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

S

• Sabine County, Texas
• Sabine Parish, Louisiana
• Sac County, Iowa
• Sacramento County, California
• Sagadahoc County, Maine
• Saginaw County, Michigan
• Saguache County, Colorado
• Salem, Virginia
• Salem County, New Jersey
• Saline County, Arkansas
• Saline County, Illinois
• Saline County, Kansas
• Saline County, Missouri
• Saline County, Nebraska
• Salt Lake County, Utah
• Saluda County, South Carolina
• Sampson County, North Carolina
• San Augustine County, Texas
• San Benito County, California
• San Bernardino County, California
• San Diego County, California
• San Francisco, California
• San Jacinto County, Texas
• San Joaquin County, California
• San Juan County, Colorado
• San Juan County, New Mexico
• San Juan County, Utah
• San Juan County, Washington
• San Luis Obispo County, California
• San Mateo County, California
• San Miguel County, Colorado
• San Miguel County, New Mexico
• San Patricio County, Texas
• San Saba County, Texas
• Sanborn County, South Dakota
• Sanders County, Montana
• Sandoval County, New Mexico
• Sandusky County, Ohio
• Sangamon County, Illinois
• Sanilac County, Michigan
• Sanpete County, Utah
• Santa Barbara County, California
• Santa Clara County, California
• Santa Cruz County, Arizona
• Santa Cruz County, California
• Santa Fe County, New Mexico
• Santa Rosa County, Florida
• Sarasota County, Florida
• Saratoga County, New York
• Sargent County, North Dakota
• Sarpy County, Nebraska
• Sauk County, Wisconsin
• Saunders County, Nebraska
• Sawyer County, Wisconsin
• Schenectady County, New York
• Schleicher County, Texas
• Schley County, Georgia
• Schoharie County, New York
• Schoolcraft County, Michigan
• Schuyler County, Illinois
• Schuyler County, Missouri
• Schuyler County, New York
• Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
• Scioto County, Ohio
• Scotland County, Missouri
• Scotland County, North Carolina
• Scott County, Arkansas
• Scott County, Illinois
• Scott County, Indiana
• Scott County, Iowa
• Scott County, Kansas
• Scott County, Kentucky
• Scott County, Minnesota
• Scott County, Mississippi
• Scott County, Missouri
• Scott County, Tennessee
• Scott County, Virginia
• Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
• Screven County, Georgia
• Scurry County, Texas
• Searcy County, Arkansas
• Sebastian County, Arkansas
• Sedgwick County, Colorado
• Sedgwick County, Kansas
• Seminole County, Florida
• Seminole County, Georgia
• Seminole County, Oklahoma
• Seneca County, New York
• Seneca County, Ohio
• Sequatchie County, Tennessee
• Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
• Sevier County, Arkansas
• Sevier County, Tennessee
• Sevier County, Utah
• Seward County, Kansas
• Seward County, Nebraska
• Shackelford County, Texas
• Shannon County, Missouri
• Shannon County, South Dakota
• Sharkey County, Mississippi
• Sharp County, Arkansas
• Shasta County, California
• Shawano County, Wisconsin
• Shawnee County, Kansas
• Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
• Shelby County, Alabama
• Shelby County, Illinois
• Shelby County, Indiana
• Shelby County, Iowa
• Shelby County, Kentucky
• Shelby County, Missouri
• Shelby County, Ohio
• Shelby County, Tennessee
• Shelby County, Texas
• Shenandoah County, Virginia
• Sherburne County, Minnesota
• Sheridan County, Kansas
• Sheridan County, Montana
• Sheridan County, Nebraska
• Sheridan County, North Dakota
• Sheridan County, Wyoming
• Sherman County, Kansas
• Sherman County, Nebraska
• Sherman County, Oregon
• Sherman County, Texas
• Shiawassee County, Michigan
• Shoshone County, Idaho
• Sibley County, Minnesota
• Sierra County, California
• Sierra County, New Mexico
• Silver Bow County, Montana
• Simpson County, Kentucky
• Simpson County, Mississippi
• Sioux County, Iowa
• Sioux County, Nebraska
• Sioux County, North Dakota
• Siskiyou County, California
• Sitka City and Borough, Alaska
• Skagit County, Washington
• Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska
• Skamania County, Washington
• Slope County, North Dakota
• Smith County, Kansas
• Smith County, Mississippi
• Smith County, Tennessee
• Smith County, Texas
• Smyth County, Virginia
• Snohomish County, Washington
• Snyder County, Pennsylvania
• Socorro County, New Mexico
• Solano County, California
• Somerset County, Maine
• Somerset County, Maryland
• Somerset County, New Jersey
• Somerset County, Pennsylvania
• Somervell County, Texas
• Sonoma County, California
• Southampton County, Virginia
• Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska
• Spalding County, Georgia
• Spartanburg County, South Carolina
• Spencer County, Indiana
• Spencer County, Kentucky
• Spink County, South Dakota
• Spokane County, Washington
• Spotsylvania County, Virginia
• St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
• St. Charles County, Missouri
• St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
• St. Clair County, Alabama
• St. Clair County, Illinois
• St. Clair County, Michigan
• St. Clair County, Missouri
• St. Croix County, Wisconsin
• St. Francis County, Arkansas
• St. Francois County, Missouri
• St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
• St. James Parish, Louisiana
• St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
• St. Johns County, Florida
• St. Joseph County, Indiana
• St. Joseph County, Michigan
• St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
• St. Lawrence County, New York
• St. Louis, Missouri
• St. Louis County, Minnesota
• St. Louis County, Missouri
• St. Lucie County, Florida
• St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
• St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
• St. Mary's County, Maryland
• St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
• Stafford County, Kansas
• Stafford County, Virginia
• Stanislaus County, California
• Stanley County, South Dakota
• Stanly County, North Carolina
• Stanton County, Kansas
• Stanton County, Nebraska
• Staunton, Virginia
• Stark County, Illinois
• Stark County, North Dakota
• Stark County, Ohio
• Starke County, Indiana
• Starr County, Texas
• Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
• Stearns County, Minnesota
• Steele County, Minnesota
• Steele County, North Dakota
• Stephens County, Georgia
• Stephens County, Oklahoma
• Stephens County, Texas
• Stephenson County, Illinois
• Sterling County, Texas
• Steuben County, Indiana
• Steuben County, New York
• Stevens County, Kansas
• Stevens County, Minnesota
• Stevens County, Washington
• Stewart County, Georgia
• Stewart County, Tennessee
• Stillwater County, Montana
• Stoddard County, Missouri
• Stokes County, North Carolina
• Stone County, Arkansas
• Stone County, Mississippi
• Stone County, Missouri
• Stonewall County, Texas
• Storey County, Nevada
• Story County, Iowa
• Strafford County, New Hampshire
• Stutsman County, North Dakota
• Sublette County, Wyoming
• Suffolk, Virginia
• Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Suffolk County, New York
• Sullivan County, Indiana
• Sullivan County, Missouri
• Sullivan County, New Hampshire
• Sullivan County, New York
• Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
• Sullivan County, Tennessee
• Sully County, South Dakota
• Summers County, West Virginia
• Summit County, Colorado
• Summit County, Ohio
• Summit County, Utah
• Sumner County, Kansas
• Sumner County, Tennessee
• Sumter County, Alabama
• Sumter County, Florida
• Sumter County, Georgia
• Sumter County, South Carolina
• Sunflower County, Mississippi
• Surry County, North Carolina
• Surry County, Virginia
• Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
• Sussex County, Delaware
• Sussex County, New Jersey
• Sussex County, Virginia
• Sutter County, California
• Sutton County, Texas
• Suwannee County, Florida
• Swain County, North Carolina
• Sweet Grass County, Montana
• Sweetwater County, Wyoming
• Swift County, Minnesota
• Swisher County, Texas
• Switzerland County, Indiana

