List of places in the United States named after people
This is a list of places in the United States which are named after people. If not cited here, the etymology is generally referenced in the article about the person or the place.
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[edit]- Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania – Aaron Levy (founder)[1]
- Abbot, Maine – John Abbot (treasurer of Bowdoin College)[1]
- Abbott, Texas – Joseph "Jo" Abbott (politician)[2]
- Abbottstown, Pennsylvania – John Abbott (founder)[1]
- Abernathy, Texas – Monroe Abernathy (one of the developers of the town)
- Abington, Massachusetts – Anne Venables Bertie, Countess of Abington, Cambridgeshire[3]
- Ableman, Wisconsin – S.V.R. Ableman (settler)[1]
- Ackley, Iowa – J.W. Ackley (founder)[4]
- Acworth, New Hampshire – Jacob Acworth (British naval officer)[5]
- Ada Township, Michigan – Ada Smith (daughter of postmaster)[4]
- Adairville, Kentucky – John Adair (governor of Kentucky)[4]
- Adams, California – Charles Adams (landowner)
- Adams, Massachusetts – Samuel Adams[6]
- Adams, Nebraska – J.O. Adams (settler)[7]
- Adams, New York – John Adams[8]
- Adams, Oregon – John F. Adams (homesteader)
- Adams, Tennessee – Reuben Adams (landowner)[7]
- Adamsboro, Indiana – George E. Adams (founder)[7]
- Adamsburg, Pennsylvania – John Adams[7]
- Adams Station, California – Marie Adams Peacock (tavern owner)
- Adamstown, California – George Adams (founder)
- Adamstown, Pennsylvania – John Adams[7]
- Adamsville, Arizona – Charles S. Adams (original settler)
- Addison, 4 places in Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont – Joseph Addison (English essayist, poet, playwright and politician)[7]
- Addison, West Virginia – Addison McLaughlin (local lawyer)[7]
- Adin, California – Adin McDowell (founder)
- Adrian, Michigan – Roman Emperor Hadrian[9]
- Adrian, Minnesota – Mrs. Adrian Iselin (mother of Adrian C. Iselin, a director of the Sioux City and St. Paul Railroad Company)
- Aguilar, Colorado – José Ramón Aguilar (cattleman and pioneer)
- Aiken, South Carolina – William Aiken Jr. (governor of South Carolina)[7]
- Ainsworth, Iowa – D.H. Ainsworth (civil engineer)[10]
- Ainsworth, Washington – J.C. Ainsworth (railroader)[10]
- Albany, New Hampshire – James of York and Albany (indirectly, via Albany, New York)
- Albany, New York – James of York and Albany[11]
- Albemarle, North Carolina – George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle[10]
- Alberhill, California – C.H. Albers, James and George Hill (landowners)[12]: 1387
- Albert Lea, Minnesota – Albert Miller Lea (engineer, soldier, and topographer with the United States Dragoons)[10]
- Alberton, Montana – Albert J. Earling (president of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad)
- Albuquerque, New Mexico – Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque[13]
- Alburgh, Vermont – Ira Allen (landowner)[14]
- Alcester, South Dakota – Colonel Alcester of the British army
- Alden, California – S.E. Alden (farmer and landowner)
- Alden, Iowa – Henry Alden (settler)[14]
- Alderson, West Virginia – John Alderson (settler and local minister)[14]
- Alexander, New York – Alexander Rea (settler and state senator)[14]
- Alexander, Maine – Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton[15]
- Alexandria, Nebraska – S.J. Alexander (secretary of state)[14]
- Alexandria, New York and Alexandria Bay, New York – Alexander Le Ray (son of local settler)[14]
- Alexandria, New Hampshire – John Alexander (indirectly, via Alexandria, Virginia)
- Alexandria, South Dakota – Alexander Mitchell (railroad president)
- Alexandria, Virginia – John Alexander (settler)
- Alford, Massachusetts – Colonel John Alford[14]
- Alfordsville, Indiana – James Alford (settler)[14]
- Alfred, Maine – King Alfred the Great[14]
- Alger, Ohio – Russell A. Alger[14]
- Alice, Texas – Alice Gertrudis King Kleberg (daughter of Richard King, who established the King Ranch)
- Allendale, Oakland, California – Charles E. Allen (real estate broker)
- Allendale, South Carolina – Allen family (settlers)[16]
- Allenstown, New Hampshire – Samuel Allen (father of landowner and governor of New Hampshire)[16]
- Allentown, Georgia – J.W. Allen (postmaster)
- Allentown, Pennsylvania – William Allen[16]
- Alloway Township, New Jersey – Chief Alloway[16]
- Alma, Colorado – Alma James (wife of local merchant)[16]
- Almont, Michigan – Juan Almonte[17]
- Alstead, New Hampshire – Johann Heinrich Alsted (compiled an early encyclopedia that was popular at Harvard College) (note spelling)
- Altheimer, Arkansas – Joseph and Louis Altheimer (founders)[18]
- Alton, California – Alton Easton (indirectly, via Alton, Illinois)[17]
- Alton, Illinois – Alton Easton (son of founder Rufus Easton)[17]
- Alva, Florida – Thomas Alva Edison (inventor)
- Alvarado, California – Juan Alvarado (Mexican governor of California)[17]
- Alvin, Texas – Alvin Morgan (settler)
- Amador City, California – Jose Maria Amador (early gold prospector)[17]
- Ambler, Pennsylvania – Joseph Ambler (settler)[17]
- Amelia Court House, Virginia – Princess Amelia of Great Britain[19]
- Ames, Iowa – Oakes Ames
- Ames, New York – Fisher Ames[19]
- Amherst, New Hampshire -- Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (also Massachusetts and Maine)[19]
- Anaheim, California – Saint Anne (indirectly, via the Santa Ana River)
- Anastasia Island, Florida – Saint Anastasia[19]
- Anderson, Indiana – Chief William Anderson[19]
- Anderson, Kansas – Joseph C. Anderson (state legislator)[20]
- Anderson, South Carolina – Gen. Robert Anderson[20]
- Andersonia, California – Jeff Anderson (sawmill owner)
- Andrade, California – Mexican General Guillermo Andrade
- Angelica, New York – Angelica Schuyler Church[20]
- Angels Camp, California – Henry P. Angel (early settler and merchant)[20]
- Ankeny, Iowa – John Fletcher Ankeny
- Anna, Illinois – Anna Davis (landowner's wife)[20]
- Annapolis, Maryland – Anne, Queen of Great Britain[21]
- Ann Arbor, Michigan – Ann Allen and Ann Rumsey (settlers' wives)[20]
- Annsville, New York – Ann Bloomfield (settler's wife)[20]
- Anson, Maine – George Anson, 1st Baron Anson
- Anson, Wisconsin - Anson Burlingame (abolitionist, legislator, diplomat)[22]
- Ansonia, Connecticut – Anson Greene Phelps[23]
- Ansted, West Virginia – David T. Ansted (geologist and landowner)[24]
- Antis Township, Pennsylvania – Frederick Antes (colonel who fought during the Revolutionary War) (note spelling)
- Anthony, Kansas – George T. Anthony (7th Governor of Kansas)[25]
- Applebachsville, Pennsylvania – Gen. Paul Applebach[26]
- Applegate, California – Lisbon Applegate (early settler)[12]: 444
- Appleton, Maine[27] and Appleton, Wisconsin[26] – Samuel Appleton (father-in-law of Amos Lawrence, founder of Lawrence University)
- Appling, Georgia – Col. Dan Appling[26]
- Arbuckle, California – Tacitus R. Arbuckle (early landowner and settler)
- Archdale, North Carolina – John Archdale[26]
- Arco, Idaho – Georg von Arco
- Arenzville, Illinois – Francis A. Arenz (founder)[26]
- Arietta, New York – Arietta Rensselaer (wife of Rensselaer van Rensselaer)[28]
- Arlington, Texas – Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington (indirectly, via Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial)[29]
- Armourdale, Kansas – Armour brothers (founders of Armour and Company)[28]
- Arnold, California – Bob and Bernice Arnold (early local merchants)
- Arnold Heights, California – General Henry H. Arnold[12]: 1390
- Arundel, Maine – Lord Arundel
- Arvada, Colorado – Hiram Arvada Haskin (brother-in-law of settler Mary Wadsworth)
- Arvin, California – Arvin Richardson (pioneer)
- Asbury Park, New Jersey – Francis Asbury[30]
- Ashburnham, Massachusetts – John Ashburnham, 2nd Earl of Ashburnham[30]
- Ashbyburg, Kentucky – Gen. Stephen Ashby[30]
- Asheboro, North Carolina – Samuel Ashe (governor of North Carolina)[30]
- Asherville, Indiana – John Asher (founder)[30]
- Ashford, Alabama – Thomas Ashford[30]
- Ashley, Michigan – H.W. Ashley (manager of the Ann Arbor Railroad)[30]
- Ashley River (South Carolina) – Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury[30]
- Astor, Florida and Astor Park, Florida – William Backhouse Astor, Sr.
- Astoria, Oregon – John Jacob Astor[31]
- Atchison, Kansas – David Rice Atchison (Missouri Senator)[32]
- Aten, Nebraska – John Aten (state senator)[33]
- Athol, Massachusetts – James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl[33]
- Atkinson, Maine – Judge Atkinson (landholder)[34]
- Atkinson, New Hampshire – Theodore Atkinson (landowner)[34]
- Atwater, California – Marshall D. Atwater (farmer, landowner)
- Atwater, Minnesota – Isaac Atwater (settler of St. Paul)[34]
- Atwater Township, Ohio – Amzi Atwater (surveyor)[34]
- Atwood, Kansas – Attwood Matheny (founder's son)[34]
- Auberry, California – Al Yarborough
- Audubon, Minnesota – John James Audubon[34]
- Augusta, Georgia – Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha[35]
- Augusta, Kansas – Augusta James (trader's wife)[34]
- Augusta, Maine – Augusta Dearborn (daughter of Henry Dearborn)[36]
- Ault, Colorado – Alexander Ault (flour mill owner)
- Aurelius, New York – Marcus Aurelius (Roman emperor)[37]
- Austin, Minnesota – Austin Nichols (settler)[38]
- Austin, Texas – Stephen F. Austin[39]
- Ave Maria, Florida – Mary, mother of Jesus
- Averill, Vermont – Samuel Averill (landholder)
- Avery, California – George J. Avery (first postmaster)
- Averys Gore, Vermont – Samuel Avery (Westminster deputy sheriff and jailkeeper)
- Axtell, Kansas – Dr. Jesse Axtell (officer of the St. Joseph and Grand Island Railway)[37]
- Ayer, Massachusetts – Dr. James Cook Ayer (patent-medicine manufacturer)[37]
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[edit]- Bagby, California – Benjamin A. Bagby (merchant, hotelier, innkeeper)
- Bainbridge, New York – Commodore William Bainbridge
- Baird, Texas – Matthew Baird (president of Baldwin Locomotive Works)
- Baker, Montana – A.G. Baker (engineer with the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad)
- Baker City, Oregon – Senator Edward D. Baker (indirectly via Baker County, Oregon)[40][41]
- Baker County, Florida – James McNair Baker, judge and Confederate Senator[42]
- Bakersfield, California – Colonel Thomas Baker[43]
- Bakersfield, Vermont – Joseph Baker (landowner)[44]
- Baldwin, Georgia – Abraham Baldwin (U.S. Senator)[44]
- Baldwin, Maine – Colonel Loammi Baldwin (namesake of the Baldwin apple)[44]
- Baldwin, Michigan – Governor Henry P. Baldwin[44]
- Baldwin, Chemung County, New York – Isaac, Thomas, and Walter Baldwin (settlers)[44]
- Baldwin, Wisconsin – D.A. Baldwin (settler)[44]
- Baldwin City, Kansas – John Baldwin[44]
- Baldwinsville, New York – Dr. Jonas Baldwin (settler)[44]
- Ballantine, Montana – E.P. Ballantine (homesteader)
- Ballston, New York and Ballston Spa, New York – Rev. Eliphalet Ball (settler)[45]
- Baltimore, Maryland – Lord Baltimore[45]
- Banning, California – Phineas Banning, stagecoach line owner and Father of the Port of Los Angeles.
- Baraboo, Wisconsin – Jean Baribault (settler)[45]
- Baraga, Michigan – Bishop Friedrich Baraga[45]
- Barber, California – O. C. Barber (president of the Diamond Match Company)
- Barberton, Ohio – O. C. Barber (president of the Diamond Match Company)
- Barboursville, West Virginia – Philip P. Barbour (governor of Virginia)[45]
- Bard, California – Thomas R. Bard (irrigation district official)
- Bardstown, Kentucky – David Bard, who obtained the original town site from the governor of Virginia, and his brother William Bard, who surveyed the site[46]
- Bargersville, Indiana – Jefferson Barger[46]
- Baring Plantation, Maine – Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton[15]
- Barker, Broome County, New York – John Barker (settler)[46]
- Barlow, Oregon – John L. Barlow (settler)[46]
- Barnard, Vermont – Sir Francis Bernard (landholder) (note spelling)[46]
- Barnes, Kansas – A.S. Barnes (publisher)[46]
- Barnum, Denver, Colorado – P. T. Barnum (landowner)[46]
- Barnwell, South Carolina – Barnwell family[46]
- Barraque Township, Arkansas – Antoine Barraque (landowner)[47][48]
- Barre, Massachusetts, Barre, New York, Barre (city), Vermont and Barre (town), Vermont – Isaac Barré (Irish soldier and politician)[46]
- Barrington, New Hampshire and Barrington, Rhode Island[46] – John Shute Barrington, 1st Viscount Barrington (brother of Samuel Shute, governor of Massachusetts)
- Barron, Wisconsin – Henry D. Barron (judge)[46]
- Barstow, California – William Barstow Strong (ATSF president)
- Bartlett, Illinois – Luther Bartlett
- Bartlett, New Hampshire – Dr. Josiah Bartlett[49]
- Bartlett Springs, California – Green Bartlett (resort owner)
- Barton, Vermont – General William Barton[49]
- Bartow, Florida and Bartow, Georgia[49] – Francis S. Bartow (Confederate general)
- Bastrop, Louisiana and Bastrop, Texas – Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop (Dutch embezzler who falsely claimed to be a nobleman)[49]
- Batesville, Arkansas – James Woodson Bates[49]
- Batesville, Ohio – Rev. Timothy Bates[49]
- Bath, New Hampshire – William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath
- Bath, New York – Henrietta Pulteney, Countess of Bath[49]
- Battleboro, North Carolina – James S. and Joseph Battle (railroaders)[50]
- Bayard, West Virginia – Thomas F. Bayard (U.S. Senator from Delaware)[51]
- Bayfield, Wisconsin – Rear Admiral Henry Wolsey Bayfield[50]
- Bay St. Louis, Mississippi – Louis IX of France[50]
- Beacon, Iowa – Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconfield[50]
- Beals, Maine – Manwaring Beal (settler)
- Bealville, California – Edward Fitzgerald Beale (landowner)
- Beardstown, Illinois – Thomas Beard (settler)[52]
- Beatrice, Humboldt County, California – Beatrice White (first postmaster)[52]
- Beattie, Kansas – A. Beattie (mayor of St. Joseph, Missouri)[52]
- Beattyville, Kentucky – Samuel Beatty (settler)[52]
- Beaufort, North Carolina and Beaufort, South Carolina – Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort[52][53]
- Beauregard, Mississippi – P. G. T. Beauregard (Confederate general)[52]
- Beaumont, Texas – Jefferson Beaumont (early settler and public official)
- Becker, Minnesota – George Loomis Becker (mayor of Saint Paul)[52]
- Beckley, West Virginia – Gen. Alfred Beckley (settler)[52]
- Beckwourth, California – James Beckwourth, adventurer and early settler[54]
- Bedford, Massachusetts – Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford[52]
- Bedford, New Hampshire and Bedford, Virginia[55] – John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford
- Bedford, Tennessee – Thomas Bedford[52]
- Beebe, Arkansas – Roswell Beebe (settler)[52]
- Beecher City, Illinois – Charles A. Beecher (railroader)[56]
- Beekman, New York – Henry Beekman (landowner)[56]
- Beekmantown, New York – William Beekman (landowner)[56]
- Beeville, Texas – Barnard E. Bee, Sr. (served as Secretary of State and Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas) (indirectly, via Bee County, Texas)[57]
- Belchertown, Massachusetts – Jonathan Belcher (governor of Massachusetts and New Jersey)[58]
- Belden, California – Robert Belden (first postmaster)[12]: 355
- Belleville, Kansas – Arabelle Tutton (landowner's wife)[56]
- Bellingham, Massachusetts – Governor Richard Bellingham[56]
- Bellingham, Washington – Sir William Bellingham, 1st Baronet[59]
- Bellmont, New York – William Bell (landowner)[56]
- Bellows Falls, Vermont – Colonel Benjamin Bellows (landowner)[56]
- Bellwood, Nebraska – D.J. Bell (landowner)[56]
- Belmont, Missouri[60] and Belmont, New Hampshire[61] – August Belmont (financier)
- Belton, Texas – Governor Peter Hansborough Bell[60]
- Beltrami, Minnesota – Giacomo Beltrami[60]
- Belva, West Virginia – Belva Ann Lockwood
- Belzoni, Mississippi – Giovanni Battista Belzoni[60]
- Bemis Heights, New York – Jonathan Bemis (innkeeper)[60]
- Benedicta, Maine – Bishop Benedict Fenwick (landowner)[60]
- Benicia, California – Francisca Benicia Carillo de Vallejo (wife of Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo)[60]
- Benner Township, Pennsylvania – General Phillip Benner (ironmaster)
- Bennett, Iowa – Chet Bennett (railroader)[60]
- Bennettville, California – Thomas Bennett (mining company president)
- Bennington, New Hampshire – colonial governor Benning Wentworth[60] (indirectly, via Bennington, Vermont)[62]
- Bennington, Vermont – colonial governor Benning Wentworth[60]
- Benton, 7 places in Arkansas, California, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, and New Hampshire – Senator Thomas Hart Benton[63][64][65][60]
- Benton, New York – Levi Benton (settler)[66]
- Benton Hot Springs, California – Senator Thomas Hart Benton
- Bentonia, Mississippi – Bentonia Green (resident)[66]
- Bentonville, Arkansas – Senator Thomas Hart Benton
- Benwood, West Virginia – Benjamin Latrobe II[66]
- Beresford, South Dakota – Lord Charles Beresford
- Berkeley, California – Bishop George Berkeley[67]
- Berkeley Springs, West Virginia – colonial governor William Berkeley[66]
- Berkley, Massachusetts – Bishop George Berkeley[66] (The extra 'e' was apparently dropped by mistake when officially registered by the State House)
- Berkley, Virginia – Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt[66]
- Bermuda, 5 places in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Tennessee – Juan de Bermúdez (indirectly, after Bermuda)[66]
- Bernards Township, New Jersey – Sir Francis Bernard of Nether Winchendon House, England
- Bernardston, Massachusetts – Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet[66]
- Berrien Township, Michigan – John M. Berrien[66]
- Berryville, Arkansas – Governor James H. Berry[68]
- Berthoud, Colorado – Edward L. Berthoud (railroad surveyor and engineer)[68]
- Bessemer, Alabama, Bessemer, Michigan, and Bessemer City, North Carolina – Henry Bessemer (English inventor of a steel making process)[68]
- Beveridge, California – John Beveridge
- Beverly, West Virginia – William Beverly (landowner)[68]
- Bevier, Kentucky and Bevier, Missouri – Col. Robert Bevier[68]
- Bexar, 4 places in Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas (county) – Ferdinand VI of Spain (originally the Duke of Bexar)[68][69]
- Bieber, California – Nathan Bieber (early settler and first postmaster)
- Bienville, Louisiana – Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville[68]
- Billings, Montana – Frederick H. Billings[70]
- Billingsport, New Jersey – Edward Byllynge (merchant and colonial governor) (note the spelling)[70]
- Biltmore Forest, North Carolina – George Washington Vanderbilt II[70]
- Bingham, Maine – William Bingham (landowner)[70]
- Binghamton, New York – William Bingham[70]
- Birchville, California – L. Birch Adsit[12]: 451
- Birdsall, New York – John Birdsall (judge)[70]
- Birdsboro, Pennsylvania – William Bird (landowner)[70]
- Bishop, California – Samuel Addison Bishop (settler) (indirectly, via Bishop Creek)
- Bismarck, Missouri and Bismarck, North Dakota – Otto von Bismarck[70]
- Blacksburg, Virginia – William Black (landowner)
- Blackstone, Massachusetts – Rev. William Blaxton (settler) (spelling variant)[71]
- Blackwells Corner, California – George Blackwell (merchant)
- Bladenboro, North Carolina – Martin Bladen[71]
- Blaine, Maine – James G. Blaine[71]
- Blair, Nebraska – John Insley Blair (official of the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad)[72]
- Blairsden, California – James A. Blair (financier of the Western Pacific Railroad)[12]: 358
- Blairstown, Iowa and Blairstown, New Jersey – John Insley Blair (railroad magnate and one of the 19th century's wealthiest men)[72]
- Blairsville, Pennsylvania – John Blair (resident)[72]
- Blakely, Georgia – Captain Johnston Blakeley, U.S. Navy[72]
- Blanchard, California – Rosie M. Blanchard (first postmaster)
- Blanchard, Maine – Charles Blanchard (landowner)[72]
- Blanco, Monterey County, California – Tom White (settler); "Blanco" is "White" in Spanish
- Blandford, Massachusetts – John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (also held the title Marquess of Blandford)[72]
- Blandville, Kentucky – Capt. Bland Ballard[72]
- Bleecker, New York – Rutger Jansen Bleecker (landowner)[72]
- Blissfield, Michigan – Henry Bliss (landowner)[72]
- Blocksburg, California – Benjamin Blockburger (merchant and founder)[72]
- Bloomfield, New Jersey – Governor Joseph Bloomfield[72]
- Blossburg, Pennsylvania – Aaron Bloss (settler)[72]
- Blountsville, Indiana – Andrew Blount (founder)[72]
- Blythe, California – Thomas Henry Blythe; San Francisco capitalist
- Boardman, Ohio – Frederick Boardman (landowner)[73]
- Bodfish, California – George H. Bodfish (early settler)
- Bodie, California – W.S. Bodey (prospector)
- Boerne, Texas – Louis Boerne (German writer)[73]
- Bolivar, 4 places in Missouri, Mississippi, New York, and Tennessee – Simón Bolivar[73]
- Bolton, Massachusetts – Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton[74]
- Bonaparte, Iowa – Napoleon Bonaparte[74]
- Bonds Corner, California – Dr. J.L. Bond (homesteader)
- Bondurant, Iowa – A.C. Bondurant[74]
- Bonham, Texas – Col. J.B. Bonham[74]
- Bonner Springs, Kansas – Robert E. Bonner (editor of the New York Ledger)[74]
- Bonneville, Oregon – Benjamin Bonneville (explorer)[74]
- Booge, South Dakota – C.A. Booge
- Boone, North Carolina, Boone Station, Kentucky, and Boonville, North Carolina – Daniel Boone[75]
- Boonville, California – W.W. Boone (merchant)
- Boonton, New Jersey – Thomas Boone (colonial governor)[74]
- Boonville, New York – Gerrit Boon (land agent)[76]
- Borden, California – Dr. James Borden (civic leader)
- Borden, Texas – Gail Borden (customs official)[76]
- Bordentown, New Jersey – Joseph Borden (founder)[76]
- Boscawen, New Hampshire – Lord Edward Boscawen[77]
- Bossier City, Louisiana – Pierre Bossier (general)[76]
- Bostic, North Carolina – George T. Bostic[76]
- Bottineau, North Dakota – Pierre Bottineau (settler)[76]
- Bouckville, New York – Governor William C. Bouck[76]
- Bourbon, Indiana – House of Bourbon[78]
- Bourne, Massachusetts – Jonathan Bourne Sr. (son of Richard Bourne, who served in the Massachusetts General Court)
- Bowdoin, Maine – James Bowdoin (governor of Massachusetts)[79]
- Bowdoinham, Maine – William Bowdoin (landowner)[80]
- Bowerstown, New Jersey – Michael B. Bowers (iron foundry owner)
- Bowie, Maryland – Colonel William D. Bowie
- Bowie, Texas – James Bowie[78]
- Bowman, California – Harry Bowman (fruit grower)[12]: 453
- Boyd, Kentucky – Lt. Governor Linn Boyd[78]
- Boylston, New York – Thomas Boylston (doctor)[78]
- Bozeman, Montana – John Bozeman[78]
- Braddock, Pennsylvania – Gen. Edward Braddock[78]
- Bradford County, Florida – Capt. Richard Bradford, first Confederate officer from Florida to die in the Civil War[81]
- Bradford, Pennsylvania – Attorney General William Bradford[81]
- Bradfordsville, Kentucky – Peter Bradford (settler)[81]
- Bradley, California – Bradley V. Sargent (landowner)
- Bradley, Maine – Bradley Blackman (settler)
- Bradley Beach, New Jersey – James A. Bradley (landowner)[81]
- Bradshaw City, Arizona – William D. Bradshaw
- Bradys Bend, Pennsylvania – Capt. Samuel Brady[81]
- Bradtmoore, California – Bradley T. Moore (founder)
- Brainerd, Kansas – E.B. Brainerd (landowner)[81]
- Brainerd, Minnesota – David Brainerd (missionary)[81]
- Brandon, Mississippi – Governor Gerard Brandon[81]
- Brant, New York – Joseph Brant[81]
- Brandt, South Dakota – Rev. P.O. Brandt
- Branscomb, California – Benjamin Franklin Branscomb (early settler)
- Brasher, New York – Philip Brasher (landowner)[81]
- Brattleboro, Vermont – Colonel William Brattle, Jr. (proprietor)[82]
- Breckenridge - John C. Breckinridge, 4 places in
- Breedsville, Michigan – Silas Breed (settler)[82]
- Breese, Illinois – Lt. Governor Sidney Breese[82]
- Brevard County, Florida and Brevard, North Carolina – Ephraim J. Brevard (possible author of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence)[82]
- Brewer, Maine – Colonel John Brewer (settler)[82]
- Brewster, Massachusetts – Elder William Brewster[82]
- Brewster, Minnesota – Elder William Brewster (indirectly, via Brewster, Massachusetts)
- Brewster, New York – Walter and James Brewster (two early farmer landowners)[82]
- Briceburg, California – William M. Brice (merchant)
- Briceland, California – John C. Briceland (landowner)
- Bricelyn, Minnesota – John Brice (landowner)
- Bridger, Montana – Jim Bridger (frontiersman)[82]
- Bridgton, Maine – Moody Bridges (settler)[83]
- Briensburg, Kentucky – James Brien (state legislator)[83]
- Brigham City, Utah – Brigham Young[83]
- Briscoe, Texas – Andrew Briscoe (Texian patriot)[83]
- Bristol (village), Wisconsin – Rev. Ira Bristol (settler)[83]
- Broadus, Montana – Broaddus family (early settlers) (note spelling)
- Brockport, New York – Hiel Brockway (settler)[83]
- Brockton, Massachusetts – Isaac Brock (British Army officer and administrator) (indirectly, after a local merchant heard of Brockville, Ontario, on a trip to Niagara Falls)
- Brockway, California – Nathaniel Brockway (uncle of postmaster)[12]: 454
- Broderick, California – U.S. Senator David C. Broderick
- Bronson, Kansas – Ira D. Bronson (prominent resident of Fort Scott)[83]
- the Bronx, New York City – Jonas Bronck (settler)[83]
- Brooks, Maine – John Brooks (Federalist candidate for Governor of Massachusetts)[83]
- Brooks County, Georgia – Congressman Preston Brooks[83]
- Brooksville, Florida – Congressman Preston Brooks
- Brookville, Indiana – Jesse Brook Thomas (proprietor)[84]
- Brown, California – George Brown (hotelier)
- Brownfield, Maine – Captain Henry Young Brown (served in the French and Indian War)[84]
- Brownington, Vermont – Daniel and Timothy Brown (landholders)[84]
- Brownstown, Indiana, Brownsville, Kentucky, and Brownsville, Tennessee – Jacob Jennings Brown (American army officer)[84][85]
- Browns Valley, Minnesota – Joseph Brown (founder)
- Brownsville, Maryland – Tobias Brown (early settler)
- Brownsville, Pennsylvania – Thomas and Basil Brown (landowners)[84]
- Brownsville, Texas – Major Jacob Brown[86]
- Browntown, Wisconsin – William G. Brown (settler)[84]
- Brownville, Maine – Francis Brown (mill owner and trader)[84]
- Brownville, Nebraska – Richard Brown (settler)[84]
- Brownville, New York – John Brown (settler and father of General Jacob Jennings Brown)[84]
- Brownwood, Texas – Henry S. Brown (settler)[84]
- Bruceville, Indiana – William Bruce (landowner)[84]
- Brunswick, Maine – House of Brunswick[87]
- Brunswick, Vermont – from one of the titles for Prince Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand of Brunswick-Lunenburg
- Brushton, New York – Henry N. Brush (landowner)[88]
- Brutus, 4 places in Kentucky, Michigan, New York, and Virginia – Marcus Junius Brutus[88]
- Bryan, Ohio – John A. Bryan (state auditor)[88]
- Bryan, Texas – William Joel Bryan
- Bryson City, North Carolina – T.D. Bryson (state legislator and landowner)[88]
- Bryte, California – Mike Bryte (local farmer and landowner)
- Buchanan, Michigan – James Buchanan[89]
- Buchanan, Virginia – John Buchanan (settler)[88]
- Buckfield, Maine – Abijah Buck (settler)[88]
- Buckner, Missouri – Senator Alexander Buckner or Real Estate operator Simon Buckner or namesake is Thomas W. Buckner, an original owner of the site.
