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The regions of the U.S.
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Edited by CommanderPro on February 5, 2026
In the US, you can tell what region a city is in based on the city name.
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If it's Spanish, It's in the south or the west. (Such as El Paso)
If it starts with New, it's in the East. (Such as New York)
If it has ville at the end, it's Eastern. (Such as Nashville)
If it contains a water related word, it's Northern or Western.
If it has two words but none of the above, It's in the middle. (Such as Saint)
If it has a weird name, but none of the above, it's in Texas.
If it sounds like it was named by a caveman, It's in Hawaii.
Anything else that sounds indigenous in near the Midwest or Alaska
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This only applies to MOST 200,000+ cities
New and Popular
In fact it's both.
Rushville, IN (eastern IN)
Connersville, IN (eastern IN)
Greenville, IN (eastern IN)
Shelbyville, IN (eastern IN)
Lake Station, IN (northern IN)
Cedar Lake, IN (northern IN)
Clear Lake, IN (northern IN)
New Haven, IN (northeast IN)
Terre Haute, IN (middle)
West Lafayette, IN (middle)
Beech Grove, IN (middle)
Waxahachie (Texas)
Grokabloka Village (Hawaii)
every example I thought of checks out...this guy might be a genius
New Braunfels, TX
New Bern, NC
New Albany, IN
New Berlin, WI
Lewisville, TX
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Edit - Most of the cities I have named are <100k. Please try to justify the rest.
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Plenty of these have a -port, -land/-field, and other popular suffixes.
New Berlin, WI
New Bern, NC
New Albany, OH
New Albany, IN
Lewisville, TX
You really thought you did something. 😂