Forest City

Rutherford County
Rutherford County#English

A town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States.


Lockport

From lock + port. Most places are named after locks used for navigation on canals or rivers.

Lafourche Parish
Lafourche Parish#English

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Niagara County, New York, surrounding the city of the same name.


Starkville

Las Animas County
Las Animas County#English

A statutory town in Las Animas County, Colorado, named after Albert G. Stark.


Morristown

A town in Shelby County, Indiana, United States.

A town, the county seat of Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

St. Lawrence County
St. Lawrence County#English

A town and village in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States.

A town in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States.


Pikeville

A town in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States.


Pineville

A small town in Izard County, Arkansas, United States.

Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg County#English

A suburban town in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States.

A town, the county seat of Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States.


Upper Marlboro

Prince George's County
Prince George's County#English

A town, the county seat of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, within the Greater Upper Marlboro area.


Centreville

Queen Anne's County
Queen Anne's County#English

A town, the county seat of Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States.

Wilkinson County
Wilkinson County#English

A town in Amite County and Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States.


Paint Rock

(Texas town): From Indian pictographs painted on cliffs overlooking the nearby Concho River.

A small town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States, alongside the Paint Rock River.

A small town, the county seat of Concho County, Texas, United States.


Murfreesboro

A town in Hertford County, North Carolina, United States.


Rutherfordton

A town, the county seat of Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States.


Loa

en-proper noun

Loa (countable and uncountable, plural Loas)

A town, the county seat of Wayne County, Utah, United States.


Alliance

A town in Pamlico County, North Carolina, United States.

A town in Suriname, on the banks of the Suriname River.


Cheyenne Wells

A statutory town, the county seat of Cheyenne County, Colorado, United States.


St. Francis

Saint Francis (alternative)
Saint-Francis (alternative)
St-Francis (alternative)
St.-Francis (alternative)
St Francis (alternative)

Aroostook County
Aroostook County#English

A town on the Canadian border in Aroostook County, Maine, United States.


Chouteau

A town in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States.


Robbinsville

A town, the county seat of Graham County, North Carolina, United States.


Trentham

Trentham (countable and uncountable, plural Trenthams)

Trenthams (plural)
Trantham (alternative)

From the name of the river Trent + Old English hām (“homestead”).

A town in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia.


Woodville

A town in Tararua district, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand.

United States of America
United States of America

Various places in the United States of America:

Penobscot County
Penobscot County#English

A small town in Penobscot County, Maine.

A town, the county seat of Wilkinson County, Mississippi.

A town, the county seat of Tyler County, Texas.

A small town in Calumet County, Wisconsin.


Sweetwater

Roger Mills County
Roger Mills County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Beckham County and Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.


Junction

A small town, the county seat of Piute County, Utah, United States.


Azpeitia

Borrowed from Spanish Azpeitia, from the name of a Basque town.

A town and municipality of the province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain.


Macomb

A town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States.

Pottawatomie County
Pottawatomie County#English

A small town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States.


Clear Lake

A town in Steuben County, Indiana, United States,

A village and town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States.


Haswell

Haswell (countable and uncountable, plural Haswells)

From Old English hæsl (“hazel”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

A town in Kiowa County, Colorado, United States.


Bayboro

A town, the county seat of Pamlico County, North Carolina, United States.


Middlebourne

A town, the county seat of Tyler County, West Virginia, United States.


Lamberton

Lamberton (countable and uncountable, plural Lambertons)

From Old English lamb (“lamb”) + burna (“stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A town and township in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States.


Hamelin

Hamelin (countable and uncountable, plural Hamelins)

A town, the administrative seat of Hameln-Pyrmont district, Lower Saxony, Germany


Burgdorf

Burgdorf (countable and uncountable, plural Burgdorfs)

A town in the Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germany.


Birr

Birr (usually uncountable, plural Birrs)

A town in County Offaly, Ireland, originally named Parsonstown.


McDonough

McDonough (countable and uncountable, plural McDonoughs)

McDonoughs (plural)
Mc Donough (alternative)
Mcdonough (alternative)
MacDonough (alternative)
Mac Donough (alternative)
Macdonough (alternative)
MaDonough (alternative)
Madonough (alternative)
M'Donough (alternative)
M'donough (alternative)
MDonough (alternative)
Mdonough (alternative)
Donough (alternative)

en:McDonough
en:McDonough, Georgia
en:McDonough, New York

A town in Chenango County, New York, United States.


Pierpont

Pierpont (countable and uncountable, plural Pierponts)

Pierponts (plural)
Pierpoint (alternative)

From the Norman habitational surname, from any of various places in Northern France, from pierre (“stone”) + pont (“bridge”).

A town in Day County, South Dakota, United States.


Oconto

A town in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States, partly surrounding the city of the same name.


Piątek

Łódź Voivodeship
Łódź Voivodeship#English


Chenango

A town in Broome County, New York, United States.


Green Bay

A town in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States, several miles northeast of the city.


Farmville

Prince Edward County
Prince Edward County#English

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A town, the county seat of Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States, located in Prince Edward County and Cumberland County.


Prentiss

Jefferson Davis County
Jefferson Davis County#English

A town, the county seat of Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States.


Star City

A small town in Saskatchewan, Canada, named after the first postmaster, Walter Starkey.

Monongalia County
Monongalia County#English

A town in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.


Wiscasset

A town, the county seat of Lincoln County, Maine, United States.


Carrizozo

Derived from Spanish carrizo (“reed grass”)

A town, the county seat of Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States.


Virginia City

A town, the county seat of Madison County, Montana, United States.


Littlehampton

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ0202).

A town in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia.


Midhurst

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU8821).


Kingsland

Kingsland (countable and uncountable, plural Kingslands)

Cleveland County
Cleveland County#English

A number of places in the United States:


Feltham

Feltham (countable and uncountable, plural Felthams)

Two main origins:
* The town in Greater London is from either Old English feld (“field”) or felte (“mullein”) + hām (“homestead”).
* The hamlet in Somerset is from Old English fileþe (“hay”) + hām (“homestead”).

A suburban town in the borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1073).


Urmston

Urmston (countable and uncountable, plural Urmstons)

From the Old English personal name Wyrm + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7594).


Didsbury

Mountain View County
Mountain View County#English

A town in Mountain View County, central Alberta, Canada.


Dukinfield

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9498).


Mossley

From Old English mos (“moss, bog”) + lēah (“meadow”).

A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9702).


Milnrow

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9212).


Tyldesley

Tyldesley (countable and uncountable, plural Tyldesleys)

Tyldesleys (plural)
Tildersley (alternative)
Tildesley (alternative)

From the Old English personal name Tilwald + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7001).


Wilmslow

A town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8481).


Clervaux

A municipality and town in Clervaux canton, Luxembourg.


Capellen

A town in Mamer, Luxembourg, which gives its name to the canton of Capellen.


Niederkorn

A town in Luxembourg, in the commune of Differdange, in the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette.


Oberkorn

From German Oberkorn, from ober- + Korn, German and Luxembourgish name for the river Chiers.


Neyland

Neyland (countable and uncountable, plural Neylands)

A small coastal town and community with a town council in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9605).


Flagler

Flagler (countable and uncountable, plural Flaglers)

Kit Carson County
Kit Carson County#English

A town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States, named after Henry Flagler.


Letchworth

Letchworth (countable and uncountable, plural Letchworths)

North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire#English

A town in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2132).


Seaham

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4249).


Baldock

Baldock (countable and uncountable, plural Baldocks)

A town in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2433).


Whitburn

A small town in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9464).


Linlithgow

/lɪnˈlɪθɡoʊ/

From Cumbric *linn (“lake”) + *leith (“damp”) + *cou (“hollow”) meaning 'lake in the damp hollow'. Compare Welsh llyn (“lake”)

affix

A town and royal burgh in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0077). It was formerly the county town of the historic county of West Lothian.


Howden

en-proper noun

Howden (countable and uncountable, plural Howdens)

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A small town and civil parish with a town council in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7428).


Blaydon

Blaydon (countable and uncountable, plural Blaydons)

Perhaps from Old English blāw (“blue”) + dūn (“hill”).

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, which is also known as Blaydon-on-Tyne (OS grid ref NZ1863).


Riverhead

census-designated place
census-designated place

A census-designated place and town, the county seat of Suffolk County, on Long Island, New York, United States.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

A town at the head of Waitemata Harbour, north-west of Auckland, New Zealand.


Ladysmith

The South African town was named after Juana María de los Dolores de León Smith, as the wife of Sir Harry Smith she was known as Lady Smith.

Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island#English

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, originally Oyster Harbor. Named to commemorate the lifting of the siege of Ladysmith, Natal, in 1902.


Guildhall

A small town, the shire town of Essex County, Vermont, United States.


Tappahannock

Probably from the same Lenape source as Tapehanek.

A town, the county seat of Essex County, Virginia, United States.


Elizabethtown

United States of America
United States of America

Bartholomew County
Bartholomew County#English

The name of various places in the United States of America:

A town and hamlet in Essex County, New York; the hamlet is the county seat.

A town, the county seat of Bladen County, North Carolina.


Pisciotta

A town and commune in the province of Salerno, Campania, Italy


Cue

Cue (countable and uncountable, plural Cues)

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A small town and local government area (the Shire of Cue) in the Mid West region, Western Australia, named after Tom Cue.


Minden

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

A town, the administrative seat of Minden-Lübbecke district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

明登

A Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

A small town in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated town, the county seat of Douglas County, Nevada.

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English


De Kalb

American Revolutionary War
Continental Army
Johann de Kalb

Named for Johann de Kalb, a Franconian-French military officer who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

A town, the county seat of Kemper County, Mississippi.


New Boston

Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County#English

The name of several places in the United States of America:

A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.


Glenville

Schenectady County
Schenectady County#English

A town in Schenectady County, New York, United States.

A town, the county seat of Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States.


Attard

Attard (countable and uncountable, plural Attards)


Winterton

Winterton (countable and uncountable, plural Wintertons)

From the Old English personal name Winter or Wintra + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire#English

A town and civil parish with a town council in North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9218).

(historical)

A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, named after James Spearman Winter.

A town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, named after H D Winter.


Carbon

Carbon (countable and uncountable, plural Carbons)

A town in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana.


Summerhill

Summerhill (countable and uncountable, plural Summerhills)

A number of places in various countries:

A town in Cayuga County, New York, United States.


Brazeau

Brazeau (countable and uncountable, plural Brazeaus)

A town in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States.


