List of renamed places in the United States
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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".
- Mount McKinley National Park was renamed Denali National Park and Preserve in 1980 (the eponymous mountain itself was renamed Denali by the state government in 1975,[1] but was not officially renamed Denali by the federal government until 2015[2])
- Barrow was renamed Utqiaġvik in 2016, after its original Iñupiaq name.[3]
- Black River was renamed Draanjik River after its original Gwich'in name in 2014.[4]
- Chandalar River was renamed Ch'iidrinjik River and Teedrinjik River as replacements for the North and Middle forks of the river in 2015.[4]
- Sheldon Point was renamed Nunam Iqua in 1999, after its original Yup'ik name.
- Willoughby District in Juneau was renamed to Aakw Kwaan Village District in 2019.[5]
- Acalanes is now Lafayette
- Agua Caliente is now Warner Springs
- Alvarado is now Union City
- Amador is now Dublin
- Arroyo de las Campanas is now Bell Creek
- Arroyo Salado is now Salt Creek
- Bella Vista is now Bay Point
- Botellas is now Jackson
- Branciforte County is now Santa Cruz County
- Buena Vista County is now Kern County
- Cañada de la Molina Vallejo is now Niles Canyon
- Cañada de San Diego is now Mission Valley
- Cascada is now Big Creek
- Cuesta de los Gatos is now Patchen Pass
- Dos Pueblos is now Naples
- El Alisal is now Pleasanton
- El Toro is now Lake Forest
- Río de los Reyes is now Kings River
- Laguna Grande is now Lake Elsinore
- La Mineta is now Mount Bullion
- Leodocia is now Red Bluff
- Maltermoro is now Sunnyside
- Merienda is now Dresser
- Mission San José is now Fremont
- Monte Santa Isabel is now Mount Hamilton
- Monte Vista is now Montclair
- Moro is now Taft
- Nueva Almadén is now New Almaden
- Oleta is now Fiddletown
- Oneida is now Martell
- Oro Groso is now Coarse Gold
- Pino is now Loomis
- Port Ballona is now Playa del Rey
- Portezuela de Buenos Ayres is now Corral Hollow Pass
- Punta Arena is now Point Arena
- Rancho de la Nación is now National City
- Río de los Americanos is now American River
- Río de San Felipe is now Kern River
- Río de San Pedro is now Tule River
- Río Estanislao is now Stanislaus River
- Río Porciúncula is now Los Angeles River
- San Gorgonio is now Beaumont
- San Justo is now Hollister
- San Luis Rey is now Oceanside
- San Ysidro is now Gilroy
- Santa Ynez is now Solvang
- Sepúlveda is now North Hills
- Squaw Hill is now Loybas Hill
- Squaw Valley is now Yokuts Valley
- Todos Santos is now Concord
- Valle de Mocho is now Blackbird Valley
- Valle de San José is now Livermore Valley
- Vallecitos is now Rainbow
- Yerba Buena is now San Francisco
- Amity became Woodbridge in 1784
- Bantam became Litchfield in 1719.[6]
- Chatham became East Hampton in 1915.[7]
- Columbia Parish became Prospect in 1827.[8]
- Conway became Portland in 1841.[8]
- Danielsonville became Danielson in 1895.[9]
- Dorchester became Windsor in 1637.[10]
- East Enfield became Somers in 1738
- East Saybrook became Lyme in 1667.[8]
- Farmingbury became Wolcott in 1796
- Freshwater Plantation became Enfield ≈1700
- Furnace Village became Lakeville in 1846
- Great Neck became Lordship ≈1650
- Hartford Mountains became Bolton in 1720
- Humphreysville became Seymour in 1850
- Huntington became Shelton in 1919
- Iron Works Village became East Haven in 1707
- Kensington became Berlin in 1785
- Lebanon Crank became Columbia in 1804
- Mettabasett became Middletown in 1653
- Middlesex Parish became Darien in 1820
