Augusta, Virginia - 10 Oct 1774 photo
18 Aug 1774 Locust Hill, Ivy, Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia - 11 Oct 1809 photo
16 Oct 1754 New York, New York - 07 Apr 1844 photo
12 Feb 1809 Sinking Spring Farm, Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States - 15 Apr 1865 photo
24 Jan 1733 Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay - 09 May 1810 photo
18 Dec 1819 Maine, United States - 06 Mar 1836
10 Feb 1789 Abbeville District, South Carolina - 08 Dec 1856 photo
26 May 1764 Clermont, Columbia County, New York - 23 May 1836 photo
27 Nov 1746 New York City, New York - 26 Feb 1813 photo
01 May 1743 Orange County, Virginia - 11 Dec 1802 photo
11 Mar 1791 Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States - 06 Dec 1859 photo
09 Feb 1826 Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States - 26 Dec 1886 photo
01 Nov 1815 Danielsville, Madison, Georgia, United States - 16 Jun 1878 photo
27 Feb 1807 Portland, Cumberland, Maine - 24 Mar 1882 photo
04 Dec 1812 Hopkins, Kentucky, United States - 25 Sep 1867 photo
11 Feb 1782 Horseshoe Plantation, Neyles, St. Bartholomew's Parish, South Carolina - 12 Oct 1822 photo
01 Apr 1781 Shepherdstown, Jefferson, Virginia, United States - 07 Feb 1853 photo
02 Jul 1824 Windsor, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States - 18 Mar 1905 photo
14 Jan 1783 Pittsylvania County, Virginia - 28 Dec 1870 photo
18 Oct 1858 Los Lunas, NM - 29 Aug 1912
1741 France - 1791 photo
20 Jun 1740 Bedford, Virginia - 31 Oct 1820

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abt 21 Dec 1783 McDonough, New Castle, Delaware, United States - abt 10 Nov 1825 photo
03 Apr 1782 Détroit, Montreal, Quebec, British Occupied - 25 Jun 1841 photo
17 Dec 1757 Warrenton, North Carolina - 29 Jun 1837 photo
16 Mar 1751 Virginia - 28 Jun 1836 photo
18 Apr 1815 Harrodsburg, Kentucky - 28 Feb 1885 photo
26 Feb 1732 St. John's Parish, Berkeley County, Province of South Carolina - 27 Feb 1795 photo
24 Sep 1755 Germantown, Prince William County, Colony of Virginia - 06 Jul 1835 photo
23 Aug 1755 Chalmette, Louisiana - 10 Feb 1815
21 Jun 1884 Marion County, Florida, United States - 22 Feb 1958 photo
abt 18 Sep 1740 Goochland County, Colony of Virginia - 18 Dec 1808 photo
23 Apr 1737 Dublin, Ireland - 13 Apr 1786 photo
11 Dec 1725 Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia - 07 Oct 1792 photo
16 Jan 1797 Lexington, Virginia, United States - 25 Jul 1850 photo
27 Oct 1811 Leesburg, Virginia - 04 Jan 1843 photo
26 Dec 1801 Williamson, Tennessee, United States - 22 Jul 1848
23 Jul 1803 Pendleton, South Carolina, USA - 02 Sep 1870 photo
04 Apr 1853 Livingston County, New York, United States - 21 Sep 1929
26 Mar 1837 Carrollton, Carroll, Ohio, United States - 11 Sep 1873 photo
15 Feb 1809 , Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States - 13 May 1884 photo
02 Jun 1778 Kentucky, Virginia, United States - 18 Jan 1813
08 Jul 1838 Richmond, Kentucky, United States - 08 Oct 1918 photo
13 Oct 1795 Rockbridge County, Virginia - 24 Aug 1851 photo
15 Feb 1756 Quaker Meadows, Burke County, North Carolina - 05 Feb 1801 photo

M cont.

