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Coolidge, Arizona – named for 30th President of the United States Calvin Coolidge and the most recent city to be named after a U.S. President; Cooper, Maine – General John Cooper (landowner) [156] Cooper River (South Carolina) – Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury [156] Cooperstown, New York – William Cooper
This is a list of U.S. cities (or census-designated areas) named for the state in which they are located. Locations which are no longer functioning cities (including former cities and present ghost towns) are marked with an asterisk (*). Alabama City, Alabama* (Now part of Gadsden, AL zip code) Arizona City, Arizona; Arkansas City, Arkansas
State senator for Wisconsin: Born in Chicago John S. Gleason Jr. Feb 11, 1915: May 2, 1993: 6th Administrator of Veterans Affairs (1961–65) Born in Chicago Cindy Golding: 1952: Iowa state representative Born in Chicago [138] Alexander R. Grant: Nov 28, 1925: Jul 22, 2001: State assemblyman for Wisconsin: Born in Chicago Luis Gutiérrez: Dec ...
Cicero is a town in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. As of the 2020 census, the population was 85,268, making it the 11th-most populous municipality in Illinois. [4] The town is named after Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman statesman and orator. With over 89% of the town being of Hispanic descent, the town is the most ...
Mokena is a name apparently derived from a Native American language meaning "turtle". [4] While the particular language from which the name originates is not documented, likely candidates are Anishinaabemowin, whose word for "snapping turtle" is mikinaak, [5] and its close sister language Potawatomi, in which the same animal is called mkenak. [6]
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City of Augustus in the lands of the Treveri people) Wilhelmshaven (state of Lower Saxony) – King William I of Prussia, later also German Emperor (lit. William's harbour) Former: Karl-Marx-Stadt (state of Saxony) was the name of Chemnitz – Karl Marx; Stalinstadt (state of Brandenburg) was the name of Eisenhüttenstadt – Joseph Stalin
One of the perks of being president of the United States is that many things are later named in your honor -- schools, libraries, even entire cities. And among the most common things to name after ...