12 jefferson counties are there in the us.
12 jefferson counties are there in the us.
how many jefferson counties are there in the us?
12
"twenty three of the twenty six jefferson counties in the united states are directly named for thomas jefferson, the third president, and the remaining three are indirectly named for him."









































bullet::::- jefferson county, alabama









































bullet::::- jefferson county, arkansas









































bullet::::- jefferson county, colorado: named for the territory of jefferson, which extralegally governed the area before the united states congress established the colorado territory, the territory in turn was named for thomas jefferson









































bullet::::- jefferson county, florida









































bullet::::- jefferson county, georgia









































bullet::::- jefferson county, idaho









































bullet::::- jefferson county, illinois









































bullet::::- jefferson county, indiana









































bullet::::- jefferson county, iowa









































bullet::::- jefferson county, kansas
list of the most common u.s. county name etymologies
the question of the constitutionality of the formation of the new state was brought before the supreme court of the united states in the following manner: berkeley and jefferson county, west virginia, counties lying on the potomac east of the mountains, in 1863, with the consent of the reorganized government of virginia, had supposedly voted in favor of annexation to west virginia. however, many voters were absent in the confederate army when the vote was taken and they refused to accept the transfer upon their return. the virginia general assembly repealed the act of secession and in 1866 brought suit against west virginia, asking the supreme court to declare the counties still part of virginia. congress, on march 10, 1866, passed a joint resolution recognizing the transfer. in 1871, the u.s. supreme court decided "virginia v. west virginia", upholding the "secession" of west virginia, including berkeley and jefferson counties, from virginia. in 2011, west virginia state delegate larry kump sponsored legislation to allow morgan, berkeley, and jefferson counties to rejoin virginia by popular vote.
jefferson county, west virginia