List of places named for Christopher Columbus

A number of places, mostly in the Western Hemisphere, have been named after Christopher Columbus, the voyager who was the first European to make the New World widely known to Europeans.

Countries[]

• Colombia
• Gran Colombia (historical)

Subnational jurisdictions[]

• British Columbia, province of Canada
• Colón Province, province of Panama
• Columbia District (historical), disputed between the United Kingdom and the United States
• District of Columbia, federal district of the United States

Cities and towns[]

• Colombo, Brazil, municipality in the state of Paraná
• Columbia, California, city
• Columbia, Connecticut town
• Columbus, Georgia, city
• Columbia, Illinois, city
• Columbus, Indiana, city
• Columbus, Kansas, city
• Columbia, Maryland, census-designated place
• Columbia Heights, Minnesota, suburb of Minneapolis
• Columbus, Mississippi, city
• Columbia, Missouri, city
• Columbus, Montana, town
• Columbus, North Carolina, town
• Columbiana, Ohio, city
• Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state
• Colón, Panama, second-largest city in Panama
• Columbia, South Carolina, capital of the U.S state
• Columbia, Tennessee, city
• Columbus, Texas, city
• Columbus, Wisconsin, city

Counties[]

• Columbia County, Georgia
• Columbia County, New York
• Columbia County, Oregon
• Columbia County, Pennsylvania
• Columbia County, Wisconsin
• Columbiana County, Ohio
• Columbus County, North Carolina

Streets and urban components[]

Europe[]

• Italy
  • Streets in numerous cities, such as Cristoforo Colombo Avenue in Rome, connecting Ostia with the EUR district.

• Portugal
  • At least 20 streets, 1 avenue and 1 square; also a shopping mall

North America[]

• Canada
  • Québec^[1]
    • Avenue Christophe-Colomb, Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • , Brossard, Québec, Canada
    • , Ville de Québec, Québec, Canada
    • , Boucherville, Québec, Canada
    • , Chibougamau, Québec, Canada
    • , Cowanswille, Québec, Canada
    • , Gatineau, Québec, Canada
    • , Granby, Québec, Canada
    • , La Tuque, Québec, Canada
    • , Lévis, Québec, Canada
    • , Repentigny, Québec, Canada
    • , Sept-Îles, Québec, Canada
    • , Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada
    • , Rawdon, Québec, Canada
    • , Sainte-Catherine, Québec, Canada
    • , Val-des-Monts, Québec, Canada
    • , Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
• United States
  • Columbus Circle, New York City, USA
  • Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, California, USA
  • , Columbus, Ohio, USA
  • Columbus Avenue (Manhattan), New York City, USA
  • , Columbus, Ohio, USA
  • Interstate 10, in California, is designated and signed as the Christopher Columbus Transcontinental Highway

Asia[]

• Philippines
  • Colon Street, Cebu, Philippines

Other[]

North America[]

• Canada
  • Québec^[1]
    • , Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, Québec, Canada
    • , Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, Québec, Canada
    • , L'Île-d'Anticosti, Québec, Canada

References[]

Hi