Nevada County

English

Proper noun

Nevada County

One of 75 counties in Arkansas, United States. County seat: Prescott. It was so named as it is roughly the shape of the state of Nevada when inverted.
One of 58 counties in California, United States. County seat: Nevada City. Named after the city, in 1851, not the state of Nevada which was created in 1861.

References

Index of U.S. counties on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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