List of places named after places in the United States

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The list of places named after places in the United States identifies namesake places and the eponymic United States place for which they are named.

Places named for United States places
NamesakeAreaCountryEponymAreaSource
Abilene Texas United States Abilene Kansas [1]
Acton Maine United States Acton Massachusetts [2]
Akron New York United States Akron Ohio [3]
Albany California United States Albany New York [4]
Albany Missouri United States Albany New York
Albany Oregon United States Albany New York
Albany Texas United States Albany Georgia
Alton California United States Alton Illinois [5]
Amherst MaineUnited States Amherst New Hampshire [6]
Arguta Alabama United StatesArgura North Carolina
Arlington Texas United States Arlington Virginia [7] : 26  [lower-alpha 1]
Arlington County VirginiaUnited States Arlington Archeological Site Virginia [8] [lower-alpha 2]
Ashland KansasUnited States Ashland Kentucky [9]
Ashland MassachusettsUnited States Ashland Kentucky [9]
Ashland MississippiUnited States Ashland Kentucky [9]
Ashland NebraskaUnited States Ashland Kentucky [9]
Ashland New YorkUnited States Ashland Kentucky [9]
Ashland PennsylvaniaUnited States Ashland Kentucky [9]
Ashland OhioUnited States Ashland Kentucky [9]
Ashland OregonUnited States Ashland Kentucky [9]
Ashland WisconsinUnited States Ashland Kentucky [10]
Barre New YorkUnited States Barre Massachusetts [11]
Barre VermontUnited States Barre Massachusetts [11]
Barre WisconsinUnited States Barre Vermont [12]
Bath New Brunswick Canada Bath Maine [13] [lower-alpha 3]
Beloit KansasUnited States Beloit Wisconsin [14]
Beloit WisconsinUnited States Detroit Michigan [14] [15]
Berwick Nova Scotia Canada Berwick Maine [16]
Bowling Green Kentucky United States Bowling Green Virginia
Bowling Green Ohio United States Bowling Green Kentucky [17]
Bradford New HampshireUnited States Bradford Massachusetts [18]
Bradford VermontUnited States Bradford Massachusetts [18]
Braintree VermontUnited States Braintree Massachusetts [18]
Bridgetown OhioUnited States Bridgeton New Jersey [19]
Bristol OhioUnited States Bristol Connecticut
Bristolville OhioUnited States Bristol Connecticut [20]
Brimfield OhioUnited States Brimfield Massachusetts [20]
Brookhaven Mississippi United States Brookhaven New York [21]
Brooklyn MichiganUnited States Brooklyn New York [22]
Brooklyn MississippiUnited States Brooklyn New York [22]
Bunker Hill IllinoisUnited States Bunker Hill Massachusetts [23] [lower-alpha 4]
Burlington KansasUnited States Burlington Vermont [23]
Burlington IowaUnited States Burlington Vermont [23]
Burlington MichiganUnited States Burlington Vermont [23]
California Pennsylvania United States California (U.S. state) Western United States
Cambridge Nova ScotiaCanada Cambridge Massachusetts [24]
Camden County MissouriUnited States Camden County North Carolina [25]
Carrollton Arkansas United States Carrollton Maryland [26]
Carrollton Georgia United States Carrollton Maryland [26]
Carrollton Iowa United States Carrollton Maryland [26]
Carrollton Kentucky United States Carrollton Maryland [26]
Carrollton Mississippi United States Carrollton Maryland [26]
Carrollton Missouri United States Carrollton Maryland [26]
Carrollton Texas United States Carrollton Illinois
Cazenovia IllinoisUnited States Cazenovia New York [27]
Cazenovia MinnesotaUnited States Cazenovia New York [27]
Cazenovia WisconsinUnited States Cazenovia New York [27]
Charleston Mississippi United States Charleston South Carolina [28]
Chelsea Quebec Canada Chelsea Vermont [29]
Chester Mississippi United States Chester South Carolina [30]
Chester Nova ScotiaCanada Chester Pennsylvania [31]
Cleveland Gauteng South Africa Cleveland Ohio
Cohassett Alabama United States Cohasset Massachusetts
Colchester New YorkUnited States Colchester Connecticut [32]
Coldwater Kansas United States Coldwater Michigan [32]
Colwich Kansas United States Colorado (U.S. state)
Wichita 		Western United States
Kansas		 [33]
Concord Township OhioUnited States Concord Massachusetts
Concord North Carolina United States Concord Massachusetts [33] [lower-alpha 5]
Concord VermontUnited States Concord Massachusetts [34]
Conestogo River OntarioCanada Conestoga River Pennsylvania [35]
Cortland KansasUnited States Cortland New York [36]
Coventry VermontUnited States Coventry Connecticut
Croton MichiganUnited States Croton New York [37]
Danville Quebec Canada Danville Vermont [38]
Derby VermontUnited States Derby Connecticut [lower-alpha 6]
Des Moines Washington United States Des Moines Iowa
Elgin Alabama United States Elgin Illinois
Elk Point Alberta Canada Elk Point South Dakota [39]
Elmira Ontario Canada Elmira New York [40]
Florida Massachusetts United States Spanish Florida Southern United States
