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:

Aleutians East FIPS:
Anchorage FIPS:
Bristol Bay FIPS:
Fairbanks North Star FIPS:
Haines FIPS:
Juneau FIPS:
Kenai Peninsula FIPS:
Ketchikan Gateway FIPS:
Kodiak Island FIPS:
Lake and Peninsula FIPS:
Matanuska-Susitna FIPS:
North Slope FIPS:
Northwest Arctic FIPS:
Sitka FIPS:

Census Areas:

Aleutians West FIPS:
Bethel FIPS:
Dillingham FIPS:
Nome FIPS:
Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan FIPS:
Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon FIPS:
Southeast Fairbanks FIPS:
Valdez-Cordova FIPS:
Wade Hamptonv FIPS:
Wrangell-Petersburg FIPS:
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:

Apache FIPS: 001 (for the Apache Indians)
Cochise FIPS: 003
Coconino FIPS: 005
Gila FIPS: 007
Graham FIPS: 009
Greenlee FIPS: 011
La Paz FIPS: 012 (Spanish, meaning "The Peace")
Maricopa FIPS: 013
Mohave FIPS: 015 (for the Mohave Desert)
Navajo FIPS: 017 (for the Navajo Indians)
Pima FIPS: 019
Pinal FIPS: 021
Santa Cruz FIPS: 023
Yavapai FIPS: 025
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 15^th 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:

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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:

Fairfield FIPS: 001
Hartford FIPS: 003
Litchfield FIPS: 005
Middlesex FIPS: 007
New Haven FIPS: 009
New London FIPS: 011
Tolland FIPS: 013
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:

Kent FIPS: 001
New Castle FIPS: 003
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:

Jacksonville-Duval FIPS: 031

Counties:

Alachua FIPS: 001; County Seat: Gainesville
Baker FIPS: 003; County Seat: MacClenny
Bay FIPS: 005; County Seat: Springfield
Bradford FIPS: 007; County Seat: Starke
Brevard FIPS: 009; County Seat: Titusville
Broward FIPS: 011; County Seat: Fort Lauderdale
Calhoun FIPS: 013 (after 7^th US Vice-President John C. Calhoun); County Seat: Blountstown
Charlotte FIPS: 015; County Seat: Punta Gorda (Fat Point)
Citrus FIPS: 017; County Seat: Inverness
Clay FIPS: 019 (after early statesman, US Representative and Senator Henry Clay); County Seat: Green Cove Springs
Collier FIPS: 021; County Seat: Naples
Columbia FIPS: 023; County Seat: Lake City
Dade FIPS: 025; County Seat: Miami
De Soto FIPS: 027; County Seat: Arcadia
Dixie FIPS: 029; County Seat: Cross City
Escambia FIPS: 033; County Seat: Pensacola
Flagler FIPS: County Seat: 035; Bunnell
Franklin FIPS: 037 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin); County Seat: Apalachicola
Gadsden FIPS: 039; County Seat: Quincy
Gilchrist FIPS: 041; County Seat: Trenton
Glades FIPS: 043; County Seat: Moore Haven
Gulf FIPS: 045; County Seat: Wewahitchka
Hamilton FIPS: 047 (after first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton); County Seat: Jasper
Hardee FIPS: 049; County Seat: Wauchula
Hendry FIPS: 051; County Seat: La Belle
Hernando FIPS: 053; County Seat: Brooksville
Highlands FIPS: 055; County Seat: Sebring
Hillsborough FIPS: 057; County Seat: Tampa
Holmes FIPS: 059; County Seat: Bonifay
Indian River FIPS: 061; County Seat: Vero Beach
Jackson FIPS: 063 (after 7^th US President Andrew Jackson); County Seat: Marianna
Jefferson FIPS: 065 (after 3^rd US President Thomas Jefferson); County Seat: Monticello
Lafayette FIPS: 067 (after French General LaFayette of the Revolutionary War); County Seat: Mayo
Lake FIPS: 069; County Seat: Tavales
Lee FIPS: 071 (after Confederate General Robert E. Lee); County Seat: Fort Myers
Leon FIPS: 073; County Seat: Tallahassee
Levy FIPS: 075; County Seat: Bronson
Liberty FIPS: 077; County Seat: Bristol
Madison FIPS: 079; County Seat: Madison (after 4^th US President James Madison)
Manatee FIPS: 081; County Seat: Bradentown
Marion FIPS: 083; County Seat: Ocala
Martin FIPS: 085; County Seat: Stuart
Monroe FIPS: 087 (after US President James Monroe); County Seat: Key West
Nassau FIPS: 089; County Seat: Fernandina Beach
Okaloosa FIPS: 091; County Seat: Crestview
Okeechobee FIPS: 093; County Seat: Okeechobee
Orange FIPS: 095; County Seat: Orlando
Osceola FIPS: 097; County Seat: Kissimmee (pronounced kes SIM mee)
Palm Beach FIPS: 099; County Seat: West Palm Beach
Pasco FIPS: 101; County Seat: Dade City
Pinellas FIPS: 103; County Seat: Clearwater
Polk FIPS: 105 (after 11^th US President James Polk); County Seat: Bartow
Putnam FIPS: 107; County Seat: Palatka
St. Johns FIPS: 109; County Seat: St. Augustine
St. Lucie FIPS: 111; County Seat: St. Pierce
Santa Rosa FIPS: 113; County Seat: Milton
Sarasota FIPS: 115; County Seat: Sarasota
Seminole FIPS: 117; County Seat: Sanford
Sumter FIPS: 119; County Seat: Bushnell
Suwannee FIPS: 121; County Seat: Live Oak
Taylor FIPS: 123 (after 12^th US President Zachary Taylor); County Seat: Perry
Union FIPS: 125; County Seat: Lake Butler
Volusia FIPS: 127; County Seat: De Land
Wakulla FIPS: 129; Crawfordville
Walton FIPS: 131; De Funiak Springs
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:

Hawai'i FIPS: 001 (island of Hawai'i):
Honolulu FIPS: 003 (island of O'ahu): Honolulu
Kalawao FIPS: 005 (does not have full-fledged county govt.)
Kauai FIPS: 007 (islands of Kaui, Molokai, Kaula)
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:

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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:

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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:

Indianapolis-Marion FIPS: 097 (also state capital)

Counties:

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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:

Adair FIPS: 001
Adams FIPS: 003
Allamakee FIPS: 005
Appanoose FIPS: 007
Audubon FIPS: 009
Benton FIPS: 011
Black Hawk FIPS: 013
Boone FIPS: 015 (after early American frontiersman Daniel Boone)
Bremer FIPS: 017
Buchanan FIPS: 019 (after 15^th US President James Buchanan)
Buena Vista FIPS: 021
Butler FIPS: 023
Calhoun FIPS: 025 (after 7^th US Vice-President John C. Calhoun)
Carroll FIPS: 027
Cass FIPS: 029
Cedar FIPS: 031
Cerro Gordo FIPS: 033
Cherokee FIPS: 035 (for the Cherokee Indians)
Chickasaw FIPS: 037 (for the Chickasaw Indians)
Clarke FIPS: 039
Clay FIPS: 041 (after early statesman, US Representative and Senator Henry Clay)
Clayton FIPS: 043
Clinton FIPS: 045 (after 4^th US Vice-President George Clinton)
Crawford FIPS: 047
Dallas FIPS: 049
Davis FIPS: 051
Decatur FIPS: 053
Delaware FIPS: 055
Des Moines FIPS: 057
Dickinson FIPS: 059
Dubuque FIPS: 061
Emmet FIPS: 063
Fayette FIPS: 065
Floyd FIPS: 067
Franklin FIPS: 069 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
Fremont FIPS: 071
Greene FIPS: 073
Grundy FIPS: 075
Guthrie FIPS: 077
Hamilton FIPS: 079 (after first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton)
Hancock FIPS: 081
Hardin FIPS: 083
Harrison FIPS: 085 (after 9^th US President William Henry Harrison)
Henry FIPS: 087
Howard FIPS: 089
Humboldt FIPS: 091
Ida FIPS: 093
Iowa FIPS: 095
Jackson FIPS: 097 (after 7^th US President Andrew Jackson)
Jasper FIPS: 099
Jefferson FIPS: 101 (after 3^rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
Johnson FIPS: 103
Jones FIPS: 105
Keokuk FIPS: 107
Kossuth FIPS: 109
Lee FIPS: 111 (after Confederate General Robert E. Lee)
Linn FIPS: 113
Louisa FIPS: 115
Lucas FIPS: 117
Lyon FIPS: 119
Madison FIPS: 121 (after 4^th US President James Madison)
Mahaska FIPS: 123
Marion FIPS: 125
Marshall FIPS: 127
Mills FIPS: 129
Mitchell FIPS: 131
Monona FIPS: 133
Monroe FIPS: 135 (after 5^th US President James Monroe)
Montgomery FIPS: 137
Muscatine FIPS: 139
O'Brien FIPS: 141
Osceola FIPS: 143
Page FIPS: 145
Palo Alto FIPS: 147
Plymouth FIPS: 149
Pocahontas FIPS: 151
Polk FIPS: 153 (after 11^th US President James Polk)
Pottawattamie FIPS:155
Poweshiek FIPS: 157
Ringgold FIPS: 159
Sac FIPS: 161
Scott FIPS: 163
Shelby FIPS: 165
Sioux FIPS: 167 (from the Sioux Indians)
Story FIPS: 169
Tama FIPS: 171
Taylor FIPS: 173 (after 12^th US President Andrew Taylor)
Union FIPS: 175 (honoring the union of states in the US)
Van Buren FIPS: 177 (after 8^th US President Martin Van Buren)
Wapello FIPS: 179
Warren FIPS: 181
Washington FIPS: 183 (after first US President George Washington)
Wayne FIPS: 185
Webster FIPS: 187 (after early statesman and Secretary of State Daniel Webster)
Winnebago FIPS: 189
Winneshiek FIPS: 191
Woodbury FIPS: 193
Worth FIPS: 195
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:

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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:

Tree: Tuliptree, Liriodendron tulipifera, since (formerly Kentucky Coffeetree, Gymnocladus dioicus)
Flower: Goldenrod, Solidago spp. (species unspecified)
Bird: Cardinal
State Song: My Old Kentucky Home (based on The Old Kentucky Home by Stephen Foster)

Metro city/county:

Lexington-Fayette FIPS: 067

Counties:

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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:

Acadia FIPS: 001
Allen FIPS: 003
Ascension FIPS: 005
Assumption FIPS: 007
Avoyelles FIPS: 009
Beauregard FIPS: 011
Bienville FIPS: 013 (French for "Well Town")
Bossier FIPS: 015
Caddo FIPS: 017
Calcasieu FIPS: 019
Caldwell FIPS: 021
Cameron FIPS: 023
Catahoula FIPS: 025
Claiborne FIPS: 027
Concordia FIPS: 029
De Soto FIPS: 031
East Baton Rouge FIPS: 033
East Carroll FIPS: 035
East Feliciana FIPS: 037
Evangeline FIPS: 039
Franklin FIPS: 041 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
Grant FIPS: 043 (after 18^th US President and Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant)
Iberia FIPS: 045
Iberville FIPS: 047
Jackson FIPS: 049 (after 7^th US President Andrew Jackson)
Jefferson FIPS: 051 (after 3^rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
Jefferson Davis FIPS: 053 (after Confederacy President Jefferson Davis)
Lafayette FIPS: 055 (after French General LaFayette of the Revolutionary War)
Lafourche FIPS: 057
La Salle FIPS: 059
Lincoln FIPS: 061 (after 16^th US President Abraham Lincoln)
Livingston FIPS: 063
Madison FIPS: 065 (after 4^th US President James Madison)
Morehouse FIPS: 067
Natchitoches FIPS: 069
Orleans FIPS: 071
Ouachita FIPS: 073
Plaquemines FIPS: 075
Pointe Coupee FIPS: 077
Rapides FIPS: 079
Red River FIPS: 081
Richland FIPS: 083
Sabine FIPS: 085
St. Bernard FIPS: 087
St. Charles FIPS: 089
St. Helena FIPS: 091
St. James FIPS: 093
St. John the Baptist FIPS: 095
St. Landry FIPS: 097
St. Martin FIPS: 099
St. Mary FIPS: 101
St. Tammany FIPS: 103
Tangipahoa FIPS: 105
Tensas FIPS: 107
Terrebonne FIPS: 109 (French for "Good Earth")
Union FIPS: 111
Vermilion FIPS: 113
Vernon FIPS: 115
Washington FIPS: 117 (after first US President George Washington)
Webster FIPS: 119 (after early statesman and Secretary of State Daniel Webster)
West Baton Rouge FIPS: 121
West Carroll FIPS: 123
West Feliciana FIPS: 125
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:

Androscoggin FIPS: 001
Aroostook FIPS: 003
Cumberland FIPS: 005
Franklin FIPS: 007 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
Hancock FIPS: 009
Kennebec FIPS: 011
Knox FIPS: 013
Lincoln FIPS: 015 (after 16^th US President Abraham Lincoln)
Oxford FIPS: 017
Penobscot FIPS: 019
Piscataquis FIPS: 021
Sagadahoc FIPS: 023
Somerset FIPS: 025
Waldo FIPS: 027
Washington FIPS: 029 (after first US President George Washington)
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:

Baltimore (city) FIPS: 510

Counties:

Allegany FIPS: 001
Anne Arundel FIPS: 003
Baltimore FIPS: 005
Calvert FIPS: 009
Caroline FIPS: 011
Carroll FIPS: 013
Cecil FIPS: 015
Charles FIPS: 017
Dorchester FIPS: 019
Frederick FIPS: 021
Garrett FIPS: 023
Harford FIPS: 025
Howard FIPS: 027
Kent FIPS: 029
Montgomery FIPS: 031
Prince George's FIPS: 033
Queen Anne's FIPS: 035
St. Mary's FIPS: 037 039
Somerset FIPS:
Talbot FIPS: 041
Washington FIPS: 043 (after first US President George Washington)
Wicomico FIPS: 045
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:

Barnstable FIPS: 001
Berkshire FIPS: 003
Bristol FIPS: 005
Dukes FIPS: 007
Essex FIPS: 009
Franklin FIPS: 011 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
Hampden FIPS: 013
Hampshire FIPS: 015
Middlesex FIPS: 017
Nantucket FIPS: 019
Norfolk FIPS: 021
Plymouth FIPS: 023
Suffolk FIPS: 025
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:

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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:

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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 7^th US President Andrew Jackson

Counties:

Adams FIPS: 001
Alcorn FIPS: 003
Amite FIPS: 005
Attala FIPS: 007
Benton FIPS: 009
Bolivar FIPS: 011
Calhoun FIPS: 013 (after 7^th US Vice-President John C. Calhoun)
Carroll FIPS: 015
Chickasaw FIPS: 017 (for the Chickasaw Indians)
Choctaw FIPS: 019 (for the Choctaw Indians)
Claiborne FIPS: 021
Clarke FIPS: 023
Clay FIPS: 025 (after early statesman, US Representative and Senator Henry Clay)
Coahoma FIPS: 027
Copiah FIPS: 029
Covington FIPS: 031
DeSoto FIPS: 033
Forrest FIPS: 035 (after General Nathan Bedford Forrest)
Franklin FIPS: 037 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
George FIPS: 039
Greene FIPS: 041
Grenada FIPS: 043
Hancock FIPS: 045
Harrison FIPS: 047 (after 9^th US President William Henry Harrison)
Hinds FIPS: 049
Holmes FIPS: 051
Humphreys FIPS: 053
Issaquena FIPS: 055
Itawamba FIPS: 057
Jackson FIPS: 059 (after 7^th US President Andrew Jackson)
Jasper FIPS: 061
Jefferson FIPS: 063 (after 3^rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
Jefferson Davis FIPS: 065 (after Confederacy President Jefferson Davis)
Jones FIPS: 067
Kemper FIPS: 069
Lafayette FIPS: 071 (after French General LaFayette of the Revolutionary War)
Lamar FIPS: 073
Lauderdale FIPS: 075
Lawrence FIPS: 077
Leake FIPS: 079
Lee FIPS: 081 (after Confederate General Robert E. Lee)
Leflore FIPS: 083
Lincoln FIPS: 085 (after 16^th US President Abraham Lincoln)
Lowndes FIPS: 087
Madison FIPS: 089 (after 4^th US President James Madison)
Marion FIPS: 091
Marshall FIPS: 093
Monroe FIPS: 095 (after US President James Monroe)
Montgomery FIPS: 097
Neshoba FIPS: 099
Newton FIPS: 101
Noxubee FIPS: 103
Oktibbeha FIPS: 105
Panola FIPS: 107
Pearl River FIPS: 109
Perry FIPS: 111
Pike FIPS: 113
Pontotoc FIPS: 115
Prentiss FIPS: 117
Quitman FIPS: 119
Rankin FIPS: 121
Scott FIPS: 123
Sharkey FIPS: 125
Simpson FIPS: 127
Smith FIPS: 129
Stone FIPS: 131
Sunflower FIPS: 133
Tallahatchie FIPS: 135
Tate FIPS: 137
Tippah FIPS: 139
Tishomingo FIPS: 141
Tunica FIPS: 143
Union FIPS: 145
Walthall FIPS: 147
Warren FIPS: 149
Washington FIPS: 151 (after first US President George Washington)
Wayne FIPS: 153
Webster FIPS: 155 (after early statesman and Secretary of State Daniel Webster)
Wilkinson FIPS: 157
Winston FIPS: 159
Yalobusha FIPS: 161
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:

Tree: Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida (1955)
Flower: "Hawthorn", species unidentified, Crataegus sp. (1923)
Bird: [Eastern] Bluebird (1927)
Song: "Missouri Waltz" (1949)

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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:

Tree: Ponderosa Pine, Pinus (1949)
Flower: Bitterroot (1895)
Bird: Western Meadowlark (1981)
Song: "Montana" (1945)

Counties:

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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:

Tree: [Eastern] Cottonwood, Populus deltoides (1972)
Flower: "Goldenrod", species unidentified, Solidago sp. (1895)
Bird: Western Meadowlark (1929)
Song: "Beautiful Nebraska" (1967)

Counties:

