A Political World Gazetteer

by John Knouse

This is an outline of the world's political divisions, organized by 1) continent; 2) area of continent if relevant; 3) nation; 4) national subdivision (province, state, department); 5) further subdivisions if they exist.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Official name: United States of America (USA)
Origin of name: After the explorer Amerigo Vespucci
Capital: Washington, DC (District of Columbia); after George Washington,
the first president, and after Cristobal Colombo (Christopher Columbus)
Language: English; Spanish is also important in some areas

Index

AK--AL--AR--AZ--CA--CO--CT--DC--DE--FL
GA--HI--IA-ID--IL--IN--KS-KY--LA--MA
MD--ME--MI--MN--MO--MS--MT--NC--ND--NE
NH--NJ--NM--NV--NY--OH--OK--OR--PA--PR
RI--SC--SD--TN--TX--UT--VT--VI--WA--WI
WV--WY

States and Counties:

Alabama

Origin of Name: Apparently from the Choctaw Indian language; may mean "gatherers of plants" or "clearers of thickets"
State Abbreviation: AL
State Nickname: Yellowhammer State
Capital: Montgomery
Origin of Capital Name:

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Alaska

Origin of Name: From the Aleut Indian language; may mean "headland" or "great land"
State Abbreviation: AK
State Nickname: None official; sometimes called "Land of the Midnite Sun"
Capital: Juneau
Origin of Capital Name:

Alaska does not have counties as do the other states. Instead, it has incorporated boroughs that include the major population centers, and the rest of the state is divided into named areas for statistical purposes.

Boroughs:

  1. Aleutians East FIPS:
  2. Anchorage FIPS:
  3. Bristol Bay FIPS:
  4. Fairbanks North Star FIPS:
  5. Haines FIPS:
  6. Juneau FIPS:
  7. Kenai Peninsula FIPS:
  8. Ketchikan Gateway FIPS:
  9. Kodiak Island FIPS:
  10. Lake and Peninsula FIPS:
  11. Matanuska-Susitna FIPS:
  12. North Slope FIPS:
  13. Northwest Arctic FIPS:
  14. Sitka FIPS:

Census Areas:

  1. Aleutians West FIPS:
  2. Bethel FIPS:
  3. Dillingham FIPS:
  4. Nome FIPS:
  5. Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan FIPS:
  6. Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon FIPS:
  7. Southeast Fairbanks FIPS:
  8. Valdez-Cordova FIPS:
  9. Wade Hamptonv FIPS:
  10. Wrangell-Petersburg FIPS:
  11. Yukon- Koyukuk FIPS:

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Arizona

Origin of Name: From Arizonac, Native American for "Little Spring"
State Abbreviation: AZ
State Nickname: Grand Canyon State
Capital: Phoenix
Origin of Capital Name:

Counties:

  1. Apache FIPS: 001 (for the Apache Indians)
  2. Cochise FIPS: 003
  3. Coconino FIPS: 005
  4. Gila FIPS: 007
  5. Graham FIPS: 009
  6. Greenlee FIPS: 011
  7. La Paz FIPS: 012 (Spanish, meaning "The Peace")
  8. Maricopa FIPS: 013
  9. Mohave FIPS: 015 (for the Mohave Desert)
  10. Navajo FIPS: 017 (for the Navajo Indians)
  11. Pima FIPS: 019
  12. Pinal FIPS: 021
  13. Santa Cruz FIPS: 023
  14. Yavapai FIPS: 025
  15. Yuma FIPS: 027

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Arkansas

Origin of Name: From the Quapaw Indians
State Abbreviation: AR
State Nickname: The Natural State
Capital: Little Rock
Origin of Capital Name:

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California

Origin of Name: From a 15th Century Spanish Novel, in which it's the name of a mythical island
State Abbreviation: CA
State Nickname: The Golden State, because of the tremendous amount of gold that's been mined there
Capital: Sacramento
Origin of Capital Name:

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Colorado

Origin of Name: From Spanish for "reddish-colored", because of red sandstone rock
State Code: CO
State Nickname: The Centennial State, because it achieved statehood in 1876
Capital: Denver
Origin of Capital Name: Originally St. Charles; renamed after James W. Denver, governor of the Kansas Territory, of which Colorado was then a part; a town across Cherry Creek from St. Charles, Auraria, became part of Denver in 1860

Counties:

  1. Adams FIPS: 001
  2. Alamosa FIPS: 003
  3. Arapahoe FIPS: 005 (for the Arapahoe Indians)
  4. Archuleta FIPS: 007
  5. Baca FIPS: 009
  6. Bent FIPS: 011
  7. Boulder FIPS: 013
  8. Chaffee FIPS: 015
  9. Cheyenne FIPS: 017 (for the Cheyenne Indians)
  10. Clear Creek FIPS: 019
  11. Conejos FIPS: 021
  12. Costilla FIPS: 023
  13. Crowley FIPS: 025
  14. Custer FIPS: 027 (after General George Armstrong Custer)
  15. Delta FIPS: 029
  16. Denver FIPS: 031 (after Kansas Territory Governor James W. Denver)
  17. Dolores FIPS: 033
  18. Douglas FIPS: 035 (after statesman and US Representative Stephen A. Douglas)
  19. Eagle FIPS: 037
  20. Elbert FIPS: 039
  21. El Paso FIPS: 041
  22. Fremont FIPS: 043
  23. Garfield FIPS: 045 (after US President James Garfield)
  24. Gilpin FIPS: 047
  25. Grand FIPS: 049
  26. Gunnison FIPS: 051
  27. Hinsdale FIPS: 053
  28. Huerfano FIPS: 055
  29. Jackson FIPS: 057 (after 7th US President Andrew Jackson)
  30. Jefferson FIPS: 059 (after 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
  31. Kiowa FIPS: 061
  32. Kit Carson FIPS: 063
  33. Lake FIPS: 065
  34. La Plata FIPS: 067
  35. Larimer FIPS: 069
  36. Las Animas FIPS: 071
  37. Lincoln FIPS: 073 (after 16th US President Abraham Lincoln)
  38. Logan FIPS: 075
  39. Mesa FIPS: 077
  40. Mineral FIPS: 079
  41. Moffat FIPS: 081
  42. Montezuma FIPS: 083
  43. Montrose FIPS: 085
  44. Morgan FIPS: 087
  45. Otero FIPS: 089
  46. Ouray FIPS: 091
  47. Park FIPS: 093
  48. Phillips FIPS: 095
  49. Pitkin FIPS: 097
  50. Prowers FIPS:
  51. Pueblo FIPS: 099 101
  52. Rio Blanco FIPS: 103
  53. Rio Grande FIPS: 105
  54. Routt FIPS: 107
  55. Saguache FIPS: 109
  56. San Juan FIPS: 111
  57. San Miguel FIPS: 113
  58. Sedgwick FIPS: 115
  59. Summit FIPS: 117
  60. Teller FIPS: 119
  61. Washington FIPS: 121 (after first US President George Washington)
  62. Weld FIPS: 123
  63. Yuma FIPS: 125

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Connecticut

Origin of Name: From the Native American Quinnehtukqut, "Along the Long Tidal River"
State Abbreviation: CT
State Nickname: The Nutmeg State
Capital: Hartford
Origin of Capital Name: Originally Heartford

Counties:

  1. Fairfield FIPS: 001
  2. Hartford FIPS: 003
  3. Litchfield FIPS: 005
  4. Middlesex FIPS: 007
  5. New Haven FIPS: 009
  6. New London FIPS: 011
  7. Tolland FIPS: 013
  8. Windham FIPS: 015

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Delaware

Origin of Name: From Lord Delaware (Sir Thomas West); "Delaware" was originally the French de la Guerre, meaning "of the war"
State Code: DE
State Nickname: The First State, because it was the first to ratify the Declaration of Independence
Capital: Dover
Origin of Capital Name: After the English County of Dover

Counties:

  1. Kent FIPS: 001
  2. New Castle FIPS: 003
  3. Sussex FIPS: 005

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Florida

Origin of Name: Spanish for Flowering or Flowery, referring to the Feast of Flowers (Easter)
State Code: FL
State Nickname: The Sunshine State
Capital: Tallahassee
Origin of Capital Name:

Metro Counties:

Counties:

  1. Alachua FIPS: 001; County Seat: Gainesville
  2. Baker FIPS: 003; County Seat: MacClenny
  3. Bay FIPS: 005; County Seat: Springfield
  4. Bradford FIPS: 007; County Seat: Starke
  5. Brevard FIPS: 009; County Seat: Titusville
  6. Broward FIPS: 011; County Seat: Fort Lauderdale
  7. Calhoun FIPS: 013 (after 7th US Vice-President John C. Calhoun); County Seat: Blountstown
  8. Charlotte FIPS: 015; County Seat: Punta Gorda (Fat Point)
  9. Citrus FIPS: 017; County Seat: Inverness
  10. Clay FIPS: 019 (after early statesman, US Representative and Senator Henry Clay); County Seat: Green Cove Springs
  11. Collier FIPS: 021; County Seat: Naples
  12. Columbia FIPS: 023; County Seat: Lake City
  13. Dade FIPS: 025; County Seat: Miami
  14. De Soto FIPS: 027; County Seat: Arcadia
  15. Dixie FIPS: 029; County Seat: Cross City
  16. Escambia FIPS: 033; County Seat: Pensacola
  17. Flagler FIPS: County Seat: 035; Bunnell
  18. Franklin FIPS: 037 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin); County Seat: Apalachicola
  19. Gadsden FIPS: 039; County Seat: Quincy
  20. Gilchrist FIPS: 041; County Seat: Trenton
  21. Glades FIPS: 043; County Seat: Moore Haven
  22. Gulf FIPS: 045; County Seat: Wewahitchka
  23. Hamilton FIPS: 047 (after first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton); County Seat: Jasper
  24. Hardee FIPS: 049; County Seat: Wauchula
  25. Hendry FIPS: 051; County Seat: La Belle
  26. Hernando FIPS: 053; County Seat: Brooksville
  27. Highlands FIPS: 055; County Seat: Sebring
  28. Hillsborough FIPS: 057; County Seat: Tampa
  29. Holmes FIPS: 059; County Seat: Bonifay
  30. Indian River FIPS: 061; County Seat: Vero Beach
  31. Jackson FIPS: 063 (after 7th US President Andrew Jackson); County Seat: Marianna
  32. Jefferson FIPS: 065 (after 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson); County Seat: Monticello
  33. Lafayette FIPS: 067 (after French General LaFayette of the Revolutionary War); County Seat: Mayo
  34. Lake FIPS: 069; County Seat: Tavales
  35. Lee FIPS: 071 (after Confederate General Robert E. Lee); County Seat: Fort Myers
  36. Leon FIPS: 073; County Seat: Tallahassee
  37. Levy FIPS: 075; County Seat: Bronson
  38. Liberty FIPS: 077; County Seat: Bristol
  39. Madison FIPS: 079; County Seat: Madison (after 4th US President James Madison)
  40. Manatee FIPS: 081; County Seat: Bradentown
  41. Marion FIPS: 083; County Seat: Ocala
  42. Martin FIPS: 085; County Seat: Stuart
  43. Monroe FIPS: 087 (after US President James Monroe); County Seat: Key West
  44. Nassau FIPS: 089; County Seat: Fernandina Beach
  45. Okaloosa FIPS: 091; County Seat: Crestview
  46. Okeechobee FIPS: 093; County Seat: Okeechobee
  47. Orange FIPS: 095; County Seat: Orlando
  48. Osceola FIPS: 097; County Seat: Kissimmee (pronounced kes SIM mee)
  49. Palm Beach FIPS: 099; County Seat: West Palm Beach
  50. Pasco FIPS: 101; County Seat: Dade City
  51. Pinellas FIPS: 103; County Seat: Clearwater
  52. Polk FIPS: 105 (after 11th US President James Polk); County Seat: Bartow
  53. Putnam FIPS: 107; County Seat: Palatka
  54. St. Johns FIPS: 109; County Seat: St. Augustine
  55. St. Lucie FIPS: 111; County Seat: St. Pierce
  56. Santa Rosa FIPS: 113; County Seat: Milton
  57. Sarasota FIPS: 115; County Seat: Sarasota
  58. Seminole FIPS: 117; County Seat: Sanford
  59. Sumter FIPS: 119; County Seat: Bushnell
  60. Suwannee FIPS: 121; County Seat: Live Oak
  61. Taylor FIPS: 123 (after 12th US President Zachary Taylor); County Seat: Perry
  62. Union FIPS: 125; County Seat: Lake Butler
  63. Volusia FIPS: 127; County Seat: De Land
  64. Wakulla FIPS: 129; Crawfordville
  65. Walton FIPS: 131; De Funiak Springs
  66. Washington FIPS: 133 (after first US President George Washington); Chipley

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Georgia

Origin of Name: After King George II of England
State Code: GA
State Nickname: The Peach State, because of the extensive peach production
Capital: Atlanta
Origin of Capital Name:

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Hawai'i

Pronunciation: hah - WYE - ee (with a glottal stop at the apostrophe)
Origin of Name: After their Polynesian discoverer, Hawai'i Loa, who in turn was named after the ancestral Polynesian homeland
State Code: HI
State Nickname: The Aloha State; aloha is a Hawai'ian word meaning "hello" or "goodbye"
Capital: Honolulu (on O'ahu)
Origin of Capital Name:
Zip code prefix: 99

Counties:

  1. Hawai'i FIPS: 001 (island of Hawai'i):
  2. Honolulu FIPS: 003 (island of O'ahu): Honolulu
  3. Kalawao FIPS: 005 (does not have full-fledged county govt.)
  4. Kauai FIPS: 007 (islands of Kaui, Molokai, Kaula)
  5. Maui FIPS: 009 (islands of Maui, Kaho'olawe, Nihau, Lanai)