- Mill River Village became Southport in 1831
- Mortlake became Brooklyn in 1752
- New Cambridge became Bristol in 1785
- New Cheshire Parish became Cheshire in 1780
- New Concord became Bozrah in 1786
- New Roxbury became Woodstock in 1690
- New Scituate became Ashford in 1710
- Newbury became Brookfield in 1787
- Newe Town became Hartford in 1637
- North Stratford became Trumbull in 1797
- Northbury became Plymouth in 1795
- Orford Parish became Manchester in 1823
- Paugasset became Derby in 1675
- Pimpewaug became Cannon in 1882, renamed Cannondale in 1915
- Pomperaug Plantation became Woodbury in 1673
- Ponde Town became Mansfield in 1702
- Quanneapague became Newtown in 1708
- Rippowam became Stamford in 1642
- Salem Bridge became Naugatuck in 1844
- Saybrook became Deep River in 1947
- Shepaug became Roxbury in 1743
- Sherwood's Bridge became Glenville after 1848
- South Farms became Morris in 1859
- South Lyme became Old Lyme in 1857
- Stepney Parish became Rocky Hill in 1843
- Swampfield became Danbury in 1687
- Totoket became Branford in 1653
- Upper Middletown became Cromwell in 1851
- Watertown became Wethersfield in 1635
- Wepawaug became Milford in 1640
- West Farms became Franklin in 1786
- Westbury became Watertown in 1780
- Wintonbury became Bloomfield in 1835
- Willington was changed in 1739 to Wilmington in honor of Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington.[11]
- Cape Canaveral was renamed Cape Kennedy between 1963 and 1973.[12][13]
- Cowford (1763–1822) is now Jacksonville
- Dade County (1836–1997) is now Miami-Dade County.[14]
- Flagler was changed to Miami before becoming official
- Ocean City (1913–1923) is now Flagler Beach (there is another Ocean City, Florida elsewhere)
- Big Shanty (to 1860s) is now Kennesaw[15]
- Cass County (to 1860s) is now Bartow County
- Crossroads is now Vinings
- Franklin is now West Point (there is now another Franklin nearby)
- Hammond is now Sandy Springs
- Harnageville (1832–1880) is now Tate
- Jonesborough is now Jonesboro
- Lovejoy's Station is now Lovejoy
- Marble Works (to 1832) is now Tate
- Marthasville (late 1840s) is now Atlanta[16]
- New Prospect Camp Ground is now Alpharetta
- Northcutt Station (1840–1843) is now Acworth
- Paces is now Vinings
- Rough and Ready is now Mountain View
- Ruff's Station is now Smyrna
- Terminus (mid-1840s) was later Atlanta[17]
- Tunnelsville (1848–1856) is now Tunnel Hill
- Varner's Station is now Smyrna
- Park Forest South is now University Park.[18]: 354
- East Chicago Heights is now Ford Heights.[18]: 124
- Westhaven is now Orland Hills[19]
- Hudson in DeKalb County is now Sedan.[citation needed] (There is another Hudson in neighboring Steuben County).
- Iba was also a previous name for Sedan.[20]
- Jervis or Jarvis in DeKalb County is now Butler. The town was also previously known as Oak Hill and Norristown.[21]
- Kekionga, the capital of the Miami tribe, is now Fort Wayne.[22]
- Newport in Wayne County is now Fountain City. It was originally called New Garden.[22] (There is another Newport in Vermillion County).
- Vienna in DeKalb County is now Newville.[23]
- Calhoun County is now Jackson County
- Lykins County is now Miami County
- Richardson County is now Wabaunsee County
- Shirley County is now Cloud County
- Weller County is now Osage County
- Wise County is now Morris County
- 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.
- 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.[24]
- Manchester (1645–1989) became Manchester-By-The-Sea (1989–Present).
