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As a result of former
Spanish and, later,
Mexican
sovereignty over lands that are now part of the
United States , there are many places in the country, mostly in the
southwest , with names of Spanish origin.
Florida and
Louisiana also were at times under Spanish control, as were
California ,
Utah ,
Nevada ,
Arizona ,
New Mexico ,
Texas , and portions of western
Colorado . There are also several places in the United States with Spanish names as a result of other factors. Some of these names have retained archaic Spanish spellings.
Authenticity and origin
Not all Spanish place name etymologies in the United States originate from the
Spanish colonial period or from the Spanish language. Spanish-sounding place names are classified into four categories:
Colonial : Spanish names that were given during the Spanish colonial period, or adaptations of names originally given in the colonial period to the same place or to nearby related places. (Ex:
Los Angeles ,
Salamanca , or
California )
Post-colonial : Spanish place names that have no history of being used during the colonial period for the place in question or for nearby related places. (Ex:
Lake Buena Vista , Florida, named in 1969 after a street in
Burbank, California )
Non-Spanish : Place names originating from non-Spaniards or in non-historically Spanish areas.
Faux : Fabricated Spanish place names, typically by non-Spanish speakers. (Ex:
Sierra Vista )
States
Arizona Either from árida zona, meaning "Arid Zone", or from a Spanish word of Basque origin meaning "The Good Oak"
California (from the name of a fictional island country in
Las sergas de Esplandián , a popular Spanish
chivalric romance by Garci Rodríguez de Mon talvo)
Colorado (meaning "red [colored]", "ruddy" or "colored" in masculine form. Named after Colorado City; now called
Old Colorado City .)
Florida Meaning ""Flowery" or "Florid", because it was discovered by
Ponce de León on
Easter Sunday , called Pascua Florida to distinguish this holiday, which occurs in
springtime when
flowers are abundant, from other Christian holidays called Pascua in Spanish, such as
Christmas and
Epiphany .
Montana from Latinized Spanish meaning "mountainous", also in Spanish "montaña" is the name of "mountain"
Nevada comes from the Spanish Sierra Nevada (which is also a mountain range in Spain), meaning snowy mountain range (Nevada is the Spanish feminine form of snowy).
New Mexico , named after the
Valley of Mexico .
Oregon comes from "Orejón", "big ear" or could come from "Aragón".
Texas , from the Spanish name for the
Caddo , derived from the word táyshaʼ meaning 'friend'.
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Utah derives from the Spanish name given to the
Ute People by early explorers to the area. The Utes refer to themselves as Noochee , which in Spanish was changed to Yuta .
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Territories
Counties and parishes
Alameda County, California ("Boulevard with Poplars")
Alamosa County, Colorado ("Shaded with Poplars or Cottonwoods")
Amador County, California (named for José María Amador, amador is a Spanish word for "lover", not widely used)
Angelina County, Texas (From "Angelina," a Spanish given name. Its English equivalent is "Angeline")
Aransas County, Texas (indirectly named after the
Sanctuary of Arantzazu in Spain, a name of
Basque origin)
Archuleta County, Colorado (From "Archuleta," a Spanish surname)
Atascosa County, Texas ("Boggy")
Baca County, Colorado (named in honor of pioneer and Colorado territorial legislator Felipe Baca)
Bandera County, Texas ("
Flag ")
Bastrop County, Texas
Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Bexar County, Texas (Béxar is an ancient form for
Béjar )
Blanco County, Texas ("White")
Bosque County, Texas ("
Forest ")
Brazos County, Texas ("
Arms ")
Buena Vista County, Iowa ("Good View")
Calaveras County, California (named after the Calaveras River ; Spanish word for "Skulls")
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa ("Fat/large Mountain")
Chaves County, New Mexico (similar to "llaves"-"Keys" and surname)
Cimarron County, Oklahoma (
maroon )
Colusa County, California (from two Mexican land grants; Coluses (1844) and Colus (1845))
Comal County, Texas
Concho County, Texas ("shell")
Conejos County, Colorado (named after the
Conejos River meaning "
Rabbits ")
Contra Costa County, California ("Opposite coast" or "back coast" in
Spanish ; in reference to its location in the San Francisco Bay Area)
Costilla County, Colorado (named after the Costilla River, meaning "Little Coast" or "Rib")
DeSoto County, Florida (named after the Spanish explorer
Hernando de Soto )
DeSoto County, Mississippi (named after the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto)
Del Norte County, California ("Northern" in Spanish, also the northernmost county in California. This county was actually named and pioneered by portuguese settlers, and is pronounced differently than would be expected in Spanish)
Dolores County, Colorado (derived from "Nuestra Señora de los Dolores", Spanish name for
Our Lady of Sorrows )
Doña Ana County, New Mexico (Mrs. Anne )
El Dorado County, California (From the mythical El Dorado, The Gilded One, significant to El Dorado County's importance in the California Gold Rush)
El Paso County, Colorado ("The step" or "the pass")
El Paso County, Texas ("The step" or "the pass")
Escambia County, Florida (named for the
Escambia River , whose name comes from a Spanish word for "
barter " or "
trade ")
Esmeralda County, Nevada ("
Emerald ")
Fresno County, California (From Fresno Creek. In Spanish, fresno means "ash tree".)
Frio County, Texas ("Cold")
Garza County, Texas (named in honor to the family of landowner
José Antonio de la Garza ).
Gonzales County, Texas (surname González)
Guadalupe County, Texas
Hernando County, Florida (named after Spanish explorer
Hernando de Soto )
Hidalgo County, New Mexico (after
Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo , where the
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed)
Hidalgo County, Texas (after
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla , Mexican national hero)
Huerfano County, Colorado (named for the
Huerfano Butte , a local landmark. From the Spanish huérfano , meaning orphan )
Las Animas County, Colorado (named after the
Animas River , derived from Río de las Ánimas Perdidas , which means "River of the Lost Souls")
La Paz County, Arizona ("Peace")
La Plata County, Colorado (called so for
La Plata River , in Colorado. From the Spanish plata , meaning "silver")
Lampasas County, Texas
Laredo, Texas ("scree") (Laredo city in Cantabria)
Lavaca County, Texas ("La vaca", literally "the cow")
Leon County, Florida (named for Spanish explorer
Juan Ponce de León ; it is his surname, which means
lion , as well as the name of a Spanish city,
León, Spain
Leon County, Texas
Los Alamos County, New Mexico ("The white poplars")
Los Angeles County, California (
Spanish for "the Angels", from one of the 28 settlements founded by the Spanish, El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula )
Madera County, California ("Wood" or "Timber")
Matagorda County, Texas ("Fat shrub")
Maricopa County, Arizona
Mariposa County, California ("Butterfly")
Medina County, Texas (from Arabic "town, city", surname and cities in Spain)
Mendocino County, California (from
Cape Mendocino , named probably for either Antonio de Mendoza or Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza,
viceroys of
New Spain )
Mesa County, Colorado (table )
Merced County, California (from the
Merced River , a shortened version of the original name El Río de Nuestra Señora de la Merced (River of Our Lady of Mercy); named in 1806 by an expedition headed by
Gabriel Moraga )
Monterey County, California (from
Monterey Bay —the name is composed of the Spanish words Monte ("Hill") and Rey ("King") in spanish Monterrey, historically because the viceroy of New Spain (Mexico) that supported the expedition of California, was from Monterrey,
Galicia , Spain)
Mora County, New Mexico (Blackberry or Moor woman )
Natrona County, Wyoming ("
Natron ")
Navarro County, Texas (it could come either from the surname "Navarro", or from the Spanish region of Navarre)
Nevada County, California ("Snowy")
New Madrid County, Missouri (called so after the Spanish capital
Madrid )
Nueces County, Texas (named after the
Nueces River , meaning "
nuts ", derived from
pecan nuts)
Otero County, Colorado (the county was named for
Miguel Antonio Otero (born 1829) , one of the founders of the town of
La Junta and a member of a prominent Hispanic family)
Otero County, New Mexico (named for
Miguel Antonio Otero (born 1829) whose son
Miguel Antonio Otero (born 1859) who was a
New Mexico territorial governor)
Palo Alto County, Iowa - (of Spanish "tall stick"; It is named for the first
battlefield victory in the
Mexican–American War ).
Palo Pinto County, Texas ("Colored stick")
Pecos County, Texas ("freckles")
Pinellas County, Florida (named after "La Punta de Piñal de Jimenez", which means "Jimenez's Point of Pines", after the entrance to
Tampa Bay by Spanish explorers in 1757)
Plumas County, California (for the
Feather River . Plumas is the Spanish word for feathers.)
Pueblo County, Colorado (village )
Presidio County, Texas ("Prison")
Refugio County, Texas ("Shelter")
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico ("Upstream", referring to the stream of a river)
Rio Grande County, Colorado ("Big River")
Sabine County, Texas (tree)
Sacramento County, California (from the
Sacramento River , itself named for the Santísimo Sacramento (Spanish for Most Holy Sacrament), a reference to the
Eucharist )
San Augustine County, Texas (Presidio de San Agustín de Ahumada)
San Benito County, California (in honor of San Benedicto (
Saint Benedict ); "Benito" is the diminutive of Benedicto)
San Bernardino County, California (Saint
Bernardino of Siena )
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana (called so after St. Bernard, the patron saint of Spanish colonial governor of Louisiana in 1780s
Bernardo de Gálvez ).
San Diego County, California (from the city of
San Diego , itself named after Saint
Didacus of Alcalá , or San Diego de Alcalá in Spanish)
Sandoval County, New Mexico (Named for the Sandoval family, prominent seventeenth-century Spanish landowners)
San Francisco County, California (from the city of
San Francisco , itself named after
Francis of Assisi (1181–1226), a Roman Catholic saint and founder of the Order of Friars Minor (
Franciscans ))
San Jacinto County, Texas (for Saint Hyacinth)
San Joaquin County, California (for
Saint Joachim )
San Juan County, Colorado (for
Saint John )
San Juan County, New Mexico (for
Saint John )
San Juan County, Utah (named after the
San Juan River , meaning "St. John")
San Juan County, Washington (named for Count
Juan Vicente de Güemes of
Revillagigedo , Viceroy of
New Spain )
San Luis Obispo County, California (for St. Louis, the Bishop)
San Mateo County, California (for
Saint Matthew )
San Miguel County, Colorado (from the
San Miguel River in Colorado)
San Miguel County, New Mexico (for
Saint Michael )
San Patricio County, Texas (for
Saint Patrick )
San Saba County, Texas
Sanpete County, Utah , a nickname related to San Pedro , allegedly given to a Native American by the
Domínguez–Escalante expedition in the 1770s
Santa Ana, California (for
Saint Anne )
Santa Barbara County, California (for
Saint Barbara )
Santa Clara County, California (for
Saint Clare , for the
Santa Clara Valley and the mission town of Santa Clara)
Santa Fe County, New Mexico (Saint Faith )
Santa Cruz County, Arizona ("Holy/Sacred Cross")
Santa Cruz County, California (Spanish for "Holy/Sacred Cross")
Santa Rosa County, Florida (named after
Santa Rosa Island , which means "
Saint Rose ")
Sebastian County, Arkansas
Sierra County, California ("Mountain range")
Solano County, California (the county derives its name directly from an Amerindian Chief, Chief Solano of the
Suisun people , a Native American tribe of the region and Vallejo's close ally. The Chief was given the Spanish name Francisco Solano during baptism at the Catholic Mission, and is named after the Spanish Franciscan missionary, Father
Francisco Solano . "Solano" is a common surname in the north of Spain, especially in Navarra, Zaragoza, and La Rioja)
Stanislaus County, California (named after the
Stanislaus River which is named after
Chief Estanislaõ who was named after the Polish
Saint Stanislaus
Tooele County, Utah (originates from "tule" , a Spanish word of Aztec origin meaning "
bulrush "
Utah County, Utah (from the Spanish name Yuta , given to the
Ute People by early explorers to the area.)
Uvalde County, Texas (Named after
Juan de Ugalde )
Valencia County, New Mexico (Spanish city of
Valencia )
Val Verde County, Texas (Valverde)
Ventura County, California (named after the county seat, the
city of Ventura which is named after "
Saint Bonaventure ," a Catholic medieval mystic)
Victoria County, Texas (Spanish family name, meaning "victory")
Ysleta Mission , Texas ("Little Island")
Zapata County, Texas (Spanish family name, "Espadrille")
Zavala County, Texas
Populated cities
Cities
A
Agua Dulce, California ("sweet water")
Agua Dulce, El Paso County, Texas ("sweet water")
Agua Dulce, Nueces County, Texas ("sweet water")
Ajo, Arizona ("garlic" and city in Cantabria)
Alamogordo, New Mexico ("fat cottonwood"), seat of
Otero County, New Mexico
Alamosa, Colorado ("of cottonwood")
Alba, Missouri ("dawn")
Albuquerque, New Mexico (in honor of
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque , duke of the town of
Alburquerque in Spain)
Alameda, California ("
Poplar Grove")
Aledo, Illinois (named after of
Aledo, Murcia , in Spain)
Alhambra, California (named after of
Alhambra , in Spain)
Aliso Viejo, California ("old alder")
Alta, Iowa , a city in
Buena Vista County, Iowa ("tall")
Altamonte Springs, Florida ("High Mountain" Springs)
Altavista, Virginia ("tall" view)
Altura, Minnesota (called after of
Altura, Castellón , in Spain)
Alvarado, Texas (named after
Alvarado, Veracruz , in Mexico)
Alvarado, Virginia (named after
Alvarado, Veracruz in Mexico)
Amador City, California (named for
José María Amador ; amador means "lover" in Spanish)
Amarillo, Texas ("yellow"), seat of
Potter County, Texas
Andalusia, Alabama (named after the Spanish region of Andalusia)
Anna Maria, Florida (
Juan Ponce de León was said to have named the island for
Maria Anna of Neuburg , queen of Carlos II of Spain)
Arroyo Grande, California ("Large Creek")
Atascadero, California ("Mudhole")
Aventura, Florida ("
Adventure ")
B
Bandera, Texas ("
Flag ")
Belen, New Mexico (founded as Nuestra Señora de Belén by a group of Spanish colonists led by Diego Torres and Antonio Salazar)
Benavides, Texas (named after Plácido Benavides, 1837–1919)
Blanco , Texas (white)
Boca Del Mar, Florida ("Mouth of the Sea")
Boca Pointe, Florida ("Mouth [inlet]")
Boca Raton, Florida ("Thieves Inlet", also "Mouse Mouth". Ratón in Spanish is "mouse", not "rat".)