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Idaho

Origin of Name: Obscure; the name was invented by a white man who apparently used Native American terms for inspiration
State Code: ID
State Nickname: The Gem State
Capital: Boise
Origin of Capital Name:

Counties:

  1. Ada FIPS: 001
  2. Adams FIPS: 003
  3. Bannock FIPS: 005
  4. Bear Lake FIPS: 007
  5. Benewah FIPS: 009
  6. Bingham FIPS: 011
  7. Blaine FIPS: 013
  8. Boise FIPS: 015
  9. Bonner FIPS: 017
  10. Bonneville FIPS: 019
  11. Boundary FIPS: 021
  12. Butte FIPS: 023
  13. Camas FIPS: 025
  14. Canyon FIPS: 027
  15. Caribou FIPS: 029
  16. Cassia FIPS: 031
  17. Clark FIPS: 033
  18. Clearwater FIPS: 035
  19. Custer FIPS: 037
  20. Elmore FIPS: 039
  21. Franklin FIPS: 041 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
  22. Fremont FIPS: 043
  23. Gem FIPS: 045
  24. Gooding FIPS: 047
  25. Idaho FIPS: 049
  26. Jefferson FIPS: 051 (after 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
  27. Jerome FIPS: 053
  28. Kootenai FIPS: 055
  29. Latah FIPS: 057
  30. Lemhi FIPS: 059
  31. Lewis FIPS: 061
  32. Lincoln FIPS: 063 (after 16th US President Abraham Lincoln)
  33. Madison FIPS: 065 (after 4th US President James Madison)
  34. Minidoka FIPS: 067
  35. Nez Perce FIPS: 069
  36. Oneida FIPS: 071
  37. Owyhee FIPS: 073
  38. Payette FIPS: 075
  39. Power FIPS: 077
  40. Shoshone FIPS: 079
  41. Teton FIPS: 081
  42. Twin Falls FIPS: 083
  43. Valley FIPS: 085
  44. Washington FIPS: 087 (after first US President George Washington)

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Illinois

Pronunciation: ill - in - OY
Origin of Name: After the Illini Indians
State Code: IL
State Nickname: The Prairie State; it's actually one of our flattest states except for the extreme southern tip which features rugged hills and canyons
Capital: Springfield (Sangamon County)
Origin of Capital Name: Literal meaning

Counties:

  1. Adams FIPS: 001
  2. Alexander FIPS: 003
  3. Bond FIPS: 005
  4. Boone FIPS: 007 (after early American frontiersman Daniel Boone)
  5. Brown FIPS: 009
  6. Bureau FIPS: 011
  7. Calhoun FIPS: 013 (after 7th US Vice-President John C. Calhoun)
  8. Carroll FIPS: 015
  9. Cass FIPS: 017
  10. Champaign FIPS: 019
  11. Christian FIPS: 021
  12. Clark FIPS: 023
  13. Clay FIPS: 025 (after early statesman, US Representative and Senator Henry Clay)
  14. Clinton FIPS: 027 (after 4th US Vice-President George Clinton)
  15. Coles FIPS: 029
  16. Cook FIPS: 031
  17. Crawford FIPS: 033
  18. Cumberland FIPS: 035
  19. DeKalb FIPS: 037
  20. De Witt FIPS: 039
  21. Douglas FIPS: 041 (after statesman and US Representative Stephen A. Douglas)
  22. DuPage FIPS: 043
  23. Edgar FIPS: 045
  24. Edwards FIPS: 047
  25. Effingham FIPS: 049
  26. Fayette FIPS: 051
  27. Ford FIPS: 053
  28. Franklin FIPS: 055 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
  29. Fulton FIPS: 057
  30. Gallatin FIPS: 059
  31. Greene FIPS: 061
  32. Grundy FIPS: 063
  33. Hamilton FIPS: 065 (after first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton)
  34. Hancock FIPS: 067
  35. Hardin FIPS: 069
  36. Henderson FIPS: 071
  37. Henry FIPS: 073
  38. Iroquois FIPS: 075
  39. Jackson FIPS: 077 (after 7th US President Andrew Jackson)
  40. Jasper FIPS: 079
  41. Jefferson FIPS: 081 (after 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
  42. Jersey FIPS: 083
  43. Jo Daviess FIPS: 085
  44. Johnson FIPS: 087
  45. Kane FIPS: 089
  46. Kankakee FIPS: 091
  47. Kendall FIPS: 093
  48. Knox FIPS: 095
  49. Lake FIPS: 097
  50. La Salle FIPS: 099
  51. Lawrence FIPS: 101
  52. Lee FIPS: 103 (after Confederate General Robert E. Lee)
  53. Livingston FIPS: 105
  54. Logan FIPS: 107
  55. McDonough FIPS: 109
  56. McHenry FIPS: 111
  57. McLean FIPS: 113
  58. Macon FIPS: 115
  59. Macoupin FIPS: 117
  60. Madison FIPS: 119 (after 4th US President James Madison)
  61. Marion FIPS: 121
  62. Marshall FIPS: 123
  63. Mason FIPS: 125
  64. Massac FIPS: 127
  65. Menard FIPS: 129
  66. Mercer FIPS: 131
  67. Monroe FIPS: 133 (after 5th US President James Monroe)
  68. Montgomery FIPS: 135
  69. Morgan FIPS: 137
  70. Moultrie FIPS: 139
  71. Ogle FIPS: 141
  72. Peoria FIPS: 143
  73. Perry FIPS: 145
  74. Piatt FIPS: 147
  75. Pike FIPS: 149
  76. Pope FIPS: 151
  77. Pulaski FIPS: 153
  78. Putnam FIPS: 155
  79. Randolph FIPS: 157
  80. Richland FIPS: 159
  81. Rock Island FIPS: 161
  82. St. Clair FIPS: 163
  83. Saline FIPS: 165
  84. Sangamon FIPS: 167; County seat: Springfield (also state capital)
  85. Schuyler FIPS: 169
  86. Scott FIPS: 171
  87. Shelby FIPS: 173
  88. Stark FIPS: 175
  89. Stephenson FIPS: 177
  90. Tazewell FIPS: 179
  91. Union FIPS: 181
  92. Vermilion FIPS: 183
  93. Wabash FIPS: 185
  94. Warren FIPS: 187
  95. Washington FIPS: 189 (after first US President George Washington)
  96. Wayne FIPS: 191
  97. White FIPS: 193
  98. Whiteside FIPS: 195
  99. Will FIPS: 197
  100. Williamson FIPS: 199
  101. Winnebago FIPS: 201
  102. Woodford FIPS: 203

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Indiana

Origin of Name: Meaning Place of Indians
State Code: IN
State Nickname: The Hoosier State
Capital: Indianapolis
Origin of Capital Name: Meaning Indiana City

Metro city/county:

Counties:

  1. Adams FIPS: 001
  2. Allen FIPS: 003
  3. Bartholomew FIPS: 005
  4. Benton FIPS: 007
  5. Blackford FIPS: 009
  6. Boone FIPS: 011 (after early American frontiersman Daniel Boone)
  7. Brown FIPS: 013
  8. Carroll FIPS: 015
  9. Cass FIPS: 017
  10. Clark FIPS: 019
  11. Clay FIPS: 021 (after early statesman, US Representative and Senator Henry Clay)
  12. Clinton FIPS: 023 (after 4th US Vice-President George Clinton)
  13. Crawford FIPS: 025
  14. Daviess FIPS: 027
  15. Dearborn FIPS: 029
  16. Decatur FIPS: 031
  17. De Kalb FIPS: 033
  18. Delaware FIPS: 035
  19. Dubois FIPS: 037
  20. Elkhart FIPS: 039
  21. Fayette FIPS: 041
  22. Floyd FIPS: 043
  23. Fountain FIPS: 045
  24. Franklin FIPS: 047 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
  25. Fulton FIPS: 049
  26. Gibson FIPS: 051
  27. Grant FIPS: 053 (after 18th US President and Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant)
  28. Greene FIPS: 055
  29. Hamilton FIPS: 057 (after first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton)
  30. Hancock FIPS: 059
  31. Harrison FIPS: 061 (after 9th US President William Henry Harrison)
  32. Hendricks FIPS: 063
  33. Henry FIPS: 065
  34. Howard FIPS: 067
  35. Huntington FIPS: 069
  36. Jackson FIPS: 071 (after 7th US President Andrew Jackson)
  37. Jasper FIPS: 073
  38. Jay FIPS: 075
  39. Jefferson FIPS: 077 (after 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
  40. Jennings FIPS: 079
  41. Johnson FIPS: 081
  42. Knox FIPS: 083
  43. Kosciusko FIPS: 085
  44. Lagrange FIPS: 087
  45. Lake FIPS: 089
  46. La Porte FIPS: 091
  47. Lawrence FIPS: 093
  48. Madison FIPS: 095 (after 4th US President James Madison)
  49. Marshall FIPS: 099
  50. Martin FIPS: 101
  51. Miami FIPS: 103
  52. Monroe FIPS: 105 (after 5th US President James Monroe)
  53. Montgomery FIPS: 107
  54. Morgan FIPS: 109
  55. Newton FIPS: 111
  56. Noble FIPS: 113
  57. Ohio FIPS: 115 (for the Ohio River)
  58. Orange FIPS: 117
  59. Owen FIPS: 119
  60. Parke FIPS: 121
  61. Perry FIPS: 123
  62. Pike FIPS: 125
  63. Porter FIPS: 127
  64. Posey FIPS: 129
  65. Pulaski FIPS: 131
  66. Putnam FIPS: 133
  67. Randolph FIPS: 135
  68. Ripley FIPS: 137
  69. Rush FIPS: 139
  70. St. Joseph FIPS: 141
  71. Scott FIPS: 143
  72. Shelby FIPS: 145
  73. Spencer FIPS: 147
  74. Starke FIPS: 149
  75. Steuben FIPS: 151
  76. Sullivan FIPS: 153
  77. Switzerland FIPS: 155
  78. Tippecanoe FIPS: 157
  79. Tipton FIPS: 159
  80. Union FIPS: 161
  81. Vanderburgh FIPS: 163
  82. Vermillion FIPS: 165
  83. Vigo FIPS: 167
  84. Wabash FIPS: 169
  85. Warren FIPS: 171
  86. Warrick FIPS: 173
  87. Washington FIPS: 175 (after first US President George Washington)
  88. Wayne FIPS: 177
  89. Wells FIPS: 179
  90. White FIPS: 181
  91. Whitley FIPS: 183

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Iowa

Origin of Name: From the Native American, meaning something like "What a Beautiful Land"
State Code: IA
State Nickname: The Hawkeye State (I would actually suggest "The Corn State")
Capital: Des Moines
Origin of Capital Name: French

Counties:

  1. Adair FIPS: 001
  2. Adams FIPS: 003
  3. Allamakee FIPS: 005
  4. Appanoose FIPS: 007
  5. Audubon FIPS: 009
  6. Benton FIPS: 011
  7. Black Hawk FIPS: 013
  8. Boone FIPS: 015 (after early American frontiersman Daniel Boone)
  9. Bremer FIPS: 017
  10. Buchanan FIPS: 019 (after 15th US President James Buchanan)
  11. Buena Vista FIPS: 021
  12. Butler FIPS: 023
  13. Calhoun FIPS: 025 (after 7th US Vice-President John C. Calhoun)
  14. Carroll FIPS: 027
  15. Cass FIPS: 029
  16. Cedar FIPS: 031
  17. Cerro Gordo FIPS: 033
  18. Cherokee FIPS: 035 (for the Cherokee Indians)
  19. Chickasaw FIPS: 037 (for the Chickasaw Indians)
  20. Clarke FIPS: 039
  21. Clay FIPS: 041 (after early statesman, US Representative and Senator Henry Clay)
  22. Clayton FIPS: 043
  23. Clinton FIPS: 045 (after 4th US Vice-President George Clinton)
  24. Crawford FIPS: 047
  25. Dallas FIPS: 049
  26. Davis FIPS: 051
  27. Decatur FIPS: 053
  28. Delaware FIPS: 055
  29. Des Moines FIPS: 057
  30. Dickinson FIPS: 059
  31. Dubuque FIPS: 061
  32. Emmet FIPS: 063
  33. Fayette FIPS: 065
  34. Floyd FIPS: 067
  35. Franklin FIPS: 069 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
  36. Fremont FIPS: 071
  37. Greene FIPS: 073
  38. Grundy FIPS: 075
  39. Guthrie FIPS: 077
  40. Hamilton FIPS: 079 (after first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton)
  41. Hancock FIPS: 081
  42. Hardin FIPS: 083
  43. Harrison FIPS: 085 (after 9th US President William Henry Harrison)
  44. Henry FIPS: 087
  45. Howard FIPS: 089
  46. Humboldt FIPS: 091
  47. Ida FIPS: 093
  48. Iowa FIPS: 095
  49. Jackson FIPS: 097 (after 7th US President Andrew Jackson)
  50. Jasper FIPS: 099
  51. Jefferson FIPS: 101 (after 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
  52. Johnson FIPS: 103
  53. Jones FIPS: 105
  54. Keokuk FIPS: 107
  55. Kossuth FIPS: 109
  56. Lee FIPS: 111 (after Confederate General Robert E. Lee)
  57. Linn FIPS: 113
  58. Louisa FIPS: 115
  59. Lucas FIPS: 117
  60. Lyon FIPS: 119
  61. Madison FIPS: 121 (after 4th US President James Madison)
  62. Mahaska FIPS: 123
  63. Marion FIPS: 125
  64. Marshall FIPS: 127
  65. Mills FIPS: 129
  66. Mitchell FIPS: 131
  67. Monona FIPS: 133
  68. Monroe FIPS: 135 (after 5th US President James Monroe)
  69. Montgomery FIPS: 137
  70. Muscatine FIPS: 139
  71. O'Brien FIPS: 141
  72. Osceola FIPS: 143
  73. Page FIPS: 145
  74. Palo Alto FIPS: 147
  75. Plymouth FIPS: 149
  76. Pocahontas FIPS: 151
  77. Polk FIPS: 153 (after 11th US President James Polk)
  78. Pottawattamie FIPS:155
  79. Poweshiek FIPS: 157
  80. Ringgold FIPS: 159
  81. Sac FIPS: 161
  82. Scott FIPS: 163
  83. Shelby FIPS: 165
  84. Sioux FIPS: 167 (from the Sioux Indians)
  85. Story FIPS: 169
  86. Tama FIPS: 171
  87. Taylor FIPS: 173 (after 12th US President Andrew Taylor)
  88. Union FIPS: 175 (honoring the union of states in the US)
  89. Van Buren FIPS: 177 (after 8th US President Martin Van Buren)
  90. Wapello FIPS: 179
  91. Warren FIPS: 181
  92. Washington FIPS: 183 (after first US President George Washington)
  93. Wayne FIPS: 185
  94. Webster FIPS: 187 (after early statesman and Secretary of State Daniel Webster)
  95. Winnebago FIPS: 189
  96. Winneshiek FIPS: 191
  97. Woodbury FIPS: 193
  98. Worth FIPS: 195
  99. Wright FIPS: 197

