County name |
State |
Origin
|
Sabine County |
Texas |
Named for the
Sabine River (from Spanish sabina, "
cypress")
|
Sabine Parish |
Louisiana
|
Sac County |
Iowa |
Named for the
Sauk (Sac) people
|
Sacramento County |
California |
Named for the city of
Sacramento, California, itself named after the
sacrament of the
Eucharist
|
Sagadahoc County |
Maine |
From an
Abenaki word meaning "mouth of the big river;" referring to the
Kennebec River.
|
Saginaw County |
Michigan |
Uncertain; probably from
Ojibwe words meaning "place of the outlet": sag (opening) + ong (place of).
|
Saguache County |
Colorado |
From a
Ute word, "Sa-gua-gua-chi-pa", which roughly translated to "Blue Earth" and referred to clear blue waters from springs in the county.
|
City of Salem |
Virginia |
Named for
Salem, New Jersey, in honor of William Bryan, who had moved from there.
|
Salem County |
New Jersey |
From
Salem, a town mentioned in the
Old Testament, from
Hebrew
shalom, "
peace"; also from Salem
Tenth, an early division of colonial
West Jersey.
|
Saline County |
Arkansas |
Named for the
salt water (brine) springs in the area.
|
Saline County |
Illinois |
Named for the
Saline River (a tributary of the Ohio River).
|
Saline County |
Kansas |
Named for the
Saline River (a tributary of the Smoky Hill River).
|
Saline County |
Missouri |
Named for the
salt water (brine) springs in the area.
|
Saline County |
Nebraska |
Named for a belief held by the early pioneers that great salt springs and deposits could be found in the area, a hope found to be false.
|
Salt Lake County |
Utah |
Named for the
Great Salt Lake.
|
Saluda County |
South Carolina |
Named for the
Saluda River, named for a Native American tribe that lived along it (also Seleuda, Salutah).
|
Sampson County |
North Carolina |
Named for
John Sampson, politician.
|
San Augustine County |
Texas |
Named for the town of
San Augustine, Texas, named for the
Presidio de San Agustín de Ahumada, named for
Agustín de Ahumada, 2nd Marquess of Amarillas.
|
San Benito County |
California |
Named for the
San Benito River, named in turn for
Saint Benedict of Nursia.
|
San Bernardino County |
California |
Named for the
San Bernardino Valley, named for
San Bernardino de Sena Estancia, named in turn for
Bernardino of Siena.
|
San Diego County |
California |
Named for Saint
Didacus of Alcalá.
|
City and County of San Francisco |
California |
From
Mission San Francisco de Asís, a
Spanish mission located in what is now the city's
Mission District and named for
Francis of Assisi.
|
San Jacinto County |
Texas |
Named for the
Battle of San Jacinto, which took place near the
San Jacinto River, named for Saint
Hyacinth of Caesarea.
|
San Joaquin County |
California |
Named for the
San Joaquin River, named for
Joachim, father of
Mary, mother of Jesus.
|
San Juan County |
Colorado |
Named for the
San Juan River, named for
John the Baptist.
|
San Juan County |
New Mexico
|
San Juan County |
Utah
|
San Juan County |
Washington |
Named for the
San Juan Islands.
|
San Luis Obispo County |
California |
Named for the
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa ("Mission of Saint Louis,
Bishop of Toulouse"), named in turn for
Louis of Toulouse.
|
San Mateo County |
California |
Named for
Saint Matthew.
|
San Miguel County |
Colorado |
Named for the
San Miguel River, which runs through the county.
|
San Miguel County |
New Mexico |
Named for the church at
San Miguel del Vado, Spanish for "
Saint Michael of the
ford."
|
San Patricio County |
Texas |
Named for
Saint Patrick; the original settlers were
Irish Catholics.
|
San Saba County |
Texas |
Named for the
San Saba River, which was named for Saint
Sabbas the Sanctified.
|
Sanborn County |
South Dakota |
Named for George W. Sanborn, president of the
Milwaukee Railroad.
