# US places named for regions **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 9, 2017, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385 "2017-02-09T11:13:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385/21 "2017-02-09T17:50:39Z")
If partial names count, there’s Calexico, California. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385/22 "2017-02-09T18:20:34Z")
> [@jasg](#): > > Mars, PA 😃 Jupiter, FL … > [@Colibri](#): > > If partial names count, there’s Calexico, California. Mexicali, Baja … ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385/23 "2017-02-09T18:30:58Z")
Persia, NY and Iowa Several towns in the US are named China, but seem to be named either after chinaberry trees or in one case a hymn. There are lots of Goshens, evidently named after the biblical Land of Goshen in Egypt, but this land could be merely legendary. Florida, NY, is named after the peninsula (founded on the anniversary of its discovery by Ponce de Leon). Cornwall, NY is named after the English county, although the name was first applied to the general area as New Cornwall. Russia, Ohio was named by French-speaking Swiss veterans of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia. There is also a Russia NY. There are many Albions, presumably some of which were named after the ancient name for Great Britain. Middlesex, NY ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385/24 "2017-02-09T18:32:14Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > Mexicali, Baja … The OP is looking for US cities. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385/25 "2017-02-09T18:42:41Z")
New **York** **Paris** , TX **Athens** , TX ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385/26 "2017-02-09T19:08:04Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > New **York** > **Paris** , TX > **Athens** , TX He’s looking for cities named after _regions_, not other cities. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385/27 "2017-02-09T19:43:33Z")
There is also Bohemia LA, a small hamlet. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385/28 "2017-02-09T20:27:46Z")
> [@bob\_2](#): > > I suspect that you could find a place in the US named after most of the English counties. Yes, I know. That’s the main reason I have the British Isles split out from the rest of Europe. Also the Scottish, Welsh and Irish counties. > [@bibliophage](#): > > If mountains and mountain ranges count, then there are lots of places named after biblical peaks like Mount Carmel, Pisgah, Mount Horeb, Mount Hermon, Mount Zion, and Sinai. And Mount Tabor. I believe Tabor, Iowa is named for that, although the other Tabors are named after a Czech city. And yes, mountains and other geographic features (valleys, rivers, lakes, etc.) are requested. If this list gets too long, I may split them off into a separate Wiki page. > [@watchwolf49](#): > > The whoosh was the second entry … the OP severely scolded me on the other thread for mentioning Portland, Maine … as Portland is a rock connected by a spit to mainland Britain … and not a city _per se_ … Hey, I merely castigated you mildly about the head and shoulders… you should recover in a few weeks… But Portland ME is a good answer for this query, so it’s not actually a whoosh. > [@](#): > > I guess I shouldn’t be so butthurt about that but as a West Coast resident just about all our cities that would superficially match the OP’s criteria are in fact named after East Coast cities … thus don’t match at all … and I feel left out and ignored … spurned even … I live on the West Coast too, in fact in the same state as you. It doesn’t bother me that there aren’t many places around here that are valid suggestions. There weren’t very many for the other list either. If we look long enough, we’ll find some, though. > [@kunilou](#): > > Cuba and Japan in Missouri. Texas County should also count, because it was named after Texas while Texas was still an independent republic, and California was named while that state was still a Mexican territory. That’s true, but I think I’m going to go with how things are right now. I’d have to explain that in the wikipage, and some people would still not get it, even if I did. Better to keep things simple. I forgot to mention in the OP, but just like the other list, I’m only interested in one city per region. Or maybe I should say one city per name. Regions often have more than one name, for example, Wales also has the Latin name Cambria. I’ll take one of each. But not when it’s just spelling variation, such as Lorraine/Loraine/Lorain/etc. This multiple names for one place was rarely an issue in the other list. It’s not that cities don’t have multiple names, but for US place names, they usually all used the same one. The only exception I can think of off-hand is Tokyo, for which there are both Jeddo and Tokio around. Thanks for all the contributions. It’ll take me a couple days or so to get them all in the list. ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385/29 "2017-02-09T20:29:01Z")
Someone on the previous thread mentioned Angola, NY ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385/30 "2017-02-09T20:38:09Z")
Lots of places in America called [Arcadia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcadia_(disambiguation)). Including Arcadia University which used to be called Beaver College but had to change names in the Internet era. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385/31 "2017-02-09T20:42:53Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > He’s looking for cities named after _regions_, not other cities. :smack: How about Arctic, NY Arctic, RI South, KY West, TX West, WV West, MI West, AL North, SC China, TX China, NY China, MO China, ME China, LA China, IN China, FL China, AL ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385/32 "2017-02-09T20:50:31Z")
Asia, TN ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385/33 "2017-02-09T20:56:34Z")
Ocean, NC Ocean, MD Southwest, PA Southwest, NC Southwest, IN ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385/34 "2017-02-09T21:00:51Z")
Korea, KY Korea, VA Africa, OH Africa, IN ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385/35 "2017-02-09T21:05:56Z")
Narnia, MD Islandia, NY Islandia, FL ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385/36 "2017-02-09T21:09:04Z")
Orion, WI Orion, OK Orion, NC Orion, MS Orion, IL Orion, AR Orion, AL ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385/37 "2017-02-09T21:10:04Z")
Nirvana, MI ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385/38 "2017-02-09T21:23:45Z")
Omar, I appreciate all the suggestions, but you may have missed the part where I only need one place per name. But really, Orion? OK, I suppose that goes along with the Mars and Jupiter people suggested earlier. But let’s keep this more down to Earth, ok? ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385/39 "2017-02-09T21:35:20Z")
Ontario, OR ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385/40 "2017-02-09T21:38:09Z")
North Pole AK was so named in a failed attempt to lure toy manufacturers to relocate there. There is also a North Pole NY, home of the Santa’s Village amusement park. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385.md?page=3)