Bogata, Texas (from Santa Fe de Bogotá, Nueva Granada)
Bonanza, Oregon (“prosperity”)
Bonita Springs, Florida ("beautiful" springs)
Brazos Bend, Texas ("arms" bend)
Brea, California ("Tar")
Buena Park, California ("Good")
Buena Vista, Virginia ("good view")
C
Cadiz, Kentucky (named after the Spanish city
Cádiz )
Calabasas, California (from "calabaza", "
Squash ")
Calera, Alabama ("
Limestone ")
Camarillo, California ("Way")
Camargo, Kentucky (named after Camargo (Valle de Camargo) in Cantabria, and
Camargo Municipality, Tamaulipas , in Mexico)
Campo, Colorado ("Countryside")
Cañon City, Colorado ("Canyon City")
Cañones, New Mexico ("Canyons")
Cape Canaveral, Florida (the name Cañaveral in Spanish means
canebrake and was given to the area by Spanish explorers for the cane vegetation, or canebrake on the cape. The name translates as "Cape of Canes", or "Cabo Cañaveral")
Carlos, Minnesota ("Charles")
Carpinteria, California (called so for the soldiers of the
Portola expedition in 1769 because that the Amerindians have many canoes, and at the time were building one) ("Carpentry")
Carrizo Springs, Texas ("reed")
Casa Grande, Arizona ("Big House")
Cerritos, California ("Little Hills")
Chico, California ("Small", derived from "Rancho del Arroyo Chico", meaning "Small Stream Ranch")
Chromo, Colorado ("Chrome")
Chula Vista, California ("Beautiful View")
Cibolo, Texas ("Cyber")
Cimarron, Kansas ("
maroon ")
Cordova, Alabama (after
Córdoba, Veracruz , Mexico, which was named after
Córdoba, Spain , from
Phoenician-Punic "Qart-Oba", meaning "river city")
Cordova, Alaska (named after the Spanish admiral
Luis de Córdova y Córdova )
Cordova, Nebraska (after
Córdoba, Spain )
Cortez, Colorado (a Spanish last name)
Corona, California ("Crown")
Coronado, California ("Crowned")
Costa Mesa, California ("
Mesa
Coast ")
Corunna, Michigan (named after
A Coruña , Spain)
Cruz Bay , a city on the island of
St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands ("cross")
Cuba, Missouri
Cuba, New Mexico
Cuba, New York
Cuero, Texas (hide)
D
DeCordova, Texas (named after
Jacob Raphael De Cordova )
De Leon, Texas (named after the Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon)
Del Mar, California ("Of the Sea")
DeSoto, Texas (named for
Hernando De Soto )
De Soto, Iowa (named for
Hernando De Soto )
De Soto, Georgia (named for
Hernando De Soto )
De Soto, Kansas (named for sixteenth-century Spanish explorer,
Hernando De Soto )
De Soto, Missouri (the city, organized in 1857, was named for the explorer
Hernando De Soto , who claimed the Louisiana Territory for Spain)
DeSoto, Texas (named so for Thomas Hernando DeSoto Stewart, a doctor of Spanish partially descent dedicated to the community)
Diaz, Arkansas (possibly after the Spanish word "dias", which means day, or spanish surname Díaz)
Delray, Michigan (after Molino del Rey, location of a Mexican–American War battle)
Delray Beach, Florida (named most immediately from Delray, Michigan)
Dos Palos, California ("Two Sticks")
Durango, Colorado (named after
Durango, Mexico ), seat of
La Plata County, Colorado
E
El Cajon, California ("The box")
El Campo, Texas ("The Camp")
El Cenizo, Texas ("The Ash")
El Centro, California ("The Center")
El Cerrito, California ("Little Hill")
El Dorado, Arkansas ("The Golden One")
El Dorado, Kansas ("The Golden One")
Eldorado, Texas ("The Golden One")
El Monte, California ("The
Mountain " or "The
Meadow ")
El Nido, California ("The Nest")
El Paso, Texas ("The
Pass "), seat of
El Paso County, Texas
El Paso, Illinois ("The Pass")
El Reno, Oklahoma ("The Reindeer")
El Segundo, California ("The Second", second Standard Oil refinery on the West Coast located here)
Encinitas, California ("Little Oaks")
Escalante, Utah (in honor of
Silvestre Vélez de Escalante , Spanish missionary who explored Utah)
Escobares, Texas
Escondido, California ("Hidden")
Española, New Mexico ("
Spanish Woman")
Espanola, Florida ("
Spanish Woman")
F
G
Galveston, Texas (named after governor Bernardo de Gálvez)
Ganado, Texas ("Livestock")
Goleta, California ("
Schooner ")
Goliad, Texas (believed to be an
anagram of Hidalgo (omitting the silent initial "H"), in honor of the patriot priest
Miguel Hidalgo , the father of the
Mexican War of Independence )
Gonzales, California (a Spanish last name)
Gonzales, Louisiana (named so after of mayor of this municipally,
Joseph Gonzales )
Gonzales, Texas (named so after of
Rafael Gonzales , Governor of Mexican Texas between 1824 and 1826)
Gordo, Alabama , town in
Pickens County, Alabama ("Fat, Big, Huge")
Granada, Minnesota (after
Granada , Spain)
Guadalupe, California (after "Our Lady of Guadalupe", from
Guadalupe, Cáceres , Spain, derived from the Arabic phrase وادي اللب, "Wadee-al-lubb" meaning "hidden river")
H
Havana, Arkansas (named after
Havana ,
Cuba , known in Spanish as La Habana)
Havana, Illinois
Havana, Kansas
Havana, North Dakota
Hermosa Beach, California ("Beautiful Beach")
Hernando, Mississippi (named so for the Spanish explorer
Hernando de Soto , discoverer of the Mississippi River)
Hidalgo, Texas (after Hidalgo County, which in turn was named after
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla )
I
J
K
L
La Cañada Flintridge, California (La cañada is Spanish for "the canyon, gorge, or ravine"; Flintridge was named after its developer, United States Senator Frank P. Flint.)
La Grulla, Texas (the crane (bird))
Laguna Beach ,
Laguna Hills ,
Laguna Niguel , and
Laguna Woods , all in
Orange County, California ("lagoon"; Niguel is a Spanish spelling of a Native American word)
La Habra, California
La Joya, Texas ("The Jewel")
La Junta, Colorado (the junction )
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
La Mesa, California ("The Table")
La Mirada, California ("The Look")
La Plata, Missouri ("Silver")
La Plata, Maryland ("The Plate")
La Puente, California ("The Bridge")
La Quinta, California ("The Farm")
La Palma, California (originally called Dairyland because his dairy, when the dairies moved east in 1965, the name of the community was changed to La Palma, after the region's Spanish heritage and its main thoroughfare, La Palma Avenue)
La Verkin, Utah (The Virgin )
La Villa, Texas ("The Village")
Laredo, Texas (named after the Spanish city of
Laredo )
La Vista, Nebraska (the view )
Las Cruces, New Mexico ("The Crosses")
Las Vegas, Nevada ("The Meadows")
Las Vegas, New Mexico ("The Meadows")
Leon, Iowa (after
León, Spain )
Leon, Kansas (it was named after Leon, Iowa)
Lima, Ohio (Spanish word for "Lime")
Little Havana ,
Miami, Florida
Los Alamitos, California ("The Cottonwoods")
Los Alamos, New Mexico ("the poplars")
Los Angeles, California ("The
Angels ", a shortened version of the original name Nuestra Señora Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncola , "
Our Lady Queen of
Angels of
Porziuncola "), seat of
Los Angeles County, California
Los Banos, California (from Los Baños , "The baths", as in
hot springs )
Los Fresnos, Texas ("the ash trees")
Los Gatos, California ("The Cats", referring to the
cougars that are
indigenous to the foothills in which the town is located)
Los Ybanez, Texas (Spanish surname Ibáñez)
M
Madera, California ("Wood")
Madrid, Iowa (named after the Spanish Capital,
Madrid )
Manteca, California ("
Lard ")
Manzanita, Oregon (“Little Apple”)
Marquez, Texas (named for María de la Márquez)
Maricopa, Arizona
Maricopa, California
Martinez, California (Spanish surname Martínez, Martín's son)
Merced, California ("Mercy")
Mercedes, Texas ("Mercies")
Mesa, Arizona ("Table")
Mesa, Washington ("Table")
Mexia, Texas (Named after General
José Antonio Mexía , a Mexican hero for the Republic of Texas Army during the
Texas Revolution )
Mexico, Missouri (Named after
Mexico )
Miramar, Florida (named after a town in
Granma Province ,
Cuba , it means "sea view" or "sea-sight". There is a village called
Miramar in
Valencia , Spain, where could lie the origins of all the cities in America with that name, as there are registries of the town before the year 1527.)
Modesto, California ("
Modest ")
Monterey, California ("King's Mountain", from Spanish Monterrey)
Montevallo, Alabama ("Surrounding Mountain")
Montevideo, Minnesota , a city in the United States (
Montevideo )
Moro, Oregon (Blackberry or Moor man )
Moreno Valley, California ("dark-colored")
Morro Bay, California (Morro Rock was named in 1542 by Portuguese navigator
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo , who explored the Pacific Coast for Spain. Cabrillo called the rock "El Moro" because it resembled the head of a
Moor , the people from North Africa known for the
turbans they wore. However, the dictionary definition for the Spanish word morro ("pebble") is also consistent with the butte-like shape of the rock, and so the term morro is frequently used wherever such a distinctive rock-like mountain is found within the Spanish speaking world.)
Murrieta, California (derived from a Spanish family name)
N
O
P
Palacios, Texas ("the palace")
Palo Alto, California ("tall
tree " or "tall stick")
Palo Pinto, Texas (roughly translates to "painted stick")
Palos Verdes Estates, California ("green stick")
Panama City, Florida (named after the country
Panamá )
Panama City Beach, Florida (named after the country
Panamá )
Panama, Iowa (named after the country
Panamá )
Panama, Nebraska (named after the country
Panamá )
Pasco, Washington (named after
Cerro de Pasco , Perú)
Paso Robles, California (shortened version of El Paso de Robles , which means "pass of the oaks"; named for the abundance of oak trees in the area)
Penalosa, Kansas (called so since 1887, in honor of a Spanish explorer, Peñalosa)
Peñasco, New Mexico ("boulder")
Peñitas, Texas , a city in
Hidalgo County
Perdido Beach, Alabama , a town located on the northern shore of
Perdido Bay ("lost")
Pico Rivera, California ("Rivera Peak")
Pinellas Park (derived from
Pinellas , meaning "
pine forest")
Plano, Texas ("flat")
Point Arena, California (formerly, Punta Arenas and Puntas Arenas) ("sand")
Port Angeles, Washington (from "Puerto de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles")
Portola, California (named after Spanish explorer
Gaspar de Portolà )
Potosi, Missouri (named after
Potosí, Bolivia )
Presidio, Texas ("fort", "penitentiary")
Progreso, Texas ("progress")
Pueblo, Colorado ("
village ")
Punta Gorda, Florida ("fat point" or "fat tip"), seat of
Charlotte County, Florida
R
Rancho Cucamonga, California (ranch )
Rancho Mirage, California ,
resort city ("mirage ranch")
Rancho Palos Verdes, California (a shortened version of the Mexican land grant
Rancho de los Palos Verdes which means "range of green trees")
Rancho Santa Margarita, California (named for
Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores )
Rancho Santa Margarita, California (named for
Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores )
Raton, New Mexico (mouse )
Redondo Beach, California ("Round Beach")
Refugio, Texas (named for the mission established there, "Our Lady of Refuge,")
Resaca, Georgia (“dry river bed”)
Rio Grande City, Texas ("Big River")
Rio Rancho, New Mexico ("Ranch River")
Rio Vista, California ("River View")
Rio Vista, Texas ("River View")
S
Sacramento, California ("
Sacrament ")
Salamanca, New York (named for the Spanish executive of the railroad that built the place, and Spanish city of Salamanca)
Salida, Colorado , Statutory City that is the county seat and city of
Chaffee County, Colorado ("exit")
Salina, Utah a city in
Sevier County, Utah (
Salt Pond )
Salinas, California a city in
Monterey County, California (
Salt Ponds )
San Angelo, Texas
San Antonio, Florida ("
Saint Anthony ")
San Antonio, Texas , seat of
Bexar County, Texas
Saint Augustine, Florida (originally San Agustín:
Augustine of Hippo )
Saint Augustine Beach, Florida
San Benito, Texas
San Bernardino, California ("
Saint Bernardine "), seat of
San Bernardino County, California
San Bruno, California , a city in San Mateo County, California
San Buenaventura, California (named after "
Saint Bonaventure ," a Catholic medieval mystic. The city is commonly known as "Ventura".)
San Carlos, California , city in San Mateo County
San Clemente, California ("Saint Clement")
San Diego, California (named after
San Diego de Alcalá , a Spanish Franciscan)
San Diego, Texas
San Dimas, California (named in Spanish after
Saint Dismas )
San Elizario, Texas
San Fernando, California
San Francisco, California ("
Saint Francis ")
San Gabriel, California (named after the
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel , founded by
Junipero Serra )
San Jacinto, California ("
Saint Hyacinth ")
San Joaquin, California (Saint Joachim )
San Jose, California ("
Saint Joseph ")
San Juan, Texas (for
Saint John )
San Juan Bautista, California ("Saint
John the Baptist ")
San Juan Capistrano, California ("Saint
John of Capistrano ")
San Leandro, California ("
Saint Leonard ")
San Luis, Arizona ("Saint Louis")
San Luis Obispo, California (Spanish for "
Saint Louis of Toulouse " or San Luis Obispo)
San Marcos, California ("
Saint Mark ")
San Marcos, Texas
San Mateo, California ("
Saint Matthew ")
San Pablo, California ("
Saint Paul ")
San Perlita, Texas
San Rafael, California ("
Saint Raphael ")
San Ramon, California ("
Saint Raymond ")
San Saba, Texas
Santa Ana, California ("
Saint Anne "), seat of
Orange County, California
Santa Barbara, California ("
Saint Barbara ")
Santa Clara, California ("
Saint Claire ")
Santa Clara, Texas , a city in
Guadalupe County, Texas
Santa Clara, Utah , a city in
Washington County, Utah
Santa Clarita, California ("
Saint Claire ")
Santa Cruz, California ("Holy Cross")
Santa Fe, New Mexico (
Holy
Faith )
Santa Fe, Texas ("Holy Faith")
Santa Fe Springs, California
San Marcos, Texas
Santa Anna, Texas (for
Saint Anne )
Santa Maria, California ("
Saint Mary ")
Santa Monica, California ("
Saint Monica ")
Santaquin, Utah variation of ("
Saint Quentin ")
Santa Rita Park, California ("
Saint Rita ")
Santa Rosa, California ("
Saint Rose ")
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
Sausalito, California (derived from Spanish word sauzalito , meaning "small
willow
grove ")
Sebastian, Florida (named St. Sebastian, after
Saint Sebastian )
Seguin, Texas
Seville, Ohio (named after the Spanish city of
Seville )
Sierra Madre, California (after the mountain range dividing California and Nevada)
Sierra Vista, Arizona ("Mountain View")
Socorro, Texas ("Help")
Solana Beach, California ("warm wind")
Soledad, California ("Solitude")
Sonora, California (founded by Mexican miners—reminiscent of the state of
Sonora, Mexico —during the California Gold Rush)
Sonora, Kentucky
Sonora, Texas
South El Monte, California (south "the mountain")
Spanish Fork, Utah (its name derives from a visit to the area by two
Franciscan friars from Spain,
Silvestre Vélez de Escalante and
Francisco Atanasio Domínguez in 1776, who followed the stream down Spanish Fork canyon with the objective of opening a new trail from
Santa Fe, New Mexico , to the
Spanish missions in California , along a route later followed by fur trappers).
