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List Of Kansas County Name EtymologiesThis is a list of county name etymologies for Kansas. Many of these counties are named for American Civil War officers, generals and heroes, Native American tribes that lived in the regions, Kansas Territory political leaders, or national figures who were involved in the Kansas-Nebraska free-slave controversy. Alphabetical, by first letter A B C - Chase County is named for Salmon Portland Chase, an United States Secretary of the Treasury and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
- Chautauqua County is named for Chautauqua County, New York, home of one of the county's early residents.
- Cherokee County is named for the Cherokee Native American tribe.
- Cheyenne County is named for the Cheyenne Native American tribe.
- Clark County is named for Charles F. Clarke, a soldier in the American Civil War who died at the Battle of Memphis; the misspelling was apparently intentional on the part of the legislature.
- Clay County is named for Henry Clay, the U.S. statesman, United States Secretary of State, and presidential candidate.
- Cloud County is named for William F. Cloud, a soldier in the American Civil War.
- Coffey County is named for A.M. Coffey, a territorial legislator and colonel in the U.S. Army.
- Comanche County is named for the Comanche Native American tribe.
- Cowley County is named for Matthew Cowley, an American Civil War figure who died at the Battle of Little Rock.
- Crawford County is named for Samuel J. Crawford, the third governor of Kansas.
D E F G H J K L M N O P R S - Saline County is named for the Saline River.
- Scott County is named for Winfield Scott, the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army during the years leading up to the American Civil War.
- Sedgwick County is named for John Sedgwick, a general in the American Civil War.
- Seward County is named for William Henry Seward, the United States Secretary of State during most of the 1860s.
- Shawnee County is named for the Shawnee Native American tribe.
- Sheridan County is named for Philip Henry Sheridan, the American Civil War general.
- Sherman County is named for William Tecumseh Sherman, the American Civil War general.
- Smith County is named for Nathan Smith, a soldier in the American Civil War.
- Stafford County is named for Lewis Stafford, a soldier in the American Civil War.
- Stanton County is named for Edwin McMasters Stanton, the United States Secretary of War during most of the American Civil War.
- Stevens County is named for Thaddeus Stevens, an American statesman.
- Sumner County is named for Charles Sumner, an U.S. senator from Massachusetts.
T W See also Kansas *Etymology
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