12 Aug 1790 Columbia County, Georgia - 11 Mar 1851 photo
27 Jan 1726 Raitts, Alvie Parish, Scotland - 19 Feb 1806 photo
19 Mar 1734 New London, New London Township, Chester, Pennsylvania - 24 Jun 1817 photo
29 Jan 1843 Niles, Trumbull, Ohio, United States - 14 Sep 1901 photo
17 Apr 1766 Hunterdon, New Jersey - 09 Sep 1861 photo
10 Jun 1779 Burke, North Carolina, United States - 30 Dec 1841 photo
04 Feb 1791 Greensboro, North Carolina, USA - 14 Oct 1830 photo
Oct 1787 Loch Carron, Ross-Shire, Scotland. - 27 Jun 1870
22 Jun 1758 West Marlborough Township, Chester, Pennsylvania - 17 Oct 1824 photo
10 Mar 1762 Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 11 Nov 1837
31 Dec 1815 Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain - 06 Nov 1872 photo
bef 03 Aug 1823 Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland - 01 Jul 1867 photo
19 May 1744 Schloss Mirow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Preussen - 17 Nov 1818 photo
17 Dec 1740 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut - 28 Jan 1823 photo
23 Jun 1842 Henry, Indiana, United States - aft 25 May 1896 photo
07 Oct 1766 Saint Antoine, Quebec Province, Bas-Canada - 13 Jun 1844 photo
bef 17 Jan 1725 Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland - 12 Jan 1777 photo
17 May 1759 Stafford County, Virginia Colony - 30 Aug 1821 photo
10 Apr 1755 Clover Hill, Albemarle County, Virginia - bef 14 Oct 1822 photo
20 Mar 1780 Fauquier County, Virginia, USA - 18 Aug 1855 photo
abt 1580 Hoorn, Friesland, Nederland - aft 1624 photo
10 Jan 1744 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania - 20 Jan 1800 photo
25 Apr 1776 Peterborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire - 07 Jul 1851 photo
25 Nov 1781 Martinsburg, Berkeley, Virginia, United States - 18 Mar 1846 photo
05 Apr 1833 New York, USA - 26 Mar 1912
01 Dec 1795 Turkeyfoot, Lower Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States - 06 Nov 1865
15 Sep 1797 Turkeyfoot Twp, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States - 09 Apr 1870
19 Aug 1793 Washington, Connecticut, United States - 27 Jun 1857
08 Feb 1761 Albermarle Parish, Sussex County, Virginia - 17 May 1839 photo
06 Dec 1608 Tottington, Devon, England - 03 Jan 1670 photo
28 Apr 1758 Monroe's Creek, Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia - 04 Jul 1831 photo
abt Oct 1716 England - 08 Jun 1771 photo
22 Aug 1798 South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States - 20 Dec 1876 photo
17 Jul 1750 Augusta County, Colony of Virginia - 27 Nov 1794
abt 1786 Wythe County, Virginia, United States - 27 Mar 1814 photo
02 Dec 1738 Swords, Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland - 31 Dec 1775 photo
21 May 1755 New Hanover County, North Carolina - 15 Oct 1810 photo
1786 South Carolina, United States - 26 Nov 1871
06 Jul 1736 Hunterdon, Province of New Jersey - 06 Jul 1802 photo
15 Oct 1671 Morrisania, Bronx, New York - 21 May 1746 photo
03 Jan 1776 Berks, Pennsylvania - 07 Dec 1844 photo
06 Oct 1771 York County, Pennsylvania - 22 Mar 1852 photo
04 Aug 1823 Salisbury, Wayne, Indiana, United States - 01 Nov 1877 photo
06 Sep 1757 Château de Chavaniac, Saint-Georges d'Aurac, Auvergne, France - 20 May 1834 photo
09 Apr 1812 Virginia, USA - 21 Apr 1836
23 Nov 1730 Charlestown, Province of South Carolina - 27 Sep 1805 photo
01 Oct 1746 Trappe, Montgomery, Pennsylvania - 01 Oct 1807 photo
21 Nov 1869 Collinsville, Grayson, Texas, USA - 15 Oct 1956 photo

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30 Mar 1848 La Fayette, Illinois - 07 Dec 1911 photo
abt 1742 Amelia, Virginia - 07 Oct 1777 photo
30 Sep 1784 La Villa de San Fernando, Bexar, Texas - 13 Jun 1836 photo
27 Feb 1795 San Antonio de Bexar, Province of Texas - 13 Jan 1871 photo
26 Dec 1738 Yorktown, York County, Colony of Virginia - 04 Jan 1789 photo
23 Nov 1759 Paramaribo, Suriname - 23 Feb 1827 photo
31 Jan 1761 Williamsburg, James City Co., Colony of Virginia - 20 Oct 1820 photo
16 Dec 1785 Berryville, Virginia, USA - 26 Feb 1831 photo
15 Jan 1794 Berryville, Virginia, United States - 08 Feb 1844 photo
14 Jun 1820 Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States - 09 Jul 1903 photo
13 Apr 1704 Westminster, London, England - 04 Aug 1790 photo
10 Jun 1815 DeRuyter, Madison, New York, United States - 25 Dec 1876 photo

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17 Jun 1737 Owens Creek, Frederick, Maryland - 24 Feb 1821
22 Dec 1696 Godalming, Surrey, England - 30 Jun 1785 photo
02 Apr 1653 København, Denmark - 28 Oct 1708 photo
17 Jun 1753 Frederick County, Virginia - 04 Nov 1791 photo
19 Jun 1813 Franklin Co., TN - 08 May 1868 photo
03 Sep 1691 Kensington, London, England - 17 Feb 1768 photo
04 Nov 1650 Binnenhof, Den Haag, Holland, Nederland - 19 Mar 1702 photo

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21 Jun 1829 Valencia, New Mexico, United States - 30 May 1882
abt 15 Dec 1769 Henry County, KY - 07 Nov 1811 photo
24 Mar 1782 Virginia - 09 Dec 1862 photo

