List of renamed places in the United States

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These are the list of renamed places in the United States --- various political and physical entities in the U.S. that have had their names changed, though not by merger, split, or any other process which was not one-to-one. It also generally does not include differences due to a change in status, for example, a "River Bluff Recreation Area" the becomes "River Bluff State Parkway".

Contents

Alaska

California

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

Kansas

Kentucky

Massachusetts

Minnesota

Mississippi

Nebraska

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Wyoming

 


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