List of U.S. places named after non-U.S. places
This is a list of US places named after non-US places. In the case of this list, place means any named location that's smaller than a county or equivalent: cities, towns, villages, hamlets, neighborhoods, municipalities, boroughs, townships, civil parishes, localities, Census Designated Places, and some districts. Also included are country homes, castles, palaces, and similar institutions. The list below currently comprises around 1000 of these US places but is not exhaustive yet.
There are many places in the United States that are named after places in another country. By far, the majority of the names are due to immigrants naming their new home after their former home. As such they reflect the pattern of immigration to the United States. Immigrants did not just settle in random locations, but rather congregated with others who spoke the same language and had the same religion. Three examples:
- An area in western Michigan centered on Holland in southern Ottawa County was settled by religious refugees from the Netherlands. After a split from the state church in the Netherlands, they were unhappy with the restrictions the Dutch government placed on their religious practices. There are several villages in that region named after villages in the old country.[1]: 61
- A number of Belgian names are found clustered in the Green Bay area of northeastern Wisconsin. This reflects the high concentration of Belgian immigrants in that area.
- Ellis County, Kansas was the destination of a group of Volga Germans who moved there in the 1870s. Their settlements were mostly given the names of the villages they left behind in Russia.
Less concentrated groupings of foreign place names are Norwegian names throughout Minnesota, Czech names in southeast Texas, and Dutch names in the Hudson Valley of New York. The Hudson Valley locations are so named because the area was a Dutch colony before it became an English colony.
But not all the immigrants concentrated so heavily. German-Americans, for example, are one of the largest immigrant groups and places named after German cities are widespread across the United States. However, there is still a general concentration of them in the Midwestern United States, especially in Missouri.
Other sources of foreign names transferred to the US are the Bible and ancient history. Biblically-sourced names are widespread and are sometimes the result of naming a settlement after its church. Names from ancient history can also be found in a number of places, although a concentration of them can be found in upstate New York. Names from these two sources can be found in the Ancient World section below the list of countries.
Places where battles happened are also a source for foreign names. The Mexican–American War is the most common source, but other wars, such as the Napoleonic Wars and World War I, are also represented.
There is a small number of names whose origin does not fall into the above categories. For example, some were given the names by railroads or taken from books the people naming the town had been reading. A few very unusual sources are Madras, Oregon, which was named after a bolt of Madras cloth seen in the general store, and Poland, Maine, which was named after a medieval-era song that the first settler liked.
Note that not all towns whose names are the same as a foreign city or country are named after that city. For example, there is only one US place that is known to be named for the Boston in England. That is Boston, Massachusetts. The Bostons in Indiana, Missouri, New York, and Highland and Summit Counties in Ohio, as well as Boston Corner, New York and South Boston, Virginia are named after Boston, Massachusetts; those in Georgia and Texas are named after people; while most other places with the name do not have a known etymology. Also note that places named after people are not on this list, even if that person's name can be traced back to a city. For this reason, cities such as New York, Baltimore, New Orleans, and Albuquerque are not on the list. Places named for people can be found at List of places named after people in the United States.
Some places have an indeterminate etymology, where it is known that they are named after a city in a particular country, but there is more than one place with that name and the etymology does not distinguish which one. These entries have "needs disambiguation" in their notes section.
Afghanistan[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
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Kabul | Cabool, Missouri | [2] |
Albania[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
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Vlorë | Valona, Georgia | [3] |
Algeria[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
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Algiers | Algiers, Louisiana | [4] |
Algiers, Indiana | ||
Oran | Oran, Missouri | [2] |
Angola[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
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Angola | Angola, Indiana | |
Angola, New York |
Argentina[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
La Plata | La Plata, Missouri | [2] |
La Plata, Maryland |
Australia[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
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Ballarat, Victoria | Ballarat, California | [5] |
Brisbane, Queensland | Brisbane, California | |
Melbourne, Victoria | Melbourne, Florida | [6] |
Melbourne, Kentucky | [7] | |
Rockhampton, Queensland | Rockham, South Dakota | [8] |
Austria[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Deutsch-Wagram | Wagram, North Carolina | named for the Battle of Wagram[9] |
Freistadt | Freistatt, Missouri | [2] |
Vienna | Vienna, Illinois | |
Vienna, Indiana | ||
Vienna, Missouri | ||
Vienna, New York | [10] | |
Vienna, Virginia | ||
Wels | New Wells, Missouri |
Azerbaijan[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Baku | Baku, California | [10] |
Belgium[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Antwerp | Antwerp, New York | [10] |
Antwerp, Ohio | ||
Bastogne | Bastogne Gables, North Carolina[11] | [12] |
Brussels | Brussels, Wisconsin | [1] |
Brussels, Illinois | ||
Charleroi | Charleroi, Pennsylvania | [1] |
Ghent | Ghent, Minnesota | [1] |
Hoboken | Hoboken, New Jersey | [1] The original name Hoebuck was changed to Hoboken. |
Liège | Liege, Missouri[13] | [1] Liege, Missouri was annexed by Bellflower, Missouri in 1960[14] |
Luxemburg | Luxemburg, Wisconsin | |
Namur | Namur, Wisconsin | [1] |
fr:Rosières (Belgique) | Rosiere, Wisconsin | [1] |
Walhain | Walhain, Wisconsin | [1] |
Waterloo | Waterloo, New York | [1] named for the Battle of Waterloo |
Waterloo, Indiana | ||
Watervliet | Watervliet, New York | [1] |
Bolivia[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
La Paz | La Paz, Indiana | [15] |
Potosí | Potosi, Missouri | [2] |
Potosi, Wisconsin |
Brazil[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Brazil | Brazil, Indiana |
Bulgaria[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Pleven | Plevna, Montana | [16] |
Shumen (formerly: Shumla) | Shumla, Texas[17] | [18] |
Sofia | Sofia, New Mexico | |
Varna | Varna, Illinois | [19] |
Burma (Myanmar)[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Inwa | Ava, New York | [20] |
Mandalay | Mandalay, Louisiana[21] | [9] |
Canada[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Acton, Ontario | Acton Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Alma, Ontario | Alma, North Dakota[23] | [24] |
Amherst, Nova Scotia | Amherst, Wisconsin | [25] |
Ardoch, Ontario | Ardoch, North Dakota | [24] |
Auburn, Ontario | Auburn, North Dakota | [24] |
Aylmer, Ontario | Alymer, North Dakota[26] | [24] |
Ayr, Ontario | Ayr, Michigan[27] | [28] |
Beaverton, Ontario | Beaverton, Michigan | [28] |
Belleville, Ontario | Belleville, Wisconsin | [10] |
Brampton, Ontario | Brampton, North Dakota[29] | [24] |
Brantford, Ontario | Brantford, North Dakota[30] | [24] |
Calgary, Alberta | Kalgary, Texas | [9] |
Chatham-Kent, Ontario | Chatham, Michigan | [28] |
Cobourg, Ontario | Coburg, Indiana | [15] |
Conway, Ontario | Conway, North Dakota | [31] |
Devizes, Ontario | Devizes, Kansas[32] | [33] |
Dundas, Ontario | Dundas, Minnesota | [22] |
Fenwick, Ontario | Fenwick, Michigan | [28] |
Fingal, Ontario | Fingal, North Dakota | [24] |
Galt, Ontario | Galt, California | [5] Galt, ON was amalgamated into Cambridge in 1973 |
Gentilly, Quebec | Gentilly Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Glenburn, Ontario | Glenburn, North Dakota | [24] |
South Glengarry, Ontario | Glengary, Idaho | possibly named by David Thompson after his hometown[34] |
Guelph, Ontario | Guelph, North Dakota | [24] |
Halifax, Nova Scotia | Halifax, Missouri | [35] |
Hamilton, Ontario | Hamilton, North Dakota | [24] |
Hatley, Quebec | Hatley, Wisconsin | [8] |
Hemmingford, Quebec | Hemingford, Nebraska | [36] |
Holyrood, Ontario | Holyrood, Kansas | [33] |
Inglewood, Ontario | Inglewood, California | [5] |
Joliette, Quebec | Joliette, North Dakota | [24] |
Kenmore, Ontario | Kenmore, Washington | [37] |
