Lea County

English

Etymology

Named after Joseph Calloway Lea, US Army captain.

Proper noun

One of 33 counties in New Mexico, United States. County seat: Lovington.

References

List of U.S. county name etymologies (J–M) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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