Washington County

For counties in the state of Washington, see List of counties in Washington. For the Arlo Guthrie album or its title track, see Washington County (album).

Washington County is the name of 30 counties and one parish in the United States of America, all named after George Washington, revolutionary war general and first President of the United States. It is the most common county name in the United States. The following 32 states and one district have or had a Washington County:

Washington counties in the United States.

Extant counties

Washington County, Alabama Washington County, Arkansas Washington County, Colorado Washington County, Florida Washington County, Georgia Washington County, Idaho Washington County, Illinois Washington County, Indiana Washington County, Iowa Washington County, Kansas Washington County, Kentucky Washington Parish, Louisiana Washington County, Maine Washington County, Maryland Washington County, Minnesota Washington County, Mississippi

Washington County, Missouri Washington County, Nebraska Washington County, New York Washington County, North Carolina Washington County, Ohio Washington County, Oklahoma Washington County, Oregon Washington County, Pennsylvania Washington County, Rhode Island Washington County, Tennessee Washington County, Texas Washington County, Utah Washington County, Vermont Washington County, Virginia Washington County, Wisconsin

Former counties

• Washington County, South Dakota, a former county (1883–1943) that was divided in 1943 because of financial troubles in South Dakota
• Washington County, D.C., a former county of the District of Columbia that was abolished in 1871 along with all of the other counties in that District
• Washington County, Massachusetts, became Washington County, Maine, in 1820 when Maine was separated and granted statehood status.
• Washington District, North Carolina, a district and later county in North Carolina that became part of Tennessee in 1796.

Other uses

• List of counties in Washington, counties in the state of Washington
• Washington County (album), a 1970 album by Arlo Guthrie
• Washington County School District (disambiguation)

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Washington County
• All pages with titles containing Washington County
• List of memorials to George Washington