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Kansas

Origin of Name: From the Sioux Indian language, meaning "People of the South Wind"
State Code: KS
State Nickname: The Sunflower State; previously called The JayHawk State
Capital: Topeka
Origin of Capital Name:

Counties:

  1. Allen FIPS: 001
  2. Anderson FIPS: 003
  3. Atchison FIPS: 005
  4. Barber FIPS: 007
  5. Barton FIPS: 009
  6. Bourbon FIPS: 011
  7. Brown FIPS: 013
  8. Butler FIPS: 015
  9. Chase FIPS: 017 (after US Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase)
  10. Chautauqua FIPS: 019
  11. Cherokee FIPS: 021 (for the Cherokee Indians)
  12. Cheyenne FIPS: 023 (for the Cheyenne Indians)
  13. Clark FIPS: 025
  14. Clay FIPS: 027 (after early statesman, US Representative and Senator Henry Clay)
  15. Cloud FIPS: 029
  16. Coffey FIPS: 031
  17. Comanche FIPS: 033 (for the Comanche Indians)
  18. Cowley FIPS: 035
  19. Crawford FIPS: 037
  20. Decatur FIPS: 039
  21. Dickinson FIPS: 041
  22. Doniphan FIPS: 043
  23. Douglas FIPS: 045 (after statesman and US Representative Stephen A. Douglas)
  24. Edwards FIPS: 047
  25. Elk FIPS: 049 (for the native elk, or wapiti)
  26. Ellis FIPS: 051
  27. Ellsworth FIPS: 053
  28. Finney FIPS: 055
  29. Ford FIPS: 057
  30. Franklin FIPS: 059 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
  31. Geary FIPS: 061
  32. Gove FIPS: 063
  33. Graham FIPS: 065
  34. Grant FIPS: 067 (after 18th US President and Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant)
  35. Gray FIPS: 069
  36. Greeley FIPS: 071
  37. Greenwood FIPS: 073
  38. Hamilton FIPS: 075 (after first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton)
  39. Harper FIPS: 077
  40. Harvey FIPS: 079
  41. Haskell FIPS: 081
  42. Hodgeman FIPS: 083
  43. Jackson FIPS: 085 (after 7th US President Andrew Jackson)
  44. Jefferson FIPS: 087 (after 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
  45. Jewell FIPS: 089
  46. Johnson FIPS: 091
  47. Kearny FIPS: 093
  48. Kingman FIPS: 095
  49. Kiowa FIPS: 097
  50. Labette FIPS: 099
  51. Lane FIPS: 101
  52. Leavenworth FIPS: 103
  53. Lincoln FIPS: 105 (after 16th US President Abraham Lincoln)
  54. Linn FIPS: 107
  55. Logan FIPS: 109
  56. Lyon FIPS: 111
  57. McPherson FIPS: 113
  58. Marion FIPS: 115
  59. Marshall FIPS: 117
  60. Meade FIPS: 119
  61. Miami FIPS: 121
  62. Mitchell FIPS: 123
  63. Montgomery FIPS: 125
  64. Morris FIPS: 127
  65. Morton FIPS: 129
  66. Nemaha FIPS: 131
  67. Neosho FIPS: 133
  68. Ness FIPS: 135
  69. Norton FIPS: 137
  70. Osage FIPS: 139
  71. Osborne FIPS: 141
  72. Ottawa FIPS: 143
  73. Pawnee FIPS: 145
  74. Phillips FIPS: 147
  75. Pottawatomie FIPS: 149
  76. Pratt FIPS: 151
  77. Rawlins FIPS: 153
  78. Reno FIPS: 155
  79. Republic FIPS: 157
  80. Rice FIPS: 159
  81. Riley FIPS: 161
  82. Rooks FIPS: 163
  83. Rush FIPS: 165
  84. Russell FIPS: 167
  85. Saline FIPS: 169
  86. Scott FIPS: 171
  87. Sedgwick FIPS: 173
  88. Seward FIPS: 175 (after US Secretary of State William H. Seward)
  89. Shawnee FIPS: 177
  90. Sheridan FIPS: 179
  91. Sherman FIPS: 181
  92. Smith FIPS: 183
  93. Stafford FIPS: 185
  94. Stanton FIPS: 187
  95. Stevens FIPS: 189
  96. Sumner FIPS: 191
  97. Thomas FIPS: 193
  98. Trego FIPS: 195
  99. Wabaunsee FIPS: 197
  100. Wallace FIPS: 199
  101. Washington FIPS: 201 (after first US President George Washington); County seat: Washington
  102. Wichita FIPS: 203
  103. Wilson FIPS: 205
  104. Woodson FIPS: 207
  105. Wyandotte FIPS: 209

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Kentucky

Origin of Name: Ancient Native American, meaning uncertain; various claims are "Land of Tomorrow," "A Stopping Place"
State Code: KY
State Nickname: The Bluegrass State, because of the extensive horse farms in the center of the state
Capital: Frankfort (in Franklin County)
Origin of Capital Name:

State symbols:

Metro city/county:

Counties:

  1. Adair FIPS: 001
  2. Allen FIPS: 003
  3. Anderson FIPS: 005; County seat: Andersonville
  4. Ballard FIPS: 007
  5. Barren FIPS: 009
  6. Bath FIPS: 011
  7. Bell FIPS: 013
  8. Boone FIPS: 015 (after early American frontiersman Daniel Boone)
  9. Bourbon FIPS: 017
  10. Boyd FIPS: 019
  11. Boyle FIPS: 021
  12. Bracken FIPS: 023
  13. Breathitt FIPS: 025
  14. Breckinridge FIPS: 027 (after US Vice-President and KY Representative John Cabell Breckinridge)
  15. Bullitt FIPS: 029; County seat: Shepherdsville
  16. Butler FIPS: 031
  17. Caldwell FIPS: 033
  18. Calloway FIPS: 035
  19. Campbell FIPS: 037
  20. Carlisle FIPS: 039
  21. Carroll FIPS: 041
  22. Carter FIPS: 043
  23. Casey FIPS: 045
  24. Christian FIPS: 047
  25. Clark FIPS: 049
  26. Clay FIPS: 051 (after early statesman, US Representative and Senator Henry Clay)
  27. Clinton FIPS: 053 (after 4th US Vice-President George Clinton)
  28. Crittenden FIPS: 055
  29. Cumberland FIPS: 057
  30. Daviess FIPS: 059
  31. Edmonson FIPS: 061
  32. Elliott FIPS: 063
  33. Estill FIPS: 065
  34. Fleming FIPS: 069
  35. Floyd FIPS: 071
  36. Franklin FIPS: 073 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin); County Seat: Frankfort (also state capital)
  37. Fulton FIPS: 075
  38. Gallatin FIPS: 077
  39. Garrard FIPS: 079
  40. Grant FIPS: 081 (after 18th US President and Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant)
  41. Graves FIPS: 083
  42. Grayson FIPS: 085
  43. Green FIPS: 087
  44. Greenup FIPS: 089
  45. Hancock FIPS: 091
  46. Hardin FIPS: 093
  47. Harlan FIPS: 095
  48. Harrison FIPS: 097 (after 9th US President William Henry Harrison)
  49. Hart FIPS: 099
  50. Henderson FIPS: 101
  51. Henry FIPS: 103
  52. Hickman FIPS: 105
  53. Hopkins FIPS: 107
  54. Jackson FIPS: 109 (after 7th US President Andrew Jackson)
  55. Jefferson FIPS: 111 (after 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson); County seat: Louisville
  56. Jessamine FIPS: 113
  57. Johnson FIPS: 115
  58. Kenton FIPS: 117
  59. Knott FIPS: 119
  60. Knox FIPS: 121
  61. Larue FIPS: 123
  62. Laurel FIPS: 125
  63. Lawrence FIPS: 127
  64. Lee FIPS: 129 (after Confederate General Robert E. Lee)
  65. Leslie FIPS: 131
  66. Letcher FIPS: 133
  67. Lewis FIPS: 135
  68. Lincoln FIPS: 137 (after 16th US President Abraham Lincoln)
  69. Livingston FIPS: 139
  70. Logan FIPS: 141
  71. Lyon FIPS: 143
  72. McCracken FIPS: 145
  73. McCreary FIPS: 147
  74. McLean FIPS: 149
  75. Madison FIPS: 151 (after 4th US President James Madison)
  76. Magoffin FIPS: 153
  77. Marion FIPS: 155
  78. Marshall FIPS: 157
  79. Martin FIPS: 159
  80. Mason FIPS: 161
  81. Meade FIPS: 163
  82. Menifee FIPS: 165
  83. Mercer FIPS: 167
  84. Metcalfe FIPS: 169
  85. Monroe FIPS: 171 (after US President James Monroe)
  86. Montgomery FIPS: 173
  87. Morgan FIPS: 175
  88. Muhlenberg FIPS: 177
  89. Nelson FIPS: 179
  90. Nicholas FIPS: 181
  91. Ohio FIPS: 183 (for the Ohio River)
  92. Oldham FIPS: 185
  93. Owen FIPS: 187
  94. Owsley FIPS: 189
  95. Pendleton FIPS: 191
  96. Perry FIPS: 193
  97. Pike FIPS: 195
  98. Powell FIPS: 197
  99. Pulaski FIPS: 199
  100. Robertson FIPS: 201
  101. Rockcastle FIPS: 203
  102. Rowan FIPS: 205
  103. Russell FIPS: 207
  104. Scott FIPS: 209
  105. Shelby FIPS: 211; County seat: Shelbyville
  106. Simpson FIPS: 213
  107. Spencer FIPS: 215
  108. Taylor FIPS: 217 (after 12th US President Zachary Taylor)
  109. Todd FIPS: 219
  110. Trigg FIPS: 221
  111. Trimble FIPS: 223
  112. Union FIPS: 225
  113. Warren FIPS: 227
  114. Washington FIPS: 229 (after first US President George Washington)
  115. Wayne FIPS: 231
  116. Webster FIPS: 233 (after early statesman and Secretary of State Daniel Webster)
  117. Whitley FIPS: 235
  118. Wolfe FIPS: 237
  119. Woodford FIPS: 239

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Louisiana

Origin of Name: Former name of French colony, after Roi Louis XIV of France
State Code: LA
State Nickname: The Pelican State
Capital: Baton Rouge
Origin of Capital Name: French for "red stick"
Counties in Louisiana are called parishes.

Parishes:

  1. Acadia FIPS: 001
  2. Allen FIPS: 003
  3. Ascension FIPS: 005
  4. Assumption FIPS: 007
  5. Avoyelles FIPS: 009
  6. Beauregard FIPS: 011
  7. Bienville FIPS: 013 (French for "Well Town")
  8. Bossier FIPS: 015
  9. Caddo FIPS: 017
  10. Calcasieu FIPS: 019
  11. Caldwell FIPS: 021
  12. Cameron FIPS: 023
  13. Catahoula FIPS: 025
  14. Claiborne FIPS: 027
  15. Concordia FIPS: 029
  16. De Soto FIPS: 031
  17. East Baton Rouge FIPS: 033
  18. East Carroll FIPS: 035
  19. East Feliciana FIPS: 037
  20. Evangeline FIPS: 039
  21. Franklin FIPS: 041 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
  22. Grant FIPS: 043 (after 18th US President and Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant)
  23. Iberia FIPS: 045
  24. Iberville FIPS: 047
  25. Jackson FIPS: 049 (after 7th US President Andrew Jackson)
  26. Jefferson FIPS: 051 (after 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
  27. Jefferson Davis FIPS: 053 (after Confederacy President Jefferson Davis)
  28. Lafayette FIPS: 055 (after French General LaFayette of the Revolutionary War)
  29. Lafourche FIPS: 057
  30. La Salle FIPS: 059
  31. Lincoln FIPS: 061 (after 16th US President Abraham Lincoln)
  32. Livingston FIPS: 063
  33. Madison FIPS: 065 (after 4th US President James Madison)
  34. Morehouse FIPS: 067
  35. Natchitoches FIPS: 069
  36. Orleans FIPS: 071
  37. Ouachita FIPS: 073
  38. Plaquemines FIPS: 075
  39. Pointe Coupee FIPS: 077
  40. Rapides FIPS: 079
  41. Red River FIPS: 081
  42. Richland FIPS: 083
  43. Sabine FIPS: 085
  44. St. Bernard FIPS: 087
  45. St. Charles FIPS: 089
  46. St. Helena FIPS: 091
  47. St. James FIPS: 093
  48. St. John the Baptist FIPS: 095
  49. St. Landry FIPS: 097
  50. St. Martin FIPS: 099
  51. St. Mary FIPS: 101
  52. St. Tammany FIPS: 103
  53. Tangipahoa FIPS: 105
  54. Tensas FIPS: 107
  55. Terrebonne FIPS: 109 (French for "Good Earth")
  56. Union FIPS: 111
  57. Vermilion FIPS: 113
  58. Vernon FIPS: 115
  59. Washington FIPS: 117 (after first US President George Washington)
  60. Webster FIPS: 119 (after early statesman and Secretary of State Daniel Webster)
  61. West Baton Rouge FIPS: 121
  62. West Carroll FIPS: 123
  63. West Feliciana FIPS: 125
  64. Winn FIPS: 127

