# Why do Arkansas and Lousiana both have Ouachita counties?

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**Created:** [July 3, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-arkansas-and-lousiana-both-have-ouachita-counties/1031395 "2026-07-03T21:10:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-arkansas-and-lousiana-both-have-ouachita-counties/1031395/27 "2026-07-05T17:14:37Z")

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Ancient thread about this topic.

> [@American cities named after foreign cities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-cities-named-after-foreign-cities/66873):
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> Originally posted by Greg Charles in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1342929#post1342929): Well, there’s an Odessa, Texas, a Versailles (pronounced “Ver-sales”), Indiana, and a London, Ohio. What others can you think of?

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