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.
There are many places in the United States that are named after places in another country. By far, the majority of them 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, Michigan 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. This last example is due to that area having been a Dutch colony before becoming 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. One very unusual source is Madras, Oregon, which was named after a bolt of Madras cloth seen in the general store.
Note that not all towns whose names are the same as a foreign city 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, Viginia 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] |
Oran | Oran, Missouri | [2] |
Argentina
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
La Plata | La Plata, Missouri | [2] |
Australia
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
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, Missouri | ||
Vienna, New York | [10] | |
Vienna, Virginia | ||
Wels | New Wells, Missouri |
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] |
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 |
Watervliet | Watervliet, New York | [1] |
Bolivia
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
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La Paz | La Paz, Indiana | [15] |
Potosí | Potosi, Missouri | [2] |
Bulgaria
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
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Pleven | Plevna, Montana | [16] |
Shumen (formerly: Shumla) | Shumla, Texas[17] | [18] |
Sofia | Sofia, New Mexico | |
Varna | Varna, Illinois | [19] |
Canada
Chile
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Valparaíso | Valparaiso, Indiana | [15] |
China
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Beijing | Pekin, Illinois | [19] |
Guangzhou | Canton, New York | [10] |
Jilin City | Kiron, Iowa | Jilin was formerly romanized as Kirin[50] |
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 | [51] |
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 (Czechia)
Denmark
Egypt
For more cities in Egypt, see the Ancient world section below.
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
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Cairo | Cairo, Illinois | [63] |
Karnak | Karnak, Illinois | [63] |
Luxor | Luxor, Pennsylvania | [64] |
Suez | Suez Township, Illinois | [19] |
Finland
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
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Liminka | Liminga, Michigan[65] | [66] |
Oulu | Oulu, Wisconsin | [67] |
Pori | Pori, Michigan[68] | [66] |
Salo | Salo Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Toijala | Toivola Township, Minnesota | [22] |
Vaasa | Wasas, Michigan[69] | [66] |
France
Georgia (country)
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
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Tbilisi | Tiflis, Washington | [37] |
Germany
Greece
For more cities in Greece, see the Ancient world section below.
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
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Athens | Athens, Georgia | [10] |
Athens, Ohio | ||
Larissa | Larissa, Texas | [51] |
Nafpaktos (Venetian: Lepanto) | Lepanto, Arkansas | named for the Battle of Lepanto[9] |
Thessaloniki | Salona, Pennsylvania | [56]:318 |
Volos | Volo, Illinois | [19] |
Honduras
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Copán | Copan, Oklahoma | Maya city, now an archaeological site[81] |
Hungary
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
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Buda | Buda, Illinois | [19] named before the merger with Pest |
Budapest | Budapest, Georgia | [86] |
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 | [86] |
Iceland
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Akranes | Akra Township, North Dakota | [24] |
Þingvellir | Thingvalla Township, North Dakota |
India
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
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Almora, Uttarakhand | Almora, Illinois | [19] |
Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu | Madras, Oregon | [55] named for a bolt of Madras cloth |
Delhi, National Capital Territory | 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 |
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Baghdad | Bagdad, Arizona | [10] |
Ireland
Israel
For cities in Israel, see the Ancient world section below.
Italy
For more cities in Italy, see the Ancient world section below.
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.
Lebanon
For more cities in Lebanon, see the Ancient world section below.
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
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Baalbek | Balbec, Indiana | [15] |
Libya
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Tripoli | New Tripoli, Pennsylvania | [56]:315 |
Lithuania
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Vilnius (Polish: Wilno) | Wilno, Minnesota |
Mali
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Timbuktu | Timbuctoo, California | [5] |
Mexico
Morocco
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Essaouira | Mogadore, Ohio | [48] |
Casablanca | Casablanca, North Carolina[99] | [12] |
Tangier | Tangier, Virginia | [88]:24 |
Netherlands
Norway
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[112] | [40] |
Peru
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Callao | Callao, Utah | [60] |
Cerro de Pasco | Pasco, Washington | [37] |
Cusco | Cuzco, Indiana | [15] |
Lima | Lima, Ohio | [48] |
Philippines
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
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Manila | Manila, Arkansas | |
Manila, Utah | [60] |
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[113] | [40] |
Kraków | Krakow, Wisconsin | [25] |
Lublin | Lublin, Wisconsin | [25] |
Miasteczko Krajeńskie (German: Friedheim) | Friedheim, Missouri | [2] |
Opole | Opole, Minnesota | [114] |
Poznań (German: Posen) | Posen, Illinois | [19] |
Radom | Radom, Illinois | [19] |
Szczecin (German: Stettin) | Stettin, Wisconsin | [67] |
Tarnów | Tarnov, Nebraska | [36] |
Toruń | Torun, Wisconsin | |
Warsaw | Warsaw, Illinois | |
Warsaw, Indiana | [15] | |
Warsaw, Missouri | ||
Wrocław (German: Breslau) | Breslau, Texas |
Portugal
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Lisbon | Lisbon, Maine | [10] |
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 | [81] |
Liebental (Lubonironvka) | Liebenthal, Kansas | Volga German settlement[33] |
Marks (Katharinenstadt) | Catharine, Kansas | Volga German settlement[33] |
Moscow | Moscow Mills, Missouri | Moscow
Idaho |
Moscow, Texas | [10] | |
Obermunjor (Kriwowskoje) | Munjor, Kansas | Volga German settlement |
Pfeifer (Gnilushka) | Pfeifer, Kansas | Volga German settlement[33] |
Saint Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | [6] |
Schoenchen (Paninskaja) | Schoenchen, Kansas | Volga German settlement[33] |
Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast | Tilsit, Missouri | [2] |
Saudi Arabia
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
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Mecca | Mecca, California | |
Medina | Medina, Ohio | [48] |
Serbia
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Belgrade | Belgrade, Montana | [16] |
Singapore
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Singapore | Singapore, Michigan | [115] |
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[116] | [3] |
Randburg | Randsburg, California | [10] |
Spain
Sudan
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Dongola | Dongola, Illinois | [63] |
Khartoum | Khartoum, California[118] | [9] |
Wadi Halfa | Halfa, Iowa | [8] |
Sweden
Switzerland
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 |
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Ankara | Angora, Minnesota | [22] |
Ukraine
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Balta, Odessa Oblast | Balta, North Dakota | [24] |
Kiev | Kief, North Dakota | [24] |
Odessa | Odessa, Texas | [10] |
Selz (now Lymanske) | Selz, North Dakota (Emmons County) | [24] |
Sevastopol | Sebastopol, California | |
Straßburg (now Kuchurhan, Rozdilna Raion) | Strasburg, North Dakota[121] | Straßburg was named after the city in Alsace[24] |
United Kingdom
British Overseas Territories
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Longwood, Saint Helena | Longwood, Missouri | [2] place where Napoleon lived during his second exile |
Crown Dependencies
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Saint Clement, Jersey | Clements, Maryland | [40] |
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Uruguay
City or town | Namesake | Notes |
---|---|---|
Montevideo | Montevideo, Minnesota | [22] |
Ancient world
Cities that have namesakes because they are biblical or prominent in ancient history are in this section.
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
- List of place names of Spanish origin in the United States
- List of Swedish place names in the United States
- List of place names of Welsh origin in the United States
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