Keswick Ridge, New Brunswick | Keswick, Michigan | |
Kingston, Ontario | Kingston, Wisconsin | [25] |
Kinloss, Ontario[38] | Kinloss Township, Walsh County, North Dakota | [39] |
Lindsay, Ontario | Lindsay, Nebraska | [36] |
Minto, Ontario | Minto, North Dakota | [24] |
Moncton, New Brunswick | Monkton, Maryland | [40] |
Montreal, Quebec | Montreal, Missouri | |
Napanee, Ontario | Naponee, Nebraska | [36] |
Omemee, Ontario | Omemee, North Dakota | [24] |
Ontario, Canada | Ontario, California | |
Orillia, Ontario | Orillia, Washington | |
Oshawa, Ontario | Oshawa, Minnesota | [22] |
Osnabruck, Ontario | Osnabrock, North Dakota | [24] Osnabruck ON was merged with Cornwall to form South Stormont in 1998 |
Perth, Ontario | Perth, North Dakota | [24] |
Pictou, Nova Scotia | Pictou, Colorado | [41] |
Quebec City, Quebec | Quebec, Montana | [9] |
Regina, Saskatchewan | Regina, New Mexico | [42] |
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec | Saint John, North Dakota | [24] |
St. Thomas, Ontario | St. Thomas, North Dakota | [24] |
Sarnia, Ontario | Sarnia, North Dakota[43] | [24] |
Sherbrooke, Quebec | Sherbrooke, North Dakota | [24] |
Sydney, Nova Scotia | Sidney, North Dakota[44] | [24] |
Simcoe, Ontario | Simcoe, North Dakota[45] | [24] |
Strabane, Ontario[46] | Strabane, North Dakota[47] | [24] |
Terrebonne, Quebec | Terrebonne Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Thedford, Ontario | Thedford, Nebraska | [36] |
Toronto, Ontario | Toronto, Kansas | [48] |
Toronto, Ohio | [49] | |
Truro, Nova Scotia | Truro Township, Ohio | [49] |
Uxbridge, Ontario | Uxbridge, North Dakota[50] | [24] |
Watford, Ontario | Watford City, North Dakota | [24] Watford, ON was merged into Warwick in 2001 |
Windsor, Ontario | Windsor, North Dakota | [24] |
Chile[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Valparaíso | Valparaiso, Indiana | [15] |
China[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Beijing | Pekin, Illinois | [19] |
New Pekin, Indiana | ||
Guangzhou | Canton, New York | [10] |
Canton, Ohio | [10] | |
Canton, Massachusetts | [10] | |
Canton, Michigan | ||
Jilin City | Kiron, Iowa | Jilin was formerly romanized as Kirin[51] |
Nanjing | Nankin Township, Michigan | |
Shanghai | Shanghai, West Virginia | |
Shanghai City, Illinois | ||
Wusong | Woosung, Illinois | [19] |
Colombia[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Bogotá | Bogota, Illinois | [19] |
Bogata, Texas | [52] |
Cuba[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Havana | Havana, Illinois | [19] |
Matanzas | Matanzas, Kentucky | [7] |
Matanzas Beach, Illinois | [19] | |
Miramar, Havana | Miramar, Florida | [6] |
Yara | Yara, Minnesota | [8] |
Czech Republic[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Beroun | Beroun, Minnesota | |
Brno | Bruno, Nebraska | [53] |
Dolní Loučky | Loucky, Nebraska | [53] |
Domažlice (German: Taus) | Taus, Wisconsin | [25] |
Frenštát pod Radhoštěm | Frenstat, Texas | [54] |
Frýdek-Místek | Frydek, Texas | [52] |
Horní Loučky | Loucky, Nebraska | [53] |
Hostýn | Hostyn, Texas | [55] |
Hradec Králové | New Hradec, North Dakota | [53] |
Karlín | Karlin, Michigan | |
Karlin, Missouri | ||
Karlovy Vary (German: Karlsbad) | Carlsbad, New Mexico | [53] |
Kolín | Kolin, Louisiana | [53] |
Malín (part of Kutná Hora) | Malin, Oregon | [56] |
Lidice | Lidice, Illinois | renamed from Stern Park Gardens in July, 1942 in response to the Lidice Massacre; now part of Crest Hill, Illinois[19] |
Litice Castle, Pardubice Region | Lititz, Pennsylvania | [57]: 247 |
Mělník | Melnik, Wisconsin | [53] |
Nechanice | Nechanitz, Texas | [53] |
Olomouc (German: Olmütz) | Olmitz, Kansas | [33] |
Pacov (German: Patzau) | Patzau, Wisconsin | [25] |
Pisek | Pisek, North Dakota | [53] |
Plzeň (German:Pilsen) | Pilsen, Kansas | [53] |
Prague | New Prague, Minnesota | [53] |
Prague, Oklahoma | ||
Protivín | Protivin, Iowa | [53] |
Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | Roznov, Texas | [58] |
Roztoky | Rostok, Wisconsin | [25] |
Slavkov u Brna (German: Austerlitz) | Austerlitz, New York | [20] named after the Battle of Austerlitz |
Tábor | Tabor Township, Minnesota | [53] |
Veselí nad Lužnicí | Veseli, Minnesota | [22] |
Vodňany | Vodnany, South Dakota[59] | [53] |
Vsetín | Vsetin, Texas[60] | [53] |
Denmark[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Copenhagen | Copenhagen, New York | [10] |
Helsingør | Elsinore, Utah | [61] |
Nysted | Nysted, Nebraska | [36] |
Odense | Odense, Kansas | |
Ringsted | Ringsted, Iowa | [8] |
Torning | Torning Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Viborg | Viborg, South Dakota | [62] |
Ecuador[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Quito | Quito, Tennessee[63] | [9] |
Egypt[]
For more cities in Egypt, see the Ancient world section below.
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Cairo | Cairo, Illinois | [64] |
Cairo, Ohio | ||
Cairo, Georgia | ||
Luxor | Luxor, Pennsylvania | [65] |
Memphis | Memphis, Tennessee | [66] |
Memphis, Indiana | ||
Suez | Suez Township, Illinois | [19] |
Finland[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Liminka | Liminga, Michigan[67] | [68] |
Oulu | Oulu, Wisconsin | [69] |
Paavola | Paavola, Michigan | |
Pori | Pori, Michigan[70] | [68] |
Salo | Salo Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Tapiola | Tapiola, Michigan | [71] |
Toijala | Toivola, Michigan | |
Toivola Township, Minnesota | [22] | |
Vaasa | Wasas, Michigan[72] | [68] |
France[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Abbeville | Abbeville, Louisiana | [4] |
Aix-en-Provence | Aix, Indiana | [15] |
Avallon | Avalon, Missouri | [73] |
Bayonne | Bayonne, Nebraska | |
Bayonne, New Jersey | ||
Beaufort-en-Anjou | Beaufort, South Carolina | [10] |
Belfort | Belfort, Ohio | [49] |
Bethune | Bethune, Colorado | [41] |
Bordeaux | Bardo, Kentucky | [7] |
Bordeaux, South Carolina[74] | [10] | |
Boulogne-sur-Mer | Boulogne, Florida | [6] |
Calais | Calais, Maine | [10] |
Château de la Grange-Bléneau | LaGrange, Georgia | [3] home of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette |
Châteaugay | Chateaugay, New York | [10] |
Chantilly, Oise | Chantilly, Missouri | [2] |
Cherbourg | Cherbourg, North Carolina[75] | [12] |
Clermont-Ferrand | Clermont, Florida | [76] |
Colmar | Colmar, Illinois | [19] |
Dunkirk | Dunkirk, New York | [10] |
Exermont | Exermont, Illinois[77] | [19] |
Ferney-Voltaire | Ferney, South Dakota | [62] |
Grenoble | Grenoble, Pennsylvania | |
Guyencourt | Guyencourt, Delaware | [78] |
La Rochelle | New Rochelle, New York | [10] |
Le Havre | Havre de Grace, Maryland | [40] |
Lille | Lisle, New York | [10] |
Lourdes | Lourdes, Iowa[79] | [51] |
Lyon | Lyons, New York | [10] |
Marseille | Marseilles, Illinois | [19] |
Menton | Mentone, Texas | |
Metz | Metz, Missouri | [10] named for the Siege of Metz (1870) |
Montpellier | Montpelier, Vermont | [10] |
Montpelier, Ohio | ||
Montpelier, Indiana | ||
Nice | Nice, California | [5] |
Orléans | Orleans, New York | [10] |
Paris | Paris, Arkansas | |
Paris, Illinois | ||
Paris, Kentucky | ||
Paris, Maine | ||
Paris, Missouri | ||
Paris, Tennessee | ||
Paris, Texas | [10] | |
Roanne | Roann, Indiana | [15] |
Roubaix | Roubaix, South Dakota | [62] |
Saint-Cloud | St. Cloud, Minnesota | [22] |
Sainte-Mère-Église | Ste. Mere Eglise, North Carolina[80] | [12] |
Saint-Omer | Saint Omer, Indiana | [15] |
Sedan | Sedan, Kansas | resemblance of the town site to that of the Battle of Sedan in the Franco-Prussian War[33] |
Strasbourg | Strasburg, Pennsylvania | [57]: 248 |
Toulon | Toulon, Kansas | [9] |
Valmy | Valmy, Nevada | [81] named for the Battle of Valmy |
Vaucluse | Vaucluse, South Carolina | [9] |
Verdun | Verdunville, West Virginia | [82] named for the Battle of Verdun |
Versailles | Versailles, Kentucky | |
North Versailles, Pennsylvania | ||
Versailles, Missouri | ||
Vichy | Vichy, Missouri | [2] |
Vincennes | Vincennes, Indiana | |
Wissembourg, Alsace | Weisenberg Township, Pennsylvania | [57]: 331 |
Georgia (country)[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Tbilisi | Tiflis, Washington | [37] |
Germany[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Altona, Hamburg | Altona, New York | [20] |
de:Amelith, Lower Saxony | Amelith, Michigan | [28] |
Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia | Arnsberg, Missouri | [73] |
Augsburg, Bavaria | Augsburg, Illinois | [19] |
Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg | Baden, Pennsylvania | [10] |
Bad Pyrmont, Lower Saxony | Pyrmont, Ohio | |
Benzen, Lower Saxony | Bensenville, Illinois | [19] |
Bergholz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Bergholz, New York | [20] |
Berlin | Berlin, Wisconsin | [10] |
Berlin, New York | ||
Berlin, Georgia | ||
Berlin, Pennsylvania | ||
Berlin, Vermont | ||
Berlin, Connecticut | ||
Bingen am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen, Washington | [37] |
Blindheim, Bavaria | Blenheim, New Jersey | [83] probably named for the Battle of Blenheim |
Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn, Ohio | |
Braunschweig, Lower Saxony | Brunswick, Indiana | [15] |
Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen | Bremen, Georgia | [3] |
Bremen, Indiana | ||
