List of place names of German origin in the United States

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Relatively few place names in the United States have names of German origin, unlike Spanish or French names. Many of the German town names are in the Midwest, due to high German settlement in the 1800s. Many of the names in New York and Pennsylvania originated with the German Palatines (called Pennsylvania Dutch), who immigrated in the 18th century.

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The entry of the United States into World War I was followed by anti-German sentiment, and local names were often changed to reflect this. Only one U.S. city with a German name has a population of greater than 100,000. Non-German city names with the suffix "-burg," which in English is partly an altered form the native English suffix -burgh and also partly derived from the related German word, "Burg," meaning "castle", is common for town and city names throughout the United States, such as Spartanburg, South Carolina and were not included.

Place nameStateOrigin/notes
Altdorf Wisconsin Named after Altdorf, Switzerland. [1]
Altorf Illinois Named after Altdorf, Switzerland. [2]
Altenburg Missouri Named after Saxe-Altenburg. [3]
Anaheim California A blend of "Ana", after the nearby Santa Ana River, and heim, a common Germanic place name compound originally meaning "home". [4]
Anhalt Texas Named after the Principality of Anhalt. [5]
Augusta Georgia Named after Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. [6]
Augsburg Illinois Named after Augsburg, Germany.
Austerlitz New York Named after formerly German-settled Slavkov u Brna.
Baden Georgia Named after Baden.
Baden Maryland Named after the Baden region.
Baden Pennsylvania Named after the German town of Baden-Baden. [7]
Bamberg South Carolina Named after William Seaborn Bamberg, whose grandfather was an immigrant from Germany. [8]
Bavaria Kansas Named after the region of Bavaria in Germany. [9]
Bavaria Wisconsin Named after the region of Bavaria in Germany.
Bern Wisconsin Named after the region of Bavaria in Germany, with German Bayern adjusted to English spelling.
Biron Wisconsin Named after the region of Bavaria in Germany, with German Bayern adjusted to English spelling.
Lake Bavaria Minnesota Named after the region of Bavaria in Germany.
Beckemeyer Illinois Named after the Beckemeyer family. [10]
Bergdorf Colorado The former name of Ault, Colorado.
Bergheim Texas Founded by Andreas Engel, an Austrian immigrant. It means "mountain home" in German. [11]
Berlin California The former name of Genevra, California.
Berlin Connecticut Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Georgia Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Illinois Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Indiana Named after the German capital city, Berlin. It is now a ghost town.
Berlin Kansas Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Kentucky Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Maryland Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Massachusetts Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Michigan An unincorporated community known as Berlin until 1919, and the name remains prominent in the area despite it now officially being named Marne.
Berlin Nebraska The former name of Otoe, Nebraska, anti-German sentiment extended to a town that bore the name of Germany's capital. A 1918 series of fires that destroyed a block of the town's main street was attributed to anti-German crusaders. In October 1918, less than a month before the war's end, the town's name was changed to its current Otoe. [12] Berlin Precinct was left unchanged, however. [13]
Berlin Nevada A ghost town named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin New Hampshire Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin New Jersey Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin New York Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin North Dakota Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin, Holmes County Ohio Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin, Williams County Ohio Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Oregon Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Pennsylvania Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Tennessee An unincorporated town named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Texas An unincorporated community named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Vermont Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin West Virginia Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Wisconsin Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin, Green Lake County Wisconsin Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin, Marathon County Wisconsin Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Heights Ohio Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Township, Bureau County Illinois Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Township, Ionia County Michigan Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Township, St. Clair County Michigan Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Charter Township Michigan Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Township Minnesota Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Township New Jersey Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Township, Cass County North Dakota Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Township, Sheridan County North Dakota Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Township, Wells County North Dakota Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Township, Delaware County Ohio Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Township, Erie County Ohio Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Township, Holmes County Ohio Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Township, Knox County Ohio Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Township, Mahoning County Ohio Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berlin Township Pennsylvania Named after the German capital city, Berlin.
Berne Indiana Was settled by Mennonite Swiss immigrants, who named it after the capital city of Switzerland, Bern. [14]
Berne New York Originally spelt "Bern," the town was initially settled by German Palatine refugees.
