A Common Tale: John Smith From Franklin
Could we be running out of names for United States cities?
Did you know that the most common city name in America is a tie between Franklin and Salem? There are 36 instances of each.
According to Wikipedia, here are the most common city names in America.
- Franklin (36)
- Salem (36)
- Washington (32)
- Springfield (31)
- Clinton (30)
- Georgetown (27)
- Greenville (26)
- Madison (26)
- Fairview (26)
- Marion (24)
There are also 17 cities named Portland and 16 cities named Paris. See the complete list at Wikipedia.
One name that didn’t make the list? Well, let’s just say that it’s a Halloween “hotspot“.
