List of renamed places in the United States
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This is the list of renamed places in the United States --- various political and physical entities in the U.S. that have had their names changed, though not by merger, split, or any other process which was not one-to-one. It also generally does not include differences due to a change in status, for example, a "River Bluff Recreation Area" that becomes "River Bluff State Park".
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[edit] Alaska
- Mount McKinley National Park was renamed Denali National Park and Preserve (the mountain itself was renamed Denali by the state government, but not the federal, after its native name)
[edit] Florida
- Cowford (1763-1822) is now Jacksonville
- Dade County (1836-1997) is now Miami-Dade County
- Flagler was changed to Miami before becoming official
- Ocean City (1913-1923) is now Flagler Beach (there is another Ocean City, Florida elsewhere)
[edit] Georgia
- Big Shanty (to 1860s) is now Kennesaw
- Cass County (to 1860s) is now Bartow County
- Crossroads is now Vinings
- Franklin is now West Point (there is now another Franklin nearby)
- Hammond is now Sandy Springs
- Harnageville (1832-1880) is now Tate
- Jonesborough is now Jonesboro
- Lovejoy's Station is now Lovejoy
- Marble Works (to 1832) is now Tate
- Marthasville (late 1840s) is now Atlanta
- New Prospect Camp Ground is now Alpharetta
- Northcutt Station (1840-1843) is now Acworth
- Paces is now Vinings
- Rough and Ready is now Mountain View
- Ruff's Station is now Smyrna
- Terminus (mid-1840s) was later Atlanta
- Tunnelsville (1848-1856) is now Tunnel Hill
- Varner's Station is now Smyrna
[edit] Indiana
- Hudson in DeKalb County is now Sedan (there is another Hudson in neighboring Steuben County)
- Iba was also a previous name for Sedan
- Jervis or Jarvis in DeKalb County is now Butler
- Kekionga, the capital of the Miami tribe, is now Fort Wayne.
- Newport in Wayne County is now Fountain City (there is another Newport in Vermillion County)
- Vienna in DeKalb County is now Newville.
[edit] Mississippi
[edit] New York
- New Amsterdam (17th century) is now New York
[edit] North Carolina
- Hamburgh (later Hamburg) is now Glenville
[edit] South Carolina
- Charles Town (colonial period) is now Charleston
[edit] Wyoming
- Jackson's Hole was changed to Jackson Hole and is now simply Jackson
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