- Bucks Bridge, New York – Isaac Buck (settler)[88]
- Buckskin Joe, Park County, Colorado – Joseph Higginbotham (frontiersman nicknamed "Buckskin Joe")[88]
- Bucksport, California – David A. Buck (founder)[88]
- Bucksport, Maine – Colonel Jonathan Buck (grantee)[88]
- Bucoda, Washington – J.M. Buckley, Samuel Coulter, and John B. David (businessmen)[90]
- Buels Gore, Vermont – Major Elias Buel (landholder)
- Bullittsville, Kentucky – Alexander Scott Bullitt[91]
- Bullochville, Georgia – Archibald Bulloch[91]
- Buna, Texas – Buna Corley (cousin of the Carroll family, prominent Beaumont lumbermen and industrialists)
- Bunceton, Missouri – Harvey Bunce (resident)[91]
- Buntingville, California – A.J. Bunting (merchant)
- Burbank, California – David Burbank (dentist)
- Burden, Kansas – Robert F. Burden (landowner)[91]
- Burdell, California – Dr. Galen Burdell (dentist, landowner)
- Bureau County, Illinois and Bureau Junction, Illinois – Pierre de Buero (trader) (note the spelling)[91]
- Burgaw, North Carolina – Burgaw family (residents)[91]
- Burke (town), New York and Burke, Vermont – Edmund Burke[91]
- Burleson, Texas – Edward Burleson (Texian patriot)[91]
- Burlingame, California - Anson Burlingame (abolitionist, legislator, diplomat)[92]
- Burlingame, Kansas – Anson Burlingame (abolitionist, legislator, diplomat)[91]
- Burlington, 5 places in Kansas, Iowa, Michigan, Vermont, and Wisconsin – Burling family (This family owned the land upon which the city in Vermont was built. The other cities derive their name from the Vermont one).[91][93][94]
- Burnet, Texas – Governor David G. Burnet[91]
- Burnsville, Indiana – Brice Bruns (founder)[91]
- Burnsville, North Carolina – Otway Burns (boat captain)[91]
- Burrel, California – Cuthbert Burrel (local rancher)
- Burrillville, Rhode Island – James Burrill, Jr. (state attorney general and U.S. senator)[91]
- Burrton, Kansas – I.T. Burr (Vice President of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway)[95]
- Burson, California – David S. Burson (railroad man)
- Bushnell, South Dakota – Frank E. Bushnell (landowner)
- Busti, New York – Paolo Busti (landowner)[95]
- Butler, Missouri – General William O. Butler[95]
- Buxton, Oregon – Henry Buxton (settler)[95]
- Byers, Colorado – W.N. Byers (Denver resident)[95]
- Bynumville, Missouri – Dr. Joseph Bynum (settler)[95]
- Byron, 3 places in Georgia, Maine, and New York – Lord Byron (English poet)[96][95]
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[edit]- Cable, Illinois – Ransom R. Cable (railroader)[97]
- Cabot, Vermont – named by settler Lyman Hitchcock for his intended bride
- Cadillac, Michigan – Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac[97]
- Cadott, Wisconsin – Baptiste Cadotte (resident) (note the spelling)[97]
- Caldwell, Kansas – Alexander Caldwell (U.S. Senator)[98]
- Caldwell, New Jersey – Rev. James Caldwell[98]
- Caldwell, Ohio – Joseph and Samuel Caldwell (landowners)[98]
- Caldwell, Texas – Mathew Caldwell (Texian patriot)[98]
- Calhoun, Kentucky – John Calhoun (judge)[98]
- Callaway, Missouri – Capt. James Callaway[98]
- Callensburg, Pennsylvania – Hugh Callen (founder)[98]
- Calvert, Maryland – Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore[99]
- Camano Island, Washington – Jacinto Caamaño (explorer) (note the spelling)[99]
- Camden, 4 places in Maine, New Jersey, New York, and North Carolina – Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden[100][99]
- Cameron, 3 places in Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia – Simon Cameron[99]
- Cameron, Missouri – Malinda Cameron (maiden name of wife of Samuel McCorkle, who platted the town of Somerville, Missouri)
- Cameron, New York – Dugald Cameron (land agent)[99]
- Cameron, South Carolina – J. Donald Cameron (U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania)[99]
- Cameron, Texas – Ewen Cameron (Texian patriot)[99][101]
- Camillus, New York – Marcus Furius Camillus (Roman military leader)[102]
- Camp Connell, California – John F. Connell (landowner and first postmaster)
- Camp Douglas, Wisconsin – James Douglas (established a camp along the Milwaukee Road to provide wood for the locomotives)
- Camp Pardee, California – George Pardee (governor of California)
- Camp Richardson, California – Alonzo L. Richardson (first postmaster)
- Campbell, California – Benjamin Campbell (founder)
- Campbell, New York – Campbell family (settlers)[99]
- Campbellsville, Kentucky – Andrew Campbell (founder)[103]
- Campion, Colorado – John F. Campion (hard rock mine owner and established the sugar beet industry)
- Camptonville, California – Robert Campton (town blacksmith)
- Canal Lewisville, Ohio – T.B. Lewis (founder)[104]
- Canby, California[citation needed] and Canby, Oregon[105] – General Edward Canby
- Canfield, Ohio – Jonathan Canfield (proprietor)[105]
- Cannonsburg, Michigan – Le Grand Cannon (resident of Troy, New York)[105]
- Cannonsville, New York – Benjamin Cannon (landowner)[105]
- Canonsburg, Pennsylvania – John Cannon (founder) (note the spelling)[106]
- Canova, South Dakota – Antonio Canova (Italian sculptor)
- Canterbury, New Hampshire – William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury[107]
- Capac, Michigan – Manco Cápac (Incan emperor)[106]
- Cape Elizabeth, Maine – Elizabeth of Bohemia (sister of King Charles I of England)[108]
- Cape Girardeau, Missouri – Jean Baptiste de Girardot (French soldier)[106]
- Cape May, New Jersey – Cornelius Jacobsen May (explorer)[106]
- Cape Vincent, New York – Vincent, son of Jacques-Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont[106]
- Captain Cook, Hawaii – Captain James Cook (English explorer)
- Cardwell, Missouri – Frank Cardwell (resident of Paragould, Arkansas)[106]
- Caribou, California – Johnny Caribou (early miner)[12]: 362
- Carlinville, Illinois – Governor Thomas Carlin[106]
- Carlisle, Massachusetts – Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle[106]
- Carlotta, California – Carlotta Vance (founder's daughter)
- Carnegie, Pennsylvania – Andrew Carnegie[106]
- Carnesville, Georgia – Col. T.P. Carnes[106]
- Carolina, Rhode Island – Caroline Hazard (wife of Rowland G. Hazard, mill owner)
- Carondelet, St. Louis, Missouri – Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet[109]
- Carol Stream, Illinois – (named for founder's daughter)
- Carr, Colorado – Robert E. Carr (managed the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad rail line through the town)
- Carroll, New Hampshire – Charles Carroll (a signer of the Declaration of Independence)[110]
- Carroll Plantation, Maine – Daniel Carroll (a signer of the U.S. Constitution)
- Carrollton, New York – G. Carroll (landowner)[109]
- Carson City, Nevada – Kit Carson[111]
- Carson Hill, California – Sergeant James H. Carson
- Carter, Kentucky – William G. Carter (state senator)[109]
- Carter, Tennessee – Gen. Landon Carter[109]
- Carteret, New Jersey – George Carteret (proprietor of New Jersey) and Philip Carteret (first royal governor of New Jersey)
- Cartersville, Georgia – Col. F. Carter[109]
- Caruthers, California – W.A. Caruthers (local farmer)
- Caruthersville, Missouri – Samuel Caruthers[112]
- Carver, Massachusetts – John Carver (first Governor of Plymouth Colony)[112]
- Carver, Minnesota – Capt. Jonathan Carver (explorer)[112]
- Cary, North Carolina – Samuel Fenton Cary (Prohibition advocate)[113]
- Caseyville, Kentucky – Col. William Casey[112]
- Cashion, Oklahoma – Roy Cashion (member of the Rough Riders)[112]
- Caspar, California – Siegfried Caspar (founder)
- Casper, Wyoming – Lieutenant Caspar Collins (killed by a group of Indian warriors) (note spelling)
- Casselton, North Dakota – Gen. George W. Cass (director of the Union Pacific Railroad)[112]
- Cassville, Wisconsin – Lewis Cass[112]
- Castine, Maine – Baron Jean-Vincent de St. Castin[114]
- Castroville, California – Simeon Nepomuceno Castro (landowner)
- Castroville, Texas – Henri Castro (settler)[115]
- Catharine, New York – Catherine Montour (note the spelling)[115]
- Catheys Valley, California – Andrew Cathey (early settler)
- Cato (town), New York – either Cato the Elder or Cato the Younger[115]
- Cavalier, North Dakota – Charles Cavalier (settler)[115]
- Cavendish, Vermont – William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire[116]
- Cawker City, Kansas – E.H. Cawker[115]
- Cazenovia, 4 places in Illinois, Minnesota, New York, and Wisconsin – Theophilus Cazenove (land agent) (The New York town is the original, and the others were named for it).[117]
- Cecilton, Maryland - Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore[117]
- Center Harbor, New Hampshire – Col. Joseph Senter (settler) (note the spelling)[117]
- Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania – Francis Chadsey (proprietor)[117]
- Chalfant Valley, California – Arthur Chalfant (newspaper publisher)
- Chamberlain, South Dakota – Selah Chamberlain (railroad director)
- Chambersburg, Pennsylvania – Benjamin Chambers (founder)[118]
- Chambers Lodge, California – David H. Chambers (lodge builder)[12]: 464
- Champion, New York – Gen. Henry Champion (settler)[118]
- Champlain, New York – Samuel de Champlain[118]
- Chandler, Arizona – Dr. Alexander John Chandler
- Chandlerville, Illinois – Dr. Charles Chandler (founder)[118]
- Chandler's Purchase, New Hampshire – Jeremiah Chanler (landowner) (note the spelling)[118]
- Chanute, Kansas – O. Chanute (engineer with the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad)[118]
- Chaplin, Connecticut – Deacon Benjamin Chaplin (early settler)
- Chapman, Pennsylvania – William Chapman (slate mine owner)[118]
- Chardon, Ohio – Peter Chardon Brooks (proprietor)[119]
- Charles Town, West Virginia – Charles Washington (founder; younger brother of George Washington)[120]
- Charleston, Maine – Charles Vaughan (settler)[119]
- Charleston, Mississippi – King Charles II of England (indirectly, via Charleston, South Carolina)[119]
- Charleston, South Carolina – King Charles II of England[119]
- Charleston, West Virginia – Charles Clendenin (father of Colonel George Clendenin, a landholder who built Fort Lee here)[119]
- Charlestown, New Hampshire – Admiral Sir Charles Knowles, 1st Baronet of the British Royal Navy[121]
- Charlestown, Rhode Island – King Charles II of England[119]
- Charlevoix, Michigan – Francis X. Charlevoix (missionary)[119]
- Charlotte, Maine – Charlotte Vance (wife of legislator William Vance)
- Charlotte, New York and Charlottesville, Virginia – Princess Charlotte of Wales[119]
- Charlotte, North Carolina and Charlotte, Vermont – Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (wife of King George III)[122][123]
- Charlotte Amalie – Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel)
- Charlton, Massachusetts – Sir Francis Charlton, 2nd Baronet[119]
- Chartiers Township, Pennsylvania – Peter Chartier (trader)[119]
- Chatfield, Minnesota – Judge Andrew Chatfield
- Chatham, 4 places in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and New York – William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (Prime Minister of Great Britain)[124][125]
- Chaumont, New York – Jacques-Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont (proprietor)[125]
- Cheney, Kansas – P.B. Cheney (stockholder of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway)[126]
- Cheney, Washington – Benjamin P. Cheney (founder of the Northern Pacific Railway)[126]
- Cheneyville, Louisiana – William Cheney (settler)
- Chester, Vermont – George IV of the United Kingdom, the Earl of Chester (eldest son of George III of the United Kingdom)
- Chesterfield, Massachusetts and Chesterfield, New Hampshire – Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield[127][126]
- Chichester, New Hampshire – Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Earl of Chichester[128]
- Childress, Texas – George Childress (Texian patriot)[129]
- Chittenden, Vermont – Thomas Chittenden (one of the Green Mountain Boys and later governor)[129]
- Chivington, Colorado – John Chivington (soldier and perpetrator of the Sand Creek massacre)[130]
- Choteau, Montana – Auguste and Pierre Chouteau (founders of St. Louis, Missouri) (note the spelling)[130]
- Christiana, Delaware and Christiana, Pennsylvania – Queen Christina of Sweden[130]
- Christiansted – Christian VI of Denmark
- Churchville, New York – Samuel Church (settler)[130]
- Cicero, Illinois – Cicero (indirectly, via Cicero, New York)[131]
- Cicero, New York – Cicero[132]
- Cincinnati, Ohio – Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (indirectly, via the Society of the Cincinnati)[133]
- Cincinnatus, New York – Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus[130]
- Cisco, California – John J. Cisco (treasurer of the railroad)[12]: 466
- Cisco Grove, California – John J. Cisco (treasurer of the railroad[which?])[12]: 466
- Clanton, Alabama – James Holt Clanton (Confederate general)[134]
- Clapper, Missouri – Henry Clapper (railroader)[134]
- Claraville, California – Clara Munckton (first white woman there)
- Clarence, Missouri – Clarence Duff (son of John Duff, settler)[134]
- Clark Fork, Idaho – Governor William Clark[134]
- Clarkia, Idaho – Governor William Clark[134]
- Clarks, Nebraska – S.H.H. Clark (superintendent of the Union Pacific Railroad)[135]
- Clarksburg, California – Robert C. Clark (early settler)
- Clarksburg, Massachusetts – Nicholas Clark (early settler)
- Clarksburg, West Virginia – Gen. George Rogers Clark[136]
- Clarkston, Washington – Governor William Clark[137]
- Clarkesville, Georgia – Governor John Clarke[135]
- Clarksville, Indiana – Gen. George Rogers Clark[135]
- Clarksville, Missouri – Governor William Clark[138]
- Clarksville, New Hampshire – Benjamin Clark[135]
- Clarkton, Missouri – Henry E. Clark (contractor)[135]
- Clay, 4 places in Florida (county), Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky – Henry Clay (United States Secretary of State in the 19th century)[135]
- Clayton, California – Joel Henry Clayton (founder)
- Clayton, Delaware – Thomas Clayton (U.S. senator)[135]
- Clayton, Georgia – Augustin Smith Clayton (U.S. congressman)[135]
- Clayton, Missouri – Ralph Clayton[135]
- Clayton, New York and Clayton, North Carolina – John M. Clayton (U.S. Senator from Delaware)[135]
- Cleburne, Texas – Patrick Cleburne (Confederate general)[139]
- Clendenin, West Virginia – Charles Clendenin (father of Colonel George Clendenin)
- Cleveland, North Carolina and Cleveland, Tennessee – Colonel Benjamin Cleveland[140][139]
- Cleveland, Ohio – Moses Cleaveland (note spelling)[141]
- Cleveland, Texas – Charles Lander Cleveland (local judge)
- Cleveland, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin – Grover Cleveland
- Clifford, Michigan – Clifford Lyman (first child born there)[139]
- Clinton – DeWitt Clinton,[142][143][144][145][146][147][148] 16 places in
- Arkansas – Connecticut – Illinois – Indiana – Iowa – Louisiana – Maine – Massachusetts – Michigan – Minnesota – Mississippi – Missouri – New Jersey – New York (city and county) – Ohio – Wisconsin
- Clinton, Kansas – DeWitt Clinton (indirectly, via Clinton, Illinois)
- Clinton, Montana – General Sir Henry Clinton
- Clinton, Nebraska – DeWitt Clinton (indirectly, via Clinton, Iowa)
- Clinton, Dutchess County, New York – George Clinton (early governor of New York)[149]
- Clinton, Oneida County, New York – George Clinton (early governor of New York)[150]
- Clinton, North Carolina – American Revolution General Richard Clinton
- Clinton, Oklahoma – Clinton Irwin (territorial judge)
- Clinton, South Carolina – Henry Clinton Young (Laurens lawyer who helped lay out the first streets)
- Clinton, Washington – DeWitt Clinton (indirectly, via Clinton, Lenawee County, Michigan)
- Clockville, New York – John Klock (landowner) (note the spelling)[139]
- Clovis, California – Clovis Cole (local farmer)
- Clymers, Indiana – George Clymer (founder)[139]
- Clymer, New York – George Clymer (signer of the Declaration of Independence)[139]
- Coatesville, Pennsylvania – Moses Coates (settler)[139]
- Cochran, Georgia – Arthur E. Cochran (judge)
- Cockeysville, Maryland – Thomas Cockey (settler)
- Coeymans, New York – Barent Peterse Coeymans (landowner)[151]
- Coffeeville, Mississippi – Gen. John Coffee[151]
- Coffeyville, Kansas – A.M. Coffey (state legislator)[151]
- Cokesbury, South Carolina – Bishops Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury[152]
- Colby, Kansas – J.R. Colby (settler)[152]
- Colby, Wisconsin – Charles Colby (president of the Wisconsin Central Railroad)[152]
- Colchester, Vermont – Earl of Colchester
- Colden, New York – Cadwallader D. Colden (state legislator)[152]
- Colebrook, New Hampshire – Sir George Colebrooke (landowner) (note the spelling)[152]
- Coleman, Texas – R.M. Coleman (Texas Ranger)[152]
- Coleville, California – Cornelius Cole (US Senator)
- Colesville, New York – Nathaniel Cole (settler)[152]
- Colfax, 5 places in California, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, and Washington – Schuyler Colfax (US Vice President)[152]
- Collettsville, North Carolina – Colletts family (residents)[152]
- Collier County, Florida – Barron Collier
- Collinsville, Illinois – Collins brothers (founders)[153]
- Colrain, Massachusetts – Lord Coleraine (note spelling)[152]
- Colquitt, Georgia and Colquitt County, Georgia – U.S. Senator Walter T. Colquitt[153]
- Colton, New York – Jesse Colton Higley (settler)[153]
- Columbia, South Carolina – Christopher Columbus[154]
- Columbus, Georgia and Columbus, Ohio – Christopher Columbus (Italian explorer)
- Communipaw, New Jersey – Michael Reyniersz Pauw (director of the Dutch West India Company) (note the spelling)[153]
- Compton, California – Griffith D. Compton (settler)
- Conklin, New York – Judge John Conklin[155]
- Connellsville, Pennsylvania – Zachariah Connell (founder)[155]
- Connersville, Indiana – John Conner (founder)
- Connersville, Kentucky – Lewis Conner[155]
- Conroe, Texas – Isaac Conroe (Union Cavalry officer)
- Constable, New York and Constableville, New York – William Constable (proprietor)[156]
- Conway, Arkansas – Henry Wharton Conway (territorial delegate to Congress)[156]
- Conway, Massachusetts and Conway, New Hampshire – General Henry Seymour Conway (Commander in Chief of the British Army)[156][157]
- Conway, South Carolina – Gen. Robert Conway (resident)[156]
- Cooksburg, New York – Thomas B. Cook (landowner)[156]
- Coolidge, Kansas – Thomas Jefferson Coolidge (president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway)[156]
- Coolidge, Arizona – named for 30th President of the United States Calvin Coolidge and the most recent city to be named after a U.S. President
- Cooper, Maine – General John Cooper (landowner)[156]
- Cooper River (South Carolina) – Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury[156]
- Cooperstown, New York – William Cooper
- Cooperstown, Pennsylvania – William Cooper (founder)[156]
- Coopersville, Clinton County, New York – Ebenezer Cooper (mill owner)[156]
- Cope, Colorado – Jonathan Cope (founder)[158]
- Cope, South Carolina – J. Martin Cope (founder)[158]
- Coraopolis, Pennsylvania – Cora Watson (wife of landowner)[158]
- Corbett, Oregon – U.S. Senator Henry W. Corbett[158]
- Corinna, Maine – Corinna Warren (daughter of Dr. John Warren, landowner)[159]
- Corinne, Utah – Corinne Williamson (daughter of General J.A. Williamson)
- Cornelius, Oregon – Col. Thomas R. Cornelius[158]
- Cornettsville, Indiana – Myer and Samuel Cornett (founders)[158]
- Corning (city), New York and Corning, Kansas – Erastus Corning (politician)[158]
- Cornish, New Hampshire – Vice-Admiral Samuel Cornish of the British Royal Navy
- Cornplanter Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania – Cornplanter (Native American chief)[158]
- Coronado, California and Coronado, Kansas – Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (explorer)[158]
- Corpus Christi, Texas – Jesus Christ (Body of Christ)[158]
- Corrigan, Texas – Pat Corrigan (train conductor)
- Corry, Pennsylvania – Hiram Corry (landowner)[160]
- Corsicana, Texas – Corcisana Navarro (wife of landowner)[160]
- Cortland, New York, Cortlandt, New York, and Cortlandville, New York – Pierre Van Cortlandt (first Lieutenant Governor of New York)[160]
- Corwin, Ohio – Thomas Corwin (Governor and U.S. Senator)[160]
- Cottleville, Missouri – Lorenzo Cottle (settler)[160]
- Cottrell Key, Florida – Jeremiah Cottrell (lighthouse keeper)[160]
- Coulter, Pennsylvania – Eli Coulter (settler)[160]
- Coulterville, California – George W. Coulter (early settler)
- Coupeville, Washington – Captain Thomas Coupe (founder)[161]
- Courtland, Kansas – Pierre Van Cortlandt (indirectly, via Cortland, New York) (note the spelling)[160]
- Coutolenc, California – Eugene Coutolenc (early merchant)
- Covington, 3 places in Georgia, Kentucky, and New York – Gen. Leonard Covington[162]
- Cowell, California – Joshua Cowell (landowner)
- Cowles, Nebraska – W.D. Cowles (railroader)[162]
- Cozad, Nebraska – John J. Cozad (landowner)[162]
- Crabtree, California – John F. Crabtree (homesteader)
- Crabtree, Oregon – John J. Crabtree (settler)[162]
- Craftsbury, Vermont – Ebenezer Crafts (landholder)[162]
- Craig, Colorado – Rev. Bayard Craig[162]
- Cranesville, Pennsylvania – Fowler Crane (founder)[162]
- Crannell, California – Levi Crannell (lumber company president)
- Cranston, Rhode Island – Gov. Samuel Cranston[162]
- Crawford, Georgia and Crawford, Maine – William H. Crawford (U.S. Senator, Secretary of War, and Secretary of the Treasury)[163][164]
- Crawford's Purchase, New Hampshire – Ethan A. Crawford (landowner)[162]
- Crawfordsville, Indiana – William H. Crawford (U.S. Senator, Secretary of War, and Secretary of the Treasury)[162]
- Crawfordsville, Oregon – George F. Crawford (settler)[162]
- Crawfordville, Georgia – William H. Crawford (U.S. Senator, Secretary of War, and Secretary of the Treasury)[162]
- Cresson, Pennsylvania and Cressona, Pennsylvania – Elliott Cresson (Philadelphia merchant)[163]
- Cressey, California – Calvin J. Cressey (landowner)
- Creswell, North Carolina – Postmaster General John Creswell[163]
- Crittenden, Kentucky – U.S. Senator John J. Crittenden[163]
- Crockett, California – Joseph B. Crockett (California Supreme Court judge)
- Crockett, Texas – Davy Crockett[163]
- Croghan (town), New York – Col. George Croghan[163]
- Crook, Colorado – General George Crook (officer during the Civil War and the Indian Wars)[165]
- Crosbyton, Texas – Stephen Crosby (land office commissioner)
- Croswell, Michigan – Gov. Charles Croswell[165]
- Crowley, Polk County, Oregon – Solomon K. Crowley (settler)[165]
- Crugers, New York – Col. John P. Cruger[165]
- Cudahy, California – Michael Cudahy
- Cudahy, Wisconsin – Patrick Cudahy (meatpacker)[165]
- Cullman, Alabama – Gen. John G. Cullmann (note the spelling)[165]
- Culloden, Georgia – William Culloden (settler)[165]
- Cullom, Illinois – Shelby Moore Cullom (U.S. Senator)[165]
- Culpeper, Virginia – Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper (note the spelling)[165]
- Cumberland, Maryland and Cumberland, Rhode Island – Prince William, Duke of Cumberland[166]
- Cumming, Georgia – Col. William Cumming[166]
- Cummings, Mendocino County, California – Jonathan Cummings (early settler)
- Cummington, Massachusetts – Colonel John Cummings (landholder)[166]
- Cumminsville, Nebraska – J.F. Cummings (county clerk) (note the spelling)[166]
- Cumminsville, Ohio – David Cummins (settler)[166]
- Cupertino, California – Joseph of Cupertino
- Curry Village, California – David A. Curry (founder)
- Curryville, Missouri – Perry Curry (founder)[166]
- Curwensville, Pennsylvania – John Curwen[166]
- Cushing, Maine – Thomas Cushing (statesman and lieutenant governor of Massachusetts)[166]
- Custer, 5 places in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, and South Dakota – Gen. George Armstrong Custer[166]
- Cuthbert, Georgia – Col. John Alfred Cuthbert (congressman)[166]
- Cutler, Maine – Joseph Cutler (settler)[166]
- Cynthiana, Kentucky – Cynthia and Anna Harris (daughters of landowner)[167]
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[edit]- Dacono, Colorado – Daisy Baum, Cora Van Vorhies and Nona (or Nora) Brooks (local residents)
- Dade City, Florida – Major Francis L. Dade[167]
- Dadeville, Alabama – Major Francis L. Dade[167]
- Daggett, Indiana – Charles Daggett (resident)[167]
- Dagsboro, Delaware – Sir John Dagworthy[167]
- Daisetta, Texas – Daisy Barrett and Etta White (early residents)
- Dallas, North Carolina and Dallas, Texas – George M. Dallas[167]
- Dallas Center, Iowa – George M. Dallas[167]
- Dalton, Massachusetts and Dalton, New Hampshire – Tristram Dalton (Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives)[167]
- Dalton, Missouri – William Dalton[167]
- Dandridge, Tennessee – Martha Washington (née Dandridge)[168]
- Danforth, Maine – Thomas Danforth (proprietor)
- Danielsville, Georgia – Gen. Allen Daniel Jr.[168]
- Dansville, Michigan – Daniel L. Crossman (resident)[168]
- Dansville, Livingston County, New York and Dansville, Steuben County, New York – Daniel P. Faulkner (founder)[168]
- Danvers, Massachusetts – Danvers Osborn family[168]
- Danville, California – Daniel Inman (local landowner)
- Danville, Georgia – Daniel G. Hughes (father of U.S. Representative Dudley Mays Hughes)
- Danville, Indiana – Daniel Bales (proprietor)[168]
- Danville, Kentucky – Walker Daniel (founder)
- Danville, Missouri – Daniel M. Boone (landowner and son of Daniel Boone)[168]
- Danville, Pennsylvania – Gen. Daniel Montgomery Jr.[168]
- Danville, Vermont – Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville[168]
- Darkesville, West Virginia – Gen. William Darke[168]
- Darlington, Pennsylvania – S.P. Darlington (Pittsburgh merchant)[168]
- Darrah, California – Richard Darrah (first postmaster)
- Darwin, California – Dr. Darwin French
- Darwin, Illinois – Charles Darwin[168]
- Daulton, California – Henry C. Daulton (landowner and politician)
- Davenport, Iowa – Colonel George Davenport[169]
- Davenport, Nebraska – Colonel George Davenport (indirectly, via Davenport, Iowa)[169]
- Davenport, New York – John Davenport (settler)[169]
- Davidson, North Carolina – Gen. William Lee Davidson[169]
- Davie, Florida – Randolph P. Davie (developer)
- Davis, California – Jerome C. Davis (local farmer)
- Davis, West Virginia – Henry Gassaway Davis (U.S. Senator)[169]
- Dawson, Illinois – John Dawson (member of "The Long Nine", a group of legislators from Sangamon County)
- Dawson, Nebraska – Joshua Dawson (settler)[169]
- Dawsonville, Georgia – William Crosby Dawson (U.S. Senator)[169]
- Dayton, Maine and Dayton, Ohio – Jonathan Dayton[169][170]
- Dayton, Texas – I. C. Day (landowner) (combination of Day's Town)
- Daytona Beach, Florida – Matthias Day
- Dearborn, Michigan and Dearborn, Missouri – Henry Dearborn (Revolutionary War general and Secretary of War)[171]
- Deblois, Maine – T.A. Deblois (president of the Bank of Portland)[171]
- Decatur, 4 places in Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, and New York – Stephen Decatur (War of 1812 naval hero)[171][172]
- Decatur, Nebraska – Stephen Decatur (one of the village's incorporators)
- Decorah, Iowa – Decorie (Native American chief)[171]
- Decoto, California – Ezra Decoto (landowner)
- Deering, New Hampshire – Frances Deering Wentworth (the maiden name of Governor John Wentworth's wife)[171]
- Delancey, New York – James De Lancey (landowner)[171]
- DeLand, Florida – Henry Addison DeLand (founder, also founded Stetson University)[171]
- Delano, California – Columbus Delano
- Delavan, Wisconsin – Edward C. Delavan (temperance leader in Albany, New York)[171]
- Delaware – Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (note the spelling)[171]
- De Leon, Texas and DeLeon Springs, Florida – Juan Ponce de León[171]
- Denison, Iowa – J.W. Denison (founder)[173]
- Denison, Texas – Rev. C.W. Denison (abolitionist)[173]
- Denmark, South Carolina – B.A. Denmark (railroader)[173]
- Denning, New York – William Denning (land purchaser)[173]
- Dennis, Massachusetts – Josiah Dennis (resident minister)[173]
- Dennison, Ohio – Gov. William Dennison Jr.[173]
- Denton, Maryland – Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland (colonial governor) (According to Gannett (1902, p. 92), Denton is a short version of the town's original name, Eden Town).