Greymouth

From Grey + mouth; its position is at the mouth of the Grey River.

A town in New Zealand, the largest in the West Coast region of the South Island.


Olney

Olney (countable and uncountable, plural Olneys)

From the dative form of the Old English personal name Olla + īeġ (“island”).

A market town and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8851).


Fulwood

Fulwood (countable and uncountable, plural Fulwoods)

From Middle English Fulewde, from Old English fūl (“dirty, foul”), definite form fūla + wudu (“wood”), 'the dirty wood'. The first element could possibly otherwise come from fugol (“bird, fowl”), thus 'wood where fowling takes place'.

A town in the north of the City of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5332).


Astoria

From Astor + -ia. From the name of John Jacob Astor (1763–1848), first used for Fort Astor, built at the mouth of the Columbia River in 1811.

An incorporated town in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.

A small town in Deuel County, South Dakota, United States.


Shotts

North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire#English

A town in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8760).

A town in the south-west of Western Australia.


Farmerville

A town, the parish seat of Union Parish, Louisiana, United States.


Litherland

Litherland (countable and uncountable, plural Litherlands)

Litherlands (plural)
Leatherland (alternative)
Letherland (alternative)

From Old Norse hliðar, genitive of hlið (“slope”), + Old English land (“land”).

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3397).


Góra

Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship#English

A town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.


Flemington

A small town in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States.


Walmer

Walmer (countable and uncountable, plural Walmers)

From Old English wealh (“Welshman”), genitive plural weala + mere (“lake, sea”).

A town and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3750).


Cambuslang

South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire#English

A suburban town on the outskirts of Glasgow in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland.


Hawke's Bay

Battle of Quiberon Bay
Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke
Hawke Bay
Hawke's Bay
James Cook

Named after a large bay, Hawke Bay, which was named after Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke (1705 - 1781). The name was given by explorer James Cook (1728 - 1779).
The town in Newfoundland was named by Cook during his survey of Newfoundland in honor of Hawke's victory at the Battle of Quiberon Bay in 1759.

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Wetherby

Wetherby (countable and uncountable, plural Wetherbys)

Wetherbys (plural)
Weatherbee (alternative)
Weatherby (alternative)
Weathersby (alternative)
Wetherbee (alternative)
Witherbee (alternative)

From Old Norse veðr (“wether (sheep)”) + býr (“farmstead”).

A market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4048).


How

How (countable and uncountable, plural Hows)

A town in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States, named after Calvin F. How Jr.


Williston

Williston (countable and uncountable, plural Willistons)

A town in Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States.

Chittenden County
Chittenden County#English

A town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States.

Northern Cape Province
Northern Cape Province#English

A town in Northern Cape Province, South Africa.


Stonehouse

Stonehouse (countable and uncountable, plural Stonehouses)

A town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8005).


Northwood

Rockingham County
Rockingham County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.


Lymington

Lymington and Pennington
Lymington and Pennington#English

A town in Lymington and Pennington parish, and ferry port in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SZ3295)


Menomonie

A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States, mostly surrounding the city of the same name.


Jawor

A town and county of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.


Yorkville

A town and unincorporated community in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.


Pottsville

A town in Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia.


Phillipsburg

A town in Warren County, New Jersey, United States.


Skowhegan

A town, the county seat of Somerset County, Maine, United States.


Princess Anne

A town, the county seat of Somerset County, Maryland, United States. Named after Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange.


Osceola

Anglicized form of Creek Asi-yahola, name of an influential Seminole leader.

St. Joseph County
St. Joseph County#English

A town in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States.

A town in Lewis County, New York, United States.

Fond du Lac County
Fond du Lac County#English

A town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.

A village and town in Polk County, Wisconsin.


Idiazabal

A town and municipality of the province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain.


Madisonville

St. Tammany Parish
St. Tammany Parish#English

A town in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States.


Sulphur Springs

A town in Henry County, Indiana, United States.


La Plata

A town and municipality of Huila Department, Colombia.

A town, the county seat of Charles County, Maryland, United States.


Brockton

Roosevelt County
Roosevelt County#English

A small town in Roosevelt County, Montana, United States.


Bloomington

From blooming (“flowering”) + -ton (“placename suffix”).

A village and town in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.


Greensboro

A town in Maryland; named for Nathanael Greene.

A town in Vermont; named for landowner Timothy Green.

A town in Florida; named for founder J. W. Green.

A town in Indiana; named for the city in North Carolina.


Berryville

Henderson County
Henderson County#English

A town in Henderson County, Texas, United States.

An incorporated town, the county seat of Clarke County, Virginia, United States.


Grove Hill

A town, the county seat of Clarke County, Alabama, United States.


Sedan

From French, from Medieval Latin Sedensi.

A rural town in South Australia, 100 kilometres east of Adelaide.


Edinburg

After Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland.


Coalville

North West Leicestershire
North West Leicestershire#English

A town in North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SK4213).


Taylorville

A small town on the banks of the Grey River on the West Coast of New Zealand.


Danville

Most likely from various people named Dan + -ville.

In the original series, played at Williamsport, Pa., Taiwan won its seventh world championship in ten years. A team from P'ing-tung, a small village in southern Taiwan, beat the U.S. West champs, the San Ramon Valley Little Leaguers of Danville, Calif., 11-1 in the final game.

1979, “Baseball”, in The 1979 Compton Yearbook, F. E. Compton, page 43:

Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County#English

A town in Contra Costa County, California, United States.

Wilkinson County
Wilkinson County#English

A town in Twiggs County and Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States.

Hendricks County
Hendricks County#English

A town, the county seat of Hendricks County, Indiana, United States.

A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.

Caledonia County
Caledonia County#English

A town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States.

A town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States.


Buena Vista

From Spanish buena vista. Doublet of Boa Vista. Many of the American place names are named for the battle.

United States of America
United States of America#English

The name of many places, especially in the United States of America

A statutory town in Chaffee County, Colorado, USA.


Ballston

A town in Saratoga County, New York, United States.


Shenandoah

/ˌʃɛnənˈdoʊ.ə/

/ˌʃɛnənˈdoʊ/

From Skenandoa, a 19th-century Oneida chief, from Oneida oskanu·tú (“deer”) or kanʌʔtú:saʔ (“hemlock”).

A town in Page County, Virginia, United States.


Sturgis

Sturgis (countable and uncountable, plural Sturgises)

Sturgises (plural)
Sturges (alternative)
Sturgess (alternative)

From the Old Norse personal name Þorgils, composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) + gils (“hostage, pledge”). The initial s- is not explained.

A town in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada.

Oktibbeha County
Oktibbeha County#English

A small town in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States.


St. Johnsbury

Believed to be named after J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur + -bury.

A town, the shire town of Caledonia County, Vermont, United States.

J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur
St. Johnsbury


Luray

A small town in Hampton County, South Carolina, United States.

A town, the county seat of Page County, Virginia, United States. Named after Luray in France.


East Fishkill

A town in New York; named as it was formed from the eastern part of the town of Fishkill.


Fishkill

From Dutch vis (“fish”) + kil (“creek”).

A town in New York, and a village within it.


Bellefonte

A town in Boone County, Arkansas, United States.

New Castle County
New Castle County#English

A town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.


Bryson City

A town, the county seat of Swain County, North Carolina, United States.


Thirsk

Thirsk (countable and uncountable, plural Thirsks)

From a metathesized form of Old Norse þresk (“fen; lake”).

A town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE429820).


Grand Island

A town and island in the Niagara River, Erie County, New York, United States. The name is derived from French La Grande Île.


Julesburg

A statutory town, the county seat of Sedgwick County, Colorado, United States.


Atherstone

North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire#English

A town and civil parish in and the administrative centre of North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP3097).


Leonardtown

From Leonard + town, named after Benedict Leonard Calvert.

St. Mary's County
St. Mary's County#English

A town, the county seat of St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States.

Benedict Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore
Leonardtown


Green Lake

Green Lake County
Green Lake County#English

A small city and town, the county seat of Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States, on either side of Green Lake (Wisconsin).


Philipsburg

A town, the county seat of Granite County, Montana, United States.


Otsego

A town in Otsego County, New York, United States.

A town and unincorporated community in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States.


leper colony

Popularized during the period of New Imperialism, when leprosy was largely absent in Europe but seen as a growing threat in its colonial empires.

An isolated community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.

melaatse kolonie

isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery


Dighton

A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.


Thermopolis

/θɜːɹˈmɒpəlɪs/

Hot Springs County
Hot Springs County#English

A town, the county seat of Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States.


Lewisville

Lafayette County
Lafayette County#English

A town, the county seat of Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States.

A town in Henry County, Indiana, United States.

A town in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States.


St. James

St. James (countable and uncountable, plural St. Jameses)

St. Jameses (plural)
Saint James (alternative)
Saint-James (alternative)
St James (alternative)
St-James (alternative)
St.-James (alternative)

Brunswick County
Brunswick County#English

A town in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States.


Biggar

Biggar (countable and uncountable, plural Biggars)

Probably from Old Norse bygg (“barley”) + geiri (“gore, triangular plot of land”), or from Old English beow + Old English gāra, same meaning.

South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire#English

A town and civil parish of South Lanarkshire council area, Lanarkshire, Scotland (OS grid ref NT045375).


Danbury

"The stronghold of the people called after Dæne", from Old English folk name Dœnningas, genitive plural *Dœnninga + byriġ, dative case of burh (“fort, castle”).

Merrimack County
Merrimack County#English

A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States.


Elkton

A town, the county seat of Cecil County, Maryland, United States.

Rockingham County
Rockingham County#English

An incorporated town in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States.


St. Augustine

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English

A town in Trinidad and Tobago (as it is in a former British colony it is also spelt St Augustine).


Duxbury

Duxbury (countable and uncountable, plural Duxburys)

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Deowuc or Ducca + -s- + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.

Washington County
Washington County#English

A town in Washington County, Vermont, United States.


Wigton

Wigton (countable and uncountable, plural Wigtons)

From the Old English personal name Wicga, a byname from wicga (“earwig”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A market town and civil parish in Allerdale district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY255481).


Pearisburg

From Pearis + -burg, named after George Pearis, a landowner.

A town, the county seat of Giles County, Virginia, United States.


Crofton

Crofton (countable and uncountable, plural Croftons)

From Old English croft (“enclosure”) + tūn (“farmstead”).

Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island#English

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.


Wytheville

From Wythe + -ville, named after George Wythe.