Brilon, North Rhine-Westphalia | Brillion, Wisconsin | [8] |
Coburg, Bavaria | Coburg, Oregon | [56] named for a horse that had been imported from Coburg, Germany |
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne, Minnesota | [22] |
Cottbus, Brandenburg | Cottbus, Missouri | [73] |
Crivitz | Crivitz, Wisconsin | [25] |
Darmstadt, Hesse | Darmstadt, Indiana | [15] |
Dissen, Lower Saxony | Dissen, Missouri | [2] |
Dolberg, North Rhine-Westphalia | Dolberg, Oklahoma[84] | [85] |
Dresden, Saxony | Dresden, Kansas | [33] |
Durlach, Baden-Württemberg | Dorloo, New York[86] | [20] |
Dutzow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Dutzow, Missouri | [2] |
Eitzen, Lower Saxony | Eitzen, Minnesota | [22] |
Elberfeld, Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia | Elberfeld, Indiana | [15] |
Emden, Lower Saxony | Emden, Illinois | [19] |
Emmerich am Rhein, North Rhine-Westphalia | Emrick, North Dakota[87] | [24] |
Ettersburg, Thuringia | Ettersburg, California | [5] |
Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg, Minnesota | [22] |
Frankfurt-am-Main, Hesse | Frankfort, Illinois | [19] |
Freiburg, Lower Saxony | Friburg Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Fulda, Hesse | Fulda, Minnesota | [22] |
Glandorf, Lower Saxony | Glandorf, Ohio | [49] |
Gotha, Thuringia | Gotha, Florida | [6] |
Hamburg | Hamburg, New York | [10] |
Hannover, Lower Saxony | Hanover, Pennsylvania | [10] |
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg | Heidelberg, Pennsylvania | [10] |
Hohenlinden, Bavaria | Lynden, Washington | [37] named for the poem Hohenlinden by Thomas Campbell which is about the Battle of Hohenlinden |
Jena, Thuringia | Jena, Alabama | [88] |
Jena, Louisiana | ||
Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg | Karlsruhe, North Dakota | [24] |
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel, Wisconsin | [25] |
Landau, Rhineland-Palatinate | Lando, South Carolina | [9] |
Lastrup, Lower Saxony | Lastrup, Minnesota | |
Leipzig, Saxony | Leipsic, Ohio | [49] |
Lennep, North Rhine-Westphalia | Lennep, Montana | [16] |
Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein | Lubec, Maine | [89] |
Lützen, Saxony-Anhalt | Lutsen Township, Minnesota | [22] named for the Battle of Lützen (1632) |
Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg | Manheim, Pennsylvania | [10] |
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate | Mentz, New York | [10] |
Marne, Schleswig-Holstein | Marne, Iowa | [51] |
Melle, Lower Saxony | New Melle, Missouri | [2] |
Meppen, Lower Saxony | Meppen, Illinois | [19] |
Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia | Minden, Louisiana | [4] |
Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia | Muenster, Texas | [52] |
Munich, Bavaria | Munich, North Dakota | [24] |
Neuburg an der Donau, Bavaria | Newberg, Oregon | [56] |
Neu-Ulm, Bavaria | New Ulm, Minnesota | |
Niederfrohna, Saxony | Frohna, Missouri | [2] |
Norden, Lower Saxony | Norden, Nebraska | [36] |
Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg | New Offenburg, Missouri | [73] |
Oldenburg, Lower Saxony | Oldenburg, Indiana | [15] |
Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia | Olpe, Kansas | [33] |
Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn, Illinois | [19] |
Paitzdorf, Thuringia | Uniontown, Missouri | original name of Uniontown was Paitzdorf |
Potsdam, Brandenburg | Potsdam, New York | [10] |
Rheinberg, North Rhine-Westfalia | Reinbeck, Iowa | [51] |
Rheydt, North Rhine-Westphalia | Rheiderland Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg | New Riegel, Ohio | [49] |
Seelitz, Saxony | Seelitz, Missouri | |
Stendal, Saxony-Anhalt | Stendal, Indiana | [15] |
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg | Stuttgart, Arkansas | |
Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate | New Trier, Minnesota | [22] |
Ulm, Baden-Württemberg | New Ulm, Texas | |
Wartburg Castle, Thuringia | Wartburg, Tennessee | [9] |
Weimar, Thuringia | Weimar, Texas | |
Weingarten, Württemberg | Weingarten, Missouri | [2] |
Weinsberg, Baden-Württemberg | Winesburg, Ohio | [49] |
Welda, North Rhine-Westphalia | Welda, Kansas | [33] |
Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt | Wittenberg, Missouri | [2] |
Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate | Worms, Nebraska | [36] |
Zell am Harmersbach, Baden-Württemberg | Zell, Missouri | [2] |
Greece[]
For more cities in Greece, see the Ancient world section below.
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Athens | Athens, Georgia | [10] |
Athens, Ohio | Athens, New York | |
Larissa | Larissa, Texas | [52] |
Nafpaktos (Venetian: Lepanto) | Lepanto, Arkansas | named for the Battle of Lepanto[9] |
Tempe | Tempe, Arizona | [90] |
Thessaloniki | Salona, Pennsylvania | [57]: 318 |
Volos | Volo, Illinois | [19] |
Honduras[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Copán | Copan, Oklahoma | Maya city, now an archaeological site[85] |
Hungary[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Buda | Buda, Illinois | [19] named before the merger with Pest |
Budapest | Budapest, Georgia | [91] |
Szombathely (Latin: Savaria or Sabaria) | Siberia, Indiana | originally meant to be Sabaria, the post office changed the name, apparently thinking it was an error[15] |
Tokaj | Tokaj, Georgia | [91] |
Iceland[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Akranes | Akra Township, North Dakota | [24] |
Þingvellir | Thingvalla Township, North Dakota |
India[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Almora, Uttarakhand | Almora, Illinois | [19] |
Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu | Madras, Oregon | [56] named for a bolt of Madras cloth |
Delhi, National Capital Territory | Delhi Township, Michigan | |
Delhi, New York | [10] | |
Golkonda, Telangana | Golconda, Illinois | [19] |
Kolkata, West Bengal | Calcutta, Ohio | [10] |
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow, Pennsylvania | |
Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra | Bombay, New York | [10] |
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh | Simla, Colorado | [41] |
Vadodara, Gujarat | Baroda, Michigan | [28] |
Iran[]
For cities in Iran, see the Ancient world section below.
Iraq[]
For more cities in Iraq, see the Ancient world section below.
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Baghdad | Bagdad, Arizona | [10] |
Bagdad, Florida |
Ireland[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Ardmore, County Waterford | Ardmore, Pennsylvania | |
County Antrim | Antrim County, Michigan | |
Athlone, County Westmeath | Athlone, California | [5] |
Avoca, County Wicklow | Avoca, Pennsylvania | |
Bandon, County Cork | Bandon, Oregon | [56] |
Bantry, County Cork | Bantry, North Dakota | [24] |
Carbury, County Kildare | Carbury, North Dakota | [24] |
Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary | Carrick (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania | [57]: 179 |
Cashel, County Tipperary | Cashel Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Castlefin, County Donegal | Castle Fin, Illinois | [19] |
County Clare | Clare, Michigan | |
Clonmel, County Tipperary | Clonmel, Kansas | [33] |
Clontarf, Dublin | Clontarf, Minnesota | [22] |
Cork, County Cork | Cork, Georgia[92] | [10] |
Croom, County Limerick | Croom, Maryland | [40] |
Dollymount, Dublin | Dollymount Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Donegal, County Donegal | Donegal, Pennsylvania | [10] |
Donnybrook, Dublin | Donnybrook, North Dakota | [10] |
Dromore, County Down | Drumore Township, Pennsylvania | |
Dublin, Dublin | Dublin, California | [10] |
Dublin, New Hampshire | ||
Dublin, Texas | ||
Duncannon, County Wexford | Duncannon, Pennsylvania | [10] |
Dundalk, County Louth | Dundalk, Maryland | [40] |
Greencastle, County Donegal | Greencastle, Pennsylvania | [10] |
Kenmare, County Kerry | Kenmare, North Dakota | [24] |
Kildare, County Kildare | Kildare, Wisconsin | [10] |
Kilkenny, County Kilkenny | Kilkenny, Minnesota | [10] |
Killarney, County Kerry | Killarney, Florida | [6] |
Kinsale, County Cork | Kinsale, Virginia | [93]: 210 |
Letterkenny, County Donegal | Letterkenny Township, Pennsylvania | [57]: 331 |
Limerick, County Limerick | Limerick, Maine | [10] |
Lismore, County Waterford | Lismore, Minnesota | [22] |
Lucan, Dublin | Lucan, Minnesota | [22] |
Menlo, County Galway | Menlo Park, California | [5] |
Monaghan, County Monaghan | Monaghan Township, Pennsylvania | |
Moville, County Donegal | Moville, Iowa | [51] |
Rathdrum, County Wicklow | Rathdrum, Idaho | |
Roscommon, County Roscommon | Roscommon, Michigan | [10] |
Sligo, County Sligo | Sligo, Pennsylvania | [10] |
Tralee, County Kerry | Tralee, West Virginia | [82] |
County Tyrone | Tyrone Township, Kent County, Michigan | |
Tyrone Township, Livingston County, Michigan | ||
Waterford, County Waterford | Waterford, Connecticut | [10] |
Westport, County Mayo | Westport, Wisconsin | [25] |
County Wexford | Wexford County, Michigan | |
Wexford, Pennsylvania |
Israel[]
For cities in Israel, see the Ancient world section below.
Italy[]
For more cities in Italy, see the Ancient world section below.