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Todos Santos, California ("All Saints", original name for
Concord, California )
Tooele, Utah (originates from "tule" , a Spanish word of Aztec origin meaning "
bulrush "
Trinidad, California (the area was named la Santísima Trinidad for
Trinity Sunday , 11 June, date in which the Spanish explorers
Bruno de Heceta and
Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra took possession of place)
Trinidad, Colorado ("Trinity", named after the
Holy Trinity )
Trinidad, Texas (trinity )
Tucson, Arizona (derived from the Spanish word Tucsón )
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Vacaville, California ("Cow town", called so after Juan Manuel Cabeza Vaca (1782-1856), who with Juan Felipe Pena received in 1843 the
Rancho Los Putos Mexican land grant, which included the peak that now bears Vaca's name)
Valdez, Alaska (named after the Spanish naval officer
Antonio Valdés y Fernández Bazán )
Vallejo, California (derived from a Spanish family name "Little Valley")
Val Verda, Utah (derived from "valle verde" , meaning "green valley" )
Vega, Texas ("meadow")
Ventura, California ("Venture", "Luck", "Fortune", or "Happiness". Common name of San Buenaventura, California;
Saint Bonaventure )
Valparaiso, Florida ("Paradise Valley")
Valparaiso, Indiana
Victoria, Texas ("Victory", named after the first Mexican President
Guadalupe Victoria )
Villa Rica, Georgia , city in Carroll and Douglas counties in the state of Georgia (Rich Villa )
Vista, California (view )
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Z
Native American reservations
Census-designated places (CDP) and unincorporated communities
Agua Caliente, California, part of
Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente, California (a census-designated place) in Sonoma County, California; means "hot water," from the area's natural hot springs
Agua Dulce, California , a census-designated place in
Los Angeles County, California (literally "sweet water"; means "freshwater")
Agua Linda, Arizona an unincorporated community within
Amado, Arizona (a census-designated place) in Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Agua Nueva, Texas , an unincorporated community in
Jim Hogg County, Texas (new water )
Aguila, Arizona , a census-designated place in
Maricopa County, Arizona (eagle )
Alamo, California , a census-designated place in
Contra Costa County, California ("Poplar")
Alcalde, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico (mayor )
Alhambra Valley, California , a census-designated place in
Contra Costa County, California (the word alhambra is part of a phase that means to travel in time back to medieval Arab Spain)
Almeria, Nebraska , an unincorporated community in
Loup County, Nebraska (named after a city in Spain which was named an Arabic word meaning "the Watchtower")
Algodones, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Sandoval County, New Mexico (cottons )
Alta, California , a census-designated place in
Placer County, California (tall [feminine])
Alta, Fayette County, West Virginia , an unincorporated community in
Fayette County, West Virginia
Alta, Greenbrier County, West Virginia , an unincorporated community in
Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Alta, Wyoming , a census-designated place in
Teton County, Wyoming
Altamont, California , an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California
Alto, California , a census-designated place adjacent to
Mill Valley in
Marin County, California (tall [masculine])
Alto Bonito Heights , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas (tall beautiful )
Alto, New Mexico , an unincorporated community in
Lincoln County, New Mexico
Alto Bonito, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Amada Acres, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Amado , a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Amigo, West Virginia , an unincorporated community in
Raleigh County, West Virginia (friend )
Anacua , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Anza, California , a census-designated place in southern
Riverside County, California , in the Anza Valley
Arboles, Colorado , a census-designated place in
Archuleta County, Colorado (trees )
Arroyo Del Agua, New Mexico , an unincorporated community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Arroyo Gardens, Texas (creek Gardens ), a census-designated place in
Cameron County, Texas (stream ).
Asuncion, California , an unincorporated community in
San Luis Obispo County, California (assumption )
Bahia, California, an unincorporated community in
Solano County, California ("bay")
Ballena, California , an unincorporated community in
San Diego County, California (whale )
Barco, North Carolina , an unincorporated community in
Currituck County, North Carolina (boat ).
Barrera , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas (barrier or gate )
Bayo Vista, California , an unincorporated community in
Contra Costa County, California (bay view )
Benjamin Perez , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Boca Del Mar, Florida , a census-designated place in
Palm Beach County, Florida (mouth of sea )
Boca Pointe, Florida , a census-designated place in
Palm Beach County, Florida (mouth )
Boca Raton, Florida , a census-designated place near Boca Raton in Palm Beach County (from Boca Ratón : derives from the Spanish word boca [mouth], which was often used to describe an
inlet /mouth of a river, while ratón (literally mouse) was used by Spanish sailors to describe rocks that gnawed at a ship's cable, or mouse was a term for a
cowardly
thief )
Bonanza, Utah , a census-designated place in
Uintah County, Utah
Bonita, California , a census-designated place in southern
San Diego County, California (beautiful or pretty [feminine])
Bonita, Madera County, California, an unincorporated community in
Madera County, California
Bonita, Kansas , an unincorporated community in
Johnson County, Kansas
Bonita, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community in the town of
Mountain, Wisconsin ,
Oconto County, Wisconsin
Brazos, New Mexico , a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Brazos, Texas , an unincorporated community in
Palo Pinto County, Texas
Brito, California, an unincorporated community in
Merced County, California
Buena Vista, California , the name (and former name) of a census-designated place and multiple unincorporated communities in California ("Good view")
Buena Vista, Michigan - an unincorporated community within
Buena Vista Charter Township ,
Saginaw County in
Michigan (named for the place where
Zachary Taylor had recently won a victory in the
Mexican–American War ).
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Buena Vista, New Mexico - an unincorporated community located in
Mora County, New Mexico
Buena Vista, Oregon , unincorporated community in Polk County (after the
Battle of Buena Vista in the Mexican–American War)
Buena Vista , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Caballo, New Mexico , a census-designated place in Sierra County, New Mexico ("Horse")
Cadiz, California , an unincorporated community in the
Mojave Desert in
San Bernardino County, California
Cadiz, Illinois , an unincorporated community in
Hardin County, Illinois
Caliente, California , an unincorporated community in
Kern County, California ("hot")
Callao, Utah , small farming community in northern Snake Valley, Utah (named after
Callao, Peru )
Camino, California , a census-designated place in
El Dorado County, California (road , path , or way )
Camino Tassajara, California , a census-designated place in
Contra Costa County, California
Campo, California , a census-designated place in the
Mountain Empire area of southeastern
San Diego County, California (camp or field )
Campo Verde , a census-designated place in Starr County, Texas (freen field )
Canjilon, New Mexico , a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Cañoncito, New Mexico , the name of six different unincorporated communities in six counties of New Mexico
Canova, New Mexico , a census-designated place in Rio Arribea County, New Mexico (sluice )
Canyon, California , an unincorporated community near the border of Contra Costa and Alameda counties, in California (taken from cañón )
Capitan, Louisiana , an unincorporated community in
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana (captain )
Carlos, Maryland , a census-designated place in
Allegany County, Maryland (Charles )
Carmen, Arizona , an unincorporated community in
Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Carthagena, Ohio , an unincorporated community in
Mercer County, Ohio (named after
Cartagena, Spain )
Casa Blanca, Starr County, Texas , a census-designated place located in
Starr County, Texas (white house )
Casa Piedra, Arizona , a populated place situated in Santa Cruz County, Arizona (rock house )
Casas, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas (houses )
Casas Adobes, Arizona , a census-designated place in the northern metropolitan area of
Tucson, Arizona (
adobe houses )
Castro Valley, California , a census-designated place in
Alameda County ("Valley of Castles". Named after soldier and rancher
Guillermo Castro )
Cazadero, California , a census-designated place in western
Sonoma County, California ("hunting ground")
Cebolla, New Mexico , an unincorporated community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico (onion )
Cedro, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Bernalillo County, New Mexico (cedar )
Cesar Chavez, Texas , a census-designated place in
Hidalgo County, Texas
Chalco, Nebraska , a census-designated place in northern
Sarpy County, Nebraska (named after
Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias , state of Mexico)
Chamita, New Mexico , a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Chaparrito, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Chimayo, New Mexico , a census-designated place in Rio Arriba and Taos Counties, New Mexico
Cimarron, Colorado , an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in
Montrose County, Colorado
Cimarron Hills, Colorado , a census-designated place in
El Paso County, Colorado
Cimarron, Texas , an unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas
Colonia, New Jersey , a census-designated place within
Woodbridge Township , in
Middlesex County, New Jersey (colony )
Colyell, Louisiana , an unincorporated community in
Livingston Parish, Louisiana (received its name after of
Francisco Collell , Spanish sub-lieutenant and Commandant of
Galvez, Louisiana (in 1779). Probably was the mispronunciation of name which changed the spelling from "Collell" to "Colyell")
Concepcion, Texas , a census-designated place in
Duval County, Texas
Conejo, California , an unincorporated community in
Fresno County, California (rabbit )
Conejos, Colorado , a census-designated place, a U.S. Post Office, and the county seat of Conejos County, Colorado ("Rabbits")
Contra Costa Centre, California , a census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California (Opposite Coast )
Cordova, New Mexico , a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Corona, Tennessee , an unincorporated community in
Tipton County, Tennessee (crown )
Coronado, Kansas , an unincorporated community in
Wichita County, Kansas (crowned )
Corte Madera, California , an incorporated community in
Marin County, California ("Cut
Wood ")
Cortez, California , an unincorporated community in
Merced County, California
Coto de Caza, California , a census-designated place and guard-gated private community in
Orange County, California ("Wildlife preserve")
Coyote, New Mexico , a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in New Mexico
Cuba, Indiana , an unincorporated community in
Allen County, Indiana
Cuchara, Colorado , an unincorporated community in
Huerfano County, Colorado (spoon )
Cuzco, Indiana , an unincorporated community in
Columbia Township, Dubois County, Indiana . Named after
Cusco, Peru
Del Rey, California , a census-designated place in Fresno County, California (Of the king )
De Soto, Nebraska , an unincorporated community in
Washington County, Nebraska (it was named in honor of the sixteenth-century Spanish explorer,
Hernando De Soto )
Descanso, California , a census-designated place in the
Cuyamaca Mountains , within the
Mountain Empire area of southeastern
San Diego County, California (rest )
Dulzura, California , an unincorporated community in
San Diego County, California (gentleness )
Dinero, Texas , an unincorporated community in eastern
Live Oak County, Texas (money )
Dos Cabezas, Arizona , an unincorporated community in
Cochise County, Arizona (two heads )
Dos Palos Y, California , a census-designated place in
Merced County, California
Dulce, New Mexico , a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
East Alto Bonito, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
East Lopez, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
East Verde Estates, Arizona , a
census-designated place in
Gila County, Arizona (East Green Estates).
El Capitán , a census-designated place in
Gila County, Arizona (The Captain )
El Castillo, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas (Castle )
El Chaparral, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
El Dorado, California , an unincorporated community in
El Dorado County, California (the golden one )
El Duende, New Mexico , a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
El Nido, Merced County, California , a census-designated place in
Merced County, California (the nest )
El Rancho, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Santa Fe County, New Mexico (of Spanish The Ranch )
El Rancho Vela, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
El Refugio, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas (the refuge )
El Rito, New Mexico , an unincorporated community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
El Sobrante, California , a census-designated place in
Contra Costa County, California ("the surplus")
El Socio, Texas , a census-designated place located in
Starr County, Texas (the Partner )
Elias-Fela Solis, Texas , a census-designated place located in
Starr County, Texas
Embudo, New Mexico , an unincorporated community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico (funnel )
Ensenada, New Mexico , a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Escobar I, Texas , a census-designated place located in Starr County, Texas
Espanola, Florida , an unincorporated community in
Flagler County, Florida (Spanish Woman )
Espanola, Washington , an unincorporated community, in Spokane County in the state of Washington.
