This is a list of U.S. county name etymologies, covering the letters E to I.

E

• Eagle County, Colorado
• Early County, Georgia
• East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
• East Carroll Parish, Louisiana
• East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
• Eastland County, Texas
• Eaton County, Michigan
• Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
• Echols County, Georgia
• Ector County, Texas
• Eddy County, New Mexico
• Eddy County, North Dakota
• Edgar County, Illinois
• Edgecombe County, North Carolina
• Edgefield County, South Carolina
• Edmonson County, Kentucky
• Edmunds County, South Dakota
• Edwards County, Illinois
• Edwards County, Kansas
• Edwards County, Texas
• Effingham County, Georgia
• Effingham County, Illinois
• El Dorado County, California
• El Paso County, Colorado
• El Paso County, Texas
• Elbert County, Colorado
• Elbert County, Georgia
• Elk County, Kansas
• Elk County, Pennsylvania
• Elkhart County, Indiana
• Elko County, Nevada
• Elliott County, Kentucky
• Ellis County, Kansas
• Ellis County, Oklahoma
• Ellis County, Texas
• Ellsworth County, Kansas
• Elmore County, Alabama
• Elmore County, Idaho
• Emanuel County, Georgia
• Emery County, Utah
• Emmet County, Iowa
• Emmet County, Michigan
• Emmons County, North Dakota
• Emporia, Virginia
• Erath County, Texas
• Erie County, New York
• Erie County, Ohio
• Erie County, Pennsylvania
• Escambia County, Alabama
• Escambia County, Florida
• Esmeralda County, Nevada
• Essex County, Massachusetts
• Essex County, New Jersey
• Essex County, New York
• Essex County, Vermont
• Essex County, Virginia
• Estill County, Kentucky
• Etowah County, Alabama
• Eureka County, Nevada
• Evangeline Parish, Louisiana
• Evans County, Georgia

F

• Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
• Fairfax, Virginia
• Fairfax County, Virginia
• Fairfield County, Connecticut
• Fairfield County, Ohio
• Fairfield County, South Carolina
• Fall River County, South Dakota
• Fallon County, Montana
• Falls County, Texas
• Falls Church, Virginia
• Fannin County, Georgia
• Fannin County, Texas
• Faribault County, Minnesota
• Faulk County, South Dakota
• Faulkner County, Arkansas
• Fauquier County, Virginia
• Fayette County, Alabama
• Fayette County, Georgia
• Fayette County, Illinois
• Fayette County, Indiana
• Fayette County, Iowa
• Fayette County, Kentucky
• Fayette County, Ohio
• Fayette County, Pennsylvania
• Fayette County, Tennessee
• Fayette County, Texas
• Fayette County, West Virginia
• Fentress County, Tennessee
• Fergus County, Montana
• Ferry County, Washington
• Fillmore County, Minnesota
• Fillmore County, Nebraska
• Finney County, Kansas
• Fisher County, Texas
• Flagler County, Florida
• Flathead County, Montana
• Fleming County, Kentucky
• Florence County, South Carolina
• Florence County, Wisconsin
• Floyd County, Georgia
• Floyd County, Indiana
• Floyd County, Iowa
• Floyd County, Kentucky
• Floyd County, Texas
• Floyd County, Virginia
• Fluvanna County, Virginia
• Foard County, Texas
• Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
• Ford County, Illinois
• Ford County, Kansas
• Forest County, Pennsylvania
• Forest County, Wisconsin
• Forrest County, Mississippi
• Forsyth County, Georgia
• Forsyth County, North Carolina
• Fort Bend County, Texas
• Foster County, North Dakota
• Fountain County, Indiana
• Franklin, Virginia
• Franklin County, Alabama
• Franklin County, Arkansas
• Franklin County, Florida
• Franklin County, Georgia
• Franklin County, Idaho
• Franklin County, Illinois
• Franklin County, Indiana
• Franklin County, Iowa
• Franklin County, Kansas
• Franklin County, Kentucky
• Franklin County, Maine
• Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Franklin County, Mississippi
• Franklin County, Missouri
• Franklin County, Nebraska
• Franklin County, New York
• Franklin County, North Carolina
• Franklin County, Ohio
• Franklin County, Pennsylvania
• Franklin County, Tennessee
• Franklin County, Texas
• Franklin County, Vermont
• Franklin County, Virginia
• Franklin County, Washington
• Franklin Parish, Louisiana
• Frederick County, Maryland
• Frederick County, Virginia
• Fredericksburg, Virginia
• Freeborn County, Minnesota
• Freestone County, Texas
• Fremont County, Colorado
• Fremont County, Idaho
• Fremont County, Iowa
• Fremont County, Wyoming
• Fresno County, California
• Frio County, Texas
• Frontier County, Nebraska
• Fulton County, Arkansas
• Fulton County, Georgia
• Fulton County, Illinois
• Fulton County, Indiana
• Fulton County, Kentucky
• Fulton County, New York
• Fulton County, Ohio
• Fulton County, Pennsylvania
• Furnas County, Nebraska