City or town | Namesake | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Aosta Valley | Valdosta, Georgia | [94] | |
Ancona | Ancona, Illinois | [19] | |
Anzio | Anzio Acres, North Carolina[95] | [12] | |
Arcole | Arcola, Missouri | [2] named for the Battle of Arcole | |
Asti | Asti, California | [5] | |
Carrara | Carrara, Nevada | [96] | |
Como | Como, Missouri | [2] | |
Cremona | Cremona, Maryland[97] | [40] | |
Florence | Florence, Alabama | There are many cities in the US named Florence, but this is the only one named after the Italian city. All the others were named after people.[10] | |
Genoa | Genoa, New York | [10] | |
Genoa, Nebraska | |||
Imola | Imola, California | [5] | |
La Verna | Alverno, Wisconsin | [25] | |
Lido di Venezia | Lido Beach, New York | [20] | |
Lodi | Lodi, New Jersey | ||
Lodi, California | |||
Lodi, Wisconsin | [10] | ||
Loreto, Marche | Loretto, Pennsylvania | [10] | |
Mantua | Mantua, Alabama | [98] | |
Mantua, Ohio | named for the Siege of Mantua (1796–97)[49] | ||
Milan | Milan, Illinois | ||
Milan, Michigan | |||
Milan, Missouri | |||
Milan, New Hampshire | (Potentially named after the Italian city) | ||
Milan, Ohio | named for the nearby , which was named after the Italian city | ||
Milan, Tennessee | [10] | ||
Milan, Indiana | |||
Modena | Modena, Missouri | [10] | |
Mondovì | Mondovi, Wisconsin | [8] named for the Battle of Mondovì | |
Naples | Naples, Florida | [6] | |
Naples, Idaho | [34] | ||
Naples, New York | [10] | ||
Padua | Padua, Ohio | ||
Palermo | Palermo, California | [5] | |
Parma | Parma, Ohio | ||
Parma, Idaho | [34] | ||
Pavia | Pavia, Pennsylvania [99] | [57]: 249 | |
Ravenna | Ravenna, Ohio | [49] | |
Rome | Rome, Georgia | [3] | |
Rome, New York | [20] | ||
Rome City, Indiana | |||
Salerno | Port Salerno, Florida | [6] | |
Savona | Savona, New York | [20] | |
Sorrento | Sorrento, Louisiana | [4] | |
Spinetta Marengo | Marengo, Illinois | [10] named for the Battle of Marengo | |
Subiaco, Lazio | Subiaco, Arkansas | [9] | |
Taranto | Tarentum, Pennsylvania | ||
Tivoli, Lazio | Tivoli, Texas | [52] | |
Trento | Trent, Minnesota | [8] | |
Turin | Turin, Georgia | [3] | |
Venice | Venice Beach, California | ||
Venice, Florida | [6] | ||
Venice, Illinois | |||
Venice, Missouri | |||
Verona | Verona, New Jersey | [10] | |
Verona, Pennsylvania | |||
Verona, Wisconsin |
Japan[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Tokyo | Jeddo, Pennsylvania | Jeddo is an anglicization of Edo, the former name of Tokyo[9] |
Jordan[]
For cities in Jordan, see the Ancient world section below.
Latvia[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Riga | Riga, Michigan | [10] |
Livonia | Livonia, Indiana |
Lebanon[]
For more cities in Lebanon, see the Ancient world section below.
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Baalbek | Balbec, Indiana | [15] |
Mount Lebanon | Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania | [100] |
Lebanon, Connecticut, Lebanon, Indiana, and Lebanon, Missouri are named after the country itself.
Libya[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Tripoli | New Tripoli, Pennsylvania | [57]: 315 |
Lithuania[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Vilnius (Polish: Wilno) | Wilno, Minnesota |
Mali[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Timbuktu | Timbuctoo, California | [5] |
Mexico[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Acala Municipality, Chiapas | Acala, Texas | [52] |
Alvarado, Veracruz | Alvarado, Texas | Mexican–American War reference[101] |
Arizpe, Sonora | Arispie Township, Illinois | [19] |
Atlixco, Jalisco | Atrisco Land Grant, New Mexico | [42] |
Buena Vista, Coahuila | Buena Vista, Michigan | [28] named for the Battle of Buena Vista |
Buena Vista, Mississippi | [102] also named for the Battle of Buena Vista | |
Camargo, Chihuahua | Camargo, Illinois | [19] |
Camargo Municipality, Tamaulipas | Camargo, Kentucky | [7] |
Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias, state of Mexico | Chalco, Nebraska | [9] |
Churubusco, Federal District | Churubusco, Indiana | named for the Battle of Churubusco[15] |
Córdoba, Veracruz | Cordova, Alabama | [103] |
Durango City, Durango | Durango, Colorado | [41] |
La Paz, Baja California Sur | La Paz, Arizona | [104] |
León, Guanajuato | Leon, Monroe County, Wisconsin | [25] |
Magdalena Contreras, Federal District | Contreras, Indiana | named after the Battle of Contreras[15] |
Matamoros, Tamaulipas | Matamoras, Ohio | [49] Mexican–American War reference |
Matamoras, Pennsylvania | ||
Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipoas | Mier, Indiana | [15] |
Monterrey, Nuevo León | Monterey, Indiana | named for Battle of Monterrey[15] |
Parral, Chihuahua | Parral, Ohio | [49] |
Perote, Veracruz | Perote, Alabama | [9] |
Saltillo, Coahuila | Saltillo, Indiana | [15] Mexican–American War reference |
Talpa de Allende, Jalisco | Talpa, New Mexico | [42] |
Tampico, Tamaulipas | Tampico, Washington | [37] |
Taxco, Guerrero | Tasco, Kansas | [9] |
Toluca, state of Mexico | Toluca, Illinois | [19] |
Veracruz, Veracruz | Vera Cruz, Indiana | [15] |
Xalapa, Veracruz | Jalapa, Tennessee | [105] |
Morocco[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Essaouira | Mogadore, Ohio | [49] |
Casablanca | Casablanca, North Carolina[106] | [12] |
Morocco | Morocco, Indiana | |
Tangier | Tangier, Virginia | [93]: 24 |
The Netherlands[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Almelo | New Almelo, Kansas[107] | [9] |
Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Georgia | [3] |
Amsterdam, Missouri | [73] | |
Amsterdam, Montana | [1] | |
Amsterdam, New Jersey | [83] | |
Amsterdam (city), New York | [20] | |
Amsterdam (town), New York | [20] | |
Amsterdam, Ohio | [49] | |
Amsterdam, Pennsylvania | [57] | |
Amsterdam, Texas | [52] | |
Amsterdam, Virginia | [108] | |
New Amsterdam, Indiana | [15] | |
New Amsterdam, Wisconsin | [8] | |
Arnhem | Arnheim, Michigan | [9] |
Bergen (North Holland) or Bergen-op-Zoom |
Bergenfield, New Jersey North Bergen, New Jersey |
[83] may just have meant "hills" |
Borculo | Borculo, Michigan | [1] |
Breukelen | Brooklyn, New York | [10] |
Breda | Breda, Iowa | [8] |
Brielle | Brielle, New Jersey | [83] |
Delft | Delft, Minnesota | [22] |
Drenthe | Drenthe, Michigan | [28] |
Friesland | Friesland, Wisconsin | [1] |
Vriesland, Michigan | [28] | |
Gelderland | Guilderland, New York | [20] |
's-Gravenzande | Gravesend, New York | [1] see also Gravesend, England |
Groningen | Groningen, Minnesota | [22] |
Haarlem | Harlem, New York | [1] |
The Hague | Hague, New York | [10] |
Hague, North Dakota | [1] | |
Harlingen | Harlingen, New Jersey | [1] |
Harlingen, Texas | [1] | |
Heemstede | Hempstead, New York | [20] |
Leiden | Leyden, Massachusetts | [10] |
Leyden, New York | [10] | |
Leyden, Wisconsin | [8] | |
Middelburg | Middleborough, Massachusetts | [1] |
Middleburgh, New York | [1] | |
Nijmegen | Nijmegen, North Carolina[109] | [12] |
Noordeloos | Noordeloos, Michigan[110] | [1] |
Oostburg | Oostburg, Wisconsin | [8] |
Overijssel | Overisel, Michigan | [28] |
Rotterdam | Rotterdam (town), New York | [10] |
Rotterdam (CDP), New York | [10] | |
South Holland (Zuid-Holland) | South Holland, Illinois | [19] |
Utrecht | New Utrecht, New York | [1] |
Venlo | Venlo, North Dakota[111] | [24] |
Vlissingen | Flushing, New York | [10] |
Zeeland | Zeeland, Michigan | [1] |
Zutphen | Zutphen, Michigan[112] | [1] |
Zwolle | Zwolle, Louisiana | [1] |
Norway[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Arendal | Arendal Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Aurdal | Aurdal Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Bergen | Bergen, New Jersey | may be Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands[83] |
Bergen, New York | [20] | |
Bygland | Bygland Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Dovre | Dovray, Minnesota | [22] |
Drammen | Drammen, Wisconsin | [25] |
Eidsvoll | Eidsvold Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Folden | Folden Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Fossum, Telemark | Fossum Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Fron | Frohn Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Hamar | Hamar, North Dakota[113] | [24] |
Hammerfest | Hammerfest, North Dakota | [24] |
Heddal | Hitterdal, Minnesota | [22] |
Hoffland | Hovland, Minnesota | [22] |
Kongsberg | Kongsberg, North Dakota[114] | [115] |
Lier, Buskerud | Leer, Michigan | [28] |
Nedstrand | Nerstrand, Minnesota | [22] |
Norum Parish, Sogn og Fjordane | Norum, North Dakota | [116] |
Oslo | Oslo, Minnesota | [22] |
Paulsbo (a farm) | Poulsbo, Washington | [117] |
Sandnes | Sandnes Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Solum | New Solum Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Solør | Soler Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Stavanger | Stavanger, Illinois | [19] |
Sundal | Sundal Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Trondheim (formerly Nidaros) | Nidaros Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Trysil | Trysil, North Dakota[118] | [24] |
Tynset | Tynsid Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Pakistan[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Kalat | Kelat, Kentucky | T. J. Smith, local school teacher, suggested the name of the capital of Balochistan when asked for a unique name[7] |
Lahore | Lahore, Virginia |
Palestinian territories[]
For cities in the Palestinian territories, see the Ancient world section below.
