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At least four victims were recovered in and around Echo Lake, in Buncombe County, where Asheville, North Carolina is the county seat.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
In northern Michigan, Linsey Rogers was elected both Montmorency County treasurer and a member of the school board in Atlanta, which is the county seat.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 29 Nov. 2024
The tiny newspaper in a county seat town of 10,000 residents depended on Champion Ford Lincoln in Carroll, one of the biggest advertisers, to help keep the local publication afloat.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
This county covers a huge region south of Nashville, centered on the county seat of Franklin.
—Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1803, in the meaning defined above
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“County seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20seat. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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county seat
noun
: a town that is the seat of county administration
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