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07 Apr 1793 Elbert, Georgia, United States - 14 Apr 1883 photo
28 Jun 1834 City of London, London, England, United Kingdom - 13 Mar 1917 photo
06 Jul 1747 Abigland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland - 18 Jul 1792 photo
16 Oct 1758 Peekskill, Westchester, New York Colony - 02 Feb 1818
06 Feb 1834 Pender's Crossing, Edgecomb, North Carolina, United States - 18 Jul 1863 photo
09 Sep 1721 , Essex (later Caroline), Colony and Dominion of Virginia - 23 Oct 1803 photo
23 Aug 1785 South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States - 23 Aug 1819 photo
13 Sep 1860 Laclede, Missouri, United States - 15 Jul 1948 photo
19 Jan 1733 Surry, Virginia - 16 Nov 1800 photo
22 Dec 1814 Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States - 20 Nov 1886 photo
01 Nov 1808 Palmyra, Wayne, New York, United States - 16 Oct 1889
13 Sep 1739 Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania - 11 Aug 1817 photo
23 Nov 1804 Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - 08 Oct 1869 photo
11 Jan 1839 East Otto, Cattaraugus, New York, United States - 15 Feb 1901 photo
05 Jan 1779 Lamington, Bedminster Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States - 27 Apr 1813 photo
31 Aug 1837 Manchester, Connecticut, USA - 18 Dec 1886 photo
15 Nov 1708 Westminster, Middlesex, England - 11 May 1778 photo
24 Oct 1769 Powhatan, Colony of Virginia - 09 Nov 1836 photo
02 Mar 1779 Charleston, South Carolina - 12 Dec 1851 photo
02 Nov 1795 Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States - 15 Jun 1849 photo
09 Jul 1758 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina - 14 Jan 1834 photo
16 Mar 1822 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 23 Sep 1892
abt 09 Jul 1750 Fairfax County, Virginia Colony - 19 Mar 1818 photo
Jun 1799 Granville County, North Carolina, USA - 02 Mar 1842
24 Mar 1834 Mount Morris, Livingston, New York, United States - 23 Sep 1902 photo
06 Oct 1812 Henderson, Kentucky, United States - 03 Jul 1867 photo
abt 1596 Werowocomoco Village on Pamunkey River, Tsenacomoco - 21 Mar 1617 photo
abt 1545 Tsenacomoco - abt 1618 photo
bef 21 Mar 1714 Kensington, London, England - 18 Apr 1794 photo
06 Mar 1748 Warsaw, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - 11 Oct 1779 photo
07 Jan 1718 Salem Village, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England - 29 May 1790 photo

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30 Sep 1833 Dillsburg, York, Pennsylvania, USA - 28 May 1904 photo
01 Sep 1798 Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York, United States - 17 Jul 1858 photo

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08 Apr 1771 Halifax, North Carolina - 24 Oct 1819 photo
abt 1554 Hayes Barton, Devon, England - 29 Oct 1618 photo
08 Sep 1815 Hummelstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States - 22 Apr 1903 photo
04 Jan 1833 McNairy County, Tennessee - 02 May 1864 photo
10 Aug 1753 Williamsburg, Colony of Virginia - 12 Sep 1812 photo
02 Jun 1773 Cawsons, Prince George County, Virginia - 24 May 1833 photo
10 Sep 1721 Williamsburg, Virginia - 22 Oct 1775 photo
29 Nov 1834 Norwich, Windsor, Vermont, United States - 29 Oct 1864 photo
20 Apr 1823 Wheeling, Ohio, Virginia, United States - 14 Sep 1862 photo
1779 Kaposia, Northwest Territory, United States - 18 Mar 1846 photo
12 Mar 1796 Bracken County, Kentucky - 09 Feb 1844 photo
1753 Londonderry, Ireland - 27 May 1832 photo
21 Aug 1809 Big Bone, Campbell, Kentucky, United States - 17 Nov 1883 photo
16 Jan 1811 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA - 27 Dec 1875 photo
1796 Maryland - 11 May 1846 photo
15 Apr 1782 Hanover, New Hampshire, United States - 02 Mar 1839 photo
07 Jan 1759 Derry Township, Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania - 04 Jan 1819 photo
04 Apr 1762 Essex County, Virginia - 04 Sep 1822 photo
09 Jul 1815 Laurens District, South Carolina - 19 May 1898 photo
18 Nov 1790 Harrodsburg, Kentucky - 16 May 1874 photo
28 Jun 1742 Brunswick County, Virginia - 01 Sep 1814 photo
02 Oct 1785 Nashville, Tennessee, United States - 04 Mar 1842 photo
11 Jan 1740 Walnut Grove Plantation, Tar Heel, Bladen County, North Carolina - 02 May 1785 photo
1604 San Gabriel del Yunque, Provincia de Nuevo México, Virreinato de Nueva España, (New Mexico, United States) - 1680 photo
11 Jan 1839 Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States - 28 Oct 1911 photo
14 Jun 1834 Morgan County, Illinois, United States - 17 Jun 1912
27 Oct 1858 New York County, New York, United States - 06 Jan 1919 photo
12 Jul 1762 Delta, Pennsylvania - 27 Nov 1847 photo
25 Apr 1826 Eddyville, Lyon, Kentucky, United States - 13 Aug 1907 photo
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