List of places named after places in the United States

Not to be confused with List of places named after people in the United States.
For valleys and the encompassing basins named for rivers, e.g., the Mississippi Valley named for the Mississippi River, see Category:River valleys and Category:Basins of the United States.

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
Namesake Area Country Eponym Area Source
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 Maine United States Amherst New Hampshire [6]
Arguta Alabama United States Argura North Carolina
Arlington Texas United States Arlington Virginia [7]: 26 [a]
Arlington County Virginia United States Arlington Archeological Site Virginia [8][b]
Ashland Kansas United States Ashland Kentucky [9]
Ashland Massachusetts United States Ashland Kentucky [9]
Ashland Mississippi United States Ashland Kentucky [9]
Ashland Nebraska United States Ashland Kentucky [9]
Ashland New York United States Ashland Kentucky [9]
Ashland Pennsylvania United States Ashland Kentucky [9]
Ashland Ohio United States Ashland Kentucky [9]
Ashland Oregon United States Ashland Kentucky [9]
Ashland Wisconsin United States Ashland Kentucky [10]
Barre New York United States Barre Massachusetts [11]
Barre Vermont United States Barre Massachusetts [11]
Barre Wisconsin United States Barre Vermont [12]
Bath New Brunswick Canada Bath Maine [13][c]
Beloit Kansas United States Beloit Wisconsin [14]
Beloit Wisconsin United 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 Hampshire United States Bradford Massachusetts [18]
Bradford Vermont United States Bradford Massachusetts [18]
Braintree Vermont United States Braintree Massachusetts [18]
Bridgetown Ohio United States Bridgeton New Jersey [19]
Bristol Ohio United States Bristol Connecticut
Bristolville Ohio United States Bristol Connecticut [20]
Brimfield Ohio United States Brimfield Massachusetts [20]
Brookhaven Mississippi United States Brookhaven New York [21]
Brooklyn Michigan United States Brooklyn New York [22]
Brooklyn Mississippi United States Brooklyn New York [22]
Bunker Hill Illinois United States Bunker Hill Massachusetts [23][d]
Burlington Kansas United States Burlington Vermont [23]
Burlington Iowa United States Burlington Vermont [23]
Burlington Michigan United States Burlington Vermont [23]
California Pennsylvania United States California (U.S. state) Western United States
Cambridge Nova Scotia Canada Cambridge Massachusetts [24]
Camden County Missouri United 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 Illinois United States Cazenovia New York [27]
Cazenovia Minnesota United States Cazenovia New York [27]
Cazenovia Wisconsin United 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 Scotia Canada Chester Pennsylvania [31]
Cleveland Gauteng South Africa Cleveland Ohio
Cohassett Alabama United States Cohasset Massachusetts
Colchester New York United 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 Ohio United States Concord Massachusetts
Concord North Carolina United States Concord Massachusetts [33][e]
Concord Vermont United States Concord Massachusetts [34]
Conestogo River Ontario Canada Conestoga River Pennsylvania [35]
Cortland Kansas United States Cortland New York [36]
Coventry Vermont United States Coventry Connecticut
Croton Michigan United States Croton New York [37]
Danville Quebec Canada Danville Vermont [38]
Derby Vermont United States Derby Connecticut[f]
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 Brunswick Canada Hampstead New York [41]
Hampton New Brunswick Canada Hampton New York [41]
Hartford Kansas United States Hartford Connecticut [42]
Hartford Township Ohio United States Hartford Connecticut [43]
Hartford Vermont United States Hartford Connecticut [42]
Hartford West Virginia United States Hartford Connecticut [42]
Harvard Illinois United States Harvard University Massachusetts [42]
Huntsville Texas Republic of Texas [g] Huntsville Alabama
Kansas City Kansas United States Kansas City Missouri [44]
Knoxville Mississippi United States Knoxville Tennessee [45]
Kokomo Mississippi United States Kokomo Indiana [46]
Lamoille Nevada United States Lamoille County Vermont
Lancaster New Brunswick Canada Lancaster Massachusetts [47]
Lincoln New Brunswick Canada Lincoln Massachusetts [48][h]
Lexington Kentucky United States Lexington Massachusetts [49]
Londonderry Nova Scotia Canada Londondery New Hampshire [50]
Manhattan Kansas United 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 Maryland Mid-Atlantic states
Mount Harvard Colorado United States Harvard University Massachusetts [42]
Mount Seattle Yukon Canada Seattle Washington (state) [52]
Mount Yale Colorado United States Yale University Connecticut [53]
New Albany Ohio United States Albany New York [54]
Newburgh Ontario Canada Newburgh New York [55]
Newbury Ohio United States Newburyport Massachusetts
New Albion New York United States Albion New York
New Denver British Columbia Canada Denver Colorado [56]
New Hampshire Ohio United States New Hampshire New England
New Philadelphia Ohio United States Philadelphia Pennsylvania
North Royalton Ohio United States Royalton Township (defunct) Vermont
Northfield Ohio United States Northfield Massachusetts [57]
Norton New Brunswick Canada Norton Massachusetts [47]
Norwalk Ohio United States Norwalk Connecticut [57]
Norwich Vermont United States Norwich Connecticut
Olathe Colorado United States Olathe Kansas
Orono Ontario Canada 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[i]
Port Royal Mississippi United States Port Royal South Carolina [61]
Royalton Township (defunct) Vermont United States Royalton, Vermont Vermont
Saratoga Springs California United States Saratoga Springs New York [62]
Saugus California United States Saugus Massachusetts [62]
Saybrook Illinois United States Old Saybrook Connecticut [63][j]
Saybrook Ohio
Saybrook Ohio United States Old Saybrook Connecticut [63]
Sturgis Saskatchewan Canada Sturgis South Dakota [64]
Texas Queensland Australia Texas Southern United States [65]
Thedford Ontario Canada 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 Scotia Canada Westchester County New York [68]
Weymouth Nova Scotia Canada 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 York United States Wyoming Valley Pennsylvania [71]
Wyoming Ohio United States Wyoming Pennsylvania
Wyoming Ontario Canada Wyoming Valley Pennsylvania [73]
Wyoming County West Virginia United States Wyoming Valley Pennsylvania [71]
Yale Michigan United States Yale University Connecticut [53]
Yarmouth Nova Scotia Canada Yarmouth Massachusetts [74]

References

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  3. ^ Gannett 1902, p. 20.
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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