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  2. List of the most common U.S. place names - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the most common U.S. place names (cities, towns, villages, boroughs and census-designated places [CDP]), with the number of times that name occurs (in parentheses). [1] Some states have more than one occurrence of the same name.

  3. List of United States cities by population - Wikipedia

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    The name of the state in which the city lies [1] The city population as of July 1, 2023, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau [1] The city population as of April 1, 2020, as enumerated by the 2020 United States census [1] The city percent population change from April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2023; The city land area as of January 1, 2020 [2]

  4. List of city name changes - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of cities and towns whose names were officially changed at one or more points in history. It does not include gradual changes in spelling that took place over long periods of time. see also: Geographical renaming, List of names of European cities in different languages, and List of renamed places in the United States

  5. List of place names of Spanish origin in the United States

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    List of state and territory name etymologies of the United States; Lists of U.S. county name etymologies; List of place names of French origin in the United States; List of place names of German origin in the United States; List of place names of Native American origin in the United States; List of U.S. places named after non-U.S. places

  6. List of place names of French origin in the United States

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    The suffix "-ville," from the French word for "city" is common for town and city names throughout the United States. Many originally French place names, possibly hundreds, in the Midwest and Upper West were replaced with directly translated English names once American settlers became locally dominant (e.g. "La Petite Roche" became Little Rock ...

  7. List of U.S. places named after non-U.S. places - Wikipedia

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    Germans, for example, are one of the largest immigrant groups and places named after German cities are widespread across the United States. However, there is still a general concentration of them in the Midwestern United States, especially in Missouri. Other sources of foreign names transferred to the U.S. are the Bible and ancient history ...

  8. Wikipedia:Unusual place names - Wikipedia

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    A small town in Missouri, United States. Knob Noster: A town in Johnson County, Missouri. Another town name in Missouri with the word "knob" in it. "Knob" doesn't have the same meaning in the US as it does in the UK, but it's stil a weird name nonetheless. Knock: A village in Ireland. The name is an anglicised form of the Irish Gaelic word ...

  9. List of fictional settlements - Wikipedia

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    Silent Hill is a fictional resort town in Maine, United States. It is the eponymous setting of all games in the Silent Hill franchise. Silver Rock City Need for Speed Payback: Silver Rock City is a fictional city in the United States of America. It is heavily inspired by the city of Las Vegas. South Town Fatal Fury