Adams FIPS: 001
Antelope FIPS: 003
Arthur FIPS: 005 (after 21^st US President Chester A. Arthur)
Banner FIPS: 007
Blaine FIPS: 009
Boone FIPS: 011 (after early American frontiersman Daniel Boone)
Box Butte FIPS: 013
Boyd FIPS: 015
Brown FIPS: 017
Buffalo FIPS: 019
Burt FIPS: 021
Butler FIPS: 023
Cass FIPS: 025
Cedar FIPS: 027 (for the redcedar tree)
Chase FIPS: 029 (after US Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase)
Cherry FIPS: 031
Cheyenne FIPS: 033 (for the Chickasaw Indians)
Clay FIPS: 035 (after early statesman, US Representative and Senator Henry Clay)
Colfax FIPS: 037
Cuming FIPS: 039
Custer FIPS: 041
Dakota FIPS: 043
Dawes FIPS: 045
Dawson FIPS: 047
Deuel FIPS: 049
Dixon FIPS: 051
Dodge FIPS: 053
Douglas FIPS: 055 (after statesman and US Representative Stephen A. Douglas)
Dundy FIPS: 057
Fillmore FIPS: 059 (after 13^th US President Millar Fillmore)
Franklin FIPS: 061 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
Frontier FIPS: 063
Furnas FIPS: 065
Gage FIPS: 067
Garden FIPS: 069
Garfield FIPS: 071 (after US President James Garfield)
Gosper FIPS: 073
Grant FIPS: 075 (after 18^th US President and Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant)
Greeley FIPS: 077
Hall FIPS: 079
Hamilton FIPS: 081 (after first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton)
Harlan FIPS: 083
Hayes FIPS: 085 (after 19^th US President Rutherford B. Hayes)
Hitchcock FIPS: 087
Holt FIPS: 089
Hooker FIPS: 091
Howard FIPS: 093
Jefferson FIPS: 095 (after 3^rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
Johnson FIPS: 097
Kearney FIPS: 099
Keith FIPS: 101
Keya Paha FIPS: 103
Kimball FIPS: 105
Knox FIPS: 107
Lancaster FIPS: 109
Lincoln FIPS: 111 (after 16^th US President Abraham Lincoln)
Logan FIPS: 113
Loup FIPS: 115
McPherson FIPS: 117
Madison FIPS: 119 (after 4^th US President James Madison)
Merrick FIPS: 121
Morrill FIPS: 123
Nance FIPS: 125
Nemaha FIPS: 127
Nuckolls FIPS: 129
Otoe FIPS: 131
Pawnee FIPS: 133
Perkins FIPS: 135
Phelps FIPS: 137
Pierce FIPS: 139 (after 14^th US President Franklin Pierce)
Platte FIPS: 141 (for the Platte River)
Polk FIPS: 143 (after 11^th US President James Polk)
Red Willow FIPS: 145
Richardson FIPS: 147
Rock FIPS: 149
Saline FIPS: 151
Sarpy FIPS: 153
Saunders FIPS: 155
Scotts Bluff FIPS: 157
Seward FIPS: 159 (after US Secretary of State William H. Seward)
Sheridan FIPS: 161
Sherman FIPS: 163
Sioux FIPS: 165
Stanton FIPS: 167
Thayer FIPS: 169
Thomas FIPS: 171
Thurston FIPS: 173
Valley FIPS: 175
Washington FIPS: 177 (after first US President George Washington)
Wayne FIPS: 179
Webster FIPS: 181 (after early statesman and Secretary of State Daniel Webster)
Wheeler FIPS: 183
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:

Trees: Single-Leaf Piñon, Pinus (1953) and Bristlecone Pine, Pinus aristata 1987)
Flower: "Sagebrush", species unidentified, sp. (1959)
Bird: Mountain Bluebird (1967)
Song: "Home Means Nevada" (1933)

Independent city:

Carson City FIPS: 510

Counties:

Churchill FIPS: 001
Clark FIPS: 003
Douglas FIPS: 005 (after statesman and US Representative Stephen A. Douglas)
Elko FIPS: 007
Esmeralda FIPS: 009
Eureka FIPS: 011
Humboldt FIPS: 013
Lander FIPS: 015
Lincoln FIPS: 017 (after 16^th US President Abraham Lincoln)
Lyon FIPS: 019
Mineral FIPS: 021
Nye FIPS: 023
Pershing FIPS: 027
Storey FIPS: 029
Washoe FIPS: 031
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:

Tree: White Birch [Paper Birch], Betula papyrifera (1947)
Flower: Purple Lilac, Syringa syriaca (non-native, 1919)
Bird: Purple Finch (1957)
Songs: "Old New Hampshire" and "New Hampshire, My New Hampshire" (1963)

Counties:

Belknap FIPS: 001
Carroll FIPS: 003
Cheshire FIPS: 005
Coos FIPS: 007
Grafton FIPS: 009
Hillsborough FIPS: 011
Merrimack FIPS: 013
Rockingham FIPS: 015
Strafford FIPS: 017
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:

Tree: [Northern] Red Oak, Quercus rubra (or borealis) (1950)
Flower: "Purple Violet", probably intended to be Viola papilonacea (1913)
Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
Song: None presently

Counties:

Atlantic FIPS: 001
Bergen FIPS: 003
Burlington FIPS: 005
Camden FIPS: 007
Cape May FIPS: 009
Cumberland FIPS: 011
Essex FIPS: 013
Gloucester FIPS: 015
Hudson FIPS: 017
Hunterdon FIPS: 019
Mercer FIPS: 021
Middlesex FIPS: 023
Monmouth FIPS: 025
Morris FIPS: 027
Ocean FIPS: 029
Passaic FIPS: 031
Salem FIPS: 033
Somerset FIPS: 035
Sussex FIPS: 037
Union FIPS: 039
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:

Tree: "Piñon", species unidentified, Pinus sp. (1949)
Flower: Yucca, Yucca (1927)
Bird: Roadrunner (1949)
Song: "O Fair New Mexico" (1917)

Counties:

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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:

Tree: Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum (1956)
Flower: "Rose", species unidentified, Rosa sp. (1955)
Bird: [Eastern] Bluebird (1970)
Song: "I Love New York" (1980)