A town, the county seat of Wythe County, Virginia, United States.


Fennimore

Fennimore (countable and uncountable, plural Fennimores)

A city and town in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.


Swanton

Swanton (countable and uncountable, plural Swantons)

Habitational surname from any of various places in Norfolk, from Old English sweġen (“swain, servant, retainer”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

der

A town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States.


Cudworth

en-proper noun

Cudworth (countable and uncountable, plural Cudworths)

From the Old English personal name Cutha or Cuda + worþ (“enclosure”).

A small town north-east of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Hornby

Hornby (countable and uncountable, plural Hornbys)

A town and hamlet therein, in Steuben County, New York, United States, named after landowner John Hornby.


Shelburne

Shelburne (countable and uncountable, plural Shelburnes)

The town in Nova Scotia is named after prime minister of Great Britain William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (1737 - 1805).


Houlton

Houlton (countable and uncountable, plural Houltons)

census-designated place
census-designated place

Aroostook County
Aroostook County#English

A town and census-designated place, the county seat of Aroostook County, Maine, United States.


Stoneham

Stoneham (countable and uncountable, plural Stonehams)

Stonehams (plural)
Stonham (alternative)
Stanham (alternative)

French: Stoneham

From Middle English Stonham, from Old English Stanham. By surface analysis, stone + home.

A placename
A town in Middlesex, Massachusetts


Crail

Crail (countable and uncountable, plural Crails)

A small coastal town in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6107).


Fairburn

Fairburn (countable and uncountable, plural Fairburns)

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + burna (“stream”).

A town in Custer County, South Dakota, United States.


Harston

Harston (countable and uncountable, plural Harstons)

Harstons (plural)
Hardstone (alternative)

Two possible origins:
* The village in Cambridgeshire is probably named with the Old English personal name Herel + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
* The village in Leicestershire is named with Old English hār (“grey”) + stān (“stone”).

Greater Shepparton
Greater Shepparton#English

A small town in the City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.


Coggeshall

A town in Essex, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TL8522).


Gorey

Gorey (countable and uncountable, plural Goreys)

A market town in County Wexford, Ireland.


Heathcote

Heathcote (countable and uncountable, plural Heathcotes)

A town in the City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.


Ledo

Ledo (countable and uncountable, plural Ledos)

A town in Tinsukia district, Assam, India.


Amite City

Tangipahoa Parish
Tangipahoa Parish#English

A town, the parish seat of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is commonly known as just Amite, including by the U.S. Post Office.


Dedham

A town in Hancock County, Maine, United States.

A town and county seat of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.


Cohasset

A town in Massachusetts, United States, which is an exclave of Norfolk County.


Brookline

Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County#English

A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States.

A town in Windham County, Vermont, United States.


Newfane

A town and census-designated place in Niagara County, New York, United States.

A town, the shire town of Windham County, Vermont, United States.


Rosedale

From either Old Norse personal name Rossi, genitive case Rossa, or from Old Norse hross (“horse”), genitive plural hrossa + dalr (“valley, dale”).

A town mainly in Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.

Shire of Wellington
w:Shire of Wellington

An agricultural town in the Shire of Wellington, Victoria, Australia.

United States of America
United States of America

Various places in the United States of America:

A small town in McClain County, Oklahoma.


Indianola

Pittsburg County
Pittsburg County#English

A small town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.


Leavenworth

Leavenworth (countable and uncountable, plural Leavenworths)

Probably a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in England.

(uncountable) A placename, from the surname:

A town in Crawford County, Indiana, United States.


Yanceyville

A town, the county seat of Caswell County, North Carolina, United States.


Cherrapunji

A town in Meghalaya, sometimes credited as the world's wettest place.


Sundance

A town, the county seat of Crook County, Wyoming, United States.


Williamsport

A town, the county seat of Warren County, Indiana, United States.

A town in Washington County, Maryland, United States.


Pisz

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship#English

A town and county of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland.


Middlebury

From middle + -bury. Doublet of Middleburg and Middlesbrough. Cf. also Middelburg.

New Haven County
New Haven County#English

A town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.

A town in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States.

A town in Wyoming County, New York, United States.

A town, the shire town of Addison County, Vermont, United States.


Smethwick

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0287).


Coolgardie

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A small town in Western Australia, which was much larger in gold rush days.


Patoka

In New Zealand, from the Maori language.

A town and township in Gibson County, Indiana.


Balmaseda

A town and municipality of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain.


Newcastle Emlyn

A town and community with a town council on the River Teifi on the border of Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire in Wales; the community is entirely within Carmarthenshire (OS grid ref SN3040).


Dungog

A rural town in the Hunter region, New South Wales, Australia.


Karanja

Karanja (countable and uncountable, plural Karanjas)

A place name:
A town in Raigad district, Maharashtra.


Honea Path

Abbeville County
Abbeville County#English

A town in Anderson County and Abbeville County, South Carolina.


Johnsonville

A town in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.


Sheboygan

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Sheboygan.wav

Sheboygan County
Sheboygan County#English

A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, adjacent to the city of the same name.


Pontypool

From Welsh Pont-y-pŵl. From pont y pŵl (literally “bridge of the pool”), from Latin pōns (“bridge”) and English pool.

A town in Torfaen county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO2900).


Bagan

Borrowed from Burmese ပုဂံ (pu.gam). Doublet of Pagan.

A town in the Mandalay Region, Myanmar, formerly known as Pagan


Bolívar

A town in La Unión department, El Salvador


Elon

en-prop

Elon (countable and uncountable, plural Elons)

Elons (plural)
Elan (alternative)
Ilan (alternative)
Ilon (alternative)
Alan (alternative)
Alon (alternative)
Eilan (alternative)
Eilon (alternative)
Ailan (alternative)
Ailon (alternative)

Borrowed from Hebrew אֵילֹן (ʼÊlōn, literally “oak tree”).

bor+

A town in North Carolina, United States, named for the local oak trees.


Varkaus

Northern Savonia
Northern Savonia#English

A town and municipality of Northern Savonia, Finland.


Orimattila

Päijänne Tavastia
Päijänne Tavastia#English

A town and municipality of Päijänne Tavastia, Finland.


Parkano

A town and municipality of Pirkanmaa, Finland.


Alajärvi

South Ostrobothnia
South Ostrobothnia#English

A town and municipality of South Ostrobothnia, Finland.


Ang Thong

From Thai อ่างทอง (àang-tɔɔng, “golden basin”).

bor

A town, the capital of Ang Thong Province, Thailand.


Chumphon

A town, the provincial capital of Chumphon Province, Thailand.


Kalasin

A town, the capital of Kalasin Province, Thailand.


Kanchanaburi

From Thai กาญจนบุรี (gaan-jà-ná-bù-rii).

A town, the capital of Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand.


Krabi

A town, the capital of Krabi Province, Thailand.


Mae Hong Son

From Thai แม่ฮ่องสอน (mɛ̂ɛ-hɔ̂ng-sɔ̌ɔn).

Thai แม่ฮ่องสอน (mɛ̂ɛ-hɔ̂ng-sɔ̌ɔn)

A town, the capital of Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand.


Pathum Thani

A town, the capital of Pathum Thani Province, Thailand.


Sa Kaeo

Thai สระแก้ว (sà-gɛ̂ɛo)

A town, the capital of Sa Kaeo Province, Thailand.


Kamphaeng Phet

A town, the capital of Kamphaeng Phet Province, Thailand.


Imatra

A town and municipality of South Karelia, Finland.


Naas

A town in County Kildare, in eastern Ireland.


Hendaye

A town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.


Höxter

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

A town and rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.


Manzikert

(historical) A town in Armenia, the site of the Battle of Manzikert where the Byzantine Empire was decisively defeated by Seljuk Turks; modern Malazgirt in Turkey


Villablanca

A town and municipality of Huelva, Andalusia, Spain.


Jakobstad

A town and municipality of Ostrobothnia, Finland


Kemijärvi

A town and municipality of Lapland, Finland.


Tawang

Named for the Tawang Monastery, which was named by Merak Lama Lodre Gyatso. Supposedly means "chosen by the horse" in a local language.

Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh#English

A town, the district headquarters of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India.


Usk

From Middle Welsh Wÿsk (modern Welsh Wysg), from Proto-Brythonic *Uɨsk, a river name perhaps originally meaning "abundant in fish". Cognate with the river names Esk, Exe, and Axe.

A town and community with a town council in Monmouthshire, Wales, on this river (OS grid ref SO3700).


Wandoan

A feather edge of the unit has also been penetrated in Union-Kern-A.O.G. Burunga No. 1, 16 miles northeast of Wandoan.

1965, Australia. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, U-K-A. Wandoan No. 1, Queensland of Union Oil Development Corporation, Kern County Land Company and Australian Oil and Gas Corporation Limited:

For Wandoan coal, it was somewhat small.

2004, Toshiaki Kabe, Atsushi Ishihara, Eika Weihua Qian, I. Putu Sutrisna, Yaeko Kabe, Coal and Coal-Related Compounds: Structures, Reactivity and Catalytic Reactions, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 232:

As part of the Wandoan project, Xstrata intended to develop a new 210 km rail line, known as the Surat Basin railway project, which would extend from the mine at Wandoan up to the existing Moura-Gladstone line.

2015, Mark C. Thurber, Richard K. Morse, The Global Coal Market: Supplying the Major Fuel for Emerging Economies, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 282:

A town and locality in Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.


Mudeford

A town in Christchurch borough, Dorset, in southern England, lying at the entrance to Christchurch Harbour.


Choma

Southern Province
Southern Province#English

A town, the capital of Southern Province, Zambia.


Amboy

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Jackson Township, Miami County, Indiana.

A town in Oswego County, New York, named from Amboy, NJ.


Milot

A town in northwestern Albania, located just south of the left bank of the river Mat near the Zogu Bridge below the western slope of the Mali e Sukës; it is the seat of its eponymous municipal unit.


Masterton

A large town in the Wellington region, North Island, New Zealand.


Taupo

From a shortening of Maori Taupō-nui-a-Tia (“Lake Taupo”, literally “The great cloak of Tia”).

A town in New Zealand on the shore of the lake.


Lavarone

Trentino-Alto Adige
Trentino-Alto Adige#English

A town in Trentino, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.


Zwoleń

Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship#English

A town in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland.


Fulpmes

A market town and municipality in Tyrol, Austria.


Deerfield

A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts.

