The region's northern counties encompass California's famous Wine Country, home to hundreds of vineyards and wineries.

The county encompassed two cities: the City of Brooklyn and the City of Williamsburgh.

The 'county' encompassed the whole the Count's land in which several villages existed.

The final county, Yavapai, encompassed the area north of the Gila and east of latitude 113 20' with Prescott serving as its seat.

The county encompasses part of the Iron Range, which has a significant taconite mining industry, particularly in the city of Hibbing.

At that time the county and its coterminous town encompassed most of western New York.

The world's first cotton mill was built in the town of Royton, and the county encompasses several former mill towns.

The county encompassed several hundred mill towns and collieries.

When Nebraska became a state in 1867, a single county encompassed the entire Panhandle.

The county encompassed several hundred mill towns and collieries and by the 1830s, approximately 85% of all cotton manufactured worldwide was processed in Lancashire.