Eugenio Saenz, Texas , a census-designated place located in
Starr County, Texas
Falcon Heights, Texas , a Census-designated place located in
Starr County, Texas
Falcon Village, Texas , a Census-designated place located in
Starr County, Texas
Falconaire, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Fernando Salinas, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente , a census-designated place in Sonoma Valley,
Sonoma County, California
Flor del Rio, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas (Flower of River )
Fronton, Texas , a census-designated place (CDP) in
Starr County, Texas (pediment )
Galisteo, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Santa Fe County, New Mexico
Gallina, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico (hen )
Galvez, Louisiana , an unincorporated community in Ascension Parish, Louisiana (named after governor
Bernardo de Gálvez )
Ganado, Arizona , a chapter (municipality) of the
Navajo Nation and census-designated place in
Apache County, Arizona (livestock )
Garcia, Colorado , an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office located in
Costilla County, Colorado
Garciasville, Texas , a census-designated place located in
Starr County, Texas
Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada , a census-designated place in
Douglas County, Nevada
Garza-Salinas II, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Gaviota, California , an unincorporated community in
Santa Barbara County, California ("
seagull ")
Golondrinas, New Mexico , an unincorporated community in
Mora County, New Mexico (the Swallows )
Gomez, Kentucky , an unincorporated community in
Elliott County, Kentucky
Gonzalez, Florida , a census-designated place in
Escambia County, Florida
Guadalupe-Guerra, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Guerra, Texas , a census-designated place in
Jim Hogg County, Texas (literally "war")
Campo Verde , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Halchita, Utah , a census-designated place in
San Juan County, Utah
Havana, Alabama , an unincorporated community in
Hale County, Alabama
Havana, Ohio , an unincorporated community in
Huron County, Ohio
Havana, Oregon , an unincorporated community in
Umatilla County, Oregon
Havana, Texas , a census-designated place in
Hidalgo County, Texas
Havana, West Virginia , an unincorporated community in
Boone County, West Virginia
Hernando, Florida , a census-designated place in Citrus County, Florida
Hernandez, New Mexico , a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Huerfano, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
San Juan County, New Mexico (Orphan )
Indio, Texas , a census-designated place located in
Starr County, Texas (Indian )
Isla Vista, California , a census-designated place in
Santa Barbara County, California (island view )
Isleta Village Proper, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Bernalillo County, New Mexico ("Little Island")
Jacinto, Nebraska , an unincorporated community in
Kimball County, Nebraska
Jardin de San Julian, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas (Garden of Saint Julian )
JF Villarreal, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Juntura, Oregon , an unincorporated community in
Malheur County, Oregon (Juncture)
La Blanca, Texas , a census-designated place in
Hidalgo County, Texas ("The White One")
La Carla, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
La Casita-Garciasville, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas (the little house )
La Cienega, Arizona, an unincorporated community in
Gila County, Arizona
La Chuparosa, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
La Escondida, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
La Esperanza, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas (The Hope )
Las Flores, California , a census-designated place in
Orange County, California ("The Flowers")
La Gloria, Starr County, Texas , an unincorporated community in
Starr County, Texas (the glory )
La Homa, Texas , a census-designated place in
Hidalgo County, Texas
La Madera, New Mexico , a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
La Mesilla, New Mexico , a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
La Puerta, Texas , a census-designated place in Starr County, Texas (the door )
La Reforma, Texas , an unincorporated community in
Starr County, Texas (the reforms )
La Rosita, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas (the little rose )
La Victoria, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas (the victory )
La Loma de Falcon, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
La Sal, Utah , a census-designated place in
San Juan County, Utah , meaning The Salt
La Villita, New Mexico , a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Las Lomas, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Las Lomitas, Texas , a census-designated place in
Jim Hogg County, Texas
Las Palmas-Juarez, Texas , a census-designated place in
Cameron County, Texas
Las Tablas, New Mexico , an unincorporated community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Las Trampas, New Mexico , or Trampas, is a small unincorporated community in
Taos County, New Mexico (the traps )
Laguna, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Cibola County, New Mexico (Small lake )
Laguna Beach, Florida , a Census-designated place in
Bay County, Florida
Lagunitas, California , an unincorporated community in
Marin County, California
Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, California , a census-designated place in the western half of the
San Geronimo Valley in
Marin County, California
Laguna Seca, Texas , a census-designated place in
Hidalgo County, Texas ("Dry Lake")
Lajitas, Texas , an unincorporated community in
Brewster County, Texas ("Little Flat Rocks")
La Minita , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas (The little mine )
La Paloma Ranchettes , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Lago Vista , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas (Seen Lake )
La Minita , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas (The little mine )
Lima, Pennsylvania , a census-designated place in
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Lima (community), Wisconsin , an unincorporated community in
Lima, Pepin County, Wisconsin
Lima Center, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community in
Lima, Rock County, Wisconsin
Linda, California , a census-designated place in
Yuba County, California (cute )
Llano Grande, Texas , a census-designated place in
Hidalgo County, Texas ("Great Plain")
Loma Linda East , a census-designated place in Starr County, Texas
Loma Vista , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Longoria , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Los Alvarez, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Los Arrieros, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Los Barreras, Texas , a census-designated place in Starr County, Texas
Los Berros, California , a census-designated place in
San Luis Obispo County, California (the Watercress in plural)
Los Ebanos, Starr County, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Los Luceros, New Mexico , a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Los Ojos, New Mexico , a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Los Osos, California , a census-designated place along the Pacific Coast of
San Luis Obispo County, California ("The Bears")
Los Ranchos, California , a census-designated place in
San Luis Obispo County, California (The Ranches )
Los Villareales, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Lopezville, Texas , a census-designated place in
Hidalgo County, Texas
Los Ebanos, Hidalgo County, Texas , a census-designated place in
Hidalgo County, Texas ("The Ebony trees")
Loxa, Illinois , an unincorporated community in
Coles County, Illinois (called after
Loja, Granada , in Spain
Madera Canyon, Arizona an unincorporated community situated in
Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Madrid, Maine , unincorporated community in
East Central Franklin , in
Franklin County, Maine
Madrid, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Santa Fe County, New Mexico
Madrid, New York , a census-designated place in
St. Lawrence County, New York
Malaga, New Jersey , an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, in
Gloucester County, New Jersey (called after
Malaga, Spain ).
Manuel Garcia, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Manuel Garcia II, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Manzano, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Torrance County, New Mexico (of Spanish Appletree Spring )
Manzano Springs, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Torrance and
Bernalillo counties, New Mexico
Marina del Rey, California , an affluent census-designated place in
Los Angeles County, California ("King's Navy")
Mariposa, California , a census-designated place in and the
county seat of
Mariposa County, California (butterfly )
Marrero, Louisiana , a census-designated place in
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana (named after the Spanish American politician
Louis H. Marrero )
Martinez, Georgia , a census-designated place in
Columbia County, Georgia
Martinez, Texas , an unincorporated community in eastern
Bexar County, Texas
Martinez, Starr County, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Matagorda, Texas , an unincorporated community in
Matagorda County, Texas
Matamoras, Indiana , an unincorporated community in the northeast portion of Harrison Township,
Blackford County, Indiana (named after the Mexican town of
Matamoros ("kill the Moors"), which was the first to be occupied by U.S. troops during the
Mexican–American War )
Medanales, New Mexico , an unincorporated community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Mendocino, California , an unincorporated community in
Mendocino County, California (adjectival form of the family name of
Mendoza )
Mesa, California , a census-designated place in
Inyo County, California (table )
Mesa, Colorado , an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in
Mesa County, Colorado
Mesa del Caballo , a census-designated place in
Gila County , Arizona (Table of horse )
Mesa Vista, California , a census-designated place in
Alpine County, California ("Table view")
Mexican Hat, Utah a census-designated place along the
San Juan River in
San Juan County, Utah
Mexico, Indiana , a census-designated place in
Miami County, Indiana
Mexico, Kentucky , an unincorporated community, in
Crittenden County, Kentucky
Mexico, Allegany County, Maryland , an unincorporated community, in
Allegany County, Maryland
Mexico, Carroll County, Maryland , an unincorporated community in
Carroll County, Maryland
Mexico, Ohio , an unincorporated community in northeastern
Tymochtee Township, Wyandot County, Ohio
Mexico, Juniata County, Pennsylvania , a census-designated place within
Walker Township in
Juniata County, Pennsylvania
Mexico, Montour County, Pennsylvania , an unincorporated community in
Montour County, Pennsylvania
Mexico, Texas , a historical unincorporated community in
Hunt County, Texas
Mi Ranchito Estate, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas (My Little Ranch Estate)
Mier, Indiana , a census-designated place in Richland Township,
Grant County, Indiana (named after
Ciudad Mier , Tamaulipoas, Mexico)
Miranda, California , an unincorporated community in
Humboldt County, California
Miranda, South Dakota , an unincorporated community in
Faulk County
Modena, Utah , an unincorporated community in
Iron County, Utah , near the Nevada border
Montana, Kansas , an unincorporated community in
Labette County, Kansas
Montana City, Montana , a census-designated place in
Jefferson County, Montana
Montana (community), Wisconsin , an unincorporated community within
Montana in
Buffalo County, Wisconsin
Monte Alto, Texas , a census-designated place in
Hidalgo County, Texas ("High Mountain")
Montecito, California , a census-designated place in
Santa Barbara County, California ("Little Mountain")
Montezuma Creek , a census-designated place in
San Juan County, Utah
Mora, Louisiana , an unincorporated community in
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana (Blackberry or Moor woman )
Mora, New Mexico (also called Santa Gertrudis de lo de Mora), a census-designated place in and the county seat of
Mora County, New Mexico
Mosca, Colorado , an unincorporated community in
Alamosa County, Colorado (named for the nearby
Mosca Pass , which was named for the Spanish explorer,
Luis de Moscoso Alvarado . It also means fly ).
Mount Vista, Washington , a census-designated place in
Clark County, Washington (view )
Naranja, Florida , census-designated place in
Miami-Dade County, Florida (orange )
Narciso Pena , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
New Almaden, California , an unincorporated community in
Santa Clara County, California (named after
Almadén , in Spain
New Santa Fe, Indiana , an unincorporated community within
Butler Township ,
Miami County, Indiana
North Escobares, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
North Lima, Ohio , an unincorporated community in central
Mahoning County, Ohio
North San Juan, California , a census-designated place in
Nevada County, California
Nunez, Louisiana , an unincorporated community in
Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
Oceano, California , a census-designated place in
San Luis Obispo County, California (ocean )
Ojo Caliente, New Mexico , an unincorporated community in Rio Arriba and Taos Counties, New Mexico
Ojo Sarco, New Mexico , an unincorporated community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Ola, Georgia , an unincorporated community in
Henry County, Georgia (Wave )
Ola, Idaho , an unincorporated community in
Gem County, Idaho
Ola, South Dakota , a census-designated place in
Brule County, South Dakota
Old Escobares , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Olivia Lopez de Gutierrez, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Oljato, Utah , a census-designated place in
San Juan County, Utah
Oro Blanco , an unincorporated community in
Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Oso, Washington , a census-designated place in
Snohomish County, Washington (bear )
Pablo Pena , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas (Pablo Pain )
Pacheco, California , a census-designated place in
Contra Costa County, California
Pajaro, California , a census-designated place in
Monterey County, California (bird )
Pajaro Dunes, California , a census-designated place in
Santa Cruz County, California
Pajarito Mesa, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Bernalillo County, New Mexico (Little bird Mesa )
Palo Blanco , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas (White stick )
Palo Pinto, Texas , an unincorporated community in Palo Pinto County, Texas
Palomar Mountain, California , an unincorporated community in
San Diego County, California (pigeon roost )
Palominas, Arizona , a census-designated place in
Cochise County, Arizona
Panama, California (formerly named Rio Bravo after the Spanish name for the Kern River, Rio Bravo de San Felipe), an unincorporated community in
Kern County, California
Pedro, Ohio , an unincorporated community in central
Elizabeth Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
Pena, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas (pain )
Peña Blanca, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Sandoval County, New Mexico (white peña )
Peñasco, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Taos County, New Mexico
Perote, Alabama , an unincorporated community in
Bullock County, Alabama (named after
Perote, Veracruz )
Petaca, New Mexico , an unincorporated community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Pie, West Virginia , an unincorporated community in
Mingo County, West Virginia (foot )
Piedra, California , an unincorporated community in
Fresno County, California (stone )
Pilar, New Mexico , a small unincorporated community in Taos County, New Mexico
Pinto, Utah , an early unincorporated community, settled along the
Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad , in
Washington County, Utah (brown ). The site was also a natural stopping place along the
Old Spanish Trail .
Pintura, Utah , an unincorporated community in
Washington County, Utah (painting )
Plumas Eureka , census-designated place in
Plumas County, California (feathers )
Plumas Lake, California , master-planned exurb and census-designated place in
Yuba County, California
Ponderosa, California , a census-designated place in
Tulare County, California .