G

• Gadsden County, Florida
• Gage County, Nebraska
• Gaines County, Texas
• Galax, Virginia
• Gallatin County, Illinois
• Gallatin County, Kentucky
• Gallatin County, Montana
• Gallia County, Ohio
• Galveston County, Texas
• Garden County, Nebraska
• Garfield County, Colorado
• Garfield County, Montana
• Garfield County, Nebraska
• Garfield County, Oklahoma
• Garfield County, Utah
• Garfield County, Washington
• Garland County, Arkansas
• Garrard County, Kentucky
• Garrett County, Maryland
• Garvin County, Oklahoma
• Garza County, Texas
• Gasconade County, Missouri
• Gaston County, North Carolina
• Gates County, North Carolina
• Geary County, Kansas
• Geauga County, Ohio
• Gem County, Idaho
• Genesee County, Michigan
• Genesee County, New York
• Geneva County, Alabama
• Gentry County, Missouri
• George County, Mississippi
• Georgetown County, South Carolina
• Gibson County, Indiana
• Gibson County, Tennessee
• Gila County, Arizona
• Gilchrist County, Florida
• Giles County, Tennessee
• Giles County, Virginia
• Gillespie County, Texas
• Gilliam County, Oregon
• Gilmer County, Georgia
• Gilmer County, West Virginia
• Gilpin County, Colorado
• Glacier County, Montana
• Glades County, Florida
• Gladwin County, Michigan
• Glascock County, Georgia
• Glasscock County, Texas
• Glenn County, California
• Gloucester County, New Jersey
• Gloucester County, Virginia
• Glynn County, Georgia
• Gogebic County, Michigan
• Golden Valley County, Montana
• Golden Valley County, North Dakota
• Goliad County, Texas
• Gonzales County, Texas
• Goochland County, Virginia
• Goodhue County, Minnesota
• Gooding County, Idaho
• Gordon County, Georgia
• Goshen County, Wyoming
• Gosper County, Nebraska
• Gove County, Kansas
• Grady County, Georgia
• Grady County, Oklahoma
• Grafton County, New Hampshire
• Graham County, Arizona
• Graham County, Kansas
• Graham County, North Carolina
• Grainger County, Tennessee
• Grand County, Colorado
• Grand County, Utah
• Grand Forks County, North Dakota
• Grand Isle County, Vermont
• Grand Traverse County, Michigan
• Granite County, Montana
• Grant County, Arkansas
• Grant County, Indiana
• Grant County, Kansas
• Grant County, Kentucky
• Grant County, Minnesota
• Grant County, Nebraska
• Grant County, New Mexico
• Grant County, North Dakota
• Grant County, Oklahoma
• Grant County, Oregon
• Grant County, South Dakota
• Grant County, Washington
• Grant County, West Virginia
• Grant County, Wisconsin
• Grant Parish, Louisiana
• Granville County, North Carolina
• Gratiot County, Michigan
• Graves County, Kentucky
• Gray County, Kansas
• Gray County, Texas
• Grays Harbor County, Washington
• Grayson County, Kentucky
• Grayson County, Texas
• Grayson County, Virginia
• Greeley County, Kansas
• Greeley County, Nebraska
• Green County, Kentucky
• Green County, Wisconsin
• Green Lake County, Wisconsin
• Greenbrier County, West Virginia
• Greene County, Alabama
• Greene County, Arkansas
• Greene County, Georgia
• Greene County, Illinois
• Greene County, Indiana
• Greene County, Iowa
• Greene County, Mississippi
• Greene County, Missouri
• Greene County, New York
• Greene County, North Carolina
• Greene County, Ohio
• Greene County, Pennsylvania
• Greene County, Tennessee
• Greene County, Virginia
• Greenlee County, Arizona
• Greensville County, Virginia
• Greenup County, Kentucky
• Greenville County, South Carolina
• Greenwood County, Kansas
• Greenwood County, South Carolina
• Greer County, Oklahoma
• Gregg County, Texas
• Gregory County, South Dakota
• Grenada County, Mississippi
• Griggs County, North Dakota
• Grimes County, Texas
• Grundy County, Illinois
• Grundy County, Iowa
• Grundy County, Missouri
• Grundy County, Tennessee
• Guadalupe County, New Mexico
• Guadalupe County, Texas
• Guernsey County, Ohio
• Guilford County, North Carolina
• Gulf County, Florida
• Gunnison County, Colorado
• Guthrie County, Iowa
• Gwinnett County, Georgia