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:

Bronx FIPS: 005; The Bronx
Kings FIPS: 047; Brooklyn
New York FIPS: 061; Manhattan
Queens FIPS: 081; Queens
Richmond FIPS: 085; Staten Island

Counties:

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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:

Tree: "Pine", species unidentified, Pinus sp. (1963)
Flower: [Flowering] Dogwood, Cornus florida (1941)
Bird: Cardinal (1943)
Song: "The Old North State" (1927)

Counties:

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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:

Tree: American Elm, Ulmus americana (1947)
Flower: Wild Prairie Rose, Rosa (1907)
Bird: Western Meadowlark (1947)
Song: "North Dakota Hymn" (1947)

Counties:

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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:

Tree: Ohio Buckeye, Aesculus glabra
Flower: Scarlet Carnation (non-native, 1904)
Bird: Cardinal (1933)
Song: "Beautiful Ohio" (1969)

Counties:

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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:

Tree: (Eastern) Redbud, Cercis canadensis (1937)
Flower: Mistletoe (1893)
Bird: Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (1951)
Song: "Oklahoma," from the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical of the same name (1953)

Counties:

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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:

Tree: Douglasfir, Pseudotsuga menziesii
Flower: Oregon Grape, Mahonia
Bird: Western Meadowlark
Song: "Oregon, My Oregon" (1927)

Counties:

Baker FIPS: 001
Benton FIPS: 003
Clackamas FIPS: 005
Clatsop FIPS: 007
Columbia FIPS: 009
Coos FIPS: 011
Crook FIPS: 013
Curry FIPS: 015
Deschutes FIPS: 017
Douglas FIPS: 019 (after statesman and US Representative Stephen A. Douglas)
Gilliam FIPS: 021
Grant FIPS: 023 (after 18^th US President and Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant)
Harney FIPS: 025
Hood River FIPS: 027
Jackson FIPS: 029 (after 7^th US President Andrew Jackson)
Jefferson FIPS: 031 (after 3^rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
Josephine FIPS: 033
Klamath FIPS: 035
Lake FIPS: 037
Lane FIPS: 039
Lincoln FIPS: 041 (after 16^th US President Abraham Lincoln)
Linn FIPS: 043
Malheur FIPS: 045
Marion FIPS: 047
Morrow FIPS: 049
Multnomah FIPS: 051
Polk FIPS: 053 (after 11^th US President James Polk)
Sherman FIPS: 055
Tillamook FIPS: 057
Umatilla FIPS: 059
Union FIPS: 061
Wallowa FIPS: 063
Wasco FIPS: 065
Washington FIPS: 067 (after first US President George Washington)
Wheeler FIPS: 069
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:

Tree: Hemlock (Canadian Hemlock), Tsuga canadensis (1931)
Flower: Mountain Laurel, Kalmia latifolia (1933)
Bird: Ruffed Grouse (1931)
Song: "Pennsylvania" (1990)

Counties:

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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:

Tree: Red Maple, Acer rubrum (1964)
Flower: Violet, species not identified, Viola sp. (Unofficial, 1968)
Bird: Rhode Island Red, variety of domestic chicken (1954)
Song: "Rhode Island" (1946)

Counties:

Bristol FIPS: 001
Kent FIPS: 003
Newport FIPS: 005
Providence FIPS: 007
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:

Tree: Palmetto, (1939)
Flower: Carolina Yellow Jessamine, (1924)
Bird: Carolina Wren (1948)
Song: "Carolina" (1911)

Counties:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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Utah

Origin of Name: After the Ute Indians
State Code: UT
State Nickname: The Beehive State, both because the beehive is regarded by the Mormons as a symbol of industry, and because the early Mormon settlers kept bees
Capital: Salt Lake City
Origin of Capital Name: From the Great Salt Lake of Utah, which the city overlooks

About the state: Utah is largely a land of arid canyonlands and desert. However, there are a number of mountainous areas with moist climates.

Counties:

Beaver FIPS: 001
Box Elder FIPS: 003
Cache FIPS: 005
Carbon FIPS: 007
Daggett FIPS: 009
Davis FIPS: 011
Duchesne FIPS: 013
Emery FIPS: 015
Garfield FIPS: 017 (after US President James Garfield)
Grand FIPS: 019
Iron FIPS: 021
Juab FIPS: 023
Kane FIPS: 025
Millard FIPS: 027
Morgan FIPS: 029
Piute FIPS: 031
Rich FIPS: 033
Salt Lake FIPS: 035
San Juan FIPS: 037
Sanpete FIPS: 039
Sevier FIPS: 041
Summit FIPS: 043
Tooele FIPS: 045
Uintah FIPS: 047
Utah FIPS: 049
Wasatch FIPS: 051
Washington FIPS: 053 (after first US President George Washington)
Wayne FIPS: 055
Weber FIPS: 057

