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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. Cities with populations over 100,000 are in bold.
Ebro, Florida, a town in Washington County, Florida (named after the Ebro River area in Spain) Frisco, Utah a ghost town in western central Utah; Granada, Colorado, a Statutory Town in Prowers County, Colorado (named after the city of Granada, Spain, itself Spanish for "pomegranate") Gomez, Texas, a small town in Terry County, Texas
Chillicothe – from Shawnee Chala·ka·tha, referring to members of one of the five divisions of the Shawnee people: Chalaka (name of the Shawnee group, of unknown meaning) + -tha 'person'; [67] the present Chillicothe is the most recent of seven places in Ohio that have held that name, because it was applied to the main town wherever the ...
Population: 1,180 The postcard-perfect town of Craftsbury, located in northeastern Vermont, is a place of white picket fences and family-run farms set amid rolling hills.
Gu-Win, Alabama. Faced with annexation by the nearby town of Guin, the community of about 150 known as Ear Gap decided to incorporate in 1956. Residents adopted their new name from the Gu-Win ...
Port Townsend, Washington. Population: 9,710 Founded: 1851 Nearest city: Seattle (41 miles; 112 miles by road) In the late 19th century, Port Townsend was a boomtown, as people expected the town ...
The fictional city and home of protagonist Travis Touchdown. The town was inspired by seedy small towns in the United States. Santo Ileso, USA Saints Row: Santo Ileso is a fictional city and the setting of Saints Row reboot. The city is based on Las Vegas and Phoenix. San Joshua Del Mosquiera, Mexico Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas
The new name came about in 1950 when, for the 10th anniversary of NBC radio's Truth or Consequences game show, host Ralph Edwards suggested there might be a town willing to adopt the name as their ...