List of American places named after people
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This is a list of places in the United States of America which are named after people.
- Albuquerque, New Mexico – Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque
- Alexandria, Virginia – John Alexander (settler)
- Allentown, Pennsylvania – William Allen
- Anderson, Indiana – Chief William Anderson
- Anderson, South Carolina – Gen. Robert Anderson
- Ankeny, Iowa – John Fletcher Ankeny
- Annapolis, Maryland – Anne of Great Britain
- Ansonia, Connecticut – Anson Greene Phelps
- Astoria, Oregon – John Jacob Astor
- Atlanta - Atlas (indirectly via the Western and Atlantic Railroad and the Atlantic Ocean)
- Austin, Texas - Stephen F. Austin
- Baird, Texas - Matthew Baird (president of Baldwin Locomotive Works)
- Bakersfield, California – Col. Thomas Baker
- Baltimore, Maryland - Lord Baltimore
- Barrow, Alaska – Sir John Barrow
- Bartlett, Illinois – Luther Bartlett
- Barstow, California - William Barstow Strong (ATSF president)
- Belzoni, Mississippi - Giovanni Battista Belzoni
- Benicia, California – Francisca Benicia Carillo de Vallejo
- Billings, Montana – Frederick H. Billings
- Binghamton, New York - William Bingham
- Bismarck, North Dakota - Otto von Bismarck
- Bowie, Maryland – William D. Bowie (colonel)
- Broderick, California - David C. Broderick (U.S. senator)
- Bryan, Texas – William Joel Bryan
- Bryte, California – Mike Bryte, local farmer and landowner
- Burbank, California – David Burbank (dentist)
- Campbell, California – Benjamin Campbell (founder)
- Carson City, Nevada - Kit Carson
- Charles Town, West Virginia – Charles Washington (founder; younger brother of George Washington)
- Charlotte, North Carolina - Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Cicero, New York – Cicero
- Cincinnati, Ohio - Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (indirectly, via the Society of the Cincinnati)
- Christiana, Delaware - Queen Christina of Sweden
- Cleveland, Ohio - Moses Cleaveland (note spelling)
- Compton, California – Griffith D. Compton (settler)
- Cooperstown, New York – William Cooper
- Cudahy, California – Michael Cudahy
- Cudahy, Wisconsin – Patrick Cudahy
- Dallas, Texas - George M. Dallas
- Davenport, Iowa – Col. George Davenport
- Davie, Florida – Randolph P. Davie (developer)
- Davis, California – Jerome C. Davis (local farmer)
- Dayton, Ohio – Jonathan Dayton
- Daytona Beach, Florida – Matthias Day
- Denver, Colorado - James W. Denver
- Downers Grove, Illinois – Pierce Downer (settler)
- Downey, California – John G. Downey
- Dubuque, Iowa - Julien Dubuque
- Duluth, Minnesota - Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut
- Edison, Georgia, Edison, New Jersey – Thomas Edison
- Edwardsville, Illinois – Ninian Edwards
- El Macero, California – Bruce Mace, local landowner
- Eugene, Oregon – Eugene Franklin Skinner
- Evanston, Illinois – John Evans
- Evansville, Indiana - Robert Morgan Evans
- Fairbanks, Alaska – Charles W. Fairbanks
- Fargo, North Dakota – William Fargo
- Farragut, Tennessee, and other Farraguts – David Farragut
- Fayetteville, North Carolina and other Fayettevilles – Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette
- Fitchburg, Massachusetts – John Fitch (settler)
- Florence, Kentucky – Florence Conner (wife of early settler)
- Florence, South Carolina – Florence Hartlee (daughter of a railroad president who lived in the area)
- Fort Collins, Colorado – Col. William O. Collins
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida – William Lauderdale (major)
- Fort Lee, New Jersey – Charles Lee
- Fort Wayne, Indiana – Anthony Wayne
- Fort Worth, Texas – William Jenkins Worth
- Fredericksburg, Virginia – Frederick, Prince of Wales
- Fremont, California, and numerous other Fremonts – John C. Frémont
- Fullerton, California – George H. Fullerton, president of the Pacific Land and Improvement Company
- Galesburg, Illinois – George Washington Gale
- Gallatin, Tennessee and other Gallatins – Albert Gallatin
- Gary, Indiana – Elbert Henry Gary
- Georgetown, Washington, D.C. – George II of Great Britain
- Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – Samuel Gettys (settler)
- Greensboro, North Carolina – Nathanael Greene
- Gurnee, Illinois – Walter S. Gurnee
- Hagerstown, Maryland – Jonathan Hager
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - John Harris, Sr.
