List of the most common U.S. place names

This is a list of the most common U.S. place names (cities, towns, villages, boroughs and Census Designated Places), with number of times that name occurs (in parentheses).[1] Some states have more than one occurrence of the same name. Cities with populations over 100,000 are in bold.

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Greenville (50)

Springfield (28)

Place Type
Place Type
Springfield, Colorado town
Springfield, Florida city
Springfield, Georgia city
Springfield, Illinois city
Springfield, Kentucky city
Springfield, Louisiana town
Springfield, Maine town
Springfield, Massachusetts city
Springfield, Michigan city
Springfield, Minnesota city
Springfield, Missouri city
Springfield, Nebraska city
Springfield, New Hampshire town
Springfield, New York town
Springfield, New Jersey CDP
Springfield, Ohio city
Springfield, Oregon city
Springfield, Pennsylvania CDP
Springfield, South Carolina town
Springfield, South Dakota city
Springfield, Tennessee city
Springfield, Vermont town
Springfield, Virginia CDP
Springfield, Wisconsin (Dane County) town
Springfield, Wisconsin (Jackson County) town[2]
Springfield, Wisconsin (Marquette County) town
Springfield, Wisconsin (St. Croix County) town
Springfield, Wisconsin (Walworth County) town

Salem (25)

Place Type
Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas city
Salem, Saline County, Arkansas CDP
Salem, Connecticut town
Salem, Georgia CDP
Salem, Illinois city
Salem, Indiana city
Salem, Iowa city
Salem, Kentucky city
Salem, Massachusetts city
Salem, Missouri city
Salem, Nebraska village
Salem, New Hampshire town
Salem, New Jersey city
Salem, New Mexico CDP
Salem, New York village
Salem, North Carolina CDP
Salem, Ohio city
Salem, Oklahoma CDP
Salem, Oregon city
Salem, South Carolina town
Salem, South Dakota city
Salem, Utah city
Salem, Virginia city
Salem, West Virginia city
Salem, Wisconsin town

Fairview (24)

Place Type
Fairview, Alabama town
Fairview, California CDP
Fairview, Georgia CDP
Fairview, Illinois village
Fairview, Kansas city
Fairview, Kentucky city
Fairview, Missouri town
Fairview, Montana town
Fairview, Bergen County, New Jersey borough
Fairview, Monmouth County, New Jersey CDP
Fairview, Dutchess County, New York CDP
Fairview, Westchester County, New York CDP
Fairview, North Carolina CDP
Fairview, North Carolina town
Fairview, Ohio village
Fairview, Oklahoma city
Fairview, Oregon city
Fairview, Pennsylvania borough
Fairview, South Dakota town
Fairview, Tennessee city
Fairview, Texas town
Fairview, Utah city
Fairview, West Virginia town
Fairview, Wyoming CDP

Madison (23)

Place Type
Madison, Alabama city
Madison, Arkansas city
Madison, Connecticut town
Madison, Florida city
Madison, Georgia city
Madison, Illinois city
Madison, Indiana city
Madison, Kansas city
Madison, Maine town
Madison, Minnesota city
Madison, Mississippi city
Madison, Missouri city
Madison, Nebraska city
Madison, New Hampshire town
Madison, New Jersey borough
Madison, New York village
Madison, North Carolina town
Madison, Ohio village
Madison, Pennsylvania borough
Madison, South Dakota city
Madison, Virginia town
Madison, West Virginia city
Madison, Wisconsin city

Washington (24)

Place Type
Washington, Arkansas city
Washington, Connecticut town
Washington, District of Columbia city
Washington, Georgia city
Washington, Illinois city
Washington, Indiana city
Washington, Iowa city
Washington, Kansas city
Washington, Louisiana town
Washington, Maine town
Washington, Massachusetts town
Washington, Mississippi CDP
Washington, Missouri city
Washington, Nebraska village
Washington, New Hampshire town
Washington, New Jersey borough
Washington, North Carolina city
Washington, Ohio city
Washington, Oklahoma town
Washington, Pennsylvania city
Washington, Utah city
Washington, Vermont town
Washington, Virginia town
Washington, West Virginia CDP

Georgetown (22)