- Denton, Texas – Capt. John B. Denton[173]
- Denver, Colorado – James W. Denver[173]
- Depauville, New York – Francis Depau (proprietor)[173]
- Depew, New York – Chauncey Depew[173]
- De Peyster, New York – Frederic de Peyster[173]
- DeSabla, California – Eugene De Sabla (engineer)
- De Smet, Idaho and De Smet, South Dakota – Pierre-Jean De Smet (missionary)[174]
- DeSoto, 4 places in Florida (county), Georgia, Louisiana (parish), and Mississippi (county) – Hernando de Soto[174]
- Devens, Massachusetts – Charles Devens (Civil War general and jurist)
- Devine, Texas – Thomas J. Devine (prominent resident of San Antonio)[174]
- Dewees, Texas – Thomas Dewees and John O. Dewees, Texas cattlemen
- Deweyville, Texas – Admiral George Dewey (victorious in the Battle of Manila Bay)
- DeWitt, Illinois and De Witt, Missouri – DeWitt Clinton (governor of New York)[174]
- DeWitt, New York – Major Moses DeWitt (judge and soldier)[175]
- Dexter, Maine – Samuel Dexter (early statesman)[175]
- Dexter, Michigan – Samuel W. Dexter (settler)[175]
- Dexter, Minnesota – Dexter Parrity (early settler)
- Dexter, New York – S. Newton Dexter (businessman from Whitesboro, New York)[175]
- D'Hanis, Texas – William D'Hanis (land agent for Henri Castro)[176]
- Di Giorgio, California – Joseph Di Giorgio (agricultural entrepreneur)
- Diamondville, California – James Diamond
- Dickey, North Dakota – George H. Dickey (state legislator)[175]
- Dickinson, North Dakota – W.S. Dickinson (founder)[175]
- Dickson, Tennessee – William Dickson[175]
- Dighton, Kansas – Francis Deighton (surveyor) (note the spelling)[175]
- Dighton, Massachusetts – Frances Dighton Williams (wife of Richard Williams, town elder)[175]
- Diller, Nebraska – H.H. Diller (settler)[175]
- Dillon, Montana – Sidney Dillon (railroader)[175]
- Dillon Beach, California – George Dillon (founder)
- Dillsboro, Indiana – Gen. James Dill (settler)[175]
- Dillsboro, North Carolina – George W. Dill (settler)[175]
- Dimond, California – Hugh Dimond (Gold Rush miner and landowner)
- Dinwiddie, Virginia – Robert Dinwiddie (colonial governor)[175]
- District of Columbia – Christopher Columbus
- Dixfield, Maine and Dixmont, Maine – Dr. Elijah Dix (landowner)[177]
- Dixon, California – Thomas Dickson (donor of land for a railroad depot) (error in the address of the first rail shipment to here [Dicksonville] stuck)
- Dixon, Illinois – John Dixon (founder)[177]
- Dixon, Kentucky – Archibald Dixon[177]
- Dixville, New Hampshire – Timothy Dix, Jr. (grantee)[177]
- Dobbins, California – William M. and Mark D. Dobbins (early settlers)
- Dobson, North Carolina – W.P. Dobson (state legislator)[177]
- Dodge Center, Minnesota and Dodgeville, Wisconsin – Gov. Henry Dodge[177]
- Dolph, Oregon – Joseph N. Dolph (U.S. Senator)[177]
- Donaldsonville, Louisiana – William Donaldson[177]
- Doniphan, 3 places in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska – Col. Alexander William Doniphan[177]
- Donner, California – Donner Party (ill-fated emigrant group)[12]: 477
- Doral, Florida – Alfred Kaskel and his wife Doris Bernstein (1906–1988)
- Dormansville, New York – Daniel Dorman (innkeeper)[178]
- Dougherty, California – James Witt Dougherty (founder)
- Douglas, Massachusetts – Dr. William Douglas (Boston physician)[178]
- Douglas, Wyoming – Stephen A. Douglas
- Douglas Flat, California – Tom Douglas (early merchant)
- Douglass, Kansas – Joseph Douglass (founder)[178]
- Dover-Foxcroft, Maine – Joseph E. Foxcroft (proprietor)
- Downers Grove, Illinois – Pierce Downer (settler)
- Downey, California – John G. Downey
- Downingtown, Pennsylvania – Thomas Downing[178]
- Downs, Kansas – William F. Downs (Atchison resident)[178]
- Downsville, New York – Abel Downs (tanner)[178]
- Doyle, Lassen County, California – Oscar Doyle (landowner)
- Doylestown, Ohio – William Doyle[179]
- Doylestown, Pennsylvania – William Doyle (settler)[178]
- Drakesbad, California – Edward R. Drake (settler and lodge owner)[12]: 373
- Drakesville, Iowa – John A. Drake (founder)[178]
- Dresbach Township, Minnesota – George B. Dresbach (founder)
- Drewry's Bluff, Virginia – Maj. Augustus Drewry[178]
- Dryden, New York – John Dryden[180]
- Duane, New York and Duanesburg, New York – James Duane (grantee)[180]
- DuBois, Pennsylvania – John Dubois (founder)[180]
- Dubuque, Iowa – Julien Dubuque (early resident)[180]
- Dudley, Georgia – Dudley Mays Hughes (U.S. Representative)
- Dudley, Massachusetts – Paul and William Dudley (landowners)[180]
- Duluth, Georgia – Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut (indirectly, via Duluth, Minnesota)[181]
- Duluth, Minnesota – Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut[180]
- Dummer, New Hampshire and Dummerston, Vermont – William Dummer (Massachusetts Governor)[180]
- Dumont, Colorado – John M. Dumont (mine operator)[180]
- Dunbar, Nebraska – John Dunbar (landowner)[180]
- Duncombe, Iowa – J.F. Duncombe[180]
- Dunlap, California – George Dunlap Moss (teacher)
- Dunlap, Kansas – Joseph Dunlap (trader and founder)[182]
- Dunlapsville, Indiana – John Dunlap (settler)[182]
- Dunmore, West Virginia – John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore (colonial governor)[182]
- Dunnigan, California – A. W. Dunnigan (early settler)
- Dunnsville, New York – Christopher Dunn (landowner)[182]
- Duplin County, North Carolina – Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin[183]
- Duquesne, Pennsylvania – Michel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville (indirectly, via Fort Duquesne)[182]
- Durand, Michigan – George H. Durand (U.S. Representative)[182]
- Durand, Wisconsin – Miles Durand Prindle (settler)[182]
- Durant, Iowa – Thomas Durant[182]
- Durham, California – W.W. Durham (member of the California State Assembly)
- Durham, North Carolina – Bartlett S. Durham (landowner)[184]
- Duval County, Florida – William Pope DuVal, Governor of Florida Territory from 1822 to 1834[185]
- Dycusburg, Kentucky – William E. Dycus (founder)[185]
- Dyersburg, Tennessee – Col. Henry Dyer[185]
- Dyersville, Iowa – James Dyer (landowner)[185]
E
[edit]- Earling, Iowa – Albert J. Earling, Milwaukee Road officer
- Earl Park, Indiana – Adams Earl (founder)[185]
- Earlville, Iowa – G.M. Earl (settler)[185]
- Earlville, New York – Jonas Earll Jr. (canal commissioner) (note the spelling)[185]
- East Fallowfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania – Lancelot Fallowfield (landowner)[185]
- Eastland, Texas – M.W. Eastland[186]
- Eastman, Georgia – W.P. Eastman[186]
- Easton, Massachusetts – John Easton (colonial governor of Rhode Island)[186]
- East St. Louis, Illinois – Saint Louis
- Eaton, Colorado – Benjamin H. and Aaron J. Eaton (millers)[186]
- Eaton, New Hampshire – Connecticut Governor Theophilus Eaton
- Eaton, New York and Eaton, Ohio – Gen. William Eaton[186]
- Eatonton, Georgia – Gen. William Eaton[186]
- Ebensburg, Pennsylvania – Eben Lloyd (died in childhood)[186]
- Eckley, California – Commodore John L. Eckley
- Eckley, Colorado – Amos Eckles (cattlehand)[186]
- Eddington, Maine – Colonel Jonathan Eddy (officer in the American Revolution)[187]
- Eddyville, Iowa – J.P. Eddy (postmaster)[187]
- Eden, Texas – Fred Ede (landowner)[187]
- Edgartown, Massachusetts – Edgar Stuart, Duke of Cambridge
- Edgecomb, Maine – George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (a supporter of the colonists) (note the spelling)[187]
- Edgerton, Ohio – Alfred Peck Edgerton[187]
- Edgerton, Wisconsin – E.W. Edgerton (settler)[187]
- Edison, 3 places in Georgia, New Jersey, and Ohio – Thomas Edison[187]
- Edmeston, New York – Robert Edmeston (founder)[187]
- Edna, Kansas – Edna Gragery (child who lived there)[187]
- Edroy, Texas – Ed Cubage and Roy Miller (co-founders)
- Edwards, Mississippi – Dick Edwards (Jackson hotelier)[187]
- Edwards, New York – Edward McCormack (founder's brother)[187]
- Edwardsport, Indiana – Edwards Wilkins[188]
- Edwardsville, Illinois – Ninian Edwards (territorial governor)[188]
- Effingham, Illinois and Effingham County, Illinois – Gen. Edward Effingham[188]
- Effingham, Kansas – Effingham Nichols (railroader)[188]
- Effingham, New Hampshire – Howard family, who were Earls of Effingham
- Egremont, Massachusetts – Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont[188]
- Ehrenberg, Arizona – Herman Ehrenberg (founder)[188]
- El Macero, California – Bruce Mace (local landowner)
- Elberton, Georgia and Elbert County, Georgia – Gov. Samuel Elbert[188]
- Elbridge, New York – Elbridge Gerry[188]
- Elizabeth, New Jersey and Elizabethtown, North Carolina – Lady Elizabeth Carteret (wife of colonial proprietor and statesman George Carteret)[189]
- Elizabeth, Pennsylvania – Elizabeth Bayard (founder's wife)[189]
- Elizabeth, West Virginia – Elizabeth Beauchamp[189]
- Elizabeth City, North Carolina – Elizabeth I[189]
- Elizabethton, Tennessee – Elizabeth MacLin Carter and Elizabeth McNabb (wives of two early settlers)
- Elizabethtown, Indiana – Elizabeth Branham (founder's wife)[189]
- Elizabethtown, Kentucky – Elizabeth Hynes (wife of early settler Andrew Hynes)
- Elkader, Iowa – Abd el-Kader (Algerian patriot)
- Elkins, West Virginia – Stephen Benton Elkins (U.S. Senator)[189]
- Ellenburg, New York – Ellen Murray (landowner's daughter)[189]
- Ellendale, Delaware – Ellen Prettyman (founder's wife)[189]
- Ellensburg, Washington – Mary Ellen Shoudy (wife of John A. Shoudy, purchaser of local trading post and founder)
- Ellenville, New York – Ellen Snyder (settler)
- Ellery, New York – William Ellery[189]
- Ellicott, New York and Ellicottville, New York – Joseph Ellicott (agent of the Holland Land Company)[189]
- Ellicott City, Maryland – John, Andrew, and Joseph Ellicott (founders)[189]
- Ellinwood, Kansas – Col. John R. Ellinwood (engineer for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway)[189]
- Ellisburg, New York – Lyman Ellis (founder)[190]
- Ellisville, Mississippi – Powhatan Ellis (U.S. Senator)[190]
- Ellsworth, Kansas – Lt. Allen Ellsworth[190]
- Ellsworth, Maine and Ellsworth, New Hampshire – Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth[190][191]
- Elmendorf, Texas – Henry Elmendorf (mayor of San Antonio)
- Elmira, New York – Elmira Teall (tavernkeeper's daughter)[190]
- Elmore, Vermont – Colonel Samuel Elmore (landowner)[190]
- Elsie, Michigan – Elsie Tillotson (pioneer's daughter)[190]
- Elsie, Nebraska – Elsie Perkins[190]
- Elyria, Ohio – Heman Ely (1817)[190]
- Emerick, Nebraska – John Emerick (settler)[190]
- Emery, South Dakota – S.M. Emery (landowner)
- Emeryville, California – Joseph Stickney Emery (local landowner)
- Emlenton, Pennsylvania – Emlen Fox (landowner's wife)[190]
- Emmett, Michigan and Emmetsburg, Iowa – Robert Emmet (Irish nationalist)[192]
- Emmitsburg, Maryland – William Emmitt (founder) (note the spelling)[192]
- Enfield, Massachusetts – Robert Field[192]
- Ennis, Montana – William Ennis (settler)
- Enosburgh, Vermont – Roger Enos (landowner)[192]
- Errol, New Hampshire – James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll
- Erving, Massachusetts – John Erving (early farmer landowner)[193]
- Erwin, New York – Col. Arthur Erwin[193]
- Eskridge, Kansas – C.V. Eskridge (landowner)[193]
- Essexville, Michigan – Ransom Essex (settler)[193]
- Estes Park, Colorado – Joel Estes (founder)
- Estherville, Iowa – Esther Ridley (landowner's wife)[193]
- Estill, Kentucky – Capt. James Estill[194]
- Estill, Missouri – Col. John R. Estill[194]
- Ethel, Mississippi – Ethel McConnico[194]
- Euclid, Ohio – Euclid (Greek mathematician)[194]
- Eudora, Kansas – Eudora Fish[194]
- Eugene, Oregon – Eugene Franklin Skinner (settler)[194]
- Eunice, Louisiana – Eunice Pharr Duson (second wife of Curley Duson, the founder of the city)
- Eustis, Maine – Charles L. Eustis (early proprietor)[194]
- Evans, Colorado, Evanston, Illinois, and Evanston, Wyoming – Gov. John Evans[194]
- Evans, New York – David Ellicott Evans (agent of the Holland Land Company)[194]
- Evans Mills, New York – Ethni Evans (mill owner)[194]
- Evansville, Indiana – Robert Morgan Evans (founder)[194]
- Evansville, Wyoming – W.T. Evans (blacksmith)
- Evart, Michigan – Frank Evart (pioneer)[194]
- Everett, Massachusetts and Everett, Pennsylvania – Edward Everett (politician and educator)[194]
- Everett, Washington – Everett Colby (son of Charles Colby, local booster)[195]
- Ewing Township, New Jersey – Charles Ewing (Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court)
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[edit]- Fairbanks, Alaska – Charles W. Fairbanks
- Fairfax, California – Charles S. Fairfax
- Fairfax, Virginia and Fairfax County, Virginia – Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron[196]
- Fallon, California – Luke and James Fallon (early settlers)
- Fallowfield, Pennsylvania – Lancelot Fallowfield (landowner)[196]
- Fannin, Texas – Col. James Fannin (Texian patriot)[196]
- Fannett, Texas – B. J. Fannett (local landowner who opened a general store there in the 1890s)
- Fargo, North Dakota – William Fargo[196]
- Faribault, Minnesota – Jean-Baptiste Faribault (settler)[196]
- Farley, Mendocino County, California – Jackson Farley (early settler)
- Farnham, New York – Le Roy Farnham (merchant)[196]
- Farragut, Iowa and Farragut, Tennessee – David Farragut[197][198]
- Farrandsville, Pennsylvania – William P. Farrand (founder)[197]
- Farwell, Michigan – Samuel B. Farwell (railroader)[197]
- Fayette, 12 places in Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Utah, West Virginia, and Wisconsin – Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette
- Fayetteville, 11 places in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia – Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette
- Fayette City, Pennsylvania – Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette
- Felix Township, Grundy County, Illinois and Felix Township, Grundy County, Iowa – Felix Grundy (U.S. Senator from Tennessee)[197]
- Fellows, California – Charles A. Fellows (railroad contractor)
- Fell's Point, Baltimore, Maryland – William Fell (landowner)[197]
- Felts Mills, New York – John Felt (proprietor)[197]
- Fenner, New York – Rhode Island Governor Arthur Fenner[197]
- Fennville, Michigan – Ethan Fenn (founder)[197]
- Fenton, New York – Governor Reuben Fenton[197]
- Ferdinand, Vermont – from one of the titles for Prince Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand of Brunswick-Lunenburg
- Fernandina Beach, Florida – King Ferdinand VII of Spain
- Ferrisburgh, Vermont – Benjamin Ferris (founder)[199]
- Fields Landing, California – Waterman Field (early settler)
- Fieldville, New Jersey – John Field (early settler)
- Fincastle, Virginia – George Murray, 5th Earl of Dunmore (son of colonial governor Lord Dunmore and also known by the title Lord Fincastle)[199]
- Findlay, Ohio – Col. James Findlay (indirectly, via Fort Findlay)[199]
- Findlay Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania – Gov. William Findley (note the spelling)[199]
- Fine, New York – John Fine (landowner)[199]
- Finley, California – Samuel Finley Sylar (early settler)
- Firebaugh, California – Andrew D. Firebaugh
- Firestone, Colorado – Jacob Firestone (landowner)
- Fitchburg, Massachusetts – John Fitch (settler)[199]
- Fithian, Illinois – Dr. William Fithian[199]
- Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire – William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam (cousin of Governor John Wentworth)[199]
- Flagler County, Florida – Henry Flagler, built the Florida East Coast Railway
- Flandreau, South Dakota – Charles Eugene Flandrau
- Fleming, New York – Gen. George Fleming (resident)[200]
- Flemingsburg, Kentucky – Col. John Fleming[200]
- Flora, Mississippi – Flora Jones (resident)[200]
- Florence, Kansas – Florence Crawford[200]
- Florence, Kentucky – Florence Conner (wife of early settler)
- Florence, Omaha, Nebraska – Florence Kilbourn[200]
- Florence, South Carolina – Florence Hartlee (daughter of a railroad president who lived in the area)[200]
- Floresville, Texas – Don Francisco Flores de Abrego (early settler)
- Floyd, Iowa – Charles Floyd (explorer with Lewis and Clark)[200]
- Floyd, New York – William Floyd (Founding Father)[200]
- Floyd, Virginia – John Floyd (Virginia politician)[201]
- Floydada, Texas – Dolphin Floyd (died while defending the Alamo) and Ada Price (wife of a local landholder) (indirectly, via Floyd County, Texas)
- Fluhr, California – C.G. Fluhr (railroad official)
- Fonda, New York – Douw Fonda[201]
- Forbestown, California – B.F. Forbes (local store owner)
- Ford, Kansas – Col. James Hobart Ford[201]
- Forsyth, Georgia – Gov. John Forsyth[201]
- Forsyth, Montana – General James W. Forsyth
- Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin – Gen. Henry Atkinson[201]
- Fort Benton, Montana – Thomas Hart Benton[201]
- Fort Bragg, California - American Army officer and Confederate general Braxton Bragg
- Fort Collins, Colorado – Colonel William O. Collins
- Fort Covington, New York – Gen. Leonard Covington[201]
- Fort Dodge, Iowa – Henry Dodge (U.S. senator from Wisconsin) (indirectly, after the fort named after him)[202]
- Fort Edward (town), New York – Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany[202]
- Fort Fairfield, Maine – Gov. John Fairfield[202]
- Fort Fetterman, Wyoming – Lt. Col. William J. Fetterman[202]
- Fort Frederica, Georgia – Frederick, Prince of Wales[203]
- Fort Gaines, Alabama and Fort Gaines, Georgia – Gen. Edmund P. Gaines[202][204]
- Fort Hamilton, New York – Alexander Hamilton[202]
- Fort John, California – John Stuart
- Fort Johnston, North Carolina – Gabriel Johnston, 6th Governor of North Carolina
- Fort Kent, Maine – Edward Kent (governor of Maine)[202]
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Major William Lauderdale
- Fort Leavenworth, Kansas – Gen. Henry Leavenworth[202]
- Fort Lee, New Jersey – Charles Lee
- Fort Lupton, Colorado – Lieutenant Lancaster Lupton (built a trading post here)[202]
- Fort Madison, Iowa – James Madison[202]
- Fort Morgan, Colorado – Colonel Christopher A. Morgan[202]
- Fort Myers, Florida and Fort Myers Beach, Florida – Col. Abraham C. Myers[202]
- Fort Pierre, South Dakota – Pierre Chouteau Jr.[202]
- Fort Romie, California – Charles Romie (landowner)
- Fort Scott, Kansas – Gen. Winfield Scott[202]
- Fort Seward, California – William H. Seward
- Fort Sheridan, Illinois – Gen. Philip Sheridan[202]
- Fort Wayne, Indiana – Anthony Wayne[202]
- Fort Worth, Texas – William Jenkins Worth[202]
- Foster, Rhode Island – U.S. Senator Theodore Foster[202]
- Fostoria, Ohio – Gov. Charles Foster[202]
- Fouts Springs, California – John F. Fouts (discoverer of the springs)
- Fowler, California – Thomas Fowler (California State Senator)
- Fowler, Michigan – John N. Fowler[205]
- Fowler, New York – Theodocius Fowler (landowner)[205]
- Fowlerville, Michigan – Ralph Fowler (settler)[205]
- Fowlerville, Livingston County, New York – Wells Fowler (settler)[205]
- Foxburg, Pennsylvania – H.M. Fox (landowner)[205]
- Foxborough, Massachusetts – Charles James Fox
- Francestown, New Hampshire – Frances Deering Wentworth (Governor John Wentworth's wife)[205]
- Franceville, Colorado – Matt France[205]
- Frankfort, Kansas – Frank Schmidt (landowner)[205]
- Frankfort, Kentucky – Benjamin Franklin
- Frankfort (town), New York – Lawrence Frank (settler)[205]
- Franklin – Benjamin Franklin, 36 places in
- Alabama – Arkansas – Sacramento County, California – Connecticut – Georgia – Idaho – Illinois – Indiana – Iowa – Kentucky – Louisiana – Maine – Massachusetts – Michigan – Minnesota – Missouri – Nebraska – New Hampshire – New Jersey – Franklin County, New York – Macon County, North Carolina – Surry County, North Carolina – Ohio – Cambria County, Pennsylvania – Venango County, Pennsylvania – Tennessee – Texas – Vermont – Virginia – West Virginia – Jackson County, Wisconsin – Kewaunee County, Wisconsin – Manitowoc County, Wisconsin – Milwaukee County, Wisconsin – Sauk County, Wisconsin – Vernon County, Wisconsin
- Franklin, Delaware County, New York – William Temple Franklin[205]
- Franklin Lakes, New Jersey – Benjamin Franklin
- Franklin Park, New Jersey – Benjamin Franklin
- Franklin Township – Benjamin Franklin, 77 places in
- DeKalb County, Illinois – DeKalb County, Indiana – Floyd County, Indiana – Grant County, Indiana – Harrison County, Indiana – Hendricks County, Indiana – Henry County, Indiana – Johnson County, Indiana – Kosciusko County, Indiana – Marion County, Indiana – Montgomery County, Indiana – Owen County, Indiana – Pulaski County, Indiana – Putnam County, Indiana – Randolph County, Indiana – Ripley County, Indiana – Washington County, Indiana – Wayne County, Indiana – Allamakee County, Iowa – Appanoose County, Iowa – Bremer County, Iowa – Cass County, Iowa – Clarke County, Iowa – Decatur County, Iowa – Story County, Iowa – Bourbon County, Kansas – Edwards County, Kansas – Franklin County, Kansas – Jackson County, Kansas – Clare County, Michigan – Houghton County, Michigan – Lenawee County, Michigan – Wright County, Minnesota – Bergen County, New Jersey – Gloucester County, New Jersey – Hunterdon County, New Jersey – Somerset County, New Jersey – Warren County, New Jersey – Rowan County, North Carolina – Surry County, North Carolina – Adams County, Ohio – Brown County, Ohio – Clermont County, Ohio – Columbiana County, Ohio – Coshocton County, Ohio – Darke County, Ohio – Franklin County, Ohio – Fulton County, Ohio – Harrison County, Ohio – Jackson County, Ohio – Licking County, Ohio – Mercer County, Ohio – Monroe County, Ohio – Morrow County, Ohio – Portage County, Ohio – Richland County, Ohio – Ross County, Ohio – Shelby County, Ohio – Tuscarawas County, Ohio – Warren County, Ohio – Wayne County, Ohio – Adams County, Pennsylvania – Beaver County, Pennsylvania – Bradford County, Pennsylvania – Butler County, Pennsylvania – Carbon County, Pennsylvania – Chester County, Pennsylvania – Columbia County, Pennsylvania – Erie County, Pennsylvania – Fayette County, Pennsylvania – Greene County, Pennsylvania – Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania – Luzerne County, Pennsylvania – Lycoming County, Pennsylvania – Snyder County, Pennsylvania – Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania – York County, Pennsylvania
- Franklinton, Louisiana and Franklinton, North Carolina – Benjamin Franklin
- Frankstown Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania – Stephen Franks (trader)[205]
- Franktown, Colorado – J. Frank Gardner (resident)[205]
- Fraser, Delaware County, New York – Hugh Frazer (landowner) (note the spelling)[203]
- Frederic Township, Michigan – Frederick Barker (pioneer)[203]
- Frederick, Colorado – Frederick A. Clark (landholder)
- Frederick, Maryland – Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore[203]
- Fredericksburg, Virginia – Frederick, Prince of Wales[203]
- Fredericktown, Missouri – George Frederick Bollinger (state legislator)[203]
- Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands – Frederick V of Denmark
- Freeborn, Minnesota – William Freeborn (town councillor)[203]
- Freelandville, Indiana – Dr. John F. Freeland[203]
- Freemansburg, Pennsylvania – Jacob Freeman[203]
- Fremont, California, and numerous other Fremonts – John C. Frémont
- Frenchburg, Kentucky – Richard French (judge)[203]
- French Mills, New York – Abel French (factory owner)[203]
- Friant, California – Thomas Friant (lumber company executive)
- Frye Island, Maine – Captain Joseph Frye
- Fryeburg, Maine – Captain Joseph Frye[206]
- Fulford, Colorado – A.H. Fulford (pioneer)[206]
- Fullerton, California – George H. Fullerton (president of the Pacific Land and Improvement Company)
- Fullerton, Nebraska – Randall Fuller (stockman)[206]
- Fulton, South Dakota – Robert Fulton (inventor of the first commercially successful steamboat)
- Funk, Nebraska – P.C. Funk[206]
- Funkstown, Maryland – Jacob Funk (landowner)[206]
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[edit]- Gadsden, Alabama – James Gadsden[206]
- Gagetown, Michigan – James Gage (settler)[206]
- Gaines, New York – Gen. Edmund P. Gaines[206]
- Gainesboro, Tennessee – Gen. Edmund P. Gaines[207]
- Gainesville, 4 places in Florida, Georgia, New York, and Texas – Gen. Edmund P. Gaines[206][204]
- Galen, New York – Galen[206]
- Galesburg, Illinois – George Washington Gale (founder)[206]
- Galesville, Wisconsin – George Gale (founder)[206]
- Gallatin River – Albert Gallatin[206]
- Gallatin, New York and Gallatin, Tennessee – Albert Gallatin[206][208]
- Gallaway, Tennessee – J.M. Gallaway (mill owner)[208]
- Gallitzin, Pennsylvania – Pierre Gallitzin (founder)[209]
- Galveston, Texas – Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez, José de Gálvez, 1st Marquess of Sonora, Matías de Gálvez y Gallardo[a]
- Gambier, Ohio – James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier (benefactor of Kenyon College)[209]
- Gansevoort, New York – Col. Peter Gansevoort (resident)[209]
- Garberville, California – Jacob C. Garber (first postmaster)[209]
- Gardiner, Maine – Dr. Sylvester Gardiner (Boston physician)[209]
- Gardiner, New York – Lieutenant Governor Addison Gardiner[209]
- Gardiners Island, New York – Lion Gardiner (settler)[209]
- Gardner, Kansas – Henry Gardner, Governor of Massachusetts[209]
- Gardner, Massachusetts – Colonel Thomas Gardner (killed during the Battle of Bunker Hill)[209]
- Garfield, 6 places in Illinois, Kansas, Maine, New Jersey, Mahoning County, Ohio, and Oregon – James A. Garfield[209]
- Garibaldi, Oregon – Giuseppe Garibaldi
- Garland, Maine – Joseph Garland (settler)[209]
- Garland, Texas – Attorney General Augustus Hill Garland
- Garlock, California – Eugene Garlock (early businessman)
- Garnett, Kansas – W.A. Garnett (resident of Louisville, Kentucky)[209]
- Garrett, Indiana and Garrett, Pennsylvania – John W. Garrett (president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)[209]
- Garretson, South Dakota – A. S. Garretson (banker)
- Garrison, Texas – Z.B. Garrison (settler)[210]
- Gary, Indiana – Elbert Henry Gary
- Garysburg, North Carolina – Roderick B. Gary[210]
- Gastonia, North Carolina – William Gaston (judge)[210]
- Gasquet, California – Horace Gasquet (first postmaster)
- Gates, New York and Gatesville, North Carolina – Gen. Horatio Gates[210]
- Gaylesville, Alabama – George W. Gayle[210]
- Gaylord, Kansas – C.E. Gaylord (resident of Marshall County)[210]
- Gayoso, Missouri – Manuel Gayoso de Lemos (colonial governor)[210]
- Geary, Kansas – Gov. John W. Geary[210]
- Geddes, New York – James Geddes (early settler)[210]
- Gentry, Missouri – Col. Richard Gentry[210]
- George, Washington – George Washington
- George West, Texas – George Washington West (founder)
- Georgetown, California – George Phipps (founder)
- Georgetown, Colorado – George Griffith (clerk of court)[210]
- Georgetown, Delaware – George Mitchell (resident)[211]
- Georgetown, Kentucky and Georgetown, Massachusetts – George Washington[211]
- Georgetown, Maine and Georgetown, South Carolina – George I of Great Britain[211]
- Georgetown, Washington, D.C. – George II of Great Britain[212]
- Georgia (U.S. state) – King George II of Great Britain[211]
- German, New York – Gen. Obadiah German (landowner)[211]
- Gerry, New York – Elbridge Gerry[211]
- Gervais, Oregon – Joseph Gervais (pioneer)[211]
- Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – Samuel Gettys (settler)
- Gibbon River – Gen. John Gibbon[211]
- Gibbon, Oregon – Gen. John Gibbon[211]
- Gibbonsville, Idaho – Gen. John Gibbon[211]
- Gibson, Tennessee – Col. Thomas Gibson[211]
- Gilbert, Arizona – William "Bobby" Gilbert
- Gilberton, Pennsylvania – John Gilbert (mine owner)[211]
- Gilchrist County, Florida – Albert W. Gilchrist Governor of Florida from 1909 to 1913
- Gilford, New Hampshire – S.S. Gillman (settler)[211]
- Gill, Massachusetts – Moses Gill (lieutenant governor of Massachusetts)[213]
- Gillette, Wyoming – Weston Gillette (surveyor and civil engineer)
- Gilman, Colorado – H.H. Gilman (resident)[213]
- Gilsum, New Hampshire – Samuel Gilbert and his son-in-law, Thomas Sumner (proprietors)[213]
- Girard, Pennsylvania – Stephen Girard[213]
- Girardville, Pennsylvania – Stephen Girard[213]
- Gladstone, Michigan and Gladstone, North Dakota – William Ewart Gladstone[213]
- Gladwin, Michigan – Maj. Henry Gladwin[213]
- Glen, New York – Jacob Glen (resident)[213]
- Glen Burnie, Maryland – Elias Glenn (district attorney) and his descendants
- Glens Falls, New York – John Glenn (discoverer)[214]
- Glennville, California – James M. Glenn (blacksmith)
- Glocester, Rhode Island – Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester (note spelling)
- Glover, Vermont – Brigadier General John Glover (proprietor)[214]
- Goddard, Kansas – J.F. Goddard (manager of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway)[214]
- Godfrey, Illinois – Capt. Benjamin Godfrey[214]
- Goff, Kansas – Edward H. Goff[214]
- Goffstown, New Hampshire – Colonel John Goffe (settler) (note spelling)[214]
- Goldsboro, North Carolina – M.T. Goldsboro[214]
- Goodhue, Minnesota – James M. Goodhue (journalist)[214]
- Gorham, Maine and Gorham, New Hampshire – Captain John Gorham (The town in New Hampshire was named for the one in Maine).[215][216]
- Gorham, New York – Nathaniel Gorham[217]
- Gorman Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota – Gov. Willis A. Gorman[217]