Rockingham County
Rockingham County#English

A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

Several places in the United States:
A town in Oneida County, New York.

A town and village in Dane County, Wisconsin.

Several places in the United States:
A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin.


Lyttelton

A town on Lyttelton Harbour, Canterbury, New Zealand, which is the nearest port to Christchurch.


Chesterton

en-proper noun

Chesterton (countable and uncountable, plural Chestertons)

A town in Porter County, Indiana, United States.


Kufstein

A town and municipality in Tyrol, Austria, near the border with Germany.


Akaroa

A town on Akaroa Harbour, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand.


Bischofshofen

A town in the state of Salzburg, Austria.


Berri

A town in Berri Barmera council area, Riverland region, South Australia.


Feldkirch

A town and district in Vorarlberg, Austria.

Hartheim am Rhein
Hartheim am Rhein#English

A small town in Hartheim am Rhein municipality, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


Bludenz

布盧登茨 /布卢登茨

a town in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria

Bregenz Forest Mountains
Bregenz Forest Mountains

A town in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria, located on the river Ill at the meeting point of five valleys: Walgau, Montafon, Brandnertal, Klostertal and Großes Walsertal, and is surrounded by the Bregenz Forest Mountains in the north, the Rätikon in the southwest and the Silvretta in the southeast; it is best known for its nearby ski areas and producing Milka chocolate; the town is the administrative centre of its eponymous district.


Enns

A town and municipality of Linz-Land district, Upper Austria, Austria.


A Baña

A town, parish, and municipality of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.


Gloggnitz

A town in Neunkirchen district, Lower Austria, Austria.


Patong

A town in Kathu district, Phuket Province, Thailand


Kitty Hawk

A town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States that is world-famous because the Wright brothers made the first controlled powered airplane flights in the town.


Rosetta

Likely borrowed from Arabic رَشِيد (rašīd) eventually.


Blackwater

Blackwater and Hawley
Blackwater and Hawley#English

A town in Blackwater and Hawley parish, Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8559).


Bambi

Borrowed from Italian bambina (“young girl”).


San Fernando

From Spanish San Fernando.
The city in Trinidad and Tobago is named after King Ferdinand III of Castile.

named-after

Several locations in Latin America, Spain and the Philippines:

A town in Chalatenango department, El Salvador


Seborga

A small town in Liguria in northwestern Italy.


Tolland

A town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States.

A small town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.


Bel Air

Bel-Air (alternative)
Belle Aire (alternative)

A town, the county seat of Harford County, Maryland, United States. Originally spelt Belle Aire.


Coldwater

A town in Tate County, Mississippi, United States.

A small town in Dallam County, Texas, United States.


Many

en-proper noun

Many (countable and uncountable, plural Manys)

Borrowed from French Many or a variant of Maney. The town in Louisiana is named after a Colonel Many.

A town, the parish seat of Sabine Parish, Louisiana, United States.


Whitesburg

A small town in Carroll County, Georgia, United States.


Goodland

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Grant Township, Newton County, Indiana.


West Union

A small town in Steuben County, New York, United States.

A small town in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States.

Doddridge County
Doddridge County#English

A town, the county seat of Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States.


Edgefield

Edgefield County
Edgefield County#English

A town, the county seat of Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States.


Smithfield

A town in Free State province, South Africa.

A town, the county seat of Johnston County, North Carolina.

Providence County
Providence County#English

A town in Providence County, Rhode Island.

Isle of Wight County
Isle of Wight County#English

A town in the Isle of Wight County, Virginia.

A small town in Wetzel County, West Virginia.


Tishomingo

Both places were named after Chief Tishomingo.

Tishomingo County
Tishomingo County#English

A small town in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States.


Dover-Foxcroft

Originally two towns, Dover and Foxcroft, separated by the Piscataquis River; they were merged in 1922.

Piscataquis County
Piscataquis County#English

A town, the county seat of Piscataquis County, Maine, United States.


Schoharie

/skəˈhɛəɹiː/

From a Mohawk word meaning "floating driftwood".

Schoharie County
Schoharie County#English

A town in Schoharie County, New York, United States.


Harrisville

A rural town and locality in Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.

A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.

A town, the county seat of Ritchie County, West Virginia.


Brooksville

Most are from the surname Brooks + -ville.

A town in Hancock County, Maine, United States.

A town in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Named after brooks in the area.

Pottawatomie County
Pottawatomie County#English

A small town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States


Boonville

A town and village in Oneida County, New York, United States.

A town in Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States.


Hayneville

A town, the county seat of Lowndes County, Alabama, United States. Named after Robert Y. Hayne.


Double Springs

Named after two natural springs side by side, now unfortunately covered by a highway (Encyclopedia of Alabama).

A town, the county seat of Winston County, Alabama, United States.


Rock Island

The island near Trinidad is named for its physical characteristics.

A town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States.


Mürzzuschlag

A town in north-eastern Styria, Austria.


Le Flore

Leflore (alternative)
LeFlore (alternative)

A small town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States.


Millersburg

A town in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States.


Presque Isle

A town and unincorporated community in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States.


Clearfield

A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States.


Crandon

A town in Forest County, Wisconsin, United States, adjacent to the city of the same name.


Allentown

Wilkinson County
Wilkinson County#English

A small town primarily in Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States, with small portions in Bleckley, Laurens and Twiggs Counties.


Middleburg

From middle + -burg. Doublet of Middlesbrough and Middlebury. Cf. also Middelburg.

A small town in Vance County, North Carolina, United States.

A town in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States.


Mount Ayr

A small town in Newton County, Indiana, United States. Derived from Mount Airy, North Carolina.


Cassville

A village and town in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.


Sedalia

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Guilford County, North Carolina.


Enterprise

census-designated place
census-designated place

An unincorporated town and census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada.

A town and unincorporated community in Oneida County, Wisconsin.


San Benito

Cochabamba Department
w:Cochabamba Department

A town and municipality of Cochabamba Department, Bolivia.

Santander Department
w:Santander Department

A town and municipality of Santander Department, Colombia.


San Mateo

Borrowed from Spanish San Mateo (literally “Saint Matthew”).

bor

A town and municipality of Boyacá Department, Colombia.


Taylorsville

A small town in Bartow County and Polk County, Georgia, United States.

Alexander County
Alexander County#English

A town, the county seat of Alexander County, North Carolina, United States.


Rocksprings

A town, the county seat of Edwards County, Texas, United States.


Dodge City

Fort Dodge (United States Army Post)
Grenville M. Dodge

In Kansas, named after Fort Dodge, which was named after Grenville M. Dodge.

A town in Cullman County, Alabama, United States.


LaSalle

en-prop

LaSalle (countable and uncountable, plural LaSalles)

LaSalles (plural)
La Salle (alternative)
la Salle (alternative)
laSalle (alternative)
Lasalle (alternative)
Salle (alternative)

A town in Essex County, Ontario, Canada.

A town in Weld County, Colorado, United States.


Freeport

From free + port.
The village in Nova Scotia was likely named after the town in Maine.

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States.


La Salle

en-proper noun

La Salle (countable and uncountable, plural La Salles)

La Salles (plural)
LaSalle (alternative)
la Salle (alternative)
laSalle (alternative)
Lasalle (alternative)
Salle (alternative)

Rural Municipality of Macdonald
w:Rural Municipality of Macdonald

A town in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada.

A town and comune in the Aosta Valley, Italy.


Little Falls

A city and town in Herkimer County, New York, United States.

A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States.


Rivesaltes

Borrowed from French Rivesaltes, from Catalan Ribesaltes.

A town in Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania


Coupeville

From Coupe + -ville, named after Thomas Coupe.

A town on Whidbey Island, the county seat of Island County, Washington, United States.


Cathlamet

Wahkiakum County
Wahkiakum County#English

A town, the county seat of Wahkiakum County, Washington, United States.


Walla Walla

A town in Greater Hume Shire, in southern New South Wales, Australia.


Westport

From west + port. From west or the surname West and port.

A town in County Mayo, Ireland (Irish grid ref L 9984).

A town on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Fairfield County
Fairfield County#English

A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

A placename:
A locale in the United States
A town in Decatur County, Indiana.

A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.

A placename:
A locale in the United States
A town in Essex County, New York.

A small town in Pawnee County, Oklahoma.

A small town in Brown County, South Dakota.

A placename:
A locale in the United States
A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.


Olivenza

A town in Spain, on the Portuguese border and in the region of Extremadura.


Hermosa

A number of places in the United States:


Sturgeon Bay

Presumably named after the lake sturgeon.

A bay, city and town in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The city is the county seat.


Langlade

A town in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States.


Port Washington

A town in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, partly surrounding the city of the same name.


Waukesha

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Waukesha.wav

A town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States, adjacent to the city of the same name.


Glencoe

From Scottish Gaelic Gleann Comhann (“valley of the river Coe”)

bor

A small town in southern South Australia.

Umzinyathi District Municipality
w:Umzinyathi District Municipality

A town in Umzinyathi District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

A town and unincorporated community in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.


Arkansas City

A town, the county seat of Desha County, Arkansas, United States.


Coahoma

A town in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.

A town in Howard County, Texas, United States.


Mayersville

From Mayer + -s- + -ville, named after David Mayer.

Issaquena County
Issaquena County#English

A town, the county seat of Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States.


Tunica

A town, the county seat of Tunica County, Mississippi, United States.


St. Francisville

West Feliciana Parish
West Feliciana Parish#English

A town, the parish seat of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States.


Allendale

Alternative form: Allandale

A town in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia.

Allendale County
Allendale County#English

A town, the county seat of Allendale County, South Carolina.


Saluda

A town, the county seat of Saluda County, South Carolina, United States.


Ashland City

A town, the county seat of Cheatham County, Tennessee, United States.


Obion

A town in Obion County, Tennessee, United States


Union City

A town in Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States.


Byrdstown

From Byrd + -s- + town, named after Robert K. Byrd.

A town, the county seat of Pickett County, Tennessee, United States.


Hartsville

Bartholomew County
Bartholomew County#English

A town in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States.

A town in Steuben County, New York, United States.

Trousdale County
Trousdale County#English

A town, the county seat of Trousdale County, Tennessee, United States, a consolidated city-county.


Lillington

A town, the county seat of Harnett County, North Carolina, United States.


Rayville

A town, the parish seat of Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States.


Mount Pleasant

A town in Barossa Council, South Australia.

Places in the United States of America:
A town in Izard County, Arkansas.

Places in the United States of America:
A town in Westchester County, New York.

