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*[[Kimble County, Texas]]: Kimble was named for [[George C. Kimbell]], who died at the [[Alamo]]. The reason the county name differs is due to the fact that the bill creating the county misspelled Kimbell's name. (It is not certain what his middle initial stands for.)
*[[Kimble County, Texas]]: Kimble was named for [[George C. Kimbell]], who died at the [[Alamo]]. The reason the county name differs is due to the fact that the bill creating the county misspelled Kimbell's name. (It is not certain what his middle initial stands for.)


*[[King County, Texas]]: King was named for
*[[King County, Texas]]: King was named for [[William Phillip King]], who lost his life in the [[Battle of the Alamo]].


*[[Kinney County, Texas]]: Kinney was named for
*[[Kinney County, Texas]]: Kinney was named for

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This is a list of Texas county name etymologies. Many Texas counties are named for figures in the Texas Revolution, especially defenders of the Alamo and signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Several counties are also named in honor of early government leaders and secretaries. There are also several counties named after Confederate political and military leaders. Other county names refer to rivers or Native American tribes.

This list covers the alphabetical last half (127 out of 254) of the counties of Texas. For the counties of Texas with names beginning with the letters A to J, see List of Texas county name etymologies (A to J).

This page is still under construction. Any submissions are very helpful.

Counties, by first letter

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  • Kimble County, Texas: Kimble was named for George C. Kimbell, who died at the Alamo. The reason the county name differs is due to the fact that the bill creating the county misspelled Kimbell's name. (It is not certain what his middle initial stands for.)

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