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List of U.S. counties named after women : ウィキペディア英語版 | List of U.S. counties named after women This is a list of U.S. counties which are named for women. Items may be listed in more than one category. == Locals and settlers ==
*Ada County, Idaho: Ada is named for Ada Riggs, the first pioneer child born in the area and the daughter of Boise, Idaho cofounder H.C. Riggs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Idaho.gov )〕 *Dare County, North Carolina: Dare is named for Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the New World who disappeared with the Lost Colony.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Dare County )〕 *East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana: East Feliciana is allegedly named for Felicite de Gálvez, the wife of Bernardo de Gálvez, a Spanish governor of the Louisiana Territory.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of East Feliciana Parish )〕 *Florence County, South Carolina: Florence is named for Florence Harllee, a daughter of W. W. Harllee, a president of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad. *Grainger County, Tennessee: Grainger is named for Mary Grainger Blount, the wife of William Blount, the only governor of the Southwest Territory (modern Tennessee). *Hart County, Georgia: Hart is named for Nancy Hart, a woman sharpshooter and patriot in the American Revolutionary War.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hart Country )〕 *Josephine County, Oregon: Josephine is named for Virginia "Josephine" Rollins, the first European-American woman to settle in southern Oregon. *Marshall County, Oklahoma: Marshall is named for the mother of George A. Henshaw, a delegate to the state constitutional convention, Marshall having been her maiden name.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Marshall County )〕 *Merrick County, Nebraska: Merrick is named after Elvira Merrick, wife of Henry W. DePuy, a territorial legislator.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nebraska Place Names (1925) )〕 *Montour County, Pennsylvania: Montour is named for Madame Montour, a French-Indian woman who was involved in Native American affairs. *Wake County, North Carolina: Wake is named for Margaret Wake, a London heiress and the wife of William Tryon, a colonial governor of North Carolina.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Joel Lane House )〕 *West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana: West Feliciana is allegedly named for Felicite de Gálvez, the wife of Bernardo de Gálvez, a Spanish governor of the Louisiana Territory.
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