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Subject: [ROOTS-L] County Abbreviation

I found this interesting.  
I worked for Hennepin County in MN for over 20 years.  The  abbreviation used 
in all correspondence, in reference to our county and the  other 86 counties, 
was "Cty".    
It was only after I "retired" (disability) and began genealogy on the  
computer that I found others using "Co".  I use Co at this point for  uniformity but 
occasionally catch myself reverting to the more  familiar/comfortable Cty.  
Jo Hogle
 
"There is an instance - the abbreviation for county, where I think it is  good
to use the generally accepted Co  and then the two-letter official  post
office code for state.  I do see people use CO for county and you  can
actually know what they mean, but CO is the official abbreviation  for
Colorado.   I also see some use cty .. that is the abbreviation  for City,
not county."