The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08
Fayette, from the Marquis De La Fay,

Fayette, from tne marquis LIE La ay
ette.
Franklin, from Benjamin Franklin.
Gallia, from the ancient name of France
from which it WAS originally settled.
Geangs, or Sheauga, an Indian name for
rsccoon.
Greene, from Gen. Nathaniel Greene
of the Revolution.
Gurneaey, no authority.
Hamilton, from Gen. Alex. Hamilton.
Hancock, from John Hancock, first
President of the Revolutionary Congress.
Hardin, from Col. John Harding
Henry, from Patrick Henry.
Higland, so named because being on
the highland between the Scioto and Lit e
Miami.
Hooking, an abreviation from hook
hocKing, an Indian word signifying a
bottle, or bottle river, from the peculiar
falls of that name
Holmes, from Major Homes, a gallan
officer of 1872.
Huron, it originally constituted the
whole of the firelands Huron Is a French
word.
Jackson, from President Jackson.
Jefferson, from President Jefferson.
Knox, from General Knox, an officer in
the Revolution.
Lake Erie.
Lawrence, from James Lawrence, an
officer in the war of 1872.
Licking, from Indian Pataskala.
Logan, from Gen. Benjamin Logan.
Lorain, no authority.
Lucas, from Gov. Lucas, Governor of
Ohio from 1882 to 1886.
Madison, from the fourth President of
the United States.
Mahoning-from an Indian worG-Ma-
honink-"at the lick"
Marion, from Gen. Francis Marion.
Medina, no authority.
Meigs, from Return J Meigs, Governor
of Ohio in 1910.
Mercer, from General Hugh Mercer,
VINO Iell In lIII.
Miami, from the Ottowa Indians signi
flying mother.
Monroe; from President Monroe.
Montgomery, from Gen. Richard Mont
gomery, an officer in the war of 1776.
Morgan, from Gea. Daniel Morgan of
the Revolution.
Muskingum, from an Indian word
signify "the glare of an elk's eye."
Ottowa, from an Indian word, signifying
Grader"
Paulding, from John Paulding, one OF
the three men who captured Andre.
Perry, from Commodore Perry
Pickaway, the name is a misspelling of
Piqua, which signifies in Indian "a man
formed out of ashes"
Portage, from an old Indian portage
from the Cuyhoga and Tuscarawas river
which was within its border.
Preble, from Capt Edwaad Preble, who
was gallant officer of the REVOLUTION. .s
Putnam, from Gen. Isaac Putnam.
Richland, named from the character of
soil.
Ross, from Hon. John Ross.
Sanduky, from an old Indian word,
Sa an dustee, or cool water.
Scioto, from an Indian word.
Seneca, from tribe of Indians who
once resided within its limits.
Shelby, from Gen. Shelby of Kentucky.
Summit, from the fact of its being the
highest land ON the Ohio Canal, originally
cslled Portage Summit.
Trumbull, from General Trnmbull of
Connecticut.
Tuscarawas, from an Indian word signi,
flying "open mouth"
Union, so named from being composed
of parcels of five counties.
Van Vert, from Isaac Van Vert, who
helped to capture Andre.
Warren, from Gen. Warren, who was
killed at Bunker Hill.
Washington was the first county formed
in Ohio Territory and was named after
General Washington.
|. Wanyne, after Gen. Wayne.
Williams, from Daniel Williams, the
last of the trio that captured Andre.
Wood, from Col. Wood, an officer of
the war 1872.
Wyandotte, from tribe of Indians who
lived there.