Panama[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Colón | Colon, Michigan | [8] |
Panama City | Panama City, Florida | [6] |
Portobelo, Colón | Portobello, Maryland[119] | [40] |
Peru[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Callao | Callao, Utah | [61] |
Cerro de Pasco | Pasco, Washington | [37] |
Cusco | Cuzco, Indiana | [15] |
Lima | Lima, Ohio | [49] |
Perú | Peru, Nebraska | [120] |
Peru, Illinois | ||
Peru, New York | ||
Peru, Indiana | ||
Peru, Kansas | ||
Peru, Pennsylvania | ||
Peru, Vermont | ||
Peru, Maine | ||
Peru, Iowa | ||
Peru, West Virginia |
Philippines[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Manila | Manila, Arkansas | |
Manila, Utah | [61] |
Poland[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Częstochowa | Cestohowa, Texas | |
Elbląg (German: Elbing) | Elbing, Kansas | [33] |
Gdańsk (German: Danzig) | Danzig, North Dakota | |
Gniezno | Gnesen Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Kłodzko (German: Glatz) | New Glatz, Maryland[121] | [40] |
Kraków | Krakow, Wisconsin | [25] |
Lublin | Lublin, Wisconsin | [25] |
Miasteczko Krajeńskie (German: Friedheim) | Friedheim, Missouri | [2] |
Opole | Opole, Minnesota | [122] |
Poznań (German: Posen) | Posen, Illinois | [19] |
Posen, Michigan | [123] | |
Radom | Radom, Illinois | [19] |
Szczecin (German: Stettin) | Stettin, Wisconsin | [69] |
Tarnów | Tarnov, Nebraska | [36] |
Toruń | Torun, Wisconsin | |
Warsaw | Warsaw, Illinois | |
Warsaw, Indiana | [15] | |
Warsaw, Missouri | ||
Warsaw, Minnesota | ||
Wrocław (German: Breslau) | Breslau, Texas | |
Poland | Poland, Herkimer County, New York | There are several U.S. places named Poland, but this is the only one named after the country. The rest are named after people, Poland, Ohio (named after a person), or in Poland, Maine's very unusual case, a song. |
Portugal[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Lisbon | Lisbon, Connecticut | |
Lisbon, Florida | ||
Lisbon, Illinois | ||
Lisbon, Indiana | ||
Lisbon, Iowa | ||
Lisbon, Louisiana | ||
Lisbon, Maine | [10] | |
Lisbon, Maryland | ||
Lisbon, Missouri | ||
Lisbon, New Hampshire | ||
Lisbon, New York | ||
Lisbon, North Dakota | ||
Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio | ||
Lisbon, Clark County, Ohio | ||
Lisbon, Waukesha County, Wisconsin | ||
Lisbon, Juneau County, Wisconsin | ||
New Lisbon, Henry County, Indiana | ||
New Lisbon, Randolph County, Indiana | ||
New Lisbon, New Jersey | ||
New Lisbon, New York | ||
New Lisbon, Wisconsin |
Romania[]
Region | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Transylvania | Transylvania County, North Carolina |
Russia[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Arkhangelsk | Sitka, Alaska | [10] original name of Sitka was New Arkhangelsk |
Borodino | Borodino, New York | [10] named for the Battle of Borodino |
Moscow Kremlin | Kremlin, Oklahoma | [85] |
Liebental (Lubonironvka) | Liebenthal, Kansas | Volga German settlement[33] |
Marks (Katharinenstadt) | Catharine, Kansas | Volga German settlement[33] |
Moscow | Moscow, Idaho | |
Moscow Mills, Missouri | ||
Moscow, Texas | [10] | |
Moscow, Ohio | ||
Obermunjor (Kriwowskoje) | Munjor, Kansas | Volga German settlement |
Pfeifer (Gnilushka) | Pfeifer, Kansas | Volga German settlement[33] |
Saint Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | [6] |
Sevastopol | Sebastopol, California
Sebastopol, Michigan |
|
Schoenchen (Paninskaja) | Schoenchen, Kansas | Volga German settlement[33] |
Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast | Tilsit, Missouri | [2] |
Saudi Arabia[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Mecca | Mecca, California | |
Medina | Medina, Ohio | [49] |
Serbia[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Belgrade | Belgrade, Montana | [16] |
Belgrade, Maine |
Singapore[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Singapore | Singapore, Michigan | [124] |
Slovakia[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Nitra | Nitra, Georgia | [91] |
Slovenia[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Idrija | New Idria, California | [5] |
Travnik, Loški Potok | Traunik, Michigan | [28] |
South Africa[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Johannesburg | Johannesburg, California | [10] |
Kimberley, Northern Cape | Kimberly, Missouri | [2] |
Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal | Ladysmith, Virginia | |
Pretoria | Pretoria, Georgia[125] | [3] |
Randburg | Randsburg, California | [10] |
Spain[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
A Coruña | Corunna, Michigan | [10] |
Aledo, Murcia | Aledo, Illinois | chosen from a geographical dictionary[19] |
Alhambra | Alhambra, California | [5] |
Alhambra, Illinois | ||
Almadén | New Almaden, California | [10] |
Altura, Castellón | Altura, Minnesota | [22] |
Ávila | Avilla, Indiana | [15] |
Barcelona | Barcelona, New York | [20] |
Cádiz | Cadiz, Indiana | |
Cadiz, Kentucky | ||
Cadiz, Ohio | [10] | |
Cartagena | Carthagena, Ohio | |
Córdoba, Andalusia | Cordova, Nebraska | [10] |
Galisteo, Cáceres, Extremadura | Galisteo, New Mexico | [42] |
Granada | Granada, Minnesota | [22] |
Iberia | Iberia, Missouri | |
Laredo, Cantabria | Laredo, Texas | [10] |
León | Leon, New York | [20] |
Leon, Oklahoma | ||
Loja, Granada | Loxa, Illinois | [19] |
Madrid | Madrid, Alabama | |
Madrid, Colorado | ||
Madrid, Maine | ||
Madrid, Nebraska | ||
Madrid, New Mexico | ||
Madrid, New York | ||
New Madrid, Missouri | [10] | |
Málaga | Malaga, New Jersey | [10] |
Malaga, New Mexico | ||
Mahón | Port Mahon, Delaware | [78] |
Oviedo | Oviedo, Florida | [6] |
Palos de la Frontera | Palos Park, Illinois | [19] |
Segovia | Segovia, Texas[126] | [52] |
Seville | Seville, Florida | |
Seville, Ohio | [49] | |
Toledo | Toledo, Ohio | [49] |
Valencia | Valencia, New Mexico | |
Valencia, Pennsylvania | ||
Valencia West, Arizona | ||
Zaragoza | Saragossa, Alabama |
Sudan[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Dongola | Dongola, Illinois | [64] |
Khartoum | Khartoum, California[127] | [9] |
Wadi Halfa | Halfa, Iowa | [8] |
Sweden[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Alsen | Alsen, South Dakota | |
Arboga | Arboga, California | [5] |
Borgholm | Borgholm Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Boxholm | Boxholm, Iowa | [51] |
Dannemora | Dannemora, New York | [10] |
Falun | Falun Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Forsby | Forsby, North Dakota | [24] |
Gothenburg | Gothenburg, Nebraska | [36] |
Gävle | Galva, Illinois | [19] |
Kalmar | Calmar, Iowa | [51] |
Karlstad | Karlstad, Minnesota | [22] |
Karlsborg | Carlsborg, Washington | |
Linsell | Linsell Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Lund | Lund, Wisconsin | |
Malmö | Malmo, Nebraska | [36] |
Malung | Malung Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Mora | Mora, Minnesota | [22] |
Nora | Nora, Indianapolis, Indiana | [15] |
Ronneby | Ronneby, Minnesota | [22] |
Skåne | Skanee, Michigan | [128] |
Stockholm | Stockholm, New York | |
Taberg | Taberg, New York | [20] |
Uppsala | Upsala, Minnesota | [22] |
Älvsborg fortress | Elsinboro Township, New Jersey | [83] |
Switzerland[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Altdorf | Altorf, Illinois | [19] |
Bern | Berne, Indiana
New Bern, North Carolina |
[15] |
Geneva | Geneva, Idaho | [34] |
Geneva, New York | [10] | |
Geneva, Pennsylvania | ||
Glarus | New Glarus, Wisconsin | [25] |
Hallau | Hallam, Nebraska | clerical error by post office changed the proposed name[129] |
Interlaken | Interlaken, California | |
Kloten | Kloten, Wisconsin | [25] |
Langnau im Emmental | Langnau, Kentucky | [7] |
Lausanne | Lausanne Township, Pennsylvania | [10] |
Lenzburg | Lenzburg, Illinois | [19] |
Lucerne | Lucerne, Indiana | [15] |
Maienfeld | Mayfield, Wisconsin | [25] |
Metzerlen-Mariastein | Maria Stein, Ohio | |
Neuchâtel | Neuchatel, Kansas | |
Rütli | Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee | [105] |
Vevey | Vevay, Indiana | [10] |
Winterthur | Winterthur, Delaware | [78] |
Zürich | Zurich, Kansas | [33] |
Syria[]
For cities in Syria, see the Ancient world section below.
Tunisia[]
For cities in Tunisia, see the Ancient world section below.
Turkey[]
For more cities in Turkey, see the Ancient world section below.
