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The most common words in place (town/city) names per state in the U.S. (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz

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[–] mercano@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Indigenous names are heavily used. Half the states have Native American derived names, a much larger proportion than I thought. Pre-European population density was much lower, though so there were a lot fewer settlements to name.

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