Westchester County
Westchester County#English

A town in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

A suburban town in Charleston County, South Carolina.

Charleston County
Charleston County#English

Places in the United States of America:
A town in Green County, Wisconsin.


Charlotte Court House

Charlotte County
Charlotte County#English

A town, the county seat of Charlotte County, Virginia, United States.


Cross City

It is unclear whether Cross is from the standard noun or from the surname.

A town, the county seat of Dixie County, Florida, United States.


Ellendale

A town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.


Taloga

A town, the county seat of Dewey County, Oklahoma, United States.


White River

A number of places in the United States:


Hardinsburg

Washington County
Washington County#English

A small town in Washington County, Indiana, United States.


Menifee

A town in Conway County, Arkansas, United States.


Campton

A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.


Ryegate

Golden Valley County
Golden Valley County#English

A town, the county seat of Golden Valley County, Montana, United States.

Caledonia County
Caledonia County#English

A town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States.


Clun

A small town and civil parish with a town council in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO2980). The council has the curious title of "Clun Town Council with Chapel Lawn".


Fincastle

Most place names appear to come, either directly or indirectly, from the Viscount of Fincastle (Earl of Dunmore).

Botetourt County
Botetourt County#English

A town, the county seat of Botetourt County, Virginia, United States.


Culpeper

A town, the county seat of Culpeper County, Virginia, United States.


Clintwood

Dickenson County
Dickenson County#English

A town, the county seat of Dickenson County, Virginia, United States.


Courtland

Southampton County
Southampton County#English

A town, the county seat of Southampton County, Virginia. Former name: Jerusalem.


Ogmore

A rural town in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia.


Loughor

A town lying on the estuary of the river Loughor, in Llwchwr community, city and county of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS5798).


Circle

A town, the county seat of McCone County, Montana, United States. Named after a cattle brand in the form of a circle.


Broadus

Powder River County
Powder River County#English

A town, the county seat of Powder River County, Montana, United States.


Hysham

A town, the county seat of Treasure County, Montana, United States. Named after Charlie Hysham.


Wibaux

A town, the county seat of Wibaux County, Montana, United States.


Hongshan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 洪山 (Hóngshān).

洪山

a district in central China; a subdistrict in central China; a town in central China

A town in Sui, Suizhou, Hubei, in central China.


Hongshan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 紅山 /红山 (Hóngshān).

A town in Yingshan, Huanggang, Hubei, in central China.


Wadesboro

From Wade + -s- + -boro; named after Col. Thomas Wade in North Carolina.

A town, the county seat of Anson County, North Carolina, United States.


Edenton

From Eden + -ton, named after Charles Eden in North Carolina.

A town, the county seat of Chowan County, North Carolina, United States.


Edenbridge

/ˈiːdənbɹɪd͡ʒ/

From Old English Eadhelms brycg (literally “Eadhelm's bridge”). The name of the River Eden which flows through the town is a back-formation of this.

der

A town and civil parish with a town council in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ4446).


Kenansville

A town, the county seat of Duplin County, North Carolina, United States.


Tarboro

Named (in North Carolina) after the Tar River + -boro.

Edgecombe County
Edgecombe County#English

A town, the county seat of Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States.


Gatesville

A town, the county seat of Gates County, North Carolina, United States.


Roxboro

A town which is now part of Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.


Wilkesboro

A town, the county seat of Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States.


Yingcheng

A town in Jingzhou district, Jingzhou, Hubei, in central China.


Fairview

The name of many places around the world.

A town in the Peace River Country of Alberta.


McCurtain

en-proper noun

McCurtain (countable and uncountable, plural McCurtains)

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Curtáin, variant of Mac Cruitín (“son of the hunchback”).

A town in Haskell County, Oklahoma, United States.


Maranello

A small town in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy; home to the Ferrari car company


Granite Falls

A town in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States.


Alpena

A town in Boone County and Carroll County, Arkansas, United States.

A town in Jerauld County, South Dakota, United States.


Gratiot

Lafayette County
Lafayette County#English

A village and town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States.


Hillsdale

A town in Columbia County, New York, United States.

A town in Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States.


Susedgrad

From Serbo-Croatian Susedgrad, from sused (“neighbour”) + grad (“town, fort”).


Lapeer

A town in Cortland County, New York, United States.


Oceana

A town in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States.


Roscommon

A town in and the county town of County Roscommon, Ireland.


Cusseta

A town in Chambers County, Alabama, United States.


Cordele

A town in Jackson County, Texas, United States.


Gaocheng

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 高城 (Gāochéng).

A town in Sui, Suizhou, Hubei, in central China.


Sylvania

From sylvan (“silva, forest”) + -ia.
Compare with sylvan.

A town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.


Hiawassee

A town, the county seat of Towns County, Georgia, United States.


LaGrange

en-prop

LaGrange (countable and uncountable, plural LaGranges)

LaGranges (plural)
La Grange (alternative)
la Grange (alternative)
Lagrange (alternative)
laGrange (alternative)
Grange (alternative)
deGrange (alternative)
DeGrange (alternative)
Degrange (alternative)
de Grange (alternative)
De Grange (alternative)
Delagrange (alternative)
DeLaGrange (alternative)
deLaGrange (alternative)
deLagrange (alternative)
DeLagrange (alternative)
De Lagrange (alternative)
de Lagrange (alternative)
de la Grange (alternative)
de La Grange (alternative)
De La Grange (alternative)

A town in Lee County, Arkansas, United States.

A town, the county seat of LaGrange County, Indiana, United States.

A town in Dutchess County, New York, United States.


Thomaston

A town in Marengo County, Alabama, United States.

Litchfield County
Litchfield County#English

A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.

census-designated place
census-designated place

A town and census-designated place in Knox County, Maine, United States.


Rockport

A town in Knox County, Maine, United States.

A town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.


Erath

Vermilion Parish
Vermilion Parish#English

A town in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States.


Jacksboro

A town, the county seat of Campbell County, Tennessee, United States. Shortened from Jacksonboro.


Kingsville

Typically from King's + -ville after the model of Kingstown, Kingston, &c. but principally derived from the names of various people surnamed King rather than the noun king. Cf. Kingsburg, Queensville, and Princeville.

A town in Essex County, Ontario, Canada.


McLennan

McAleenan (alternative)
McAleenon (alternative)


McMullen

en-proper noun

McMullen (countable and uncountable, plural McMullens)

A small town in Pickens County, Alabama, United States.


Refugio

/ɹɪˈfjʊɹioʊ/

Named after the mission of Nuestra Señora del Refugio (Our Lady of Refuge).

A town, the county seat of Refugio County, Texas, United States


Coldspring

Cold Spring (alternative)
Cold Springs (alternative)

Cattaraugus County
Cattaraugus County#English

A town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States.


Aspermont

Stonewall County
Stonewall County#English

A town, the county seat of Stonewall County, Texas, United States.


Val Verde

A small town in Milam County, Texas, United States. Named after the Battle of Valverde.


Saint-Tropez

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur#English

A town, port and seaside resort on the French Riviera, in the Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.


Dingsidang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 丁司壋 /丁司垱 (Dīngsīdàng).

On October 22, police from Dingsidang Township, Xishui County, took Mr. Ma into custody. He had been sent to a forced labor camp for one and a half years prior to this.

2003 January 8, “Falun Dafa Practitioners from Xishui County, Hubei Province Are Arrested and Sent to Prisons or Forced Labor Camps”, in Falun Dafa - Minghui.org, archived from the original on 2021-05-21:

Training for local medical workers for equipment operation at the Dingsidang County Hospital of Huanggang City, Hubei Province. Grundfos China donated a medical waste water treatment system to the hospital.

2020, “Community Engagement Grant”, in Grundfos China, archived from the original on 2020-06-15:

A town in Xishui, Huanggang, Hubei, China.


Banzhudang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 斑竹壋 /斑竹垱 (Bānzhúdàng).

ERS-2 multi-temporal image showing extensive flooding along the Yangtze River in China
[Map with the cities around its edge, in clockwise order from the top left]
Banzhudang, Nanping, Douhudi, Jianli, Zhuhe, Yueyang, Xinqiang, Miluo, Chang [Changde, ending obscured by overlay], Linli, Lixian

1998 November, “Flood Monitoring in China”, in ESA Bulletin, number 96, European Space Agency, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 114:

14. [Gong'an County, Hubei Province] Arrest of Dafa Practitioners
Dafa practitioner Ms. Wang Shaoqing, 60, is from Guanliuzui Village, Banzhudang Town, Gong'an County, Hubei Province. At 8:00 p.m. or 9:00 p.m. on March 12, 2004, the town's police department chief and assistant chief, as well as two officers from the county's police department, and others, five or six people in total, broke into Wang's home through the windows.

2004 March 22, “Latest News from China”, in Falun Dafa - Minghui.org, archived from the original on 2022-02-20:

Lu Yandian
Born on November 12, 1927. He was originally from Xiangyang Brigade, Banzhudang Town, Public Security^([sic – meaning Gong'an]) County, and now lives in Mopanzhou Community, Nanhai Town, Songzi City.

2020 September 4, “Today, pay tribute to Songzi war veterans”, in YQQLM, archived from the original on 2022-02-20:

On the eve of the Spring Festival, she returned to her hometown in Gong'an County from Wuhan to celebrate the New Year. But when she arrived home, she learned that the passage from Han to Han had been closed to control the spread of the epidemic.[...]But all public transportation to Wuhan has been suspended, and the road from Shuanghechang Village in Banzhudang Town, where he was home, to the county seat of Public Security has also been closed.

2020 September 28, “She returned to work by riding alone for 300 kilometers to fight the epidemic. Her story once again hit the tears...”, in tellerreport.com, archived from the original on 2021-05-23:

A town in Gong'an, Jingzhou, Hubei, China.


Meichuan

AT 10:12, the bus crossed the Yangtze River, and Min jerked awake. She said aloud the name of every town we passed on the highway: Huangshi, Meichuan, Huangmei. “We’re almost there,” she said, her voice tight with excitement.

2008, Leslie T. Chang, Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China, New York: Spiegel & Grau, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 277:

The unattended boy was found missing when his grandmother returned to their home in Meichuan town in the city of Wuxue after working in the fields, having told the boy an hour before to stay at home and watch television, the ChuTian Metropolis Daily reported.

2016 July 29, Natalie Mu, “Boy, 2, dies of heatstroke in central China mountains while looking for his grandmother”, in South China Morning Post, archived from the original on 2022-05-09:

A town in Wuxue, Huanggang, Hubei, China.


