Talk:List of U.S. counties named after prominent Confederate historical figures

removed
I removed Johnson County, Texas, Lubbock County, Texas, Starr County, Texas and Wise County, Virginia as, while the individuals they were named after were figures on the Confederate side of the Civil War, the counties were named prior to the Civil War, thus, at the time of their naming, they weren't named after "prominent Confederate historical figures". XinaNicole (talk) 23:41, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Re-added Lubbock, Starr, and Wise Counties. They were named for Confederate historical figures, period. When they were named is immaterial. A list of German counties named after prominent Nazi historical figures would include Hitler County, even if it were named for his pre-war contributions as a painter. Fluous (talk) 20:27, 18 October 2017 (UTC)

I think the purpose of this list is to show which counties were named to honor Confederates. A county named before the Confederacy existed could not possibly have been named for that purpose. Anything named for Hitler before the NSDAP existed was not named for a Nazi, either. But there's no point in silly edit battles. Have it your way if that makes you happy. But please consider restoring XinaNicole's well-justified edit. Yonian (talk) 06:02, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

I agree with Fluous, that people who chose to rebel against the United States even later in their careers are properly listed as a prominent Confederate historical figure. People, no matter how prominent or notorious can still have some redeeming qualities that might even justify statues built to them or counties named for them or even schools, but they should still be recognized in a list such as this that identifies their opposition to the union of the United States.

Also, I find that Lubbock County, Tx was created in 1876, definitively after the Civil War. Wilkus (talk) 04:57, 16 June 2020 (UTC)

chart
,, , , what would you think of using a chart like this?--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 09:55, 20 April 2018 (UTC)


 * I don't know how to add hyperlinks but Stonewall Jackson appears to have 2 counties named for him and thus should be added to the initial paragraph. 24.42.169.176 (talk) 03:09, 7 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Fine by me p  b  p  13:19, 20 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Ditto. I like it! Nice and easily sortable. Fluous (talk) 20:24, 20 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Very nice! Funandtrvl (talk) 22:48, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

Citation(s) needed for each county.
It would be good to have at least one citation for each county on this page.

Otherwise, you have to go to each name link to see the source. Some counties have no existing links to the person named in the claim.

Thanks, -- Ooligan (talk) 02:03, 6 February 2024 (UTC)