Category: Namesakes US Municipalities

Categories: United States of America | United States of America, Notables

This category contains profiles of namesakes of American cities, towns, villages and unincorporated areas

The space page for this category is Namesakes of United States Municipalities.

Wikipedia has a list of places in the United States named after people, though it may not be complete.

There is also a page and category for the Namesakes of United States Counties.


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Person Profiles (100)

A

25 Dec 1809 Bethlehem, Albany, New York, United States - 17 Jul 1880
07 Apr 1842 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 14 Sep 1914 photo
12 May 1824 Cazenovia, Madison, New York, United States - 01 Apr 1889 photo
29 Jan 1717 - 03 Aug 1797 photo
02 Aug 1839 Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States - 06 Nov 1905 photo
03 Mar 1793 Scotland - 26 Aug 1870
1778 Powhatan, Virginia, United States - 26 Mar 1838 photo

B

25 Aug 1787 Goochland, Virginia - 26 Dec 1846 photo
23 Aug 1781 Rocky Hill, Somerset, New Jersey, United States - 01 Jan 1856 photo
27 Sep 1823 Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, United States - 30 Sep 1890 photo
22 Aug 1802 Foul Rift, White Township, Warren, New Jersey, United States - 02 Dec 1899 photo
20 Feb 1807 Flat Grove Plantation, Saluda, South Carolina, United States - 06 Mar 1836 photo
02 Oct 1538 Castle of Arona, Milan, Lombardy, Italy - 03 Nov 1584
15 Sep 1788 Natchez, Mississippi - 28 Mar 1850 photo
16 Jan 1821 Cabell's Dale, Fayette, Kentucky, United States - 17 May 1875 photo
06 Oct 1769 St. Peter Port, Guernsey - 13 Oct 1812 photo
bef 04 May 1752 Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 01 Mar 1825 photo
05 Jan 1805 Harford, Maryland, United States - 09 Nov 1870
23 May 1824 Liberty, Union, Indiana, United States - 13 Sep 1881 photo
19 Apr 1791 Nicholasville, Jessamine, Kentucky, United States - 06 Aug 1880 photo

C

14 Dec 1822 Caldwell, Kentucky, United States - 21 Aug 1901
09 Nov 1817 Boone, Kentucky - 11 Apr 1873 photo
1762 Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland - 05 May 1822
09 Oct 1782 Exeter, New Hampshire, United States - 17 Jun 1866 photo
abt 1738 New France - abt 1841
19 Nov 1752 Albemarle County, Virginia - 13 Feb 1818 photo
25 Dec 1757 Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island - 11 Jun 1827 photo
07 Dec 1841 Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland - 27 Nov 1910

D

18 Dec 1817 Norway - 17 Aug 1908
29 Dec 1752 Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts - 15 Feb 1835
06 Jun 1746 Chestnut Level, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - 01 Feb 1781 photo
10 Nov 1830 Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States - 27 Dec 1918 photo
23 Oct 1817 Winchester, Virginia, United States - 09 Aug 1892 photo

E

27 Aug 1822 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States - 07 Feb 1896 photo

E cont.

11 Apr 1794 Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 18 Jan 1865 photo

F

11 May 1852 Unionville Center, Union, Ohio, United States - 04 Jun 1918 photo
30 Jan 1797 Saco, York, Massachusetts, United States - 24 Dec 1847 photo
22 Jun 1806 Prairie du Chien, Crawford, Wisconsin, USA - 28 Nov 1882 photo
29 Apr 1752 Brookfield, Massachusetts - 13 Jan 1828 photo
06 Feb 1843 Shepherdstown, Jefferson, Virginia, United States - 06 Feb 1915

G

29 Jan 1761 Geneva - 12 Aug 1849 photo
23 Jul 1746 Macharaviaya, Málaga, Spain - 30 Nov 1786 photo
abt 1639 Saint-Germain-Laval, Lyonnais, France - 25 Feb 1710
05 Dec 1792 Nelson, Kentucky, United States - 13 Mar 1869 photo

H

13 Mar 1834 New York City, New York, USA - 02 Dec 1917 photo
30 Aug 1812 Pest, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire - 06 Jul 1869 photo
02 Mar 1737 Roxbury, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 24 Jan 1814 photo
02 Mar 1793 Timber Ridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States - 26 Jul 1863 photo
25 Oct 1754 Newark, New Castle, Delaware - 28 Apr 1802 photo