Berne Ohio Named after the city of Bern by its first settler, a Swiss immigrant. [15]
Bingen Washington Named for Bingen am Rhein in 1892 by founder P. J. Suksdorf [16] : 19 
Birkenfeld Oregon Named after Anton Birkenfeld, a German immigrant who founded the community in 1910. [17]
Bismarck Arkansas Named after Otto von Bismarck, the first chancellor of the German Empire.
Bismarck Illinois In order to be closer to a nearby railroad, the town of Franklin moved onto land donated by Charles S. Young and Dr. John B. Holloway. Young renamed the town after Otto von Bismarck, a subject of his admiration. [18]
Bismarck Missouri In an attempt to attract German immigrants to the nearby St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway, the city was named after German chancellor Otto von Bismarck. [19] During World War I, a group of citizens who saw the name as "un-American" petitioned to change the name of the city to "Loyal," but the proposal was rejected by most of the city's residents and the original name remained. [20]
Bismarck North Dakota In 1873, the Northern Pacific Railway renamed the city as Bismarck, in honor of German chancellor Otto von Bismarck. Railroad officials hoped to attract German immigrant settlers to the area and German investment in the railroad. [21]
Boerne Texas Named after Ludwig Börne. [22]
Brandenburg Kentucky Named after Solomon Brandenburg. [23]
Brandt South Dakota Named after Reverend P. O. Brandt, a man of German descent. [24]
Bremen Alabama Named after Bremen, Germany. [25]
Bremen Georgia Named after Bremen, Germany. It was initially named "Kramer" after a German immigrant who ran a local vineyard. Eventually, Kramer himself requested the town be renamed to "Bremen" in honor of the German city. [26]
Bremen Indiana Named after Bremen, Germany due to many of the early settlers being German natives. [27]
Bremen Kentucky Settled by German immigrants, who named it after Bremen, Germany
Bremen Maine Mostly settled by German immigrants, who named it after Bremen, Germany when the town was incorporated on February 19, 1828. [28]
Bremen North Dakota Named after Bremen, Germany.
Bremen Ohio Named after Bremen, Germany. [29]
Bremen Township Minnesota Named after Bremen, Germany. [30]
Bremen Township, Cook County Illinois Named after Bremen, Germany.
Bremerton Washington Planned and named by German immigrant and Seattle entrepreneur William Bremer in 1891 [16] : 27 
Breslau Nebraska Named after Breslau, Prussia. [31]
Breslau Pennsylvania Named after Breslau, a previously-German city in Silesia.
Breslau Texas Named after Breslau, a previously-German city in Silesia.
Brunswick County North Carolina Named after Brunswick-Lüneburg, a now-defunct sovereign duchy within the Holy Roman Empire, due to the fact that was held by the British Kings of the House of Hanover.
Brunswick County Virginia Named after Brunswick-Lüneburg, a now-defunct sovereign duchy within the Holy Roman Empire, due to the fact that was held by the British Kings of the House of Hanover.
Carlsbad California Named after the Bohemian spa town of Karlsbad [32]
Cassel Wisconsin Named after Kassel, Germany.
Catherine Kansas Named after the Volga German town of Katharinenstadt. [33]
Coburg Oregon Originally named "Diamond." It was renamed after a stallion who in turn was named after the district of Coburg in Bavaria, from which it was imported. [34]
Cologne Minnesota Named after Cologne, (Köln), Germany. [35]
Colmar Illinois Named after Colmar, an Alsatian city historically inhabited by Germans.
Cottbus Missouri Second largest city in Brandenburg. [36]
Darmstadt Indiana Named by German immigrants after Darmstadt, Germany. [37]
Darmstadt Illinois Named after Darmstadt, Germany. [38]
Danube New York Named after the Danube River (German: Donau) in the 18th century by German Palatine immigrants.
Danzig North Dakota Named after Danzig, Prussia. [39]
DeKalb County Alabama Baron Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), a German soldier who fought on the side of the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
DeKalb County Georgia Baron Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), a German soldier who fought on the side of the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
DeKalb County Illinois Baron Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), a German soldier who fought on the side of the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
DeKalb County Indiana Baron Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), a German soldier who fought on the side of the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
DeKalb County Missouri Baron Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), a German soldier who fought on the side of the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
DeKalb County Tennessee Baron Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), a German soldier who fought on the side of the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
Detmold Missouri Named after Detmold, Germany.
