Just askin': What's the most common name for a city or town in the United States?

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17-05-2025

The Enquirer's Just Askin' series aims to answer the questions that no one seems to have an answer for, not even Google.
Question: What's the most common name for a city in the United States?
Here's a list of the five most common names for cities and towns in the US, according to worldatlas.com.
Washington sits at the top of the list in first place, with 88 different cities and towns bearing that name. And that's fair, since George Washington was the first president of the United States.
Springfield comes in second, with 41 cities and towns sharing its name. "The Simpsons" TV show is set in a fictional city named Springfield, but the show's creators don't say which one.
Sitting at number three on the list is Franklin. 35 different cities and towns have this name. Benjamin Franklin was never president, but he was a Founding Father who helped draft the Declaration of Independence.
Greenville is number four, with 30 city and town names. One of the oldest cities with this name is Greenville, South Carolina, founded in 1786. The name was derived from the lush, green appearance of its surroundings.
The last slot, rounding out the top five, is a tie. There are 29 Bristols in the US. One of them, Bristol, Tennessee, is considered the birthplace of country music. And there are 29 Clintons, most in honor of Dewitt Clinton, a US senator and governor of New York.
This made us wonder about the Queen City.
Bonus question: How many US cities and towns are called Cincinnati?
Answer: Six. There is a Cincinnati in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Missouri.
But we rightfully wear the crown as the largest Cincinnati right here in Ohio.
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