Wyoming, Michigan, you’re not alone (cities named after states)

April 9th, 2008 by Jonathan Johnson

I ordered some new sandals online this weekend, and they shipped last night from Wyoming, Michigan. Cities named like this confuse me, and I felt prompted to figure out what other cities are named after states. After doing some quick searches, I couldn’t find a full list, and decided it would be a fun little problem to solve.

So I coded it up really quickly. It turns out there’s a lot — 289 to be exact. Click through to the full post to see the complete list.

This list doesn’t include cities that are named after countries or foreign cities. For example, another common shipping origin seems to be Ontario, CA (California, not Canada). That one confused me even more when I first read it on my tracking information.

  • Colorado, AK
  • Montana, AK
  • Georgia, AL
  • Kansas, AL
  • Pennsylvania, AL
  • Texas, AL
  • Virginia, AL
  • Alabama, AR
  • Arkansas, AR
  • California, AR
  • Delaware, AR
  • Georgia, AR
  • Illinois, AR
  • Kansas, AR
  • Kentucky, AR
  • Mississippi, AR
  • Missouri, AR
  • Montana, AR
  • Tennessee, AR
  • Texas, AR
  • Washington, AR
  • Maine, AZ
  • Minnesota, CA
  • Nevada, CA
  • Washington, CA
  • Florida, CO
  • Ohio, CO
  • Washington, CT
  • Washington, DC
  • Wyoming, DE
  • New York, FL
  • California, GA
  • Minnesota, GA
  • Ohio, GA
  • Texas, GA
  • Washington, GA
  • Delaware, IA
  • Indiana, IA
  • Iowa, IA
  • Maine, IA
  • Nebraska, IA
  • Nevada, IA
  • New York, IA
  • Ohio, IA
  • Oregon, IA
  • Virginia, IA
  • Washington, IA
  • Wyoming, IA
  • Virginia, ID
  • Kansas, IL
  • Kentucky, IL
  • Maine, IL
  • Maryland, IL
  • Mississippi, IL
  • Missouri, IL
  • Nebraska, IL
  • Nevada, IL
  • Ohio, IL
  • Oregon, IL
  • Pennsylvania, IL
  • Tennessee, IL
  • Texas, IL
  • Utah, IL
  • Vermont, IL
  • Virginia, IL
  • Washington, IL
  • Wyoming, IL
  • Alaska, IN
  • California, IN
  • Delaware, IN
  • Florida, IN
  • Georgia, IN
  • Kansas, IN
  • Michigan, IN
  • Nebraska, IN
  • Nevada, IN
  • Ohio, IN
  • Oregon, IN
  • Texas, IN
  • Utah, IN
  • Vermont, IN
  • Washington, IN
  • Colorado, KS
  • Delaware, KS
  • Georgia, KS
  • Illinois, KS
  • Indiana, KS
  • Iowa, KS
  • Kentucky, KS
  • Michigan, KS
  • Montana, KS
  • Nevada, KS
  • Ohio, KS
  • Washington, KS
  • Arkansas, KY
  • California, KY
  • Delaware, KY
  • Kansas, KY
  • Nevada, KY
  • New York, KY
  • Oklahoma, KY
  • Oregon, KY
  • Texas, KY
  • Virginia, KY
  • Washington, KY
  • Wyoming, KY
  • Arizona, LA
  • Delaware, LA
  • Georgia, LA
  • Iowa, LA
  • Maryland, LA
  • Oklahoma, LA
  • Texas, LA
  • Washington, LA
  • Florida, MA
  • Texas, MA
  • Washington, MA
  • Wyoming, MA
  • California, MD
  • New Mexico, MD
  • Oklahoma, MD
  • Oregon, MD
  • Texas, MD
  • California, ME
  • Maine, ME
  • Virginia, ME
  • Washington, ME
  • Alaska, MI
  • California, MI
  • Delaware, MI
  • Kentucky, MI
  • Oregon, MI
  • Texas, MI
  • Washington, MI
  • Wyoming, MI
  • Alaska, MN
  • Delaware, MN
  • Florida, MN
  • Maine, MN
  • Nevada, MN
  • Virginia, MN
  • Washington, MN
  • West Virginia, MN
  • Wisconsin, MN
  • Wyoming, MN
  • California, MO
