Lists of former counties

A county is a geographical area used or formerly used in several countries for administration or other purposes. A single list of former counties is not practical so there are several more defined lists arranged by country or smaller area:


 * Australia
 * Counties of Tasmania
 * Canada
 * List of former counties of Quebec
 * List of former counties of Manitoba (1875–1890)
 * Former counties of Ontario
 * Denmark
 * Counties of Denmark, which were abolished in 2007
 * Kingdom of Hungary
 * List of administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary (–1918)
 * List of counties of the Kingdom of Hungary located in Slovakia counties in modern-day Slovakia that were part of the Kingdom of Hungary until 1920
 * New Zealand
 * List of counties of New Zealand (1876–1989)
 * United Kingdom **Ceremonial counties of England
 * Shires of Scotland
 * Preserved counties of Wales
 * United States
 * List of former United States counties