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Maine

Origin of Name: The Atlantic Coast of Maine has many islands, and the mainland area was called "Main" simply to distinguish it from the islands; another version is that it honors the estate of Mayne in France, owned by the wife of English King Charles I
State Code: ME
State Nickname: The Pine Tree State
Capital: Augusta
Origin of Capital Name:

Counties:

  1. Androscoggin FIPS: 001
  2. Aroostook FIPS: 003
  3. Cumberland FIPS: 005
  4. Franklin FIPS: 007 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
  5. Hancock FIPS: 009
  6. Kennebec FIPS: 011
  7. Knox FIPS: 013
  8. Lincoln FIPS: 015 (after 16th US President Abraham Lincoln)
  9. Oxford FIPS: 017
  10. Penobscot FIPS: 019
  11. Piscataquis FIPS: 021
  12. Sagadahoc FIPS: 023
  13. Somerset FIPS: 025
  14. Waldo FIPS: 027
  15. Washington FIPS: 029 (after first US President George Washington)
  16. York FIPS: 031

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Maryland

Origin of Name: After Henrietta Maria, wife of English King Charles I
State Code: MD
State Nickname: The Free State
Capital: Annapolis
Origin of Capital Name:

Independent city:

Counties:

  1. Allegany FIPS: 001
  2. Anne Arundel FIPS: 003
  3. Baltimore FIPS: 005
  4. Calvert FIPS: 009
  5. Caroline FIPS: 011
  6. Carroll FIPS: 013
  7. Cecil FIPS: 015
  8. Charles FIPS: 017
  9. Dorchester FIPS: 019
  10. Frederick FIPS: 021
  11. Garrett FIPS: 023
  12. Harford FIPS: 025
  13. Howard FIPS: 027
  14. Kent FIPS: 029
  15. Montgomery FIPS: 031
  16. Prince George's FIPS: 033
  17. Queen Anne's FIPS: 035
  18. St. Mary's FIPS: 037 039
  19. Somerset FIPS:
  20. Talbot FIPS: 041
  21. Washington FIPS: 043 (after first US President George Washington)
  22. Wicomico FIPS: 045
  23. Worcester FIPS: 047

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Massachusetts

Origin of Name: From a Native American language, meaning "Great Mountain Place"
State Code: MA
State Nickname: The Bay State
Capital: Boston
Origin of Capital Name:

Counties:

  1. Barnstable FIPS: 001
  2. Berkshire FIPS: 003
  3. Bristol FIPS: 005
  4. Dukes FIPS: 007
  5. Essex FIPS: 009
  6. Franklin FIPS: 011 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
  7. Hampden FIPS: 013
  8. Hampshire FIPS: 015
  9. Middlesex FIPS: 017
  10. Nantucket FIPS: 019
  11. Norfolk FIPS: 021
  12. Plymouth FIPS: 023
  13. Suffolk FIPS: 025
  14. Worcester FIPS: 027

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Michigan

Origin of Name: From a Native American term meaning "Immense Water"
State Code: MI
State Nickname: The Wolverine State
Capital: Lansing
Origin of Capital Name:

Counties:

  1. Alcona FIPS: 001
  2. Alger FIPS: 003
  3. Allegan FIPS: 005
  4. Alpena FIPS: 007
  5. Antrim FIPS: 009
  6. Arenac FIPS: 011
  7. Baraga FIPS: 013
  8. Barry FIPS: 015
  9. Bay FIPS: 017
  10. Benzie FIPS: 019
  11. Berrien FIPS: 021
  12. Branch FIPS: 023
  13. Calhoun FIPS: 025 (after 7th US Vice-President John C. Calhoun)
  14. Cass FIPS: 027
  15. Charlevoix FIPS: 029
  16. Cheboygan FIPS: 031
  17. Chippewa FIPS: 033 (for the Chippewa Indians)
  18. Clare FIPS: 035
  19. Clinton FIPS: 037 (after 4th US Vice-President George Clinton)
  20. Crawford FIPS: 039
  21. Delta FIPS: 041
  22. Dickinson FIPS: 043
  23. Eaton FIPS: 045
  24. Emmet FIPS: 047
  25. Genesee FIPS: 049
  26. Gladwin FIPS: 051
  27. Gogebic FIPS: 053
  28. Grand Traverse FIPS: 055
  29. Gratiot FIPS: 057
  30. Hillsdale FIPS: 059
  31. Houghton FIPS: 061
  32. Huron FIPS: 063
  33. Ingham FIPS: 065
  34. Ionia FIPS: 067
  35. Iosco FIPS: 069
  36. Iron FIPS: 071
  37. Isabella FIPS: 073
  38. Jackson FIPS: 075 (after 7th US President Andrew Jackson)
  39. Kalamazoo FIPS: 077
  40. Kalkaska FIPS: 079
  41. Kent FIPS: 081
  42. Keweenaw FIPS: 083
  43. Lake FIPS: 085
  44. Lapeer FIPS: 087
  45. Leelanau FIPS: 089
  46. Lenawee FIPS: 091
  47. Livingston FIPS: 093
  48. Luce FIPS: 095
  49. Mackinac FIPS: 097
  50. Macomb FIPS: 099
  51. Manistee FIPS: 101
  52. Marquette FIPS: 103
  53. Mason FIPS: 105
  54. Mecosta FIPS: 107
  55. Menominee FIPS: 109
  56. Midland FIPS: 111
  57. Missaukee FIPS: 113
  58. Monroe FIPS: 115 (after US President James Monroe)
  59. Montcalm FIPS: 117
  60. Montmorency FIPS: 119
  61. Muskegon FIPS: 121
  62. Newaygo FIPS: 123
  63. Oakland FIPS: 125
  64. Oceana FIPS: 127
  65. Ogemaw FIPS: 129
  66. Ontonagon FIPS: 131
  67. Osceola FIPS: 133
  68. Oscoda FIPS: 135
  69. Otsego FIPS: 137
  70. Ottawa FIPS: 139
  71. Presque Isle FIPS: 141 (French for "Near Island")
  72. Roscommon FIPS: 143
  73. Saginaw FIPS: 145
  74. St. Clair FIPS: 147
  75. St. Joseph FIPS: 149
  76. Sanilac FIPS: 151
  77. Schoolcraft FIPS: 153
  78. Shiawassee FIPS: 155
  79. Tuscola FIPS: 157
  80. Van Buren FIPS: 159 (after 8th US President Martin Van Buren)
  81. Washtenaw FIPS: 161
  82. Wayne FIPS: 163
  83. Wexford FIPS: 165

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Minnesota

Origin of Name: From the Dakota Sioux Indian language, meaning "Water the Color of the Sky"
State Code: MN
State Nickname: Land of a Thousand Lakes, or The North Star State
Capital: St. Paul
Origin of Capital Name: After Catholic saint

Counties:

  1. Aitkin FIPS: 001
  2. Anoka FIPS: 003
  3. Becker FIPS: 005
  4. Beltrami FIPS: 007
  5. Benton FIPS: 009
  6. Big Stone FIPS: 011
  7. Blue Earth FIPS: 013
  8. Brown FIPS: 015
  9. Carlton FIPS: 017
  10. Carver FIPS: 019
  11. Cass FIPS: 021
  12. Chippewa FIPS: 023 (for the Chippewa Indians)
  13. Chisago FIPS: 025
  14. Clay FIPS: 027 (after early statesman, US Representative and Senator Henry Clay)
  15. Clearwater FIPS: 029
  16. Cook FIPS: 031
  17. Cottonwood FIPS: 033
  18. Crow Wing FIPS: 035
  19. Dakota FIPS: 037
  20. Dodge FIPS: 039
  21. Douglas FIPS: 041 (after statesman and US Representative Stephen A. Douglas)
  22. Faribault FIPS: 043
  23. Fillmore FIPS: 045 (after 13th US President Millar Fillmore)
  24. Freeborn FIPS: 047
  25. Goodhue FIPS: 049
  26. Grant FIPS: 051 (after 18th US President and Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant)
  27. Hennepin FIPS: 053
  28. Houston FIPS: 055
  29. Hubbard FIPS: 057
  30. Isanti FIPS: 059
  31. Itasca FIPS: 061
  32. Jackson FIPS: 063 (after 7th US President Andrew Jackson)
  33. Kanabec FIPS: 065
  34. Kandiyohi FIPS: 067
  35. Kittson FIPS: 069
  36. Koochiching FIPS: 071
  37. Lac qui Parle (Lake that Talks) FIPS: 073
  38. Lake FIPS: 075
  39. Lake of the Woods FIPS: 077
  40. Le Sueur FIPS: 079
  41. Lincoln FIPS: 081 (after 16th US President Abraham Lincoln)
  42. Lyon FIPS: 083
  43. McLeod FIPS: 085
  44. Mahnomen FIPS: 087
  45. Marshall FIPS: 089
  46. Martin FIPS: 091
  47. Meeker FIPS: 093
  48. Mille Lacs (Thousand Lakes) FIPS: 095
  49. Morrison FIPS: 097
  50. Mower FIPS: 099
  51. Murray FIPS: 101
  52. Nicollet FIPS: 103
  53. Nobles FIPS: 105
  54. Norman FIPS: 107
  55. Olmsted FIPS: 109
  56. Otter Tail FIPS: 111
  57. Pennington FIPS: 113
  58. Pine FIPS: 115
  59. Pipestone FIPS: 117
  60. Polk FIPS: 119 (after 11th US President James Polk)
  61. Pope FIPS: 121
  62. Ramsey FIPS: 123
  63. Red Lake FIPS: 125
  64. Redwood FIPS: 127
  65. Renville FIPS: 129
  66. Rice FIPS: 131
  67. Rock FIPS: 133
  68. Roseau FIPS: 135
  69. St. Louis FIPS: 137
  70. Scott FIPS: 139
  71. Sherburne FIPS: 141
  72. Sibley FIPS: 143
  73. Stearns FIPS: 145
  74. Steele FIPS: 147
  75. Stevens FIPS: 149
  76. Swift FIPS: 151
  77. Todd FIPS: 153
  78. Traverse FIPS: 155
  79. Wabasha FIPS: 157
  80. Wadena FIPS: 159
  81. Waseca FIPS: 161
  82. Washington FIPS: 163 (after first US President George Washington)
  83. Watonwan FIPS: 165
  84. Wilkin FIPS: 167
  85. Winona FIPS: 169
  86. Wright FIPS: 171
  87. Yellow Medicine FIPS: 173

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Mississippi

Origin of Name: Named after the Mississippi River, Native American for "Father of Waters" State Code: MS
State Nickname: The Magnolia State, referring to the Southern Magnolia or Bullbay tree
Capital: Jackson
Origin of Capital Name: After 7th US President Andrew Jackson

Counties:

  1. Adams FIPS: 001
  2. Alcorn FIPS: 003
  3. Amite FIPS: 005
  4. Attala FIPS: 007
  5. Benton FIPS: 009
  6. Bolivar FIPS: 011
  7. Calhoun FIPS: 013 (after 7th US Vice-President John C. Calhoun)
  8. Carroll FIPS: 015
  9. Chickasaw FIPS: 017 (for the Chickasaw Indians)
  10. Choctaw FIPS: 019 (for the Choctaw Indians)
  11. Claiborne FIPS: 021
  12. Clarke FIPS: 023
  13. Clay FIPS: 025 (after early statesman, US Representative and Senator Henry Clay)
  14. Coahoma FIPS: 027
  15. Copiah FIPS: 029
  16. Covington FIPS: 031
  17. DeSoto FIPS: 033
  18. Forrest FIPS: 035 (after General Nathan Bedford Forrest)
  19. Franklin FIPS: 037 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
  20. George FIPS: 039
  21. Greene FIPS: 041
  22. Grenada FIPS: 043
  23. Hancock FIPS: 045
  24. Harrison FIPS: 047 (after 9th US President William Henry Harrison)
  25. Hinds FIPS: 049
  26. Holmes FIPS: 051
  27. Humphreys FIPS: 053
  28. Issaquena FIPS: 055
  29. Itawamba FIPS: 057
  30. Jackson FIPS: 059 (after 7th US President Andrew Jackson)
  31. Jasper FIPS: 061
  32. Jefferson FIPS: 063 (after 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
  33. Jefferson Davis FIPS: 065 (after Confederacy President Jefferson Davis)
  34. Jones FIPS: 067
  35. Kemper FIPS: 069
  36. Lafayette FIPS: 071 (after French General LaFayette of the Revolutionary War)
  37. Lamar FIPS: 073
  38. Lauderdale FIPS: 075
  39. Lawrence FIPS: 077
  40. Leake FIPS: 079
  41. Lee FIPS: 081 (after Confederate General Robert E. Lee)
  42. Leflore FIPS: 083
  43. Lincoln FIPS: 085 (after 16th US President Abraham Lincoln)
  44. Lowndes FIPS: 087
  45. Madison FIPS: 089 (after 4th US President James Madison)
  46. Marion FIPS: 091
  47. Marshall FIPS: 093
  48. Monroe FIPS: 095 (after US President James Monroe)
  49. Montgomery FIPS: 097
  50. Neshoba FIPS: 099
  51. Newton FIPS: 101
  52. Noxubee FIPS: 103
  53. Oktibbeha FIPS: 105
  54. Panola FIPS: 107
  55. Pearl River FIPS: 109
  56. Perry FIPS: 111
  57. Pike FIPS: 113
  58. Pontotoc FIPS: 115
  59. Prentiss FIPS: 117
  60. Quitman FIPS: 119
  61. Rankin FIPS: 121
  62. Scott FIPS: 123
  63. Sharkey FIPS: 125
  64. Simpson FIPS: 127
  65. Smith FIPS: 129
  66. Stone FIPS: 131
  67. Sunflower FIPS: 133
  68. Tallahatchie FIPS: 135
  69. Tate FIPS: 137
  70. Tippah FIPS: 139
  71. Tishomingo FIPS: 141
  72. Tunica FIPS: 143
  73. Union FIPS: 145
  74. Walthall FIPS: 147
  75. Warren FIPS: 149
  76. Washington FIPS: 151 (after first US President George Washington)
  77. Wayne FIPS: 153
  78. Webster FIPS: 155 (after early statesman and Secretary of State Daniel Webster)
  79. Wilkinson FIPS: 157
  80. Winston FIPS: 159
  81. Yalobusha FIPS: 161
  82. Yazoo FIPS: 163

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Missouri

Pronunciation: mih - ZUR - uh
Origin of Name: After the Missouri Indians; one version claims the name to mean "Town of Great Canoes"
State Code: MO
State Nickname: The Show-Me State
Capital: Jefferson City
Origin of Capital Name: After Thomas Jefferson, Third US President
Area:
Population:

About the state: Missouri is a midwestern state, bordered on the east by the Mississippi River, while the Missouri River, which flows west-east through the middle of the state, forms the northern half of the western boundary. North of the Missouri River, the state is principally prairie converted to farmland with remnant woodlands and gently rolling hills. South of the river, there are ancient igneous mountains to the east, prairie in the center and west, and the hills of the Ozarks in the south. The state largely overlays thick strata of limestone, with many caves and man-made lakes in the southern half.