|
Sanders County |
Montana |
Named for
Wilbur Fiske Sanders, pioneer and U.S. Senator.
|
Sandoval County |
New Mexico |
Named for the Sandoval family, 17th-century landowners.
|
Sandusky County |
Ohio |
Named for the
Sandusky River, from
Wyandot saandusti, "water (within water-pools)"; or andusti, "cold water".
|
Sangamon County |
Illinois |
Named for the
Sangamon River, from
Pottawatomie Sain-guee-mon meaning "where there is plenty to eat."
|
Sanilac County |
Michigan |
Named for Sanilac, a
Wyandot (Huron) chief.
|
Sanpete County |
Utah |
Named for
Sanpitch, a
Ute chief.
|
Santa Barbara County |
California |
Named for
Santa Barbara, California, named for the
Santa Barbara Channel, named for
Saint Barbara.
|
Santa Clara County |
California |
Named for
Santa Clara, California, named for the
Mission Santa Clara de Asís, itself named for Saint
Clare of Assisi.
|
Santa Cruz County |
Arizona |
Named for the
Santa Cruz River. ("
Holy Cross" in Spanish)
|
Santa Cruz County |
California |
Named for
Santa Cruz, California, named for the
Mission Santa Cruz, itself named for
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
|
Santa Fe County |
New Mexico |
Named for
Santa Fe, New Mexico, from the Spanish for "holy faith."
|
Santa Rosa County |
Florida |
Named for Saint
Rose of Viterbo.
|
Sarasota County |
Florida |
Named for
Sarasota, Florida, first recorded as Zarazote, of uncertain origin.
|
Saratoga County |
New York |
From
Iroquois sah-rah-ka, "the hill beside the river"
|
Sargent County |
North Dakota |
Named for H. E. Sargent, railroad executive.
|
Sarpy County |
Nebraska |
Named for
Peter A. Sarpy, fur trader and businessman.
|
Sauk County |
Wisconsin |
Named for the
Sauk people.
|
Saunders County |
Nebraska |
Named for
Alvin Saunders, governor of the
Nebraska Territory.
|
Sawyer County |
Wisconsin |
Named for
Philetus Sawyer, politician.
|
Schenectady County |
New York |
Named for
Schenectady, New York, from the
Mohawk skahnéhtati, "beyond the pines."
|
Schleicher County |
Texas |
Named for
Gustav Schleicher, engineer, politician and Confederate soldier.
|
Schley County |
Georgia |
Named for
William Schley, lawyer, jurist, and politician.
|
Schoharie County |
New York |
Named for
Schoharie, New York, from the
Mohawk skoharle, "
driftwood."
|
Schoolcraft County |
Michigan |
Named for
Henry Schoolcraft, geographer, geologist, and ethnologist.
|
Schuyler County |
Illinois |
Named for
Philip Schuyler, Revolutionary War general and U.S. Senator.
|
Schuyler County |
Missouri
|
Schuyler County |
New York
|
Schuylkill County |
Pennsylvania |
Named for the
Schuylkill River, from
Dutch meaning "hidden river" or "sheltered creek."
|
Scioto County |
Ohio |
Named for the
Scioto River, from
Wyandot skɛnǫ·tǫ, "
deer."
|
Scotland County |
Missouri |
Named for
Scotland.
|
Scotland County |
North Carolina
|
Scott County |
Iowa |
Named for General
Winfield Scott.
|
Scott County |
Kansas
|
Scott County |
Minnesota
|
Scott County |
Tennessee
|
Scott County |
Virginia
|
Scott County |
Indiana |
Named for
Charles Scott, 4th
Governor of Kentucky.
|
Scott County |
Kentucky |
|
Scott County |
Arkansas |
Named for
Andrew Scott, judge.
|
Scott County |
Illinois |
Named for
Scott County, Kentucky.
|
Scott County |
Mississippi |
Named for
Abram M. Scott, 7th
Governor of Mississippi.
|
Scott County |
Missouri |
Named for
John Scott, politician.
|
Scotts Bluff County |
Nebraska |
Named for
Scotts Bluff, named for mountain man and trapper
Hiram Scott.