- Gosnold, Massachusetts – Bartholomew Gosnold (settler)[217]
- Gouldsboro, Maine – Robert Gould (landholder)[217]
- Gouverneur, New York – Gouverneur Morris[217]
- Gove City, Kansas – Capt. Grenville L. Gove[217]
- Governors Island (Massachusetts) – Gov. John Winthrop (landowner)[217]
- Governors Island (New York) – Gov. Wouter van Twiller (landowner)[217]
- Grafton, Massachusetts – Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton[217]
- Grafton, New Hampshire – Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (relative of colonial governor Benning Wentworth)[217]
- Graham, North Carolina – William Alexander Graham (U.S. Senator)[217]
- Granby, Massachusetts – John Manners, Marquess of Granby (hero of the Seven Years' War)[217]
- Granby, Vermont – Marquis of Granby[217]
- Granger, Washington – Walter Granger (superintendent of the Washington Irrigation Company)
- Grant, 4 places in Humboldt County, California, Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska – Ulysses S. Grant[218]
- Grantsville, West Virginia – Ulysses S. Grant[218]
- Grantham, New Hampshire – Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham
- Gratiot, Wisconsin – Col. Henry Gratiot[218]
- Grattan Township, Michigan – Henry Grattan[218]
- Gravette, Arkansas – E.T. Gravette[219]
- Gray, Maine – Thomas Gray (proprietor)[219]
- Grays Harbor, Washington – Capt. Robert Gray (explorer)[219]
- Grayson, Kentucky – Col. Robert Grayson[219]
- Graysville, Indiana – Joe Gray (founder)[219]
- Great Barrington, Massachusetts – William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington[219]
- Greeley, Colorado and Greeley, Kansas – Horace Greeley (editor of the New York Tribune)[219]
- Greeley Center, Nebraska – Peter Greeley[219]
- Greene, Iowa – George Green (judge) (note the spelling)[220]
- Greene, Maine and Greene, New York – Nathanael Greene[220]
- Greeneville, Tennessee – Nathanael Greene[220]
- Greenleaf, Kansas – A.W. Greenleaf (treasurer of the Union Pacific Railroad)[220]
- Greensboro, North Carolina – Nathanael Greene
- Greensboro, Vermont – Timothy Green (landowner)
- Greensburg, Kansas – Col. D.R. Green[220]
- Greenup, Kentucky – Gov. Christopher Greenup[220]
- Greenville, Kentucky and Greenville, North Carolina – Nathanael Greene[220]
- Greenville, Michigan – John Green (settler)[220]
- Greenwood, Arkansas – Moses Greenwood (merchant)[220]
- Greenwood, El Dorado County, California – John Greenwood (early settler)
- Greenwood, Mississippi – Greenwood LeFlore (Choctaw chief)[220]
- Greenwood, Nebraska – J.S. Green (settler)[220]
- Greig, New York – John Greig (U.S. representative)[220]
- Grestley, California – James Grestley
- Gridley, California – George W. Gridley (founder)
- Gridley, Illinois – Asahel Gridley[221]
- Griffin, Georgia – Gen. Lewis Lawrence Griffin (president of the Macon and Western Railroad)[222]
- Grimes, Iowa – James W. Grimes (U.S. Senator)[221]
- Grimesland, North Carolina – Gen. Bryan Grimes[221]
- Grinnell, Iowa – W.H. Grinnell (resident)[221]
- Griswold, Connecticut – Governor Roger Griswold[221]
- Grover, North Carolina and Grover, South Carolina – Grover Cleveland[221]
- Grundy Center, Iowa – Felix Grundy (U.S. Senator from Tennessee)[221]
- Guilford, Maine – Moses Guilford Law (first white child born here)
- Guilford, Vermont – Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford
- Gunnison, Colorado – Capt. John Williams Gunnison (explorer)[223]
- Gunnison Island, Utah – Capt. John Williams Gunnison (explorer)[223]
- Gunnison River – Capt. John Williams Gunnison (explorer)[223]
- Guntown, Mississippi – James G. Gunn (early settler)[224]
- Gurnee, Illinois – Walter S. Gurnee (mayor of Chicago)
- Gustine, California – Augusta Miller, daughter of Henry Miller (rancher)
- Guthrie Center, Iowa – Capt. Edwin B. Guthrie[223]
- Guttenberg, Iowa and Guttenberg, New Jersey – Johannes Gutenberg (note the spelling)[223]
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[edit]- Hackettstown, New Jersey – Samuel Hackett (early settler)[223]
- Haddonfield, New Jersey – Elizabeth Haddon) (landowner)[223]
- Haddon Township, New Jersey – Elizabeth Haddon (landowner)
- Hagerstown, Maryland – Jonathan Hager
- Hahns Peak and Hahns Peak Village, Colorado – Joe Hahn (settler)[223]
- Halcott, New York – George W. Halcott (sheriff)[223]
- Hale, Missouri – John P. Hale (Carrollton resident)[223]
- Halifax, Massachusetts and Halifax, Vermont – George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax[225]
- Hallowell, Maine – Benjamin Hallowell (landowner)[225]
- Hallstead, Pennsylvania – William F. Hallstead (general manager of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad)[225]
- Hallsville, New York – Capt. Robert Hall[225]
- Hallsville, Texas – Robert Burton Hall (railroader)[226]
- Halstead, Kansas – Murat Halstead (journalist)[225]
- Hamden, Connecticut – John Hampden (English statesman) (note spelling)
- Hamersville, Ohio – Gen. Thomas L. Hamer[225]
- Hamilton, Georgia – James Hamilton Jr. (Governor of South Carolina)[225]
- Hamilton, Massachusetts and Hamilton, Ohio – Alexander Hamilton[225][227]
- Hamilton, Montana – J.W. Hamilton (provided the right-of-way to the railroad)
- Hamilton City, California – J.G. Hamilton (sugar company president)
- Hamilton County, 7 places in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, New York, Ohio, and Tennessee – Alexander Hamilton[225]
- Hamlin, Kansas – Vice President Hannibal Hamlin[225]
- Hammond, Illinois – Charles Goodrich Hamilton (railroader)[225]
- Hammond, Indiana – George H. Hammond (Detroit butcher who founded a meat-packing plant here)[228]
- Hammond, New York – Abijah Hammond (landowner)[225]
- Hammonton, California – W.P. Hammond (gold mine official)
- Hampden, Maine and Hampden, Massachusetts – John Hampden (English patriot)[225]
- Hampton, South Carolina – Gen. Wade Hampton I[229]
- Hancock, 6 places in Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont – John Hancock[229]
- Hanford, California – James Madison Hanford (railroad executive)
- Hankamer, Texas – I. A. Hankamer (early settler)
- Hannibal, Missouri and Hannibal, New York – Hannibal[229]
- Hanson, Massachusetts – Alexander C. Hanson (Maryland newspaper publisher and U.S. Senator)
- Haralson, Georgia and Haralson County, Georgia – Gen. Hugh A. Haralson (U.S. representative)[229]
- Harbeson, Delaware – Harbeson Hickman (landowner)[229]
- Harbin Springs, California – James M. Harbin (discoverer of the springs)
- Harbine, Nebraska – Col. John Harbine[229]
- Hardenburgh, New York – Johannes Hardenburgh (landowner)[229]
- Hardin, Missouri – Gov. Charles Henry Hardin[230]
- Hardin, Montana – Samuel Hardin (friend of developer Charles Henry Morrill)
- Hardinsburg, Kentucky – Capt. William Hardin (pioneer)[230]
- Hardwick, Massachusetts – Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (note the spelling)[230]
- Harlan, Iowa – James Harlan (United States Senator)[230]
- Harlan, Kansas – John C. Harlan (settler)[230]
- Harlan, Kentucky – Maj. Silas Harlan[230]
- Harlowton, Montana – Richard A. Harlow (president of the Montana Railroad)
- Harney, Oregon – Gen. William S. Harney[230]
- Harpers Ferry, West Virginia – Robert Harper (ferry owner)[230]
- Harpersfield, New York – Joseph Harper (landowner)[230]
- Harperville, Mississippi – G.W. Harper (resident)[230]
- Harrietstown, New York – Harriet Duane (wife of James Duane)[230]
- Harriman, New York – E. H. Harriman (president of the Union Pacific Railroad)
- Harrington, Delaware – Samuel M. Harrington (judge)[230]
- Harrisburg, Inyo County, California – Shorty Harris (gold discoverer)
- Harrisburg, New York – Richard Harrison[231]
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – John Harris, Sr. (founder)[231]
- Harrison, Maine – Harrison Gray Otis (landowner)[231]
- Harrison, New Jersey – William Henry Harrison[231]
- Harrison, New York – John Harrison (Quaker leader)[231]
- Harrison Township, New Jersey – William Henry Harrison
- Harrisonburg, Virginia – Thomas Harrison (early settler who founded the community)
- Harrisville, New Hampshire – Milan Harris (mill owner)[231]
- Harrisville, New York – Fosket Harris (settler)[231]
- Harrisville, Ohio – Meigs Harris (pioneer)[231]
- Harrisville, West Virginia – Thomas Harris[231]
- Harrodsburg, Kentucky – Col. James Harrod (settler)[231]
- Hart's Location, New Hampshire – Colonel John Hart
- Hartsville, Indiana – Gideon B. Hart (pioneer)[231]
- Hartwick, New York – Christopher Hartwick (landowner)[231]
- Harvard, Illinois – John Harvard (indirectly, via Harvard University)[231]
- Harvard, Massachusetts – John Harvard[231]
- Hastings, Michigan – Eurotas Hastings (state auditor)[232]
- Hathaway Pines, California – Robert B. Hathaway (first postmaster)
- Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Hattie Hardy (wife of pioneer lumberman and civil engineer William H. Hardy)[232]
- Haugan, Montana – H. G. Haugan (land commissioner of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad)
- Havensville, Kansas – Paul E. Havens (Leavenworth resident)[232]
- Hawesville, Kentucky – Richard Hawes (U.S. representative)[232]
- Hawkeye, Iowa – Chief Hawkeye[232]
- Hawley, Massachusetts – Joseph Hawley (local leader in the American Revolution)[232]
- Hawthorne, New Jersey – Nathaniel Hawthorne[232]
- Hayden, Colorado – Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (geologist)[232]
- Hayden Hill, California – Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (geologist)[232]
- Hayes, California – William J. Hayes (first postmaster)
- Hayesville, North Carolina – George W. Hayes (state senator)[233]
- Hays, Kansas – Gen. William Hays[233]
- Hayward, California – William Dutton Hayward (early settler)
- Hayward, Minnesota – David Hayward (settler)
- Hazard, Kentucky – Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (hero of the War of 1812)
- Hazardville, Connecticut – Colonel Augustus George Hazard (gunpowder manufacturer)[233]
- Hazelton, California – Hazelton Blodget (son of Hugh A. Blodget, oilman)
- Hazelton, Kansas – Rev. J.H. Hazelton (founder)[233]
- Hazelrigg, Indiana – H.G. Hazlerigg (founder) (note the spelling)[233]
- Healdsburg, California – Col. Harmon Heald (settler)[233]
- Hearst, California – George Hearst
- Heath, Massachusetts – General William Heath[233]
- Heber, California – A.H. Heber (development company president)
- Heber City, Utah – Heber C. Kimball (Mormon leader)[233]
- Heceta Beach, Oregon – Bruno de Heceta (explorer)[233]
- Helena, New York – Helena Pitcairn[233]
- Helm, California – William Helm (early rancher)
- Henderson, Nevada – U.S. Senator Charles B. Henderson
- Henderson, Kentucky and Henderson, Tennessee – Col. Richard Henderson[234]
- Henderson, Nebraska – David Henderson (settler)[234]
- Henderson, New York – William Henderson (landowner)[234]
- Hendersonville, North Carolina – North Carolina Chief Justice Leonard Henderson[234]
- Hendry County, Florida – Major Francis A. Hendry
- Hennepin, Illinois – Louis Hennepin (explorer)[234]
- Hennessey, Oklahoma – Pat Hennessey (freighter)[234]
- Henniker, New Hampshire – John Henniker, 1st Baron Henniker[234]
- Henrietta, New York – Laura Pulteney, 1st Countess of Bath[234]
- Henrietta, North Carolina – Henrietta Tanner[234]
- Hensley, Arkansas – William B. Hensley (founder and landowner)[235]
- Hepburn, Iowa – William Peters Hepburn (U.S. representative)[236]
- Hepler, Kansas – B.F. Hepler (resident of Fort Scott)[236]
- Herington, Kansas – M.D. Herington (founder)[236]
- Herkimer, New York – Nicholas Herkimer (militia general in the American Revolutionary War)[236]
- Herlong, California – Capt. Henry W. Herlong (World War II casualty)
- Herman, Nebraska – Samuel Herman (railroad conductor)[236]
- Hermann, Missouri – Arminius (Germanic chief)[236]
- Hernando, Mississippi – Hernando de Soto[236]
- Hernando County, Florida – Hernando de Soto[236]
- Hershey, Pennsylvania – Milton S. Hershey (Chocolatier)
- Hertford County, North Carolina – Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford[237][b]
- Heuvelton, New York – Jacob van Heuvel[236]
- Hewes Point, Maine – Paola Hewes (settler)[236]
- Heyburn, Idaho – Senator Weldon Brinton Heyburn
- Hickman, Kentucky – Capt. Paschal Hickman[236]
- Hickory, Mississippi and Hickory, North Carolina – Andrew Jackson (nicknamed "Old Hickory")[236]
- Hicksville, New York – Charles Hicks (Quaker cleric)[236]
- Hicksville, Ohio – Henry W. Hicks (founder)[236]
- Hildreth, California – Tom Hildreth (founder and merchant)
- Higginsport, Ohio – Col. Robert Higgins (founder)[236]
- Hildebran, North Carolina – Pope Gregory VII (né Hildebrand)[238]
- Hill, New Hampshire – Isaac Hill (governor of New Hampshire)[238]
- Hillrose, Colorado – Rose Hill Emerson (daughter of early landholder)
- Hillsboro, Kansas – John G. Hill (mayor)[238]
- Hillsborough, New Hampshire and Hillsborough, North Carolina – Sir Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire and 1st Earl of Hillsborough[238]
- Hillsborough County, Florida – Sir Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire and 1st Earl of Hillsborough[238]
- Hinesburg, Vermont – Abel Hine (town clerk)[238]
- Hinesville, Georgia – Charlton Hines[238]
- Hinsdale, Massachusetts – Rev. Theodore Hinsdale (woolen mill owner)[238]
- Hinsdale, New Hampshire – Colonel Ebenezer Hinsdale[238]
- Hinsdale, New York – Colonel Ebenezer Hinsdale (indirectly, via Hinsdale, New Hampshire)
- Hiram, Maine – Hiram I (biblical king of Tyre)[239]
- Hobart, New York – Bishop John Henry Hobart[239]
- Hobergs, California – Gustave Hoberg (founder, resort owner)
- Hodgdon, Maine – John Hodgdon (landowner)[239]
- Hodgenville, Kentucky – Robert Hodgen[239]
- Hodson, California – J.J. Hodson (copper mining financier)
- Hoffman Estates, Illinois – Sam and Jack Hoffman (builders)
- Hoisington, Kansas – A.J. Hoisington (resident of Great Bend)[239]
- Holbrook, Massachusetts – Elisha N. Holbrook (benefactor)[239]
- Holden, Massachusetts – Samuel Holden (banker)[239]
- Holderness, New Hampshire – Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness[240]
- Holland, Massachusetts – Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland (English statesman)
- Holland Patent, New York – Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland (landowner)[241]
- Holley, New York – Myron Holley (canal commissioner)[241]
- Holliday, Missouri – Samuel Holliday (resident of St. Louis)[241]
- Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania – Adam and William Holliday (founders)[241]
- Hollis, New Hampshire – John Holles, Earl of Clare (ancestor of colonial governor Benning Wentworth) (note the spelling)[242]
- Holliston, Massachusetts – Thomas Hollis, Esq. of London, England (a benefactor of Harvard College)[241]
- Holmesville, Nebraska – L.M. Holmes (founder)[241]
- Holmesville, Ohio – Maj. Andrew Holmes[241]
- Holt, Missouri – Jerry Holt (landowner)[241]
- Holton, Kansas – Edward Holton[241]
- Holts Summit, Missouri – Timothy Holt[241]
- Holyoke, Massachusetts — Elizur Holyoke, (colonist, scribe and surveyor)[243]
- Homer, New York – Homer (Greek poet)[241]
- Honesdale, Pennsylvania – Philip Dale (canal builder)[241]
- Hood River, Oregon – Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport[244]
- Hookstown, Pennsylvania – Matthias Hook (resident)[244]
- Hookton, California – John Hookton (founder)
- Hoover, Alabama – William H. Hoover (1890–1979), a local insurance of Alabama
- Hoover, Indiana – Riley Hoover (founder)[244]
- Hoover Town, West Virginia – Herbert Hoover
- Hopkinsville, Kentucky – General Samuel Hopkins[244]
- Hopkinton, Massachusetts – Edward Hopkins (benefactor of Harvard University)[244]
- Hopkinton, New Hampshire – Edward Hopkins (benefactor of Harvard University) (indirectly, via Hopkinton, Massachusetts)[244]
- Hopkinton, New York – Roswell Hopkins (settler)[244]
- Hopkinton, Rhode Island – Gov. Stephen Hopkins[244]
- Horace, Kansas – Horace Greeley[244]
- Hornbeak, Tennessee – Frank Hornbeak (store owner, postmaster)[245]
- Hornby, New York – John Hornby (landowner)[244]
- Hornellsville, New York – George Hornell (settler)[244]
- Hornersville, Missouri – William H. Horner (founder)[246]
- Horstville, California – E. Clemons Horst (rancher)
- Horton, Kansas – A.H. Horton (judge)[246]
- Houlton, Maine – Joseph Houlton (settler)[246]
- Hounsfield, New York – Ezra Hounsfield (landowner)[246]
- Houston, Delaware – John W. Houston[246]
- Houston, Minnesota, Houston, Mississippi, and Houston, Texas – Sam Houston[246][247]
- Houstonia, Missouri – Sam Houston[246]
- Howard, Kansas – General Oliver Otis Howard[246]
- Howard, Brown County, Wisconsin and Howard, Chippewa County, Wisconsin – Brigadier General Benjamin Howard (officer in the War of 1812)
- Howard Springs, California – C.W. Howard (resort owner)
- Howards Grove, Wisconsin – H.B. Howard (hotelier and postmaster)
- Howell, Evansville, Indiana – Capt. Lee Howell (railroader)[246]
- Howell Township, New Jersey – Gov. Richard Howell[248]
- Howland, Maine – John Howland (Mayflower passenger)
- Hoxie, Kansas – H.M. Hoxie (general manager of the Missouri Pacific Railroad)[248]
- Hubbard, Nebraska – Asahel W. Hubbard (judge)[248]
- Hubbardston, Massachusetts – Thomas Hubbard (Massachusetts Speaker of the House of Representatives and landowner)[248]
- Hubbardton, Vermont – Thomas Hubbard (landholder)[248]
- Hudson, Maine – Charles Hudson (indirectly, via Hudson, Massachusetts)
- Hudson, Massachusetts – Charles Hudson (United States Representative)[248]
- Hudson, New York – Henry Hudson[248]
- Hudson, Ohio – David Hudson (settler)[248]
- Hudson River – Henry Hudson[248]
- Hugoton, Kansas – Victor Hugo[248]
- Hull, Iowa – John Hull[248]
- Humble, Texas – Pleasant Smith "Plez" Humble (postmaster)
- Humboldt, Kansas and Humboldt, South Dakota – Alexander von Humboldt (German scientist, explorer and diplomat)[248][249]
- Hummelstown, Pennsylvania – Frederick Hummel (founder)[248]
- Humphrey, New York – Charles Humphrey (state legislator)[248]
- Humphreys Station, California – John W. Humphreys (pioneer)
- Humphreysville, Connecticut – David Humphreys[248]
- Hunnewell, Kansas and Hunnewell, Missouri – H.H. Hunnewell (banker)[248]
- Hunter, New York – John Hunter (landowner)[248]
- Huntingdon, Pennsylvania – Selena Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon[250]
- Huntingdon, Tennessee – Memucan Hunt (landowner)[250]
- Huntington, Massachusetts – Charles P. Huntington[250]
- Huntington, Oregon – J.B. Huntington (landowner)[250]
- Huntington, Vermont – Josiah, Charles and Marmaduke Hunt (landholders)
- Huntington, West Virginia – Collis P. Huntington[250]
- Huntington Beach, California – Henry E. Huntington
- Huntley, Montana – S.O. Huntley (partner in the stagecoach firm of Clark & Huntley)
- Huntsville, Alabama – John Hunt (settler)[250]
- Huntsville, Missouri – David Hunt (settler)[250]
- Hurley, New York – Francis Lovelace, Baron Hurley of Ireland[250]
- Hustisford, Wisconsin – John Hustis (settler)[250]
- Hutchinson, Kansas – C.C. Hutchinson (founder)[250]
- Hyannis, Massachusetts – Iyannough (sachem of the Cummaquid Native American tribe)
- Hyde Park, Vermont – Captain Jedediah Hyde (landowner)[250]
- Hydesville, California – John Hyde (local landowner)[250]
- Hysham, Montana – Charlie J. Hysham (cattleman)
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[edit]- Iliff, Colorado – John Wesley Iliff (cattleman)[251]
- Ingalls, Oklahoma – John James Ingalls (U.S. Senator from Kansas)[251]
- Inman, Kansas – Maj. Henry Inman[251]
- Inman, Nebraska – W.H. Inman (settler)[251]
- Iola, Kansas – Iola Colborn[251]
- Ira, Vermont – Ira Allen (one of the Green Mountain Boys and brother of Ethan Allen)[251]
- Irasburg, Vermont – Ira Allen (landholder, one of the Green Mountain Boys and brother of Ethan Allen)[251]
- Ireland, Texas - John Ireland
- Irvine, California – James Irvine I (landowner)[252]
- Irvine, Kentucky – Col. William Irvine[253]
- Irving, Kansas – Washington Irving[253]
- Irving Park, Chicago - Washington Irving
- Irvington, New Jersey and Irvington, New York – Washington Irving[253]
- Irwin, California – W.A. Irwin (founder)
- Irwinton, Georgia – Gov. Jared Irwin[253]
- Isabella, California, Isabella County, Michigan & Isabella Township, Michigan - Isabella I of Castile
- Isle La Motte, Vermont – Captain La Motte (established Fort Sainte Anne on this island)[253]
- Ives Grove, Wisconsin - Joseph Ives
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[edit]- Jackson, California – Colonel Alden Jackson
- Jackson, Maine – General Henry Jackson[254]
- Jackson, Burnett County, Wisconsin – Stonewall Jackson
- Jackson, Wyoming – Davey Jackson
- Jackson – Andrew Jackson, 14 places in
- Alabama – Georgia – Kentucky – Louisiana – Michigan – Minnesota[c] – Mississippi – Missouri – New Hampshire[254] – New Jersey – New York – Ohio[254] – Tennessee – Washington County, Wisconsin
- Jacksonville, Arkansas – Nicholas and Elizabeth Jackson (landowners)
- Jacksonville, Texas – Jackson Smith (soldier)
- Jacksonville – Andrew Jackson, 7 places in
- Jacobs Corner, California – Mattie Jacobs (first postmaster)
- Jaffrey, New Hampshire – George Jaffrey (member of a wealthy Portsmouth family)[254]
- Jamesburg, California – John James (founder)
- Jamestown, Indiana – James Mattock (founder)[254]
- Jamestown, Kansas – James P. Pomeroy (railroader)[254]
- Jamestown, New York – James Prendergast (settler)[255]
- Jamestown, Rhode Island – James II of England[255]
- Jamestown, Virginia – James I of England[255]
- Jamesville, New York – James De Witt[255]
- Janesville, California – Jane Bankhead (early settler)
- Janesville, Wisconsin – Henry Janes (early settler and first postmaster)[255]
- Jasonville, Indiana – Jason Rogers (founder)[255]
- Jasper, 3 places in Georgia, New York, and Texas – William Jasper (American Revolution hero)[255][256]
- Jay, Maine, Jay, New York, and Jay, Vermont – John Jay (the first chief justice of the Supreme Court)[255]
- Jean, Nevada – Jean Fayle (wife of postmaster George Fayle)
- Jefferson, Maine, Jefferson, New Jersey, and Jefferson, New Hampshire[255] – Thomas Jefferson
- Jefferson City, Missouri – Thomas Jefferson
- Jefferson County, Thomas Jefferson, 19 places in[255]
- Arkansas – Colorado – Florida – Georgia – Illinois – Indiana – Iowa – Kansas – Kentucky – Mississippi – Missouri – Montana – New York – Pennsylvania – Tennessee – Washington – West Virginia – Wisconsin
- Jeffersonville, Georgia – Thomas Jefferson
- Jekyll Island, Georgia – Sir Joseph Jekyll[255]
- Jenny Lind, California – Jenny Lind[255]
- Jeromesville, Ohio – John Baptiste Jerome (trader)[255]
- Jesup, Iowa – Morris Ketchum Jesup[257]
- Jesus Maria, California – Jesus Maria (local farmer)
- Jetmore, Kansas – Col. A.B. Jetmore[257]
- Jewell, California – Omar Jewell (local rancher)
- Jewell, Kansas – Lt. Col. Lewis R. Jewell[257]
- Jewett, New York – Freeborn G. Jewett (judge)[257]
- Jewett, Ohio – T.M. Jewett (railroader)[257]
- Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania – Jim Thorpe
- Joaquin, Texas – Joaquin Morris (grandson of Benjamin Franklin Morris, who donated the land for the site)
- Joe, Montana – Joe Montana
- Joe Walker Town, California – Joe Walker
- Johnsburg, New York – John Thurman (settler)[257]
- Johnson, Nebraska – Julius A. Johnson (landowner)[257]
- Johnson, Vermont – William Samuel Johnson (landowner)[257]
- Johnson City, Kansas – Col. Alexander S. Johnson[257]
- Johnston, Rhode Island – Augustus Johnston (colonial attorney general)[257]
- Johnston County, North Carolina – Gabriel Johnston, 6th Governor of North Carolina[257]
- Johnstonville, California – Robert Johnston (town developer)
- Johnstown, Colorado – John Parish (father of Harvey J. Parish, who platted the town)
- Johnstown (city), New York – Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (founder)[257]
- Johnstown, Pennsylvania – Joseph Jahns (settler) (note the spelling)[258]
- Joliet, Illinois – Louis Jolliet (note the spelling)[258]
- Jonesboro, Maine – John Coffin Jones (landholder)[258]
- Jonesborough, Tennessee – William Jones (statesman)[258]
- Jonesport, Maine – John Coffin Jones (landholder)[258]
- Jonesville, Indiana – Benjamin Jones (founder)[258]
- Jonesville, Virginia – Frederick Jones (landowner)
- Joplin, Missouri – Rev. H.G. Joplin (resident) (indirectly, via Joplin Creek)[258]
- Joplin Creek, Missouri – Rev. H.G. Joplin (resident)[258]
- Jordan, Montana – Arthur Jordan (founder)
- Judith River – Judith Hancock[258]
- Judsonia, Arkansas – Rev. Adoniram Judson (missionary)[258]
- Judsonville, California – Egbert Judson (part owner of local mine)
- Julesburg, Colorado – Jules Beni (established a trading post here)
- Jump-off Joe – Joe McLaughlin (trapper)[258]
- Juneau, Alaska – Joe Juneau (prospector)
- Juneau, Wisconsin – Solomon Juneau (founder of Milwaukee)[259]
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[edit]- Kamrar, Iowa – J.L. Kamrar (judge)[260]
- Kanawyers, California – Peter Apoleon Kanawyer (founder)
- Kaneville, Illinois – Gen. Thomas L. Kane[259][d]
- Karnes City, Texas – Henry Karnes (Texas patriot)
- Kaufman, Texas – David S. Kaufman (U.S. representative)[262]
- Kearney, Missouri – Charles E. Kearney, the president of the Hannibal and Saint Joseph Railroad
- Kearney, Nebraska – Gen. Philip Kearny (note the spelling)[262]
- Kearny, New Jersey – Gen. Philip Kearny[262]
- Keene, California – James R. Keene (financier)
- Keene, New Hampshire – Sir Benjamin Keene (English minister to Spain and West Indies trader)[262]
- Keenesburg, Colorado – Les Keene (settler)
- Keeseville, New York – Richard Keese (founder)[262]
- Keizer, Oregon – Thomas Dove Keizur
- Kelleys Island, Ohio – Datus and Irad Kelly (landowners) (note the spelling)[262]
- Kellogg, Idaho – Noah Kellogg (prospector)
- Kelsey, California – Benjamin Kelsey (founder)
- Kelso, California – Napoleon B. Kelso (first postmaster)
- Kenansville, North Carolina – James Kenan (U.S. representative)[262]
- Kendall, New York – Postmaster General Amos Kendall[262]
- Kennard, Nebraska – Thomas P. Kennard (secretary of state of Nebraska)[262]
- Kenedy, Texas – Mifflin Kenedy (rancher, steamboat owner and railroad investor)
- Kenner, Louisiana – Duncan F. Kenner (lawyer)[262]
- Kensington, New Hampshire – Edward Rich, 8th Earl of Warwick and Baron Kensington (owner of Kensington Palace in London)[263]
- Kent, Ohio – Marvin Kent
- Kentfield, California – Albert Emmet Kent (landowner)
- Kenton, Ohio – Gen. Simon Kenton[264]
- Keough Hot Springs, California – Philip P. Keough (resort owner)
- Keokuk, Iowa – Keokuk (Sauk leader)[264]
- Kerman, California – W.G. Kerckhoff and Jacob Mansar (promoters)
- Kettleman City, California – Dave Kettleman (early rancher)
- Keyesville, California – Richard M. Keyes (gold discoverer in Kern County)
- Kiester, Minnesota – Jacob Kiester (county historian)
- Kilbourn City, Wisconsin – Byron Kilbourn (pioneer)[264]
- Kilbuck Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania – chieftain of the Lenape[265]
- Kimball, South Dakota – J.W. Kimball (surveyor)
- Kincaid, Kansas – Robert Kincaid (resident of Mound City)[265]
- King City, California – Charles King (founder)
- King County, Washington - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King (originally for Vice President William R. King)
- King of Prussia, Pennsylvania – after a local tavern named after Frederick II of Prussia
- Kingfield, Maine – William King (future governor of Maine)
- Kingman, Kansas – Samuel Austin Kingman (judge)[265]
- Kingman, Maine – R.S. Kingman[265]
- Kingsbury Plantation, Maine – Judge Sanford Kingsbury (landowner)[265]
- Kingsley, Michigan – Judson Kingsley (landowner)[265]
- Kingston, Georgia – J.P. King (resident of Augusta)[265]
- Kingston, Massachusetts – Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull[265]
- Kingston, Missouri – Gov. Austin Augustus King[265]
- Kingsville, Missouri – Gen. William M. King (resident)[265]
- Kingsville, Texas – Captain Richard King (owner of the King Ranch)
- Kinman Pond, California – Seth Kinman (settler)[265]
- Kinsley, Kansas – W.E.W. Kinsley (resident of Boston, Massachusetts)[266]
- Kinston, North Carolina – George III[266]
- Kirbyville, Texas – John Henry Kirby (lumber businessman)
- Kirkland, New York – Rev. Samuel Kirkland[266]
- Kirklin, Indiana – Nathan Kirk (founder)[266]
- Kirksville, Missouri – Jesse Kirk[266]
- Kirkwood, California – Zack Kirkwood (rancher and early settler)
- Kirkwood, Delaware and Kirkwood, Ohio – Maj. Robert Kirkwood (officer in the American Revolutionary War)[266]
- Kirtland, Ohio – Turhand Kirtland (principal of the Connecticut Land Company)
- Kirwin, Kansas – Col. John Kirwin[266]
- Kiryas Joel, New York – Joel Teitelbaum (rabbi of Satmar)
- Kit Carson, California and Kit Carson, Colorado[266] – Kit Carson
- Klej Grange, Maryland – Katherine (1866-1918), Lucy (1867-1943), Elizabeth (1868-1944), and Josephine Drexel (1878-1966) (daughters of Joseph William Drexel)[266]
- Kneeland, California – John A. and Tom Kneeland (first settlers)
- Knights Landing, California – Dr. William Knight (early settler)
- Knightsen, California – George W. Knight (town founder) and his wife Christina Christensen
- Knightsville, Indiana – A.W. Knight (founder)[266]
- Knowles, California – F.E. Knowles (granite quarry owner)
- Knox, Maine – General Henry Knox[266]