State Symbols:

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Montana

Origin of Name: Latin (perversely, from the Spanish) for "mountains" or "place of mountains"; a name deliberately selected by one J. M. Ashley
State Code: MT
State Nickname: The Treasure State
Capital: Helena
Origin of Capital Name:

About the state: Montana is named for its mountains, but much of the state is high plains, as well. Scattered mountain ranges in the center develop into more mountainous areas in the west. The western border of the state is largely on the continental divide, and is somewhat west of where it was supposed to have been due to a surveying error.

State Symbols:

Counties:

  1. Beaverhead FIPS: 001
  2. Big Horn FIPS: 003
  3. Blaine FIPS: 005
  4. Broadwater FIPS: 007
  5. Carbon FIPS: 009
  6. Carter FIPS: 011
  7. Cascade FIPS: 013
  8. Chouteau FIPS: 015
  9. Custer FIPS: 017
  10. Daniels FIPS: 019
  11. Dawson FIPS: 021
  12. Deer Lodge FIPS: 023
  13. Fallon FIPS: 025
  14. Fergus FIPS: 027
  15. Flathead FIPS: 029
  16. Gallatin FIPS: 031
  17. Garfield FIPS: 033 (after US President James Garfield)
  18. Glacier FIPS: 035
  19. Golden Valley FIPS: 037
  20. Granite FIPS: 039
  21. Hill FIPS: 041
  22. Jefferson FIPS: 043 (after 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
  23. Judith Basin FIPS: 045
  24. Lake FIPS: 047
  25. Lewis and Clark FIPS: 049
  26. Liberty FIPS: 051
  27. Lincoln FIPS: 053 (after 16th US President Abraham Lincoln)
  28. McCone FIPS: 055
  29. Madison FIPS: 057 (after 4th US President James Madison)
  30. Meagher FIPS: 059
  31. Mineral FIPS: 061
  32. Missoula FIPS: 063
  33. Musselshell FIPS: 065
  34. Park FIPS: 067
  35. Petroleum FIPS: 069
  36. Phillips FIPS: 071
  37. Pondera FIPS: 073
  38. Powder River FIPS: 075
  39. Powell FIPS: 077
  40. Prairie FIPS: 079
  41. Ravalli FIPS: 081
  42. Richland FIPS: 083
  43. Roosevelt FIPS: 085
  44. Rosebud FIPS: 087
  45. Sanders FIPS: 089
  46. Sheridan FIPS: 091
  47. Silver Bow FIPS: 093
  48. Stillwater FIPS: 095
  49. Sweet Grass FIPS: 097
  50. Teton FIPS: 099
  51. Toole FIPS: 101
  52. Treasure FIPS: 103
  53. Valley FIPS: 105
  54. Wheatland FIPS: 107
  55. Wibaux FIPS: 109
  56. Yellowstone FIPS: 111
  57. Yellowstone National Park FIPS: 113

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Nebraska

Origin of Name: From the Oto Indian language, meaning "Flat Water"
State Code: NE
State Nickname: The Cornhusker State
Capital: Lincoln
Origin of Capital Name: After Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth US President

State Symbols:

Counties:

  1. Adams FIPS: 001
  2. Antelope FIPS: 003
  3. Arthur FIPS: 005 (after 21st US President Chester A. Arthur)
  4. Banner FIPS: 007
  5. Blaine FIPS: 009
  6. Boone FIPS: 011 (after early American frontiersman Daniel Boone)
  7. Box Butte FIPS: 013
  8. Boyd FIPS: 015
  9. Brown FIPS: 017
  10. Buffalo FIPS: 019
  11. Burt FIPS: 021
  12. Butler FIPS: 023
  13. Cass FIPS: 025
  14. Cedar FIPS: 027 (for the redcedar tree)
  15. Chase FIPS: 029 (after US Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase)
  16. Cherry FIPS: 031
  17. Cheyenne FIPS: 033 (for the Chickasaw Indians)
  18. Clay FIPS: 035 (after early statesman, US Representative and Senator Henry Clay)
  19. Colfax FIPS: 037
  20. Cuming FIPS: 039
  21. Custer FIPS: 041
  22. Dakota FIPS: 043
  23. Dawes FIPS: 045
  24. Dawson FIPS: 047
  25. Deuel FIPS: 049
  26. Dixon FIPS: 051
  27. Dodge FIPS: 053
  28. Douglas FIPS: 055 (after statesman and US Representative Stephen A. Douglas)
  29. Dundy FIPS: 057
  30. Fillmore FIPS: 059 (after 13th US President Millar Fillmore)
  31. Franklin FIPS: 061 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
  32. Frontier FIPS: 063
  33. Furnas FIPS: 065
  34. Gage FIPS: 067
  35. Garden FIPS: 069
  36. Garfield FIPS: 071 (after US President James Garfield)
  37. Gosper FIPS: 073
  38. Grant FIPS: 075 (after 18th US President and Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant)
  39. Greeley FIPS: 077
  40. Hall FIPS: 079
  41. Hamilton FIPS: 081 (after first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton)
  42. Harlan FIPS: 083
  43. Hayes FIPS: 085 (after 19th US President Rutherford B. Hayes)
  44. Hitchcock FIPS: 087
  45. Holt FIPS: 089
  46. Hooker FIPS: 091
  47. Howard FIPS: 093
  48. Jefferson FIPS: 095 (after 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
  49. Johnson FIPS: 097
  50. Kearney FIPS: 099
  51. Keith FIPS: 101
  52. Keya Paha FIPS: 103
  53. Kimball FIPS: 105
  54. Knox FIPS: 107
  55. Lancaster FIPS: 109
  56. Lincoln FIPS: 111 (after 16th US President Abraham Lincoln)
  57. Logan FIPS: 113
  58. Loup FIPS: 115
  59. McPherson FIPS: 117
  60. Madison FIPS: 119 (after 4th US President James Madison)
  61. Merrick FIPS: 121
  62. Morrill FIPS: 123
  63. Nance FIPS: 125
  64. Nemaha FIPS: 127
  65. Nuckolls FIPS: 129
  66. Otoe FIPS: 131
  67. Pawnee FIPS: 133
  68. Perkins FIPS: 135
  69. Phelps FIPS: 137
  70. Pierce FIPS: 139 (after 14th US President Franklin Pierce)
  71. Platte FIPS: 141 (for the Platte River)
  72. Polk FIPS: 143 (after 11th US President James Polk)
  73. Red Willow FIPS: 145
  74. Richardson FIPS: 147
  75. Rock FIPS: 149
  76. Saline FIPS: 151
  77. Sarpy FIPS: 153
  78. Saunders FIPS: 155
  79. Scotts Bluff FIPS: 157
  80. Seward FIPS: 159 (after US Secretary of State William H. Seward)
  81. Sheridan FIPS: 161
  82. Sherman FIPS: 163
  83. Sioux FIPS: 165
  84. Stanton FIPS: 167
  85. Thayer FIPS: 169
  86. Thomas FIPS: 171
  87. Thurston FIPS: 173
  88. Valley FIPS: 175
  89. Washington FIPS: 177 (after first US President George Washington)
  90. Wayne FIPS: 179
  91. Webster FIPS: 181 (after early statesman and Secretary of State Daniel Webster)
  92. Wheeler FIPS: 183
  93. York FIPS: 185

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Nevada

Origin of Name: Spanish for "snowy" because of snow-capped peaks
State Code: NV
State Nickname: The Silver State
Capital: Reno
Origin of Capital Name:

State Symbols:

Independent city:

Counties:

  1. Churchill FIPS: 001
  2. Clark FIPS: 003
  3. Douglas FIPS: 005 (after statesman and US Representative Stephen A. Douglas)
  4. Elko FIPS: 007
  5. Esmeralda FIPS: 009
  6. Eureka FIPS: 011
  7. Humboldt FIPS: 013
  8. Lander FIPS: 015
  9. Lincoln FIPS: 017 (after 16th US President Abraham Lincoln)
  10. Lyon FIPS: 019
  11. Mineral FIPS: 021
  12. Nye FIPS: 023
  13. Pershing FIPS: 027
  14. Storey FIPS: 029
  15. Washoe FIPS: 031
  16. White Pine FIPS: 033

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New Hampshire

Origin of Name: After the English County of Hampshire
State Code: NH
State Nickname: The Granite State
Capital: Concord
Origin of Capital Name:

State Symbols:

Counties:

  1. Belknap FIPS: 001
  2. Carroll FIPS: 003
  3. Cheshire FIPS: 005
  4. Coos FIPS: 007
  5. Grafton FIPS: 009
  6. Hillsborough FIPS: 011
  7. Merrimack FIPS: 013
  8. Rockingham FIPS: 015
  9. Strafford FIPS: 017
  10. Sullivan FIPS: 019

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New Jersey

Origin of Name: After the English Channel Isle of Jersey
State Code: NJ
State Nickname: The Garden State, due to the extensive truck farms there
Capital: Trenton
Origin of Capital Name:

State Symbols:

Counties:

  1. Atlantic FIPS: 001
  2. Bergen FIPS: 003
  3. Burlington FIPS: 005
  4. Camden FIPS: 007
  5. Cape May FIPS: 009
  6. Cumberland FIPS: 011
  7. Essex FIPS: 013
  8. Gloucester FIPS: 015
  9. Hudson FIPS: 017
  10. Hunterdon FIPS: 019
  11. Mercer FIPS: 021
  12. Middlesex FIPS: 023
  13. Monmouth FIPS: 025
  14. Morris FIPS: 027
  15. Ocean FIPS: 029
  16. Passaic FIPS: 031
  17. Salem FIPS: 033
  18. Somerset FIPS: 035
  19. Sussex FIPS: 037
  20. Union FIPS: 039
  21. Warren FIPS: 041

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New Mexico

Origin of Name:
After Mexico, which borders it to the south and which used to include the area of the state; Mexico in turn was named after the Mexica Indians who lived at Tenochtitlan in Mexico.
State Code: NM
State Nickname: Land of Enchantment
Capital: Albuquerque
Origin of Capital Name: After the Duke of Albuquerque, the Spanish Viceroy of New Spain, of which New Mexico was then a part

State Symbols:

Counties:

  1. Bernalillo FIPS: 001
  2. Catron FIPS: 003
  3. Chaves FIPS: 005
  4. Cibola FIPS: 006
  5. Colfax FIPS: 007
  6. Curry FIPS: 009
  7. DeBaca FIPS: 011
  8. Dona Ana FIPS: 013
  9. Eddy FIPS: 015
  10. Grant FIPS: 017 (after 18th US President and Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant)
  11. Guadalupe FIPS: 019
  12. Harding FIPS: 021
  13. Hidalgo FIPS: 023 (Spanish for "Noble")
  14. Lea FIPS: 025
  15. Lincoln FIPS: 027 (after 16th US President Abraham Lincoln)
  16. Los Alamos FIPS: 028
  17. Luna FIPS: 029
  18. McKinley FIPS: 031 (after 25th US President William McKinley)
  19. Mora FIPS: 033
  20. Otero FIPS: 035
  21. Quay FIPS: 037
  22. Rio Arriba FIPS: 039
  23. Roosevelt FIPS: 041
  24. Sandoval FIPS: 043
  25. San Juan FIPS: 045
  26. San Miguel FIPS: 047
  27. Santa Fe FIPS: 049
  28. Sierra FIPS: 051
  29. Socorro FIPS: 053
  30. Taos FIPS: 055
  31. Torrance FIPS: 057
  32. Union FIPS: 059
  33. Valencia FIPS: 061

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New York

Origin of Name: After the House of York in Yorkshire, England
State Code: NY
State Nickname: The Empire State
State FIPS: 36
Capital: Albany
Origin of Capital Name:
Area: 122,310 sq. Km.
Population: 18,137,226 (1997 est.)