Forestburg Alberta Canada Forestburg South Dakota [39]
Hampstead New BrunswickCanada Hampstead New York [41]
Hampton New BrunswickCanada Hampton New York [41]
Hartford KansasUnited States Hartford Connecticut [42]
Hartford Township OhioUnited States Hartford Connecticut [43]
Hartford VermontUnited States Hartford Connecticut [42]
Hartford West VirginiaUnited States Hartford Connecticut [42]
Harvard IllinoisUnited States Harvard University Massachusetts [42]
Huntsville Texas Republic of Texas [lower-alpha 7] Huntsville Alabama
Kansas City KansasUnited States Kansas City Missouri [44]
Knoxville MississippiUnited States Knoxville Tennessee [45]
Kokomo MississippiUnited States Kokomo Indiana [46]
Lamoille NevadaUnited States Lamoille County Vermont
Lancaster New BrunswickCanada Lancaster Massachusetts [47]
Lincoln New BrunswickCanada Lincoln Massachusetts [48] [lower-alpha 8]
Lexington KentuckyUnited States Lexington Massachusetts [49]
Londonderry Nova ScotiaCanada Londondery New Hampshire [50]
Manhattan KansasUnited States Manhattan New York City
Manhattan Montana United States Manhattan New York City
Mankota Saskatchewan Canada Mankato Minnesota [51]
Maryland London United Kingdom Maryland Mid-Atlantic states
Maryland County Southeastern Liberia Liberia MarylandMid-Atlantic states
Mount Harvard ColoradoUnited States Harvard University Massachusetts [42]
Mount Seattle Yukon Canada Seattle Washington (state) [52]
Mount Yale ColoradoUnited States Yale University Connecticut [53]
New Albany OhioUnited StatesAlbanyNew York [54]
Newburgh Ontario Canada Newburgh New York [55]
Newbury OhioUnited States Newburyport Massachusetts
New Albion New YorkUnited States Albion New York
New Denver British Columbia Canada Denver Colorado [56]
New Hampshire OhioUnited States New Hampshire New England
New Philadelphia OhioUnited States Philadelphia Pennsylvania
North Royalton OhioUnited StatesRoyalton Township (defunct) Vermont
Northfield OhioUnited States Northfield Massachusetts [57]
Norton New BrunswickCanada Norton Massachusetts [47]
Norwalk OhioUnited States Norwalk Connecticut [57]
Norwich VermontUnited States Norwich Connecticut
Olathe ColoradoUnited States Olathe Kansas
Orono OntarioCanada Orono Maine [58]
Oswego Mississippi United States Oswego New York [59]
Paducah Texas United States Paducah Kentucky [60]
Philadelphia Boulevard Torún Poland Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Portland Oregon United States Portland Maine [lower-alpha 9]
Port Royal Mississippi United States Port Royal South Carolina [61]
Royalton Township (defunct)VermontUnited States Royalton, Vermont Vermont
Saratoga Springs CaliforniaUnited States Saratoga Springs New York [62]
Saugus CaliforniaUnited States Saugus Massachusetts [62]
Saybrook Illinois United States Old Saybrook Connecticut [63] [lower-alpha 10]
Saybrook Ohio
Saybrook OhioUnited States Old Saybrook Connecticut [63]
Sturgis Saskatchewan Canada Sturgis South Dakota [64]
Texas Queensland Australia Texas Southern United States [65]
Thedford OntarioCanada Thetford Vermont [66]
Toledo Oregon United States Toledo Ohio
Troy Michigan United States Troy New York
Unity Saskatchewan Canada Unity Wisconsin [67]
Virginia Free State South Africa Virginia Mid-Atlantic states
Wadena Saskatchewan Canada Wadena Minnesota [67]
Westchester Nova ScotiaCanada Westchester County New York [68]
Weymouth Nova ScotiaCanada Weymouth Massachusetts [69]
Woonsocket South Dakota United States Woonsocket Rhode Island [70]
Worthington Minnesota United States Worthington Ohio [71]
Wyoming (U.S. state) Western United States United States Wyoming Valley Pennsylvania [72]
Wyoming Delaware United States Wyoming Valley Pennsylvania
Wyoming Michigan United States Wyoming Valley Pennsylvania
Wyoming County New YorkUnited States Wyoming Valley Pennsylvania [71]
Wyoming OhioUnited States Wyoming Pennsylvania
Wyoming OntarioCanada Wyoming Valley Pennsylvania [73]
Wyoming County West VirginiaUnited States Wyoming Valley Pennsylvania [71]
Yale MichiganUnited States Yale University Connecticut [53]
Yarmouth Nova ScotiaCanada Yarmouth Massachusetts [74]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Technically Arlington, Texas is named not for Arlington County, Virginia, but for Arlington House, Robert E. Lee's mansion, which is also Arlington County, Virginia's namesake.
  2. ↑ Via Arlington House
  3. ↑ Possibly also for Bath, England
  4. ↑ Named for the Battle of Bunker Hill
  5. ↑ Named for the Battle of Concord
  6. ↑ Gannett 1902, p. 93 suggests both towns are named for Derby, England.
  7. ↑ Was founded in the Republic of Texas, Now located in the United States
  8. ↑ Possibly for Lincoln, England
  9. ↑ Gannett 1902, p. 213 suggests both towns are named for Portland, England.
  10. ↑ "Influenced" by Saybrook, Ohio
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