- Knoxville, California – Ranar B. Knox, first postmaster[12]: 649
- Knoxville, 4 places in Georgia, Mississippi, Albany County, New York, and Tennessee – Henry Knox[266][267]
- Knoxville, Pennsylvania – John C. Knox (judge)[268]
- Kokomo, Indiana – Ma-Ko-Ko-Mo (Miami tribal chief)
- Kortright, New York – Lawrence Kortright (patentee)[268]
- Kosciusko, Mississippi – Tadeusz Kościuszko[268]
- Kossuth, Mississippi and Kossuth, Ohio – Lajos Kossuth[268]
- Kotzebue, Alaska – Otto von Kotzebue[268]
- Kountze, Texas – Herman and Augustus Kountze (financial backers of the Sabine and East Texas Railroad)
- Kranzburg, South Dakota – Nicholas Friedrich Wilhelm, Johann, Mathais, and Paul Ferdinand Kranz (settlers)
- Kyle, Texas – Captain Fergus Kyle (founder)
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[edit]- Laceyville, Ohio – Maj. John S. Lacey[268]
- Laclede, Missouri – Pierre Laclède (founder of St. Louis)[268]
- La Conner, Washington – J.J. Connor (settler) (note the spelling)[268]
- Laddonia, Missouri – Amos Ladd (settler)[269]
- Laddville, California – Alphonso Ladd (founder)
- Lafayette, Colorado – Lafayette Miller (settler and husband of Mary Miller, who platted the town)
- Lairds Landing, California – George and Charles Laird (early settlers)
- Lairdsville, New York – Samuel Laird (settler)[269]
- Lake Ann, Michigan – Ann Wheelock (settler's wife)[269]
- Lake Charles, Louisiana – Charles Sallier
- Lake Helen, Florida – Helen DeLand (founder's daughter)[269]
- Lake Lanier (Georgia) – Sidney Lanier (poet)[270]
- Lake Wilson, Minnesota – Jonathan E. Wilson (landowner)
- Lakin, Kansas – David L. Lakin (resident of Topeka)[271]
- Missouri - Mirabeau B. Lamar
- Lamar, 3 places in Colorado and Mississippi – L.Q.C. Lamar[271]
- Lamar River (Wyoming) – L.Q.C. Lamar[271]
- Lamartine, Wisconsin – Alphonse de Lamartine (French historian)[271]
- Lambertville, New Jersey – John Lambert (settler)[271]
- Lamoine, Maine – DeLamoine (early landowner)[271]
- Lamy, New Mexico – Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy[271]
- Lanare, California – L.A. Nares (developer)
- Landaff, New Hampshire – Bishop of Llandaff (Llandaff is the spelling of the name on the town charter)
- Landisburg, Pennsylvania – James Landis (founder)[271]
- Lanesborough, Massachusetts – James Lane, 2nd Viscount Lanesborough[271]
- Lanesboro, Pennsylvania – Martin Lane (settler)[271]
- Langdon, New Hampshire – Governor John Langdon[271]
- Langhorne, Pennsylvania – Jeremiah Langhorne (jurist)[271]
- Lanier, Georgia – Clement Lanier[271]
- Lansingburgh, New York – Abraham Lansing (founder)[271]
- Laramie River (Ohio) – Pierre-Louis de Lorimier (French fur trader)[272]
- Laramie, Wyoming – Jacques La Ramée (French-Canadian fur trader)[272]
- Larned, Kansas – Gen. B.F. Larned[272]
- Larrabee, Iowa – Gov. William Larrabee[272]
- LaSalle, Illinois – René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (explorer)[272]
- Lassen Peak (California) – Peter Lassen (explorer)[272]
- Latrobe, California and Latrobe, Pennsylvania[272] – Benjamin Henry Latrobe, II
- Latty, Ohio – A.S. Latty (settler)[272]
- Lauderdale, Mississippi – Col. James Lauderdale[272]
- Laughlin, California – James H. Laughlin, Jr. (landowner)
- Laughlin, Nevada – Don Laughlin (founder)[273]
- Laurens, South Carolina – Henry Laurens[274]
- Lavers' Crossing, California – David Lavers (founder)
- Lawrence, Kansas – Amos Lawrence[274]
- Lawrence, Massachusetts – Abbott Lawrence (founder)[274]
- Lawrenceburg, Tennessee – Capt. James Lawrence[274]
- Lawrenceville, Georgia – Capt. James Lawrence[274]
- Lawson, Colorado – Alexander Lawson (innkeeper)[274]
- Lawton, Michigan – Nathaniel Lawton (landowner)[274]
- Laytonville, California – F.B. Layton (founder)
- Le Claire, Iowa – Antoine Le Claire (founder of Davenport)[275]
- Le Grand, California – William Legrand Dickinson
- Le Mars, Iowa – Lucy Underhill, Elizabeth Parson, Mary Weare, Anna Blair, Rebecca Smith and Sarah Reynolds (the first initials of six women aboard on a railroad excursion)[275]
- Le Ray, New York – Le Ray Chaumont[276]
- Le Raysville, Pennsylvania – Vincent le Ray (landowner's son)[276]
- Leakesville, Mississippi – Gov. Walter Leake[274]
- Leavenworth, Kansas – Gen. Henry Leavenworth (indirectly, via Fort Leavenworth)[274]
- Leavitt, California – May F. Leavitt (first postmaster)
- Lebec, California – Peter Lebeck (killed by a bear nearby in 1837)
- Lecompton, Kansas – Judge D.S. Lecompte[275]
- Ledyard, Connecticut – Col. William Ledyard (state militiaman)[275]
- Ledyard, New York – Benjamin Ledyard (land agent)[275]
- Lee, California – Dick Lee (discoverer of gold at the site)
- Lee, Maine – Stephen Lee (settler)
- Lee, Massachusetts, Lee, New Hampshire, and Lee, New York – General Charles Lee[275][277]
- Leechburg, Pennsylvania – David Leech[275]
- Lee Vining, California – Leroy Vining (founder)
- Leesville, California – Lee Harl (local landowner)
- Leicester, Massachusetts – Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester[275]
- Leitchfield, Kentucky – Maj. David Leitch[275]
- Leland, Illinois – Edwin S. Leland[275]
- Lemoore, California – Dr. Lovern Lee Moore (early settler)
- Lempster, New Hampshire – from one of the titles of Sir Thomas Farmer of a "Lempster" in England
- Lennox, South Dakota – Ben Lennox (railroad official)
- Lenoir, North Carolina – Gen. William Lenoir[276]
- Lenora, Kansas – Lenora Hauser[276]
- Lenox, Massachusetts – Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond (note the spelling)[276]
- Leon, Iowa – David Camden de Leon[278]
- Leon, Kansas – Juan Ponce de León[276][dubious – discuss] or after the Iowan town[279]
- Leonard, Michigan – Leonard Rowland[276]
- Leonardville, Kansas – Leonard T. Smith (railroader)[276]
- Leopold, Indiana – Leopold I of Belgium[276]
- Le Roy, New York – Herman Le Roy (landowner)[276]
- Letcher, California – F.F. Letcher (county supervisor)
- Leverett, Massachusetts – John Leverett (twentieth governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony)[276]
- Levittown, 2 places in New York and Pennsylvania – William Levitt
- Lewis and Clark River (Oregon) – Capt. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (explorers)[276]
- Lewis, Vermont – Nathan, Sevignior and Timothy Lewis (landholders)
- Lewisboro, New York – John Lewis (resident)[276]
- Lewisburg, West Virginia – Samuel Lewis[276]
- Lewiston, Idaho – Meriwether Lewis[276]
- Lewiston, Minnesota – Johnathan Smith Lewis (settler)
- Lewiston (town), New York – Gov. Morgan Lewis[280]
- Lewistown, Ohio – Capt. John Lewis (Shawnee chief)[280]
- Lewistown, Pennsylvania – William Lewis
- Lila C, California – Lila C. Coleman (mine owner's daughter)
- Lillis, California – Simon C. Lillis (ranch superintendent)
- Ligonier, Pennsylvania – John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier[280]
- Lillington, North Carolina – Col. Alexander Lillington[280]
- Limon, Colorado – John Limon (or Lymon) (railroad construction supervisor)
- Lincklaen, New York – John Lincklaen (landowner)[280]
- Lincoln, Alabama and Lincoln, Vermont – Major General Benjamin Lincoln
- Lincoln, California – Charles Lincoln Wilson (one of the organizers and directors of the California Central Railroad)[12]: 512
- Lincoln, Illinois, Lincoln, Nebraska, and Lincoln, Rhode Island – Abraham Lincoln[280][281]
- Lincoln, Maine – Enoch Lincoln (Maine's sixth governor)[280]
- Lincoln, New Hampshire – Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle, 9th Earl of Lincoln[282]
- Lincoln Center, Kansas – Abraham Lincoln (indirectly, via Lincoln County, Kansas)
- Lincolnton, Georgia and Lincolnton, North Carolina – Major General Benjamin Lincoln[283]
- Lincolnville, Maine – Major General Benjamin Lincoln (landowner)[283]
- Lincolnville, South Carolina – Abraham Lincoln[283]
- Lindley, New York – Col. Eleazar Lindley[283]
- Linn, Missouri – Lewis F. Linn (U.S. Senator)[283]
- Linneus, Missouri – Lewis F. Linn (U.S. Senator)[283]
- Litchfield, California – Thomas Litch (pioneer)
- Litchfield, New Hampshire – George Henry Lee, Earl of Litchfield
- Littleton, Colorado – Richard S. Little[283]
- Littleton, Massachusetts – George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton (note the spelling)[283]
- Littleton, New Hampshire – Col. Moses Little[283]
- Livermore, California – Robert Livermore
- Livermore, Maine – Deacon Elijah Livermore (early settler)[283]
- Livermore Falls, Maine – Deacon Elijah Livermore (early settler)
- Livingston, California – Charles C. Livingston (railroad official)
- Livingston, Montana – Johnston Livingston (Northern Pacific Railway stockholder and director)
- Livingston, New Jersey – William Livingston
- Locke, New York – John Locke[284]
- Lockwood, 3 places in California, New York, and West Virginia – Belva Ann Lockwood
- Logan Creek Dredge (Nebraska) – Logan Fontenelle (Omaha chief)[284]
- Logan, Montana – Captain William Logan (died in the Battle of the Big Hole)
- Logansport, Indiana – Captain Logan (Native American chief)[284]
- Longmont, Colorado – Stephen Harriman Long (explorer) (indirectly, via Longs Peak)[285]
- Longs Peak (Colorado) – Stephen Harriman Long (explorer)[285]
- Longville, California – W.B. Long (early hotel and saw mill owner)[12]: 396
- Loomis, California – Jim Loomis (railroad agent, postmaster)[12]: 516
- Lorenzo, Texas – Lorenzo Dow
- Los Angeles – Our Lady the Queen of the Angels
- Loudon, New Hampshire – John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun (note spelling)[285]
- Louisa, Virginia – Princess Louisa of Great Britain[285]
- Louisiana – Louis XIV (King of France)[286]
- Louisiana, Missouri – Louisiana Basye (daughter of local settlers)
- Louisville, Kansas – Louis Wilson (landowner's son)[285]
- Louisville, Kentucky – Louis XVI of France
- Louisville, Mississippi – Col. Louis Wiston (settler)[285]
- Loveland, Colorado – William A.H. Loveland (president of the Colorado Central Railroad)[285]
- Lovell, Maine – Captain John Lovewell (note spelling)[285]
- Lovelock, California – George Lovelock (early merchant)
- Lowell, Maine – Lowell Hayden (first person born in the town)[287]
- Lowell, Massachusetts, Lowell, Michigan, and Lowell, North Carolina – Francis Cabot Lowell[287]
- Lowville, New York – Nicholas Low[287]
- Lubbock, Texas – Thomas Saltus Lubbock[287]
- Lucas, Iowa – Robert Lucas (territorial governor)[287]
- Ludington, Michigan – James Ludington (businessman)[287]
- Ludlow, Kentucky – Israel Ludlow (pioneer)[287]
- Lufkin, Texas – Abraham P. Lufkin (cotton merchant and Galveston city councilman)
- Lumpkin, Georgia – Gov. Wilson Lumpkin[287]
- Lundy, California – W.J. Lundy (sawmill owner)
- Lunenburg, Massachusetts – from one of the titles of King George II of Great Britain, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg[287]
- Lunenburg, Vermont – from one of the titles for Prince Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand of Brunswick-Lunenburg
- Lusk, Wyoming – Frank S. Lusk (rancher and Wyoming Central Railway stockholder)
- Lutesville, Missouri – Eli Lutes (founder)[287]
- Luther, Michigan – B.T. Luther (sawmill owner)[288]
- Luthersburg, Pennsylvania – W.H. Luther (resident)[287]
- Lutherville, Maryland – Martin Luther (16th century German reformer)
- Lykens, Pennsylvania – Andrew Lycan (note the spelling)[287]
- Lyman, Maine – Theodore Lyman (merchant)[287]
- Lyman, New Hampshire – General Phineas Lyman (commander in the French and Indian War)[289]
- Lyndeborough, New Hampshire – Benjamin Lynde (Chief Justice of Massachusetts after town was named)[290]
- Lyndon, Vermont – Josias Lyndon (governor of Rhode Island)[290]
- Lyons, Colorado – Edward S. Lyon (founder)
- Lyons, Kansas – Truman J. Lyon (landowner)[290]
- Lyons, Nebraska – Waldo Lyon (resident)[290]
- Lyonsdale, New York – Calen Lyon (settler)[290]
- Lysander, New York – Lysander (Spartan military leader)[290]
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[edit]- Mabbettsville, New York – James Mabbett (landowner)[290]
- Macclenny, Florida – H.C. Macclenny (founder)[291]
- Macksville, Kansas – George Mack (postmaster)[292]
- Macomb, New York – Gen. Alexander Macomb[291]
- Macon, 5 places in Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, and North Carolina – Nathaniel Macon[291]
- Madelia, Minnesota – Madelia Hartshorn (deceased daughter of founder Philander Hartshorn)
- Madison, 5 places in Georgia, Kansas, Maine, New Hampshire and Wisconsin – James Madison[291][293]
- Madison, South Dakota – James Madison (indirectly, via Madison, Wisconsin)
- Madison County[291] – James Madison, 18 places in
- Mahomet, Illinois – Muhammad (antiquated spelling)[294]
- Mahon, Mississippi – John Mahon[294]
- Mamajuda Island, Michigan – Mamajuda (Native American woman)[294]
- Mamakating, New York – Mamakating (Native American chief)[294]
- Mamaroneck, New York – Mamaroneck (Native American chief)[294]
- Mancelona, Michigan – Mancelona Andrews (settler's daughter)[295]
- Manchester, Vermont – Robert Montagu, 3rd Duke of Manchester
- Mandeville, Louisiana – Antoine James de Marigny de Mandeville[295]
- Manlius, New York – Manlius (Roman general)[295]
- Manly, North Carolina – Gov. Charles Manly[295]
- Mannsville, New York – Col. H.B. Mann[295]
- Mansfield, Connecticut – Moses Mansfield (mayor of New Haven)[295]
- Mansfield, Massachusetts – William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield[295]
- Mansfield, Ohio – Jared Mansfield (U.S. Surveyor General)[295]
- Mansfield, Pennsylvania – Asa Mann (landowner) (note the spelling)[296]
- Mansfield, Texas – R.S. Man and Julian Feild (settlers) (note spelling)
- Manteo, North Carolina – Manteo (Native American chief)[296]
- Manton, Michigan – George Manton (settler)[296]
- Manuelito, New Mexico – Manuelito (Navajo chief)[296]
- Marcellus, Michigan and Marcellus, New York – Marcus Claudius Marcellus[296]
- Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania – Maarte (Native American chief)[296]
- Marcy, New York – Gov. William L. Marcy[296]
- Margarettsville, North Carolina – Margaret Ridley[296]
- Margaretville, New York – Margaret Lewis (landowner)[296]
- Marias River (Montana) – Maria Wood[296]
- Mariaville, Maine – Maria Matilda (daughter of landholder William Bingham)[296]
- Mariaville Lake, New York – Maria Duane (daughter of James Duane)[296]
- Marietta, Ohio – Marie Antoinette[296]
- Marilla, New York – Marilla Rogers[297]
- Marinette, Wisconsin – Marie Antoinette Chevalier (common-law wife of an early fur trader)
- Marion – Francis Marion (Revolutionary War hero), 14 places in
- Alabama – Illinois – Indiana – Iowa – Kansas – Kentucky – Louisiana – Massachusetts – Mississippi – New York – North Carolina – Ohio – South Carolina[297] – Virginia
- Marion, North Dakota – Marion Mellen (daughter of Charles Sanger Mellen)
- Marion, Oregon – Francis Marion (Revolutionary War hero) (indirectly, via Marion County, Oregon)
- Marion, South Dakota – Marion Merrill (daughter of S.S. Merrill, railroad official)
- Marion, Texas – Marion Dove (granddaughter of Joshua W. Young, owner of a plantation that the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway passed through)
- Marion County[297] – General Francis Marion of South Carolina, guerilla fighter and hero of the American Revolutionary War, 17 places in
- Marionville, Missouri – Gen. Francis Marion[297]
- Marklee Village, California – Jacob Marklee (early settler)
- Markleeville, California – Jacob Marklee (early settler)
- Marlboro, Vermont – John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough
- Marlborough, Massachusetts and Marlborough, New York – John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough
- Marlborough, New Hampshire – John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough (indirectly, via Marlborough, Massachusetts)
- Marquam, Oregon – Philip Augustus Marquam (resident of Portland)[297]
- Marquette – Jacques Marquette (French missionary and explorer), 8 places in 7 states:
- Marquette Heights, Illinois - Marquette, Iowa - Marquette, Kansas[297] - Marquette, Michigan[297] - Marquette County, Michigan[297] - Marquette Island, an island in Michigan - Pere Marquette River, a river in Michigan[297] - Lake Marquette, a lake in Minnesota - Marquette, Nebraska - Marquette (town), Wisconsin[297] - Marquette County, Wisconsin[297]
- Marsh Creek Springs, California – John Marsh
- Marshall, Colorado – Joseph M. Marshall (coal miner)[297]
- Marshall, Minnesota – Gov. William Rainey Marshall[297]
- Marshall, Texas – John Marshall
- Marshallton, Delaware – John Marshall (mill owner)[297]
- Marshfield, Vermont – Capt. Isaac Marsh (landowner)[297]
- Martensdale, California – Harry J. Marten (founder)
- Martin County, Florida – John W. Martin 24th Governor of Florida
- Martinez, California – Don Ygnacio Martínez
- Martinsburg, Nebraska – Jonathan Martin (settler)
- Martinsburg, West Virginia – Col. Thomas Bryan Martin (landowner)[298]
- Martins Ferry, California – John F. Martin (first postmaster and ferry operator)
- Martin's Location, New Hampshire – Thomas Martin (grantee)[298]
- Martinsville, Indiana – John Martin (commissioner)[298]
- Maryland – Queen Henrietta Maria of France[298]
- Maryland, New York – Queen Henrietta Maria of France (indirectly, via the state of Maryland)
- Marysville, California – Mary Murphy Covillaud (Donner Party survivor)[298]
- Marysville, Kansas – Mary Marshall (wife of Francis J. Marshall, namesake of Marshall County)[298]
- Maryville, Missouri – Mary Graham (wife of Amos Graham, county clerk)
- Masaryktown, Florida – Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (Czechoslovak President)[299]
- Mason, Illinois – Roswell B. Mason (railroader)[298]
- Mason, New Hampshire – Captain John Mason (New Hampshire's founder)[300]
- Masonville, New York – Rev. John M. Mason (landholder)[300]
- Massena, New York – André Masséna (French military officer)[300]
- Massillon, Ohio – Jean Baptiste Massillon (French cleric)[300]
- Matoaca, Virginia – Pocahontas (Matoaca was her name in her native language).[300]
- Mathis, Texas – Thomas Henry Mathis (proprietor)
- Matteson, Illinois – George Joel Aldrich Mattison (note the spelling)[301]
- Mattoon, Illinois – William Mattoon[301]
- Maupin, Oregon – Howard Maupin (settler who established a farm and ferry here)
- Mauriceville, Texas – Maurice Miller (son of the first president of the Orange and Northwestern Railway)
- Mauston, Wisconsin – Milton M. Maughs (founder) (note the spelling)[301]
- Mayer, Arizona – Joe Mayer (founder)
- Mayersville, Mississippi – David Meyers (landowner) (note the spelling)[301]
- Maynard, Massachusetts – Amory Maynard (mill owner)
- Mays Landing, New Jersey – Cornelius Jacobsen May[301]
- Maysville, Kentucky – John May (landowner)[301]
- McAdenville, North Carolina – R.Y. McAden (state legislator)[290]
- McAllen, Texas – John McAllen (settler)
- McArthur, Ohio – Gen. Duncan McArthur[290]
- McClellandville, Delaware – William McClelland (settler)[290]
- McColl, South Carolina – D.D. McColl (businessman)[290]
- McConnelsville, Ohio – Robert McConnel[290]
- McCool, Mississippi – James F. McCool[290]
- McCracken, Kansas – William McCracken (railroader)[290]
- McCune, Kansas – Isaac McCune (founder)[290]
- McDonough, 3 places in Delaware, Georgia, and New York – Thomas Macdonough (naval officer) (note the spelling)[292]
- McFarland, California – J.B. McFarland (founder)
- McGraw, New York – Samuel McGraw
- McGregor, Iowa – Alexander McGregor (landowner)[292]
- McHenry, Illinois – William McHenry
- McKee, Kentucky – George R. McKee (judge)[292]
- McKeesport, Pennsylvania – David McKee (ferry owner)[292]
- McKinleyville, California – President William McKinley
- McKittrick, California – Capt. William McKittrick (local landowner and rancher)
- McMechen, West Virginia - the McMechen family (pioneers)
- McMinnville, Tennessee –Gov. Joseph McMinn[291]
- McPherson, Kansas – Major Gen. James B. McPherson[291]
- Mead, Colorado – Dr. Martin Luther Mead (landowner)
- Meade, Kansas – Gen. George Meade[301]
- Meadville, Mississippi – Cowles Mead (territorial official)[302]
- Meadville, Pennsylvania – Gen. David Mead (founder)[302]
- Mebane, North Carolina – Gen. Alexander Mebane[302]
- Medary, South Dakota – Samuel Medary (territorial governor of Kansas)[302]
- Meeker, Colorado – Nathan Meeker (journalist)[302]
- Mendenhall Springs, California – William M. Mendenhall (health spa proprietor)
- Mendoza, Texas – Antonio de Mendoza (colonial governor)[302]
- Menifee, California – Luther Menifee Wilson (gold miner)
- Mercer, Maine – Brigadier General Hugh Mercer (Revolutionary War hero)
- Mercersburg, Pennsylvania – Brigadier General Hugh Mercer (Revolutionary War hero)[303]
- Mercey Hot Springs, California – J.N. Mercy (early settler)
- Meredith, New Hampshire – Sir William Meredith, 3rd Baronet (member of British Parliament)
- Meredith, New York – Samuel Meredith (merchant)[303]
- Merrill, Wisconsin – S.S. Merrill (railroader)[303]
- Merritt, California – Hiram P. Merritt (early settler)
- Methuen, Massachusetts – Sir Paul Methuen (British diplomat)
- Mettler, California – W.H. Mettler (local agriculturalist)
- Metz, California – W.H.H. Metz (first postmaster)
- Meyers, California – George Henry Dudley Meyers (early landowner)
- Mianus, Connecticut – Mayanno (Native American chief)[304]
- Micanopy, Florida – Micanopy, leading chief of Seminoles, led the tribe during the Second Seminole War[304]
- Middleton, New Hampshire – Sir Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham
- Milan, New Hampshire – Milan Harris (mill owner)
- Milbank, South Dakota – Jeremiah Milbank (railroad director)
- Milburn, Kentucky – William Milburn[304]
- Milesburg, Pennsylvania – Col. Samuel Miles (founder)[305]
- Miles City, Montana – General Nelson A. Miles[305]
- Miley, California – Julian J. Miley (first postmaster)
- Millard, Omaha, Nebraska – Ezra Millard (founder)[305]
- Millbrae, California – Darius Ogden Mills
- Milledgeville, Georgia – Gov. John Milledge[305]
- Miller, Nebraska – Capt. J.M. Miller (settler)[305]
- Miller Place, New York – Andrew Miller (pioneer)[305]
- Millersburg, Missouri – Thomas Miller (settler)[305]
- Millersburg, Ohio – Charles Miller (founder)[305]
- Millersburg, Pennsylvania – Daniel Miller (founder)[305]
- Millerton, New York – Samuel G. Miller (railroad contractor)[305]
- Milliken, Colorado – John D. Milliken (railroad official)
- Millis, Massachusetts – Lansing Millis (railroad executive)
- Millsfield, New Hampshire – Sir Thomas Mills[305]
- Millspaugh, California – Almon N. Millspaugh (first postmaster)
- Milo, Maine – Milo of Croton (famous athlete from Ancient Greece)
- Milton, California – Milton Latham (railroad engineer)
- Milton, 4 places in Ulster County, New York, North Carolina, Vermont, and West Virginia – John Milton[305]
- Miltonvale, Kansas – Milton Tootle (landowner)[305]
- Minkler, California – Charles O. Minkler (local farmer)
- Minor Creek (California) – Isaac Minor[306]
- Minot, Maine – Judge Minot of the General Court (aided in the town's incorporation)[306]
- Minturn, California – Jonas and Thomas Minturn (local farmers)[306]
- Mitchell, Colorado – George R. Mitchell[307]
- Mitchell, Iowa – John Mitchel (Irish patriot) (note the spelling)[307]
- Mitchell, Oregon – U.S. Senator John H. Mitchell[307]
- Mitchell, South Dakota – Alexander Mitchell (president of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad)
- Mitchellville, Iowa – Thomas Mitchell[307]
- Moberly, Missouri – Col. William E. Moberly[307]
- Modesto, California – William Chapman Ralston, reputed for being a modest man
- Moffat, Colorado – David Moffat (president of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad)[307]
- Moira, New York – Earl of Moira[307]
- Monroe – James Monroe, 12 places in
- Connecticut – Georgia[307] – Maine[307] – Massachusetts – Michigan – New Hampshire – New Jersey – New York[307] – North Carolina[308] – Ohio – Utah – Washington
- Monroe City, Indiana – Monroe Alton (founder)[307]
- Monroeville, California – U.P. Monroe (founder)
- Monroeville, New Jersey – Rev. S.T. Monroe[307]
- Monroeville, Pennsylvania – Joel Monroe (first postmaster)
- Monson, Maine – Sir John Monson, 2nd Baron Monson (indirectly, via Monson, Massachusetts)
- Monson, Massachusetts – Sir John Monson, 2nd Baron Monson[307]
- Montague, Massachusetts – Capt. William Montague[307]
- Monterey, California – Gaspar de Zúñiga, 5th Count of Monterrey (colonial governor)[307]
- Monterey, Massachusetts – Gaspar de Zúñiga, 5th Count of Monterrey (indirectly, via Monterrey, Mexico) (The town was named during the Mexican War to commemorate the battle fought there).[307]
- Montezuma, Colorado – Moctezuma I (note the spelling)[307]
- Montgomery, 4 places in Alabama, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and New York[307] – General Richard Montgomery
- Montgomery, Indiana – Valentine B. Montgomery (founder)[307]
- Montgomery, Texas – Andrew J. Montgomery (trading post establisher)
- Montrose, Pennsylvania – Dr. Robert H. Rose[307]
- Mooers, New York – Gen. Benjamin Mooers[307]
- Mooney Flat, California – Thomas Mooney (trading post and hotel establisher)[12]: 525
- Moorcroft, Wyoming – Alexander Moorcroft (settler)
- Moorefield, West Virginia – Conrad Moore[307]
- Moores Flat, California – H.M. Moore (first settler)[12][page needed]
- Mooresville, Indiana – Samuel Moore (founder)[307]
- Mooresville, Missouri – W.B. Moore (founder)[307]
- Moorhead, Minnesota – Gen. James K. Moorhead[307]
- Moorhead, Montana – W.G. Moorehead (railroader) (note the spelling)[309]
- Moosup, Connecticut and Moosup River (Connecticut) – Moosup (Native American chief)[309]
- Moraga, California – Joaquin Moraga (explorer and landowner)
- Moran, Kansas – Daniel Moran (businessman)[309]
- Moreau, New York – Jean Victor Marie Moreau (French general)[309]
- Morehead, Kentucky – Gov. James Turner Morehead[309]
- Morehead City, North Carolina – Gov. John Motley Morehead[309]
- Moreno Valley, California – Frank E Brown (Moreno is Spanish for brown); Land developer
- Morgan, Utah – Jedediah Morgan Grant (a leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
- Morgan, Vermont – John Morgan (landholder)[309]
- Morganfield, Kentucky – Gen. Daniel Morgan[309]
- Morganton, North Carolina – Gen. Daniel Morgan[309]
- Morgan's Point, Texas – Emily West Morgan (known as The Yellow Rose of Texas)
- Morgantown, West Virginia – Zackquill Morgan (landowner)[309]
- Morganville, Kansas – Ebenezer Morgan (founder)[309]
- Morrill, Kansas – Gov. Edmund Needham Morrill[309]
- Morrill, Maine – Anson P. Morrill (governor of Maine)[309]
- Morrilton, Arkansas – E.J. and George H. Morrill (settlers) (note the spelling)[309]
- Morris, Connecticut – James Morris III (Revolutionary War soldier)
- Morris, New York – General Jacob Morris (son of Lewis Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence)
- Morrisania, New York, New York – Lewis Morris (statesman)[310]
- Morris Plains, New Jersey – Lewis Morris (the first royal governor of New Jersey)
- Morris Township, New Jersey – Lewis Morris
- Morristown, New Jersey – Lewis Morris[310]
- Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania – Robert Morris (financier)[310]
- Morrow, Ohio – Gov. Jeremiah Morrow[310]
- Morton Grove, Illinois – Levi P. Morton
- Moses Lake, Washington – Chief Moses (Native American chief of the Sinkiuse-Columbia)
- Moss, Monterey County, California – Charles Moss (wharf owner)
- Moss Landing, California – Charles Moss (wharf owner)
- Moultonborough, New Hampshire – Colonel Jonathan Moulton and others in his family[310]
- Moultrie, Georgia – Gen. William Moultrie[311]
- Moultrieville, South Carolina – Gen. William Moultrie[310]
- Mount Bullion, Mariposa County, California – Senator Thomas Hart Benton (nicknamed "Old Bullion")
- Mount Madison (New Hampshire) – James Madison[291]
- Mount Marcy (New York) – Gov. William L. Marcy[296]
- Mount Mitchell (North Carolina) – Elisha Mitchell (surveyor)[307]
- Mount Monroe (New Hampshire) – James Monroe[307]
- Mount Moran (Wyoming) – Thomas Moran (artist)[309]
- Mount Morris, New York – Thomas Morris (resident of Philadelphia)[310]
- Mount Pulaski, Illinois – Casimir Pulaski (Revolutionary War hero)
- Mount Vernon, Missouri – Admiral Edward Vernon (indirectly, via Mount Vernon)[312]
- Mount Washington, Kentucky and Mount Washington, Massachusetts – George Washington
- Muir, Michigan – W.K. Muir (railroader)[312]
- Muldrow, Oklahoma – Henry L. Muldrow (politician)
- Mullan, Idaho – John Mullan (builder of Mullan Road, a wagon route)[312]
- Mulvane, Kansas – John R. Mulvane (resident of Topeka)[312]
- Mundy Township, Michigan – Lt. Gov. Edward Mundy[312]
- Munfordville, Kentucky – Richard I. Munford (landowner)[312]
- Munnsville, New York – Asa Munn (storekeeper)[312]
- Murdo, South Dakota – Murdo MacKenzie (Texas cattleman)
- Murfreesboro, North Carolina and Murfreesboro, Tennessee – Col. Hardy Murfree[312]
- Muroc, California – Ralph and Clifford Corum (early settlers) – Muroc is Corum spelled backwards
- Murphy, North Carolina – A.D. Murphy (judge)[312]
- Murphys, California – Daniel and John Murphy (early miners and settlers)
- Murray, California – David Murray (olive industry figure)
- Murray, Kentucky – John L. Murray (former Congressman from the area who had died two years before the city's incorporation in 1844)[312]
- Murray, Utah – Eli Murray (territorial governor of Utah)