State Symbols:

Five of the state's counties are included within the official area of New York City. Each of the five boroughs of NYC coincide with their county; that is, the borough includes the entire county. In this short list, the county name is given first, then the borough name.

New York City:

  1. Bronx FIPS: 005; The Bronx
  2. Kings FIPS: 047; Brooklyn
  3. New York FIPS: 061; Manhattan
  4. Queens FIPS: 081; Queens
  5. Richmond FIPS: 085; Staten Island

Counties:

  1. Albany FIPS: 001
  2. Allegany FIPS: 003
  3. Broome FIPS: 007
  4. Cattaraugus FIPS: 009
  5. Cayuga FIPS: 011
  6. Chautauqua FIPS: 013
  7. Chemung FIPS: 015
  8. Chenango FIPS: 017
  9. Clinton FIPS: 019 (after 4th US Vice-President George Clinton)
  10. Columbia FIPS: 021
  11. Cortland FIPS: 023
  12. Delaware FIPS: 025
  13. Dutchess FIPS: 027
  14. Erie FIPS: 029
  15. Essex FIPS: 031
  16. Franklin FIPS: 033 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
  17. Fulton FIPS: 035
  18. Genesee FIPS: 037
  19. Greene FIPS: 039
  20. Hamilton FIPS: 041 (after first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton)
  21. Herkimer FIPS: 043
  22. Jefferson FIPS: 045 (after 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
  23. Lewis FIPS: 049
  24. Livingston FIPS: 051
  25. Madison FIPS: 053 (after 4th US President James Madison)
  26. Monroe FIPS: 055 (after US President James Monroe)
  27. Montgomery FIPS: 057
  28. Nassau FIPS: 059
  29. Niagara FIPS: 063
  30. Oneida FIPS: 065
  31. Onondaga FIPS: 067
  32. Ontario FIPS: 069
  33. Orange FIPS: 071
  34. Orleans FIPS: 073
  35. Oswego FIPS: 075
  36. Otsego FIPS: 077
  37. Putnam FIPS: 079
  38. Rensselaer FIPS: 083
  39. Rockland FIPS: 087
  40. St. Lawrence FIPS: 089
  41. Saratoga FIPS: 091
  42. Schenectady FIPS: 093
  43. Schoharie FIPS: 095
  44. Schuyler FIPS: 097
  45. Seneca FIPS: 099
  46. Steuben FIPS: 101
  47. Suffolk FIPS: 103
  48. Sullivan FIPS: 105
  49. Tioga FIPS: 107
  50. Tompkins FIPS: 109 (after 6th US Vice-President Daniel D.Tompkins)
  51. Ulster FIPS: 111
  52. Warren FIPS: 113
  53. Washington FIPS: 115 (after first US President George Washington)
  54. Wayne FIPS: 117
  55. Westchester FIPS: 119
  56. Wyoming FIPS: 121
  57. Yates FIPS: 123

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North Carolina

Origin of Name: After King Charles I of England
State Code: NC
State Nickname: The Tarheel State
Capital: Raleigh
Origin of Capital Name: After Sir Walter Raleigh, English adventurer

State Symbols:

Counties:

  1. Alamance FIPS: 001
  2. Alexander FIPS: 003
  3. Alleghany FIPS: 005
  4. Anson FIPS: 007
  5. Ashe FIPS: 009
  6. Avery FIPS: 011
  7. Beaufort FIPS: 013
  8. Bertie FIPS: 015
  9. Bladen FIPS: 017
  10. Brunswick FIPS: 019
  11. Buncombe FIPS: 021
  12. Burke FIPS: 023
  13. Cabarrus FIPS: 025
  14. Caldwell FIPS: 027
  15. Camden FIPS: 029
  16. Carteret FIPS: 031
  17. Caswell FIPS: 033
  18. Catawba FIPS: 035
  19. Chatham FIPS: 037
  20. Cherokee FIPS: 039 (for the Cherokee Indians)
  21. Chowan FIPS: 041
  22. Clay FIPS: 043 (after early statesman, US Representative and Senator Henry Clay)
  23. Cleveland FIPS: 045
  24. Columbus FIPS: 047
  25. Craven FIPS: 049
  26. Cumberland FIPS: 051
  27. Currituck FIPS: 053
  28. Dare FIPS: 055
  29. Davidson FIPS: 057
  30. Davie FIPS: 059
  31. Duplin FIPS: 061
  32. Durham FIPS: 063
  33. Edgecombe FIPS: 065
  34. Forsyth FIPS: 067
  35. Franklin FIPS: 069 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
  36. Gaston FIPS: 071
  37. Gates FIPS: 073
  38. Graham FIPS: 075
  39. Granville FIPS: 077
  40. Greene FIPS: 079
  41. Guilford FIPS: 081
  42. Halifax FIPS: 083
  43. Harnett FIPS: 085
  44. Haywood FIPS: 087
  45. Henderson FIPS: 089
  46. Hertford FIPS: 091
  47. Hoke FIPS: 093
  48. Hyde FIPS: 095
  49. Iredell FIPS: 097
  50. Jackson FIPS: 099 (after 7th US President Andrew Jackson)
  51. Johnston FIPS: 101
  52. Jones FIPS: 103
  53. Lee FIPS: 105 (after Confederate General Robert E. Lee)
  54. Lenoir FIPS: 107
  55. Lincoln FIPS: 109 (after 16th US President Abraham Lincoln)
  56. McDowell FIPS: 111
  57. Macon FIPS: 113
  58. Madison FIPS: 115 (after 4th US President James Madison)
  59. Martin FIPS: 117
  60. Mecklenburg FIPS: 119
  61. Mitchell FIPS: 121
  62. Montgomery FIPS: 123
  63. Moore FIPS: 125
  64. Nash FIPS: 127
  65. New Hanover FIPS: 129
  66. Northampton FIPS: 131
  67. Onslow FIPS: 133
  68. Orange FIPS: 135
  69. Pamlico FIPS: 137
  70. Pasquotank FIPS: 139
  71. Pender FIPS: 141
  72. Perquimans FIPS: 143
  73. Person FIPS: 145
  74. Pitt FIPS: 147
  75. Polk FIPS: 149 (after 11th US President James Polk)
  76. Randolph FIPS: 151
  77. Richmond FIPS: 153
  78. Robeson FIPS: 155
  79. Rockingham FIPS: 157
  80. Rowan FIPS: 159
  81. Rutherford FIPS: 161
  82. Sampson FIPS: 163
  83. Scotland FIPS: 165
  84. Stanly FIPS: 167
  85. Stokes FIPS: 169
  86. Surry FIPS: 171
  87. Swain FIPS: 173
  88. Transylvania FIPS: 175
  89. Tyrrell FIPS: 177
  90. Union FIPS: 179
  91. Vance FIPS: 181
  92. Wake FIPS: 183
  93. Warren FIPS: 185
  94. Washington FIPS: 187 (after first US President George Washington)
  95. Watauga FIPS: 189
  96. Wayne FIPS: 191
  97. Wilkes FIPS: 193
  98. Wilson FIPS: 195
  99. Yadkin FIPS: 197
  100. Yancey FIPS: 199

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North Dakota

Origin of Name: After the Dakota Sioux, a Native American tribe; in turn, "Dakota" means "Allies"
State Code: ND
State Nickname: The Sioux State
Capital: Bismark
Origin of Capital Name:

State Symbols:

Counties:

  1. Adams FIPS: 001
  2. Barnes FIPS: 003
  3. Benson FIPS: 005
  4. Billings FIPS: 007
  5. Bottineau FIPS: 009
  6. Bowman FIPS: 011
  7. Burke FIPS: 013
  8. Burleigh FIPS: 015
  9. Cass FIPS: 017
  10. Cavalier FIPS: 019
  11. Dickey FIPS: 021
  12. Divide FIPS: 023
  13. Dunn FIPS: 025
  14. Eddy FIPS: 027
  15. Emmons FIPS: 029
  16. Foster FIPS: 031
  17. Golden Valley FIPS: 033
  18. Grand Forks FIPS: 035
  19. Grant FIPS: 037 (after 18th US President and Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant)
  20. Griggs FIPS: 039
  21. Hettinger FIPS: 041
  22. Kidder FIPS: 043
  23. LaMoure FIPS: 045
  24. Logan FIPS: 047
  25. McHenry FIPS: 049
  26. McIntosh FIPS: 051
  27. McKenzie FIPS: 053
  28. McLean FIPS: 055
  29. Mercer FIPS:057
  30. Morton FIPS: 059
  31. Mountrail FIPS: 061
  32. Nelson FIPS: 063
  33. Oliver FIPS: 065
  34. Pembina FIPS: 067
  35. Pierce FIPS: 069 (after 14th US President Franklin Pierce)
  36. Ramsey FIPS: 071
  37. Ransom FIPS: 073
  38. Renville FIPS: 075
  39. Richland FIPS: 077
  40. Rolette FIPS: 079
  41. Sargent FIPS: 081
  42. Sheridan FIPS: 083
  43. Sioux FIPS: 085
  44. Slope FIPS: 087
  45. Stark FIPS: 089
  46. Steele FIPS: 091
  47. Stutsman FIPS: 093
  48. Towner FIPS: 095
  49. Traill FIPS: 097
  50. Walsh FIPS: 099
  51. Ward FIPS: 101
  52. Wells FIPS: 103
  53. Williams FIPS: 105

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Ohio

Origin of Name: After the Ohio River, which in turn is from the Iroquois Indian language, meaning "Great River"
State Code: OH
State Nickname: The Buckeye State, after the nuts of the state tree, the Ohio Buckeye
Capital: Columbus
Origin of Capital Name: After Cristobal Colombo (Christopher Columbus)
Became state: 1803

State Symbols:

Counties:

  1. Adams FIPS: 001
  2. Allen FIPS: 003
  3. Ashland FIPS: 005
  4. Ashtabula FIPS: 007
  5. Athens FIPS: 009
  6. County seat: Athens
  7. Auglaize FIPS: 011
  8. Belmont FIPS: 013
  9. Brown FIPS: 015
  10. Butler FIPS: 017
  11. Carroll FIPS: 019
  12. Champaign FIPS: 021
  13. Clark FIPS: 023
  14. Clermont FIPS: 025
  15. Clinton FIPS: 027 (after 4th US Vice-President George Clinton)
  16. Columbiana FIPS: 029
  17. Coshocton FIPS: 031
  18. Crawford FIPS: 033
  19. Cuyahoga FIPS: 035
  20. Darke FIPS: 037
  21. Defiance FIPS: 039
  22. Delaware FIPS: 041
  23. Erie FIPS: 043
  24. Fairfield FIPS: 045
  25. Fayette FIPS: 047
  26. Franklin FIPS: 049 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
  27. Fulton FIPS: 051
  28. Gallia FIPS: 053
  29. Geauga FIPS: 055
  30. Greene FIPS: 057
  31. Guernsey FIPS: 059
  32. Hamilton FIPS: 061 (after first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton)
  33. Hancock FIPS: 063
  34. Hardin FIPS: 065
  35. Harrison FIPS: 067 (after 9th US President William Henry Harrison)
  36. Henry FIPS: 069
  37. Highland FIPS: 071
  38. Hocking FIPS: 073
  39. Holmes FIPS: 075
  40. Huron FIPS: 077
  41. Jackson FIPS: 079 (after 7th US President Andrew Jackson); County Seat: Jackson
  42. Jefferson FIPS: 081 (after 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
  43. Knox FIPS: 083
  44. Lake FIPS: 085
  45. Lawrence FIPS: 087
  46. Licking FIPS: 089
  47. Logan FIPS: 091
  48. Lorain FIPS: 093
  49. Lucas FIPS: 095
  50. Madison FIPS: 097 (after 4th US President James Madison)
  51. Mahoning FIPS: 099
  52. Marion FIPS: 101
  53. Medina FIPS: 103
  54. Meigs FIPS: 105
  55. Mercer FIPS: 107
  56. Miami FIPS: 109
  57. Monroe FIPS: 111 (after US President James Monroe)
  58. Montgomery FIPS: 113
  59. Morgan FIPS: 115
  60. Morrow FIPS: 117
  61. Muskingum FIPS: 119
  62. Noble FIPS: 121
  63. Ottawa FIPS: 123
  64. Paulding FIPS: 125
  65. Perry FIPS: 127
  66. Pickaway FIPS: 129
  67. Pike FIPS: 131
  68. Portage FIPS: 133
  69. Preble FIPS: 135
  70. Putnam FIPS: 137
  71. Richland FIPS: 139
  72. Ross FIPS: 141
  73. Sandusky FIPS: 143
  74. Scioto FIPS: 145
  75. Seneca FIPS: 147
  76. Shelby FIPS: 149
  77. Stark FIPS: 151
  78. Summit FIPS: 153
  79. Trumbull FIPS: 155
  80. Tuscarawas FIPS: 157
  81. County Seat: New Philadelphia
  82. Union FIPS: 159
  83. Van Wert FIPS: 161
  84. Vinton FIPS: 163
  85. Warren FIPS: 165
  86. Washington FIPS: 167 (after first US President George Washington)
  87. Wayne FIPS: 169
  88. Williams FIPS: 171
  89. Wood FIPS: 173
  90. Wyandot FIPS: 175

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Oklahoma

Origin of Name: From the Choctaw Indian language meaning "Red People," because it was originally set aside as Indian Territory, for the resettlement of Native Americans forcibly ousted from their homelands
State Code: OK
State Nickname: The Sooner State, after the Oklahoma land-rush settlers who raced to be the first to find the best homestead sites
Capital: Oklahoma City
Origin of Capital Name: After the state

State Symbols:

Counties:

