Small towns that share names with big cities

***xzmattzx*** · February 17th, 2012, 06:57 AM

Do these places share links with the cities that they share the same name with? How did they get the same names? Have the smaller namesakes built or done anything like the big city counterpart?

Some examples:

Philadelphia, MS
Dallas, GA
Buffalo, WY
Denver, PA
Atlanta, TX
Las Vegas, NM
Nashville, AR
Minneapolis, KS

Manitopiaaa · February 17th, 2012, 08:45 AM

Paris, TX
Moscow, ID
Prague, OK
London, ON
Rome, GA
Rome, NY
Athens, GA
Athens, OH
Cairo, IL (It was by a river)
Canton, OH
Birmingham, AL

djrules5454 · February 17th, 2012, 09:26 AM

There's also Minneapolis, NC, though that may have actually come before Minneapolis, MN.

GarfieldPark · February 17th, 2012, 10:55 PM

Cleveland, IN and Philadelphia, IN are about 15 miles apart, just east of Indianapolis.

There is also an Atlanta, IN which is about 20 miles north of Indianapolis

dave8721 · February 18th, 2012, 03:34 AM

Miami, FL and Miami, OK (like Miami Univeristy in Ohio) all derive from Native American Words. Miami OK and OH are from the Miami Nation Indian tribe. Miami, FL is named after the Mayaimi people who populated the Lake Okeechobee or the Tequesta word Mayaimi for big water.

Jennifat · February 18th, 2012, 04:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djrules5454

There's also Minneapolis, NC, though that may have actually come before Minneapolis, MN.

Seems unlikely, considering the name Minneapolis is derived from the Sioux word mnisota, where the name of the state is also derived.

hudkina · February 18th, 2012, 10:46 PM

These are the names if cities, villages, and towns in Michigan that share names with metro areas with at least 1 million people:
York, MI
Dallas, MI
Washington, MI
Atlanta, MI
Boston, MI
Riverside, MI
Phoenix, MI
St. Louis, MI
Baltimore, MI
Denver, MI
Portland, MI
Cleveland, MI
Columbus, MI
Charlotte, MI
Austin, MI
Nashville, MI
Memphis, MI
Richmond, MI
Hartford, MI
Orleans, MI
New Buffalo, MI
Birmingham, MI
Rochester, MI

RaiderATO · February 19th, 2012, 03:00 AM

Paris, TN (home of the "World's Largest Fish Fry") has a steel replica of the Eiffel Tower, 1/20th size.

bayviews · February 26th, 2012, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GarfieldPark

Cleveland, IN and Philadelphia, IN are about 15 miles apart, just east of Indianapolis.

There is also an Atlanta, IN which is about 20 miles north of Indianapolis

Really! Makes one wonder how many other "big cities" might've been hidden in Marion County before Indy blew itself up into a big metro.

kingchef · February 27th, 2012, 11:15 PM

memphis, mississippi

memphis, il

btw, the tower in paris, tn is pretty impressive. i need to drive up and see it sometime.

WeimieLvr · February 27th, 2012, 11:44 PM

In Georgia there are a few on an internaltional level:

Athens
Rome
Cairo
Dublin

as well as some regular old American ones:

Dallas
Columbus
Phoenix
Greensboro

minneapolis-uptown · February 29th, 2012, 01:32 AM

I've always wanted to meet someone from Minneapolis, KS or Minneapolis, NC and show them around Minneapolis, MN. just think it would be cool.

GarfieldPark · February 29th, 2012, 04:28 AM

Bayviews: "Really! Makes one wonder how many other "big cities" might've been hidden in Marion County before Indy blew itself up into a big metro."

Philadelphia, IN and Cleveland, IN are fifteen or so miles east of the current Indianapolis boundaries. They are in Hancock County. They were not towns within Marion County that got swallowed up by Indianapolis when it expanded to the county borders.

Seattlelife · February 29th, 2012, 11:07 PM

George, WA shares its name with a big president...

udan · March 1st, 2012, 01:24 AM

Dallas, NC
Denver, NC

WeimieLvr · March 1st, 2012, 06:21 AM

Vienna VA
Alexandria VA

Louisville MS
Columbus MS
Cleveland MS
Long Beach MS
Columbia MS

Naples FL
Venice, FL
St. Petersburg FL
Melbourne FL
Beverly Hills FL
Memphis FL

Long Beach NC
Jacksonville NC

Rochester MI
Birmingham MI
Oakland MI
Charlotte MI

Hia-leah JDM · March 1st, 2012, 07:06 AM

Panama City, FL

vladanng · March 31st, 2012, 03:11 AM

I heard that u have some Belgrade-s (Serbia) in USA, but i don't know where are locations of that cities.