  • Delaware, MO
  • Florida, MO
  • Guam, MO
  • Louisiana, MO
  • Mississippi, MO
  • Missouri, MO
  • Nevada, MO
  • New York, MO
  • Ohio, MO
  • Oregon, MO
  • Texas, MO
  • Virginia, MO
  • Washington, MO
  • Nevada, MS
  • Oklahoma, MS
  • Oregon, MS
  • Texas, MS
  • Washington, MS
  • California, NC
  • Maine, NC
  • Nebraska, NC
  • Texas, NC
  • Washington, NC
  • Idaho, ND
  • Illinois, ND
  • Iowa, ND
  • Maine, ND
  • Maryland, ND
  • Michigan, ND
  • Minnesota, ND
  • Missouri, ND
  • Virginia, ND
  • Washington, ND
  • Arizona, NE
  • Iowa, NE
  • Michigan, NE
  • Virginia, NE
  • Washington, NE
  • Wyoming, NE
  • Washington, NH
  • Delaware, NJ
  • Georgia, NJ
  • Maryland, NJ
  • Montana, NJ
  • Texas, NJ
  • Washington, NJ
  • Wyoming, NJ
  • Alaska, NM
  • Florida, NM
  • New York, NM
  • Washington, NV
  • Alabama, NY
  • Delaware, NY
  • Florida, NY
  • Idaho, NY
  • Maine, NY
  • Maryland, NY
  • New York, NY
  • Ohio, NY
  • Oregon, NY
  • Rhode Island, NY
  • Texas, NY
  • Washington, NY
  • Wyoming, NY
  • California, OH
  • Delaware, OH
  • Florida, OH
  • Idaho, OH
  • Kansas, OH
  • Nevada, OH
  • New Hampshire, OH
  • Ohio, OH
  • Oregon, OH
  • Texas, OH
  • Virginia, OH
  • Washington, OH
  • Wyoming, OH
  • Delaware, OK
  • Kansas, OK
  • Washington, OK
  • Alaska, PA
  • California, PA
  • Delaware, PA
  • Idaho, PA
  • Indiana, PA
  • Iowa, PA
  • Nebraska, PA
  • Ohio, PA
  • Oklahoma, PA
  • Oregon, PA
  • Texas, PA
  • Washington, PA
  • Wyoming, PA
  • Florida, PR
  • Washington, RI
  • Wyoming, RI
  • Texas, SC
  • Washington, SC
  • Delaware, SD
  • Georgia, SD
  • Iowa, SD
  • Minnesota, SD
  • Ohio, SD
  • Vermont, SD
  • Virginia, SD
  • Washington, SD
  • Idaho, TN
  • Kansas, TN
  • Utah, TN
  • Arizona, TX
  • Colorado, TX
  • Georgia, TX
  • Nevada, TX
  • New York, TX
  • Ohio, TX
  • Oklahoma, TX
  • Puerto Rico, TX
  • Rhode Island, TX
  • Tennessee, TX
  • Washington, TX
  • Washington, UT
  • California, VA
  • Delaware, VA
  • Washington, VA
  • Georgia, VT
  • Kansas, VT
  • Michigan, VT
  • Texas, VT
  • Washington, VT
  • Virginia, WA
  • Alaska, WI
  • Maine, WI
  • Montana, WI
  • Oregon, WI
  • Texas, WI
  • Vermont, WI
  • Washington, WI
  • Wyoming, WI
  • Arkansas, WV
  • Montana, WV
  • Washington, WV
  • Wyoming, WV
  • Wyoming, WY

COMMENTS

4 Responses to “Wyoming, Michigan, you’re not alone (cities named after states)”

  1. Aaron Ballman Says:

    I call shenanigans! Nevada, Wisconsin, Alaska, Delaware, Florida, Maine and Washington (in Minnesota) are all townships and not cities. What’s more, West Virginia, MN does not exist as a township or as a city. ;-)

  2. Jonathan Johnson Says:

    I downloaded a complete list of cities, their states, and longitude and latitudes. Google shows this for a search for West Virginia, MN.

    And if Google can find it, you know it’s true.

  3. Joe Ranieri Says:

    @Aaron: that’s OK, Minnesota isn’t a real state either. ;)

  4. Aaron Ballman Says:

    @Jon — You do see that the map says Mountain Iron, MN right? ;-) Trust me, from having been to Virginia, MN… there really isn’t a “West” Virginia. :-P

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