This is a compilation of the follow name structures:
– Last name (eg. Washington, NC; Washington, ME; etc)
– Last name + City (eg Washington City)
– Last name + -ville (eg Adamsville)
– Last name + -boro (eg Jacksonboro)
– Last name + -burg (eg Grantsburg)
– Last name + -ville (eg Jacksonville)
– Last name + heights (eg Washington Heights)
– Mount + last name (eg Mount Washington)
– Lake + last name (eg Lake Madison, Jackson Lake)
– Last name + township (eg Clinton Township)
– Last name + park (eg Lincoln Park)
– Fort + last name (eg Fort McKinley)
Exhaustive testing did not seem to turn up any -burgh, -town, valley, ridge, or river endings.
A lot of these are obvious shared names and not named after a President specifically.
There are clear correlations with the earlier Presidents and bigger names, and easternmost states. The southwest has almost nothing names after Presidents, and Alaska and Hawaii share 1 between them.
The first President to have nothing named after him (or to share a last name – most places named Clinton are much more historical in origin, for example) is actually Obama.
Wright_Wright_ on
Are they named after Presidents or share a name with Presidents?
I don’t imagine every town named Johnson, Adams, Taylor or Wilson was specifically named after the President.
Dustin1661 on
I know Coolidge in Arizona, but struggling to think what the other two could be.
ohnonobonobo on
I can’t speak to the other places on here, but Cleveland is not named after Grover Cleveland. It is named after Moses Cleaveland, its founder.
headtoesteethnose on
this map is shit mate
viewerfromthemiddle on
I love the concept, but how could we exclude places named coincidentally like future presidents, like Cleveland? And include more one-off names like Grants Pass, OR, which was named after US Grant?
mudturnspadlocks on
There is a Barrackville, WV. They may have named it in 1767 after a settler but they could also read into the future and knew there would be a president hundreds of years later with the same first name.
_potatolandman on
There’s no place in Alaska named after a president
acjelen on
Presidents _of the United States_?
Because I think you should add Houston otherwise.
ALtheExpat on
You missed George, WA.
ExcellentEdgarEnergy on
I could name every single one of them if asked, but I’m pretty sure almost all of them already have names.
TheyCallMeSweater on
Shoutout Topeka, KS being recommended by the search bar
beehive5ive on
Is the one in Northeast Louisiana supposed to be Monroe? If so, that’s actually named after a Spanish fort called Fort Miro.
therealcatladygina on
Struggling with the WI ones ..
AliveInCLE on
I’m thinking a couple of those northeast Ohio ones are Jefferson and Madison.
suchascenicworld on
yup! in New Jersey alone there are three Washingtons! that’s why I never use town names when conducting analyses at a municipal level !
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Whats the big one in Maryland?
This is a compilation of the follow name structures:
– Last name (eg. Washington, NC; Washington, ME; etc)
– Last name + City (eg Washington City)
– Last name + -ville (eg Adamsville)
– Last name + -boro (eg Jacksonboro)
– Last name + -burg (eg Grantsburg)
– Last name + -ville (eg Jacksonville)
– Last name + heights (eg Washington Heights)
– Mount + last name (eg Mount Washington)
– Lake + last name (eg Lake Madison, Jackson Lake)
– Last name + township (eg Clinton Township)
– Last name + park (eg Lincoln Park)
– Fort + last name (eg Fort McKinley)
Exhaustive testing did not seem to turn up any -burgh, -town, valley, ridge, or river endings.
A lot of these are obvious shared names and not named after a President specifically.
There are clear correlations with the earlier Presidents and bigger names, and easternmost states. The southwest has almost nothing names after Presidents, and Alaska and Hawaii share 1 between them.
The first President to have nothing named after him (or to share a last name – most places named Clinton are much more historical in origin, for example) is actually Obama.
Are they named after Presidents or share a name with Presidents?
I don’t imagine every town named Johnson, Adams, Taylor or Wilson was specifically named after the President.
I know Coolidge in Arizona, but struggling to think what the other two could be.
I can’t speak to the other places on here, but Cleveland is not named after Grover Cleveland. It is named after Moses Cleaveland, its founder.
this map is shit mate
I love the concept, but how could we exclude places named coincidentally like future presidents, like Cleveland? And include more one-off names like Grants Pass, OR, which was named after US Grant?
There is a Barrackville, WV. They may have named it in 1767 after a settler but they could also read into the future and knew there would be a president hundreds of years later with the same first name.
There’s no place in Alaska named after a president
Presidents _of the United States_?
Because I think you should add Houston otherwise.
You missed George, WA.
I could name every single one of them if asked, but I’m pretty sure almost all of them already have names.
Shoutout Topeka, KS being recommended by the search bar
Is the one in Northeast Louisiana supposed to be Monroe? If so, that’s actually named after a Spanish fort called Fort Miro.
Struggling with the WI ones ..
I’m thinking a couple of those northeast Ohio ones are Jefferson and Madison.
yup! in New Jersey alone there are three Washingtons! that’s why I never use town names when conducting analyses at a municipal level !