Pierce County

proper noun

One of 159 counties in Georgia, United States. County seat: Blackshear.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. One of 159 counties in Georgia, United States. County seat: Blackshear.
  2. One of 93 counties in Nebraska, United States. County seat: Pierce.
  3. One of 53 counties in North Dakota, United States. County seat: Rugby. Named after Gilbert A. Pierce.
  4. One of 39 counties in Washington, United States. County seat: Tacoma.

    “A joyride gone terribly wrong,” Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor said during a news conference in Steilacoom, which is about 3 miles from the island.

    2018 August 10, Paige Cornwell, Agueda Pacheco-Flores, “Airplane taken from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has crashed”, in The Seattle Times, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2018
  5. One of 72 counties in Wisconsin, United States. County seat: Ellsworth.

Origin

All are named after President Franklin Pierce except in North Dakota.

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APA

Pierce County. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pierce%20County

MLA

“Pierce County.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pierce%20County. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pierce County,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pierce%20County.

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