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List of renamed places in the United States

These are the list of renamed places in the United States – various political and physical entities in the U.S. that have had their names changed, though not by merger, split, or any other process which was not one-to-one. It also generally does not include differences due to a change in status, for example, a "River Bluff Recreation Area" that becomes "River Bluff State Parkway".

Alaska

California

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

Kansas

Kentucky

  • Limestone was named Maysville after John May, a surveyor, clerk and land owner in the area in 1787 when the town was formed. The post office opened as "Limestone" and kept that name from 1794 to 1799.

Louisiana

Massachusetts

  • Cold Spring (1731–1761) became Belchertown (1761–Present).
  • Gay Head (1870-1998) became Aquinnah (1998–Present) after residents voted to approve the name change in 1997.
  • Manchester (1645–1989) became Manchester-By-The-Sea (1989–Present).
  • Trimountaine (1625-1630) became Boston (1630-Present).

Minnesota

Mississippi

Nebraska

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

*Blackwell's Island became Welfare Island in 1921, and is now Roosevelt Island.
*Blythebourne is now Borough Park, Brooklyn.
*Brooklyn Village is now Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn.
*Boswijck is now Bushwick, Brooklyn.
*Breuckelen is now Brooklyn.
*Bush Terminal is now Industry City, Brooklyn.
*Conyne Eylandt is now Coney Island, Brooklyn.
*Cookie Hill is now Whitestone, Queens.
*Crow Hill is now Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
*Cuckoldstown is now Richmondtown, Staten Island.
*Elliottville is now Livingston, Staten Island.
*Gravesende is now Gravesend, Brooklyn.
*Greenwijck is now Greenwich Village, Manhattan.
*Linoleumville is now Travis, Staten Island.
*Middelburgh became Newtown, and is now Elmhurst, Queens.
*Midwout, also known as Vlackebos is now Flatbush, Brooklyn.
*Nieuw Amersfoort is now Flatlands, Brooklyn.
*Noten Eylandt (Nutten Island) is now Governors Island.
*Norton's Point is now Sea Gate, Brooklyn.
*Oostwoud is now East New York, Brooklyn.
*Pigtown is now Wingate, Brooklyn.
*Ponkiesbergh is now Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.
*Pralltown is now Chelsea, Staten Island.
*Prospect Hill is now Park Slope, Brooklyn.
*Roode Hoek is now Red Hook, Brooklyn.
*Rugby is now East Flatbush, Brooklyn.
*Rustdorp is now Jamaica, Queens.
*Union Place is now Cypress Hills, Brooklyn.
*Vlissengen is now Flushing, Queens.
*Yellow Hook is now Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
*Yserberg (or Iron Hill) is now Todt Hill, Staten Island.

North Carolina

  • Clingmans Dome (prior to September 2024) is now Kuwohi.
  • Hamburgh (later Hamburg) is now Glenville.
  • The towns of Leaksville, Spray, and Draper were consolidated and became the city of Eden in 1967.

North Dakota

Ohio

Pennsylvania

  • Mauch Chunk (prior to 1953) is now Jim Thorpe.
  • Hickory Township (prior to 1972) is now Hermitage.

South Carolina

  • Charles Town (colonial period) is now Charleston.

South Dakota

  • Shannon County (prior to May 2015) is now Oglala Lakota County.
  • Harney Peak (prior to August 2016) is now Black Elk Peak.
  • Blood Run (prior to 2013) is now Good Earth in Lincoln County.

Tennessee

  • Clingmans Dome (prior to September 2024) is now Kuwohi.
  • Coal Creek became Lake City in 1936, after the completion of Norris Dam, which created Norris Lake. Later, it was renamed to Rocky Top.

Texas

Utah

  • The territory that became Utah was known as Deseret when first settled by Latter-Day Saints in 1847
  • Parley's Park City became shortened to Park City
  • Fort Utah became Provo
  • The area known as Provo Bench became Orem before the city's incorporation in 1919

Wyoming

  • The valley in which the town of Jackson is located was originally known as Jackson's Hole and is now Jackson Hole. (The town's name has never contained the word "Hole".)

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