List of places named after places in the United States
- List of places named after places in the United States
This is a list of places named after places in the United States. It does not include places named after nearby cities, such as East Cleveland, Ohio.
*Bowling Green, Ohio named after Bowling Green, Kentucky named after Bowling Green, Virginia
* Bristol, Ohio -- named after Bristol, Connecticut
* California, Pennsylvania -- named after California
* Concord Township, Lake County, Ohio -- named after Concord, Massachusetts
* Des Moines, Washington -- named after Des Moines, Iowa
* Elmira, Ontario, Canada -- named after Elmira, New York
* Hartford Township, Trumbull County, Ohio -- named after Hartford, Connecticut
* Lackawanna, New York -- from the Lackawanna Iron and Steel Company, which was named after the Lackawanna Valley of Pennsylvania
* Manhattan, Kansas -- named after Manhattan, New York City
* Newbury, Ohio -- named after Newburyport, Massachusetts
* New Philadelphia, Ohio -- named after Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* North Royalton, Ohio -- from the former Royalton Township, which was named after Royalton, Vermont
* Paducah, Texas -- named after Paducah, Kentucky
* Portland, Oregon -- named after Portland, Maine
* State of Wyoming -- named after the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania
* Wyoming, Ohio -- named after Wyoming, Pennsylvania
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