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List of places named after places in the United States

List of places named after places in the United States

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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.

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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.

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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
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