- Murrieta, California – Juan Murrieta (Rancher)[312]
- Myerstown, Pennsylvania – Isaac Myers (founder)[313]
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[edit]- Naperville, Illinois – Joseph Naper
- Napoleon, Michigan – Napoleon Bonaparte
- Napoleon, Missouri – Napoleon Bonaparte
- Nashmead, California – J. Nash (first postmaster)
- Nashville, North Carolina and Nashville, Tennessee – Gen. Francis Nash[314]
- Nashville, Ohio – Simon Nash (judge)[314]
- Neals Diggins, California – Sam Neal (founder)
- Neligh, Nebraska – John Neligh[315]
- Nelson, California – A.D. Nelson (early settler)
- Nelson, Nebraska – C. Nelson Wheeler (landowner)[315]
- Nelson, New Hampshire – Viscount Horatio Nelson (British admiral and naval hero)
- Nelsonville, New York – Elisha Nelson (settler)[315]
- New Brunswick, New Jersey – George II of Great Britain (also Duke of Brunswick)[316]
- New Florence, Missouri – Florence Lewis (settler's daughter)[316]
- New Franklin, Missouri and New Franklin, Ohio – Benjamin Franklin
- New Marlborough, Massachusetts – John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough (indirectly, via Marlborough, Massachusetts)
- New Orleans, Louisiana – Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
- New Port Richey, Florida – Captain Aaron M. Richey
- New York City and New York (state) – James of York and Albany[317]
- Newberry, Michigan – John A. Newberry (railroader)[316]
- Newcastle, Maine – Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne[318]
- New Coeln, Milwaukee - Christopher Columbus
- Newell, California – Frederick Haynes Newell
- Newellton, Louisiana – Edward D. Newell
- Newfane, Vermont – John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland
- Newnan, Georgia – Gen. Daniel Newnan[317]
- Newnansville, Florida – Gen. Daniel Newnan[317]
- Newport, New Hampshire – Henry Newport (English soldier and statesman)
- Newport News, Virginia – Christopher Newport and William Newce (sea captains) (note the spelling for the latter)[317]
- Newton, Georgia and Newton, Texas – John Newton (soldier of the American Revolutionary War)[317][319]
- Nicholasville, Kentucky – Col. George Nicholas[317]
- Nichols, California – William H. Nichols (landowner)
- Nick's Cove, California – Nick Kojich (restaurateur)
- Nickerson, Kansas – Thomas Nickerson (ATSF president)[317]
- Nicollet, Minnesota – Joseph Nicollet (explorer)[320]
- Nielsburg, California – Arthur C. Neill (first postmaster)[12][page needed]
- Niles, Fremont, California – Addison Niles
- Nobleboro, Maine – James Noble (settler)[320]
- Noblesville, Indiana – Gov. Noah Noble[320]
- Norden, California – Charles Van Norden (water company official)[12]: 530
- Norman, Oklahoma – Abner E. Norman (surveyor)
- Normans Kill (New York) – Albert de Norman (settler)[320]
- Norristown, Pennsylvania – Isaac Norris (Mayor of Philadelphia in 1724)
- North, South Carolina – John F. North (founder)[321]
- North Adams, Massachusetts – Samuel Adams (indirectly, via Adams, Massachusetts)
- North Anna River (Virginia) – Anne, Queen of Great Britain[321]
- North Carolina – Charles I of England (King of Great Britain, Carolinus is Latin for Charles)[322]
- North Cleveland, Texas – Charles Lander Cleveland (local judge) (indirectly, via Cleveland, Texas)
- North Dansville, New York – Daniel P. Faulkner (settler)[321]
- North Fort Myers, Florida – Col. Abraham C. Myers
- North Webster, Indiana – Daniel Webster[321]
- Norton, Kansas – Capt. Orloff Norton[321]
- Norton Sound (Alaska) – Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley[321]
- Nortonville, California – Noah Norton (founder)
- Norwell, Massachusetts – Henry Norwell (dry goods merchant)
- Notleys Landing, California – Godfrey Notley (founder)
- Nottingham, New Hampshire – Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham
- Novato, California – a local Miwok leader who had probably been given the name of Saint Novatus at his baptism
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[edit]- O'Fallon, Missouri – Col. John O'Fallon[323][324]
- O'Neals, California – Charles O'Neal (merchant and first postmaster)[325]
- O'Neill, Nebraska – Gen. John O'Neil (settler)[325]
- Oakley, Kansas – Eliza Oakley Gardner[326]
- Oatman Flat (Arizona) – Royce Oatman (Oatman and his family were killed by a group of Apaches here).[326]
- Oberlin, Ohio – J. F. Oberlin (philanthropist)[326]
- Ockenden, California – Thomas J. Ockenden (first postmaster)
- Odem, Texas – David Odem (San Patricio County sheriff)
- Odenton, Maryland – Oden Bowie (Governor of Maryland)
- Ogden, Kansas – Maj. E.A. Ogden[324]
- Ogden, New York – William Ogden (landowner's son-in-law)[324]
- Ogden, Utah – Peter Skene Ogden[324]
- Ogilby, California – E.R. Ogilby (mine promoter)
- Oglesby, Illinois – Gov. Richard J. Oglesby[324]
- Oglethorpe, Georgia – James Oglethorpe (colonial leader)[324]
- Ogletown, Delaware – Thomas Ogle (landowner)[324]
- Ogontz, 3 places in Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania – Ogontz (Native American chief)[324]
- Oketo, Kansas – Arktatetah (Native American chief)[325]
- Old Ornbaun Hot Springs, California – John S. Ornbaun (early settler and rancher)
- Olean, New York – Olean Shephard (the first white child born here)
- Oleander, California – William Oleander Johnson (first postmaster)
- Oleona, Pennsylvania – Ole Bull (settler)[325]
- Orange, 5 places in Connecticut,[327] Massachusetts, New Jersey, Vermont,[327] and Virginia – William, Prince of Orange
- Orange, Ohio – William, Prince of Orange (indirectly, via Orange, Connecticut)
- Orangeburg, South Carolina – William, Prince of Orange[327]
- Orbisonia, Pennsylvania – William Orbison (settler)[327]
- Ord, Nebraska – Gen. Edward Ord[327]
- Ordbend, California – Edward Ord
- Ordway, Colorado – George N. Ordway (Denver politician)[327]
- Orem, Utah – Walter C. Orem (President of the Salt Lake and Utah Electric Urban Railroad)
- Orford, New Hampshire – Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford
- Orinda, California – Katherine Philips (a poet whose nickname was "Matchless Orinda")
- Orlando, Florida – Orlando Reeves
- Orleans, Massachusetts – Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
- Orono, Maine – Chief Joseph Orono of the Penobscot Nation
- Orrick, Missouri – John C. Orrick (resident of St. Louis)[328]
- Orrs Springs, California – Samuel Orr (early settler)
- Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania – Peter Orwig (founder)[328]
- Osborne, Kansas – Vincent Osborne (member of the Second Kansas Cavalry)[328]
- Osburn, Idaho – Bill Osborne (trading post establisher) (note spelling)
- Osceola, 5 places in Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, and Wisconsin – Indian leader Osceola, whose name means "Black Drink Cry"[328]
- Osceola County, 3 places in Florida, Iowa, and Michigan – Indian leader Osceola, whose name means "Black Drink Cry"[328]
- Oskaloosa, Iowa and Oskaloosa, Kansas – Oskaloosa (wife of the Native American chief Mahaska)[328]
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin – Chief Oshkosh[328]
- Otis, Maine – James Otis Jr. (proprietor)[329]
- Otis, Massachusetts – Harrison Gray Otis[329]
- Otisfield, Maine – James Otis, Jr. (grantee)[329]
- Otisville, Michigan – Byron Otis (settler)[329]
- Otisville, New York – Isaac Otis (settler)[329]
- Otto, New York – Jacob S. Otto (land agent)[329]
- Ouray, Colorado – Ouray (Ute chief)[329]
- Ovid, Colorado – Newton Ovid (local resident)
- Ovid, Michigan and Ovid (town), New York – Ovid (poet)[329]
- Owensboro, Kentucky – Abraham Owen[330]
- Owingsville, Kentucky – Col. T.D. Owings[330]
- Oxnard, California – Henry, Ben, James and Robert Oxnard
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[edit]- Pacheco, California – Salvio Pacheco
- Paddock, Holt County, Nebraska – Algernon Paddock (U.S. Senator)[330]
- Paducah, Kentucky and Paducah, Texas – Chief Paduke
- Painesville, Ohio – General Edward Paine (early settler)[330]
- Palmer, Massachusetts – Thomas Palmer (judge)[331]
- Palmer, Michigan – Waterman Palmer (founder)[331]
- Palmer Lake, Colorado – Gen. William Jackson Palmer[331]
- Pamelia, New York – Pamelia Brown (wife of Gen. Jacob Brown)[331]
- Papinville, Missouri – Pierre Papin[331]
- Paragould, Arkansas – W.J. Paramore and Jay Gould (railroaders)[331]
- Pardeeville, Wisconsin – John S. Pardee (founder)[331]
- Paris, New York – Isaac Paris (merchant)[331]
- Parish, New York – David Parish (landowner)[331]
- Parishville, New York – David Parish (landowner)[331]
- Parker, Kansas – J.W. Parker (landowner)[332]
- Parkersburg, West Virginia – Alexander Parker[332]
- Parkman, Maine – Samuel Parkman (proprietor)[332]
- Parkman, Wyoming – Francis Parkman (historian)[332]
- Parkston, South Dakota – R.S. Parke (landowner) (note spelling)
- Parkville, Missouri – George S. Park (founder)[332]
- Parlier, California – I.N. Parlier (first postmaster)
- Parry Peak (Colorado) – Charles Christopher Parry (botanist)[332]
- Parsons, Kansas – Levi Parsons (judge and railroader)[332]
- Parsonsfield, Maine – Thomas Parsons (proprietor)[332]
- Pasco County, Florida – Samuel Pasco, United States Senator from Florida[332]
- Paterson, New Jersey – William Paterson[333]
- Patten, Maine – Amos Patten (settler)
- Patterson, New York – Matthew Paterson (early farmer) (note spelling)
- Patton Township, Pennsylvania – Colonel John Patton (co-owner)
- Paulding, Mississippi and Paulding, Ohio – John Paulding (Revolutionary War soldier)[333]
- Paulsboro, New Jersey – Samuel Phillip Paul (son of a settler)
- Pawling, New York – Catherine Pauling (a misprint caused the U to change to a W and the name stuck)
- Paxton, Massachusetts – Charles Paxton[333]
- Paxton, Nebraska – W.A. Paxton[333]
- Payne, Ohio – Henry B. Payne (U.S. Senator)[333]
- Payson, Arizona – Levi Joseph Payson (Illinois congressman)
- Peabody, Kansas – F.H. Peabody[333]
- Peabody, Massachusetts – George Peabody (philanthropist)[334]
- Peekskill, New York – Jan Peek (mariner)[334]
- Pelham, Massachusetts – Henry Pelham (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
- Pelham, New Hampshire – Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle[334][e]
- Pelham, New York – Pelham Burton (tutor of Thomas Pell)
- Pembroke, Georgia – Pembroke Whitfield Williams (early resident)
- Pembroke, New Hampshire – Henry Herbert, ninth Earl of Pembroke[336]
- Pendleton, Indiana – Thomas M. Pendleton (landowner)[334]
- Pendleton, New York – Sylvester Pendleton Clark[334]
- Pendleton, Oregon – George H. Pendleton (Democratic candidate for Vice-President in the 1864 presidential campaign)[334]
- Pendleton, South Carolina – Henry Pendleton (judge)[334]
- Penfield, Georgia – Josiah Penfield[337]
- Penfield, New York – Daniel Penfield (settler)[337]
- Pennsylvania – William Penn (Penn's Woods)[337]
- Pepperell, Massachusetts – Sir William Pepperrell (hero of the Battle of Louisburg)[337]
- Perham, Maine – Gov. Sidney Perham[337]
- Perham, Minnesota – Josiah Perham (officer of the Northern Pacific Railway)[337]
- Perinton, New York – Glover Perrin (settler) (note the spelling)[338]
- Perkins Township, Maine – Thomas Handasyd Perkins
- Perris, California – Frederick Thomas Perris (chief engineer of the California Southern Railroad)
- Perry, Kansas – John D. Perry (railroader)[338]
- Perry, Maine, Perry, New York[338] and Perry, Ohio – Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (hero of the War of 1812)
- Perry, Florida – Madison Stark Perry, fourth Governor of the State of Florida, Confederate States Army colonel
- Perrysburg (town), New York and Perrysburg, Ohio – Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry[338]
- Perryville, Missouri[338] and Perryville, New Jersey – Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry
- Perth Amboy, New Jersey – James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth (The article The Amboys contains the etymology)[338]
- Peterboro, New York – Peter Smith[338]
- Peterborough, New Hampshire – Lieutenant Peter Prescott (land speculator)
- Petersburg, Alaska – Peter Buschmann (Norwegian immigrant)
- Petersburg, California – Peter Gardett (early merchant)
- Petersburg, Delaware – Peter Fowler[338]
- Petersburg, Indiana – Peter Brenton (settler)[338]
- Petersburg, Pennsylvania – Peter Fleck (settler)[338]
- Petersburg, Virginia – Peter Jones (co-founder)[338]
- Petersburgh, New York – Peter Simmons (early settler)[338]
- Petersham, Massachusetts – William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, Viscount Petersham[338]
- Petersville, Indiana – Peter T. Blessing (founder)[338]
- Peytona, West Virginia – William M. Peyton[339]
- Pheba, Mississippi – Pheba Robinson[339]
- Phelps, Missouri – Gov. John S. Phelps[339]
- Phelps, New York – Oliver Phelps (proprietor)[339]
- Pharr, Texas - Henry Newton Pharr (1872-1966)
- Phil Campbell, Alabama – Phil Campbell (Railroad engineer)
- Philippi, West Virginia – Philip P. Barbour (judge)[339]
- Phillips, California – Joseph Wells Davis Phillips (founder)
- Phillips, Maine – Jonathan Phillips (grantee)
- Phillips, Wisconsin – Elijah B. Phillips (railroader)[339]
- Philipsburg, Montana – Philip Deidesheimer (mining engineer)[339]
- Philipsburg, Pennsylvania – James and Henry Philips (settlers)[339]
- Phillipston, Massachusetts – William Phillips, Jr. (lieutenant governor of Massachusetts)
- Philipstown, New York – Adolphus Philipse (patentee)[339]
- Phillipsville, California – George Stump Philipps (early settler)
- Phippsburg, Maine – Sir William Phips (colonial governor of Massachusetts) (note spelling)[339]
- Phoenix, New York – Alexander Phoenix[339]
- Pickens, Mississippi – James Pickens (landowner)[340]
- Pickens, South Carolina – Gen. Andrew Pickens[339]
- Pickensville, Alabama – Gen. Andrew Pickens[340]
- Pierce, Texas – Thomas W. Pierce (railroader)[340]
- Pierceton, Indiana – Franklin Pierce[340]
- Piercy, California – Sam Piercy (early settler)
- Pierre's Hole (Idaho) – Pierre (Iroquois chief)[340]
- Pierre, South Dakota – Pierre Chouteau, Jr.
- Pierrepont, New York – Hezekiah Pierrepont (proprietor)[340]
- Pierrepont Manor, New York – William C. Pierrepont (resident)[340]
- Pierson, Michigan – O.A. Pierson (settler)[340]
- Pieta, California – Chief Pieta (local chief)
- Piffard, New York – David Piffard (settler)[340]
- Pike, New Hampshire – Alonzo Pike (producer of sharpening stones and tool and cutter grinders)
- Pike, New York – Zebulon Pike (American soldier and explorer)[340]
- Pikes Peak (Colorado) – Zebulon Pike (American soldier and explorer)[340]
- Pikesville, Maryland – Zebulon Pike (American soldier and explorer)
- Pillsbury, Minnesota – Gov. John S. Pillsbury (businessman)[340]
- Pinckney, New York – Charles Cotesworth Pinckney[340]
- Pine Hill, California – Safford E. Pine (local dairy farmer)
- Pinkham's Grant, New Hampshire – Daniel Pinkham (grantee)[341]
- Pishelville, Nebraska – Anton Pishel (postmaster)[341]
- Pitcairn, New York – Joseph Pitcairn (proprietor)[341]
- Pitcher, New York – Lt. Gov. Nathaniel Pitcher[341]
- Pitkin, Colorado – Gov. Frederick Walker Pitkin[341]
- Pittsboro, North Carolina – William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham[341]
- Pittsburg, New Hampshire – William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham[341]
- Pittsfield, Maine – William Pitts (proprietor)[342]
- Pittsfield, 3 places in Massachusetts,[341] New Hampshire, and Vermont – William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
- Pittsfield, Illinois and Pittsfield, New York – William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (indirectly, via Pittsfield, Massachusetts)
- Pittsford, New York – William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (indirectly, named by Colonel Caleb Hopkins after his hometown of Pittsford, Vermont)
- Pittsford, Vermont – William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
- Pittston, Maine – John Pitt (judge)[343]
- Plant City, Florida – Henry B. Plant[344]
- Plattsburgh (city), New York and Plattsburgh (town), New York – Zephaniah Platt (landowner)[344]
- Pleasanton, California and Pleasanton, Kansas[344] – Alfred Pleasonton (Union Army general)
- Pocahontas, Illinois and Pocahontas, Missouri – Pocahontas[344]
- Pocatello, Idaho – Chief Pocatello
- Pokagon Township, Michigan – Chief Pokagon (Pottawattomie leader)[345]
- Poland, Maine – Chief Poland[345]
- Poland, Ohio – George Poland (proprietor)[345]
- Polk County – James K. Polk, 11 places:[345]
- Polkton, North Carolina – Bishop Leonidas Polk[345]
- Polo, Illinois – Marco Polo[346]
- Pomeroy, Ohio – Samuel Wyllis Pomeroy (proprietor)[346]
- Pomins, California – Frank J. Pomin (first postmaster)
- Pompey, New York – Pompey (Roman general)[346]
- Pontiac, Illinois and Pontiac, Michigan – Chief Pontiac[346]
- Pontotoc, Mississippi – Pontotoc (Chickasaw chief)[346]
- Pooler, Georgia – Robert William Pooler (railroad employee)
- Pope Valley, California – William Pope (land grantee)[12]: 684
- Poplarville, Mississippi – "Poplar" Jim Smith (storekeeper)[346]
- Port Alsworth, Alaska - Leon "Babe" Alsworth (1909-2004), and Mary Alsworth (1923-1996)
- Port Arthur, Texas – Arthur Edward Stilwell (founder)
- Port Clinton, Ohio – DeWitt Clinton (father of the Erie Canal)
- Port Clinton, Pennsylvania – DeWitt Clinton (father of the Erie Canal)
- Port Colden, New Jersey – Cadwallader D. Colden (president of the Morris Canal and Banking Company)
- Port Dickinson, New York – Daniel S. Dickinson (U.S. Senator)[347]
- Port Gibson, Mississippi – David Gibson (landowner)[347]
- Port Kenyon, California – John Gardner Kenyon (founder)
- Port Jervis, New York – John Bloomfield Jervis (engineer with the Delaware and Hudson Canal)[347]
- Port Morris, Bronx, New York – Gouverneur Morris[347]
- Port Murray, New Jersey – James Boyles Murray (third president of the Morris Canal and Banking Company)
- Port Orford, Oregon – George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford[347]
- Port Penn, Delaware – William Penn[347]
- Port Richey, Florida – Captain Aaron M. Richey
- Port Townsend, Washington – George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend[347][348]
- Porter, Indiana – Commodore David Porter[347]
- Porter, Maine – Dr. Aaron Porter (proprietor)[347]
- Portola, California – Gaspar de Portolà
- Portola Valley, California – Gaspar de Portolà
- Poseyville, Indiana – Gen. Thomas Posey (governor)[347]
- Post Falls, Idaho – Frederick Post (lumber mill builder)
- Posts, California – William Brainard Post (homesteader)
- Potter, New York – Arnold Potter (proprietor)[349]
- Potter Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania – Gen. James Potter[349]
- Potter Valley, California – William and Thomas Potter (early settlers)
- Pottersville, Michigan – George N. Potter[349]
- Potts Camp, Mississippi – Col. E.F. Potts[349]
- Pottstown, Pennsylvania – John Potts (landowner)[349]
- Pottsville, Pennsylvania – John Potts (landowner)[349] (This is the same John Potts as Pottstown).
- Poultney, Vermont – William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath (note spelling)
- Powellton, California – R.P. Powell (early settler)
- Powhattan, Kansas – Chief Powhatan (note the spelling)[349]
- Pownal, Maine and Pownal, Vermont – Thomas Pownall (royal governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony) (note spelling)[349]
- Poynette, Wisconsin – Peter Paquette (The present name arose from a clerical error).[349]
- Prather, California – Joseph L. Prather (early rancher)
- Pratt, Kansas – Caleb S. Pratt (Civil War soldier)[350]
- Prattsburgh, New York – Capt. Joel Pratt (settler)[350]
- Prattsville (town), New York – Zadock Pratt[350]
- Preble, New York – Commodore Edward Preble[350]
- Prentice, Wisconsin – Alexander Prentice (postmaster)[350]
- Prentiss, Maine – Henry Prentiss (landowner)
- Prescott, Arizona – William H. Prescott (historian)[350]
- Prescott, Kansas – C.H. Prescott (railroader)[350]
- Prescott, Massachusetts – Col. William Prescott (Revolutionary War officer)[350]
- Presho, South Dakota – J. S. Presho (early settler)
- Preston, Minnesota – Luther Preston (millwright)
- Preston Township, Pennsylvania – Samuel Preston (judge and settler)[350]
- Prestonsburg, Kentucky – James Patton Preston (governor of Virginia)[350]
- Prestonville, Kentucky – James Patton Preston (governor of Virginia)[350]
- Preston-Potter Hollow, New York – Preston family and Samuel Potter[351]
- Pribilof Islands (Alaska) – Gavriil Pribylov (navigator)[350]
- Prince Frederick, Maryland – Frederick, Prince of Wales
- Prince's Lakes, Indiana – Howard Prince (founder)
- Princeton, Indiana – William Prince[350]
- Princeton, Maine – Rev. Thomas Prince (indirectly, via Princeton, Massachusetts)
- Princeton, Massachusetts – Rev. Thomas Prince[350]
- Princetown, New York – John Prince (politician)[350]
- Proctor, Kentucky – Rev. Joseph Proctor[352]
- Proctor, Minnesota – J. Proctor Knott[352]
- Proctor, Vermont – Senator Redfield Proctor[352]
- Prophetstown, Illinois – Tenskwatawa Native American leader ("the Shawnee Prophet")[352]
- Prosser, Washington – Colonel William Farrand Prosser (homesteader)
- Provo, Utah – Étienne Provost[352]
- Puget Sound (Washington) – Peter Puget (explorer)[352]
- Pulaski, 6 places in Georgia, Illinois, New York, Tennessee, Virginia, and Brown County, Wisconsin – Casimir Pulaski (Revolutionary War hero)[352]
- Pulaski Township, Ohio – Casimir Pulaski (Revolutionary War hero)
- Pullman, 3 places in Michigan, Washington, and West Virginia – George Pullman
- Pullman, Chicago – George Pullman and Solon S. Beman
- Pulteney, New York and Pultneyville, New York (note spelling) – Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet, British land speculator[352]
- Pushmataha County, Oklahoma – Chief Pushmataha (Choctaw leader during the War of 1812)
- Putnam, Connecticut – Israel Putnam[353]
- Putnam County, Florida – Benjamin A. Putnam, Florida legislator, first president – Florida Historic Society
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[edit]- Quanah, Texas – Quanah Parker (the last Comanche chief)
- Queens, New York City – Catherine of Braganza[353]
- Quenemo, Kansas – Quenemo (Native American resident)[353]
- Quincy, Illinois and Quincy, Michigan – John Quincy Adams[353]
- Quincy, Massachusetts – Colonel John Quincy[353]
- Quincy, Washington – John Quincy Adams (indirectly, via Quincy, Illinois)
- Quinlan, Texas – G.A. Quinlan (vice president of the Houston and Texas Central Railway)[353]
- Quintana, Texas – Andrés Quintana Roo[354]
- Quitman, 4 places in Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas – Gen. John A. Quitman (also governor of Mississippi)[355][356]
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[edit]- Rackerby, California – William M. Rackerby (first postmaster)
- Radford, Virginia – William Radford[355]
- Rahway, New Jersey – Rahway (Native American chief)[355]
- Rainier, Oregon – Peter Rainier (British admiral)[355]
- Rainsville, Indiana – Isaac Rains (proprietor)[355]
- Raleigh, 3 places in North Carolina, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee – Sir Walter Raleigh[355]
- Ralston, California – William C. Ralston (mine owner)[12]: 543
- Ralston, Pennsylvania – Matthew C. Ralston[355]
- Ramseur, North Carolina – Gen. Stephen Dodson Ramseur[355]
- Randalls and Wards Islands (New York) – Jonathan Randall (owner)[357]
- Randolph, Maine – Peyton Randolph (indirectly, via Randolph, Massachusetts)[358]
- Randolph, Massachusetts – Peyton Randolph (first president of the Continental Congress)[357]
- Randolph, Nebraska – Jasper Randolph (postman)[357]
- Randolph, New Hampshire – John Randolph (Virginia congressman and senator)[357]
- Randolph, New York – Edmund Randolph (indirectly, via Randolph, Vermont)[359]
- Randolph, Vermont – Edmund Randolph[360]
- Rangeley, Maine – Squire James Rangeley, Jr. (proprietor)
- Rangeley Plantation, Maine – Squire James Rangeley, Jr. (proprietor)
- Ransom Township, Michigan – Gov. Epaphroditus Ransom[357]
- Ransomville, New York – Clark Ransom (settler)[357]
- Rapidan River (Virginia) – Anne, Queen of Great Britain (The name is a conjunction of the phrase "Rapid Anne").[357]
- Rathbone, New York – Gen. Ransom Rathbone (settler)[357]
- Rayl, California – David Rayl (hotelier and merchant)
- Raymond, California – Raymond Whitcomb (travel official)[361]
- Raymond, Maine – Captain William Raymond[361]
- Raymond, New Hampshire – John Raymond (grantee)[361]
- Raymondville, New York – Benjamin Raymond (land agent)[361]
- Raysville, Indiana – Gov. James B. Ray[361]
- Readington Township, New Jersey – John Reading (governor of the Province of New Jersey)
- Readsboro, Vermont – John Reade (landholder) (note spelling)[361]
- Rector, Arkansas – Wharton or Elias W. Rector (politicians)[361]
- Red Cloud, Nebraska – Red Cloud (Lakota chief)[361]
- Redding, Connecticut – John Read (landholder) (the spelling was changed to better reflect its pronunciation)[361]
- Redfield, Arkansas – Jared E. Redfield (railroad executive)[362][363]
- Redmond, Oregon – Frank and Josephine Redmond (homesteaders)
- Red Shirt, South Dakota – Red Shirt (Lakota chief)
- Red Wing, Minnesota – Red Wing (Native American chief)[364]
- Reedley, California – Thomas Law Reed (founder and landowner)
- Reedsburg, Wisconsin – David C. Reed (settler)[364]
- Reeseville, Wisconsin – Samuel Reese (settler)[364]
- Reidsville, Georgia – Robert R. Reid (territorial governor of Florida)
- Reidsville, North Carolina – Gov. David Settle Reid[364]
- Reiff, California – John Reiff (first postmaster)
- Remsen, New York – Henry Remsen (patentee)[364]
- Reno, Nevada – Jesse L. Reno[364]
- Rensselaer, New York – Kiliaen van Rensselaer[365]
- Revere, Massachusetts – Paul Revere[364]
- Revillagigedo Islands (Alaska) – Count of Revilla Gigedo (Viceroy of New Spain)[364]
- Reynoldsburg, Ohio – Jeremiah N. Reynolds (author and newspaper editor)[366]
- Rhinebeck (village), New York – William Beekman (founder) (also named for Rhineland, Germany (Beekman's home))[366]
- Rheem, California – Donald I. Rheem (developer)
- Ricardo, California – Richard Hagen
- Richardson Springs, California – J.H. and Lee Richardson (early developers)
- Richburg, New York – Alvan Richardson (settler)[366]
- Richland, Washington – Nelson Rich (state legislator and land developer)
- Richmond, Maine – Ludovic Stewart, 1st Duke of Richmond
- Richmond, Massachusetts[366] and Richmond, New Hampshire – Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond
- Richmond, Rhode Island – Edward Richmond (colonial attorney general)[366]
- Richville, New York – Salmon Rich (settler)[366]
- Ridgway, Pennsylvania – John Jacob Ridgway (landowner)[366]
- Ridleys Ferry, California – Thomas E. Ridley (ferry operator)
- Rienzi, Mississippi – Cola di Rienzo[367]
- Rindge, New Hampshire – Captain Daniel Rindge (one of the original grant holders)
- Ripley, Maine and Ripley, New York – Brigadier General Eleazer Wheelock Ripley (of the War of 1812)[368][369]
- Rippey, Iowa – C.M. Rippey (settler)[369]
- Rising City, Nebraska – A.W. and S.W. Rising (landowners)[369]
- Rivanna River (Virginia) – Anne, Queen of Great Britain[369]
- Ritzville, Washington – Philip Ritz (settler)
- Robbinston, Maine – Edward H. and Nathaniel J. Robbins (landowners)[370]
- Robert Lee, Texas – Robert E. Lee (US Civil War General)
- Robidoux Pass (Nebraska) – Antoine Robidoux (trader)[371]
- Robinson, Kansas – Gov. Charles L. Robinson[370]
- Robstown, Texas – Robert Driscoll Jr. (landowner)
- Rochester, New Hampshire and Rochester, Ulster County, New York[370] – Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester (brother-in-law to James II of England)
- Rochester, Minnesota – Colonel Nathaniel Rochester (indirectly, via Rochester, New York)[372]
- Rochester, New York – Colonel Nathaniel Rochester[370]
- Rockingham, Vermont – Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
- Rockwood, California – Charles R. Rockwood (irrigation promoter)
- Rodman, New York – Daniel Rodman[373]
- Rohnerville, California – Henry Rohner (founder)[373]
- Rolfe, Iowa – John Rolfe (settler of Virginia)[374]
- Rollinsford, New Hampshire – descendants of Judge Ichabod Rollins (first probate judge for New Hampshire)[373]
- Rollinsville, Colorado – John Q.A. Rollins[373]
- Romulus, Michigan and Romulus, New York – Romulus[373]
- Roodhouse, Illinois – John Roodhouse (founder)[373]
- Roosevelt, New Jersey – Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Root, New York – Erastus Root (politician)[373]
- Rose, New York – Robert L. Rose (congressman)[373]
- Roseboom, New York – Abraham Roseboom (settler)[373]
- Ross, California – James Ross (early settler)
- Ross Corner, California – W.C. Ross (early settler and merchant)
- Rossie, New York – Rossie Parish (proprietor's sister)[371]
- Rossville, Kansas – W.W. Ross (Indian agent)[371]
- Rossville, Tennessee – John Ross (Cherokee chief)[371]
- Roswell, Colorado – Roswell P. Flower (governor of New York)[371]
- Roswell, Georgia – Roswell King (founder)[371]
- Rothville, Missouri – John Roth (settler)[371]
- Rowe, Massachusetts – John Rowe (Boston merchant)
- Rowesville, South Carolina – Gen. William Rowe[371]
- Rowletts, Kentucky – John P. Rowlett[371]
- Royalston, Massachusetts – Isaac Royal (landowner)[371]
- Ruckersville, Virginia - John Rucker (founder)
- Rulo, Nebraska – Charles Rouleau (note the spelling)[371]