|
Screven County |
Georgia |
Named for General James Screven, Revolutionary War soldier.
|
Scurry County |
Texas |
Named for
William Read Scurry, Confederate general.
|
Searcy County |
Arkansas |
Named for Richard Searcy, first clerk and judge in the
Arkansas Territory.
|
Sebastian County |
Arkansas |
Named for
William K. Sebastian, U.S. Senator.
|
Sedgwick County |
Colorado |
Named for Fort Sedgwick, an Army post itself named for Civil War general
John Sedgwick.
|
Sedgwick County |
Kansas |
Named for Civil War general
John Sedgwick.
|
Seminole County |
Florida |
Named for the
Seminole people.
|
Seminole County |
Georgia
|
Seminole County |
Oklahoma
|
Seneca County |
New York |
Named for the
Seneca people.
|
Seneca County |
Ohio
|
Sequatchie County |
Tennessee |
From a
Cherokee chief, whose name was from
Cherokee siqua utsetsisti, "
opossum, he grins or runs".
|
Sequoyah County |
Oklahoma |
Named for
Sequoyah,
Cherokee linguist.
|
Sevier County |
Arkansas |
Named for
Ambrose Hundley Sevier, politician.
|
Sevier County |
Tennessee |
Named for
John Sevier (1745–1815), governor of the
State of Franklin and first
Governor of Tennessee.
|
Sevier County |
Utah |
Named for the
Sevier River (Spanish: Río Severo, "harsh river").
|
Seward County |
Kansas |
Named for
William H. Seward,
U.S. Secretary of State and opponent of
slavery.
|
Seward County |
Nebraska
|
Shackelford County |
Texas |
Named for
Jack Shackelford, doctor and soldier of the
Texas Revolution.
|
Shannon County |
Missouri |
Named for
George Shannon, explorer on the
Lewis and Clark Expedition.
|
Sharkey County |
Mississippi |
Named for
William L. Sharkey, 25th
Governor of Mississippi.
|
Sharp County |
Arkansas |
Named for Ephraim Sharp, a state legislator.
|
Shasta County |
California |
Named for
Mount Shasta, named in turn for the
Shasta people.
|
Shawano County |
Wisconsin |
From Sawanoh, a
Menominee chief.
|
Shawnee County |
Kansas |
Named for the
Shawnee people.
|
Sheboygan County |
Wisconsin |
Named for the
Sheboygan River, from
Chippewa Shawb-wa-way-gun, meaning "hollow bone", "noise underground" or "river disappearing underground."
|
Shelby County |
Alabama |
Named for
Isaac Shelby, soldier and politician.
|
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 |
Named for the
Shenandoah River, named for the
Senedo people.
|
Sherburne County |
Minnesota |
Named for
Moses Sherburne, politician and judge.
|
Sheridan County |
Kansas |
Named for
Philip Sheridan, U.S. Army general.
|
Sheridan County |
Montana
|
Sheridan County |
Nebraska
|
Sheridan County |
North Dakota
|
Sheridan County |
Wyoming
|
Sherman County |
Kansas |
Named for Founding Father
Roger Sherman.
|
Sherman County |
Nebraska
|
Sherman County |
Oregon
|
Sherman County |
Texas
|
Shiawassee County |
Michigan |
Named for the
Shiawassee River, from the
Chippewa shia-was-see, "river straight ahead."
|
Shoshone County |
Idaho |
Named for the
Shoshone people.
|
Sibley County |
Minnesota |
Named for
Henry Hastings Sibley, first
Governor of Minnesota.
|
Sierra County |
California |
Named for the
Sierra Nevada ("snowy jagged mountain range").
|
Sierra County |
New Mexico |
Named for the
Black Range (Spanish: Sierra Diablo).
|
Silver Bow County |
Montana |
Named for the
Silver Bow Creek, named for how it sparkled in the sun.
|
Simpson County |
Kentucky |
Named for
John Simpson, soldier and politician.
|
Simpson County |
Mississippi |
Named for Josiah Simpson, judge.