Dieterich Illinois Named after Michael Dieterich, a German-American. [40]
Dissen Missouri Named after Dissen, Germany. [41]
Dresbach Minnesota Named after George B. Dresbach, a German-American politician. [42]
Dresden Kansas Named after Dresden, Germany.
Dresden Ohio Named after Dresden, Germany.
Dresden Tennessee Named after Dresden, Germany.
Dutzow Missouri Established by the Berlin Society in the 1830s and named after the village of Dutzow in the municipality of Kneese, Germany, due to it being the ancestral home of one of its first settlers, a German named Johann Wilhelm Bock. [43]
East Berlin Pennsylvania Named after Berlin, Germany.
Elbe Washington Named for Elbe River by founder Henry C. Lutkens [16] : 77 
Elbing Kansas Named after the formerly Prussian city of Elbing (Polish: Elbląg). Other suggested namesakes were Danzig and Marienburg, both also in Prussia at the time.
Elmendorf Texas Founded in 1885 and named after Henry Elmendorf, a German Texan (German: Deutschtexaner) and the former mayor of San Antonio. [44]
Emden Illinois Because many of its residents immigrated from German villages along the Ems river, it was named after Emden, Germany. [45]
Emden Missouri Named after a local post office established in 1888, which itself was named after Emden, Germany. [46]
Enderlin North Dakota Possibly from the German phrase "End der Line," meaning "end of the line." [47]
Erdenheim Pennsylvania Named after a nearby farm which was founded in 1765 by Johannes Georg Hocker.
Erlanger Kentucky Named after the Parisian bank Emile Erlanger & Co. that was founded by Frédéric Émile d'Erlanger (born Friedrich Emil Erlanger), a German-French banker originally from Frankfurt.
Eshbach Pennsylvania
Ettersburg California Named after Albert Felix Etter, the locality's founder and a horticulturalist known for his work on strawberry and apple varieties. [48] Etter was the son of a German-speaking Swiss immigrant named Benjamin Etter. [49]
Ferdinand Vermont Named after Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick (German: Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel). [50] The Duke was born in Wolfenbüttel, Germany.
Fischer Texas A German Texan community named after its founders, German immigrants Hermann and Otto Fischer.
Flagler Colorado Named after Henry Flagler, whose family originated in the Palatinate region of Germany.
Flensburg Minnesota Likely named after Flensburg, Germany. [51]
Frankenmuth Michigan "Franken" represents the Province of Franconia in the Kingdom of Bavaria, home of the Franks, where the original settlers were from. The German word "Mut" means courage; thus, the name Frankenmuth means "courage of the Franconians." [52]
Frankenstein Missouri A combination of the surname of a German pioneer named Gottfried Franken, who donated a tract of land containing a hill to the town, and the German word "Stein" which means "stone." [53]
Frankfort Indiana Named by its founders, the three Pence brothers, after Frankfurt in order to honor their German great-grandparents' place of origin. [54]
Frankfort South Dakota Likely named after Frankfurt, Germany. [55]
Freeburg Illinois Originally a village called Urbana, it was renamed after Freiburg im Breisgau in 1859 due to it being the place from which many early settlers of the village came.
Freeburg Minnesota Named after Freiburg im Breisgau by its mostly-German settlers. [56]
Freeburg Missouri Settled by German immigrants in the 1850s, it was later named after Freiburg im Breisgau when it was platted in 1903. [57]
Frederick Maryland Sources disagree as to which Frederick the town was named for, but the likeliest candidates are Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore (one of the proprietors of Maryland [58] ), Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, [59] or Frederick "The Great" of Prussia. The first names of all three men originated from the English form of the German name Friedrich.
Fredericksburg Texas Founded in 1846 by a German Texan member of the Adelsverein, John O. Meusebach (born Otfried Hans Freiherr von Meusebach). [60] It was soon named after Prince Frederick of Prussia. Meusebach would later become the state senator for District 22 of the Texas Senate. The area of Baron's Creek is now named after him. [61] The city is a major hub of Texas German (German: Texasdeutsch), a unique dialect of the German language spoken by some descendants of the original German settlers. [62]
Freistatt Missouri
Friedensburg Pennsylvania
Friedheim Missouri Named after the former German town of Friedheim annexed by Poland in 1945
Fulda Indiana Named after Fulda, Germany.
