# Have you ever been to towns with the same name in different countries? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 5, 2011, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247 "2011-04-05T06:58:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247/21 "2011-04-05T13:39:38Z")
San Jose, California and San Jose, Costa Rica ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247/22 "2011-04-05T13:40:43Z")
Oooh, lots. Niagara Falls, Ontario; Da Falls, down the road here Oxford, OH (applied for job there); Oxford, UK (lived there for seven years) York, PA (lived there for a few months); York, UK (spent a lot of time there) Manchester, PA (near York); Manchester, UK Chester, PA; Chester, UK Scarborough, Ontario; Scarborough, UK London, Ontario; London, UK Hamilton, OH; Hamilton, Ontario Mansfield, OH; Mansfield, UK Close enough: Naperville, IL; Napierville, Quebec ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247/23 "2011-04-05T14:07:33Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > Turns out Orbost on Skye had, at one point been quite a thriving town. Then some time in the 1850’s or so there were hard times - bad harvests, famine and so on. The town basically upped stakes and emigrated en masse. To somewhere in Australia… I was told when visiting Islay that there had been a massive campaign by the authorities to depopulate the Scottish islands resulting in a decrease in population from 23.000 in the early/mid 1800s to 3.500 today. And, should I add, I have also visited both York and New York. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247/24 "2011-04-05T14:14:58Z")
> [@Darryl\_Lict](#): > > I’ve been to Dublin, California and Dublin, Ireland. Dublin, CA is really lame, while Ireland Dublin is all kinds of awesome. I’ve been to Dublin, OH and I live in Dublin, Ireland. Dublin, OH wasn’t bad. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247/25 "2011-04-05T14:30:40Z")
The only one I can think of for sure is Freeport, Bahamas and Freeport, Illinois. If you count just driving through, I’ve spent time in Morris, IL and drove through Morris, Manitoba. Been to Vancouver, BC and drove through Vancouver, WA. I’ve been to Paris, France, but to my recollection have never been in any of the US towns called Paris. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247/26 "2011-04-05T14:49:13Z")
The two Vancouvers The two Niagra Falls Moscow, ID and Moscow, USSR (at the time) ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247/27 "2011-04-05T14:52:12Z")
Windsor, Ontario, and Windsor, VA. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247/28 "2011-04-05T14:57:48Z")
> [@Ms\_Boods](#): > > White cliffs are conspicuously lacking in my Dover. But at least you have bluebirds. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247/29 "2011-04-05T15:03:42Z")
I’ve been in Camden Town (in greater London) and driven through (ugh) Camden NJ innumerable times. London, ON and London England. Ontario, CA and an Ontario…somewhere else (well it’s not a city). Manchester, England and driven through Manchester, NH (in fact I will drive through it again next week on my way down to Boston). Off the thread, but my wife was partly raised in Salem, NJ, a small town SW (yes, SW) of Philly and claims that there are 46 Salems in the US alone. ---
**Author:** ![Desert\_Nomad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desert_nomad/32/177_2.png) [@Desert\_Nomad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Nomad)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247/30 "2011-04-05T15:15:50Z")
Praha, TX and Praha, Czech Republic (Praha is the Czech name for Prague) ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247/31 "2011-04-05T15:17:54Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > York, PA and York, England; the latter is far more interesting if only because they had VIKINGS. I’m going to be in York in a couple of weeks. The last time I travelled it was to NEW York. Via New York, of course. I’ve been to Kansas City, KS, and Kansas City, MO, but that’s probably not very impressive. I used to go to school in Ontario, which is just south of Lake Ontario, which is south of Ontario. **Darryl Lict** , I’ve never been to any of those places, though I’ve spent time in Naples and live in Brighton. ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247/32 "2011-04-05T15:57:44Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > I’m going to be in York in a couple of weeks. Don’t miss the railway museum. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247/33 "2011-04-05T16:01:52Z")
I’m from England and I lived in New England, so the answer is “dozens”. The weirdest one for me was Glastonbury. In England it’s said “GLAS-tun-bry”, in the US it’s “GLAS-tun-BERRY”. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247/34 "2011-04-05T16:33:35Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > I’m from England and I lived in New England, so the answer is “dozens”. > > The weirdest one for me was Glastonbury. In England it’s said “GLAS-tun-bry”, in the US it’s “GLAS-tun-BERRY”. Yeah, but it’s Woostah in both places. ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247/35 "2011-04-05T16:41:31Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Before someone else mentions it: two of the world’s largest cities are each named _City of Angels_. I have been to both. Does this mean Bangkok? I’ve been there and L.A. also. > [@panache45](#): > > Niagara Falls, U.S. & Canada I forgot that one, I’ve been to both. > [@Giles](#): > > Hamilton, NSW; Hamilton, Qld; Hamilton, Tas (all in Australia); Hamilton, Ohio; Hamilton, Ontario I’ve only been to one Hamilton, but that was in Bermuda. > [@Ponch8](#): > > San Jose, California and San Jose, Costa Rica Forgot that one, but I’ve only been in the airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, but have lived in San Jose. I guess that means that I’ve been to airports in two San Jose’s. And I forgot La Paz, Mexico and La Paz, Bolivia. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247/36 "2011-04-05T17:22:15Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > I’m from England and I lived in New England, so the answer is “dozens”. > > The weirdest one for me was Glastonbury. In England it’s said “GLAS-tun-bry”, in the US it’s “GLAS-tun-BERRY”. Indeed. I’ve been to New London in New Hampshire. I’ve also been to London, England. And Hampshire, for that matter. ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247/37 "2011-04-05T17:46:05Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > My mom and stepdad have been to Vancouver WA and Vancouver BC Canada. Exciting, I know. I’ve been in both Aberdeen, WA and Aberdeen, SK. At least Aberdeen, WA had a JC Penney. ---
**Author:** ![A.Gwilliam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@A.Gwilliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.Gwilliam)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247/38 "2011-04-05T18:04:26Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > The two Vancouvers > The two Niagra Falls > Moscow, ID and Moscow, USSR (at the time) I initially read that as “at the same time”, which would’ve been **really** cool/impressive! :p:D I’ve been to over 30 different countries, including travelling round quite a bit of both Australia and the US, and blowed if I can think of one single example to include in this listing. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![WPA-Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@WPA-Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WPA-Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247/39 "2011-04-05T18:06:30Z")
I’ve been to: London, Pennsylvania and London, England Strabane, Pennsylvania and Stabane, Northern Ireland Cookstown, NJ and Cookstown, Northern Ireland Ardmore, PA and Ardmore, Northern Ireland ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247/40 "2011-04-05T18:11:49Z")
London, UK, and New London, CT. Nassau Island, Bahamas, and Nassau County, NY Both Niagara Falls. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247.md?page=3)