H

• Haakon County, South Dakota
• Habersham County, Georgia
• Haines Borough, Alaska
• Hale County, Alabama
• Hale County, Texas
• Halifax County, North Carolina
• Halifax County, Virginia
• Hall County, Georgia
• Hall County, Nebraska
• Hall County, Texas
• Hamblen County, Tennessee
• Hamilton County, Florida
• Hamilton County, Illinois
• Hamilton County, Indiana
• Hamilton County, Iowa
• Hamilton County, Kansas
• Hamilton County, Nebraska
• Hamilton County, New York
• Hamilton County, Ohio
• Hamilton County, Tennessee
• Hamilton County, Texas
• Hamlin County, South Dakota
• Hampden County, Massachusetts
• Hampshire County, Massachusetts
• Hampshire County, West Virginia
• Hampton, Virginia
• Hampton County, South Carolina
• Hancock County, Georgia
• Hancock County, Illinois
• Hancock County, Indiana
• Hancock County, Iowa
• Hancock County, Kentucky
• Hancock County, Maine
• Hancock County, Mississippi
• Hancock County, Ohio
• Hancock County, Tennessee
• Hancock County, West Virginia
• Hand County, South Dakota
• Hanover County, Virginia
• Hansford County, Texas
• Hanson County, South Dakota
• Haralson County, Georgia
• Hardee County, Florida
• Hardeman County, Tennessee
• Hardeman County, Texas
• Hardin County, Illinois
• Hardin County, Iowa
• Hardin County, Kentucky
• Hardin County, Ohio
• Hardin County, Tennessee
• Hardin County, Texas
• Harding County, New Mexico
• Harding County, South Dakota
• Hardy County, West Virginia
• Harford County, Maryland
• Harlan County, Kentucky
• Harlan County, Nebraska
• Harmon County, Oklahoma
• Harnett County, North Carolina
• Harney County, Oregon
• Harper County, Kansas
• Harper County, Oklahoma
• Harris County, Georgia
• Harris County, Texas
• Harrison County, Indiana
• Harrison County, Iowa
• Harrison County, Kentucky
• Harrison County, Mississippi
• Harrison County, Missouri
• Harrison County, Ohio
• Harrison County, Texas
• Harrison County, West Virginia
• Harrisonburg, Virginia
• Hart County, Georgia
• Hart County, Kentucky
• Hartford County, Connecticut
• Hartley County, Texas
• Harvey County, Kansas
• Haskell County, Kansas
• Haskell County, Oklahoma
• Haskell County, Texas
• Hawaii County, Hawaii
• Hawkins County, Tennessee
• Hayes County, Nebraska
• Hays County, Texas
• Haywood County, North Carolina
• Haywood County, Tennessee
• Heard County, Georgia
• Hemphill County, Texas
• Hempstead County, Arkansas
• Henderson County, Illinois
• Henderson County, Kentucky
• Henderson County, North Carolina
• Henderson County, Tennessee
• Henderson County, Texas
• Hendricks County, Indiana
• Hendry County, Florida
• Hennepin County, Minnesota
• Henrico County, Virginia
• Henry County, Alabama
• Henry County, Georgia
• Henry County, Illinois
• Henry County, Indiana
• Henry County, Iowa
• Henry County, Kentucky
• Henry County, Missouri
• Henry County, Ohio
• Henry County, Tennessee
• Henry County, Virginia
• Herkimer County, New York
