The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, and Population Data, 1950-2000 - Tapa dura

Genealogists and genealogical libraries will want to have this reference at hand. National Genealogical Society Quarterly This work contains concise entries on each US county's area, population, date of creation, and name origin. Unlike previous editions, counties and other first-order subdivisions, such as independent cities, boroughs, and census areas, are presented in a single list, and greater attention is paid to county name origins. The book will be useful as a reference for researches in local or state history, travelers, and genealogists. Reference and Research Book News It should prove useful to a wide variety of researchers. Recommended. All collections. CHOICE Last updated in 1983 by the late Joseph Nathan Kane, this title is a basic collection of information and data about counties. Aiken is a countyphile who has enthusiastically brought the last edition up-to-date by adding the previous two census numbers. He covers all county-level geographic areas as recognized by the U.S. government, including Alaska's borough and census areas, Louisiana's parishes, New York's boroughs, and the independent cities of Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia. Information is provided in an A-Z listing of areas, with population from the 1950 census forward, the county seat, the date of creation, area in square miles, and the origin of the name. Three appendixes list all counties by date of creation, counties by state along with the statutes that created them, and counties by the county seat. A brief bibliographic essay notes the author's sources...a quick way to get a glimpse of these basic geographic regions... Booklist, 6/1/2005

This latest edition of a longstanding classic contains concise information on each U.S. county's area, population, date of creation and name origin. Unlike previous editions, counties and other 'first-order subdivisions' - independent cities, boroughs, census areas-are now presented in a single list. Greater attention has also been paid to county name origins. An essential resource for researchers in local or state history, travelers, and genealogists.