Fulda Minnesota Named after Fulda, Germany.
Gering Nebraska Means little or insignificant in German.
Gluckstadt Mississippi
Gotha Florida Named after town in Thuringia, Germany.
Johnson cty Nebraska
Gratz Pennsylvania
Guss Island Washington Named for a German shopkeeper [16] : 106 
Hagerstown Maryland Named after Jonathan Hager.
Hamberg North Dakota Hambergen – perhaps named after a small village in Lower Saxony.
Hamburg Arkansas
Hamburg California
Hamburg Connecticut
Hamburg Illinois Village
Hamburg Precinct, Calhoun County Illinois
Hamburg, Clark County Indiana
Hamburg, Franklin County Indiana
Hamburg Iowa
Hamburg Louisiana
Hamburg Township Michigan
Hamburg Minnesota
Hamburg Missouri
Hamburg New Jersey
Hamburg New York Three Places
Hamburg North Carolina The former name of Glenville, North Carolina.
Hamburg, Fairfield County Ohio Unincorporated Community
Hamburg, Preble County Ohio Unincorporated Community
Hamburg Pennsylvania Borough
Hamburg, Aiken County South Carolina
Hamburg, Marathon County Wisconsin Unincorporated Community
Hamburg, Marathon County Wisconsin Town
Hamburg, Vernon County Wisconsin Town
Hamburg State Park Georgia
Hamburg State Park Georgia
Hanover Illinois
Hanover Pennsylvania
Hanover County Virginia Named for the Electorate of Hanover in Germany, because King George I of Great Britain was Elector of Hanover at the time.
Hanover Park Illinois
Hanover Township New Jersey Named for the Electorate of Hanover in Germany, because King George I of Great Britain was Elector of Hanover at the time.
Haubstadt Indiana
Hegewisch Illinois Named after Adolph Hegewisch.
Heidelberg Kentucky
Heidelberg Minnesota
Heidelberg Mississippi
Heidelberg Pennsylvania
Heidelberg Texas
Heidlersburg Pennsylvania
Herkimer County New York Named after Nicholas Herkimer, [63] a French and Indian War veteran and Revolutionary War patriot brigadier general from German Flatts, New York. Herkimer was a descendant of a German Palatine immigrant from Sandhausen named Georg Herchheimer. [64]
Henning Illinois
Hermann Missouri Named after Arminius (German: Hermann), a Cherusci chieftain who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. [65]
Herscher Illinois
Hettinger North Dakota
Hochheim Texas
Hochheim Wisconsin
Hohenwald Tennessee Means "high forest" in German.
Hoffman Illinois
Hoffman Estates Illinois
Hoehne Colorado Founded and named after William Hoehne, a German immigrant.
Holstein Iowa
Holstein Nebraska
Hosensack Pennsylvania
Humboldt Illinois
Humboldt Bay California Named after Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), German naturalist and explorer.
Humboldt County California Named after Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), German naturalist and explorer.
Humboldt County Iowa Named after Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), German naturalist and explorer.
Humboldt County Nevada Named after Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), German naturalist and explorer.
Humboldt Park Illinois A neighborhood in Chicago.
Innisbrook Florida Named after Innsbruck.
Innsbrook Missouri Named after Innsbruck.
Innsbrook Virginia Named after Innsbruck.
Jena Florida Named after Town in Thuringia, Germany, 111.000 Inhabitants
Jena Louisiana Named for Jena, Germany after Napoleon won the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt. [66]
Karlsruhe North Dakota Named after Karlsruhe, Germany.
Kaufman Texas
Kaufman Illinois
Kiel Wisconsin Named after Kiel, Germany.
Kieler Wisconsin Named after John Kieler, a Prussian immigrant.
King of Prussia Pennsylvania Took its name in the 18th century from a local tavern named the King of Prussia Inn, named after King Frederick the Great of Prussia.
Kleberg County Texas
Kleberg Texas
Kolberg Wisconsin
Kotzebue Alaska Named after Otto von Kotzebue.