  1. Adair FIPS: 001
  2. Alfalfa FIPS: 003
  3. Atoka FIPS: 005
  4. Beaver FIPS: 007
  5. Beckham FIPS: 009
  6. Blaine FIPS: 011
  7. Bryan FIPS: 013
  8. Caddo FIPS: 015
  9. Canadian FIPS: 017
  10. Carter FIPS: 019
  11. Cherokee FIPS: 021 (for the Cherokee Indians)
  12. Choctaw FIPS: 023 (for the Choctaw Indians)
  13. Cimarron FIPS: 025
  14. Cleveland FIPS: 027
  15. Coal FIPS: 029
  16. Comanche FIPS: 031
  17. Cotton FIPS: 033
  18. Craig FIPS: 035
  19. Creek FIPS: 037
  20. Custer FIPS: 039
  21. Delaware FIPS: 041
  22. Dewey FIPS: 043
  23. Ellis FIPS: 045
  24. Garfield FIPS: 047 (after US President James Garfield)
  25. Garvin FIPS: 049
  26. Grady FIPS: 051
  27. Grant FIPS: 053 (after 18th US President and Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant)
  28. Greer FIPS: 055
  29. Harmon FIPS: 057
  30. Harper FIPS: 059
  31. Haskell FIPS: 061
  32. Hughes FIPS: 063
  33. Jackson FIPS: 065 (after 7th US President Andrew Jackson)
  34. Jefferson FIPS: 067 (after 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
  35. Johnston FIPS: 069
  36. Kay FIPS: 071
  37. Kingfisher FIPS: 073
  38. Kiowa FIPS: 075
  39. Latimer FIPS: 077
  40. Le Flore FIPS: 079
  41. Lincoln FIPS: 081 (after 16th US President Abraham Lincoln)
  42. Logan FIPS: 083
  43. Love FIPS: 085
  44. McClain FIPS: 087
  45. McCurtain FIPS: 089
  46. McIntosh FIPS: 091
  47. Major FIPS: 093
  48. Marshall FIPS: 095
  49. Mayes FIPS: 097
  50. Murray FIPS: 099
  51. Muskogee FIPS: 101
  52. Noble FIPS: 103
  53. Nowata FIPS: 105
  54. Okfuskee FIPS: 107
  55. Oklahoma FIPS: 109
  56. Okmulgee FIPS: 111
  57. Osage FIPS: 113
  58. Ottawa FIPS: 115
  59. Pawnee FIPS: 117
  60. Payne FIPS: 119
  61. Pittsburg FIPS: 121
  62. Pontotoc FIPS: 123
  63. Pottawatomie FIPS: 125
  64. Pushmataha FIPS: 127
  65. Roger Mills FIPS: 129
  66. Rogers FIPS: 131
  67. Seminole FIPS: 133
  68. Sequoyah FIPS: 135
  69. Stephens FIPS: 137
  70. Texas FIPS: 139
  71. Tillman FIPS: 141
  72. Tulsa FIPS: 143
  73. Wagoner FIPS: 145
  74. Washington FIPS: 147 (after first US President George Washington)
  75. Washita FIPS: 149
  76. Woods FIPS: 151
  77. Woodward FIPS: 153

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Oregon

Origin of Name: A corruption of the name of a mythical river which was once believed to flow from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Ocean, which also resulted in the name Wisconsin
State Code: OR
State Nickname: The Beaver State, after the once-abundant beavers there
State FIPS: 41
Capital: Salem
Origin of Capital Name:
Became State: 1859
Area: 248,647 sq. Km.
Population: 3,243,487 (est. 1997)

State Symbols:

Counties:

  1. Baker FIPS: 001
  2. Benton FIPS: 003
  3. Clackamas FIPS: 005
  4. Clatsop FIPS: 007
  5. Columbia FIPS: 009
  6. Coos FIPS: 011
  7. Crook FIPS: 013
  8. Curry FIPS: 015
  9. Deschutes FIPS: 017
  10. Douglas FIPS: 019 (after statesman and US Representative Stephen A. Douglas)
  11. Gilliam FIPS: 021
  12. Grant FIPS: 023 (after 18th US President and Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant)
  13. Harney FIPS: 025
  14. Hood River FIPS: 027
  15. Jackson FIPS: 029 (after 7th US President Andrew Jackson)
  16. Jefferson FIPS: 031 (after 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
  17. Josephine FIPS: 033
  18. Klamath FIPS: 035
  19. Lake FIPS: 037
  20. Lane FIPS: 039
  21. Lincoln FIPS: 041 (after 16th US President Abraham Lincoln)
  22. Linn FIPS: 043
  23. Malheur FIPS: 045
  24. Marion FIPS: 047
  25. Morrow FIPS: 049
  26. Multnomah FIPS: 051
  27. Polk FIPS: 053 (after 11th US President James Polk)
  28. Sherman FIPS: 055
  29. Tillamook FIPS: 057
  30. Umatilla FIPS: 059
  31. Union FIPS: 061
  32. Wallowa FIPS: 063
  33. Wasco FIPS: 065
  34. Washington FIPS: 067 (after first US President George Washington)
  35. Wheeler FIPS: 069
  36. Yamhill FIPS: 071

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Pennsylvania

One of the original 13 colonies
Origin of Name: Penn's Woods, after Sir William Penn, father of the William Penn who founded the colony
State Code: PA
State Nickname: The Keystone State, because it was regarded as the "keystone" of the arch of the original 13 colonies (there were six colonies south of it and six colonies northeast of it)
State FIPS: 42
Capital: Harrisburg
Origin of Capital Name:
Area: 116,083 sq. km.
Population: 12,019,661 (1997 est.)

State Symbols:

Counties:

  1. Adams FIPS: 001
  2. Allegheny FIPS: 003
  3. Armh2 FIPS: 005
  4. Beaver FIPS: 007
  5. Bedford FIPS: 009
  6. Berks FIPS: 011
  7. Blair FIPS: 013
  8. Bradford FIPS: 015
  9. Bucks FIPS: 017
  10. Butler FIPS: 019
  11. Cambria FIPS: 021
  12. Cameron FIPS: 023
  13. Carbon FIPS: 025
  14. Centre FIPS: 027
  15. Chester FIPS: 029
  16. Clarion FIPS: 031
  17. Clearfield FIPS: 033
  18. Clinton FIPS: 035 (after 4th US Vice-President George Clinton)
  19. Columbia FIPS: 037
  20. Crawford FIPS: 039
  21. Cumberland FIPS: 041
  22. Dauphin FIPS: 043
  23. Delaware FIPS: 045
  24. Elk FIPS: 047
  25. Erie FIPS: 049
  26. Fayette FIPS: 051
  27. Forest FIPS: 053
  28. Franklin FIPS: 055 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
  29. Fulton FIPS: 057
  30. Greene FIPS: 059
  31. Huntingdon FIPS: 061; County Seat: Huntingdon
  32. Indiana FIPS: 063
  33. Jefferson FIPS: 065 (after 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
  34. Juniata FIPS: 067
  35. Lackawanna FIPS: 069
  36. Lancaster FIPS: 071; County Seat: Lancaster
  37. Lawrence FIPS: 073
  38. Lebanon FIPS: 075
  39. Lehigh FIPS: 077
  40. Luzerne FIPS: 079
  41. Lycoming FIPS: 081
  42. McKean FIPS: 083
  43. Mercer FIPS: 085
  44. Mifflin FIPS: 087
  45. Monroe FIPS: 089 (after US President James Monroe)
  46. Montgomery FIPS: 091
  47. Montour FIPS: 093
  48. Northampton FIPS: 095
  49. Northumberland FIPS: 097
  50. Perry FIPS: 099
  51. Philadelphia FIPS: 101 (Greek for "City of Brotherly Love")
  52. Pike FIPS: 103
  53. Potter FIPS: 105
  54. Schuylkill FIPS: 107
  55. Snyder FIPS: 109
  56. Somerset FIPS: 111
  57. Sullivan FIPS: 113
  58. Susquehanna FIPS: 115
  59. Tioga FIPS: 117
  60. Union FIPS: 119
  61. Venango FIPS: 121
  62. Warren FIPS: 123
  63. Washington FIPS: 125 (after first US President George Washington)
  64. Wayne FIPS: 127
  65. Westmoreland FIPS: 129
  66. Wyoming FIPS: 131
  67. York FIPS: 133; County seat: York

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Rhode Island

One of the original 13 colonies
Origin of Name: After the Greek island of Rhodes
State Code: RI
State Nickname: The Ocean State
Capital: Providence
Origin of Capital Name: From the Puritans who came to New England to find a safe place to practice their religion and to found what they considered to be an ideal society

State Symbols:

Counties:

  1. Bristol FIPS: 001
  2. Kent FIPS: 003
  3. Newport FIPS: 005
  4. Providence FIPS: 007
  5. Washington FIPS: 009 (after first US President George Washington)

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South Carolina

One of the original 13 colonies
Origin of Name: After the English King Charles I
State Code: SC
State Nickname: The Palmetto State, after the Palmetto, which is the state tree
Capital: Columbia
Origin of Capital Name: After Cristobal Colombo (Christopher Columbus)

State Symbols:

Counties:

  1. Abbeville FIPS: 001
  2. Aiken FIPS: 003
  3. Allendale FIPS: 005
  4. Anderson FIPS: 007
  5. Bamberg FIPS: 009
  6. Barnwell FIPS: 011
  7. Beaufort FIPS: 013
  8. Berkeley FIPS: 015
  9. Calhoun FIPS: 017 (after 7th US Vice-President John C. Calhoun)
  10. Charleston FIPS: 019
  11. Cherokee FIPS: 021 (for the Cherokee Indians)
  12. Chester FIPS: 023
  13. Chesterfield FIPS: 025
  14. Clarendon FIPS: 027
  15. Colleton FIPS: 029
  16. Darlington FIPS: 031
  17. Dillon FIPS: 033
  18. Dorchester FIPS: 035
  19. Edgefield FIPS: 037
  20. Fairfield FIPS: 039
  21. Florence FIPS: 041
  22. Georgetown FIPS: 043
  23. Greenville FIPS: 045
  24. Greenwood FIPS: 047
  25. Hampton FIPS: 049
  26. Horry FIPS: 051
  27. Jasper FIPS: 053
  28. Kershaw FIPS: 055
  29. Lancaster FIPS: 057
  30. Laurens FIPS: 059
  31. Lee FIPS: 061 (after Confederate General Robert E. Lee)
  32. Lexington FIPS: 063
  33. McCormick FIPS: 065
  34. Marion FIPS: 067
  35. Marlboro FIPS: 069
  36. Newberry FIPS: 071
  37. Oconee FIPS: 073
  38. Orangeburg FIPS: 075
  39. Pickens FIPS: 077
  40. Richland FIPS: 079
  41. Saluda FIPS: 081
  42. Spartanburg FIPS: 083
  43. Sumter FIPS: 085
  44. Union FIPS: 087
  45. Williamsburg FIPS: 089
  46. York FIPS: 091

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South Dakota

Origin of Name:
After the Dakota Sioux Indians; the word "Dakota" actually means "Allies"
State Code: SD
State Nickname: The Mount Rushmore State
Capital: Pierre
Origin of Capital Name:

Counties:

  1. Aurora FIPS: 003
  2. Beadle FIPS: 005
  3. Bennett FIPS: 007
  4. Bon Homme FIPS: 009
  5. Brookings FIPS: 011
  6. Brown FIPS: 013
  7. Brule FIPS: 015
  8. Buffalo FIPS: 017
  9. Butte FIPS: 019
  10. Campbell FIPS: 021
  11. Charles Mix FIPS: 023
  12. Clark FIPS: 025
  13. Clay FIPS: 027 (after early statesman, US Representative and Senator Henry Clay)
  14. Codington FIPS: 029
  15. Corson FIPS: 031
  16. Custer FIPS: 033
  17. Davison FIPS: 035
  18. Day FIPS: 037
  19. Deuel FIPS: 039
  20. Dewey FIPS: 041
  21. Douglas FIPS: 043 (after statesman and US Representative Stephen A. Douglas)
  22. Edmunds FIPS: 045
  23. Fall River FIPS: 047
  24. Faulk FIPS: 049
  25. Grant FIPS: 051 (after 18th US President and Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant)
  26. Gregory FIPS: 053
  27. Haakon FIPS: 055
  28. Hamlin FIPS: 057 (after Maine Governor and US Vice-President Hannibal Hamlin)
  29. Hand FIPS: 059
  30. Hanson FIPS: 061
  31. Harding FIPS: 063
  32. Hughes FIPS: 065
  33. Hutchinson FIPS: 067
  34. Hyde FIPS: 069
  35. Jackson FIPS: 071 (after 7th US President Andrew Jackson)
  36. Jerauld FIPS: 073
  37. Jones FIPS: 075
  38. Kingsbury FIPS: 077
  39. Lake FIPS: 079
  40. Lawrence FIPS: 081
  41. Lincoln FIPS: 083 (after 16th US President Abraham Lincoln)
  42. Lyman FIPS: 085
  43. McCook FIPS: 087
  44. McPherson FIPS: 089
  45. Marshall FIPS: 091
  46. Meade FIPS: 093
  47. Mellette FIPS: 095
  48. Miner FIPS: 097
  49. Minnehaha FIPS: 099
  50. Moody FIPS: 101
  51. Pennington FIPS: 103
  52. Perkins FIPS: 105
  53. Potter FIPS: 107
  54. Roberts FIPS: 109
  55. Sanborn FIPS: 111
  56. Shannon FIPS: 113
  57. Spink FIPS: 115
  58. Stanley FIPS: 117
  59. Sully FIPS: 119
  60. Todd FIPS: 121
  61. Tripp FIPS: 123
  62. Turner FIPS: 125
  63. Union FIPS: 127
  64. Walworth FIPS: 129
  65. Yankton FIPS: 135
  66. Ziebach FIPS: 137

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Tennessee

Originally part of North Carolina
Origin of Name: From the Cherokee Indian language; meaning obscure
State Code: TN
State Nickname: The Volunteer State
Capital: Nashville
Origin of Capital Name:

About the state: Tennessee is divided into several distinct regions from west to east. On the far west are Mississippi River lowlands, then a central area of rolling hills over limestone, then the Pottsville Escarpment leading into the Cumberland Plateau, and lastly, on the far east, the Appalachian Mountains; more specifically, the Great Smoky Mountains.

