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

This is a list of U.S. counties named after prominent Confederate historical figures.

The counties are named primarily for Confederate politicians and military officers.

Most counties are located in former Confederate States, whilst seven counties are located in what was the Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), a territory that was aligned and controlled by the Confederacy.

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar has three counties named after him whilst David Rice Atchison, Patrick Cleburne, Alexander Stephens, and Henry A.

Some counties are named after individuals who were closely related to Confederate leaders such as Hardeman County, Tennessee (named after the father of Confederate brigadier general William Polk Hardeman) and Lee County, Virginia (named after the father of Confederate general-in-chief Robert E. Lee).