|
Sioux County |
Iowa |
Named for the
Sioux (Oceti Sakowin) people.
|
Sioux County |
Nebraska
|
Sioux County |
North Dakota
|
Siskiyou County |
California |
Named for the
Siskiyou Trail, of unclear origin:
Chinook Jargon for "bob-tailed horse," or French six callioux, "six stones."
|
Sitka City and Borough |
Alaska |
From
Tlingit Shee At'iká, "people on the outside of
Baranof Island."
|
Skagit County |
Washington |
Named for the
Skagit peoples.
|
Skamania County |
Washington |
From the
Cascades Chinook sk'mániak, "swift waters."
|
Slope County |
North Dakota |
Named for the Missouri Slope, a geographical feature.
|
Smith County |
Kansas |
Named for J. Nelson Smith, Union soldier in the Civil War.
|
Smith County |
Mississippi |
Named for David Smith, Revolutionary War major.
|
Smith County |
Tennessee |
Named for Revolutionary War officer and
U.S. Senator
Daniel Smith
|
Smith County |
Texas |
Named for James Smith, a general during the Texas Revolution.
|
Smyth County |
Virginia |
Named for
Alexander Smyth, politician.
|
Snohomish County |
Washington |
Named for the
Snohomish River and the
Snohomish people.
|
Snyder County |
Pennsylvania |
Named for
Simon Snyder, third
Governor of Pennsylvania.
|
Socorro County |
New Mexico |
Named for
Socorro, New Mexico, from the Spanish socorro, "help, aid."
|
Solano County |
California |
Named for
Sem-Yeto,
Suisun chief baptized as Francisco Solano.
|
Somerset County |
Maine |
Named for
Somerset, England.
|
Somerset County |
Maryland |
Named for Mary, Lady Somerset, wife of Sir John Somerset and daughter of
Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour.
|
Somerset County |
New Jersey |
Named for
Somerset, England.
|
Somerset County |
Pennsylvania
|
Somervell County |
Texas |
Named for
Alexander Somervell, Secretary of War of the
Republic of Texas.
|
Sonoma County |
California |
Named for the city of
Sonoma, California, from the
Miwok sonoma, "many moons."
|
Southampton County |
Virginia |
Named for either
Southampton, England, or
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton.
|
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area |
Alaska |
Named for its location to the southeast of
Fairbanks, Alaska
|
Spalding County |
Georgia |
Named for
Thomas Spalding, politician.
|
Spartanburg County |
South Carolina |
Named for
Spartanburg, South Carolina, from a local militia called the
Spartan Regiment in the Revolutionary War.
|
Spencer County |
Indiana |
Named for
Spier Spencer, soldier.
|
Spencer County |
Kentucky
|
Spink County |
South Dakota |
Named for S. L. Spink, politician.
|
Spokane County |
Washington |
Named for the
Spokane people.
|
Spotsylvania County |
Virginia |
Named for
Alexander Spotswood,
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
|
St. Bernard Parish |
Louisiana |
Named for Saint
Bernard of Clairvaux, who was the patron saint of colonial administrator
Bernardo de Gálvez, 1st Viscount of Galveston.
|
St. Charles County |
Missouri |
Named for Saint
Charles Borromeo.
|
St. Charles Parish |
Louisiana
|
St. Clair County |
Alabama |
Named for
Arthur St. Clair, major general in the Revolutionary War and first
Governor of the Northwest Territory.
|
St. Clair County |
Illinois
|
St. Clair County |
Michigan |
Named for
Lake St. Clair, named in honor of Saint
Clare of Assisi.
|
St. Clair County |
Missouri |
Named for
Arthur St. Clair, major general in the Revolutionary War and first
Governor of the Northwest Territory.
|
St. Croix County |
Wisconsin |
Named for the
St. Croix River.
|
St. Francis County |
Arkansas |
Named for the
St. Francis River.
|
St. Francois County |
Missouri
|
St. Helena Parish |
Louisiana |
Named for
Saint Helena.
|
St. James Parish |
Louisiana |
Named for
Saint James.
