Oklahoma Counties Named After Notable Americans

Many of Oklahoma's 77 counties honor prominent historical figures. The list below groups them by category:

U.S. Presidents

• Cleveland County – Grover Cleveland (22nd & 24th President)
• Garfield County – James A. Garfield (20th President)
• Grant County – Ulysses S. Grant (18th President)
• Jackson County – Andrew Jackson (7th President)
• Jefferson County – Thomas Jefferson (3rd President)
• Lincoln County – Abraham Lincoln (16th President)

Military & Political Leaders

• Custer County – George Armstrong Custer
• Harmon County – Judson Harmon (Ohio Governor, U.S. Attorney General)
• Logan County – John A. Logan (Civil War general, Senator)
• Marshall County – John Marshall (4th Chief Justice)
• Noble County – John Willock Noble (Secretary of the Interior)
• Payne County – David L. Payne (Boomer leader)

Native American Figures

• Comanche County – Comanche tribe
• Kay County – John Kay (Cherokee settler)
• Love County – Overton Love (Chickasaw settler)
• Mayes County – Joel Mayes (Cherokee leader)
• McCurtain County – William McCurtain (Choctaw leader)
• McIntosh County – William McIntosh (Creek leader)
• Osage County – Osage tribe
• Ottawa County – Ottawa tribe
• Sequoyah County – Sequoyah (Cherokee syllabary creator)
• Washita County – Washita tribe

Other Notable Individuals

• Murray County – William H. Murray (1st Oklahoma Governor)
• Rogers County – Will Rogers (humorist, entertainer)