Talk:Bradford, Ohio

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[edit] Counties vs counties

The proper usage in the lead should be Darke and Miami counties. References:

• Goldstein, Norm, editor, Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Perseus Press (2000) p. 61, states: County Capitalize when an integral part of a proper name: Dade County, Nassau County, Suffolk County ... Lowercase plural combinations: Westchester and Rockland counties.
• An online reference: http://home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/c.htm Topics capitalization and county both say: Lowercase common noun elements of names in all plural uses: etc. clariosophic (talk) 14:10, 3 February 2008 (UTC)