T

• Talbot County, Georgia
• Talbot County, Maryland
• Taliaferro County, Georgia
• Talladega County, Alabama
• Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
• Tallapoosa County, Alabama
• Tama County, Iowa
• Taney County, Missouri
• Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
• Taos County, New Mexico
• Tarrant County, Texas
• Tate County, Mississippi
• Tattnall County, Georgia
• Taylor County, Florida
• Taylor County, Georgia
• Taylor County, Iowa
• Taylor County, Kentucky
• Taylor County, Texas
• Taylor County, West Virginia
• Taylor County, Wisconsin
• Tazewell County, Illinois
• Tazewell County, Virginia
• Tehama County, California
• Telfair County, Georgia
• Teller County, Colorado
• Tensas Parish, Louisiana
• Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
• Terrell County, Georgia
• Terrell County, Texas
• Terry County, Texas
• Teton County, Idaho
• Teton County, Montana
• Teton County, Wyoming
• Texas County, Missouri
• Texas County, Oklahoma
• Thayer County, Nebraska
• Thomas County, Georgia
• Thomas County, Kansas,
• Thomas County, Nebraska
• Throckmorton County, Texas
• Thurston County, Nebraska
• Thurston County, Washington
• Tift County, Georgia
• Tillamook County, Oregon
• Tillman County, Oklahoma
• Tioga County, New York
• Tioga County, Pennsylvania
• Tippah County, Mississippi
• Tippecanoe County, Indiana
• Tipton County, Indiana
• Tipton County, Tennessee
• Tishomingo County, Mississippi
• Titus County, Texas
• Todd County, Kentucky
• Todd County, Minnesota
• Todd County, South Dakota
• Tolland County, Connecticut
• Tom Green County, Texas
• Tompkins County, New York
• Tooele County, Utah
• Toole County, Montana
• Toombs County, Georgia
• Torrance County, New Mexico
• Towner County, North Dakota
• Towns County, Georgia
• Traill County, North Dakota
• Transylvania County, North Carolina
• Traverse County, Minnesota
• Travis County, Texas
• Treasure County, Montana
• Trego County, Kansas
• Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
• Treutlen County, Georgia
• Trigg County, Kentucky
• Trimble County, Kentucky
• Trinity County, California
• Trinity County, Texas
• Tripp County, South Dakota
• Troup County, Georgia
• Trousdale County, Tennessee
• Trumbull County, Ohio
• Tucker County, West Virginia
• Tulare County, California
• Tulsa County, Oklahoma
• Tunica County, Mississippi
• Tuolumne County, California
• Turner County, Georgia
• Turner County, South Dakota
• Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
• Tuscarawas County, Ohio
• Tuscola County, Michigan
• Twiggs County, Georgia
• Twin Falls County, Idaho
• Tyler County, Texas
• Tyler County, West Virginia
• Tyrrell County, North Carolina

U

• Uinta County, Wyoming
• Uintah County, Utah
• Ulster County, New York
• Umatilla County, Oregon
• Unicoi County, Tennessee
• Union County, Arkansas
• Union County, Florida,
• Union County, Georgia
• Union County, Illinois
• Union County, Indiana
• Union County, Iowa
• Union County, Kentucky
• Union County, Mississippi
• Union County, New Jersey
• Union County, New Mexico
• Union County, North Carolina
• Union County, Ohio
• Union County, Oregon
• Union County, Pennsylvania
• Union County, South Carolina
• Union County, South Dakota
• Union County, Tennessee
• Union Parish, Louisiana
• Upshur County, Texas
• Upshur County, West Virginia
• Upson County, Georgia
• Upton County, Texas
• Utah County, Utah
• Uvalde County, Texas

