"Em":
> I've heard that there are more Sprinfields in the US than any other
> single town name.
Not really. Using non-historical "populated places" in the USGS database
that I mentioned elsewhere in the thread, the most popular place name
is Midway, of which there are 217 in 39 different states, including
27 instances in Texas, 22 in Tennessee, and 15 in Arkansas. The place
name occurring in the most states is Riverside, of which there are
125 in 46 different states (all except Alaska, Hawaii, Louisiana, and
Oklahoma). And by the way, the place names occurring the most times
in the *same* state are Five Points, of which there are 31 instances
in Pennsylvania (not to mention 21 in Georgia, 17 in Alabama, and 15
in Ohio), followed by Oak Grove (29 in Tennessee; also 17 in Arkansas
and 13 in Alabama).
Springfield is one of 82 place names that either occur at least 60 times
in the US (on the above basis) or occur in at least 30 different states.
(This list is sorted by the product of the two numbers.)
217 39 Midway | 60 30 Belmont
208 39 Fairview | 62 29 Edgewood
125 46 Riverside | 64 28 Harmony
166 31 Oak Grove | 61 29 Mount Vernon
108 43 Centerville | 68 26 Spring Hill
149 28 Five Points | 84 21 Forest Hills
110 34 Bethel | 56 31 Riverdale
123 30 Pleasant Hill | 51 34 Newport
115 31 Mount Pleasant | 50 34 Arlington
96 36 Union | 68 25 Green Acres
98 35 Liberty | 63 26 Buena Vista
95 36 Pleasant Valley | 51 32 Summit
91 37 Greenwood | 65 25 Woodlawn
94 35 Oakland | 60 27 Springdale
91 36 Salem | 47 34 Clinton
79 37 Glendale | 69 23 Hopewell
81 34 Georgetown | 48 33 Clifton
83 33 Lakeview | 52 30 Wilson
108 25 New Hope | 47 33 Hamilton
80 32 Lakewood | 47 33 Farmington
85 29 Pine Grove | 44 35 Lincoln
79 31 Concord | 61 25 Westwood
84 29 Oak Hill | 72 21 Antioch
60 40 Franklin | 41 36 Marion
70 32 Sunnyside | 47 31 Woodville
66 33 Springfield | 44 33 Kingston
66 33 Lakeside | 69 21 Friendship
62 35 Fairfield | 44 32 Ashland
72 30 Highland Park | 41 34 Florence
93 23 Shady Grove | 43 32 Jackson
89 24 Pleasant Grove | 41 33 Milton
84 25 Shiloh | 40 33 Eden
68 30 Oakdale | 39 31 Dover
60 33 Glenwood | 37 31 Vernon
75 26 Cedar Grove | 63 18 Stringtown
66 29 Riverview | 35 32 Troy
67 28 Spring Valley | 33 33 Chester
66 28 Wildwood | 64 17 Sherwood Forest
66 28 Hillcrest | 33 32 Auburn
54 34 Greenville | 34 31 Clayton
63 29 Highland | 32 31 Warren
Again, see also Dan Tilque's web site mentioned elsewhere in the thread.
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