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Ankara | Angora, Minnesota | [22] |
Ukraine[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Balta, Odessa Oblast | Balta, North Dakota | [24] |
Kyiv | Kief, North Dakota | [24] |
Odessa | Odessa, Texas | [10] |
Odessa, Washington | ||
Selz (now Lymanske) | Selz, North Dakota (Emmons County) | [24] |
Sevastopol | Sebastopol, California | |
Sebastopol, Michigan | ||
Straßburg (now Kuchurhan, Rozdilna Raion) | Strasburg, North Dakota[130] | Straßburg was named after the city in Alsace[24] |
United Kingdom[]
British Overseas Territories[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Longwood, Saint Helena | Longwood, Missouri | Place where Napoleon lived during his second exile.[2] |
Crown Dependencies[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Saint Clement, Jersey | Clements, Maryland | [40] |
England[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire | Abingdon, Maryland | [40] |
Acton, London | Acton, Maine | [10] |
Alton, Hampshire | Alton, New Hampshire | [10] |
Amesbury, Wiltshire | Amesbury, Massachusetts | [10] |
Great and Little Amwell, Hertfordshire | East Amwell Township, New Jersey | [9] |
Andover, Hampshire | Andover, Massachusetts | [10] |
Ashburnham, Sussex | Ashburnham, Massachusetts | [9] |
Ashton | Ashton, South Dakota | [62] needs disambiguation |
Aston, Oxfordshire | Aston Township, Pennsylvania | |
Attleborough, Norfolk | Attleboro, Massachusetts | [10] |
Barnstaple, Devon | Barnstable, Massachusetts | [10] |
Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire | Barton, Maryland | [40] |
Bath, Somerset | Bath, Maine | [10] |
Battle, East Sussex | Battle, Maryland[131] | [40] |
Beddington, Surrey | Beddington, Maine | [89] |
Bedminster, Bristol | Bedminster, New Jersey | [83] |
Beenham, Berkshire | Beenham, New Mexico[132] | [42] |
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland | Berwick, Maine | [10] |
Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire | Beverly, Massachusetts | [10] |
Bexley, Kent | Bexley, Ohio | [49] |
Bideford, Devon | Biddeford, Maine | [10] |
Billericay, Essex | Billerica, Massachusetts | [10] |
Birmingham, West Midlands | Birmingham, Alabama | [10] |
Birmingham, Iowa | ||
Birmingham, Michigan | ||
Birmingham, Missouri | ||
Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire | Blenheim, South Carolina | [9] |
Boothby, Lincolnshire | Boothbay, Maine | |
Boston, Lincolnshire | Boston, Massachusetts | There are several towns and cities named Boston in the US, but this is the only one named after the one in England. All the others were named after this city or a person named Boston.[10] |
Bowdon, Greater Manchester (historically in Cheshire) | Bowdon, North Dakota | [24] |
Boxford, Suffolk | Boxford, Massachusetts | [10] |
Bradford, West Yorkshire | Bradford, Massachusetts | [10] |
Braintree, Essex | Braintree, Massachusetts | [10] |
Brampton, Carlisle, Cumbria | Brampton, Michigan | [8] |
Brentford, Greater London | Branford, Connecticut | [10] |
Brentwood, Essex | Brentwood, New Hampshire | [10] |
Bridgwater, Somerset | Bridgewater Township, New Jersey | [83] |
Bridlington, East Yorkshire | Burlington, New Jersey | [10] |
Brighton, East Sussex | Brighton, Alabama | [10] |
New Brighton, Pennsylvania | ||
Brimfield, Herefordshire | Brimfield, Massachusetts | [9] |
Brinklow, Warwickshire | Brinklow, Maryland | [40] |
Bristol, Bristol | Bristol, Tennessee | [10] |
Bristol, Indiana | ||
Bromley, Greater London | Bromley, Kentucky | [7] |
Broseley, Shropshire | Broseley, Missouri | [2] |
Brunswick (Hove), East Sussex | Brunswick, Missouri | [2][73] |
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire | Buckingham, Pennsylvania | |
Bude, Cornwall | Bude, Mississippi | |
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire | Burton, Illinois | [19] |
Bury, Greater Manchester | Woodbury, New Jersey | |
Buxton, Norfolk | Buxton, Maine | [89] |
Calne, Wiltshire | Caln Township, Pennsylvania | [57]: 331 |
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire | Cambridge, Massachusetts | [10] |
Canterbury, Kent | Canterbury, Connecticut | [10] |
Carlisle, Cumbria | Carlisle, Pennsylvania | [10] |
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire | Chalfont, Pennsylvania | [57]: 307 |
Chatham, Kent | Chatham, Massachusetts | |
Chatsworth, Derbyshire | Chatsworth, Illinois | [19] |
Chelmsford, Essex | Chelmsford, Massachusetts | [10] |
Chelsea, London | Chelsea, Massachusetts | [10] |
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire | Cheltenham, Maryland | |
Chester, Cheshire | Chester, Illinois | [19] |
Chesterfield, Derbyshire | Chesterfield Township, New Jersey | [83] |
Chichester, West Sussex | Upper Chichester Township, Pennsylvania | [57]: 331 |
Chilham/Chilham Castle | Chillum, Maryland | [40] |
Chilmark, Wiltshire | Chilmark, Massachusetts | [10] |
Chipping Barnet, Greater London | Barnet, Vermont | [10] |
Claremont (country house), Surrey | Claremont, Virginia | [93]: 200 |
Clifton, Bristol | Clifton, North Dakota[133] | [24] |
Coalville, Leicestershire | Coalville, Utah | [61] |
Cobham, Surrey | Cobham, Albemarle County, Virginia | [93]: 25 |
Colchester, Essex | Colchester, Connecticut | [10] |
Coventry, West Midlands | Coventry, Connecticut | [10] |
Crewe, Cheshire | Crewe, Virginia | [93]: 152 |
Croydon, Greater London | Croydon, New Hampshire | [10] |
Danbury, Essex | Danbury, Connecticut | [10] |
Danby, North Yorkshire | Danby, Vermont | [10] |
Darlington, County Durham | Darlington, Indiana | [15] |
Dartmouth, Devon | Dartmouth, Massachusetts | [10] |
Deal, Kent | Deal, New Jersey | [10] |
Dedham, Essex | Dedham, Massachusetts | [10] |
Deptford, Greater London | Deptford Township, New Jersey | [10] |
Derby, Derbyshire | Derby, Connecticut | [10] |
Dorchester, Dorset | Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts | [10] |
Dover, Kent | Dover, Delaware | [10] |
Dover, New Jersey | ||
Dunstable, Bedfordshire | Dunstable, Massachusetts | [10] |
Durham, County Durham | Durham, Connecticut | [10] |
Durham, North Carolina | ||
Duxbury Hall, Lancashire | Duxbury, Massachusetts | [9] |
East Ardsley, West Riding of Yorkshire | Ardsley, New York | [20] |
Easton Neston, Northamptonshire | Easton, Pennsylvania | [57]: 47 |
Easton, Massachusetts | ||
East Raynham, Norfolk | Raynham, Massachusetts | |
Edgeley, Greater Manchester (originally Cheshire) | Edgeley, North Dakota | [24] |
Edgmond, Shropshire | Edgmont Township, Pennsylvania | [57]: 331 |
Enfield Town, Greater London | Enfield, Connecticut | |
Epping, Essex | Epping, New Hampshire | [10] |
Epsom, Surrey | Epsom, New Hampshire | [10] |
Epworth, Lincolnshire | Epworth, Iowa | [51] |
Eton, Berkshire | Eton, Georgia | [3] |
Evesham, Worcestershire | Evesham Township, New Jersey | [83] |
Exeter, Devon | Exeter, New Hampshire | [10] |
Falmouth, Cornwall | Falmouth, Massachusetts | |
Farmington, Gloucestershire | Farmington, Connecticut | [10] |
Farnham, Surrey | Farnham, Virginia | [93]: 173 |
Foxhall, Suffolk | Foxton, Colorado | [41] |
Framlingham, Suffolk | Framingham, Massachusetts | [10] |
Glastonbury, Somerset | Glastonbury, Connecticut | [10] |
Gloucester, Gloucestershire | Gloucester, Massachusetts | [10] |
Gravesend, Kent | Gravesend, New York | [20] see also 's-Gravenzande, Netherlands |
Great Barrington, Gloucestershire | Great Barrington, Massachusetts | |
Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire | Wilbraham, Massachusetts | |
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk | Yarmouth, Massachusetts | [10] |
Greenwich, Greater London | Greenwich, Connecticut | [10] |
Groton, Suffolk | Groton, Massachusetts | [8] |
Guildford, Surrey | Guilford, Connecticut | [10] |
Much Hadham and Little Hadham, Hertfordshire | Haddam, Connecticut | [9] |
Hadleigh, Suffolk | Hadley, Massachusetts | |
Halifax, West Yorkshire | Halifax, Massachusetts | |
Hampstead, Greater London | Hampstead, New Hampshire | [10] |
Hampton, London | Hampton, New Hampshire | [10] |
Harpswell, Lincolnshire | Harpswell, Maine | [10] |
Harrogate, North Yorkshire | Harrogate, Tennessee | [9] |
Harwich, Essex | Harwich Port, Massachusetts | [10] |
Hastings, East Sussex | Hastings-on-Hudson, New York | [20] |
Hatfield | Hatfield, Massachusetts | [10] needs disambiguation |
Haverhill, Suffolk | Haverhill, Massachusetts | [10] |
Haworth, West Yorkshire | Haworth, New Jersey | [83] |
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire | Hempstead, New York | [10] |
Hereford, Herefordshire | Hereford, South Dakota | [62] named for the breed of cattle, which originated in Herefordshire |
Hertford, Hertfordshire | Hartford, Connecticut | [10] |
Highgate, Greater London | Highgate, Vermont | [10] |
Hillington, Norfolk | Hillington, Wisconsin | neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin[25] |
Hingham, Norfolk | Hingham, Massachusetts | [10] |
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire | Huntingdon, Pennsylvania | |
Ilchester, Somerset | Ilchester, Maryland | [40] |
Ipswich, Suffolk | Ipswich, Massachusetts | [10] |