Jiujiang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 九江 (Jiǔjiāng).

Kiukiang (alternative)
Kievkiang (alternative)
Chiu-chiang (alternative)
Chiuchiang (alternative)

A town in Nanhai district, Foshan, Guangdong, China.


Gedangdian

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 圪壋店 /圪垱店 (Gēdàngdiàn).

At 1.35 p.m., the 529th FS claimed two Ki44s and two more damaged between Wuchih and Kotangtien.

[2017, Håkan Gustavsson, Sino-Japanese Air War 1947-1945: The Longest Struggle, →ISBN, →OCLC, page https://www.google.com/books/edition/Sino_Japanese_Air_War_1937_1945/9NHyDQAAQBAJ?gbpv=1&pg=PT219:

The family's hometown Gedangdian Village is a very rich village in Wuzhi County, where many villagers had made a fortune through the cashmere car cushions business in the past few decades.

2021, Yan Xiaoxu, Yang Tingjuan, Wang Jingjing, Du Jing, Guo Silu, “The Generation Born in the 1970s”, in Lu Mai, editor, The Chinese Dream and Ordinary Chinese People, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 77:

A town in Wuzhi, Jiaozuo, Henan, China, formerly a township.


Yonglong

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 永漋 (Yǒnglóng).

A town in Jingshan, Jingmen, Hubei, China.


Huilong

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 回龍／回龙 (Huílóng).

zh-l

回龍／回龙 (Huílóng)

An official report from General Chan King-ming's headquarters at Ping Shan says that the enemy has been defeated all along the front from Hui Lung to Ku Ling, and that 1,200 rifles and a large quantity of ammunition have been seized.

1924 May 7, “RAILWAY FIGHTING.”, in The Hongkong Telegraph, number 12,478, →OCLC, page 1, column 3:

100. NFRB, Feb. 24, 1980, states that the elections for brigade cadres in Huilong commune, Gaoyao County, held in Oct. 1979 were only the second time that these leaders had been democratically elected. Previously brigade cadres were all appointed by upper levels. Although sometimes “elections” were held, they were little more than formalities.

1988, John P. Burns, Political Participation in Rural China, University of California Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 218:

A town in Gaoyao district, Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China.

A town in Hanchuan, Xiaogan, Hubei, China.


Shayang

From the postal romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 沙洋 (Shāyáng).

A town in Shayang, Jingmen, Hubei, China.


Dongsheng

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for the Mandarin 東升 /东升 (Dōngshēng).

A town in Shishou, Jingzhou, Hubei, China.


Rosewood

Latin: rosewoodēnsis

A town and locality in Queensland, Australia.


Belwood

en-proper noun

Belwood (countable and uncountable, plural Belwoods)

Cleveland County
Cleveland County#English

A town in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States.


Raphia

From Ancient Greek Ῥαφία (Rhaphía), from Egyptian Rpwḥw r:Z1-p-w-bH:mDAt-xAst

(historical) Synonym of Rafah (spelling used when referring to the site in Antiquity: Ancient and Classical Eras) A town in Levant, frequently disputed between various ancient empires, Egypt (Pharonic, Ptolemaic, etc), Anatolia (Hittite, etc), Mesopotamia (Assyria, Seleucid, etc). The city is now located on the border between Gaza and Egypt, split between the two by an international border.


Coldstream

Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders#English

A town and civil parish in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, the home of the Coldstream Guards, a regiment in the British Army.


Yushan

Yü-shan (alternative)
Yu Shan (alternative)
Yü Shan (alternative)

玉山

mythological mountain; highest mountain in Taiwan; county in eastern China; town in western China

A town in Lantian, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.


Yushan

A town in Xiangzhou district, Xiangyang, Hubei, China.


Cowbridge

Cowbridge with Llanblethian
Cowbridge with Llanblethian#English

Vale of Glamorgan
Vale of Glamorgan#English

A market town in Cowbridge with Llanblethian community, Vale of Glamorgan county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9974).


Wulipu

From Mandarin 五里鋪 (Wǔlǐpù, literally “five Li relay station for post horses”).

zh-l

Zuozhong Chu tombs are located in Wulipu town, 45 km south of Jingmen City, Hubei province.

2009 January 14, “Excavation Report on Zuozhong Chu Tombs in Jingmen”, in The Institute of Archaeology CASS, archived from the original on 2022-02-05:

At midnight on March 1st, Liu, a bee farmer born in Hubei, and her family finally arrived in the hometown, Wulipu Town, with over 500 boxes of honey.[...]Although the driver is Hubei native, the authority of Wulipu Town insists that only when the driver obtains an effective health certificate can he leave.

2020 March 6, Yanqing Wang, “第一户湖北籍蜂农已顺利返乡，其他近200户有望近期全部返回 绿会复工部 [The First Beekeeper from Hubei Province Has Returned Without a Hitch, And Nearly 200 Others Are Expected to Return Soon CBCGDF Anti-Epidemic and Resumption Working Group]”, in China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation, archived from the original on 2020-04-13:

The village of Chenchi is located in the town of Wulipu, Hubei province in central China, with the163 coordinates 111° E and 30° N (Figure 3).

2020, Fan Yang, Guangqing Chi, Ge Wang, Shirui Tang, Yunting Li, Cong Ju, “Untangle the complex stakeholder relationships in rural settlement consolidation in China: a social network approach”, in Land, volume 9, number 7, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5:

The Commercial Press
Wulipu
Xiandai Hanyu Cidian


Wangshi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 網市／网市 (Wǎngshì).

網市／网市 (Wǎngshì)

7. [Jingzhou City, Hubei Province] Police Seize Mr. Peng Hongdao of Wangshi Town, Jianli County, Who is Still Missing
Mr. Peng Hongdao is a 35-year-old resident of Wangshi Town, Jingzhou City, Jianli County, Hubei Province. In April 2005, personnel from the Jianli County 610 Office and the local police station in Wangshi Town arrested him. He is still missing.

2005 June 19, “Latest News from China”, in Falun Dafa - Minghui.org, archived from the original on 2021-08-19:

A town in Jianli, Jingzhou, Hubei, China.


Hailsham

From Old Saxon Haegels Ham (“settlement of Haegel/Hella”).

der

A civil parish and town, the largest of the five towns in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5809).


Melide

A town and municipality of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.


Wudian

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 吳店 /吴店 (Wúdiàn).

A town in Guangshui, Suizhou, Hubei, China.

Good Planning
Wudian Town in Zaoyang City is well laid out, with 18 roads dividing it into different parts where various special areas, such as the industrial district, commercial zone, residential quarters and tourist area[...]

1999, Beijing Review, volume 42, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 16:

In September~December 2002, the Hubei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology excavated the Nos. 1 and 2 Chu State tombs and the horse-and-chariot burial pits auxiliary to them in the Jiuliandun cemetery of Wudian Town in Zaoyang City, Hubei Province.

2003, 考古, numbers 7-12, 科学出版社, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10:

Guojiamiao cemetery is located in Dongzhaohu Village, Wudian Town, Zaoyang City, with an area of 1,200,000 square meters, which is divided into Guojiamiao Tomb Area and Caomenwan Tomb Area.

2015 June 4, “New Music Archaeological Discovery Found in Guojiamiao, Zaoyang, Hubei Province”, in Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, archived from the original on 2015-06-14:

A town in Zaoyang, Xiangyang, Hubei, China.


Sanhe

San-ho (alternative)
Sanho (alternative)

A town in Yingcheng, Xiaogan, Hubei, China.

三合

a town in central China; villages in central China


Birchwood

A village and town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States.


Highgate

en-prop

Highgate (countable and uncountable, plural Highgates)

Highgates (plural)
Heygate (alternative)

From Old English hēah (“high”) + ġeat (“gate”).

A town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States.


Macheng

The Postal Map romanization romanization of the Mandarin 麻城 (Máchéng).

A town in Duodao district, Jingmen, Hubei, China.


Xinshi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新市 (Xīnshì).

A town in Jingshan, Jingmen, Hubei, China.


Tuanfeng

From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 團風／团风 (Tuánfēng).

Twanfeng (alternative)
T'uan-feng (alternative)
T'uan-fêng (alternative)

A town in Tuanfeng, Huanggang, Hubei, China.


Happy

en-proper noun

Happy (countable and uncountable, plural Happys)

A town in Randall County and Swisher County, Texas.


Carlingford

A coastal town in County Louth, Ireland.


Herne Bay

From Herne, a neighbouring village in Kent.

A coastal town in northern Kent, England.


Carnarvon

Anglicisation of Welsh caer + yn + ar Fôn, opposite Môn (Anglesey) .

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A coastal town in Western Australia, north of Perth.

A small town in Northern Cape, South Africa.


Caernarfon

/kɑɹˈnɑɹvən/

Borrowed from Welsh Caernarfon; former Anglicised spellings were Carnarvon and Caernarvon.

A port town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales, the location of a castle and a high proportion of Welsh speakers (OS grid ref SH4862).


Wigtown

Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway#English

A town in Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.


Denbigh

From Welsh Dinbych, a univerbation of din (“fort”) + bych, a variant form of bychan (“small”). Doublet of Tenby.

A market town and community with a town council in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0566).


Altena

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

A town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Batesburg-Leesville

Lexington County
Lexington County#English

A town in Lexington County and Saluda County, South Carolina, United States.


Docker

Probably from Old Norse dǫkk (“hollow”) + erg (“hill-pasture”).

A small town in the Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia.


Bartella

See Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܒܲܪܛܸܠܵܐ (barṭillā).

cog

A town in northern Iraq; capital of Nineveh province.


Jiangwan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 江灣／江湾 (Jiāngwān).

The tunnel entrance is located 200 meters form Port village, Jiangwan town, Wuyuan county.

2010, Yankai Wu, Xiaohua Xi, “Information Monitoring on Surrounding Rock of Tunnel and Its Application”, in Information Technology in Geo-engineering: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference (ICITG) Shanghai, IOS Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 208:

One of the emerging popular tourist attractions in China is Jiangwan, a famous scenic spot in Wuyuan which is a representative of what the ancient town has to offer.

2014 June 25, Jiangxi Wuyuan Tourism Co., Ltd., “Wuyuan: The Ancient Village In China That Brings Back Feelings of Nostalgia for One's Own Hometown”, in PR Newswire, archived from the original on 2014-07-09:

A town in Wuyuan, Shangrao, Jiangxi, China.