Place Type
Georgetown, Arkansas town
Georgetown, California CDP
Georgetown, Colorado town
Georgetown, Connecticut CDP
Georgetown, Delaware town
Georgetown, Chatham County, Georgia CDP
Georgetown, Quitman County, Georgia city
Georgetown, Idaho city
Georgetown, Illinois city
Georgetown, Floyd County, Indiana town
Georgetown, St. Joseph County, Indiana CDP
Georgetown, Kentucky city
Georgetown, Louisiana village
Georgetown, Maine town
Georgetown, Massachusetts town
Georgetown, Minnesota city
Georgetown, Mississippi town
Georgetown, New York town
Georgetown, Ohio village
Georgetown, Pennsylvania borough
Georgetown, South Carolina city
Georgetown, Texas city
Georgetown, Washington DC principality

Arlington (21)

Place Type
Arlington, Arizona town
Arlington, Georgia city
Arlington, Illinois village
Arlington, Iowa city
Arlington, Kansas city
Arlington, Kentucky city
Arlington, Massachusetts town
Arlington, Minnesota city
Arlington, Nebraska village
Arlington, New York CDP
Arlington, North Carolina town
Arlington, Ohio village
Arlington, Oregon city
Arlington, South Dakota city
Arlington, Tennessee town
Arlington, Texas city
Arlington, Vermont town
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia CDP
Arlington, Northampton County, Virginia CDP
Arlington, Washington city
Arlington, Wisconsin village

Ashland (20)

Place Type
Ashland, Alabama city
Ashland, California CDP
Ashland, Illinois village
Ashland, Kansas city
Ashland, Kentucky city
Ashland, Louisiana village
Ashland, Maine town
Ashland, Massachusetts town
Ashland, Mississippi town
Ashland, Missouri city
Ashland, Montana CDP
Ashland, Nebraska city
Ashland, New Hampshire town
Ashland, New Jersey CDP
Ashland, Ohio city
Ashland, Oklahoma town
Ashland, Oregon city
Ashland, Pennsylvania borough
Ashland, Virginia town
Ashland, Wisconsin city

Burlington (20)

Place Type
Burlington, Colorado city
Burlington, Connecticut town
Burlington, Illinois village
Burlington, Indiana town
Burlington, Iowa city
Burlington, Kansas city
Burlington, Kentucky CDP
Burlington, Maine town
Burlington, Massachusetts town
Burlington, Michigan village
Burlington, New Jersey city
Burlington, North Carolina city
Burlington, North Dakota city
Burlington, Ohio CDP
Burlington, Oklahoma town
Burlington, Pennsylvania borough
Burlington, Vermont city
Burlington, Washington city
Burlington, Wisconsin city
Burlington, Wyoming town

Manchester (20)

Place Type
Manchester, Connecticut town
Manchester, Georgia city
Manchester, Illinois village
Manchester, Iowa city
Manchester, Kansas city
Manchester, Kentucky city
Manchester, Maine town
Manchester, Maryland town
Manchester, Michigan village
Manchester, Minnesota city
Manchester, Missouri city
Manchester, New Hampshire city
Manchester, New Jersey township
Manchester, New York village
Manchester, Ohio village
Manchester, Oklahoma town
Manchester, Pennsylvania borough
Manchester, Tennessee city
Manchester, Vermont town
Manchester, Washington CDP

Marion (21)

Place Type
Marion, Alabama city
Marion, Arkansas city
Marion, Illinois city
Marion, Indiana city
Marion, Iowa city
Marion, Kansas city
Marion, Kentucky city
Marion, Louisiana town
Marion, Massachusetts town
Marion, Michigan village
Marion, Mississippi town
Marion, North Carolina city
Marion, North Dakota city
Marion, New York town
Marion, Ohio city
Marion, Oregon CDP
Marion, South Carolina city
Marion, South Dakota city
Marion, Texas city
Marion, Virginia town
Marion, Wisconsin city

Oxford (20)

Place Type
Oxford, Alabama city
Oxford, Arkansas city
Oxford, Connecticut town
Oxford, Georgia city
Oxford, Idaho city
Oxford, Indiana town
Oxford, Iowa city
Oxford, Kansas city
Oxford, Maine town
Oxford, Maryland town
Oxford, Massachusetts town
Oxford, Michigan village
Oxford, Mississippi city
Oxford, Missouri village
Oxford, Nebraska village
Oxford, New Jersey CDP
Oxford, New York village
Oxford, North Carolina city
Oxford, Ohio city
Oxford, Pennsylvania borough
Oxford, Wisconsin village

Clayton (19)

Place Type
Clayton, Alabama town
Clayton, California city
Clayton, Delaware town
Clayton, Georgia city
Clayton, Idaho city
Clayton, Illinois village
Clayton, Indiana town
Clayton, Iowa city
Clayton, Kansas city
Clayton, Louisiana town
Clayton, Michigan village
Clayton, Missouri city
Clayton, New Jersey borough
Clayton, New Mexico town
Clayton, New York village
Clayton, North Carolina town
Clayton, Ohio city
Clayton, Oklahoma town
Clayton, Wisconsin village