Kountze Texas
Kranzburg South Dakota Named after the Kranz brothers, who were German settlers.
Kremmling Colorado Named after Rudolph Kremmling.
Kronenwetter Wisconsin Named after Sebastian Kronenwetter, an immigrant from Württemberg. [67]
Kulm North Dakota Named after various places called "Kulm" from which German immigrants originated. [68]
Krupp Washington The former name of Marlin, Washington.
Leinbachs Pennsylvania
Leipsic Ohio A variant spelling of Leipzig. [69]
Lenzburg Illinois Named after Lenzburg.
Liebenthal Kansas Named after a Volga German settlement
Lititz Pennsylvania Named after Litice Castle (German: SchlossLititz) near the formerly German-speaking town of Kunvald (German: Kunewalde, Kunwald), in the region of Bohemia in the Czech Republic.
Lubeck West Virginia
Luckenbach Texas
Lunenburg Massachusetts
Lunenburg Vermont
Lunenburg County Virginia Named for the German Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
Luther Michigan Named after Martin Luther.
Lutherville Maryland Named after Martin Luther.
Lutsen Minnesota Named after Lützen, Germany.
Luzerne Pennsylvania
Luxemburg Wisconsin
Luzerne Iowa
Lynden Washington Named after Hohenlinden, Germany.
Manheim Pennsylvania Named after Manheim, Germany.
Mecklenburg New York A hamlet in the town of Hector, New York.
Mecklenburg County North Carolina Named after the German state of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, or for Charlotte of Mecklenburg, queen consort of George III of Great Britain.
Mecklenburg County Virginia Named for Charlotte of Mecklenburg, queen consort of George III of Great Britain.
Meiners Oaks California Named after German Native John Meiners.
Millstadt Illinois A misspelling of the original name: "Mittlestadt."
Minden Louisiana Named after Minden, Germany.
Muhlenberg County Kentucky Named after Frederick Muhlenberg.
Muhlenberg Township Pennsylvania Named after Frederick Muhlenberg.
Mundelein Illinois
Munich North Dakota
Munjor Kansas Named after a Volga German settlement.
Munster Indiana
Nassau New York Town in Rensselaer County
Nassau County Florida Named for the Duchy of Nassau in Germany.
Nassau County New York Named for the Duchy of Nassau in Germany.
Newberg Oregon
Nechanitz Texas
New Baden Illinois Named after the region of Baden in Germany.
New Berlin Illinois
New Berlin New York Town
New Berlin New York Village
New Berlin Pennsylvania
New Berlin Texas
New Berlin Wisconsin Area residents put the accent on the first syllable of Berlin /nuːˈbɜːrlɪn/ , rather than the second.
New Braunfels Texas Established in 1845 by Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels, Commissioner General of the Adelsverein; Prince Solms named the settlement in honor of his home of Solms-Braunfels, Germany.
New Bremen New York
New Bremen Ohio
New Brunswick New Jersey Named after Brunswick, Germany
New Glatz, Maryland Maryland Famed after the former German town Glatz annexed by Poland after 1945.
New Leipzig North Dakota Named after Leipzig, Germany.
New Melle Missouri Named after Melle, Germany.
New Munich Minnesota
New Offenburg Missouri
New Paltz New York
New Riegel Ohio
New Trier Minnesota
New Trier Illinois
New Ulm Minnesota
New Wels Missouri
Nuremberg Pennsylvania
Ohlman Illinois Named after Michael Ohlman.
Oldenburg Indiana
Olmitz Kansas
Olpe Kansas Named after Olpe, Germany.
Oppenheim New York
Osnabrock North Dakota Named after Osnabruck in South Stormont, Ontario which gets it namesake from Osnabrück, Germany.
Otto Illinois
Paderborn Illinois Named after Paderborn, Germany.
Palatine New York Named after the Palatinate region of Germany
Patzkau Wisconsin
Palatine Illinois
Pfeifer Kansas Famed after a Volga German settlement.
Philipsburg Montana Named after Philip Deidesheimer, a German immigrant.
Pierz Minnesota Named after Francis Xavier Pierz (Pierz was the German version of his last name: Pirc).
Pilsen Kansas German name for Plzeň, Czech Republic.
Posen Illinois German name for Poznań, Poland.
