While most people know about their states official bird or flower, very few people know that each state now has its own “Official Soil”. The “State Soil” is a relatively new thing that has just come about in the past 3 or 4 years (since roughly 1999).
Each “Official State Soil” is generally named for a town or landmark where it was first recognized. Each soil has its own unique characteristics such as color, texture, consistency, and mineral and chemical composition. Also a state soil does not have to be unique to a state, several of the soils types can be found covering an area across several states.
State Name Offical Soil Name
Alabama Bama
Alaska Estelle
Arizona Casa Grande
Arkansas Stuttgart
California San Joaquin
Colorado Seitz
Connecticut Windsor
Delaware Greenwich
Florida Myakka
Georgia Tifton
Hawaii Hilo
Idaho Threebear
Illinois Drummer
Indiana Miami
Iowa Tama
Kansas Harney
Kentucky Crider
Louisiana Ruston
Maine Chesuncook
Maryland Sassafras
Massachusetts Paxton
Michigan Kalkaska
Minnesota Lester
Mississippi Natchez
Missouri Menfro
Montana Scobey
Nebraska Holdrege
Nevada Orovada
New Hampshire Marlow
New Jersey Downer
New Mexico Penistaja
New York Honeoye
North Carolina Cecil
North Dakota Williams
Ohio Miamian
Oklahoma Port
Oregon Jory
Pennsylvania Hazleton
Puerto Rico Bayamon
Rhode Island Narragansett
South Carolina Lynchburg
South Dakota Houdek
Tennessee Dickson
Texas Houston Black
Utah Mivida
Vermont Tunbridge
Virgin Islands Victory
Virginia Pamunkey
Washington Tokul
West Virginia Monongahela
Wisconsin Antigo
Wyoming Forkwood