|
St. John the Baptist Parish |
Louisiana |
Named for
John the Baptist.
|
St. Johns County |
Florida |
Named for the
San Juan del Puerto mission ("
Saint John of the Port").
|
St. Joseph County |
Indiana |
Named for the
St. Joseph River.
|
St. Joseph County |
Michigan |
Named for
Fort St. Joseph in Niles, which was named for
Saint Joseph.
|
St. Landry Parish |
Louisiana |
Named for
St. Landry Catholic Church, named in honor of Saint
Landry of Paris (Landericus).
|
St. Lawrence County |
New York |
Named for the
Saint Lawrence River, named in honor of
Saint Lawrence.
|
City of St. Louis |
Missouri |
Named for
Saint Louis (King Louis IX of France).
|
St. Louis County |
Minnesota |
Named for the
Saint Louis River, named by
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye after the
Order of Saint Louis that he received.
|
St. Louis County |
Missouri |
Named for
Saint Louis (King Louis IX of France).
|
St. Lucie County |
Florida |
Named for the
St. Lucie Inlet, named in turn for
Saint Lucy.
|
St. Martin Parish |
Louisiana |
Named for Saint
Martin of Tours.
|
St. Mary Parish |
Louisiana |
Named for
Mary, mother of Jesus.
|
St. Mary's County |
Maryland |
Named for
St. Mary's City, Maryland, named in honor of
Mary, mother of Jesus.
|
St. Tammany Parish |
Louisiana |
Named for
Tamanend, a
Lenni-Lenape chief in the
Delaware Valley during the 17th century who made peace with
William Penn.
|
Stafford County |
Kansas |
Named for Lewis Stafford, Union soldier in the Civil War.
|
Stafford County |
Virginia |
Named for
Staffordshire, England.
|
Stanislaus County |
California |
Named for the
Stanislaus River, named in turn for
Estanislao, a
Lakisamni leader.
|
Stanley County |
South Dakota |
Named for
David S. Stanley, Union Army Civil War general.
|
Stanly County |
North Carolina |
Named for
John Stanly, politician.
|
Stanton County |
Kansas |
Named for
Edwin Stanton, U.S. Attorney General and Secretary of War.
|
Stanton County |
Nebraska
|
City of Staunton |
Virginia |
Named for Lady Rebecca Staunton, wife of Virginia colonial governor
Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet.
|
Stark County |
Illinois |
Named for
John Stark, general in the Revolutionary War.
|
Stark County |
North Dakota |
Named for George Stark, a vice president of the
Northern Pacific Railroad.
|
Stark County |
Ohio |
Named for
John Stark, general in the Revolutionary War.
|
Starke County |
Indiana
|
Starr County |
Texas |
Named for
James Harper Starr, director of the postal service of the
Trans-Mississippi Department.
|
Ste. Genevieve County |
Missouri |
Named for
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, named for Saint
Genevieve.
|
Stearns County |
Minnesota |
Named for
Charles Thomas Stearns, politician.
|
Steele County |
Minnesota |
Named for
Franklin Steele, early settler.
|
Steele County |
North Dakota |
Named for Edward H. Steele, businessman.
|
Stephens County |
Georgia |
Named for
Alexander Stephens,
Vice President of the Confederate States of America.
|
Stephens County |
Oklahoma |
Named for
John Hall Stephens, Texas politician.
|
Stephens County |
Texas |
Named for
Alexander Stephens,
Vice President of the Confederate States of America.
|
Stephenson County |
Illinois |
Named for
Benjamin Stephenson, politician.
|
Sterling County |
Texas |
Named for W. S. Sterling, an early settler.
|
Steuben County |
Indiana |
Named for
Baron Frederick von Steuben, an officer of the Revolutionary War.
|
Steuben County |
New York
|
Stevens County |
Kansas |
Named for
Thaddeus Stevens, politician.
|
Stevens County |
Minnesota |
Named for
Isaac Stevens, soldier and first
Governor of Washington Territory.
|
Stevens County |
Washington
|
Stewart County |
Georgia |
Named for General
Daniel Stewart.
