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| • | This is a list of Oregon county name etymologies. More details on the etymologies of Oregon county names and place names in general are documented in Oregon Geographic Names.Baker County, Oregon - Named in honor of Edward Baker, one of Oregon's first senators and a colonel in the Union Army.
Benton County, Oregon - It is one of seven counties in the United States to be named after Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri, a longtime advocate of the development of the Oregon Territory.
Clackamas County, Oregon - Named for the resident Clackamas Native American (U.S.) people and was one of the four original Oregon counties created in 1843.
Clatsop County, Oregon - Named for the Clatsop Native American people, one of the many Chinook tribes living in Oregon. The Journals of Lewis and Clark mention the tribe. Fort Clatsop, the Lewis and Clark Expedition's winter headquarters in 1805 and now a national memorial near the mouth of the Columbia River, also took the tribe's name.
Columbia County, Oregon - Captain Robert Gray, commanding the Columbia Rediviva, landed on Columbia County's timbered shoreline in 1792. The Corps of Discovery expedition, led by Lewis and Clark, traveled and camped along the Columbia River shore in the area later known as Columbia County in late 1805 and early 1806.
Coos County, Oregon - The name "Coos" derives from a native Coos Bay Indian tribe and translates to "lake" or "place of pines."
Crook County, Oregon - Named for Maj. Gen. George Crook, U.S. Army.
Curry County, Oregon - Named after Territorial Governor George L. Curry.
Deschutes County, Oregon - French-Canadian fur trappers of the Hudson's Bay Company gave the name Riviere des Chutes (English translation: River of the Falls) to the Deschutes River, from which Deschutes County took its name.
Douglas County, Oregon - Named for U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas
Source: [wikipedia: list of oregon county name etymologies]
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