- Rumford, Maine – Benjamin Thompson (also known as Count Rumford)[371]
- Rumney, New Hampshire – Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney (note spelling)
- Rumsey, California – Capt. D.C. Rumsey (early settler)
- Rumsey, Kentucky – Edward Rumsey[371]
- Rushmore, Minnesota – S.M. Rushmore (pioneer)
- Rushville, Indiana and Rushville, Illinois – Dr. Benjamin Rush (Founding Father)[371]
- Rusk, Texas – Thomas Jefferson Rusk (signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence)
- Russell, Kansas – Capt. Avra Russell[375]
- Russell, New York – Russell Atwater (proprietor)[375]
- Russell City, California – Frederick James Russell (town planner)
- Rutherford, New Jersey – John Rutherford (landowner)[375]
- Rutherfordton, North Carolina – Gen. Griffith Rutherford[375]
- Ryan, California – John Ryan (borax company official)
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[edit]- Sabattus, Maine – Sabattus (Anasagunticook Indian chief)
- Sackets Harbor, New York – Augustus Sacketts (settler) (note the spelling)[375]
- Safford, Arizona – Anson P. K. Safford (territorial governor)[375]
- Sageville, Iowa – Hezekiah Sage[375]
- St. Anthony, Minnesota – Anthony of Padua (indirectly, via Saint Anthony Falls)[376]
- Saint Anthony Falls (Minnesota) – Anthony of Padua[376]
- St. Augustine, Florida – Saint Augustine[377]
- St. Augustine, Maryland – Augustine Herman (explorer)
- St. Clair, Michigan – Clare of Assisi (note the spelling)[376]
- St. Clair, Pennsylvania – Gen. Arthur St. Clair[376]
- St. Clairsville, Ohio – Gen. Arthur St. Clair[376]
- St. Clement, Missouri – Clement Grote (settler)[376]
- St. Deroin, Nebraska – Joseph Deroin (Otoe chief)[376]
- Ste. Genevieve, Missouri – Genevieve[376]
- St. George, Maine – Saint George[376]
- St. George, Vermont – George III of Great Britain[376][378]
- St. George, West Virginia – St. George Tucker (state legislator)[376]
- Saint James, Indiana – Saint James
- St. James, 5 places in Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, and North Carolina – Saint James
- St. John, Kansas – Gov. John St. John[379]
- St. Johns, Michigan – John Swegles Jr. (founder)[379]
- St. Johnsbury, Vermont – J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur (diplomat)[379][380]
- St. Johns River (Florida) – John the Baptist[379]
- St. Joseph, Michigan – Saint Joseph (indirectly, via the St. Joseph River)[379]
- St. Joseph, Missouri – Joseph Robidoux IV (founder)[379]
- St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan) – Saint Joseph[379]
- St. Lawrence River – Saint Lawrence[379]
- St. Louis, Missouri – Saint Louis[381]
- St. Nazianz, Wisconsin – Gregory of Nazianzus
- St. Paul, Minnesota – Saint Paul
- St. Paul, Nebraska – J.N. and N.J. Paul (settlers)[379]
- St. Pete Beach, Florida – Saint Peter (indirectly, via St. Petersburg, Russia)
- St. Petersburg, Florida – Saint Peter (indirectly, via St. Petersburg, Russia)
- St. Marys River (Michigan–Ontario) – Mary, mother of Jesus[382]
- St. Vrain Creek (Colorado) – Ceran St. Vrain (fur trader)[379]
- Salamanca (city), New York and Salamanca (town), New York – Don José de Salamanca y Mayol, Marquis of Salamanca[379]
- Salisbury, Missouri – Lucius Salisbury (resident)[383]
- Sallis, Mississippi – Dr. James Sallis (landowner)[383]
- Salyersville, Kentucky – Samuel Salyer (state legislator)[383]
- Samsonville, New York – Gen. Henry A. Sampson (note the spelling)[383]
- San Andreas, California – Saint Andrew
- San Angelo, Texas – Carolina Angela DeWitt (wife of the city's founder Bartholomew J. DeWitt)
- San Antonio, Florida and San Antonio, Texas – Saint Anthony of Padua
- San Bernardino, California – Saint Bernardine of Siena
- San Bruno, California – Saint Bruno of Cologne (indirectly, via the San Bruno Creek)
- San Diego, California – Saint Didacus[384]
- San Francisco, California – Saint Francis[385]
- San Jose, California – Saint Joseph[385]
- San Juan Capistrano, California – Saint John Capistrano
- San Leandro, California – Saint Leander of Seville
- San Lorenzo, California – Saint Lawrence
- San Lucas, California – Luke the Evangelist (indirectly, from the Spanish land grant)
- San Luis Obispo, California – Saint Louis of Toulouse
- San Luis Rey, California – Saint Louis[385]
- San Mateo, California – Saint Matthew[385]
- San Miguel, San Luis Obispo County, California – Saint Michael[385]
- San Pablo, California – Saint Paul
- Sanborn, Iowa – George W. Sanborn (railroader)[383]
- Sanbornton, New Hampshire – John Sanborn (grantee)
- Sanders, California – Charlotte E. Sanders (first postmaster)
- Sandisfield, Massachusetts – Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys (note the spelling)[385]
- Sanford, Florida – Henry Shelton Sanford (diplomat and founder)[385]
- Sanford, Maine – Peleg Sanford (proprietor)[385]
- Sanger, California – Joseph Sanger Jr. (Railroad Yardmaster Association secretary-treasurer)
- Sangerfield, New York – Jedediah Sanger (judge)[385]
- Sangerville, Maine – Colonel Calvin Sanger (landowner)[385]
- Santa Ana, California and Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico – Saint Anne
- Santa Barbara, California – Saint Barbara
- Santa Clara, California – Saint Clare of Assisi
- Santa Monica, California – Saint Monica
- Santa Ynez, California – Saint Agnes[382]
- Sapinero, Colorado – Sapinero (Native American chief)[382]
- Saranap, California – Sara Napthaly (mother of a railroad man)
- Sarcoxie, Missouri – Sarcoxie (Native American chief)[382]
- Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan – Mary, mother of Jesus (indirectly, after the St. Marys River)[382]
- Sauvie Island (Oregon) – Jean Baptiste Sauve (dairy owner)[382]
- Sayre, Pennsylvania – R.S. Sayre (railroader)[386]
- Schererville, Indiana – Nicholas Scherer (German settler)[387]
- Schoolcraft, Michigan – Henry Schoolcraft (anthropologist)[386]
- Schroeppel, New York – Henry W. Schroeppel (resident)[386]
- Schuyler, Nebraska – Vice President Schuyler Colfax[388]
- Schuylerville, New York – Gen. Philip Schuyler[388]
- Schwaub, California – Charles M. Schwab (note the spelling)
- Scipio, New York – Scipio Africanus (Roman general)[388]
- Scott, New York – General Winfield Scott
- Scottdale, Georgia – George Washington Scott
- Scottdale, Pennsylvania – Thomas A. Scott (railroader)[388]
- Scotts, California – Charles A. Scott (first postmaster)[citation needed]
- Scottsboro, Georgia – Gen. John Scott[388]
- Scottsburg, New York – Matthew and William Scott (settlers)[388]
- Scotts Corner, California – Thomas Scott, Sr. (local merchant)
- Scottsdale, Arizona – Chaplain Winfield Scott
- Scottsville, Kentucky – Gen. Charles Scott (also served as governor of Kentucky)[388]
- Scottsville, New York – Isaac Scott (settler)[388]
- Scranton, Pennsylvania – Selden T. and George W. Scranton (founders of the Lackawanna Steel Company and, later, the city)[389]
- Scriba, New York – George Scriba (proprietor)[388]
- Searsmont, Maine – David Sears (proprietor)[390]
- Searsport, Maine – David Sears (proprietor)[390]
- Seattle, Washington – Chief Seattle[390]
- Sedgwick, Arkansas – Union Major General John Sedgwick
- Sedgwick, Colorado – Union Major General John Sedgwick (indirectly, via Fort Sedgwick)[390]
- Sedgwick, Kansas – Union Major General John Sedgwick (indirectly, via Sedgwick County)[390]
- Sedgwick, Maine – Major Robert Sedgwick[390]
- Sedona, Arizona – Sedona Miller Schnebly (wife of the city's first postmaster)
- Seeley, California – Henry Seeley (developer of Imperial County)
- Seguin, Texas – Juan Seguin (Texas political figure and Texas Revolution patriot)[390]
- Seigler Springs, California – Thomas Seigler (discoverer of the springs)
- Selby, California – Prentiss Selby (first postmaster)
- Selma, California – Selma Michelsen (wife of railroad employee)
- Sempronius, New York – Tiberius and Gaius Sempronius Gracchus (Roman tribunes and agrarian reformers)[391]
- Senath, Missouri – Senath Douglass (settler's wife)[390]
- Sergeant Bluff, Iowa – Sergeant Charles Floyd
- Seward, Alaska, Seward, Nebraska, and Seward, New York – William H. Seward[392]
- Seymour, Connecticut – Governor Thomas H. Seymour
- Shafter, California – Gen. William Rufus Shafter
- Shaftsbury, Vermont – Earl of Shaftesbury (note spelling)
- Shakopee, Minnesota – Shakopee (Native American chief)[392]
- Shapleigh, Maine – Major Nicholas Shapleigh (proprietor)[392]
- Sharon, California – William Sharon (financier)
- Sharpsburg, Kentucky – Moses Sharp[392]
- Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania – James Sharp (proprietor)[392]
- Shaver Lake, California – C.B. Shaver (irrigation company founder)
- Shaver Lake Heights, California – C.B. Shaver (irrigation company founder)
- Sheffield, Iowa – James Sheffield (railroad contractor)[392]
- Shelburne, 3 places in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont – William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne[392][393]
- Shelby, New York – Gen. Isaac Shelby[392]
- Shelbyville, 3 places in Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri – Gen. Isaac Shelby[392]
- Shepherd, Michigan – I.N. Shepherd (founder)[392]
- Shepherdstown, West Virginia – Capt. Thomas Shepherd[392]
- Sheridan, Montana[392] and Sheridan, Wyoming – General Philip Sheridan (Union cavalry leader in the American Civil War)
- Sherman, Michigan – Gen. William T. Sherman[394]
- Sherman, New York – Roger Sherman (Founding Father)[394]
- Sherman, Texas – Sidney Sherman (Texian patriot)[394]
- Shirley, Maine – William Shirley (indirectly, via Shirley, Massachusetts)[395]
- Shirley, Massachusetts – William Shirley (governor of Massachusetts)[394]
- Shirleysburg, Pennsylvania – William Shirley (governor of Massachusetts)[394]
- Shoup, Idaho – George L. Shoup (U.S. Senator)[394]
- Shreveport, Louisiana – Captain Henry Shreve, who opened the Red River, which runs through Shreveport, to marine navigation[394]
- Shrewsbury, Massachusetts – George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury[394]
- Shrewsbury, Vermont – Earl of Shrewsbury
- Shullsburg, Wisconsin – Jesse W. Shull (settler)[394]
- Shutesbury, Massachusetts – Samuel Shute (governor of Massachusetts)[396]
- Sicard Flat, California – Theodore Sicard (early settler)
- Sidney, Iowa – Sir Phillip Sidney (English author) (indirectly, after Sidney, Ohio)
- Sidney, Maine and Sidney, Ohio – Sir Philip Sidney (English author)[396]
- Sidney, Montana – Sidney Walters (son of settlers)
- Sidney, Nebraska – Sidney Dillon (railroad attorney)
- Sidney, New York – Admiral Sir Sidney Smith[396]
- Sigel, Illinois – Gen. Franz Sigel[396]
- Sigourney, Iowa – Lydia Sigourney (poet)[396]
- Sikeston, Missouri – John Sikes (founder)[396]
- Silsbee, California – Thomas Silsbee (local rancher)
- Silsbee, Texas – Nathaniel D. Silsbee (railroad investor)
- Simpsonville, Kentucky – John Simpson (U.S. representative)[396]
- Sinclairville, New York – Samuel Sinclair (settler)[396]
- Sinton, Texas – David Sinton
- Skilesville, Kentucky – James R. Skiles[397]
- Slates Hot Springs, California – Thomas B. Slate (owner, founder)
- Slatersville, Rhode Island – Samuel Slater (founder)[397]
- Slaughters, Kentucky – G.G. Slaughter (settler)[397]
- Slayton, Minnesota – Charles Slayton (founder)
- Sleepy Eye, Minnesota – Ishanumbak (Native American chief whose eyes were said "to have the appearance of sleep.")[397]
- Sloan, Iowa – Samuel Sloan (railroad official)[398]
- Sloansville, New York – John R. Sloan (settler)[399]
- Sloat, California – John D. Sloat (Naval commodore who claimed California for the United States)[12]: 418
- Sly Park, California – James Sly (pioneer)
- Smartsville, California – Jim Smart (Gold Rush settler and merchant)
- Smethport, Pennsylvania – Theodore Smeth (friend of proprietor)[399]
- Smith's Ferry, California – James Smith (founder)[399]
- Smith Center, Kansas – J. Nelson Smith (soldier) (indirectly, via Smith County)[399]
- Smithfield, Maine – Rev. Henry Smith (settler)
- Smithfield, New York – Peter Smith[399]
- Smithfield, North Carolina – John Smith (state legislator)[399]
- Smithflat, California – Jeb Smith (pioneer rancher)
- Smith River (Montana) – Robert Smith (Secretary of State)[399]
- Smithtown, New York – Richard Smith (proprietor)[399]
- Smithville, Missouri – Humphrey Smith (settler)[399]
- Smithville, New York – Jesse Smith (lumber dealer)[399]
- Snydertown, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania – Gov. Simon Snyder[399]
- Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee – William Sodder (trading post proprietor) and Daisy Parks (daughter of a coal company manager)
- Solon, Maine and Solon, New York – Solon (statesman and poet of Ancient Greece)[400]
- Somers, Connecticut – Lord John Somers of England[400]
- Somers, New York – Capt. Richard Somers[400]
- Somersville, California – Francis Somers (coal mine founder)
- Somerville, Massachusetts – Capt. Richard Somers[400]
- Soperton, Georgia – Benjamin Franklin Soper (railroad engineer)
- South Amboy, New Jersey – James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth (The article The Amboys contains the etymology)
- South Anna River (Virginia) – Anne, Queen of Great Britain[400]
- South Burlington, Vermont – Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (indirectly, via Burlington, Vermont)
- South Carolina – Charles I of England (King of Great Britain, Carolinus is Latin for Charles)[401]
- South Euclid, Ohio – Euclid (Greek mathematician)
- South Padre Island, Texas – José Nicolás Ballí (Padre Ballí) (Catholic priest and settler)
- South Thomaston, Maine – General John Thomas (indirectly, via Thomaston, Maine)
- Spafford, New York – Horatio Spafford[400]
- Spalding, Missouri – Robert Marion Spalding owner of Spalding Springs
- Spalding Tract, California – John S. Spalding (founder)
- Sparks, Nevada – John Sparks
- Spearville, Kansas – Alden Speare (resident of Boston)[402]
- Spencer, Indiana – Capt. Spier Spencer[402]
- Spencer, Massachusetts – Spencer Phips (acting governor of Massachusetts)[402]
- Spencerport, New York – William H. Spencer (settler)[402]
- Spivey, Kansas – R.M. Spivey (landowner)[402]
- Sprague, Washington – General John W. Sprague (railroad executive)[402]
- Spreckels, California – Claus Spreckels (sugar magnate)
- Stacy, California – Stacy Spoon
- Stafford, Humboldt County, California – Judge Cyrus G. Stafford
- Stafford, Kansas – Lewis Stafford (soldier)[402]
- Standish, California and Standish, Maine[403] – Myles Standish
- Stanfield, Oregon – Senator Robert N. Stanfield
- Stanley, North Carolina – Elwood Stanley (U.S. representative)[403]
- Stannard, Vermont – George J. Stannard
- Stanton, Michigan – Edwin Stanton (Secretary of War)[403]
- Stark, Kansas – General John Stark (indirectly, via Stark County, Illinois)
- Stark, New Hampshire and Stark, New York – General John Stark (author of New Hampshire's motto, "Live Free or Die")[403]
- Starkey, New York – John Starkey (settler)[403]
- Starks, Maine – General John Stark[403]
- Starksboro, Vermont – General John Stark[403]
- Starkville, Colorado – Albert G. Stark (coal mine owner)
- Starkville, Mississippi – General John Stark[403]
- Stege, California – Richard Stege (founder and landowner)
- Stephenson, Michigan – Robert Stephenson[403]
- Stephentown, New York – Stephen Van Rensselaer (Lieutenant Governor of New York)[403]
- Sterling, Kansas – Sterling Rosan (settlers' father)[404]
- Sterling, Massachusetts – General William "Lord Stirling" Alexander (Scottish expatriate) (note spelling)[404]
- Stetson, Maine – Amasa Stetson (landowner)[404]
- Steuben, Maine and Steuben, New York – Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben[404]
- Steubenville, Ohio – Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben[404]
- Stevens Point, Wisconsin – J.D. Stevens (missionary)[404]
- Stevensville, Michigan – Thomas L. Stevens (founder)[404]
- Stevensville, Montana – Isaac Stevens (1st governor of Washington Territory)[404]
- Stevinson, California – James J. Stevinson (landowner)
- Stewartstown, New Hampshire – Sir John Stuart (the town was incorporated following the Scottish spelling of the name)[404]
- Stewartsville, Missouri – Gov. Robert Marcellus Stewart[404]
- Stewartville, California – William Stewart (local coal mine owner)
- Stickney, South Dakota – J.B. Stickney (railroad official)
- Stilesville, Indiana – Jeremiah Stiles (proprietor)[404]
- Stinson Beach, California – Nathan H. Stinson (landowner)
- Stockton, 3 places in California, Missouri, and New York – Robert F. Stockton[404]
- Stoddard, New Hampshire – Colonel Sampson Stoddard (grantee of territory)[404]
- Stokes Landing, California – James Johnstone Stokes (founder)
- Stonewall, North Carolina – Stonewall Jackson (Confederate general)[405]
- Stoughton, Massachusetts – William Stoughton (first chief justice of Colonial Courts)[405]
- Stoughton, Wisconsin – Luke Stoughton (Englishman from Vermont)[405]
- Stoutsville, Missouri – Robert P. Stout[405]
- Stoystown, Pennsylvania – John Stoy (settler)[405]
- Strafford, New Hampshire and Strafford, Vermont – Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford
- Stratham, New Hampshire – Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford, Baron Howland of Streatham (note spelling)
- Stratton, Vermont – Samuel Stratton (settler)[405]
- Strong, Maine – Caleb Strong (governor of Massachusetts)[405]
- Strong City, Kansas – William Barstow Strong (ATSF president)[405]
- Strother, Missouri – French Strother (professor)[405]
- Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania – Col. Jacob Stroud (settler)[405]
- Struthers, Ohio – Captain John Struthers (founder)[406]
- Stuart, Nebraska – Peter Stuart (settler)[405]
- Sturgeon, Missouri – Isaac Sturgeon (resident of St. Louis)[405]
- Sturgis, Michigan – Judge John Sturgis (settler)[405]
- Stuyvesant, New York – Peter Stuyvesant (colonial governor)[405]
- Suffern, New York – John Suffern (first Rockland County judge)
- Sullivan, Indiana – Daniel Sullivan (soldier)[407]
- Sullivan, Maine – Daniel Sullivan (settler)
- Sullivan, Missouri – General John Sullivan (indirectly, via Sullivan County, Tennessee)[407]
- Sullivan, New Hampshire and Sullivan, New York – General John Sullivan[407]
- Sumner, Maine – Increase Sumner (governor of Massachusetts)[407]
- Sumter, South Carolina – Gen. Thomas Sumter[407]
- Sunderland, Massachusetts – Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland[407]
- Sunol, California – Antonio Suñol (Californio ranchero)
- Surry, New Hampshire – Charles Howard, Earl of Surrey
- Sutro, Nevada – Adolph Sutro[408]
- Susanville, California – Susan Roop (daughter of Isaac Roop)
- Sutter, California – John A. Sutter (pioneer of the California Gold Rush)[408]
- Sutter Creek, California – John A. Sutter
- Sutter Hill, California – John A. Sutter
- Swainsboro, Georgia – Stephen Swain (state senator)[408]
- Swan's Island, Maine – Colonel James Swan of Fife, Scotland (land purchaser)
- Sweetland, California – Sweetland brothers (early settlers)[12]: 565
- Swepsonville, North Carolina – George William Swepson (capitalist)[408]
- Symmes Township, Hamilton County, Ohio – John Cleves Symmes (judge)[409]
T
[edit]- Taft, California – William Howard Taft
- Talbott, Tennessee – Col. John Talbott[409]
- Talbotton, Georgia – Gov. Matthew Talbot[409]
- Talmadge, Maine – Benjamin Talmadge (landowner)
- Talmage, California – Junius Talmage (early settler)
- Tamworth, New Hampshire – British Admiral Washington Shirley, Viscount Tamworth
- Tancred, California – Tancred, Prince of Galilee
- Taopi, Minnesota – Taopi (Native American chief)[410]
- Tarkington Prairie, Texas – Burton Tarkington (early settler)
- Tarpey, California – Arthur B. Tarpey
- Tatamy, Pennsylvania – Tatamy (Native American chief)[410]
- Taylor, New York – Zachary Taylor[410]
- Taylor County, 4 places in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, and Kentucky – Zachary Taylor, twelfth President of the United States of America[410]
- Taylor Ridge (Georgia) – Richard Taylor (Cherokee chief)[410]
- Taylorsville, Indiana – Zachary Taylor[411]
- Taylorsville, Kentucky – Richard Taylor (proprietor)[411]
- Taylorsville, North Carolina – John Louis Taylor (judge)[411]
- Taylorville, California – Samuel P. Taylor (paper mill owner)
- Tazewell, Georgia and Tazewell, Virginia – Henry Tazewell (U.S. Senator from Virginia)[411]
- Tecopa, California – Chief Tecopa (Paiute chief)
- Tecumseh, 3 places in Michigan, Nebraska, and Oklahoma – Tecumseh (Native American leader)[411]
- Tekonsha, Michigan – Tekonsha (Native American chief)[411]
- Temple, New Hampshire – John Temple (lieutenant governor to colonial governor John Wentworth)[412]
- Temple, Texas – Bernard Moore Temple (civil engineer)
- Templeton, Massachusetts – Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple[411]
- Terry, Mississippi – Bill Terry (resident)[411]
- Terry, Montana – General Alfred Howe Terry
- Thacher Island (Massachusetts) – Anthony Thacher (sailor shipwrecked there)[413]
- Thayer, Kansas – Nathaniel Thayer[413]
- Thetford, Vermont – Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, 4th Earl of Arlington and 4th Viscount Thetford
- Thibodaux, Louisiana – Gov. Henry S. Thibodaux[413]
- Thomaston, Connecticut – Seth Thomas (clockmaker)
- Thomaston, Georgia – Gen. Jett Thomas[413]
- Thomaston, Maine – General John Thomas of the Continental Army[413]
- Thomasville, Georgia – Gen. Jett Thomas[413]
- Thompson, Connecticut – Sir Robert Thompson (English landholder)
- Thorndike, Maine – Israel Thorndike (landowner)[414]
- Thornton, Colorado – Governor Dan Thornton
- Thornton, Mississippi – Dr. C.C. Thornton (landowner)[413]
- Thornton, New Hampshire – Dr. Matthew Thornton (grantee and signer of the Declaration of Independence)[415]
- Throggs Neck, Bronx, New York – John Throckmorton (patentee)[413]
- Throop, New York – Gov. Enos T. Throop[413]
- Thurman, New York – John Thurman[413]
- Thurston, New York – William R. Thurston (landowner)[416]
- Tiffin, Ohio – Gov. Edward Tiffin[416]
- Tilton, New Hampshire – Nathaniel Tilton (iron foundry owner and hotelier)[417]
- Tinley Park, Illinois – Samuel Tinley, Sr. (railroad station agent)
- Tipton, Indiana – John Tipton (U.S. Senator)[416]
- Titusville, Pennsylvania – Jonathan Titus (landowner)[418]
- Todd Valley, California – Dr. F. Walton Todd (store owner)[12][page needed]
- Tomah, Wisconsin – Tomah (Menominee chief)[418]
- Tome, New Mexico – Saint Thomas[418]
- Tompkins, New York – Daniel D. Tompkins (Vice President and governor of New York)[418]
- Tompkinsville, Kentucky and Tompkinsville, Staten Island, New York – Daniel D. Tompkins (Vice President and governor of New York)[418]
- Toms Place, California – Tom Yernby (resort owner)
- Toms River, New Jersey – Capt. William Tom (settler)[418]
- Tormey, California – Patrick Tormey (landowner)
- Torrance, California – Jared Sidney Torrance
- Torrey, New York – Henry Torrey[419]
- Tower City, North Dakota and Tower City, Pennsylvania – Charlemagne Tower[419]
- Towle, California – George and Allen Towle (local lumbermen)[12]: 569
- Townsend, Delaware – Samuel Townsend (landowner)[419]
- Townsend, Massachusetts – Charles Townshend (British cabinet minister) (note spelling)[419]
- Townshend, Vermont – the Townshend family (powerful figures in British politics)[419]
- Towson, Maryland – Ezekial Towson (hotelier)
- Trenton, New Jersey – William Trent (landholder)[420]
- Trexlertown, Pennsylvania – John Trexler[420]
- Troy, North Carolina – Matthew Troy (lawyer)[420]
- Truesdale, Missouri – William Truesdale (landowner)[420]
- Trumbull, Connecticut – Jonathan Trumbull (governor of Connecticut)
- Truxton, New York – Commodore Thomas Truxton (naval officer of the American Revolution)[420]
- Tryon, North Carolina – William Tryon (colonial governor)[420]
- Tuftonboro, New Hampshire – John Tufton Mason (owner of the town)[420]
- Tully, New York – Marcus Tullius Cicero[420]
- Tunbridge, Vermont – William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford, Viscount Tunbridge, Baron Enfield and Colchester
- Tupman, California – H.V. Tupman (landowner)
- Turner, Maine – Reverend Charles Turner (agent, later became minister of the town)[421]
- Turners Falls, Massachusetts – Captain William Turner
- Tuscola, Illinois – Tusco (Native American chief)[421]
- Tustin, California – Columbus Tustin
- Tusten, New York – Col. Benjamin Tusten[421]
- Tuttle, California – R.H. Tuttle (railroad executive)
- Twain Harte, California – Mark Twain and Bret Harte
- Two Strike, South Dakota – Two Strike (Lakota chief)
- Tygart Valley River (West Virginia) – David Tygart (settler)[421]
- Tyler, Texas – John Tyler
- Tyngsborough, Massachusetts – Colonel Jonathan Tyng (landowner)[422]
- Tyringham, Massachusetts – Jane Tyringham (married name Beresford) cousin of Sir Francis Bernard; the only town in Massachusetts named after a woman; Sir Francis Bernard inherited Nether Winchendon House, Bucks., England from her
U
[edit]- Udall, Kansas – Cornelius Udall[422]
- Ulysses, Kansas and Ulysses, Nebraska – Ulysses S. Grant[422]
- Uncasville, Connecticut – Uncas (Native American chief)[422]
- Underhill, Wisconsin – William Underhill (settler from Vermont)
- Urban, California – Eva L. Urban (first postmaster)
- Uvalde, Texas – Juan de Ugalde (Spanish governor of Coahuila) (indirectly, via Uvalde County, Texas)[423]
- Uxbridge, Massachusetts – Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge[423]
V
[edit]- Vacaville, California – Juan Manuel Vaca (founder)[424]
- Vade, California – Sierra Nevada "Vade" Phillips (founder's daughter)
- Valdez, Alaska – Antonio Valdés y Basán (Spanish naval officer)
- Valdosta, Georgia – Augustus (indirectly, via Aosta, Italy)[425]
- Vallejo, California – Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo[423]
- Van Buren, New York – Martin van Buren
- Van Lear, Kentucky – Van Lear Black (businessman)
- Van Nuys, California – Isaac Newton Van Nuys (landowner)
- Vanceboro, Maine – William Vance (landowner)
- Vanceboro, North Carolina – Zebulon Baird Vance (governor and U.S. Senator)[423]
- Vancouver, Washington – George Vancouver (explorer)[426]
- Van Etten, New York – James B. Van Etten (state legislator)[426]
- Vassalboro, Maine – Florentins Vassall (patentee)[426]
- Vaugine Township, Arkansas – Major Francis Vaugine (landowner)
- Veazie, Maine – General Samuel Veazie (businessman)[426]
- Vergennes, Vermont – Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes[426]
- Verplanck, New York – Philip Verplanck[427]
- Vicksburg, Mississippi – Neivitt Vick (founder)[427]
- Victoria, Texas – General Guadalupe Victoria (first president of Mexico)
- Victorville, California – Jacob Nash Victor
- Vidalia, Louisiana – Don José Vidal (colonial governor)[427]
- Vidor, Texas – Charles Shelton Vidor (owner of the Miller-Vidor Lumber Company)
- Vinalhaven, Maine – John Vinal (Boston merchant who helped settlers obtain title to the land)[427]
- Vining, Kansas – E.P. Vining (railroader)[427]
- Vinton, California – Vinton Bowen (daughter of a railroad official)[12]: 427
- Viola, Wisconsin – Viola Buck[427]
- Virgil, New York – Virgil (Roman poet)[427]
- Virgilia, California – Virgilia Bogue (daughter of railroad executive Virgil Bogue)[12]: 427
- Virginia – Elizabeth I of England, the "Virgin Queen"[427]
- Virginia City, Nevada – Elizabeth I of England, the "Virgin Queen" (indirectly, via Virginia)[427]
- Volney, New York – Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney (philosopher)[427]
- Votaw, Texas – Clark M. Votaw (vice president of the Santa Fe Townsite Company, which laid out the town lots)
- Voorheesville, New York – Theodore Voorhees (railroader)[428]
W
[edit]- Wabasha, Minnesota – Wabasha (Native American chief)[428]
- Wabaunsee, Kansas – Waubonsie (Native American chief) (note the spelling)[428]
- Wacouta, Minnesota – Wacouta (Native American chief)[428]
- Waddington, California – Alexander Waddington (local merchant)
- Waddington, New York – Joshua Waddington (proprietor)[428]
- Wadesboro, North Carolina – Col. Thomas Wade[428]
- Wadsworth, Ohio – General Elijah Wadsworth
- Wagener, South Carolina - George Wagener (Charleston merchant and railroad company president)[429][f]
- Waite, Maine – Benjamin Waite (lumberman)
- Waitsfield, Vermont – General Benjamin Wait (founder)[428]
- WaKeeney, Kansas – A.E. Warren and J.F. Keeney (founders)[430]
- Wakefield, Kansas – Rev. Richard Wake (founder)[430]
- Wakefield, Massachusetts – Cyrus Wakefield (wicker furniture manufacturer)[430]
- Wakefield, North Carolina – Margaret Wake Tryon (colonial governor's wife) (indirectly, via Wake County)[431]
- Wake Forest, North Carolina – Margaret Wake Tryon (colonial governor's wife) (indirectly, via Wake County)[431]
- Walden, New York – Jacob T. Walden[430]
- Waldo, Maine – General Samuel Waldo (proprietor)[430]
- Waldo, Wisconsin – O.H. Waldo (railroad company president)
- Waldo Junction, California – William Waldo (early settler)
- Waldoboro, Maine – General Samuel Waldo[430]
- Waldron Island (Washington) – W.T. Waldron (sailor)[430]
- Wales, Massachusetts – James Lawrence Wales (benefactor)[430]
- Walesboro, Indiana – John P. Wales (founder)[430]
- Walker Pass (California) – Joseph R. Walker (explorer)[430]
- Walker River (Nevada) – Joseph R. Walker (explorer)[430]
- Wallace, California – John Wallace (surveyor)
- Wallace, Idaho – Colonel W.R. Wallace (landowner)
- Wallington, New Jersey – Walling van Winkle (landowner)[430]
