This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cole, Clayton, Henderson, Harrington, Belding, Whalen Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Fh.2ADI/5642.2.2 Message Board Post: Marcia - I have a Cole line in my tree and was wondering what the origin of Coles County, Illinois is - Was it named after Cole family settling there or ? ??