The county's name is derived from the family name of the Barons of Baltimore, the proprietors of the English Colony of Maryland.

The variety of rocks of similar ages seen here have led to the county's name being lent to that of the Devonian period.

The county's name originates from an Oneida word meaning " large bull-thistle.

The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.

The U. S. Census Bureau and the USGS list the county's name as De Witt, although the county uses the name DeWitt ( no space ).

Two years later on December 6, 1875, the county's name was shortened to " Clay " by the Arkansas General Assembly ; though some sources say it was renamed for the legendary statesman Henry Clay, others say John M. Clayton remained its official namesake.

The county's name is pronounced why-KAHM-ih-koh.

Named for Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto, whose name has also been honored in De Soto County, Hernando County was briefly renamed Benton County in 1844 for Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton, a strong supporter of territorial expansion who aided in the county's creation.

However, Benton fell out of favor with the county's residents later in the decade due to his decision to support the Missouri Compromise and the overall reversal of his stance on slavery, and the county's name reverted in 1850.

The county's name was changed to Orange County in 1845 when Florida became a state, and over the next 70 years several other counties were created.

The county's name originated from the word calumet, which was a ceremonial pipe used by Native Americans in councils on the east shore of Lake Winnebago.

The General Assembly of Virginia changed the county's name to Arlington in 1920 to avoid confusion with the adjacent City of Alexandria.

In 1940, the General Assembly officially added a " k " to the end of the county's name to arrive at its current spelling.

Karst topography is the name for the honeycomb type limestone formations ( including caves, sinkholes and fissures ) that are typical in the county's limestone geology west of Interstate 35.

However, Walker later supported the Union during the Civil War ; thus, in order to keep the county's name from being changed, it was renamed for Samuel H. Walker, a Texas Ranger and soldier in the American Army.

Thus, the county's name is derived from the name of an individual as opposed to any geographic feature, and as a result, Hill County is not a part of Texas Hill Country.

Although the origin of the county's name is not recorded, it is generally believed to have been named after Judge Benjamin C. Franklin, the first appointed justice in the Republic of Texas.

The reason the county's name is spelled differently is because the bill creating the county misspelled Collinsworth's name.

The origin of the county's name is in dispute.

The origin of the name Edgefield is unclear ; the South Carolina State Library's information on the county's history suggests that the name " is usually described as ' fanciful.

Another famous home in Marion is the Joseph McDowell House, built in 1787 by the county's namesake, Joseph McDowell.

Named in honor of the county's namesake, Joseph McDowell, the greenway follows the flow of the Catawba River.

Located mostly within Union Township in Branch County, it sits at the junction of the Coldwater and St. Joseph rivers ; the Calhoun County portion lies within that county's Burlington Township.

In the year 1965 it was given to the St. Joseph County community college district to be used as the central campus of Glen Oaks Community College for the education of the county's young people.

Among the county's notable residents were Joseph James Cheeseman and Anthony Gardiner, presidents of Liberia during the 19th century.

It said of Representative McDade's leadership in securing funds for Steamtown: McDade has achieved the dream of most pork-barrel congressmen, a living memorial, indeed two: the University of Scranton's new Joseph M. McDade Center for Technology and Applied Research, and the county's McDade Park, with its Anthracite Coal Museum.

The first successful oil well in Alabama was drilled at Gilbertown in 1944, with oil and gas becoming the county's most important industry.

Pacific County is centered on the Willapa Bay, a region that provides twenty-five percent of the United States oyster harvest, though forestry, fishing, and tourism are also important elements of the county's economy.

While agriculture is still an important factor in the county's economy, Bedford County has significant residential development to serve Lynchburg, Roanoke, and Smith Mountain Lake.

Agriculture and food processing are important to the county's economy, as are lumber, manufacturing, and education.

Paper manufacturing and fishing are still important although they contribute proportionally less to the county's employment than they used to.

Fishing and timber are still important but contribute proportionally less to the county's employment and income than they used to.

Ashe County generally is known for its mountain scenery, and the tourism industry is an important mainstay of the county's economy.

Livestock production is equally important in the county's economy.

The county's history was initially tied to the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers, both strategically important for United States expansion and as the convergence of the Dakota and Ojibwe nations who regarded the site as sacred.

Dairy products and dry beans are an important part of the county's agricultural production.

Tourism is also important along the county's shoreline, but it is not as important as elsewhere in the state.

Agriculture continues to be an important factor in the county's economy.

After the war mills continued to be an important part of the county's economy.

Because the estuary is shallow, the county's most important port is several kilometres west of the city, at Foynes.

It is also currently home to a very exotic Zonkey, who is usually used as one of the main attractions of Kensett and has become a very important part of White county's entertainment.

The Trust is currently involved in projects to protect species such as the great crested newt, the water vole and the barn owl, and played an important part in helping to re-establish otters across the county's river catchments.

The following summer, Surrey won the County Championship for the first time since 1958, with Edrich's batting being an important factor in the county's success.

The county's is dedicated almost entirely to agriculture and, though local farmers have diversified into poultry and dairy production, Pergamino still plays an important role in Argentina's cereal harvest, particularly soy and maize, as well as being home to half the national sales of seed for cultivation ; as such, the city was declared National Capital of the Seed in 1998.