Jackson (19)

Place Type
Jackson, Alabama city
Jackson, California city
Jackson, Georgia city
Jackson, Kentucky city
Jackson, Louisiana town
Jackson, Maine town
Jackson, Michigan city
Jackson, Minnesota city
Jackson, Mississippi city
Jackson, Missouri city
Jackson, Nebraska village
Jackson, New Hampshire town
Jackson, New Jersey town
Jackson, North Carolina town
Jackson, Ohio city
Jackson, South Carolina town
Jackson, Tennessee city
Jackson, Wisconsin village
Jackson, Wyoming town

Milton (19)

Place Type
Milton, Delaware town
Milton, Florida city
Milton, Georgia city
Milton, Illinois village
Milton, Indiana town
Milton, Iowa city
Milton, Kentucky city
Milton, Louisiana town
Milton, Massachusetts town
Milton, New Hampshire town
Milton, Saratoga County, New York CDP
Milton, Ulster County, New York CDP
Milton, North Carolina town
Milton, North Dakota city
Milton, Pennsylvania borough
Milton, Vermont town
Milton, Washington city
Milton, West Virginia town
Milton, Wisconsin city

Auburn (18)

Place Type
Auburn, Alabama city
Auburn, California city
Auburn, Georgia city
Auburn, Illinois city
Auburn, Indiana city
Auburn, Iowa city
Auburn, Kansas city
Auburn, Kentucky city
Auburn, Maine city
Auburn, Massachusetts city
Auburn, Michigan city
Auburn, Nebraska city
Auburn, New Hampshire town
Auburn, New York city
Auburn, Pennsylvania borough
Auburn, Washington city
Auburn, West Virginia town
Auburn, Wyoming CDP

Dayton (18)

Place Type
Dayton, Alabama town
Dayton, Idaho city
Dayton, Indiana town
Dayton, Iowa city
Dayton, Kentucky city
Dayton, Maine town
Dayton, Minnesota city
Dayton, Montana CDP
Dayton, Nevada CDP
Dayton, New Jersey CDP
Dayton, Ohio city
Dayton, Oregon city
Dayton, Pennsylvania borough
Dayton, Tennessee city
Dayton, Texas city
Dayton, Virginia town
Dayton, Washington city
Dayton, Wyoming town

Lexington (18)

Place Type
Lexington, Alabama town
Lexington, Georgia city
Lexington, Illinois city
Lexington, Kentucky city
Lexington, Massachusetts town
Lexington, Michigan village
Lexington, Minnesota city
Lexington, Mississippi city
Lexington, Missouri city
Lexington, Nebraska city
Lexington, North Carolina city
Lexington, Ohio village
Lexington, Oklahoma city
Lexington, Oregon town
Lexington, South Carolina town
Lexington, Tennessee city
Lexington, Texas town
Lexington, Virginia city

Milford (18)

Place Type
Milford, Connecticut city
Milford, Delaware city
Milford, Illinois village
Milford, Indiana town
Milford, Iowa city
Milford, Kansas city
Milford, Maine town
Milford, Massachusetts town
Milford, Michigan village
Milford, Missouri village
Milford, Nebraska city
Milford, New Hampshire town
Milford, New Jersey borough
Milford, New York village
Milford, Ohio city
Milford, Pennsylvania borough
Milford, Texas town
Milford, Utah city

Riverside (18)

Place Type
Riverside, Alabama town
Riverside, California city
Riverside, Georgia town
Riverside, Illinois village
Riverside, Iowa city
Riverside, Maryland CDP
Riverside, Missouri city
Riverside, New Jersey town
Riverside, Steuben County, New York village
Riverside, Suffolk County, New York CDP
Riverside, Ohio city
Riverside, Oregon CDP
Riverside, Pennsylvania borough
Riverside, Rhode Island village
Riverside, Texas city
Riverside, Utah CDP
Riverside, Washington town
Riverside, Wyoming town

Cleveland (18)

Place Type
Cleveland, Alabama town
Cleveland, Florida CDP
Cleveland, Georgia city
Cleveland, Illinois village
Cleveland, Minnesota city
Cleveland, Mississippi city
Cleveland, Missouri city
Cleveland, New York village
Cleveland, North Carolina town
Cleveland, North Dakota city
Cleveland, Ohio city
Cleveland, Oklahoma city
Cleveland, Tennessee city
Cleveland, Texas city
Cleveland, Utah town
Cleveland, Virginia town
Cleveland, West Virginia town
Cleveland, Wisconsin village

