Most Common U.S. City Names (A-Z) - Statistics

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Letter Notable Instances Hint # City Name % Correct
J Mississippi Mississippi state capital 17 Jackson
94%
S Illinois Or Massachusetts, or Missouri, or Oregon, or on the Simpsons 21 Springfield
92%
F Tennessee American Founding Father known as a writer, scientist, inventor, diplomat, printer, and political philosopher. 29 Franklin
90%
K New York Not to be confused with the capital of Jamaica 20 Kingston
90%
W D.C. 1st President of the United States 18 Washington
90%
A Virginia General Robert E. Lee's former estate, now the most hallowed U.S. National Cemetery 18 Arlington
88%
O California Northern California city forever in the shadow of its neighbor across the bay. 18 Oakland
85%
T New Jersey New Jersey state capital 16 Trenton
84%
Q Massachusetts, Illinois Named for Colonel John Q_____, grandfather of Abigail Adams and great-grandfather of the 6th U.S. president. 7 Quincy
82%
Z Illinois Named after biblical Mount Z___ 4 Zion
81%
L Kentucky Home of the University of Kentucky 18 Lexington
80%
P New Jersey Ivy League university 17 Princeton
79%
U Missouri There are 50 states in the U____ 15 Union
78%
Y Pennsylvania Named after a cathedral city in England. 7 York
76%
D Ohio Hometown of Orville & Wilbur Wright 18 Dayton
74%
B Vermont Birthplace of Ben & Jerry's ice cream 17 Burlington
73%
C Iowa Named after former New York governor Dewitt C______, not the 42nd U.S. President 23 Clinton
71%
H New York Named for a 17th century English explorer 15 Hudson
65%
N Rhode Island Mansions of Gilded Age tycoons, including the Vanderbilt family's "The Breakers" 15 Newport
64%
G South Carolina, North Carolina 350 miles separate the South Carolina and North Carolina cities that share this name 22 Greenville
56%
V Texas Named for George Washington's family home 9 Vernon
56%
I Missouri Hometown of U.S. President Harry S Truman 14 Independence
54%
R California California Inland Empire city 16 Riverside
54%
E Illinois Named after a popular Scottish tune "The Song of E____," not former NBA star E____ Baylor 14 Elgin
49%
X Ohio Over half ot the city's buildings were destroyed by an F5 tornado in 1974 2 Xenia
44%
M Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois Most are named after American Revolutionary War hero Gen. Frances "Swamp Fox" M_____ 23 Marion
31%
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