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Vermont

Origin of Name: A contraction of the French for "green mountain"
State Code: VT
State Nickname: The Green Mountain State (which means the same as the official name!)
Capital: Montpelier
Origin of Capital Name:

Counties:

Addison FIPS: 001
Bennington FIPS: 003
Caledonia FIPS: 005
Chittenden FIPS: 007
Essex FIPS: 009
Franklin FIPS: 011 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
Grand Isle FIPS: 013
Lamoille FIPS: 015
Orange FIPS: 017
Orleans FIPS: 019
Rutland FIPS: 021
Washington FIPS: 023 (after first US President George Washington)
Windham FIPS: 025
Windsor FIPS: 027

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Virginia

One of the original 13 colonies; originally included what are now Kentucky and West Virginia
Origin of Name:
After English Queen Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen"
State Code: VA
State Nickname: The Old Dominion State
Capital: Richmond
Origin of Capital Name:

Counties:

Independent Cities:

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Washington

Origin of Name: After George Washington, first US President; the only state named for a president
State Code: WA
State Nickname: The Evergreen State
Capital: Tacoma
Origin of Capital Name:

Counties:

Adams FIPS: 001
Asotin FIPS: 003
Benton FIPS: 005
Chelan FIPS: 007
Clallam FIPS: 009
Clark FIPS: 011
Columbia FIPS: 013
Cowlitz FIPS: 015
Douglas FIPS: 017 (after statesman and US Representative Stephen A. Douglas)
Ferry FIPS: 019
Franklin FIPS: 021 (after colonial inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin)
Garfield FIPS: 023 (after US President James Garfield)
Grant FIPS: 025 (after 18^th US President and Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant)
Grays Harbor FIPS: 027
Island FIPS: 029
Jefferson FIPS: 031 (after 3^rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
King FIPS: 033
Kitsap FIPS: 035
Kittitas FIPS: 037
Klickitat FIPS: 039
Lewis FIPS: 041
Lincoln FIPS: 043 (after 16^th US President Abraham Lincoln)
Mason FIPS: 045
Okanogan FIPS: 047
Pacific FIPS: 049
Pend Oreille FIPS: 051
Pierce FIPS: 053 (after 14^th US President Franklin Pierce)
San Juan FIPS: 055
Skagit FIPS: 057
Skamania FIPS: 059
Snohomish FIPS: 061
Spokane FIPS: 063
Stevens FIPS: 065
Thurston FIPS: 067
Wahkiakum FIPS: 069
Walla Walla FIPS: 071
Whatcom FIPS: 073
Whitman FIPS: 075
Yakima FIPS: 077

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West Virginia

Origin of Name: After the Commonwealth (state) of Virginia, from which it was split during the Civil War
State Code: WV
State Nickname: The Mountain State; it is the most consistently mountainous state east of the Rocky Mountains
Capital: Charleston
Origin of Capital Name:

Counties:

Barbour FIPS: 001
Berkeley FIPS: 003
Boone FIPS: 005 (after early American frontiersman Daniel Boone)
Braxton FIPS: 007
Brooke FIPS: 009
Cabell FIPS: 011
Calhoun FIPS: 013 (after 7^th US Vice-President John C. Calhoun)
Clay FIPS: 015 (after early statesman, US Representative and Senator Henry Clay)
Doddridge FIPS: 017
Fayette FIPS: 019
Gilmer FIPS: 021
Grant FIPS: 023 (after 18^th US President and Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant)
Greenbrier FIPS: 025
Hampshire FIPS: 027
Hancock FIPS: 029
Hardy FIPS: 031
Harrison FIPS: 033 (after 9^th US President William Henry Harrison)
Jackson FIPS: 035 (after 7^th US President Andrew Jackson)
Jefferson FIPS: 037 (after 3^rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
Kanawha FIPS: 039
Lewis FIPS: 041
Lincoln FIPS: 043 (after 16^th US President Abraham Lincoln)
Logan FIPS: 045
McDowell FIPS: 047
Marion FIPS: 049
Marshall FIPS: 051
Mason FIPS: 053
Mercer FIPS: 055
Mineral FIPS: 057
Mingo FIPS: 059
Monongalia FIPS: 061
Monroe FIPS: 063 (after US President James Monroe)
Morgan FIPS: 065
Nicholas FIPS: 067
Ohio FIPS: 069 (for the Ohio River)
Pendleton FIPS: 071
Pleasants FIPS: 073
Pocahontas FIPS: 075
Preston FIPS: 077
Putnam FIPS: 079
Raleigh FIPS: 081
Randolph FIPS: 083
Ritchie FIPS: 085
Roane FIPS: 087
Summers FIPS: 089
Taylor FIPS: 091 (after 12^th US President Zachary Taylor)
Tucker FIPS: 093
Tyler FIPS: 095 (after 10^th US President John Tyler)
Upshur FIPS: 097
Wayne FIPS: 099
Webster FIPS: 101 (after early statesman and Secretary of State Daniel Webster)
Wetzel FIPS: 103
Wirt FIPS: 105
Wood FIPS: 107
Wyoming FIPS: 109

