Thomas Jefferson was the third President. Several states have Jefferson counties. Among them are Oregon,Washington,Iowa,Idaho,Colorado,West Virginia, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Alabama, Texas and Georgia.
James Monroe
That Answer is..................Monroe County and he is Named after a President James Monroe!Sweet!
It was named after third U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.
Jefferson County is named after Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. The name reflects the influence of Jefferson's ideals and contributions to American democracy. Various states in the U.S. have counties named after him, with the first being established in Virginia in 1792.
President Zachary Taylor was buried in Jefferson County. In fact, the cemetery he's in is named in memorial to him!
Colfax, Washington is named in honor of Schuyler Colfax the 17th Vice President of the United States.
Fillmore is the capitol of Millard county, named after president Millard Fillmore. There is also a Washington County and Washington City. There is a city of Monroe, a Garfield County, and a Roosevelt City.
# Adams County for John Adams the 2nd President. # Arthur County for Chester Arthur the 21st President. # Fillmore County for Millard Fillmore the 13th President. # Garfield County for James Garfield the 12th President. # Grant County for Ulysses Grant. # Hayes County for Rutherford Hayes. # Jefferson County for Thomas Jefferson. # Lincoln County for Abraham Lincoln. # Madison County may have been named for James Madison although because its early settlers were mostly from Madison Wisconsin that is the likely source of its name. # Pierce County for Franklin Pierce. # Polk County for James Polk. # Washington County for George Washington. * Clay and Douglas Counties were named for Presidential hopefuls Henry Clay and Stephen Douglas. * Johnson County was NOTnamed for a US President but for Richard Mentor Johnson who was th 9th Vice President of the US.
Jefferson City, the capital city in Missouri, is named for Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States.
Monroe County, New York is named after James Monroe and is the county seat of Rochester, NY. James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States.
Jefferson City is the capital city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It was named for U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.
Third Lake is in Lake County.