Dover (17)

Place Type
Dover, Arkansas city
Dover, Delaware city
Dover, Florida CDP
Dover, Idaho city
Dover, Illinois village
Dover, Kentucky city
Dover, Massachusetts town
Dover, Minnesota city
Dover, Missouri town
Dover, New Hampshire city
Dover, New Jersey town
Dover, North Carolina town
Dover, Ohio city
Dover, Oklahoma town
Dover, Pennsylvania borough
Dover, Tennessee city
Dover, Vermont town

Hudson (17)

Place Type
Hudson, Colorado town
Hudson, Florida CDP
Hudson, Illinois village
Hudson, Indiana town
Hudson, Iowa city
Hudson, Kansas city
Hudson, Maine town
Hudson, Massachusetts town
Hudson, Michigan city
Hudson, New Hampshire town
Hudson, New York city
Hudson, North Carolina town
Hudson, Ohio city
Hudson, South Dakota town
Hudson, Texas city
Hudson, Wisconsin city
Hudson, Wyoming town

Kingston (18)

Place Type
Kingston, Georgia city
Kingston, Illinois village
Kingston, Massachusetts town
Kingston, Michigan village
Kingston, Minnesota city
Kingston, Missouri city
Kingston, Nevada village
Kingston, New Hampshire town
Kingston, New Jersey CDP
Kingston, New York city
Kingston, Ohio village
Kingston, Oklahoma town
Kingston, Pennsylvania borough
Kingston, Rhode Island CDP
Kingston, Tennessee city
Kingston, Utah town
Kingston, Washington CDP
Kingston, Wisconsin village

Mount Vernon (17)

Place Type
Mount Vernon, Alabama town
Mount Vernon, Arkansas city
Mount Vernon, Georgia city
Mount Vernon, Illinois city
Mount Vernon, Indiana city
Mount Vernon, Iowa city
Mount Vernon, Kentucky city
Mount Vernon, Maine town
Mount Vernon, Maryland CDP
Mount Vernon, Missouri city
Mount Vernon, New York city
Mount Vernon, Ohio city
Mount Vernon, Oregon city
Mount Vernon, South Dakota city
Mount Vernon, Texas town
Mount Vernon, Virginia CDP
Mount Vernon, Washington city

Newport (17)

Place Type
Newport, Arkansas city
Newport, Delaware town
Newport, Indiana town
Newport, Kentucky city
Newport, Maine town
Newport, Minnesota city
Newport, Nebraska village
Newport, New Hampshire town
Newport, New York village
Newport, North Carolina town
Newport, Oregon city
Newport, Pennsylvania borough
Newport, Rhode Island city
Newport, South Carolina CDP
Newport, Tennessee city
Newport, Vermont city
Newport, Washington city

Oakland (17)

Place Type
Oakland, California city
Oakland, Florida city
Oakland, Illinois city
Oakland, Iowa city
Oakland, Kentucky city
Oakland, Maine town
Oakland, Maryland town
Oakland, Mississippi town
Oakland, Missouri city
Oakland, Nebraska city
Oakland, New Jersey borough
Oakland, Oklahoma town
Oakland, Oregon city
Oakland, Pennsylvania borough
Oakland, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania CDP
Oakland, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania borough
Oakland, South Carolina CDP
Oakland, Tennessee town

Centerville (18)

Place Type
Centerville, Georgia city
Centerville, Indiana town
Centerville, Iowa city
Centerville, Massachusetts village
Centerville, Minnesota city
Centerville, Missouri city
Centerville, North Carolina town
Centerville, Gallia County, Ohio village
Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio city
Centerville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania borough
Centerville, Washington County, Pennsylvania borough
Centerville, South Carolina CDP
Centerville, South Dakota city
Centerville, Tennessee town
Centerville, Texas city
Centerville, Utah city
Centerville, Virginia city
Centerville, Washington CDP

Winchester (17)

Place Type
Winchester, Arkansas city
Winchester, California CDP
Winchester, Idaho city
Winchester, Illinois city
Winchester, Iowa city
Winchester, Indiana city
Winchester, Kansas city
Winchester, Kentucky city
Winchester, Massachusetts town
Winchester, Missouri city
Winchester, Nevada CDP
Winchester, New Jersey town
Winchester, Ohio village
Winchester, Oklahoma town
Winchester, Tennessee city
Winchester, Virginia city
Winchester, Wyoming CDP

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