Cacahuatepec

/ˌkɑːkəwɑːˈtɛpɛk/

Borrowed from Spanish Cacahuatepec, from a Nahuan language; equivalent to Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl (“cacao”) + tepētl (“mountain”) + -c (“at, to, from”). The Nahuan word is a calque of a Mixtec word; compare San Juan Colorado Mixtec Yucu Suhva (“cacao mountain”).


Xochistlahuaca

Borrowed from Spanish Xochistlahuaca, from a Nahuan language; equivalent to Classical Nahuatl xōchitl (“flower”) + ixtlāhuacān (“plain”). The Nahuan word is a calque from Amuzgo; compare San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo Suntjaaꞌ (“flower plain”).


Cozoyoapan

Borrowed from Spanish Cozoyoapan, from a Nahuan language.


Solaga

Borrowed from Spanish Solaga, from a Zapotec language; cf. Yatzachi Zapotec Zoꞌoḻaguəꞌ, Zoogocho Zapotec Zoḻagaꞌ.


Sarsai Nawar

From Sanskrit so called after the names of two lake: सारस.


Huaquechula

Borrowed from Spanish Huaquechula, from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl Cuāuhquechōllān.


Tolimán

Borrowed from Spanish Tolimán, from an Otomi language; cf. Mezquital Otomi Ntolimä.


Dongjin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for the Mandarin 東津 /东津 (Dōngjīn).

The one housed in the Tianxian Monastery, a nunnery in Dongjin, Xiangyang, was also made "by a human manifestation of the Great Compassionate One."

1994, Chün-fang Yü, “Guanyin: The Chinese Transformation of Avalokiteshvara”, in Marsha Weidner, editor, Latter Days of the Law: Images of Chinese Buddhism, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 161:

Xiangyang: Dongjin New District
The new Dongjin (Fig. 6) is an ambitious urban reconfiguration project for a relatively small centre on the secondary north-south link with Chongqing in the central Hebei Province; it is slowly taking shape based on individual compounds built and promoted by real estate developers.[…]Thanks to Dongjin, the urban population in Xiangyang in 2012 was recorded as being 53% - in line with national objectives.

2019, The City after Chinese New Towns: Spaces and Imaginaries from Contemporary Urban China, →DOI, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 86:

Taking the show flat design of Dongjin Century City in Dongjin New District, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province as an example, Dongjin Century City, as the first batch of large-scale building groups in Dongjin New District, covers a total area of more than 2,600 acres, with an overall floorage of 6 million square meters, including 4.8 million square meters of fine decorated residences, independent shopping centers, super high-rise five-star hotels, office and apartment business clusters, commercial blocks, one stop brand education and community health centers.

2020, Wenjuan Huang, Yang Liu, ““Design-Led Space” Series Show Flat Design -Taking Dongjin Century City in Xiangyang as AnExample”, in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, →DOI, page 2:

Travel time from Dongjin to Fancheng in Xiangyang City will soon be shortened from 45 minutes to less than 10 minutes.

2022 November 1, “First highway tunnel in Hanjiang River opens”, in Luo Pan, editor, China News Service, archived from the original on 2022-11-01:

A town in Xiangzhou district, Xiangyang, Hubei, China.


Dracut

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.


Gaocun

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 高村 (Gāocūn).

高村

town in northern China; village in northern China; former township in northern China

In 1991-1992, the Archaeology Section, Tianjin Municipal Museum of History, carried out survey and trial excavation at the Lancheng site to the south of Lancheng village in Gaocun township, Wuqing county, Tianjin, which resulted in the revelation of an ash-pit, an ash-trench and two wells.

The first simultaneous vertical distribution measurements using aircraft and tethered balloon were conducted in Gaocun (a rural site between Beijing and Tianjin) on June 17th.

2021 June 15, Zhao Ruojie et al., “Aircraft-based observation of gaseous pollutants in the lower troposphere over the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region”, in Science of The Total Environment, volume 773, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC:

A town in Wuqing district, Tianjin, China, formerly a township.


Voi

A town in Taita-Taveta County, southern Kenya.


Canmore

From Scottish Gaelic ceann mòr (“big head”), the nickname of Malcolm III of Scotland.


Morinville

After Father Morin, a French-speaking oblate missionary who brought French settlers into the area.

A town in Alberta, Canada; a suburb of Edmonton.


Barrhead

East Renfrewshire
East Renfrewshire#English

A town in East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5058).


Drayton Valley

A town in Alberta, Canada, the centre of Brazeau County.


Neepawa

From Cree ᓃᐸᐘ (niipawa, “land of plenty”).


Innisfail

From Inisfail, poetic name of Ireland, from Irish Inis Fáil.


Westlock

Blend of Westgate + Lockhart, surnames of the owners who owned the land where the settlement was built since 1912.
The original unincorporated community east of the present town, established 1902, is named Edson, after the Edgson family, who owned the settlement's land, but is renamed Edison by Irish immigrants after Thomas Edison, because it duplicated with another settlement along the Grand Trunk Railway.

A town in Westlock County, Alberta, Canada; formerly named Edson and Edison.


Blackfalds

A town in central Alberta, Canada, north of Red Deer.


Stony Plain

Uncertain, but two name origins exist:
*The community is named after the Stoney (Nakoda) First Nations, who historically camped in the surrounding area, and;
*According to Dr. James Hector, a geologist on the Palliser Expedition, the town is named after boulders in the area.

A town in Alberta, Canada; the centre of Parkland County.


Fort Macleod

After North-West Mounted Police Colonel James Macleod.


Bon Accord

In Alberta, from French bon accord, the ancient motto of Aberdeen, Scotland, the hometown of its first settler.


Wufeng

Postal romanization of the Mandarin 五峰 (Wǔfēng).

五峰

autonomous county in central China; town in central China; township in central China; township in northern Taiwan

A town in Wufeng, Yichang, Hubei, China.


Liushuquan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 柳樹𨟠 /柳树𨟠 (Liǔshùquān).

In Lifuzhuang Village, Liushuquan Town, our district, the traditional project of suona making skills has been adhered to by the inheritor Li Xiaopan for decades. With his grinding and hard work, the charm of suona has been excavated and amplified, infecting more and more people.

2022 August 15, 蕾伊, “Through Li Xiaopan, the eighth-generation inheritor of suona making skills, feel the unique charm of ingenuity”, in chinese music instruments, archived from the original on 2025-01-12, information:

A town in Fengnan district, Tangshan, Hebei, China.


Colma

Unknown. Likely from a corruption of Coleman, Colima, or a literary reference. See Colma, California#Etymology for more.

San Mateo County
San Mateo County#English

An incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States, notable for its cemeteries.


Jinzhu

/d͡ʒɪnˈd͡ʒu/

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 金珠 (Jīnzhū).

IN MID-AFTERNOON on March 8 a stone meteor flamed across Kirin, province and at 15:01:59 hours exploded over Chinchu commune outside the city of Kirin, shaking the earth.[…]Most fragments fell in Tatun commune outside Kirin and Chiangmifeng commune in Yungchi county. Larger ones fell in Chinchu commune.

[1976 August, “Huge Meteorite Shower in Kirin”, in China Reconstructs, volume XXV, number 8, China Welfare Institute, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 38, column 1:

A town in Longtan district, Jilin, Jilin, China.

The Dromi Tsang House (kro me chong) is located in the region of Dabpa (,dab pa), in the village of Sumdu (gsum 'du, chin. Sangdui).[...]Another major town is Dapba (chin. Jinzhu), located some 28 km in the south.

2017, Peter Herrle, “Dromi Tsang House in Dabpa”, in Tibetan Houses: Vernacular Architecture of the Himalayas and Environs, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 104:

A town in Daocheng, Garzê prefecture, Sichuan, China.


Ridderkerk

A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.


Gressoney-Saint-Jean

A town and commune of Aosta Valley, in northwestern Italy.


Tequixquiac

From Classical Nahuatl tequixquitl (“saltpetre”) + atl (“water”) + -c (“place”).

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Santiago Tequixquiac
Santiago Tequixquiac#English

Ellipsis of Santiago Tequixquiac: A town, the administrative seat of Tequixquiac, State of Mexico, Mexico.


Likou

zh-l

歷口／历口 (Lìkǒu)

The whole area is the designated growing area of Keemun, and the most famous comes from Likou.

2019, Michelle Comins, Rob Comins, Tales of the Tea Trade: The Secret to Sourcing and Enjoying the World's Favourite Drink, →ISBN, →OCLC:

Scenes of Nuo ritual performance in tluizhou Mulianxi, 'Offering Sacrifices to the Five Furies' ('Ji Wuchang'), 'Running the Five Furies' ('Pao Wucahng^([sic – meaning Wuchang])') and 'Expelling Evil Spirits' ('Qu egui'). Perfonned^([sic – meaning Performed]) by Lixi Mulianxi Troupe on 27 August 2016 in Lixi Village, Likou Town, Qimen County with Wang Daozhao, Wang Shucheng, Wang Shengmo, Wang Hongmo and Wang Xiaoshu playing the Five Furies.

2022, Xiaohuan Zhao, Chinese Theatre: An Illustrated History Through Nuoxi and Mulianxi, volume II, →DOI, →ISBN, →OCLC, page https://www.google.com/books/edition/Chinese_Theatre_An_Illustrated_History_T/UAdUEAAAQBAJ?gbpv=1&pg=PT239:

A town in Qimen, Huangshan, Anhui, China.


Carrboro

Named for North Carolina industrialist Julian Carr.

With a population of just under 20,000 Carrboro is the kind of small southern town where the past and the present seem to have been fused into a single moment until it’s no longer one time or the other.

2019, “Carrboro”, in Visit Chapel Hill, Orange County Visitors Bureau:

A town in Orange County, North Carolina.


Manas

A town in Manas County, Changji prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.


Zhuxi

/ˌd͡ʒuːˈʃiː/

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 竹溪 /竹谿 (Zhúxī).

A town in Kaizhou district, Chongqing, China.


Niwari

A town in Niwari district, Madhya Pradesh, India.


La Palma

A town and municipality of Cundinamarca department, Colombia.

A town and municipality of Pinar del Río province, Cuba.

A town and municipality of Chalatenango department, El Salvador.

A town and corregimiento in Darién province, Panama.


Ang Mo Kio

/ˌæŋ məʊ ˈkiəʊ/

From Hokkien 紅毛橋 /红毛桥 (Âng-mô͘-kiô, “Caucasian's bridge”, literally “red hair bridge”).

