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Following is a list of placenames of Scottish origin which have subsequently been applied to parts of the United States by Scottish emigrants or explorers.

There are some common suffixes. Brae in Scottish means "hillside" or "river-bank". Burgh, alternatively spelled Burg, means "city" or "town". There are some other names based on Scottish names for natural features.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

  • Adams Creek
  • Anderson Homestead
  • Arden Siding
  • Ashton
  • Auld Lang Syne Peak
  • Bannock
  • Barclay Siding
  • Belmont
  • Black Rock
  • Blair and Logan Springs
  • Bonnie Claire
  • Burns Creek
  • Campbell Valley
  • Castle Rock
  • Charleston
  • Clan Alpine
  • Clayton Valley
  • Clifton
  • Craig Station
  • Currie
  • Dalton Canyon
  • Davidson Peak
  • Douglas
  • Dunlap Mill
  • Elgin
  • Fife Mountain
  • Fort McDermitt
  • Glendale
  • Hamilton
  • Highland Peak
  • Jamestown
  • Kennedy
  • Kingston
  • Lewis
  • Lockwood
  • Logan
  • Lynn Creek
  • Lyon Peak
  • Mac Canyon
  • Mackay Mansion
  • Martin Ridge
  • McBride Flat
  • McCall Creek
  • McConnell Peak
  • McCoy
  • McCutcheon Creek
  • McDonald Creek
  • McDuffy Gulch
  • McFarland Peak
  • McGhee Mountain
  • McGill
  • McIntyre Summit
  • McKinney Mountains
  • McKissick Canyon
  • McLeans
  • McLeod
  • McMaughn Canyon
  • Milton Ranch
  • Monroe Canyon
  • Morey
  • Mount Charleston
  • Mount Duncan
  • Mount Grant
  • Mount Hope
  • Mount Scott
  • Mount Stirling
  • Piper Peak
  • Preston
  • Ralston
  • Ross Creek
  • Royston Hills
  • Scott Pass
  • Stewart
  • Thompson Creek
  • Wallace Canyon

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

See also

References

  1. ^ "Glenwood". Belly Ballot. Retrieved 14 July 2015. Glenwood is a Scottish name, derived from the ancient Celtic words "glyn", which means 'valley', and "wode" which means 'wood'.
  2. ^ From Settlement to Suburb: The History of Edina, Minnesota by Paul Hesterman, Published by the Edina Historical Society, 1988
  3. ^ "Journal of Nicholas Cresswell". memory.loc.gov. Dial Press. 1924.
  4. ^ Nova Caesaria and Ompoge Point Which Later Became New Jersey and Perth Amboy, by Harold E. Pickersgill, ISBN  9781893582019

Sources

  • Phillips, James W., Washington State Place Names, (Seattle, 1971)
  • The Surnames of Scotland - George F. Black

External links

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