V

• Val Verde County, Texas
• Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska
• Valencia County, New Mexico
• Valley County, Idaho
• Valley County, Montana
• Valley County, Nebraska
• Van Buren County, Arkansas
• Van Buren County, Iowa
• Van Buren County, Michigan
• Van Buren County, Tennessee
• Van Wert County, Ohio
• Van Zandt County, Texas
• Vance County, North Carolina
• Vanderburgh County, Indiana
• Venango County, Pennsylvania
• Ventura County, California
• Vermilion County, Illinois
• Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
• Vermillion County, Indiana
• Vernon County, Missouri
• Vernon County, Wisconsin
• Vernon Parish, Louisiana
• Victoria County, Texas
• Vigo County, Indiana
• Vilas County, Wisconsin
• Vinton County, Ohio
• Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Volusia County, Florida

W

• Wabash County, Illinois
• Wabash County, Indiana
• Wabasha County, Minnesota
• Wabaunsee County, Kansas
• Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska
• Wadena County, Minnesota
• Wagoner County, Oklahoma
• Wahkiakum County, Washington
• Wake County, North Carolina
• Wakulla County, Florida
• Waldo County, Maine
• Walker County, Alabama
• Walker County, Georgia
• Walker County, Texas
• Walla Walla County, Washington
• Wallace County, Kansas
• Waller County, Texas
• Wallowa County, Oregon
• Walsh County, North Dakota
• Walthall County, Mississippi
• Walton County, Florida
• Walton County, Georgia
• Walworth County, South Dakota
• Walworth County, Wisconsin
• Wapello County, Iowa
• Ward County, North Dakota
• Ward County, Texas
• Ware County, Georgia
• Warren County, Georgia
• Warren County, Illinois
• Warren County, Indiana
• Warren County, Iowa
• Warren County, Kentucky
• Warren County, Mississippi
• Warren County, Missouri
• Warren County, New Jersey
• Warren County, New York
• Warren County, North Carolina
• Warren County, Ohio
• Warren County, Pennsylvania
• Warren County, Tennessee
• Warren County, Virginia
• Warrick County, Indiana
• Wasatch County, Utah
• Wasco County, Oregon
• Waseca County, Minnesota
• Washakie County, Wyoming
• Washburn County, Wisconsin
• Washington County, Alabama
• Washington County, Arkansas
• Washington County, Colorado
• Washington County, Florida
• Washington County, Georgia
• Washington County, Idaho
• Washington County, Illinois
• Washington County, Indiana
• Washington County, Iowa
• Washington County, Kansas
• Washington County, Kentucky
• Washington County, Maine
• Washington County, Maryland
• Washington County, Minnesota
• Washington County, Mississippi
• Washington County, Missouri
• Washington County, Nebraska
• Washington County, New York
• Washington County, North Carolina
• Washington County, Ohio
• Washington County, Oklahoma
• Washington County, Oregon
• Washington County, Pennsylvania
• Washington County, Rhode Island
• Washington County, Tennessee
• Washington County, Texas
• Washington County, Utah
• Washington County, Vermont
• Washington County, Virginia
• Washington County, Wisconsin
• Washington Parish, Louisiana
• Washita County, Oklahoma
• Washoe County, Nevada
• Washtenaw County, Michigan
• Watauga County, North Carolina
• Watonwan County, Minnesota
• Waukesha County, Wisconsin
• Waupaca County, Wisconsin
• Waushara County, Wisconsin
• Wayne County, Georgia
• Wayne County, Illinois
• Wayne County, Indiana
• Wayne County, Iowa
• Wayne County, Kentucky
• Wayne County, Michigan
• Wayne County, Mississippi
• Wayne County, Missouri
• Wayne County, Nebraska
• Wayne County, New York
• Wayne County, North Carolina
• Wayne County, Ohio
• Wayne County, Pennsylvania
• Wayne County, Tennessee
• Wayne County, Utah
• Wayne County, West Virginia
• Waynesboro, Virginia
• Weakley County, Tennessee
• Webb County, Texas
• Weber County, Utah
• Webster County, Georgia
• Webster County, Iowa
• Webster County, Kentucky