Ponderosa Pine, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida , a wealthy unincorporated community and suburb of Jacksonville, Florida (named after
Pontevedra, Galicia , in Spain)
Port Mahon, Delaware , an unincorporated community in
Kent County, Delaware (named after
Mahon , in
Menorca , Spain)
Pozo, California , an unincorporated community in
San Luis Obispo County, California (Water well )
Pueblito, New Mexico , a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Pueblo of Sandia Village, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Sandoval County, New Mexico
Quesada , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Quito, Mississippi , an unincorporated community located in
Leflore County, Mississippi
Ramirez, Texas , an unincorporated community in southern
Duval County, Texas
Ramirez-Perez, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Ramos, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Rancho Alegre, Texas , a Census-designated place in
Jim Wells County, Texas (cheerful ranch )
Rancho Banquete, Texas , a census-designated place in
Nueces County, Texas (Banquet ranch )
Rancho Chico, Texas , a census-designated place in
San Patricio County, Texas (Little ranch )
Rancho de la Parita, Texas , a small unincorporated community in northwestern
Jim Wells County, Texas
Ranchos Penitas West, Texas , a census-designated place in
Webb County, Texas
Rancho San Diego, California , a census-designated place in
San Diego County, California (named after
San Diego de Alcalá , a Spanish Franciscan)
Rancho Santa Fe, California , a census-designated place in
San Diego County, California
Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Taos County, New Mexico
Ranchitos del Norte, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas (Little Ranches of the North )
Rancho Viejo , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas (Old Ranch )
Raso, Arizona, an unincorporated community in
Cochise County, Arizona (flat plain )
Regino Ramirez, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Relampago, Texas , a census-designated place in Hidalgo County, Texas ("Lightning flash")
Rio Chiquito, New Mexico , a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Rio Creek, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community in
Kewaunee County, Wisconsin
Rio Grande, New Jersey , a census-designated place within Middle Township in
Cape May County, New Jersey
Rio Rico, Arizona , a census-designated place in
Santa Cruz County, Arizona ("rich river")
Rio Verde, Arizona , a census-designated place in
Maricopa County, Arizona (green river )
Rios, Texas , an unincorporated community in
Duval County, Texas (rivers )
Rivera, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Rodeo, California , a census-designated place in
Contra Costa County, California (round up )
Rodeo, New Mexico , an unincorporated community in
Hidalgo County, New Mexico
Salida, California , a census-designated place in
Stanislaus County, California
Salineño, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Salineño North, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Saltillo, Nebraska , an unincorporated community in
Lancaster County, Nebraska (likely named so after the city of
Saltillo, Mexico )
Saltillo, Ohio , an unincorporated community in
Perry County, Ohio
Saltillo, Texas , an unincorporated community in
Hopkins County, Texas
Sammy Martinez, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
San Antonito, Bernalillo County, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Bernalillo County, New Mexico
San Carlos, Arizona , a census-designated place in
Gila County, Arizona ("
Saint Charles ")
San Carlos, Texas , a census-designated place in
Hidalgo County, Texas
San Carlos Park, Florida , a census-designated place in
Lee County, Florida
San Cristobal, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Taos County, New Mexico
San Fernando, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
San Gregorio, California , an unincorporated community in
San Mateo County, California ("
Saint Gregory ")
San Isidro, Texas , a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas
San Jose, New Mexico , a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
San Jose, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
San Miguel County, New Mexico
San Juan, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
San Juan, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
San Lorenzo, California , a census-designated place in the San Francisco Bay Area in
Alameda County, California ("
Saint Lawrence ")
San Lorenzo, New Mexico , the name of three unincorporated communities in Grant, Rio Arriba, and Sandoval Counties, New Mexico
San Lucas, California , a census-designated place in
Monterey County, California (named so for the
Rancho San Lucas Mexican land grant)
San Martin, California , a census-designated place in
Santa Clara County, California
San Miguel, Contra Costa County, California , a census designated place in
Contra Costa, California
San Miguel, San Luis Obispo County, California , a census designated place in
San Luis Obispo County, California
San Pablo, Colorado , an unincorporated community in
Costilla County, Colorado
San Pedro, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Santa Fe County, New Mexico
San Ramon Village, California , an unincorporated community in
Alameda County, California
San Simeon, California , a census designated place in
San Luis Obispo County, California
San Simon, Arizona , a census-designated place in
Cochise County, Arizona
Sandia, California, a census-designated place in
Imperial County, California (watermelon )
Sandia Park, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Sandia, Texas , a census-designated place in
Jim Wells County, Texas
Sandoval, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Sangre de Cristo Ranches, Colorado , an unincorporated community located near Fort Garland in
Costilla County, Colorado
Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Sandoval County, New Mexico
Santa Anna, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Santa Catarina, Texas , an unincorporated community in Starr County, Texas
Santa Cruz, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
Santa Fe County, New Mexico
Santa Cruz, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Santa Cruz, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Santa Elena, Texas , an unincorporated community in
Starr County, Texas
Santa Rita Park , an unincorporated community in
Merced County, California
Santa Rosa , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Santa Fe, Missouri , an unincorporated community in southeastern
Monroe County, Missouri
Santa Fe, Ohio , an unincorporated community on the border of
Clay Township in
Auglaize County and
Stokes Township in
Logan County ,
Ohio
Santa Fe, Miami County, Indiana , an unincorporated community in
Butler Township ,
Miami County, Indiana
Santa Fe, Spencer County, Indiana , an unincorporated community in
Spencer County, Indiana
Santa Fe, Tennessee , an unincorporated community in
Maury County, Tennessee
Santa Maria, Texas , a census-designated place, in
Cameron County, Texas
Santa Margarita, California , a census-designated place in
San Luis Obispo County, California ("
Saint Margaret ")
Santa Monica, Florida , an unincorporated community in
Bay County, Florida
Santa Nella, California , a census-designated place in
Merced County, California
Santa Susana, California , a census-designated place in
Ventura County, California
Santa Rosa, Arizona , a census-designated place in
Pima County, Arizona
Santa Ysabel, California , an unincorporated community in the Santa Ysabel Valley of eastern
San Diego County, California (Saint Elizabeth )
Santo, Texas , an unincorporated community in
Palo Pinto County, Texas
Saragossa, Alabama , an unincorporated community in
Walker County, Alabama (named after
Zaragoza , Spain)
Sarita, Texas , a census-designated place in and the county seat of
Kenedy County, Texas
Sebastian, Ohio (also St. Sebastian), an unincorporated community in northern
Marion Township, Mercer County, Ohio
Sebastian, Texas , a census-designated place in
Willacy County, Texas
Seville, Florida , an unincorporated community in
Volusia County, Florida
Sierra Blanca, Texas , a census-designated place in and the
county seat of
Hudspeth County, Texas
San Simeon, California , a census-designated place on the Pacific Coast of
San Luis Obispo County, California
Seboyeta , a census-designated place in
Cibola County, New Mexico (spring onion )
Sobrante, California , an unincorporated community in
Contra Costa County, California , ("wealthy")
Spanish Valley, Utah a census-designated place in
San Juan County, Utah
Sunol, California , a census-designated place in
Alameda County, California (derived from a Spanish surname, Suñol)
Tassajara, California , an unincorporated community in
Contra Costa County, California (probably from tasajera or tasajara a kind of "slaughterhouse")
Terlingua, Texas , a mining district and census-designated place in southwestern
Brewster County, Texas ("Three Tongues")
Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico , a small unincorporated community and county seat (near the
Carson National Forest ) in the
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico (yellow earth )
Tierra Del Mar, Oregon , an unincorporated community in
Tillamook County, Oregon
Tierra Dorada, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas (Golden Land )
Tome-Adelino, New Mexico , a former census-designated place in
Valencia County, New Mexico . It was called after the governor of New Mexico between 1664 and 1664
Tomé Domínguez de Mendoza .
Toro Canyon, California , a census-designated place in
Santa Barbara County, California ("Bull")
Trinidad, Washington , an unincorporated community and
ghost town in
Grant County, Washington (trinity ).
Truchas, New Mexico , an unincorporated community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Uva, California , an unincorporated community in
Fresno County, California (grape )
Uvalde Estates, Texas , a census-designated place in
Uvalde County, Texas
Valdez, Florida , an unincorporated community in southwest
Volusia County, Florida
Valencia West, Arizona , a census-designated place in
Pima County, Arizona
Valencia, New Mexico, census-designated places in
Santa Fe County and
Valencia County, New Mexico
Valle Hermoso, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas (Beautiful valley )
Valle Vista, California , a census-designated place in
Riverside County, California (Valley view )
Valle Vista, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Vallecitos, New Mexico , an unincorporated community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Val Verde, California , a census-designated place in
Los Angeles County, California
Val Verde Park, Texas , census-designated place in
Val Verde County, Texas
Velarde, New Mexico , a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Vera Cruz, Missouri , an unincorporated community in central
Douglas County, Missouri (called so after
Veracruz, Mexico )
Veyo, Utah a census-designated place in
Washington County, Utah
Victor, California , a census-designated place in
San Joaquin County, California
Victoria Vera, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Vida, Montana , an unincorporated village in northern
McCone County, Montana (life )
Vida, Oregon , an unincorporated community in
Lane County, Oregon
Vida, Missouri , an unincorporated community in
Phelps County, Missouri
Villarreal, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
Vista Center, New Jersey , a census-designated place within
Jackson Township , in
Ocean County, New Jersey (view )
Vista West, Wyoming , a census-designated place in
Natrona County, Wyoming
Villanueva, New Mexico , a census-designated place in
San Miguel County, New Mexico
Villas, Florida , a census-designated place in
Lee County, Florida
Vista Santa Rosa, California , a census-designated place in
Riverside County, California
Washington-on-the-Brazos (also known as Washington), an unincorporated area along the
Brazos River in
Washington County, Texas
West Alto Bonito, Texas , a census-designated place in
Starr County, Texas
West Lima, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community in
Bloom ,
Richland County, Wisconsin
White Mesa, Utah , a census-designated place in
San Juan County, Utah , (White Table )
Yucatan Landing, Louisiana , an unincorporated community in
Tensas Parish, Louisiana
Yucatan, Minnesota , an incorporated community in
Yucatan Township, Houston County, Minnesota
Yucatan, Missouri , an unincorporated community in
Callaway County, Missouri
Zamora, California , an unincorporated community in
Yolo County, California
Districts and boroughs
Armada Road Multi-Family District , a U.S. historic district in
Venice, Florida (army )
Bogota, New Jersey , a borough in
Bergen County, New Jersey
Corona del Mar , a community within
Newport Beach ,
Orange County, California , meaning "crown of the sea"
Matamoras, Pennsylvania , borough in Pike County, Pennsylvania
North Villa Rica Commercial Historic District , in Villa Rica, Georgia
Saltillo, Pennsylvania , a borough in
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (named so after the Mexican War
Battle of Saltillo of 23 October 1840)
San Ysidro, California , district of the City of San Diego
Raton Downtown Historic District , a Registered Historic District in Raton, New Mexico (mouse )
Valencia, Pennsylvania , a borough in
Butler County, Pennsylvania
Neighborhoods
Alta Vista (Salt Lake County) , a neighborhood within
Sandy, Utah .
Alta Vista (Weber County) , Utah, a neighborhood in
Ogden 's northeast side.
Andalusia, Pennsylvania , historical
neighborhood in
Bensalem Township ,
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Casa Linda Estates, Dallas , Texas (Cute house )
Colonia, Oxnard, California (colony )
Corona, Queens , a lower middle class to middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens (crown )
Del Cerro, San Diego , a hilly neighborhood in the city of
San Diego ,
California (of the hill )
Delray, Michigan , a neighborhood and former incorporated village, located on the southwest side of Detroit, Michigan (from Del Rey, "of the King", Mexico)
Del Rey, Los Angeles, California , a small district in the west side of Los Angeles (of the king )
Del Ruby, Sandy , Utah
El Rey Park, a neighborhood in
Salt Lake City 's
East Bench
El Sereno, Los Angeles (the Serene)
Encanto, San Diego , a hilly urban neighborhood located in the
southeastern region of
San Diego ,
California (charm )
Estrella, Goodyear , a mixed-use master-planned community located in
Goodyear, Arizona (star )
Granada Hills, Los Angeles , California
Guadalupe, Utah , within Salt Lake City's 3rd district
Joaquin , Utah, a neighborhood in
Provo, Utah , named after a
Ute translator that aided the
Domínguez–Escalante expedition in exploring the area in the 18th century.
Laguna Honda (also called Forest Hill), San Francisco, California (deep small lake )
La Barranca, Cottonwood Creek Valley , Utah
La Cresta, Cottonwood Heights , Utah
La Jolla, California , neighborhood in San Diego, California (a combination of a Spanish and a
Luiseno word)
La Joya Heights, Utah , neighborhood within greater
Salt Lake City
Las Palmas, Fresno, California , neighborhood (and former unincorporated community) in
Fresno County, California
Los Feliz, Los Angeles , in California (the happy )
Little Havana , neighborhood of Miami, Florida
Little Mexico , neighborhood of Dallas, Texas
Mesa del Monte , a neighborhood in
North Ogden, Utah
Mira Mesa, San Diego , a neighborhood in the northern part of the city of
San Diego ,
California (table view )
Miramar, San Diego , a neighborhood in the northern part of the city of
San Diego ,
California (sea view )
Montecito Heights, Los Angeles (small mount )
Monterey Hills, Los Angeles
Playa del Rey, Los Angeles , a beachside community in Los Angeles, California
Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego , a community in the northeastern part of the city of San Diego, California (ranch little cliffs )
San Carlos, San Diego , neighborhood in San Diego, California
San Pedro, Los Angeles , neighborhood within the City of Los Angeles, California
San Roque, California , residential neighborhood in
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Clara, Eugene, Oregon , a neighborhood in Eugene, Oregon
Santa Fe, Oakland, California , a small neighborhood in
North Oakland, California .
South El Rancho , a neighborhood in
Ogden, Utah
Spanish Town, Baton Rouge, Louisiana , neighborhood in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The Castro, San Francisco , a neighborhood in San Francisco, California
Tierrasanta, San Diego , a neighborhood in the city of
San Diego ,
California (holy land )
Trinidad, Washington, D.C. , neighborhood located in Ward 5, in the northeast quadrant of Washington, D.C. (the area got its name from 19th century speculator James Barry, who had once lived on the Caribbean island, whose name is of Spanish origin. Trinity )
Valencia, California , neighborhood of
Santa Clarita in Los Angeles County, California
Val Verda, Utah , a neighborhood of
Bountiful, Utah . Formerly independent of Bountiful, the area was annexed into the city's limits in the 1990s.
Valverde, Denver , a neighborhood in the City and
Denver County, Colorado
Vega Park, Utah , a neighborhood within
Magna, Utah
Vista Plat , a neighborhood adjacent to
South Valley Regional Airport in
West Jordan, Utah
Towns and townships
Acala, Texas , a ghost town in Hudspeth County, Texas (named after
Acala Municipality , Chiapas, Mexico)
Agua Caliente, Arizona , in Maricopa County, Arizona, a place north of the Gila River near Hyder, Arizona ( "hot water". The place is nearby hot springs which were originally used by the local Indians)
Alamo, Indiana , a town in
Montgomery County, Indiana , after for the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas
Alta, Indiana , a town in
Vermillion County, Indiana
Alta, Utah , a town in
Salt Lake County, Utah (tall in female)
Altamont, Utah , a town in northeastern Utah
Alto, Arizona , a ghost town in Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Alto, Georgia , town in
Banks ,
Habersham , and
Hall counties in the
U.S. state of
Georgia (tall in male)
Alto, Texas , a town in
Cherokee County, Texas
Annabella, Utah , a town in
Sevier County, Utah
Anahuac, Texas (name has various meanings, including "center", "world", and "city", but it also means "capital")
Arinosa, Utah a ghost town in Utah's expansive
Great Salt Lake Desert
Arispie Township, Bureau County, Illinois (named after
Arizpe , Sonora, in Mexico)
Arriba, Colorado , a Statutory Town located in
Lincoln County, Colorado (top )
Armada Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska (Army )
Avilla, Indiana , a town in Allen Township, Noble County, in Indiana (named after
Ávila, Spain )
Barro, Utah , a ghost town in Utah's
Great Salt Lake Desert
Bexar, Alabama , a rural, mostly agricultural town in extreme west Marion County, Alabama (after
Béjar , Salamanca)
Blanca, Colorado , a Statutory Town in
Costilla County, Colorado (white in female)
Boca Grande, Florida , a town on
Gasparilla Island, Florida (big mouth )
Calabasas, Arizona , a ghost town in Rio Rico, a suburb of Nogales in Santa Cruz County, Arizona (Spanish for "pumpkins")
Camp Verde, Arizona , town in
Yavapai County, Arizona (green )
Campo, Colorado , a Statutory Town located in Baca County, Colorado (camp )
Canelo, Arizona , ghost town in eastern Santa Cruz County, Arizona (derivative of the Spanish world "canela" (cinnamon ))
Casa, Arkansas , town in
Perry County, Arkansas (house )
Cadiz, Indiana , town in
Harrison Township, Henry County, Indiana
Castile (town) , in
Wyoming County, New York
Chino Valley, Arizona , a town in
Yavapai County, Arizona ("Curvy Valley")
Churubusco, Indiana , a town in
Whitley County, Indiana , after the
Battle of Churubusco
Cimarron City , Oklahoma, is a town in
Logan County, Oklahoma (
maroon )
Cimarron Township, Gray County, Kansas
Cinco Bayou, Florida , a town in Okaloosa County, Florida ("Five Bayou")
Cisco, Utah , a ghost town in Grand County, Utah
Corona, South Dakota , a town in
Roberts County, South Dakota (crown )
Cuba, Alabama , a town in
Sumter County, Alabama
Cuchillo, New Mexico , a ghost town in
Sierra County, New Mexico (knife )
Del Norte, Colorado , a Statutory Town in and the
county seat of
Rio Grande County, Colorado (From North )
Dolores, Colorado , Statutory Town in
Montezuma County, Colorado
Ebro, Florida , a town in Washington County, Florida (named after the
Ebro River area in
Spain )
Frisco, Utah a ghost town in western central Utsh
Granada, Colorado , a Statutory Town in Prowers County, Colorado (named after the city of
Granada , Spain, itself Spanish for "
pomegranate ")
Gomez, Texas, a small town in
Terry County, Texas
Guadalupe, Arizona , a town in Maricopa County, Arizona
Granada, Colorado , a
Statutory town in
Prowers County, Colorado
Havana, Florida , a town in
Gadsden County, Florida
Huachuca City, Arizona , a town in
Cochise County, Arizona
Hermosa, South Dakota , a town in
Custer County, South Dakota (beautiful )
Ignacio, Colorado , a Statutory Town in La Plata County, Colorado
Jalapa, Indiana , a town in
Grant County, Indiana , after
Xalapa , Veracruz, Mexico
La Jara, Colorado , a Statutory Town in Conejos County, Colorado ("The
Rockrose ")
La Panza, California , formerly a gold boom town, a Ghost towns in San Luis Obispo County, California (The belly )
La Paz, Indiana , a town in North Township, Marshall County, Indiana (called after
La Paz, Bolivia )
La Plata, Utah , a ghost town in northern Utah, named for the silver boom the area experienced in the 1890s.