- Walpole, Massachusetts and Walpole, New Hampshire – Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford[432][433]
- Walsenburg, Colorado – Fred Walsen (store owner)[432]
- Walthall, Mississippi – Gen. Edward C. Walthall[432]
- Walton (town), New York – William Walton (landowner)[432]
- Walworth, New York – Reuben H. Walworth (politician)[432]
- Ward, Indiana – Thomas B. Ward (U.S. representative)[434]
- Wardner, Idaho – James Wardner (promoter of a local mine)
- Wardsboro, Vermont – William Ward (grantee)[434]
- Wards Island (New York) – Jasper and Bartholomew Ward (landowners)[434]
- Waresboro, Georgia – Nicholas Ware (U.S. Senator)[434]
- Warner, New Hampshire – Jonathan Warner (leading Portsmouth citizen)[434]
- Warnerville, New York – Capt. George Warner (settler)[434]
- Warren, 6 places in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont – Major General Joseph Warren[434]
- Warren, New Hampshire and Warren, Rhode Island – Admiral Sir Peter Warren (British naval hero)[434]
- Warren, Ohio – Moses Warren (surveyor)[434]
- Warrenton, North Carolina – Major General Joseph Warren[434]
- Warrenville, Illinois – Julius Warren (settler)
- Warwick, Rhode Island – Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick
- Washburn, Maine – Governor Israel Washburn Jr.[435]
- Washington (state) and Washington, D.C. – George Washington[435]
- Washington, 14 places in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts,[435] Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania – George Washington
- Washington Court House, Ohio – George Washington
- Washington Crossing, New Jersey and Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania – George Washington
- Washington Terrace, Utah – George Washington
- Washingtonville, New York[435] and Washingtonville, Pennsylvania – George Washington
- Waterboro, Maine – Colonel Joshua Waters (proprietor)
- Wathena, Kansas – Wathena (Native American chief)[436]
- Watkins Glen, New York – Dr. Samuel Watkins (founder)[436]
- Watkinsville, Georgia – Col. Robert Watkins (state legislator)[436]
- Watrous, New Mexico – Samuel B. Watrous (settler)[436]
- Watson, New York – James Watson (proprietor)[436]
- Watson, West Virginia – Joseph Watson (landowner)[436]
- Wattsburg, Pennsylvania – David Watts (settler)[436]
- Wauponsee, Illinois – Waubonsie (Native American chief) (note the spelling)[436]
- Wauseon, Ohio – Wauseon (Native American chief)[436]
- Wayland, Massachusetts and Wayland, New York – Dr. Francis Wayland (president of Brown University)[437]
- Waymansville, Indiana – Charles L. Wayman (founder)[437]
- Wayne, Maine – Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne
- Waynesboro, 3 places in Georgia, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania – Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne[437]
- Waynesburg, Pennsylvania and Waynesburg, Ohio – Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne[437]
- Waynesfield, Ohio – Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne[437]
- Waynesville, North Carolina and Waynesville, Ohio – Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne[437]
- Weare, New Hampshire – Meshech Weare (the town's first clerk)[437]
- Weatherford, Texas – Jefferson Weatherford (settler)[437]
- Webster, Massachusetts and Webster, New Hampshire – Daniel Webster[437]
- Webster Groves, Missouri – Daniel Webster[437]
- Weedsport, New York – Elisha and Edward Weed (settlers)[437]
- Weedville, Arizona – Ora Rush Weed (founder)
- Weimar, California – a local Maidu chief[12]: 575
- Weir, Kansas – T.M. Weir (founder)[438]
- Weissport, Pennsylvania – Col. Jacob Weiss (settler)[438]
- Welch, West Virginia – Capt. J.A. Welch[438]
- Welcome, Minnesota – Alfred M. Welcome (homesteader)
- Weld, Maine – Benjamin Weld (proprietor)[438]
- Weldon, California – William B. Weldon (rancher)
- Wellington, Colorado – C. L. Wellington (employee of the Colorado and Southern Railway)
- Wellington, Kansas and Wellington, Maine – Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington[438][439]
- Wells, Minnesota – the wife of Clark W. Thompson
- Wells, New York – Joshua Wells (settler)[438]
- Wellsboro, Pennsylvania – Henry Wells Morris (resident)[438]
- Wellsburg, West Virginia – Alexander Wells[438]
- Wellsville, Kansas – D.L. Wells (railroad contractor)[438]
- Wellsville, Ohio – William Wells (founder)[438]
- Wendell, Massachusetts – Judge Oliver Wendell of Boston
- Wentworth, New Hampshire – Governor Benning Wentworth[438]
- Wesley, Maine and Wesley Township, Washington County, Ohio – John Wesley (founder of the English Methodist movement)[438]
- Wesson, Mississippi – Col. J.M. Wesson (founder)[438]
- West Gardiner, Maine – Dr. Sylvester Gardiner (Boston physician) (indirectly, via Gardiner, Maine)
- West Lafayette, Indiana and West Lafayette, Ohio – Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette
- West Richland, Washington – Nelson Rich (state legislator and land developer) (indirectly, via Richland, Washington)
- West Virginia – Virgin Queen
- West Warwick, Rhode Island – Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick (indirectly, via Warwick, Rhode Island)
- Westbrook, Maine – Colonel Thomas Westbrook (early settler)
- Westby, Wisconsin – O.T. Westby (settler)[440]
- Westerlo, New York – Rev. Eilardus Westerlo[440]
- Westmoreland, New Hampshire – John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland
- Westport, Oregon – John West[440]
- Westville, California – George C. West (first postmaster)[12]: 575
- Westville, Mississippi – Col. Cato West[440]
- Westville, Missouri – Dr. William S. West (postmaster)[440]
- Wetmore, Kansas – W.T. Wetmore (railroader)[440]
- Weyers Cave, Virginia – Bernard Weyer[440]
- Wharton, New Jersey – Joseph Wharton (co-founder of Bethlehem Steel)
- Wharton, Texas – William H. Wharton and John A. Wharton (politicians)[441]
- Whately, Massachusetts – Thomas Whately (Member of Parliament)[441]
- Wheeler, New York – Capt. Silas Wheeler (settler)[441]
- Wheelock, Vermont – Eleazar Wheelock (founder of Dartmouth College)[441]
- Whipple Mountains (California) – Amiel Weeks Whipple (military engineer)[441]
- White, South Dakota – W.H. White (settler)
- White Cloud Township, Mills County, Iowa and White Cloud, Kansas – Ma-Hush-Kah (Native American chief)[441]
- Whitefield, Maine and Whitefield, New Hampshire – George Whitefield (English evangelist)[442]
- White Haven, Pennsylvania – Josiah White[442]
- Whitesboro, New York – Judge Hugh White (settler)[442]
- Whitestown, New York – Judge Hugh White (settler)[442]
- Whiteville, North Carolina – James B. White (state legislator)[442]
- Whiting, Iowa – Charles Whiting (judge)[443]
- Whiting, Maine – Timothy Whiting (settler)
- Whiting, Vermont – John Whiting (landholder)
- Whitingham, Vermont – Nathan Whiting (landholder)[442]
- Whitinsville, Massachusetts – Paul C. Whitin (cotton mill owner)
- Whitman, Massachusetts – Augustus Whitman (landowner)
- Whitman, Washington – Dr. Marcus Whitman (missionary)[442]
- Whitney, California – Joel Parker Whitney (rancher)[12]: 576
- Whitney Point, New York – Thomas Whitney (postmaster)[442]
- Whitneyville, Connecticut – Eli Whitney (founder)[442]
- Whitneyville, Maine – Colonel Joseph Whitney (mill owner)
- Whittier, Alaska – John Greenleaf Whittier (Poet)
- Whittier, California – John Greenleaf Whittier (Poet)
- Wibaux, Montana – Pierre Wibaux (cattle rancher)
- Wickenburg, Arizona – Henry Wickenburg (discoverer of the Vulture Mine)[442]
- Wiggins, Colorado – Oliver P. Wiggins (frontiersman)
- Wilber, Nebraska – C.D. Wilber (founder)[444]
- Wilcox, Pennsylvania – A.I. Wilcox[444]
- Wilcox Township, Michigan – S.N. Wilcox[444]
- Wildomar, California – Wil – William Collier, Do – Donald Graham, Mar – Margaret Collier (city founders)
- Wilkes County, Georgia and Wilkes County, North Carolina – John Wilkes[444]
- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania – John Wilkes and Isaac Barré[444]
- Wilkesboro, North Carolina – John Wilkes[444]
- Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania – William Wilkins (Secretary of War)[444]
- Willet, New York – Colonel Marinus Willet
- Williams, California – W.H. Williams (planner of the townsite)
- Williams Bay, Wisconsin – Captain Israel Williams (settler who fought in the War of 1812)
- Williamsburg, Ohio – Gen. William Haines Lytle (founder)[444]
- Williamsburg, Virginia – William III of England[444]
- Williamsport, Indiana – Gov. James D. Williams[445]
- Williamsport, Pennsylvania – William Hepburn (judge)[445]
- Williams River (Vermont) – Rev. John Williams[444]
- Williamson, New York – Charles Williamson (land agent)[445]
- Williamson River (Oregon) – Lt. Robert S. Williamson (explorer)[445]
- Williamston, South Carolina – Col. James Williams[445]
- Williamstown, Kentucky – William Arnold (settler)[445]
- Williamstown, Massachusetts – Ephraim Williams[445]
- Williamstown, Vermont – Ephraim Williams (indirectly, via Williamston, Mass.)[445]
- Williamsville, Missouri – Asa E. Williams (founder)[445]
- Williamsville, New York – Jonas Williams (settler)[445]
- Willis, Kansas – Martin Cleveland Willis (settler)[445]
- Williston, North Dakota – Associate Justice Lorenzo P. Williston[445]
- Williston, Vermont – Samuel Willis (landholder)[445]
- Willits, California – Hiram Willits (landowner, early settler)
- Willoughby, Ohio – Dr. Westel Willoughby, Jr. (U.S. Representative from New York)[445]
- Willoughby Hills, Ohio – Dr. Westel Willoughby, Jr.
- Wilmette, Illinois – Antoine Ouilmette (French-Canadian fur trader)
- Wilmington, 4 places in Delaware,[446] Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Vermont – Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington[445]
- Wilmot, New Hampshire – Dr. James Wilmot (English clergyman)[445]
- Wilseyville, California – Lawrence A. Wilsey (corporate executive)
- Wilson, Kansas – Hiero T. Wilson (merchant from Fort Scott)[445]
- Wilson (town), New York – Reuben Wilson (settler)[445]
- Wilson and Wilson County, North Carolina – Colonel Louis D. Wilson (state senator)[445]
- Wilton, New Hampshire – Sir Joseph Wilton (English sculptor)[447][g]
- Winchester, Massachusetts – Colonel William P. Winchester
- Winchester, New Hampshire – Charles Paulet, 3rd Duke of Bolton, 8th Marquess of Winchester, and constable of the Tower of London
- Windham, New Hampshire – Sir Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont (note spelling)
- Windom, Kansas and Windom, Minnesota – Senator William Windom[448]
- Windsor, Colorado – Rev. Samuel Asa Windsor
- Winfield, Kansas – Chaplain Winfield Scott[448]
- Winfield (town), New York – Gen. Winfield Scott[448]
- Winn, Maine – John M. Winn (landholder)
- Winnie, Texas – Fox Winnie (railroad contractor)
- Winnsboro, South Carolina – Gen. Richard Winn (founder)[448]
- Winslow, Maine – General John Winslow[448]
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina – Joseph Winston[449]
- Winters, California – Theodore W. Winters (landowner)
- Winthrop, Maine – John Winthrop (first Governor of Massachusetts)
- Winthrop, Massachusetts – Deane Winthrop (son of John Winthrop, the first Governor of Massachusetts)
- Wofford Heights, California – I.L. Wofford (founder)
- Wolcott, Connecticut – Frederick Wolcott[449]
- Wolcott, New York[449] and Wolcott, Vermont – General Oliver Wolcott (a signer of the Declaration of Independence)
- Wolfeboro, New Hampshire – English General James Wolfe[449]
- Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania – Joseph Wommelsdorf (founder) (note the spelling)[449]
- Woodbury, Vermont – Col. Ebenezer Wood (grantee)[450]
- Woodfords, California – Daniel Woodford (early settler)
- Woodhull, New York – Gen. Nathaniel Woodhull[450]
- Woodleaf, California – James Wood (property owner)
- Woodsfield, Ohio – Archibald Woods (resident of Wheeling, West Virginia)[450]
- Woodsonville, Kentucky – Thomas Woodson (senator)[450]
- Woodville, Texas – George Tyler Wood (governor of Texas)
- Woody, California – Dr. Sparrell Walter Woody (local rancher)
- Wooster, Ohio – Gen. David Wooster[450]
- Worth, New York – Gen. William J. Worth[450]
- Worthington, Massachusetts – Col. John Worthington (proprietor)[450]
- Worthington, Minnesota – the maiden name of the wife of A.P. Miller (founder)
- Wray, Colorado – John Wray (foreman)[451]
- Wright, New York – Silas Wright (politician)[451]
- Wright City, Missouri – Dr. H.C. Wright (settler)[451]
- Wrightsboro, Georgia – Augustus R. Wright (judge)[451]
- Wrightstown, Wisconsin – H.S. Wright (ferry owner)[451]
- Wrightsville, Pennsylvania – Samuel Wright (settler)[451]
- Wurtsboro, New York – Maurice and William Wurts (builders of the Delaware and Hudson Canal)[451]
- Wyandanch, New York – Wyandanch (sachem of the Montaukett Native American tribe in the mid 17th century)
- Wytheville, Virginia – George Wythe (a signer of the Declaration of Independence)[451]
Y
[edit]- Yankee Jims, California – a criminal with that nickname[12]: 579
- Yale, Michigan – Elihu Yale (indirectly, via Yale University)[452]
- Yaquina Bay (Oregon) – Yaquina (Native American chief)[452]
- Yates Center, Kansas – Abner Yates (landowner)[452]
- Ybor City, Tampa, Florida – Vicente Martinez Ybor
- Yellville, Arkansas – Governor Archibald Yell[452]
- Yonkers, New York – Adriaen van der Donck (landowner who known locally as the Jonkheer)[452]
- Yorba Linda, California – Bernardo Yorba (built Yorba Hacienda near here)
- York, Maine – James II of England (known as the Duke of York before ascending the throne)[452]
- York Center, Illinois - Samuel York
- Yorkville, California – R.H. York (Founder)
- Yorkville, Wisconsin - Samuel York
- Youngs, California – Morgan W. Youngs (first postmaster)
- Youngs Bay (Washington) – Sir Charles Young (naval officer)[453]
- Youngstown, New York – John Young (merchant)[453]
- Youngstown, Ohio – John Young (Founder)[453]
- Ypsilanti, Michigan – Demetrius Ypsilanti (hero in the Greek War of Independence)
Z
[edit]- Zanesfield, Ohio – Isaac Zane (younger brother of Ebenezer Zane)[453]
- Zanesville, Ohio – Ebenezer Zane (founder)[453]
- Zapata, Texas – Colonel Jose Antonio de Zapata[453]
- Zavalla, Texas – Lorenzo de Zavala (note spelling)[453]
- Zebulon, Georgia – Zebulon Pike[453]
- Zenda, Wisconsin - Anthony Hope, author of The Prisoner Of Zenda
- Zillah, Washington – Miss Zillah Oakes (daughter of Thomas Fletcher Oakes, president of the Northern Pacific Railway)
- Zionsville, Indiana – William Zion (pioneer)[453]
- Zwingle, Iowa – Huldrych Zwingli (Protestant reformer)[453]
Former names
[edit]- Adams was the name of Corte Madera, California – Jerry Adams (first postmaster)
- Adele was the name of Fields Landing, California – Adele Haughwout (first European child born there)
- Alexander's Corner was the name of Weedpatch, California – Cal Alexander (early resident)
- Allen's Camp was the name of Caliente, California – Gabriel Allen (early settler)
- Arp's' was the name of Riverview, Kern County, California – James H. Arp (real estate developer)
- Barker House was the name of Woodleaf, California – Charles Barker (early settler)
- Barrons Landing was the name of Eden Landing, California – Richard Barron (landowner)
- Barrow was the name of Utqiaġvik, Alaska – Sir John Barrow
- Beal's Landing was the name of Westport, California – Samuel Beal (early settler)
- Bells Harbor was the name of Little River, California – Lloyd and Samuel Bell (early settlers)
- Benton Mills was the name of Ridleys Ferry, California – Senator Thomas Hart Benton
- Biddle's Camp and Biddleville were names of Bear Valley, Mariposa County, California – William C. Biddle (early settler)
- Black's was the name of Zamora, California – J.J. Black (early settler)
- Boust City was the name of Taft Heights, California – E.J. Boust (oilman, town founder)
- Bowman's Point was the name of West End, Alameda, California – Charles C. Bowman (early settler)
- Brannan Springs was the name of Woodfords, California – Samuel Brannan (Gold Rush figure)
- Brown's was the name of North Fork, California – Milton Brown (early settler)
- Brown's Mill was the name of Stafford, Humboldt County, California – Percy Brown (lumber mill owner)
- Brownsville was the name of Samoa, California – James D.H. Brown (dairy farmer)
- Brownsville was the name of Tecopa, California – William D. and Robert D. Brown (founders)
- Buckingham was the name of Unity, New Hampshire – John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire
- Bucktooth was the name of Salamanca (town), New York – Bucktooth (notable Native American who lived in the area)
- Bulwinkle was the name of Crannell, California – Conrad Bullwinkle (landowner)
- Burns' Camp and Burns' Ranch were names of Quartzburg, Mariposa County, California – Robert and John Burns (founders)
- Burrville was the name of Clinton, Tennessee – Aaron Burr
- Cabarker was the name of El Centro, California – C.A. Barker (landowner's friend)
- Cantu was the name of Andrade, California – Col. Esteban Cantu (Mexican regional governor)
- Cardigan was the name of Orange, New Hampshire – George Brudenell, fourth Earl of Cardigan
- Carson's Creek was the name of Angels Camp, California – Kit Carson
- Charley's Flat was the name of Dutch Flat, California – Charles Dornbach (founder)[12]: 479
- Clark's Station and Clark's Ranch were names of Wawona, California – Galen Clark (founder)
- Clifton was the name of Del Rey, California – Clift Wilkinson (town founder)
- Cochran's Crossing was the name of Yolo, California – Thomas Cochran (early settler)
- Cockermouth was the name of Groton, New Hampshire – Charles Wyndham, Baron Cockermouth and Earl of Egremont
- Collis was the name of Kerman, California – Collis Potter Huntington
- Converse Ferry was the name of Friant, California – Charles Converse (ferryman)
- Cowan Station was the name of Dunmovin, California – James Cowan (homesteader)
- Crabtown was the name of Helena, Montana – John Crab (early gold prospector)
- Crumville was the name of Ridgecrest, California – James and Robert Crum (local dairymen)
- Dewey and Deweyville were names of Wasco, California – Adm. George Dewey
- Dorris Bridge was the name of Alturas, California – Pressley and James Dorris (early settlers)
- Dow's Prairie was the name of McKinleyville, California – Joe Dow (founder)
- Drapersville was the name of Kingsburg, California – Josiah Draper (founder)
- Dupplin was the name of Lempster, New Hampshire – Scottish lord Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin
- Durkee's Ferry was the name of Weitchpec, California – Clark W. Durkee (ferry operator)
- Dutch Charlie's Flat was the name of Dutch Flat, California – Charles Dornbach (founder)[12]: 479
- Dykesboro was the name of Cochran, Georgia – B. B. Dykes (settler)
- Eastland was the name of Mill Valley, California – Joseph G. Eastland (developer)
- Enfield was the name of a Massachusetts town that was disincorporated on April 28, 1938, as part of the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir – Robert Field (early settler)
- Etter was the name of Ettersburg, California – Albert F. Etter (homesteader)
- Fassking's Station was the name of Encinal, Alameda, California – Frederick Louis Fassking (pioneer)
- Fletcher was the name of Aurora, Colorado – Donald Fletcher (businessman)
- Foremans was the name of Fourth Crossing, California – David Foreman (town founder)
- Franklin Township was the name of Nutley, New Jersey – Benjamin Franklin
- Greenwich was the name of a Massachusetts town that was disincorporated on April 28, 1938, as part of the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir – John Campbell, Duke of Greenwich
- Grenville was the name of Newport, New Hampshire – George Grenville (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
- Hamilton's was the name of Buck Meadows, California – Alva Hamilton (founder)
- Hamptonville was the name of Friant, California – William R. Hampton (first postmaster)
- Hans Lof's was the name of Toms Place, California – Hans Lof (resort owner)
- Hansen was the name of Alton, California – Mads P. Hansen (first postmaster)
- Harrisberry was the name of Harrisburg, Inyo County, California – Shorty Harris and Pete Auguerreberry (gold discoverers)
- Harrisburgh was the name of Warm Springs, Fremont, California – Abram Harris (early settler)
- Haydenville was the name of Bear Valley, Mariposa County, California – David, Charles, and William Hayden (gold miners)
- Hearst was the name of Hacienda, California – Phoebe Hearst
- Hopkins and Hopkins Springs was the name of Soda Springs, Nevada County, California – Mark Hopkins (railroad baron who built a resort there)[12]: 558
- Hunter Flat and Hunters Camp were names of Whitney Portal, California – William L. Hunter (pioneer)
- Hupp and Hupps Mill were names of DeSabla, California – John Hupp (early sawmill owner)
- Hutton's Ranch was the name of Yolo, California – James A. Hutton (early hotel owner)
- Jacksonville was the name of Floyd, Virginia – President Andrew Jackson
- Jewetta' was the name of Saco, California – Solomon and Philo D. Jewett (pioneers)
- Joe was the name of Ismay, Montana – Joe Montana, (American Football player)
- Johnson's Diggings was the name of Birchville, California – David Johnson (first prospector at the site)[12]: 451
- Johnsonville was the name of Bear Valley, Mariposa County, California – John F. Johnson (early settler)
- Jones Ferry was the name of Friant, California – J.R. Jones (early merchant)
- Kellyvale was the name of Lowell, Vermont – John Kelley (grantee)
- Kendall's City was the name of Boonville, California – Alonzo Kendall (early hotelier)
- Kents Landing was the name of Little River, California – W.H. Kent (early settler, landowner)
- Kenyon was the name of Pineridge, California – Silas W. Kenyon (first postmaster)
- Kunze was the name of Greenwater, California – Arthur Kunze (founder)
- Langville was the name of Capay, California – John Arnold Lang (early settler)
- Laphams was the name of Stateline, California – William W. Lapham (hotel owner)
- Levittown and Levittown Township were names of Willingboro Township, New Jersey (from 1958 to 1963) – William Levitt
- Lewisville was the name of Greenwood, El Dorado County, California – Lewis B. Meyer (early settler)
- Lisbon was the name of Applegate, California – Lisbon Applegate (early settler)[12]: 444
- Maltermoro was the name of Sunnyside, Fresno County, California – George H. Malter (postmaster)
- Marthasville was the name of Atlanta, Georgia – Martha Lumpkin (daughter of Governor Wilson Lumpkin)[454]
- Marsh was the name of Avon, Contra Costa County, California – John Marsh
- Marshall was the name of Lotus, California – James W. Marshall
- Marshs Landing was the name of Antioch, California – John Marsh
- Maxwell's Creek was the name of Coulterville, California – George Maxwell (early settler)
- McKinney was the name of Chambers Lodge, California – John McKinney (early settler)[12]: 464
- Meiggstown was the name of Mendocino, California – Henry Meiggs
- Michaels was the name of Coarsegold, California – Charles Michaels (merchant)
- Mingusville was the name of Wibaux, Montana – Minnie and Gus Grisy (postmasters)
- Minorsville was the name of McKinleyville, California – Isaac Minor (founder)
- Moores was the name of Riverton, California – John M. Moore (operator of a local toll road)
- Moores Station was the name of Honcut, California – John C. Moore (first postmaster)
- Norris was the name of Lake Delton, Wisconsin – Edward Norris (surveyor)
- Old Lovelock was the name of Coutolenc, California – George Lovelock (early merchant)
- Partridgefield was the name of Hinsdale, Massachusetts – Oliver Partridge (one of the purchasers of the town)
- Peacock's was the name of Warm Springs, Fremont, California – George W. Peacock (first postmaster)
- Peterman's Landing was the name of Eden Landing, California – Henry Louis and Mary F. Peterman (salt company officials)
- Phillipsburg was the name of Hollis, Maine – Major William Phillips (proprietor)
- Phipps-Canada was the name of Jay, Maine – Captain Joseph Phipps
- Pollasky was the name of Friant, California – Marcus Pollasky (railroad official)
- Portersville was the name of Valparaiso, Indiana – Commodore David Porter
- Powellville was the name of Blocksburg, California – Joseph James Powell (first settler)
- Prescott was the name of a Massachusetts town that was disincorporated on April 28, 1938, as part of the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir – Colonel William Prescott
- Putnam's was the name of Independence, California – Charles Putnam (early merchant)
- Ralston City was the name of Shakespeare, New Mexico – William Chapman Ralston
- Ralston Point was the name of Arvada, Colorado – Lewis Ralston (prospector from Georgia)
- Randall was the name of White Hall, California – Albert B. Randall (first postmaster)
- Rolph was the name of Fairhaven, California – James Rolph (governor of California)
- Rooptown was the name of Susanville, California – Isaac Roop (settler)
- Ross Landing was the name of Kentfield, California – James Ross (founder)
- Ross's Camp was the name of Melbourne Camp, California – William Ross (operator)
- Rust was the name of El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California – William R. Rust (first postmaster)
- Ryan was the name of Lila C, California – John Ryan (borax company official)
- Scodie was the name of Onyx, California – William Scodie (early merchant)
- Sherburne was the name of Killington, Vermont – Colonel Benjamin Sherburne (landholder)
- Simpsonville was the name of Bear Valley, Mariposa County, California – Robert Simpson (local merchant)
- Smith's Landing was the name of Antioch, California – William and Joseph Smith (early settlers)
- Smithville was the name of Loomis, California – L.G. Smith (store owner)[12]: 516
- Sotoville was the name of Santa Rita, Monterey County, California – Jose Manuel Soto (landowner, founder)
- Spoonville was the name of Edgemont, Lassen County, California – Lorella A. Spoon
- Stantonville was the name of Chilton, Wisconsin – Moses and Catherine Stanton (early residents)
- Stratton was the name of Stratford, California – William Stratton (developer)
- Stubbs was the name of Clearlake Oaks, California – Charles Stubbs (landowner)
- Surrattsville was the name of Clinton, Maryland – Surratt family (18th century settlers)
- Swauger was the name of Loleta, California – Samuel A. Swauger (landowner)
- Taylors Landing was the name of Bijou, California – Almon M. Taylor (founder)
- Tinkers Station was the name of Soda Springs, Nevada County, California – J.A. Tinker (local freight hauler)[12]: 558
- Townsend was the name of Boothbay, Maine and Southport, Maine – Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (note spelling)
- Trecothick was the name of Ellsworth, New Hampshire – Barlow Trecothick (Alderman, Member of Parliament, and a Lord Mayor of London, raised in colonial Boston)
- Troupville was the name of Valdosta, Georgia - George Troup, governor of Georgia
- Turner was the name of Harriman, New York – Peter Turner (early restaurateur)
- Vaughn was the name of Bodfish, California – Edward Vaughn (first postmaster)
- Villa de San Agustin de Laredo was the name of Laredo, Texas – Saint Augustine
- Warnersville was the name of Trinidad, California – R.V. Warner (early settler)
- Washington was the name of South River, New Jersey – George Washington
- Washington Township was the name of Robbinsville Township, New Jersey – George Washington
- Wells was the name of Keene, California – Madison P. Wells (early rancher)
- Wendell was the name of Sunapee, New Hampshire – John Wendell (proprietor)
- Weringdale was the name of Woody, California – Joseph Weringer (town planner)
- Wheelersborough was the name of Hampden, Maine – Benjamin Wheeler (settler)
- Whitley's Ford was the name of Lookout, California – James W. Whitley (early hotelier)
- Williamsburg was the name of Old Town, Kern County, California – James E. Williams (businessman)
- Woods Dry Diggings was the name of Auburn, California – John S. Wood[12]: 444
- Yanks was the name of Meyers, California – Ephraim "Yank" Clement (early landowner)
See also
[edit]- List of places named after people
- Buildings and structures named after people
- Lists of places by eponym
- List of non-US places that have a US place named after them
- List of eponyms
- Lists of etymologies
Notes
[edit]- ^ Fulmore (1915, pp. 10–12) identifies any of these three as the city's namesake. Gannett (1902, p. 117) identifies only Jose de Galvez.
- ^ There is also a town in North Carolina called Hertford. Gannett (1902, p. 135) identifies the Marquess as this town's namesake as well, while Powell & Hill (2010, p. 238) identify the namesake of the town as the town in England.
- ^ May also have been named for Henry Jackson, a merchant from St. Paul. See Upham (1920, p. 260).
- ^ Possibly also Elias Kent Kane, for whom Kane County was named. (Kaneville is in Kane County).[261]
- ^ While Gannett names Thomas Pelham-Holles as the town's namesake, the New Hampshire state government identifies Henry Pelham as the town's namesake.[335]
- ^ Gannett (1902, p. 262) identifies F.W. Wagener, a relative of George Wagener, as the town's namesake.
- ^ Gannett (1902, p. 275) claims the town in New Hampshire is named for a town in England.
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