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Wisconsin

Origin of Name: A corruption of the Native American name of a mythical river that supposedly lowed from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Ocean
State Code: WI
State Nickname: The Badger State
Capital: Madison
Origin of Capital Name: After 4^th US President James Madison

Counties:

Adams FIPS: 001
Ashland FIPS: 003
Barron FIPS: 005
Bayfield FIPS: 007
Brown FIPS: 009
Buffalo FIPS: 011
Burnett FIPS: 013
Calumet FIPS: 015
Chippewa FIPS: 017 (for the Chippewa Indians)
Clark FIPS: 019
Columbia FIPS: 021 (after Cristobal Colombo)
Crawford FIPS: 023
Dane FIPS: 025
Dodge FIPS: 027
Door FIPS: 029
Douglas FIPS: 031 (after statesman and US Representative Stephen A. Douglas)
Dunn FIPS: 033
Eau Claire FIPS: 035 (French for "Clear Water")
Florence FIPS: 037
Fond du Lac FIPS: 039 (French for "Bottom of Lake")
Forest FIPS: 041
Grant FIPS: 043 (after 18^th US President and Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant)
Green FIPS: 045
Green Lake FIPS: 047 (literal meaning)
Iowa FIPS: 049
Iron FIPS: 051 (because of extensive iron ore deposits)
Jackson FIPS: 053 (after 7^th US President Andrew Jackson)
Jefferson FIPS: 055 (after 3^rd US President Thomas Jefferson)
Juneau FIPS: 057
Kenosha FIPS: 059
Kewaunee FIPS: 061
La Crosse FIPS: 063
Lafayette FIPS: 065 (after French General LaFayette of the Revolutionary War)
Langlade FIPS: 067
Lincoln FIPS: 069 (after 16^th US President Abraham Lincoln)
Manitowoc FIPS: 071
Marathon FIPS: 073
Marinette FIPS: 075
Marquette FIPS: 077
Menominee FIPS: 078 (for the Menominee Indians)
Milwaukee FIPS: 079
Monroe FIPS: 081 (after US President James Monroe)
Oconto FIPS: 083
Oneida FIPS: 085
Outagamie FIPS: 087
Ozaukee FIPS: 089
Pepin FIPS: 091
Pierce FIPS: 093 (after 14^th US President Franklin Pierce)
Polk FIPS: 095 (after 11^th US President James Polk)
Portage FIPS: 097
Price FIPS: 099
Racine FIPS: 101
Richland FIPS: 103
Rock FIPS: 105
Rusk FIPS: 107
St. Croix FIPS: 109
Sauk FIPS: 111
Sawyer FIPS: 113
Shawano FIPS: 115
Sheboygan FIPS: 117
Taylor FIPS: 119 (after 12^th US President Zachary Taylor)
Trempealeau FIPS: 121
Vernon FIPS: 123
Vilas FIPS: 125
Walworth FIPS: 127
Washburn FIPS: 129
Washington FIPS: 131 (after first US President George Washington)
Waukesha FIPS: 133
Waupaca FIPS: 135
Waushara FIPS: 137
Winnebago FIPS: 139
Wood FIPS: 141

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Wyoming

Origin of Name: Indirectly from the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania, after a Delaware Indian term meaning "Alternating Mountains and Valleys"
State Code: WY
State Nickname: The Equality State, due to the fact that it was the first state to grant women suffrage (as a way to attract women to a frontier state!)
Capital: Cheyenne
Origin of Capital Name: After the Cheyenne Indians

Counties:

Albany FIPS: 001
Big Horn FIPS: 003
Campbell FIPS: 005
Carbon FIPS: 007
Converse FIPS: 009
Crook FIPS: 011
Fremont FIPS: 013
Goshen FIPS: 015
Hot Springs FIPS: 017
Johnson FIPS: 019
Laramie FIPS: 021
Lincoln FIPS: 023 (after 16^th US President Abraham Lincoln)
Natrona FIPS: 025
Niobrara FIPS: 027
Park FIPS: 029
Platte FIPS: 031 (for the Platte River)
Sheridan FIPS: 033
Sublette FIPS: 035
Sweetwater FIPS: 037
Teton FIPS: 039 (for the Grand Teton Mountains, named by a lonely French explorer)
Uinta FIPS: 041
Washakie FIPS: 043
Weston FIPS: 045

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Other Areas:

Washington, District of Columbia

: DC (11; Federal District)

Puerto Rico: PR

(72; Caribbean), Commonwealth Possession

Virgin Islands of the United States

See Oceania for the following territories

:

Palau
: PW (70)
Northern Mariana Islands
: MP (69), Possession
Guam
: GU (66), Possession
American Samoa
: AS (60), Possession
US Minor Outlying Islands: UM
(Not used as a postal code; 74)

Freely Associated States of the United States:

Federated States of Micronesia
: FM (64)
Marshall Islands
: MH (68)

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