Leon, New York , town in
Cattaraugus County, New York (the name is derived from the former
Kingdom of León in Spain)
Leon, Oklahoma , town in
Love County, Oklahoma
Leon, West Virginia , a town in
Mason County, West Virginia
Lima, New York , town in
Livingston County, New York
Lima, Montana , town in
Beaverhead County, Montana
Lima, Grant County, Wisconsin , a town in Wisconsin
Lima, Pepin County, Wisconsin , a town in Wisconsin
Lima, Rock County, Wisconsin , a town in Wisconsin
Lima, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin , a town
Limon, Colorado , Statutory Town that is the most populous town in
Lincoln County, Colorado (Lemon )
Lobo, Texas , a ghost town in
Culberson County, Texas (wolf )
Los Gatos, California (Spanish for "The Cats"), an incorporated town in
Santa Clara County , California
Madrid, Alabama , a town in
Houston County, Alabama (named after the Spanish capital city
Madrid )
Madrid, Colorado , a ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado
Madrid, New York , a town in
St. Lawrence County, New York
Marana, Arizona , a town in
Pima County, Arizona , located northwest of Tucson, with a small portion in
Pinal County, Arizona (derived from maraña , meaning "thicket")
Mariposa Township, Saunders County, Nebraska (butterfly )
Mexico, Maine , a town in
Oxford County, Maine (the name was inspired by local sympathy for Mexico's 1810–1821 fight for independence from Spain)
Mexico, New York , town in the northeast part of
Oswego County, New York
Mogollon , former mining town located in the
Mogollon Mountains in Catron County, New Mexico. The place was called after the governor of colonial New Mexico
Juan Ignacio Flores Mogollon (1712 - 1715)
Montana, Wisconsin , a town in
Buffalo County, Wisconsin
Monterey, Indiana , town in
Tippecanoe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana
Moraga, California , suburban incorporated town located in Contra Costa County, California
Moro Township, Madison County, Illinois (Blackberry of Moor man Township)
Panama, Oklahoma , town in
Le Flore County, Oklahoma
Patagonia, Arizona , a town in
Santa Cruz County ,
Arizona
Pedro, South Dakota , a ghost town
Perla, Arkansas , town in
Hot Spring County, Arkansas (Pearl )
Pila Blanca, Texas , a ghost town in Duval County
Ponce de Leon, Florida , a town in
Holmes County, Florida (named after Spanish explorer
Juan Ponce de León )
Ponce Inlet, Florida , a town in
Volusia County, Florida
Rancho Viejo, Texas , a town in Cameron County, Texas (of Spanish old ranch )
Rio, Florida , a small town in
Martin County, Florida
Rosa, Alabama , town in
Blount County, Alabama (rose )
Refugio, Texas , in
Refugio County, Texas ("Shelter")
Salduro, Utah (also Salduro Siding), a ghost town located in
Tooele County, Utah .
Salero, Arizona , a ghost town in the Santa Rita Mountains of Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Sandoval Township, Marion County, Illinois
San Felipe de Austin , a town in
Austin County, Texas . The town was named that way by the governor of the
Mexican Texas
Luciano García .
San Simeon, California , a town and census-designated place on the Pacific coast of San Luis Obispo County, California ("
Saint Simeon ")
Santa Anna, Texas , a town in
Coleman County, Texas
Santa Clara, New York , a town in
Franklin County, New York
Santa Fe Township, Clinton County, Illinois
Santa Rosa, Texas , a town in Cameron County, Texas
Salamanca (town), New York , in
Cattaraugus County, New York
Saltillo, Indiana , a town in
Brown Township, Washington County, Indiana (named so in commemoration of
Saltillo, Mexico , the location of a battle in the
Mexican–American War )
Saltillo, Mississippi , a town in
Lee County, Mississippi .
Saltillo, Tennessee , a town in
Hardin County, Tennessee
Seville Township, Michigan , in
Gratiot County, Michigan
Superior, Colorado , a Statutory Town in
Boulder County, Colorado (top )
Tiburon, California , an incorporated town in
Marin County, California ("shark")
Vera Cruz, Indiana , a town in
Harrison Township, Wells County, Indiana
Yucatan Township, Houston County, Minnesota
Villages
Alhambra, Illinois , a village in Madison County, Illinois (named after the Spanish palace of la
Alhambra )
Andalusia, Illinois ("
Andalucia ")
Arena, Wisconsin , a village in
Iowa County, Wisconsin (sand )
Armada, Michigan , a small village in
Macomb County, Michigan (army )
Bonita, Louisiana , a village in
Morehouse Parish, Louisiana (beautiful )
Cadiz, Ohio , a village in
Harrison County, Ohio
Capitan, New Mexico , a village in
Lincoln County, New Mexico (captain )
Camargo, Illinois , a village in Douglas County, Illinois (named after
Camargo, Chihuahua , in Mexico)
Castile (village) ,
Wyoming County, New York
Cerro Gordo, Illinois , village in
Piatt County, Illinois ("Fat Hill")
Cimarron, New Mexico , a village in
Colfax County, New Mexico (
maroon )
Cordova, Nebraska , a village in Seward County, Nebraska (called after
Cordova, Spain )
Coleta, Illinois , a village in
Whiteside County, Illinois (pigtail )
Corrales, New Mexico , a village in Sandoval County, New Mexico
Corona, New Mexico , a village in
Lincoln County, New Mexico (crown )
De Soto, Illinois (named for
Hernando de Soto , the discoverer of the Mississippi River)
De Soto, Wisconsin , a village straddling
Vernon and
Crawford counties in
Wisconsin .
El Portal, Florida , a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida ("The big Gate", also can mean "The
Portal ")
Estral Beach, Michigan , village in
Monroe County, Michigan ("Star")
[5] (from (d )estral , "Small Hatchet")
Hidalgo, Illinois ,
village in
Jasper County, Illinois ("Nobleman of the lowest grade")
Lima, Illinois , village in
Adams County, Illinois
Lima (village), New York , village in
Livingston County, New York
Los Lunas, New Mexico , a village in
Valencia County, New Mexico (The Moons )
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico (the ranches )
Madrid, Nebraska , a village in
Perkins County, Nebraska
Matamoras, Ohio , a village in
Washington County, Ohio
Mexico (village), New York , a village in
Oswego County, New York
Modesto, Illinois , a village in
Macoupin County, Illinois
Palos Park, Illinois , affluent village in Cook County, Illinois (called after
Palos de la Frontera , Spain)
Panama, Illinois , village in
Montgomery and
Bond counties,
Illinois
Panama, Nebraska , village in
Lancaster County ,
Nebraska
Panama, New York , village in
Chautauqua County ,
New York
Parral, Ohio , a village in
Tuscarawas County, Ohio (named after
Parral, Chihuahua , in Mexico)
Rio, Illinois , a village in
Knox County, Illinois (river )
Rio, West Virginia , a village in
Hampshire County, West Virginia
Rio, Wisconsin , a village in
Columbia County, Wisconsin
Rio Grande, Ohio , a village in
Gallia County, Ohio
Roca, Nebraska , village in Lancaster County, Nebraska (rock )
San Jose, Illinois , village in
Logan County and
Mason counties ,
Illinois
Sandoval, Illinois , in
Marion County, Illinois
Santa Clara, New Mexico , a village in
Grant County, New Mexico
Seville, Ohio , in
Medina County, Ohio
Spanish Lake community , in
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Tijeras, New Mexico , in
Bernalillo County, New Mexico (scissors )
Valparaiso, Nebraska , a village in
Saunders County, Nebraska
Vista, Missouri , a village in St. Clair County, Missouri (view )
Former settlements
Agua Mansa, California , a former settlement in San Bernardino County, California ("Gentle Water")
Añal, New Mexico , a ghost town
Alisal, California , was a Californio settlement located on the lands of the Rancho Santa Rita near the site of an Indian ranchera ("The Sycamores")
Arinosa, Utah , a former settlement in the
Great Salt Lake Desert , supposedly only a few miles east of the
Tree of Utah
Alvarado, California , former settlement in and former county seat of Alameda County, California, now annexed to Union City (possibly named for the Spanish conquistador
Pedro de Alvarado )
Barro, Utah , a former settlement in Utah's expansive
west desert . (Mud )
Boca, California , a former settlement in
Nevada County, California (named by the railroad Boca (Spanish for "mouth" and "river mouth") because it was near the mouth of the
Little Truckee River )
Chaparral Hill, California , a former settlement and mining camp in Amador County, California ("The place of dwarf oaks")
Cisco, Utah a former settlement in Grand County, Utah
Hacienda, California , former settlement in Alameda County, California ("[Big] Farm")
La Placita, California , former settlement in Riverside County, California ("The Small Plaza")
La Plata, Utah , a former mining town in northern Utah
Merienda, California , former settlement in
Niles Canyon , in
Alameda County, California (Snack )
Rio Bravo (former settlement), California , former settlement in
Kern County, California
Salduro, Utah , a former settlement located in Utah's
west desert
San Carlos, Inyo County, California , former settlement in Inyo County, California
San Miguel de los Noches, California , former settlement in Kern County (Saint Michael of the Nights )
San Salvador, California, a former settlement replaced by La Placita, California, and Agua Mansa, California, both of which are also ghost towns
Santa Rosa de Lima , New Mexico, a former settlement in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Secreta, California , a former settlement and mining camp in Amador County, California ("secret")
Tres Alamos, Arizona , a former settlement in
Cochise County, Arizona
Vino, California , former settlement in Fresno County, California (wine )
Historic places (still standing)
Forts
Missions
Alamo Mission in San Antonio , Texas
Diego Sepúlveda Adobe , California
Las Flores Estancia , California
La Purisima Mission, California
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad , California
Mission San Antonio de Padua , California
Mission San Cayetano de Calabazas , Arizona
Mission Santa Clara de Asís , California
Mission Concepcion , Texas
Mission Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi , Arizona
Mission Santa Barbara , California
Mission San Buenaventura , California
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo , California
Mission San Fernando Rey de España , California
Mission San Francisco de Asís , California
Mission San Francisco de la Espada , Texas
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel , California
Mission Santa Inés , California
Mission San José (California)
Mission San José (Texas)
Mission San José de Tumacácori , Arizona
Mission San Juan Bautista , California
Mission San Juan Capistrano (Texas)
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia , California
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa , California
Santa Margarita de Cortona Asistencia , California
Mission San Miguel Arcángel , California
Mission San Xavier del Bac , Arizona
Nombre de Dios (mission) , Florida
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Tolomato , Georgia
San Antonio de Pala Asistencia , California
San Estevan Del Rey Mission Church , New Mexico
San Pedro y San Pablo Asistencia , California
Socorro Mission , Texas
Presidios
Ranchos and Spanish lands
Atrisco Land Grant , New Mexico
Rancho El Alisal , in Salinas, Monterey, California
Rancho San Antonio (Lugo) , in San Antonio, Texas
Rancho Calleguas , in Ventura, California
La Habra , in Orange, California
Rancho Posa de los Ositos , in Monterey, California
Rancho San Rafael , in Los Angeles, California
Rancho San Vicente , in Soledad, Monterey, California
San Miguel del Vado Land Grant , New Mexico
Islands
Alameda Island , California ("
Poplar
Grove ")
Alcatraz Island , California ("
Pelican ")
Angel Island (California) (derived of his original Spanish name Isla de los Ángeles )
Año Nuevo Island , Northern California ("New Year" Island)
Asuncion Island , one of the
Northern Mariana Islands
Bahia Honda Key , an island in the
Florida Keys (deep bay )
Brazos Island , a barrier island on the Gulf Coast of Texas
Boca Chica Key , Florida ("Small Mouth" Key)
Camano Island , Washington (after explorer
Jacinto Caamaño )
Dry Tortugas , a group of islands in the Florida Keys in the United States (Dry turtle )
Farallon Islands , in San Francisco, California (from Farallones : "High
Cliffs ")
Farallon de Medinilla , an uninhabited small island in the Northern Mariana Islands (Medinilla ´s Rock )
Farallon de Pajaros , also known as Urracas, a small uninhabited volcanic island, the northernmost island in the Northern Mariana Islands chain (Birds´ Rock or Magpies )
Fidalgo Island , Washington (named after the Spanish explorer and cartographer
Salvador Fidalgo )
Key West , Florida (Anglicized from Cayo Hueso : "
Bone
Cay ")
Key Largo , Florida ("Wide
Key ")
Lopez Island , in
San Juan Islands , Washington
Matagorda Island , a barrier island on the coast of Texas
Perdido Key , Florida ("Lost Key")
Revillagigedo Island , Alaska (after viceroy of
New Spain
Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo )
San Clemente Island , California
San Juan Islands (Alaska)
San Juan Islands , in the Washington state
San Juan Island , the second-largest and most populous of the San Juan Islands, in Washington
San Miguel Island , the westernmost of California's Channel Islands
San Nicolas Island , California
Santa Barbara Island , California
Santa Catalina Island, California
Santa Cruz Island , California
Santa Rosa Island, California
Santa Rosa Island, Florida ("St. Rose" Island)
Spanish Harbor Key , island in the lower Florida Keys.