Islip, Northamptonshire | Islip, New York | [10] |
Kennett, Cambridgeshire | Kennett Square, Pennsylvania | [10] |
Kenilworth, Warwickshire | Killingworth, Connecticut | |
Kensington, Greater London | Kensington, Maryland | |
Keswick, Cumbria | Keswick, California | [10] |
Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire | Kimbolton, Ohio | [10] |
King's Lynn, Norfolk | Lynn, Massachusetts | [10] |
Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire | Hull, Massachusetts | [10] |
Lancaster, Lancashire | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | [10] |
Langley, Berkshire | Langley, South Carolina | [19] |
Laxton, Nottinghamshire | Lexington, Massachusetts | [10] |
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire | Leamington, Utah | [61] |
Leeds, West Yorkshire | Leeds, Alabama | [10] |
Leominster, Herefordshire | Leominster, Massachusetts | [10] |
Lewes, East Sussex | Lewes, Delaware | [78] |
Limington, Somerset | Limington, Maine | [89] |
Lincoln, Lincolnshire | Lincoln, Massachusetts | [10] |
Lichfield, Staffordshire | Litchfield, Connecticut | [10] |
Liverpool, Merseyside | Liverpool, New York | [10] |
London | London, Kentucky | [10] |
New London, Missouri | ||
Longton, Staffordshire | Longton, Kansas | [33] |
Ludlow, Shropshire | Ludlow, Massachusetts | [10] |
Lyme Regis, Dorset | Lyme, Connecticut | [10] |
Maidstone, Kent | Maidstone, Vermont | [10] |
Maldon, Essex | Malden, Massachusetts | [10] |
Malvern, Worcestershire | Malverne, New York | |
Malvern Hill, Virginia | Site of The Battle of Malvern Hill, an American Civil war battle | |
Malvern, Pennsylvania | ||
Manchester | Manchester, New Hampshire | [10] |
North Manchester, Indiana | ||
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire | Mansfield Township, New Jersey | [83] |
Margate, Kent | Margate City, New Jersey | [83] |
Marlborough, Wiltshire | Marlborough, Massachusetts | [10] |
Marlow, Buckinghamshire | Marlow, New Hampshire | [10] |
Matfield, Kent | Matfield Green, Kansas | [33] |
Matlock, Derbyshire | Matlock, Iowa | [51] |
Mendham, Suffolk | Mendon, Massachusetts | [10] |
Meriden, West Midlands | Meriden, Connecticut | |
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire | Middlesboro, Kentucky | [7] |
Middlesex, London | West Middlesex, Pennsylvania | |
Milford | Milford, Connecticut | [10] needs disambiguation |
Modbury, Devon | Madbury, New Hampshire | |
Needham Market, Suffolk | Needham, Massachusetts | [10] |
Nether Winchendon, Buckinghamshire | Winchendon, Massachusetts | |
Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire | Newark, New Jersey | [10] |
Newbury, Berkshire | Newbury, Massachusetts | [10] |
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear | Newcastle, Texas | [10] |
New Castle, Pennsylvania | ||
Newmarket, Suffolk | Newmarket, New Hampshire | [10] |
Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire | Newstead, New York | |
Northampton, Northamptonshire | Northampton, Massachusetts | [10] |
Norton, Oxfordshire | Norton, Massachusetts | [10] needs disambiguation |
Norwich, Norfolk | Norwich, Connecticut | [10] |
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | Nottingham, New Jersey | |
Oakham, Rutland | Oakham, Massachusetts | [10] |
Oldham, Greater Manchester | Oldham, South Dakota | [62] |
Olney, Buckinghamshire | Olney, Maryland | [40] |
Oxford, Oxfordshire | Oxford, Ohio | [49] |
Penn, Buckinghamshire | Penn, North Dakota | [24] |
Petersham, London | Petersham, Massachusetts | [9] |
Plaistow | Plaistow, New Hampshire | needs disambiguation[9] |
Plymouth, Devon | Plymouth, Massachusetts | [10] |
Plymouth, Indiana | ||
Pontefract, West Yorkshire | Pomfret, Connecticut | [10] |
Portsmouth, Hampshire | Portsmouth, Virginia | [10] |
Preston, Lancashire | Preston, Connecticut | |
Raynham, Norfolk | Raynham, Massachusetts | |
Reading, Berkshire | Reading, Pennsylvania | [10] |
Reigate, Surrey | Ryegate, Vermont | [9] |
Reydon, Suffolk | Reydon, Oklahoma | [85] |
Richmond, London | Richmond, Virginia | [93]: 227 |
Ridley, Cheshire | Ridley Park, Pennsylvania | [10] |
Ripon, North Yorkshire | Ripon, Wisconsin | [10] |
Rochdale, Greater Manchester | Rochdale Village, Queens New York | [20] |
Rochester, Kent | Rochester, Massachusetts | [10] |
Rowley, East Riding of Yorkshire | Rowley, Massachusetts | [10] |
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent | Tunbridge, North Dakota[134] | [24] |
Rugby, Warwickshire | Rugby, North Dakota | [9] |
Runnymede, Surrey | Runnymede, Kansas | [33] |
Ryde, Isle of Wight | Ryde, California | [9] |
Rye, East Sussex | Rye, New Hampshire | [10] |
St Albans, Hertfordshire | St. Albans, Vermont | |
Salisbury, Wiltshire | Salisbury, Maryland | [40] |
Sandown, Isle of Wight | Sandown, New Hampshire | |
Sandwich, Kent | Sandwich, Massachusetts | [10] |
Scarborough, North Yorkshire | Scarborough, Maine | [10] |
Shadwell, Greater London | Shadwell, Virginia | |
Sheffield, South Yorkshire | Sheffield, Massachusetts | [10] |
Shrewsbury, Shropshire | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts | [10] |
Skelton | Skelton, West Virginia | [82] needs disambiguation |
Smithfield, London | Smithfield, Rhode Island | |
Somerset | Somerset County, Pennsylvania | |
Sotterley, Suffolk | Sotterley (Hollywood, Maryland) | [40] |
Southampton, Hampshire | Southampton, New York | [10] |
South Norwood, Greater London | Norwood, Massachusetts | [10] |
Southwark, London | Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | [57]: 33 |
Springfield, Essex | Springfield, Massachusetts | [10] |
Stamford, Lincolnshire | Stamford, Connecticut | |
Staplehurst, Kent | Staplehurst, Nebraska | [36] |
Stockbridge, Hampshire | Stockbridge, Massachusetts | [10] |
Stockport, Greater Manchester | Stockport, Ohio | [10] |
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham | Stockton Springs, Maine | [89] |
Stourbridge, West Midlands | Sturbridge, Massachusetts | [10] |
Stow | Stow, Massachusetts | needs disambiguation[9] |
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire | Stratford, Connecticut | |
Sudbury, Suffolk | Sudbury, Massachusetts | [10] |
Sunbury-on-Thames | Sunbury, Pennsylvania | [57]: 49 |
Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire | Scarsdale, New York | [10] |
Taunton, Somerset | Taunton, Massachusetts | [10] |
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire | Tewksbury, Massachusetts | [10] |
Thornbury, Gloucestershire | Thornbury Township, Pennsylvania | [57]: 331 |
Teignmouth, Devon | Tinmouth, Vermont | [9] |
Tisbury, Wiltshire | Tisbury, Massachusetts | [10] |
Tolland, Somerset | Tolland, Connecticut | [10] |
Toppesfield, Essex | Topsfield, Massachusetts | [10] |
Topsham, Devon | Topsham, Maine | [10] |
Trafford, Greater Manchester | Trafford, Pennsylvania | [135] |
Truro, Cornwall | Truro, Massachusetts | [10] |
Turton, Lancashire | Turton, South Dakota | [62] |
Ventnor, Isle of Wight | Ventnor City, New Jersey | [83] |
Wakefield, West Yorkshire | Wakefield, New Hampshire | |
Wallingford, Oxfordshire | Wallingford, Pennsylvania | [9] |
Wantage, Oxfordshire | Wantage Township, New Jersey | [83] |
Wareham, Dorset | Wareham, Massachusetts | [10] |
Warminster, Wiltshire | Warminster, Pennsylvania | |
Warwick, Warwickshire | Warwick, Pennsylvania | [57]: 244 |
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire | Willingboro Township, New Jersey | [83] |
Wells, Somerset | Wells, Maine | [10] |
Wenham Magna, Suffolk | Wenham, Massachusetts | [10] |
Westminster, Greater London | Westminster, California | [5] named for the Westminster Assembly |
Weymouth, Dorset | Weymouth, Massachusetts | [10] |
Wickford, Essex | Wickford, Rhode Island | |
Willoughby, Lincolnshire | Williba, Kentucky | [7] |
Wilmington, Kent | New Wilmington, Pennsylvania | |
Wilmington, North Carolina | [136] | |
Wilton, Wiltshire | Wilton, New Hampshire | [10] |
Wimbledon, London | Wimbledon, North Dakota | [24] |
Winchester, Hampshire | Winchester, Virginia | [93]: 89 |
Windsor, Berkshire | Windsor, Maine | [10] |
Woburn, Bedfordshire | Woburn, Massachusetts | [9] |
Woodstock, Oxfordshire | Woodstock, Alabama | [103] |
Woolwich, London | Woolwich, Maine | [10] |
Worcester, Worcestershire | Worcester, Massachusetts | [10] |
Wrentham, Suffolk | Wrentham, Massachusetts | [10] |
Wylam, Northumberland | Wylam, Alabama | neighbourhood of Birmingham, AL[9] |
Wymondham, Norfolk | Windham, Maine | [89] |
York, North Yorkshire | York, Pennsylvania |
Northern Ireland[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Antrim, County Antrim | Antrim, Ohio | [49] |
Armagh | Armagh, Pennsylvania | [10] |
Belfast | Belfast, Maine | [10] |
Charlemont, County Armagh | Charlemont, Massachusetts | |
Coleraine | Colerain, North Carolina | [10] |
Derry | Londonderry, New Hampshire | [10] |
Derry, New Hampshire | ||
Derry, New Mexico | ||
Derry, Pennsylvania | [57] | |
Dungannon | Dungannon, Virginia | [93]: 187 |
Glenarm, County Antrim | Glenarm, Kentucky[137] | [7] |
Lisburn | Lisburn, Pennsylvania | |
Lurgan | Lurgan Township, Pennsylvania | [57]: 331 |
Newry | Newry, Maine | [10] |