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Similar declaration was made in regard to an area of more than 34 acres in the mukim of Ang Mo Kio, which is in the centre of the island, bounded on the north by South Seletar, on the east by Ponggol and Serangoon, and on the west by Ulu Kalang.

1933 December 23, “New Military Hospital Land Acquired in Mukim of Ang Mo Kio”, in The Straits Times, Singapore, →OCLC, page 12:

Scores of residents in Ang Mo Kio New Town who wanted to wish their Muslim friends "Selamat Hari Raya" over the telephone over the weekend were disappointed.

1976 September 27, “Phones out at Ang Mo Kio”, in The Straits Times, Singapore, →OCLC, page 10:

The new Ang Mo Kio Polyclinic was given its official opening yesterday, offering greater accessibility to elderly and disabled patients as well as an expanded team-based healthcare system.

2018 July 1, Felicia Choo, “Bigger, better Ang Mo Kio Polyclinic officially opens”, in The Straits Times, Singapore, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2018-06-30:

A planning area and town in the North-East Region of Singapore.


Kirkcudbright

A town at the mouth of the River Dee in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, formerly the county town of Kirkcudbrightshire (OS grid ref NX6850)


Zhonglu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 忠路 (Zhōnglù).

Chunglu (alternative)
Chung-lu (alternative)

The main population occurs in a 25 km long and 1.5 km wide strip along the Modao River in the Shui-sha-ba Valley, Zhonglu Town, Lichuan County, Hubei Province at elevations ranging from 900—1250 m.

2005, Ben A. LePage, Hong Yang, Midori Matsumoto, “The Evolution and Biogeographic History of Metasequoia”, in Ben A. LePage, Christopher J. Williams, Hong Yang, editors, The Geobiology and Ecology of Metasequoia, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 10:

Approximately 90% of the trees are in two adjacent river valleys in Zhonglu Town, Lichuan, Hubei: the Xiaohe River Valley and Shiziba River Valley (unpublished data from the Metasequoia Station).

2007, Hong Yang, Leo J. Hickey, Metasequoia : Back from the Brink? An Update, →OCLC, page 189:

Approximately 90% of the trees are in two adjacent river valleys in Zhonglu Town, Lichuan, Hubei: the Xiaphe River Valley and Shiziba River Valley (unpublsihed data from the Metasequoia Station).

2017, Qin Leng et al., “Database of Native Metasequoia glyptostroboides Trees in China Based on New Census Surveys and Expeditions”, in Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History^([https://bioone.org/journals/bulletin-of-the-peabody-museum-of-natural-history/volume-48/issue-2/0079-032X_2007_48_185_DONMGT_2.0.CO_2/Database-of-Native-Metasequoia-glyptostroboides-Trees-in-China-Based-on/10.3374/0079-032X(2007)48[185:DONMGT]2.0.CO;2.short]), volume 48, number 2, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 189, column 1:

A town in Lichuan, Enshi autonomous region, Hubei, China.


Blarney

A town in County Cork, Ireland, location of Blarney Castle and the Blarney Stone (Irish grid ref W 6175).


Plattsburgh

A town (township) in Clinton County, northern upper New York state, United States, named after Zephaniah Platt.


Hokksund

A town in Øvre Eiker municipality, Viken, Norway.


Hønefoss

A town in Ringerike municipality, Buskerud, Norway.


Lillestrøm

A town and municipality in Viken, Norway.


Orkanger

one of the biggest towns in Trøndelag, Norway. Located in Orkland municipality, on the mouth of Orkla river. The town got it's city status in 2014, but may sometimes be considered as de-facto not a real city, but rather a town, while Trondheim is called by the locals as "The City" (By'n).


Sandvika

A town in Bærum municipality, Viken county, Norway, previously in Akershus.


Tasquillo

Borrowed from Spanish Tasquillo, from *Tasco + -illo (diminutive suffix), from a Nahuan language (equivalent to Classical Nahuatl Tlachco (“ballcourt place”)). Compare Spanish Taxco (city in Guerrero).


Mixquiahuala

Borrowed from Spanish Mixquiahuala, from a Nahuan language; equivalent to Classical Nahuatl Mizquiyahuallān (“place of round mesquite”)). C.f. Mezquital Otomi Ntꞌähi (“place of mesquite”).


Åndalsnes

A town in Rauma, Møre og Romsdal, Norway.


Singen

A town in Konstanz district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


Renchen

A town in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


Huangmei

Hwangmei (alternative)
Huang-mei (alternative)

A town in Huangmei, Huanggang, Hubei, China.


Muyu

zh-l

木魚／木鱼 (Mùyú)

To reach the reserve from Muyu, either flag down Songbai-bound buses on the main road (note that the reserve gates are as far up this road as foreigners are allowed to travel) or bargain with the Xingshan minibus drivers for a charter (about ¥50 to the reserve gates, or ¥400 for the day), who otherwise run back to Xingshan until the afternoon.

2011, David Leffman, Rough Guide to China (Rough Guides), 6th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 441:

Subsequent individuals were photographed and released unless they differed from the previous specimens in such attributes as pattern, gender, or age. Specimens were deposited with the museum officials in Shennongjia, headquartered in the town of Muyu.

2015, Kevin R. Messenger, Yong Wang, “Notes on the natural history and morphology of the Ningshan Lined Snake (Stichophanes ningshaanensis Yuen, 1983; Ophidia: Colubridae) and its distribution in the Shennongjia National Nature Reserve, China”, in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation, volume 9, number 2, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 112, column 2:

Tour companies offer “yeren discovery” packages, and various restaurants in the forestry district’s main town of Muyu proudly feature yeren in their signage.

2018 August 26, “Dreamers, crackpots or realists? The diehards on the trail of China’s ‘Bigfoot’”, in South China Morning Post, archived from the original on 2018-08-25:


Chibi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 赤壁 (Chìbì).

A town in Chibi, Xianning, Hubei, China.


Xinhua

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 新華／新华 (Xīnhuá, literally “New China”).

Hsinhua (alternative)
Hsin-hua (alternative)
Sinhua (alternative)


Huayuan

Hwayüan (alternative)
Hua-yüan (alternative)

By October the 24th, headquarters had passed from Huayuan to Hsiaokan, only 45 miles from Hankow, and in a telegram dated from that place on October 25th it was announced by General Yin Ch'ang that the main body of the Imperialists had moved forward to Niehkow, some six or seven miles from Kilometre Ten, and that he himself was following.

1912, Percy Horace Kent, “The Struggle for Hankow”, in The Passing of the Manchus, Longmans, Green & Co., →OCLC, page 135:

The Hupeh provincial authorities have recently completed the construction of a highway from Siangyang to Shasi, a distance of approximately 200 miles; an extension from Siangyang to Tsaoyang has been completed, and this road is being extended through to Huayuan on the Peking-Hankow Raihvay, a total distance of 170 miles.

1926, Julean Arnold, China: a Commercial and Industrial Handbook, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 441:

On the night of the 27th they took Changsha and occupied Nanchang on July 30. Meanwhile, the Communists in northern Hubei blocked the Beiping-Hankou Railway at Huayuan town and advanced further to take Xiaogan.

2020 [1930 August 4], Yinan (金一南) Jin, Misery and Glory: The Long March and Its Antecedents, Foreign Languages Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page https://www.google.com/books/edition/苦难辉煌_英文/yKIwEAAAQBAJ?gbpv=1&pg=PT215:

A town in Xiaochang, Xiaogan, Hubei, China.


Shihua

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 石花 (shíhuā).

A town in Gucheng, Xiangyang, Hubei, China.


Maoping

Zigui, home of the Qu Yuan temple, was the first town to be completely relocated when, in 1999, the residents moved downstream to Maoping, not far from the dam site.

2002, Deirdre Chetham, “The Eve of the Flood”, in Before the Deluge: The Vanishing World of the Yangtze's Three Gorges, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 223:


Tongcheng

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 通城 (Tōngchéng).

Tungcheng (alternative)
T'ung-ch'eng (alternative)


Fengle

Fenglo (alternative)
Feng-lo (alternative)

豐樂 /丰乐

subdistrict in western China; town in central China

A town in Zhongxiang, Jingmen, Hubei, China.


Sanquhar

A town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7809)


Baiyang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 白洋 (Báiyáng).

Paiyang (alternative)
Pai-yang (alternative)

A town in Zhijiang, Yichang, Hubei, China.


Taipingdian

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 太平店 (Tàipíngdiàn).

Taipingtien (alternative)
T’ai-p’ing-tien (alternative)

Most of Yu-e Synod's work was in Henan province and some in Hubei. Since it was a joint enterprise of three missions, the synod grew very fast.[...]Two of its thirteen districts were in Hubei: Fancheng (1892) and Taipingdian (1898).

1999, Andrew Hsiao, “Geographical Distribution”, in A Brief History of the Chinese Lutheran Church, Hong Kong: Taosheng Publishing House, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 45–46:

A town in Fancheng district, Xiangyang, Hubei, China.


Songbu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 宋埠 (Sòngbù).

The commander-in-chief, General Li Zongren, had his HQ in a temple outside the market of the small town of Songbu.

1982, Dick Wilson, When Tigers Fight: the Story of the Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945, New York: Viking Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 130:

On January 31, 2023, four Falun Gong practitioners in Songbu Town, Macheng City, Hubei Province were arrested. Two of the arrested are still detained as of February 25, 2023.

2023 March 5, “Four Hubei Residents Arrested for Raising Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong”, in Falun Dafa Information Center, archived from the original on 2023-03-14, Persecution in China:

A town in Macheng, Huanggang, Hubei, China.


Xihe

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西河 (Xīhé).

A town in Xiaonan district, Xiaogan, Hubei, China.


Zhangjiaji

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 張家集／张家集 (Zhāngjiājí).

張家集／张家集 (Zhāngjiājí)

Changkiaki (alternative)
Chang-chia-chi (alternative)

Wang Siqing said that in 2015, the high-yielding demonstration patch of virus-free seed potatoes in Zhangjiaji Town, Xiangzhou District, yielded 4646 kilograms per mu of fresh potatoes, creating the highest yield per unit area of potatoes in Hubei Province.

2019 April 15, “Xiangyang Agriculture in Hubei Province needs both high yield and good benefit”, in ECHEMI, archived from the original on 2022-02-25:

A town in Xiangzhou district, Xiangyang, Hubei, China.