Sutil Island , California
Yerba Buena Island , sits in the San Francisco Bay between San Francisco and Oakland, California (named after the former name of the city of San Francisco, Yerba Buena, which was changed in 1847. From the Spanish Good herb )
Natural places
Bays and inlets
Bodega Bay , California
Castro Cove , an embayment of the
San Pablo in
Richmond, California
Matagorda Bay , a large estuary bay on the Texas coast
Matanzas Bay , in
St. Johns County, Florida
Matanzas Inlet , a channel in Florida
Monterey Bay , California
Nueces Bay , a northwestern extension of Corpus Christi Bay in the San Patricio and Nueces counties of Texas
Padre Bay , located in
Kane and
San Juan counties, Utah. The bay is the largest expanse of open water in
Lake Powell
Perdido Bay , in
Perdido River , a designated Outstanding Florida Waters river, in Baldwin County, Alabama and Escambia County, Florida, United States ("Lost")
San Carlos Bay
San Francisco Bay , California
San Pablo Bay , California
San Pedro Bay (California)
Strait of Juan de Fuca , in the northwest
Haro Strait , between the
Strait of Georgia and the
Strait of Juan de Fuca , in the northwest.
Rosario Strait , in northern Washington state
Santa Rosa Sound , Florida
Forest
De Soto National Forest , in Mississippi
Los Padres National Forest , a United States national forest in southern and central California (the parents )
Manti-La Sal National Forest , Utah
San Juan National Forest , Colorado
San Isabel National Forest , in central Colorado
Santa Fe National Forest (part), New Mexico
Sierra National Forest , in California, United States
Plumas National Forest , California
Rio Grande National Forest , Colorado (Big River )
San Bernardino National Forest , in
San Bernardino County, California
Mountains, hills, rock, ranges, caves and volcanos
Abajo Mountains , also called the Blue Mountains, is a small mountain range west of
Monticello, Utah (below )
Abajo Peak , the highest peak in the
Abajo Range , located in
San Juan County, Utah
Alhambra Rock, a prominent sandstone formation and scenic attraction near
Mexican Hat , in
San Juan County, Utah .
Blanca Peak , a mountain in Colorado (White Peak )
Brazos Mountains , a range in far northern
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico (arms )
Caballo Mountains , New Mexico (Horse Mountains )
Caja del Rio , a
dissected plateau , of volcanic origin, which covers approximately 84,000 acres of land in northern
Santa Fe County, New Mexico (box of the river )
Canelo Hills , a range of low mountains or hills in eastern
Santa Cruz County, Arizona (Brown Hills )
Capitan Mountains , a mountain range in
Lincoln County, New Mexico (captain )
Ciervo Hills , low mountain range in west
Fresno County, California (Deer Hills )
Cimmaron Range , in southwest Colorado (
maroon )
Corona Arch , a sandstone arch in
Moab, Utah
Delano Peak , a prominent peak in the
Tushar Mountain Range , in central Utah
Domínguez Butte , a butte in
San Juan County, Utah , named after
Francisco Atanasio Domínguez
Dos Cabezas Mountains , in southeasternmost Arizona (Two heads )
El Capitan , California, a rock formation (the Captain )
El Capitan (Texas) , a peak in
Culberson County, Texas
Entrada Sandstone , a prominent geological formation within the
San Rafael Group in central Utah
Frisco Peak , a peak in the
San Francisco Mountain Range located in western Utah
Grand Mesa , a large
mesa in western Colorado
Guadalupe Mountains , a mountain range located in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico (named after
Guadalupe, Cáceres , Spain)
Huerfano Butte , an isolated volcanic neck in
Huerfano County, Colorado (named "Huerfano" by early Spanish explorers of southern Colorado. Of Spanish Orphan ).
Jemez Mountains , a volcanic group of mountains in New Mexico
La Panza Range , a mountain range in the Central Coast of California
La Plata Mountains , small subrange of the
San Juan Mountains in the southwestern part of Colorado (silver )
La Sal Mountains , in
Grand and
San Juan County counties, Utah along the Utah/Colorado border (The Salt Mountains )
Little Rincon Mountains , small range of mountains, lying to the east of the Rincon Mountains, at
Tucson, Arizona ("Corner")
Little San Bernardino Mountains , in California
Luna Peak (Washington) , a mountain in the US (moon )
Manzano Mountains , a small mountain range in the central part of New Mexico (apple tree )
Manzano Peak , the highest peak in the Manzano Mountains
Mesa Arch , a prominent natural arch and tourist destination in
Canyonlands National Park , Utah.
Mesa de Maya , volcanic tableland in Colorado
Mogollon Mountains , of the San Francisco River in Grant and Catron counties of southwestern New Mexico. These Mountains were named for the governor of Spanish New Mexico
Juan Ignacio Flores Mogollon .
Monte Cristo Range , a mountain range in northeastern Utah
Mosquito Range , Rocky Mountains range in central Colorado
Mosquito Pass , a high mountain pass in the Mosquito Range
Mount Vaca , located in northern California (was named so for Juan Manuel Cabeza Vaca (1782-1856), who with Juan Felipe Pena received in 1843 the
Rancho Los Putos Mexican land grant, which included the peak that now bears Vaca's name)
Nacimiento Mountains , New Mexico, also called San Pedro Mountains (Birth Mountains or Saint Peter Mountains )
Negro Mountain , Pennsylvania and Maryland, United States (Black Mountain )
Padres Butte , a prominent butte in
San Juan County, Utah
Palomar Mountain , a mountain ridge in the
Peninsular Ranges in northern
San Diego County, California (pigeon roost )
Palos Verdes Hills , California (Green Stick )
Patagonia Mountains , a 15 mile long mountain range south of the
Santa Rita Mountains , Arizona.
Pinto Arch , a sandstone arch near
Moab, Utah
Point Reyes , a prominent cape in Northern California (Point of the Kings )
Puente Hills , a chain of hills, one of the lower Transverse Ranges, in an unincorporated area in eastern Los Angeles County, California
Raton Pass -
mountain pass on the Santa Fe Trail along the Colorado-New Mexico border in the United States (Mouse Pass )
Redonda Mesa , a tall
mesa located in the Southern Santa Ana Mountains near the Pacific Ocean (round table )
Rincon Mountains , mountain range east of Tucson, Arizona ("Corner", "Nook")
Robledo Mountains , a mountain range in Doña Ana County, New Mexico just northwest of Las Cruces
Sacramento Mountains (California) (are also named for the
Sacramento Wash and
Sacramento Valley (Arizona) )
Sacramento Mountains (New Mexico) , a mountain range in the south-central part of New Mexico
San Bernardino Mountains , high mountain range in Southern California
San Emigdio Mountains , part of the
Transverse Ranges in Southern California
San Francisco Mountains , a mountain range located in western Utah
San Gabriel Mountains , mountain range located in northern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County, California
San Gorgonio Pass , a gap on the rim of the Great Basin between the San Bernardino Mountains to the north and the San Jacinto Mountains to the south
San Gorgonio Mountain , also known locally as Mount San Gorgonio, or Old Greyback, is the highest peak in Southern California and the
Transverse Ranges (Spanish missionaries in the area during the early 17th century named the peak after
Saint Gorgonius )
San Jacinto Mountains , a mountain range east of Los Angeles in southern California
San Joaquin Hills , in Orange County, California
San Jose Hills , a part of the Transverse Ranges located in Eastern Los Angeles County, California, marking the border between the San Gabriel Valley and the Pomona Valley in the Inland Empire
San Juan Mountains , in southwestern Colorado
San Luis Mountains , in Pima County, Arizona
San Mateo Peak , at the western end of the ridge running west then northwest from Elsinore Peak to Morrell Canyon, California
San Pedro Arroyo Formation , a geologic formation in New Mexico (creek )
San Pitch Mountains , a mountain range located in
Sanpete and
Juab counties, Utah
San Rafael Hills , mountain range in Los Angeles County, California
San Rafael Reef , a large geological feature in the central Utah desert
Sandia Mountains , a
mountain range located in
Bernalillo and
Sandoval counties, New Mexico (watermelon )
Sangre de Cristo Mountains , the southernmost subrange of the
Rocky Mountains . They are located in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico in the United States (Blood of Christ ).
Sangre de Cristo Range , called also the East Range, is located in the San Luis Valley, is mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in southern Colorado.
Santa Ana Mountains , a short mountain range near Santa Ana, California (saint )
Santa Catalina Mountains , north, and northeast of Tucson, Arizona
Santa Clara Volcano , a volcanic field and lava flow in southwest Utah.
Santa Cruz Mountains , California
Santa Lucia Mountains , a mountain range in coastal central California
Santa Margarita Mountains , California
Santa Rosa Range , in northern Nevada
Santa Rita Mountains , southeast of
Tucson, Arizona
Santa Rosa Mountains (California)
Santa Susana Mountains , a transverse range of mountains in Southern California, north of the city of Los Angeles
Santa Ynez Mountains , west coast of North America
Santos Trail System , a network of mountain bike trails outside of Ocala, Florida (saints )
Sierra Blanca (Colorado) , a mountain range
Sierra Blanca (New Mexico) , a mountain range (White Mountain saw )
Sierra Madre Mountains (California) , a mountain range in northern Santa Barbara County, California
Sierra Madre Range (Wyoming) , a mountain range in the south central portion of the state
Sierra Nevada , between the
Central Valley of California and the
Basin and Range Province
Sierra Valley , in Plumas and Sierra counties, California
Tejon Pass , a mountain pass, between the southwest end of the
Tehachapi Mountains and northeastern
San Emigdio Mountains (badger )
Temblor Range , a mountain range within the California Coast Ranges, at the southwestern extremity of the San Joaquin Valley in California (tremor )
Uinta Mountain Range , a prominent range in northeastern Utah, originally named "La Sierra Blanca de Los Lagunas" by the
Domínguez–Escalante expedition in the 1770s
Vaca Mountains , a mountain range in Napa County, California (was named so for the Vaca family, who, along with their partners the Pena family, were among the earliest white settlers in the area)
Vaqueros sandstone , a sedimentary rock formation in the western United States
Valles Caldera National Preserve (part), volcanic caldera in the
Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico (Boiler Valley )
Ventana Cave , a National Historic Landmark in Arizona, U.S.
Ventana Double Cone , a twin mountaintop in the Ventana Wilderness (window . Early explorers gave the Ventana Double Cone its name because near its summit is a ledge that forms a small slot, or window)
Verdugo Mountains , a small, rugged mountain range of the Transverse Ranges system, located just south of the western San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles County, Southern California (executioner )
Yegua Formation , a geologic formation in Texas (mare or female horse )
Regions
This is not an exhaustive list.
Albuquerque Basin , one of the largest and deepest of the structural basins in the
Rio Grande rift and contains the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Brazos Valley , a region in Texas (a subsection of the larger Central Texas region)
Canyons of the Escalante , a desert region surrounding the
Escalante River and its tributaries in southern Utah
Cape Alava , Washington (named after
basque explorer Don
José Manuel de Álava )
Cape Blanco , Oregon (named by
Martin de Aguliar for its white appearance)
Cape Canaveral , Florida (Anglicized from Cabo Cañaveral )
Cape Nuñez , a headland of Nunez Peninsula
Cimarron National Grassland , in southwest Kansas (
maroon )
Gulf of Santa Catalina , between California and Baja California (Mexico)
High Sierra Trail , in California, United States
Llano Estacado , Southwestern United States, between the East of New Mexico and Northern Texas ("Staked
Plain ")
Los Angeles Basin , coastal sediment-filled plain located at the north end of the Peninsular Ranges province
Marquez crater , an impact crater in the US state of Texas
Mogollon Rim a topographical and geological feature cutting across Arizona. It was called for the governor of Spanish New Mexico
Juan Ignacio Flores Mogollon .
Nueces Strip or Wild Horse Desert is the area of south Texas between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande (nuts )
Padre Point , a cape on the south shore of
Lake Powell in
San Juan County, Utah
Raton Basin , Colorado (mouse basin )
Rincon Bayou , in the Nueces River delta, and located northwest of Corpus Christi, Texas (corner )
Rio Grande rift , north-trending continental rift zone between Colorado and
Chihuahua, Mexico (big river )
Rio Grande Valley , a location in south Texas
San Andreas Fault , continental transform fault that extends roughly 810 miles (1,300 km) through California
San Francisco Bay Area , a populated region that surrounds the
San Francisco and
San Pablo
estuaries in
Northern California
San Joaquin (soil) , an officially designated state insignia, the state soil of California (Sain Joachim )
San Juan Basin , in the Southwestern United States
San Lucas AVA , an American Viticultural Area located in Monterey County, California
San Rafael Swell , a large geological feature in the central Utah desert
San Pitch Canyons, a pair of canyons adjacent to the
San Pitch River located in
San Pete County, Utah .
Sangre de Cristo Formation , a geologic formation in Colorado.
Santa Ana Canyon , California
Santa Clara Valley AVA , California wine region in Santa Clara County
Santa Maria Valley AVA , California wine region
Tijeras Canyon , a prominent canyon in the central part of New Mexico
Rivers and lakes
Arroyo de la Laguna , California (Creek of the little Lake )
Arroyo Seco (Los Angeles County) (dry stream ) seasonal river, canyon, watershed, and cultural area in Los Angeles County, California.
Arroyo Seco (Salinas River tributary) , a major tributary of the Salinas River in central California.