Jennifat · March 31st, 2012, 04:50 AM

Virtually every single large European city has at least one "twin town" in the US.

Manitopiaaa · March 31st, 2012, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Hia-leah JDM

Panama City, FL

Uggghhh...This city seriously needs to change its name. I'm from Panama City, Panama and finding news about Panama in general or information is so difficult because you have to parse through so much garbage about Panama City, Florida beaches, parties, news, etc, etc. I think Panama City, Panama should pay Panama City, Florida a couple million to change its name. It makes marketing difficult and makes creating a brand a bit harder in the USA when a large minority of people think "Florida" when they hear "Panama City"

February 17th, 2012, 06:57 AM	#1
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February 17th, 2012, 10:55 PM	#4
GarfieldPark Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,592 Likes (Received): 15	Cleveland, IN and Philadelphia, IN are about 15 miles apart, just east of Indianapolis. There is also an Atlanta, IN which is about 20 miles north of Indianapolis

February 18th, 2012, 03:34 AM	#5
dave8721 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Miami and Boston Posts: 4,727 Likes (Received): 21	Miami, FL and Miami, OK (like Miami Univeristy in Ohio) all derive from Native American Words. Miami OK and OH are from the Miami Nation Indian tribe. Miami, FL is named after the Mayaimi people who populated the Lake Okeechobee or the Tequesta word Mayaimi for big water.

February 18th, 2012, 10:46 PM	#7
hudkina Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Detroit Posts: 4,570 Likes (Received): 8	These are the names if cities, villages, and towns in Michigan that share names with metro areas with at least 1 million people: York, MI Dallas, MI Washington, MI Atlanta, MI Boston, MI Riverside, MI Phoenix, MI St. Louis, MI Baltimore, MI Denver, MI Portland, MI Cleveland, MI Columbus, MI Charlotte, MI Austin, MI Nashville, MI Memphis, MI Richmond, MI Hartford, MI Orleans, MI New Buffalo, MI Birmingham, MI Rochester, MI

February 19th, 2012, 03:00 AM	#8
RaiderATO Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: ATL Posts: 378 Likes (Received): 1	Paris, TN (home of the "World's Largest Fish Fry") has a steel replica of the Eiffel Tower, 1/20th size.

February 27th, 2012, 11:15 PM	#10
kingchef Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 296 Likes (Received): 0	memphis, mississippi memphis, il btw, the tower in paris, tn is pretty impressive. i need to drive up and see it sometime.

February 27th, 2012, 11:44 PM	#11
WeimieLvr Love me, love my dog... Join Date: May 2008 Location: Atlanta Posts: 2,314 Likes (Received): 2	In Georgia there are a few on an internaltional level: Athens Rome Cairo Dublin as well as some regular old American ones: Dallas Columbus Phoenix Greensboro

February 29th, 2012, 01:32 AM	#12
minneapolis-uptown Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 804 Likes (Received): 1	I've always wanted to meet someone from Minneapolis, KS or Minneapolis, NC and show them around Minneapolis, MN. just think it would be cool.

February 29th, 2012, 04:28 AM	#13
GarfieldPark Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,592 Likes (Received): 15	Bayviews: "Really! Makes one wonder how many other "big cities" might've been hidden in Marion County before Indy blew itself up into a big metro." Philadelphia, IN and Cleveland, IN are fifteen or so miles east of the current Indianapolis boundaries. They are in Hancock County. They were not towns within Marion County that got swallowed up by Indianapolis when it expanded to the county borders.

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udan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 104 Likes (Received): 0	Dallas, NC Denver, NC

March 1st, 2012, 06:21 AM	#16
WeimieLvr Love me, love my dog... Join Date: May 2008 Location: Atlanta Posts: 2,314 Likes (Received): 2	Vienna VA Alexandria VA Louisville MS Columbus MS Cleveland MS Long Beach MS Columbia MS Naples FL Venice, FL St. Petersburg FL Melbourne FL Beverly Hills FL Memphis FL Long Beach NC Jacksonville NC Rochester MI Birmingham MI Oakland MI Charlotte MI

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Hia-leah JDM Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 2,794 Likes (Received): 35	Panama City, FL

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vladanng Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Negotin/Belgrade Posts: 855 Likes (Received): 23	I heard that u have some Belgrade-s (Serbia) in USA, but i don't know where are locations of that cities.

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