Can you name the most common county names in America?

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Common Counties Quiz

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Published: November 24th, 2008
Category: Geography
Plays: 61,548

Tags: America Quizzes, State Quizzes, common, county

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	Jesse:	Nov 24th, 2008 at 04:22 GMT	15 points
	it's just like the presidents quiz! only you don't have to remember ALL of them.

	radish:	Nov 24th, 2008 at 04:44 GMT	4 points
	Yeah, I only got the first four which are quite obvious and Grant.

	AdmiralMaxtreme:	Nov 24th, 2008 at 04:51 GMT	6 points
	Very unique quiz.

	AhLeah:	Nov 24th, 2008 at 05:24 GMT	5 points
	I suspect I would have done better if I lived on the East Coast. Most of our county names in California are in Spanish. P.S.: The plural of county is "counties."

	slothisking61:	Nov 24th, 2008 at 05:36 GMT	3 points
	need more time....good quiz

	springmom:	Nov 24th, 2008 at 06:19 GMT	0 points
	yeah, need more time, and it's a great quiz! more, more!

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	Jillian:	Nov 24th, 2008 at 12:04 GMT	8 points
	Got Clay, Wayne, and Grant. Surprised that Orange wasn't on this list.

	Tom:	Nov 24th, 2008 at 12:39 GMT	8 points
	I live in Georgia, which has 159 counties. Most of the top 15 are in the state. Good quiz.

	DrumBum88:	Nov 24th, 2008 at 13:52 GMT	9 points
	I was surprised at the no Orange as well...sweet quiz

	buiksloot:	Nov 24th, 2008 at 14:54 GMT	8 points
	Would love to see: most populous counties, least populous counties (difficult!?), biggest counties, smallest counties, rainiest, coldest, etc, etc, etc!! :) Love the sporcle!

	BlueWingX:	Nov 24th, 2008 at 15:29 GMT	6 points
	I didn't get a single one, but it was still interesting to see what counties are around the country. I'm in Arizona, and we don't have any of these. Most of our counties are Native American names... Still, anything you can learn from is a worthwhile experience.

	guyleguy:	Nov 24th, 2008 at 15:55 GMT	9 points
	Really surprised that Lake didn't make it; there are tons of Lake Counties. Polk, also. Patrick: Most populous is semi-doable. Least populous would be friggin impossible.

	Booger:	Nov 24th, 2008 at 20:15 GMT	11 points
	There are 12 counties named "Lake" and 12 counties named "Polk". Both are tied for 18th place on the list along with "Lee," "Marshall," "Douglas," and "Adams". Only 8 counties are named "Orange". I suggested this quiz. I really appreciate the minds that be at Sporcle putting it together.

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	shel99:	Nov 24th, 2008 at 21:05 GMT	4 points
	I only got one (Wayne) 'cause I grew up near Wayne County in MI -- didn't even occur to me to start trying presidents' names!

	austin massachusetts:	Nov 25th, 2008 at 00:36 GMT	2 points
	only got montgomery... not many counties around philadelphia with these names =\

	Lycan_Amyral:	Nov 25th, 2008 at 01:51 GMT	10 points
	I find it funny that there's no Washington County in Washington

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Nov 26th, 2008 at 03:58 GMT

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I got all the ones Louisiana has around me. Jefferson Parish, Washington Parish... I also remembered Madison and Franklin Parish, and then I took a shot in the dark with Lincoln and Monroe. And that is how I failed miserably at this quiz.

	er1c:	Nov 26th, 2008 at 07:49 GMT	6 points
	None of the counties on this list are in my state either. Then again, we only have 3 counties...

	Pmd669:	Nov 28th, 2008 at 23:57 GMT	4 points
	It's time for the Texas County quiz!! 254 chances to show your geographic knowledge dominance. Of the 10 least populated counties, 3 are in Texas and 4 are in Nebraska.

	Pmd669:	Nov 30th, 2008 at 00:34 GMT	2 points
	FYI: 18 States have a Montgomery County: AL/AR/GA/IA/IL/IN/KS/KY/MD/MO/MS/NC/NY/OH/PA/TN/TX/VA

	nikkola:	Nov 30th, 2008 at 22:24 GMT	1 point
	Not Springfield? I was sure

	Salukimars:	Dec 1st, 2008 at 04:42 GMT	7 points
	How about a most common cities in the US quiz? I believe Illinois has all of the top 15. ps...I'm guessing Eric lives in Delaware.

	ojalaque:	Dec 21st, 2008 at 04:01 GMT	0 points
	The only one I got was Montgomery. Only county in the D.C. area with one of these names. Also, I was surprised Springfield wasn't on here (but then I remembered that the Springfield around here is actually a part of Fairfax County).

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	IHateRegistering:	Jan 18th, 2009 at 23:56 GMT	2 points
	Lunza: I also live in California so I had no idea which ones were "common" (although I know there is an orange county in Florida) luckily I caught on to the "historical figures" theme.

	Kate:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 20:10 GMT	1 point
	CA here too. I don't think California has one county on that list! I felt the same way with the Common Street Names quiz. I did mediocre, to say the least. Mainly because my brain and my typing skills are not working today!!

	rockhopperlad:	Feb 8th, 2009 at 02:51 GMT	3 points
	A lot of these names are common in Southern and Midwestern states.

	Dubliner :	Mar 11th, 2009 at 00:43 GMT	1 point
	Got 5 of the first 6- Missed Franklin :( How could I . But I got Monroe :).

	Annie:	Apr 15th, 2009 at 23:17 GMT	1 point
	@eric & Salukimars: I am also led to believe than Eric lives in Delaware: New Castle, Sussex, and Kent counties are the only three. I spent my early childhood in New Castle.

	jme:	Apr 27th, 2009 at 23:03 GMT	0 points
	East Coast folks are spoiled on here - those eastern states have way too many counties. Everything east of Texas does, really.

	andrew430:	May 17th, 2009 at 16:51 GMT	1 point
	I got all the ones named after presidents... and missed everything else.

	GeoExpert:	May 24th, 2009 at 22:31 GMT	2 points
	Madison :)

	lalalala:	Jun 8th, 2009 at 07:44 GMT	2 points
	I tried Orange because of NY and California and I figured there were more, but I guess not enough, and Suffolk for NY and Massachusetts which was probably silly.

	slaaty:	Jun 10th, 2009 at 01:21 GMT	0 points
	Heh, I just recently made a game based on this theme at http://www.purposegames.com/game/usa-common-county-names-quiz/info

	oldgregg:	Jun 13th, 2009 at 22:38 GMT	3 points
	They should make a counties of the United States quiz.

	shoredude2:	Jun 18th, 2009 at 06:11 GMT	3 points
	@AhLeah: Very few of these are on the East Coast, as most counties have historical English names. I would guess that most of these would be in the middle and northwest.

	shawnoc:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 20:31 GMT	2 points
	You need to live in a state that wasn't an English or Spanish colony to do well in this quiz.

	Dralcoffin:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 05:24 GMT	3 points
	Seven of these are primarily for Revolutionary War generals: George Washington, Benjamin Lincoln, Richard Montgomery, Francis Marion, Anthony Wayne, Joseph Warren, and Nathaniel Greene.