J

15 Mar 1767 Lancaster, Waxhaws, South Carolina - 08 Jun 1845 photo
21 Jun 1797 Southampton, Suffolk, New York, United States - 11 Sep 1868

K

23 Sep 1740 Duplin, North Carolina - 23 May 1810
08 Sep 1801 Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States - 18 Dec 1870
25 Jul 1750 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 25 Oct 1806 photo

L

04 Feb 1755 Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - 17 Feb 1814 photo
16 Aug 1798 Louisville, GA - 19 Dec 1859 photo
30 Jan 1754 Albany, Albany County, Province of New York - abt 12 Dec 1829 photo
09 Sep 1810 Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - abt 04 Jun 1889
bef 07 Jul 1616 Boston, Lincolnshire, England - 16 Mar 1679

M

17 Dec 1757 Warrenton, North Carolina - 29 Jun 1837 photo
24 Sep 1755 Germantown, Prince William County, Colony of Virginia - 06 Jul 1835 photo
abt 1731 Providence, Rhode Island - Jan 1786 photo
27 Oct 1811 Leesburg, Virginia - 04 Jan 1843 photo
08 Aug 1808 Watertown, New York, United States - 31 Jan 1873 photo
14 Jan 1772 Dutchess County, New York - 28 Apr 1839 photo
17 Sep 1848 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 09 Jun 1916
22 Jun 1758 West Marlborough Township, Chester, Pennsylvania - 17 Oct 1824 photo

M cont.

16 Oct 1776 Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States - 17 May 1844 photo
26 Nov 1744 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - 05 Jul 1795 photo
19 May 1744 Schloss Mirow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Preussen - 17 Nov 1818 photo
1795 Point Basse, Northwest Territory, United States - 31 Aug 1858
02 Dec 1738 Swords, Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland - 31 Dec 1775 photo
10 Jun 1803 Belgrade, Maine - 05 Jul 1887 photo
05 Jun 1752 Murfree's Landing, Hertford, North Carolina - 06 Apr 1809 photo
10 Jun 1824 Quebec, Canada - 19 Feb 1892

N

abt 1742 Amelia, Virginia - 07 Oct 1777 photo

O

03 Jun 1864 Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States - 26 Aug 1950 photo
04 Nov 1650 Binnenhof, Den Haag, Holland, Nederland - 19 Mar 1702 photo
17 Nov 1715 Chicksands, Bedfordshire, England - 12 Oct 1753 photo
07 Nov 1801 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom - 24 Jun 1877 photo

P

27 Jan 1746 Ellington, Tolland, Connecticut - 28 Aug 1841
19 Feb 1790 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 23 Nov 1849 photo
15 Jan 1793 Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States - 07 Jul 1864
15 Nov 1708 Westminster, Middlesex, England - 11 May 1778 photo

R

13 Feb 1831 Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States - 06 Sep 1869 photo
26 Feb 1744 Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island - 26 Jul 1807

S

13 Jun 1786 Laurel Branch Plantation, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States - 29 May 1866 photo
17 Sep 1730 Magdeburg, Duchy of Magdeburg - 28 Nov 1794 photo
07 Mar 1846 Harrison, Kentucky, United States - 15 Jan 1921
12 Mar 1815 Truxton, Cortland, New York, United States - 21 Sep 1871 photo
abt 1780 stukʷ, New Spain - 07 Jun 1866 photo

T

07 Jun 1869 Rancho La Merced, Los Angeles, California, United States - 13 Nov 1938 photo
28 May 1887 Pottawatomi-Shawnee Indian Lands, Indian Territory - 28 Mar 1953 photo

V

abt 1759 Derry area, Rockingham, New Hampshire - 04 May 1841
09 Jul 1840 Chelsea, Orange, Vermont, United States - 27 Aug 1908 photo

W

26 Aug 1676 Houghton, Norfolk, England - 08 Mar 1745 photo
abt 09 Nov 1847 Troy, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States - 07 Oct 1936
27 Dec 1714 Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England - 30 Sep 1770 photo
05 Mar 1865 Frenchmans Bayou, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States - 27 Sep 1933

Z

abt 07 Oct 1747 Berkeley, Colony of Virginia - abt 19 Nov 1811 photo




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