Rostrevor, County Down | Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania | [57]: 331 |
Strabane | Straban Township, Pennsylvania | [57]: 331 |
Ulster | Ulster Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania | [57] |
Scotland[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Aberdeen | Aberdeen, Washington | [37] |
Aldie Castle, Kinross-shire | Aldie, Virginia | [93]: 124 |
Alloa | Alloway, New York | [20] |
Alloway | Alloway, Maryland[138] | [40] |
Ancrum | Ancram, New York | [20] |
Ayr, Ayrshire | Mount Ayr, Iowa | [51] |
Bannockburn | Bannockburn, Illinois | [19] |
Bathgate, West Lothian | Bathgate, North Dakota | |
Blair Atholl | Athol, Massachusetts | |
Braemore, Highlands | Bremo Bluff, Virginia | [93]: 84 |
Caledonia, the Roman Empire's name for Scotland | Caledonia, Missouri | |
Currie | Currie, Minnesota | [10] |
Dallas, Scotland | Dallas, Texas | |
Dumbarton | Dunbarton, New Hampshire | [10] |
Dumfries | Dumfries, Virginia | [93]: 166 |
Dundee | Dundee, Florida | [6] |
Dunfermline | Dunfermline, Illinois | [19] |
Edinburgh | Edina, Minnesota | |
Edina, Missouri | ||
Edinburg, Texas | [10] | |
Elcho Castle | Elcho, Wisconsin | [25] |
Elderslie | Ellerslie, Maryland | [40] |
Elgin, Moray | Elgin, Minnesota | [22] |
Ettrick, Scottish Borders | Ettrick, Virginia | [93]: 63 |
Glamis Castle | Glamis, California | [9] |
Glasgow | Glasgow, Kentucky | [10] |
Glasgow, Virginia | ||
Glencoe, Highland | Glencoe, Minnesota | [22] |
Glendale, Skye | Glendale, Utah | [61] |
Glenelg, Highland | Glenelg, Maryland | [40] |
Grampian Mountains | Grampian, Pennsylvania | [57] |
Gretna Green | Gretna, Louisiana | |
Inverness | Inverness Township, Michigan | [10] |
Kelso, Scottish Borders | Kelso, Washington | [37] |
Kilmarnock | Kilmarnock, Virginia | [93]: 120 |
Kilsyth | Kilsyth, West Virginia | [82] |
Kilwinning | Kilwinning, Missouri | [2] |
Kinross | Kinross Charter Township, Michigan | [28] |
Lanark | Lanark, Illinois | [19] |
Leith | Leith, North Dakota | [24] |
Leven, Fife | Leven Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Linlithgow, West Lothian | Lithgow, New York | [20] |
Lochbuie, Mull | Lochbuie, Colorado | [41] |
Lochgelly, Fife | Lochgelly, West Virginia | [82] |
Lower Largo | Largo, Maryland | [40] |
Melrose, Scottish Borders | Melrose, Massachusetts | [10] |
Montrose, Angus | Montrose, Minnesota | [22] |
Muirkirk, East Ayrshire | Muirkirk, Maryland | [40] |
Newburgh, Fife | Newburgh (city), New York | [10] |
Paisley, Renfrewshire | Paisley, Oregon | [56] |
Perth | Perth, New York | [10] |
Rothesay, Bute | Rothsay, Minnesota | [22] |
Rutherglen | Ruther Glen, Virginia | [93]: 57 |
Skibo Castle, Sutherland | Skibo, Minnesota | [22] |
Stirling | Mount Sterling, Kentucky | [10] |
Tantallon Castle, East Lothian | Tantallon, Maryland | [139] |
Upper Largo | Largo, Maryland | [40] |
Wanlockhead | Wanlock, Illinois | [19] |
Wales[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Bala, Gwynedd | Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania | |
Bangor, Gwynedd | Bangor, New York | [10] |
Brecon, Powys | Beacon, Iowa | [51] |
Caernarfon | Arvon Township, Michigan | [140] |
Caernarvon Township, Pennsylvania | [10] | |
Cardiff | Cardiff, Maryland | [40] |
Cynwyd, Denbighshire | Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania | |
Haverfordwest | Haverford, Pennsylvania | [10] |
Hawarden Castle | Hawarden, Iowa | [51] |
Lampeter | Lampeter, Pennsylvania | [10] |
Landore | Landore, Idaho | former mining town; now a ghost town [34] |
Llandovery | Landover, Maryland | [40] |
Milford Haven | Milford, Pennsylvania | [57]: 106 |
Nantmel, Powys | Nantmeal Village, Pennsylvania | [57]: 245 |
Narberth, Pembrokeshire | Narberth, Pennsylvania | [9] |
New Radnor | Radnor, Pennsylvania | [10] |
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire | Pembroke, Massachusetts | |
Penrhyn Quarry | Penryn, California | [9] |
Swansea | Swansea, Massachusetts | [10] |
Uruguay[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Montevideo | Montevideo, Minnesota | [22] |
Uzbekistan[]
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Samarkand | Samarcand, North Carolina[141] | [9] |
Ancient world[]
Cities that have namesakes because they are biblical or prominent in ancient history are in this section.
City or town | Civilization | Modern location | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aleppo | Halaf | Aleppo, Syria | Aleppo, Pennsylvania | [57]: 249 |
Antioch | Hellenistic | ruins near Antakya, Turkey | Antioch, California | [10] |
Arbela | Assyrian | Erbil, Iraq | Arbela, Missouri | named for the Battle of Arbela, where Alexander decisively defeated the Persian Empire[9] |
Argos | Greek | Argos, Greece | Argos, Indiana | [15] |
Ashkelon | Canaanite | Ashkelon, Israel | Ascalon, Georgia | [3] |
Babylon | Babylonian | ruins at Hillah, Iraq | Babylon, New York | [10] |
Berea | Macedonian | Veria, Greece | Berea, Kentucky | [10] |
Bethany | Hebrew | al-Eizariya, West Bank | Bethany, Missouri | [10] |
Bethany, Oregon | [10] | |||
Bethlehem | Hebrew | Bethlehem, West Bank | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | [10] |
Bethphage | Hebrew | Bethphage, Israel | Bethpage, New York | [20] |
Bozrah | Hebrew | Bouseira, Jordan | Bozrah, Connecticut | |
Carthage | Punic, Berber | Carthage, Tunisia | Carthage, Missouri | |
Carthage, Tennessee | ||||
Carthage, Indiana | ||||
Ancient Corinth | Greek | Corinth, Greece | Corinth, Mississippi | [10] |
Damascus | Aramaean | Damascus, Syria | Damascus, Maryland | [40] |
Delphi | Greek | Delphi, Greece | Delphi, Indiana | [15] |
Dothan | Hebrew | Tell Dothan – 10 km SW of Jenin, West Bank | Dothan, Alabama | |
Ekron | Philistine | Kibbutz Revadim, Israel | Ekron, Kentucky | [7] |
Endor | Canaanite | Jezreel Valley | Indore, West Virginia | spelling error for the village where the Witch of Endor lived[82] |
Ephesus | Greek | 3 km SW of Selçuk, Turkey | Ephesus, Georgia | [3] |
Galilee | Hebrew | Northern Israel and Southern Lebanon | New Galilee, Pennsylvania | [142] |
Gaza | Philistine | Gaza City, Gaza Strip | Gaza, New Hampshire | [143] |
Hebron | Hebrew | Hebron, West Bank | Hebron, Nebraska | [10] |
Hebron, Kentucky | [144] | |||
Herculaneum | Samnite | Ercolano, Campania, Italy | Herculaneum, Missouri | [2] |
Ikónion | Phrygian | Konya, Turkey | Iconium, Iowa | [51] |
Ithaca | Greek | Ithaca, Greece | Ithaca, New York | |
Jericho | Natufian | Tell es-Sultan, West Bank | Jerico Springs, MO | |
Jericho, Vermont | [10] | |||
Jerusalem | Hebrew | Jerusalem, Israel | Jerusalem, New York | [10] |
Jaffa | Canaanite | Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel | Joppa, Maryland | [40] |
Karnak | Egyptian | Luxor, Egypt | Karnak, Illinois | [64] |
Laurium | Greek | Laurium, Greece | Laurium, Michigan | [28] |
Marathon | Greek | Marathon, Greece | Marathon, New York | [10] |
Memphis | Egyptian | ruins near Mit Rahina, Egypt | Memphis, Missouri | |
Memphis, Tennessee | [105] | |||
Mycenae | Mycenaean Greece | 11 km N of Argos, Greece | Mycenae, New York | |
Nazareth | Hebrew | Nazareth, Israel | Nazareth, Pennsylvania | [10] |
Nineveh | Neo-Assyrian | Mosul, Iraq | Nineveh, New York | [10] |
Palmyra | Amorite | Tadmur, Syria | Palmyra, New Jersey | [10] |
Pompeii | Oscan | Pompei, Italy | Pompeii, Michigan | |
Philippi | Macedonian | near Filippoi, Greece | Philippi, Tennessee[145] | [105] |
Samaria | Canaanite | Samaria mountains, West Bank | Samaria, Indiana | [15] |
Sardis | Lydian | Sart, Turkey | Sardis, Alabama | [146] |
Shiloh | Hebrew | Shiloh, West Bank | Shiloh, Georgia | [10] |
Sidon | Phoenician | Sidon, Lebanon | Sidon, Mississippi | [10] |
Smyrna | Greek | Izmir, Turkey | Smyrna, Georgia | [10] |
Sparta | Greek | Sparta, Greece | Sparta, Georgia | [3] |
Susa | Persian | Shush, Iran | Shushan, New York | [10] |
Swenett | Egyptian | Aswan | Syene, Wisconsin[147] | [8] |
Syracuse | Greek | Syracuse, Italy | Syracuse, New York | [10] |
Taranto | Greek | Taranto, Italy | Tarentum, Pennsylvania | [10] |
Thebes | Egyptian | Luxor, Egypt | Thebes, Illinois | [64] |
Timonium | Egyptian | Antirhodos island, Alexandria harbor, Egypt | Timonium, Maryland | incomplete palace built by Mark Antony[40] |
Troy | (unknown) | Hisarlik, Turkey | Troy, Alabama | |
Troy, Illinois | ||||
Troy, Missouri | ||||
Troy, New York | [10] | |||
Tekoa | Hebrew | Tuqu', West Bank | Tekoa, Washington | [37] |
Tyre | Phoenician | Tyre, Lebanon | Tyre, New York | [20] |
Utica | Phoenician | Bizerte Governorate, Tunisia | Utica, New York | [10] |
See also[]
- List of places named after people in the United States
- List of places named after places in the United States
- Lists of places by language of origin
- List of place names of Czech origin in the United States
- List of place names of Dutch origin in the United States
- Locations in the United States with an English name
- List of place names of French origin in the United States
- List of Irish place names in other countries
- List of place names of Scottish origin in the United States
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