Adams County

Meaning

Proper Noun

• One of 64 counties in Colorado (state), USA (country) .
• One of 44 counties in Idaho (state), USA (country) .
• One of 102 counties in Illinois (state), USA (country) .
• One of 92 counties in Indiana (state), USA (country) .
• One of 99 counties in Iowa (state), USA (country) .
• One of 82 counties in Mississippi (state), USA (country) .
• One of 93 counties in Nebraska (state), USA (country) .
• One of 53 counties in North (state) Dakota, USA (country) .
• One of 88 counties in Ohio (state), USA (country) .
• One of 67 counties in Pennsylvania (state), USA (country) .
• One of 39 counties in Washington (state), USA (country) .
• One of 72 counties in Wisconsin (state), USA (country) .

Origin

• Named after Alva Adams (Colorado), John Adams, 2nd president (Idaho, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington), John Quincy Adams, 6th president (Illinois, Indiana), either John Adams or John Quincy Adams (Iowa, Wisconsin), and John Quincy Adams, a railroad official (North Dakota).