|
Stewart County |
Tennessee |
Named for
Duncan Stewart, Tennessee state legislator and lieutenant governor of
Mississippi Territory.
|
Stillwater County |
Montana |
Named for the
Stillwater River.
|
Stoddard County |
Missouri |
Named for
Amos Stoddard, soldier.
|
Stokes County |
North Carolina |
Named for
John Stokes, judge.
|
Stone County |
Arkansas |
Named for its rocky terrain.
|
Stone County |
Mississippi |
Named for
John Marshall Stone, 31st and 33rd
Governor of Mississippi.
|
Stone County |
Missouri |
Named for William Stone, early settler.
|
Stonewall County |
Texas |
Named for Lieutenant General
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson
|
Storey County |
Nevada |
Named for
Edward Farris Storey, Nevada settler killed by
Paiute.
|
Story County |
Iowa |
Named for
Joseph Story, a preeminent United States Supreme Court Justice.
|
Strafford County |
New Hampshire |
Named for
William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford, English nobleman.
|
Stutsman County |
North Dakota |
Named for
Enos Stutsman, lawyer and politician.
|
Sublette County |
Wyoming |
Named for
William Sublette, mountain man and fur trapper.
|
City of Suffolk |
Virginia |
Named for
Suffolk, England.
|
Suffolk County |
Massachusetts
|
Suffolk County |
New York
|
Sullivan County |
Indiana |
Named for
Daniel Sullivan, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
|
Sullivan County |
Missouri |
Named for
John Sullivan, General in the Revolutionary War and
Governor of New Hampshire.
|
Sullivan County |
New Hampshire
|
Sullivan County |
New York
|
Sullivan County |
Pennsylvania |
Named for
Charles C. Sullivan, politician.
|
Sullivan County |
Tennessee |
Named for
John Sullivan,
Governor of New Hampshire.
|
Sully County |
South Dakota |
Named for
Alfred Sully, soldier.
|
Summers County |
West Virginia |
Named for
George W. Summers, politician.
|
Summit County |
Colorado |
Named for the numerous mountain peaks which fill the region, including
Grays Peak and
Torreys Peak.
|
Summit County |
Ohio |
Named for the highest elevation on the
Ohio and Erie Canal.
|
Summit County |
Utah |
Named for the summits of the
Wasatch Range and
Uinta Mountains.
|
Sumner County |
Kansas |
Named for
Jethro Sumner (1733–1785), an American colonist who defended
North Carolina against the British in 1780.
|
Sumner County |
Tennessee
|
Sumter County |
Alabama |
Named for
Thomas Sumter, general in the Revolutionary War.
|
Sumter County |
Florida
|
Sumter County |
Georgia
|
Sumter County |
South Carolina
|
Sunflower County |
Mississippi |
Named for the
Sunflower River.
|
Surry County |
North Carolina |
Named for
Surrey, England.
|
Surry County |
Virginia
|
Susquehanna County |
Pennsylvania |
Named for the
Susquehanna River, from
Unami Sisa'we'hak'hanna, “Oyster River”
|
Sussex County |
Delaware |
Named for
Sussex, England.
|
Sussex County |
New Jersey
|
Sussex County |
Virginia
|
Sutter County |
California |
Named for
Sutter's Fort, built by
John Sutter.
|
Sutton County |
Texas |
Named for John S. Sutton, Confederate officer.
|
Suwannee County |
Florida |
Named for the
Suwannee River.
|
Swain County |
North Carolina |
Named for
David Lowry Swain, 26th
Governor of North Carolina.
|
Sweet Grass County |
Montana |
Named for the abundant sweet grass (
Muhlenbergia sericea).
|
Sweetwater County |
Wyoming |
Named for the
Sweetwater River.
|
Swift County |
Minnesota |
Named for
Henry Adoniram Swift, 3rd
Governor of Minnesota.
|
Swisher County |
Texas |
Named for James G. Swisher, a soldier of the
Texas Revolution.
|
Switzerland County |
Indiana |
Named for
Switzerland, homeland of many of the early settlers.
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