The Most Common Origin for Town Names in Each State. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the country’s history of colonization, the most common source nation of local place names in 18 different U.S ...

Look through this pretty funny map, which highlights some of the weirdest town names across each state in the United States. Some of our favorit. Go to the content Go to the footer.

Jaune Quick-To-See Smith has painted several maps of the United States to show how the land already occupied by ancient native communities was colonized by European settlers. Here, she included names ...

The meanings behind some American place names are straightforward, while others require some context. You can read the literal translations of every U.S. state and capital city name below. The ...

Click to enlarge.Courtesy WordFinderX // CC by SA 4.0 Next came Germany, which provided the highest number of overseas names in a total of seven states, including Ohio, Louisiana, and Missouri.