Blanca Lake , Washington state (white )
Bonita Creek , in Newport Beach, Orange County, California (pretty )
Bonita Creek, in
San Bernardino National Forest
Bosque River , Texas (forest )
Brazos River , localized between New Mexico and Texas (called the Rio de los Brazos de Dios by early Spanish explorers (translated as "The River of the Arms of God")) (Arms River )
Caballo Lake , New Mexico (horse )
Cadiz Dry Lake, nearby of Cadiz, California
Calabazas Creek (Santa Clara County) , California (pumpkin )
Calabazas Creek (Sonoma County) , California
Calaveras Creek , in Texas (skulls )
Calaveras Creek (California) , a northward-flowing stream in Alameda and Santa Clara counties of California
Calaveras Lake (Texas) , a reservoir on Calaveras Creek
Calaveras River , in the California Central Valley (called so by Spanish explorer Gabriel Moraga when he found many skulls of Native Americans along its banks. skulls )
Carquinez Strait , narrow
tidal strait in northern California (named after the Karkin, a linguistic division of the Ohlone Native Americans who resided on both sides of the strait. From the Spanish karkin )
Castro Creek , a creek in Richmond, California
Cimarron River (Arkansas River tributary) , a tributary of the Arkansas River with headwaters in New Mexico (
maroon )
Cimarron River (Canadian River tributary) , a tributary of the Canadian River entirely within New Mexico
Cimarron River (Gunnison River tributary) , a tributary of the Gunnison River in Colorado
Conejos River , a tributary of the Rio Grande, in south-central Colorado (rabbits )
Cristianitos Creek , California (little Christians )
Cuchillo Negro Creek , stream in
Sierra County, New Mexico (Black knife Creek)
Escalante River , a tributary of the
Colorado River in southern Utah
Estrella River , river in eastern San Luis Obispo County, California (star )
Green River (Colorado River tributary) (the Spanish friars
Escalante and Domínguez had originally named this river "Río Buenaventura" (Buenaventura River) in his expedition in Utah in 1775, but in the early nineteenth century, the Spanish and Mexicans named it "Río Verde", or Green River)
Guadalupe River (California)
Huerfano River , tributary of the
Arkansas River that flows from a source on
Blanca Peak in the
Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Colorado (orphan ).
Key Vaca , an island in the middle
Florida Keys (cow )
Laguna Blanca (California) (white little lake )
Laguna Creek, Elk Grove, California (little lake )
Laguna Creek (San Mateo County) , a tributary of
San Mateo Creek in
San Mateo County, California
Laguna Creek (Santa Cruz County) , California
Laguna Lake (California) , a lake in northern California
Lake Barco , a lake in
Putnam County, Florida (boat )
La Plata River (San Juan River tributary) , in Colorado (silver )
Lobos Creek , a stream in San Francisco, California (wolves Creek)
Lopez River, in
Monroe County, Florida
Los Alamos Canyon Creek
Los Angeles River , in Los Angeles Country, California.
Los Vaqueros Reservoir , a man-made lake near
Brentwood, California
Matanzas River , Florida
Maravillas Creek , Texas (wonders creek )
Montezuma Creek , a tributary of the
San Juan River in central and southern Utah
Mora River , a river in northeastern New Mexico, tributary of the
Canadian River (blackberry )
Mosquito Lagoon , Florida
Mosquito Creek (British Columbia) , a creek in the
Cariboo region of
British Columbia .
Mosquito Creek (Feather River), a California tributary of the
North Fork Feather River
Mosquito Creek (Lake Oroville), a California tributary of the
Feather River source
Mosquito Creek (Pennsylvania) , a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River
Mosquito Creek (Virginia) , a tributary of Chincoteague Bay
Mosquito Creek Lake ,
reservoir in
Trumbull County , northeast
Ohio
Nacimiento River , river in southern Monterey County and northern San Luis Obispo County, California (birth )
Nueces River , a river in Texas (nuts . Early settlers named the river after the numerous pecan trees along its banks)
Pajaro River , in California (Bird River )
Patagonia Lake , between southwest of Patagonia, Arizona, and northeast of
Nogales, Arizona
Perdido River , localized between the states of Alabama and Florida (Lost River )
Piedra River (Colorado) , a tributary of the
San Juan River (Colorado River tributary) (stone )
Pinto Creek , collective name for a system of desert mountain streams in southwestern
Iron County and
Washington County, Utah .
Rio Brazos (New Mexico) , a tributary of the
Chama River (Rio Grande) , New Mexico (River Arms )
Río Buenaventura , a semi-fictional waterway made up of several existing rivers in Nevada and Utah's
Great Basin Desert region. The river was initially believed to flow from the
Rocky Mountains to the
Pacific Ocean , though no such direct route ever existed. When the
Domínguez–Escalante expedition came across Utah's
Green River , a western tributary of the
Colorado , it was given the name.
Rio Grande , localized between the southwest of United States and Mexico (Big River )
Salinas River (California) ("Salt mines")
Sacramento River , the principal river of Northern California
Sacramento Wash , a major drainage of
Mohave County, Arizona
San Antonio River (California) , river in southern Monterey County, California
San Antonio River , a major waterway that originates in central Texas in a cluster of springs in Midtown San Antonio
San Carlos Lake , Arizona
San Diego River , in
San Diego County, California (named for
Saint Didacus of Alcalá )
San Fernando Creek , Texas
San Gabriel River (California) , through southern Los Angeles County, California
San Joaquin River , the largest river of Central California
San Juan Creek , California
San Juan River (California)
San Juan River , Utah
San Leandro Creek , in Northern California (formerly Arroyo de San Leandro )
San Lorenzo Creek , California
San Luis Rey River , California (from the
mission named for Saint Louis, King of France)
San Mateo Creek (Southern California)
San Mateo Creek (San Francisco Bay Area)
San Miguel River (Colorado)
San Pedro River (Arizona)
San Pitch River , Utah
San Rafael River , a tributary of the
Green River in central Utah
San Saba River (Texas), named by governor of Spanish Texas
Juan Antonio Bustillo y Ceballos in 1732. He called it Río de San Sabá de las Nueces (San Saba River of the walnuts )
San Sebastian River, a tidal channel which flows into
Matanzas Bay , Florida
Santa Ana River , the largest river in Southern California, flows through Santa Ana
Santa Clara River (California) , north of Los Angeles
Santa Clara River (Utah)
Santa Cruz River (Arizona) , river in southern Arizona, and northern
Sonora ,
Mexico , ("Holy Cross River")
Spanish Fork River , in northern Utah, originally named "El Rio de Aguas Calientes" by the
Dominguez-Escalante Expedition in the 1770s
Uvas Creek , river of California (grapes creek )
Verde River , Arizona and Utah (Green River )
Verdugo Wash , river in the Glendale area of Los Angeles County, California (executioner )
Yegua Creek , a river in Central Texas and part of the Brazos River drainage basin (mare of female horse )
Yuba Lake , a reservoir in
Sanpete and
Juab counties in central Utah
Springs and waterfalls
Valleys
Anza Valley , located in southern
Riverside County, California
Conejo Valley , in region spanning both southeastern
Ventura County and northwestern Los Angeles County, Southern California (rabbit )
Juab Valley , in
Juab County, Utah
Sacramento Valley , portion of the
Central Valley (California)
Sacramento Valley (Arizona) , between north–south trending valley west and southwest of
Kingman in
Mohave County .
Salinas Valley , west of the San Joaquin Valley and south of San Francisco Bay and the Santa Clara Valley—
Silicon Valley , California
San Fernando Valley , in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California
San Gabriel Valley , Southern California, lying generally to the east of the city of Los Angeles.
San Jacinto Valley , in south western
Riverside County, California
San Juan Valley , a valley in southeastern Utah, sometimes called the Dry Valley
San Joaquin Valley , area of the Central Valley (California)
San Luis Valley , extensive high-altitude basin in Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico
San Pedro Valley (Arizona) , in western
Cochise County, Arizona
Sanpete Valley , a valley in
Sanpete County, Utah
San Rafael Valley , in eastern
Santa Cruz County, Arizona
San Rafael Valley , in central Utah
Santa Clara Valley , runs south-southeast from the southern end of San Francisco Bay in Northern California
Santa Clara River Valley , a valley in
Ventura County, California
Santa Clarita Valley , part of the upper watershed of Santa Clara River in Southern California.
Spanish Valley , a valley in
San Juan County, Utah , just south of
Moab, Utah
Tooele Valley, Utah in western Utah, bordering Nevada. Originates from "tule" , a Spanish word of Aztec origin meaning "
bulrush "
Utah Valley , in northern Utah. Based on a Spanish designation for the
Ute People , "Yuta" , by the
Dominguez-Escalante Expedition in the 1770s. The valley and surrounding area itself were originally named "Nuestra Senora de los Timpanogotiz"
Verde Valley , in central Arizona (green valley)
Wilderness, deserts and dunes
Algodones Dunes , a large
erg (sand
dune field) located in the southeastern portion of
California , near the border with
Arizona and the
Mexican state of
Baja California (cottons ).
Escalante Desert , a desert region located in southwestern
Utah
Manzano Wilderness , in western
Torrance County and eastern
Valencia County, New Mexico (the region received the name when early Spanish settlers discovered ancient apple trees growing a few miles east of the present-day wilderness)
San Gorgonio Wilderness , in the
San Bernardino Mountains
San Pedro Parks Wilderness , located in southern Rio Arriba County in northern New Mexico and part of the Santa Fe National Forest
San Rafael Reef Wilderness , a desert region in central Utah
Sandia Mountain Wilderness , part of
Cibola National Forest , is located east of Albuquerque, New Mexico (watermelon )
Spanish Peaks Wilderness , in
Huerfano County and
Las Animas County, Colorado
Sonoran Desert , a desert in northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States
South San Juan Wilderness , a
Wilderness area located east of
Pagosa Springs, Colorado
Ventana Wilderness , a Federally designated wilderness located in the
Santa Lucia Mountains along the Central Coast of California (window )
Wildlife refuges and protected areas
Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
Baca National Wildlife Refuge
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
Blanca Wetlands , Area of Critical Environmental Concern, or Blanca Wildlife Habitat Area, is an area of the San Luis Valley in Colorado, United States, that serves as a refuge for birds, fish and other wildlife (white )
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
Canelo Hills Cienega Reserve , a protected area in
Canelo Hills , Arizona (brown )
Farallon National Wildlife Refuge
Grand Staircase-Escalente National Monument , the largest national monument in the United States, near
Kanab, Utah
Grulla National Wildlife Refuge
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge
Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge
San Andres National Wildlife Refuge
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge
San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge
San Diego National Wildlife Refuge
San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge
San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge
San Luis National Wildlife Refuge
San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge
San Rafael Reef Wilderness , a recently protected wilderness area in central Utah
Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area , in Colorado (blood of Christ )
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge
Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge
Parks
Agua Caliente County Park , park with geothermally heated springs. The park is located just west of
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park , in eastern San Diego County, California
Alta Lake State Park , a park in the northwest interior of the state of Washington (tall in female)
Alta Plaza Park, in San Francisco's
Pacific Heights neighborhood
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park ,
state park located within the
Colorado Desert of
southern California . The park takes its name from 18th-century Spanish explorer
Juan Bautista de Anza and borrego , the
Spanish word for
bighorn sheep .
Brazos Bend State Park , a state park along the
Brazos River in
Needville, Texas (arms )
Coronado Heights , hill in
Lindsborg, Kansas (named after of
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado , already that it is alleged to be near the place where
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado gave up his search for the
seven cities of gold and turned around to return to Mexico).
Del Norte Park,
West Covina, California
Del Rey Beach State Recreation Site , a state park in Oregon (of king )
De Soto National Memorial , in
Bradenton, Florida
DeSoto Site Historic State Park , a Florida state park located in
Tallahassee, Florida
Dry Tortugas National Park - National park localized west of Key West, Florida
Eldorado Park,
Scottsdale Arizona
Encanto Park,
Duarte, California
Fort Buenaventura State Park , in
Ogden, Utah
Fort De Soto Park , in St. Petersburg, Florida (named for Spanish explorer
Hernando de Soto )
Fort Verde State Historic Park , in
Camp Verde, Arizona
Grijalva Park,
Orange, California
Guadelupe Park,
Salt Lake City, Utah
Escalante Petrified Forest State Park , in Escalante, Utah
Louis H Marrero Park, in
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana (founded in honor to Spanish American politician
Louis H. Marrero ).
Mesa Verde National Park , in
Montezuma County, Colorado
Modesto Park,
Salt Lake City, Utah
Palomar Mountain State Park , in
San Diego County, California (pigeon roost )
Plumas Park,
Reno, Nevada
Plumas-Eureka State Park , California state park located in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Range in Plumas County, California
Presidio of San Francisco , California (former
Presidio and, at present, a park)
Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, in
Reno, Nevada
San Juan Island National Historical Park , on San Juan Island in the state of in Washington
San Pedro Springs Park , in
San Antonio, Texas
San Pitch Recreation Area, located in the western portion of the
Manti-La Sal National Forest and
San Pitch Mountains , in central Utah
Unidad Park,
Los Angeles, California
Verdugo Park , park in the
Verdugo Mountains in the eastern
San Fernando Valley of Southern California (executioner )
Vista Park,
Salt Lake City, Utah
Vista Hermosa Park,
Los Angeles, California
Yuba State Park , a state park in Utah's
Sanpete and
Juab counties
Peninsulas
Other
Acequia Madre de Valero (San Antonio) ("main ['mother'] irrigation canal of Valero")
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro , New Mexico (part), is a part of the United States National Historic Trail system, that was a 1,600-mile (2560-kilometer) long trade route between Mexico City and
San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico , from 1598 to 1882 (The Royal Road of the Interior Land )
Havana on the Hudson , nickname derived from the capital of Cuba,
Havana , and the geographic proximity to the
Hudson River to describe the northern part of
Hudson County, New Jersey .
Los Serranos, Chino Hills, California , a subdivision neighborhood within the city of Chino Hills in San Bernardino County, California
Rincon (surfspot) , a surf spot located at the Ventura and Santa Barbara County line in Southern California (angle or corner )
Río Buenaventura Canal, a major inundation canal near
Salt Lake City, Utah . The canal is primarily responsible for maintaining consistent water levels in the
Great Salt Lake .
Tabasco, New York , a hamlet in
Ulster County, New York
Valverde, New Mexico, the site of the
Battle of Valverde during the
American Civil War
See also
References
^ Davis, Lucile (2003).
The Caddo of Texas . Rosen Publishing. p. 5.
ISBN
9780823964352 .
^ Carvajal, Guillermo (January 13, 2014).
El Desconocido Origen Español del Nombre de Ocho Estados de Norteamérica [The unknown Spanish origin of the name of eight States of North America].
ABC.
Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
^ Bright, William (2004).
Native American placenames of the ... - William Bright - Google Libros .
ISBN
9780806135984 . Retrieved 2011-11-12 .
^ Walter Romig, Michigan Place Names , p. 86
^ Walter Romig, Michigan Place Names , p. 187
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