The best replacement for counties is parishes.

The best alternatives to counties are rated as following:
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★★★★★  southland
★★★  otago
★★★  hawkes bay
★★★  blue counties
★★  auckland
★★  wellington
★★  wet counties
★  bay of plenty
★  cities
★  blue state counties
★  counties
★  county's
★  red counties
  dry counties
  northland
  cities in texas

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Speaking about counties, one probably shouldn't forget about zip codes.

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