• Hernando County, Florida
• Hertford County, North Carolina
• Hettinger County, North Dakota
• Hickman County, Kentucky
• Hickman County, Tennessee
• Hickory County, Missouri
• Hidalgo County, New Mexico
• Hidalgo County, Texas
• Highland County, Ohio
• Highland County, Virginia
• Highlands County, Florida
• Hill County, Montana
• Hill County, Texas
• Hillsborough County, Florida
• Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
• Hillsdale County, Michigan
• Hinds County, Mississippi
• Hinsdale County, Colorado
• Hitchcock County, Nebraska
• Hocking County, Ohio
• Hockley County, Texas
• Hodgeman County, Kansas
• Hoke County, North Carolina
• Holmes County, Florida
• Holmes County, Mississippi
• Holmes County, Ohio
• Holt County, Missouri
• Holt County, Nebraska
• Honolulu County, Hawaii
• Hood County, Texas
• Hood River County, Oregon
• Hooker County, Nebraska
• Hopewell, Virginia
• Hopkins County, Kentucky
• Hopkins County, Texas
• Horry County, South Carolina
• Hot Spring County, Arkansas
• Hot Springs County, Wyoming
• Houghton County, Michigan
• Houston County, Alabama
• Houston County, Georgia
• Houston County, Minnesota
• Houston County, Tennessee
• Houston County, Texas
• Howard County, Arkansas
• Howard County, Indiana
• Howard County, Iowa
• Howard County, Maryland
• Howard County, Missouri
• Howard County, Nebraska
• Howard County, Texas
• Howell County, Missouri
• Hubbard County, Minnesota
• Hudson County, New Jersey
• Hudspeth County, Texas
• Huerfano County, Colorado
• Hughes County, Oklahoma
• Hughes County, South Dakota
• Humboldt County, California
• Humboldt County, Iowa
• Humboldt County, Nevada
• Humphreys County, Mississippi
• Humphreys County, Tennessee
• Hunt County, Texas
• Hunterdon County, New Jersey
• Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
• Huntington County, Indiana
• Huron County, Michigan
• Huron County, Ohio
• Hutchinson County, South Dakota
• Hutchinson County, Texas
• Hyde County, North Carolina
• Hyde County, South Dakota

I

• Iberia Parish, Louisiana
• Iberville Parish, Louisiana
• Ida County, Iowa
• Idaho County, Idaho
• Imperial County, California
• Independence County, Arkansas
• Indian River County, Florida
• Indiana County, Pennsylvania
• Ingham County, Michigan
• Inyo County, California
• Ionia County, Michigan
• Iosco County, Michigan
• Iowa County, Iowa
• Iowa County, Wisconsin
• Iredell County, North Carolina
• Irion County, Texas
• Iron County, Michigan
• Iron County, Missouri
• Iron County, Utah
• Iron County, Wisconsin
• Iroquois County, Illinois
• Irwin County, Georgia
• Isabella County, Michigan
• Isanti County, Minnesota
• Island County, Washington
• Isle of Wight County, Virginia
• Issaquena County, Mississippi
• Itasca County, Minnesota
• Itawamba County, Mississippi
• Izard County, Arkansas

See Also

• Lists of U.S. county name etymologies for links to the remainder of the list.