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Fayette County

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Fayette County

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Named after Marquis de Lafayette, a Frenchman who served in the American Revolution.

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  1. One of 67 counties in Alabama, United States. County seat: Fayette.
  2. One of 159 counties in Georgia, United States. County seat: Fayetteville.
  3. One of 102 counties in Illinois, United States. County seat: Vandalia.
  4. One of 92 counties in Indiana, United States. County seat: Connersville.
  5. One of 99 counties in Iowa, United States. County seat: West Union.
  6. One of 120 counties in Kentucky, United States. County seat: Lexington.
  7. One of 88 counties in Ohio, United States. County seat: Washington Court House.
  8. One of 67 counties in Pennsylvania, United States. County seat: Uniontown.
  9. One of 95 counties in Tennessee, United States. County seat: Somerville.
  10. One of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: La Grange.
  11. One of 55 counties in West Virginia, United States. County seat: Fayetteville.
  12. A former county in Virginia, United States. Now Fayette County in Kentucky, since 1792.
  13. A former county in Virginia, United States. Now Fayette County in West Virginia, since 1863.

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MLA

"Fayette County." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fayette%20county. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Fayette County. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fayette%20county

Chicago

"Fayette County." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fayette%20county.

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@misc{fayette_county_2026,
  title = {Fayette County},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fayette%20county},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}