- Trimountaine (1625-1630) became Boston (1630-Present).[25]
- Lake Calhoun is now Bde Maka Ska.[26]
- Calhoun County is now Saunders County
- Greene County is now Seward County
- Izard County is now Stanton County
- L'Eau Qui Court County is now Knox County
- Lancaster (1856–1869) is now Lincoln in honor of Abraham Lincoln.
- Shorter County is now Lincoln County
- New Orange is now Kenilworth
- German Valley is now Long Valley
- Vernon Valley is now Verona
- Hot Springs is now Truth or Consequences.[27]
- Despatch is now East Rochester.[28]
- Heemstede is now Hempstead.[29]
- Idlewild Airport is now John F. Kennedy International Airport.[30]
- New Amsterdam (17th century) is now New York.[31]
- Blackwell's Island became Welfare Island in 1921, and is now Roosevelt Island.[32]
- Blythebourne is now Borough Park, Brooklyn.[33]
- Brooklyn Village is now Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn.[34]
- Boswijck is now Bushwick, Brooklyn.[35]
- Breuckelen is now Brooklyn.[29]
- Bush Terminal is now Industry City, Brooklyn.[36]
- Conyne Eylandt is now Coney Island, Brooklyn.[37]
- Cookie Hill is now Whitestone, Queens.[38]
- Crow Hill is now Crown Heights, Brooklyn.[39]
- Cuckoldstown is now Richmondtown, Staten Island.[40]
- Elliottville is now Livingston, Staten Island.[40]
- Gravesende is now Gravesend, Brooklyn.[29]
- Greenwijck is now Greenwich Village, Manhattan.[41]
- Linoleumville is now Travis, Staten Island.[40]
- Middelburgh became Newtown,[29] and is now Elmhurst, Queens.[42]
- Midwout, also known as Vlackebos is now Flatbush, Brooklyn.[29]
- Nieuw Amersfoort is now Flatlands, Brooklyn.[29]
- Noten Eylandt (Nutten Island) is now Governors Island.[43]
- Norton's Point is now Sea Gate, Brooklyn.[44]
- Oostwoud is now East New York, Brooklyn.[45]
- Pigtown is now Wingate, Brooklyn.[46]
- Ponkiesbergh is now Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.[47]
- Pralltown is now Chelsea, Staten Island.[40]
- Prospect Hill is now Park Slope, Brooklyn.[48]
- Roode Hoek is now Red Hook, Brooklyn.[49]
- Rugby is now East Flatbush, Brooklyn.[50]
- Rustdorp is now Jamaica, Queens.[51]
- Union Place is now Cypress Hills, Brooklyn.[52]
- Vlissengen is now Flushing, Queens.[53]
- Yellow Hook is now Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.[54]
- Yserberg (or Iron Hill) is now Todt Hill, Staten Island.[55]
- North Tarrytown is now Sleepy Hollow.[56]
- Quincy is now Putnam Valley.[57]
- Reynoldsville is now Holmes.[58]
- Smithfield is now Smithtown.[59]
- Ulster is now Saugerties (village)[60]
North Carolina
[edit]- Hamburgh (later Hamburg) is now Glenville.
- The towns of Leaksville, Spray, and Draper were consolidated and became the city of Eden in 1967.[61]
North Dakota
[edit]- Squaw Gap is now Homesteaders Gap
Ohio
[edit]- Losantiville (prior to 1790) is now Cincinnati.[62]
- Port Columbus International Airport (prior to 2016) is now John Glenn Columbus International Airport.[63]
Pennsylvania
[edit]- Mauch Chunk (prior to 1953) is now Jim Thorpe.[64]
- Hickory Township (prior to 1972) is now Hermitage.
South Carolina
[edit]- Charles Town (colonial period) is now Charleston.[65]
South Dakota
[edit]- Shannon County (prior to May 2015) is now Oglala Lakota County.
Tennessee
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Waterloo was renamed Austin after Stephen F. Austin in 1839 when it was chosen to be the capital of the new Republic of Texas.[66]
Utah
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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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