• Webster County, Mississippi
• Webster County, Missouri
• Webster County, Nebraska
• Webster County, West Virginia
• Webster Parish, Louisiana
• Weld County, Colorado
• Wells County, Indiana
• Wells County, North Dakota
• West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
• West Carroll Parish, Louisiana
• West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
• Westchester County, New York
• Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
• Westmoreland County, Virginia
• Weston County, Wyoming
• Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Wexford County, Michigan
• Wharton County, Texas
• Whatcom County, Washington
• Wheatland County, Montana
• Wheeler County, Georgia
• Wheeler County, Nebraska
• Wheeler County, Oregon
• Wheeler County, Texas
• White County, Arkansas
• White County, Georgia
• White County, Illinois
• White County, Indiana
• White County, Tennessee
• White Pine County, Nevada
• Whiteside County, Illinois
• Whitfield County, Georgia
• Whitley County, Indiana
• Whitley County, Kentucky
• Whitman County, Washington
• Wibaux County, Montana
• Wichita County, Kansas
• Wichita County, Texas
• Wicomico County, Maryland
• Wilbarger County, Texas
• Wilcox County, Alabama
• Wilcox County, Georgia
• Wilkes County, Georgia
• Wilkes County, North Carolina
• Wilkin County, Minnesota
• Wilkinson County, Georgia
• Wilkinson County, Mississippi
• Will County, Illinois
• Willacy County, Texas
• Williams County, North Dakota
• Williams County, Ohio
• Williamsburg, Virginia
• Williamsburg County, South Carolina
• Williamson County, Illinois
• Williamson County, Tennessee
• Williamson County, Texas
• Wilson County, Kansas
• Wilson County, North Carolina
• Wilson County, Tennessee
• Wilson County, Texas
• Winchester, Virginia
• Windham County, Connecticut
• Windham County, Vermont
• Windsor County, Vermont
• Winkler County, Texas
• Winn Parish, Louisiana
• Winnebago County, Illinois
• Winnebago County, Iowa
• Winnebago County, Wisconsin
• Winneshiek County, Iowa
• Winona County, Minnesota
• Winston County, Alabama
• Winston County, Mississippi
• Wirt County, West Virginia
• Wise County, Texas
• Wise County, Virginia
• Wolfe County, Kentucky
• Wood County, Ohio
• Wood County, Texas
• Wood County, West Virginia
• Wood County, Wisconsin
• Woodbury County, Iowa
• Woodford County, Illinois
• Woodford County, Kentucky
• Woodruff County, Arkansas
• Woods County, Oklahoma
• Woodson County, Kansas
• Woodward County, Oklahoma
• Worcester County, Maryland
• Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Worth County, Georgia
• Worth County, Iowa
• Worth County, Missouri
• Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska
• Wright County, Iowa
• Wright County, Minnesota
• Wright County, Missouri
• Wyandot County, Ohio
• Wyandotte County, Kansas
• Wyoming County, New York
• Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
• Wyoming County, West Virginia
• Wythe County, Virginia

Y

• Yadkin County, North Carolina
• Yakima County, Washington
• Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska
• Yalobusha County, Mississippi
• Yamhill County, Oregon
• Yancey County, North Carolina
• Yankton County, South Dakota
• Yates County, New York
• Yavapai County, Arizona
• Yazoo County, Mississippi
• Yell County, Arkansas
• Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
• Yellowstone County, Montana
• Yoakum County, Texas
• Yolo County, California
• York County, Maine
• York County, Nebraska
• York County, Pennsylvania
• York County, South Carolina
• York County, Virginia
• Young County, Texas
• Yuba County, California
• Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska
• Yuma County, Arizona
• Yuma County, Colorado

Z

• Zapata County, Texas
• Zavala County, Texas
• Ziebach County, South Dakota

See Also

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