Posen Michigan German name for Poznań, Poland.
Potsdam Ohio
Potsdam New York The town is named after the city of Potsdam in Germany.
Prussia Iowa
Pyrmont Indiana Named after the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont in Germany.
Pyrmont Ohio
Ratibor Texas
Rehrersburg Pennsylvania Named for the Rehrer family who settled there in 1803.
Rhinebeck New York
Rosenberg Texas Named after Swiss-German immigrant Henry Rosenberg.
Rostok Wisconsin Named after a town in formerly German-speaking Bohemia
Rothschild Wisconsin
Saegertown Pennsylvania Named after Daniel Saeger.
Saxonburg Pennsylvania Founded by John A. Roebling, a German immigrant.
Schafer North Dakota
Schaumburg Illinois Named after the area of Schaumburg in Germany. [70]
Schellsburg Pennsylvania Names after John Schell, the grandson of Michael Schell, an immigrant from the Palatinate.
Schererville Indiana
Schertz Texas
Schiller Park Illinois
Schleicher County Texas Named in honor of Gustav Schleicher, a veteran of the Confederate Army. [71] [72]
Schleswig Iowa
Schleswig Wisconsin
Schley County Georgia Named for William Schley, United States representative and thirty-sixth governor of Georgia.
Schoeneck Pennsylvania
Schoenchen Kansas Named after a Volga German settlement.
Schriever Louisiana
Schroeder Minnesota
Schulenburg Texas
Schurz Nevada Named after Carl Schurz, a German immigrant who became the United States Secretary of the Interior.
Seltzer Pennsylvania Named after Conrad Seltzer, a German immigrant who started a meatpacking business there.
Selz North Dakota Named after the Selz River.
Sigel Illinois Named after Franz Sigel, a German general in the Union military.
Silesia Montana Named after the former German land of Silesia
Speer Colorado Neighborhood in Denver, Colorado
Spitzenberg Oregon
Steger Illinois Named after John Valentine Steger, and immigrant from Ulm, Germany.
Steuben Maine
Steuben New York
Steuben Wisconsin
Steubenville Indiana
Steubenville Ohio
Steuben County Indiana
Steuben County New York Named for Baron von Steuben, a German general who fought on the American side in the American Revolutionary War.
Steuben Township Illinois
Steuben Township Indiana
Steuben Township Indiana
Steuben Township Pennsylvania
Stettin Wisconsin
Stiritz Illinois
Strasburg Colorado
Strasburg Illinois
Strasburg North Dakota
Strasburg Pennsylvania
Strasburg Virginia
Stuttgart Arkansas
Stuttgart Kansas
St. Hedwig Texas
Suedberg Pennsylvania
Tilsit Missouri named after a town of former German East Prussia
Traunik Michigan named after formerly Austrian town
Ulm Arkansas Named after Ulm, Germany. [73]
Vader Washington Named in 1913 for Martin Vader [16] : 323 
Vienna Illinois
Vienna Missouri
Vienna Virginia
Vienna West Virginia
Von Ormy Texas
Waldeck Kansas ghost town
Waldeck Pennsylvania
Waldeck Texas Named after Count Ludwig Joseph von Boos-Waldeck. [74]
Waldheim Louisiana Name meaning forest home.
Waldorf Maryland Named in honor of William Waldorf Astor, who received his middle name from the German town of Walldorf.
Waldport Oregon Compound Wald as German Word for forest meaning "forestport"
Walsenburg Colorado Named after Fred Walsen, a German immigrant.
Weimar California
Weimar Texas
Weingarten Missouri
Weisenberg Township Pennsylvania Named after Weißenberg.
Weitzer Colorado Former/alternate name of Vroman, Colorado.
Wendte South Dakota
Westhoff Texas
Westphalia Michigan Named after the region of Westphalia in Germany.
Wickenburg Arizona Named after Henry Wickenburg, a Prussian prospector.
Womelsdorf Pennsylvania Part Village of Erndtebrück in District "Siegen-Wittgenstein", North Rhine-Westphalia.
Wrangell Alaska Named after Baltic German explorer Ferdinand von Wrangel.
Zeigler Illinois
Zell Missouri
Zimmerman Minnesota

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