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All Cities to Have Been State Capitals

Can you guess every city to ever have been a US State Capital?
Only capitals that were capitals while this was a state count
Confederate State Capitals do not count
Some states had joint capitals
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Last updated: March 2, 2026
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State
Time
Capital
Alabama
1819-1820
Huntsville
1820-1826
Cahawba
1826-1846
Tuscaloosa
1846-Present
Montgomery
Alaska
1959-Present
Juneau
Arizona
1912-Present
Phoenix
Arkansas
1836-Present
Little Rock
California
1850-1852
San Jose
1852-1853
Vallejo
1853-1854
Benicia
1854-Present
Sacramento
Colorado
1876-Present
Denver
Connecticut
1776-Present
Hartford
1776-1875
New Haven
Delaware
1776-1777
New Castle
1777-Present
Dover
Florida
1845-Present
Tallahassee
Georgia
1776-1778, 1782, 1784-1786
Savannah
1778-1780, 1781-1782, 1786-1796
Augusta
1780-1781
Heard's Fort
1782-1784
Ebenezer
1796-1807
Louisville
1807-1864, 1865-1868
Milledgeville
1864-1865
Macon
1868-Present
Atlanta
Hawaii
1959-Present
Honolulu
Idaho
1890-Present
Boise
Illinois
1818-1820
Kaskaskia
1820-1839
Vandalia
1839-Present
Springfield
Indiana
1816-1825
Corydon
1825-Present
Indianapolis
Iowa
1846-1857
Iowa City
1857-Present
Des Moines
Kansas
1861-Present
Topeka
Kentucky
1792-Present
Frankfort
Louisiana
1812-1830,1831-1849,1864-1882
New Orleans
1830-1831
Donaldsonville
1849-1864, 1882-Present
Baton Rouge
Maine
1820-1832
Portland
1832-Present
Augusta
Maryland
1776-Present
Annapolis
Massachusetts
1776-Present
Boston
Michigan
1837-1847
Detroit
1847-Present
Lansing
Minnesota
1858-Present
Saint Paul
Mississippi
1817-1821
Natchez
1821-Present
Jackson
Missouri
1821-1826
Saint Charles
1826-Present
Jefferson City
Montana
1889-Present
Helena
Nebraska
1867-Present
Lincoln
Nevada
1864-Present
Carson City
New Hampshire
1776-1808
Exeter
1808-Present
Concord
New Jersey
1776-1784
Burlington
Perth Amboy
1784-Present
Trenton
New Mexico
1912-Present
Santa Fe
New York
1776-1777,1788-1797
New York
1777
Kingston
1777
Hurley
1777-1788
Poughkeepsie
1797-Present
Albany
North Carolina
1776-1789
New Bern
1789-1794
Fayetteville
1794-Present
Raleigh
North Dakota
1889-Present
Bismarck
Ohio
1803-1810,1812-1816
Chillicothe
1801-1812
Zanesville
1816-Present
Columbus
Oklahoma
1907-1910
Guthrie
1910-Present
Oklahoma City
Oregon
1859-Present
Salem
Pennsylvania
1776-1799
Philadelphia
1799-1812
Lancaster
1812-Present
Harrisburg
Rhode Island
1776-Present
Providence
South Carolina
1776-1786
Charleston
1786-Present
Columbia
South Dakota
1889-Present
Pierre
Tennessee
1807-1812,1817-1818
Knoxville
1812-1817,1826-Present
Nashville
1818-1826
Murfreesboro
Texas
1845-Present
Austin
Utah
1896-Present
Salt Lake City
Vermont
1891-1805
Windsor
1805-Present
Montpelier
Virginia
1776-1780
Williamsburg
1780-Present
Richmond
Washington
1889-Present
Olympia
West Virginia
1863-1870,1875-1885
Wheeling
1870-1875, 1885-Present
Charleston
Wisconsin
1848-Present
Madison
Wyoming
1890-Present
Cheyenne
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3 Comments
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Level 45
Mar 3, 2026
Houston was temporarily the capital of Texas, but idk if your counting before statehood
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Level 83
Mar 3, 2026
Great quiz! nominated
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Level 76
Mar 4, 2026
Great quiz! Maybe add a minute...?