Counties:

  1. Anderson FIPS: 001
  2. Bedford FIPS: 003
  3. Benton FIPS: 005
  4. Bledsoe FIPS: 007
  5. Blount FIPS: 009
  6. Bradley FIPS: 011
  7. Campbell FIPS: 013
  8. Cannon FIPS: 015
  9. Carroll FIPS: 017
  10. Carter FIPS: 019
  11. Cheatham FIPS: 021
  12. Chester FIPS: 023
  13. Claiborne FIPS: 025
  14. Clay FIPS: 027 (after early statesman, US Representative and Senator Henry Clay)
  15. Cocke FIPS: 029
  16. Coffee FIPS: 031
  17. Crockett FIPS: 033
  18. Cumberland FIPS: 035
  19. Davidson FIPS: 037
  20. Decatur FIPS: 039
  21. DeKalb FIPS: 041
  22. Dickson FIPS: 043
  23. Dyer FIPS: 045
  24. Fayette FIPS: 047
  25. Fentress FIPS: 049
  26. Franklin FIPS: 051 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
  27. Gibson FIPS:053
  28. Giles FIPS: 055
  29. Grainger FIPS: 057
  30. Greene FIPS: 059
  31. Grundy FIPS: 061
  32. Hamblen FIPS: 063
  33. Hamilton FIPS: 065 (after first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton)
  34. Hancock FIPS: 067
  35. Hardeman FIPS: 069
  36. Hardin FIPS: 071
  37. Hawkins FIPS: 073
  38. Haywood FIPS: 075
  39. Henderson FIPS: 077
  40. Henry FIPS: 079
  41. Hickman FIPS: 081
  42. Houston FIPS: 083
  43. Humphreys FIPS: 085
  44. Jackson FIPS: 087 (after 7th US President Andrew Jackson)
  45. Jefferson FIPS: 089 (after 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
  46. Johnson FIPS: 091
  47. Knox FIPS: 093
  48. Lake FIPS: 095
  49. Lauderdale FIPS: 097
  50. Lawrence FIPS: 099
  51. Lewis FIPS: 101
  52. Lincoln FIPS: 103 (after 16th US President Abraham Lincoln)
  53. Loudon FIPS: 105
  54. McMinn FIPS: 107
  55. McNairy FIPS: 109
  56. Macon FIPS: 111
  57. Madison FIPS: 113 (after 4th US President James Madison)
  58. Marion FIPS: 115
  59. Marshall FIPS: 117
  60. Maury FIPS: 119
  61. Meigs FIPS: 121
  62. Monroe FIPS: 123 (after US President James Monroe)
  63. Montgomery FIPS: 125
  64. Moore FIPS: 127
  65. Morgan FIPS: 129
  66. Obion FIPS: 131
  67. Overton FIPS: 133
  68. Perry FIPS: 135
  69. Pickett FIPS: 137
  70. Polk FIPS: 139 (after 11th US President James Polk)
  71. Putnam FIPS: 141
  72. Rhea FIPS: 143
  73. Roane FIPS: 145
  74. Robertson FIPS: 147
  75. Rutherford FIPS: 149
  76. Scott FIPS: 151
  77. Sequatchie FIPS: 153
  78. Sevier FIPS: 155
  79. Shelby FIPS: 157
  80. Smith FIPS: 159
  81. Stewart FIPS: 161
  82. Sullivan FIPS: 163
  83. Sumner FIPS: 165
  84. Tipton FIPS: 167
  85. Trousdale FIPS: 169
  86. Unicoi FIPS: 171
  87. Union FIPS: 173
  88. Van Buren FIPS: 175 (after 8th US President Martin Van Buren)
  89. Warren FIPS: 177
  90. Washington FIPS: 179
  91. Wayne FIPS: 181
  92. Weakley FIPS: 183
  93. White FIPS: 185
  94. Williamson FIPS: 187
  95. Wilson FIPS: 189

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Texas

Formerly the Republic of Texas
Pronunciation: TEX - us, but originally TEH - has
Origin of Name: From a native word meaning "Friends"; the early Mestizo inhabitants were called "Tejanos" (the - HAH - noce)
State Code: TX
State Nickname: The Lone Star State, after the nickname of the former Republic of Texas, called The Lone Star Republic, because its flag was similar to the US flag but with just one large star in the blue field
Capital: Austin
Origin of Capital Name: After Austin

Counties:

  1. Anderson FIPS: 001
  2. Andrews FIPS: 003
  3. Angelina FIPS: 005
  4. Aransas FIPS: 007
  5. Archer FIPS: 009
  6. Armh2 FIPS: 011
  7. Atascosa FIPS: 013
  8. Austin FIPS: 015
  9. Bailey FIPS: 017
  10. Bandera FIPS: 019
  11. Bastrop FIPS: 021
  12. Baylor FIPS: 023
  13. Bee FIPS: 025
  14. Bell FIPS: 027
  15. Bexar FIPS: 029
  16. Blanco FIPS: 031
  17. Borden FIPS: 033
  18. Bosque FIPS: 035
  19. Bowie FIPS: 037
  20. Brazoria FIPS: 039
  21. Brazos FIPS: 041
  22. Brewster FIPS: 043
  23. Briscoe FIPS: 045
  24. Brooks FIPS: 047
  25. Brown FIPS: 049
  26. Burleson FIPS: 051
  27. Burnet FIPS: 053
  28. Caldwell FIPS: 055
  29. Calhoun FIPS: 057 (after 7th US Vice-President John C. Calhoun)
  30. Callahan FIPS: 059
  31. Cameron FIPS: 061
  32. Camp FIPS: 063
  33. Carson FIPS: 065
  34. Cass FIPS: 067
  35. Castro FIPS: 069
  36. Chambers FIPS: 071
  37. Cherokee FIPS: 073 (for the Cherokee Indians)
  38. Childress FIPS: 075
  39. Clay FIPS: 077 (after early statesman, US Representative and Senator Henry Clay)
  40. Cochran FIPS: 079
  41. Coke FIPS: 081
  42. Coleman FIPS: 083
  43. Collin FIPS: 085
  44. Collingsworth FIPS: 087
  45. Colorado FIPS: 089
  46. Comal FIPS: 091
  47. Comanche FIPS: 093
  48. Concho FIPS: 095
  49. Cooke FIPS: 097
  50. Coryell FIPS: 099
  51. Cottle FIPS: 101
  52. Crane FIPS: 103
  53. Crockett FIPS: 105
  54. Crosby FIPS: 107
  55. Culberson FIPS: 109
  56. Dallam FIPS: 111
  57. Dallas FIPS: 113
  58. Dawson FIPS: 115
  59. Deaf Smith FIPS: 117
  60. Delta FIPS: 119
  61. Denton FIPS: 121
  62. DeWitt FIPS: 123
  63. Dickens FIPS: 125
  64. Dimmit FIPS: 127
  65. Donley FIPS:129
  66. Duval FIPS: 131
  67. Eastland FIPS: 133
  68. Ector FIPS:135
  69. Edwards FIPS: 137
  70. Ellis FIPS: 139
  71. El Paso FIPS: 141
  72. Erath FIPS: 143
  73. Falls FIPS: 145
  74. Fannin FIPS: 147
  75. Fayette FIPS: 149
  76. Fisher FIPS: 151
  77. Floyd FIPS: 153
  78. Foard FIPS: 155
  79. Fort Bend FIPS: 157
  80. Franklin FIPS: 159 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
  81. Freestone FIPS: 161
  82. Frio FIPS: 163
  83. Gaines FIPS: 165
  84. Galveston FIPS: 167
  85. Garza FIPS: 169
  86. Gillespie FIPS: 171
  87. Glasscock FIPS: 173
  88. Goliad FIPS: 175
  89. Gonzales FIPS: 177
  90. Gray FIPS: 179
  91. Grayson FIPS: 181
  92. Gregg FIPS: 183
  93. Grimes FIPS: 185
  94. Guadalupe FIPS: 187
  95. Hale FIPS: 189
  96. Hall FIPS: 191
  97. Hamilton FIPS: 193 (after first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton)
  98. Hansford FIPS: 195
  99. Hardeman FIPS: 197
  100. Hardin FIPS: 199
  101. Harris FIPS: 201
  102. Harrison FIPS: 203 (after 9th US President William Henry Harrison)
  103. Hartley FIPS: 205
  104. Haskell FIPS: 207
  105. Hays FIPS: 209
  106. Hemphill FIPS: 211
  107. Henderson FIPS: 213
  108. Hidalgo FIPS: 215
  109. Hill FIPS: 217
  110. Hockley FIPS: 219
  111. Hood FIPS: 221
  112. Hopkins FIPS: 223
  113. Houston FIPS: 225
  114. Howard FIPS: 227
  115. Hudspeth FIPS: 229
  116. Hunt FIPS: 231
  117. Hutchinson FIPS: 233 235
  118. Irion FIPS:
  119. Jack FIPS: 237
  120. Jackson FIPS: 239 (after 7th US President Andrew Jackson)
  121. Jasper FIPS: 241
  122. Jeff Davis FIPS: 243 (after Confederacy President Jefferson Davis)
  123. Jefferson FIPS: 245 (after 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
  124. Jim Hogg FIPS: 247
  125. Jim Wells FIPS: 249
  126. Johnson FIPS: 251
  127. Jones FIPS: 253
  128. Karnes FIPS: 255
  129. Kaufman FIPS: 257
  130. Kendall FIPS: 259
  131. Kenedy FIPS: 261
  132. Kent FIPS: 263
  133. Kerr FIPS: 265
  134. Kimble FIPS: 267
  135. King FIPS: 269
  136. Kinney FIPS: 271
  137. Kleberg FIPS: 273
  138. Knox FIPS: 275
  139. Lamar FIPS: 277
  140. Lamb FIPS: 279
  141. Lampasas FIPS: 281
  142. La Salle FIPS: 283
  143. Lavaca FIPS: 285
  144. Lee FIPS: 287 (after Confederate General Robert E. Lee)
  145. Leon FIPS: 289
  146. Liberty FIPS: 291
  147. Limestone FIPS: 293
  148. Lipscomb FIPS: 295
  149. Live Oak FIPS: 297
  150. Llano FIPS: 299
  151. Loving FIPS: 301
  152. Lubbock FIPS: 303
  153. Lynn FIPS: 305
  154. McCulloch FIPS: 307
  155. McLennan FIPS: 309
  156. McMullen FIPS: 311
  157. Madison FIPS: 313 (after 4th US President James Madison)
  158. Marion FIPS: 315
  159. Martin FIPS: 317
  160. Mason FIPS: 319
  161. Matagorda FIPS: 321
  162. Maverick FIPS: 323
  163. Medina FIPS: 325
  164. Menard FIPS: 327
  165. Midland FIPS: 329
  166. Milam FIPS: 331
  167. Mills FIPS: 333
  168. Mitchell FIPS: 335
  169. Montague FIPS: 337
  170. Montgomery FIPS: 339
  171. Moore FIPS: 341
  172. Morris FIPS: 343
  173. Motley FIPS: 345
  174. Nacogdoches FIPS: 347
  175. Navarro FIPS: 349
  176. Newton FIPS: 351
  177. Nolan FIPS: 353
  178. Nueces FIPS: 355
  179. Ochiltree FIPS: 357
  180. Oldham FIPS: 359
  181. Orange FIPS: 361
  182. Palo Pinto FIPS: 363
  183. Panola FIPS: 365
  184. Parker FIPS: 367
  185. Parmer FIPS: 369
  186. Pecos FIPS: 371
  187. Polk FIPS: 373 (after 11th US President James Polk)
  188. Potter FIPS: 375
  189. Presidio FIPS: 377
  190. Rains FIPS: 379
  191. Randall FIPS: 381
  192. Reagan FIPS: 383
  193. Real FIPS: 385
  194. Red River FIPS: 387
  195. Reeves FIPS: 389
  196. Refugio FIPS: 391
  197. Roberts FIPS: 393
  198. Robertson FIPS: 395
  199. Rockwall FIPS: 397
  200. Runnels FIPS: 399
  201. Rusk FIPS: 401
  202. Sabine FIPS: 403
  203. San Augustine FIPS: 405
  204. San Jacinto FIPS: 407
  205. San Patricio FIPS: 409
  206. San Saba FIPS: 411
  207. Schleicher FIPS: 413
  208. Scurry FIPS: 415
  209. Shackelford FIPS: 417
  210. Shelby FIPS: 419
  211. Sherman FIPS: 421
  212. Smith FIPS: 423
  213. Somervell FIPS: 425
  214. Starr FIPS: 427
  215. Stephens FIPS: 429
  216. Sterling FIPS: 431
  217. Stonewall FIPS: 433
  218. Sutton FIPS: 435
  219. Swisher FIPS: 437
  220. Tarrant FIPS: 439
  221. Taylor FIPS: 441 (after 12th US President Zachary Taylor)
  222. Terrell FIPS: 443
  223. Terry FIPS: 445
  224. Throckmorton FIPS: 447
  225. Titus FIPS: 449
  226. Tom Green FIPS: 451
  227. Travis FIPS: 453
  228. Trinity FIPS: 455
  229. Tyler FIPS: 457 (after 10th US President John Tyler)
  230. Upshur FIPS: 459
  231. Upton FIPS: 461
  232. Uvalde FIPS: 463
  233. Val Verde FIPS: 465
  234. Van Zandt FIPS: 467
  235. Victoria FIPS: 469
  236. Walker FIPS: 471