- Hayward, California – William Hayward
- Hoffman Estates, Illinois – Sam and Jack Hoffman (builders)
- Hopkinsville, Kentucky – Samuel Hopkins (general)
- Houston - Sam Houston
- Huntington, West Virginia – Collis P. Huntington
- Huntington Beach, California – Henry E. Huntington
- Huntsville, Alabama – John Hunt (settler)
- Jackson- Andrew Jackson
- Jacksonville - Andrew Jackson
- Jefferson City, Missouri - Thomas Jefferson
- Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania – Jim Thorpe
- Joe, Montana – Joe Montana
- Joplin, Missouri – a Methodist minister in the new city
- Juneau, Alaska – Joe Juneau
- Knoxville – Henry Knox
- Kosciusko, Mississippi – Tadeusz Kościuszko
- Lafayette, Louisiana and other Lafayettes – Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette
- Lake Charles, Louisiana – Charles Sallier
- Levittown, New York and other Levittowns – William Levitt
- Lincoln, Nebraska – Abraham Lincoln
- Livermore, California – Robert Livermore
- Livingston, New Jersey – William Livingston
- Los Angeles – Our Lady the Queen of the Angels
- Louisville, Kentucky – Louis XVI
- Lubbock, Texas – Thomas Saltus Lubbock
- Madison, Wisconsin – James Madison
- Marshall, Texas – John Marshall
- McAllen, Texas – John McAllen (settler)
- McHenry, Illinois – William McHenry
- McMinnville, Tennessee – Joseph McMinn
- Modesto, California – William Chapman Ralston, reputed for being a modest man
- Montgomery, Alabama and Montgomery, Minnesota – Richard Montgomery
- Morgantown, West Virginia – Zackquill Morgan
- Morton Grove, Illinois – Levi P. Morton
- Naperville, Illinois – Joseph Naper
- Nashville, Tennessee – Francis Nash
- Nickerson, Kansas – Thomas Nickerson (ATSF president)
- Norman, Oklahoma – Abner E. Norman (surveyor)
- O'Fallon, Missouri – John O. Fallon
- Orlando, Florida – Orlando Reeves
- Owensboro, Kentucky – Abraham Owen
- Paterson, New Jersey – William Paterson
- Perris, California – Fred T. Perris
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – William Pitt the Elder
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts – William Pitt
- Provo, Utah – Étienne Provost
- Pulaski, Tennessee and other Pulaskis – Kazimierz Pułaski
- Pullman, 3 places in Michigan/Washington/West Virginia , named after George Pullman
- Pullman, Chicago – George Pullman and Solon S. Beman
- Putnam, Connecticut – Israel Putnam
- Quincy, Massachusetts – Colonel John Quincy
- Raleigh, North Carolina – Sir Walter Raleigh
- Roswell, Georgia - Roswell King, founder.
- Saint Louis – Saint Louis
- St. Paul, Minnesota – Saint Paul
- San Antonio – Saint Anthony of Padua
- San Diego – Saint James
- San Francisco, California - Saint Francis
- San Jose, California - Saint Joseph
- San Luis Obispo, California - Saint Louis of Toulouse
- San Mateo, California - Saint Matthew
- Schererville, Indiana – Nicholas Scherer (German settler)
- Seattle, Washington - Chief Seattle
- Sparks, Nevada – John Sparks
- Stockton, California – Robert F. Stockton
- Strong City, Kansas – William Barstow Strong (ATSF president)
- Sutter, California – John A. Sutter (pioneer of the California Gold Rush)
- Temple, Texas – Bernard Moore Temple (civil engineer)
- Tinley Park, Illinois – Samuel Tinley, Sr. (railroad station agent)
- Torrance, California – Jared Sidney Torrance
- Twain Harte, California - Mark Twain and Bret Harte
- Vacaville, California – Juan Manuel Vaca
- Vallejo, California – Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
- Victorville, California – Jacob Nash Victor
- Warrenville, Illinois – Julius Warren (settler)
- Washington, D.C. - George Washington
- Webster, Massachusetts – Daniel Webster
- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania - John Wilkes and Isaac Barre
- Williamstown, Massachusetts – Ephraim Williams
- Wilmette, Illinois – Antoine Ouilmette (French-Canadian fur trader)
[edit] See also
- List of places named after people
- Buildings and structures named after people
- Lists of places by eponym
- List of eponyms
- Lists of etymologies
