I’d argue the majority of English-based naming though are in the original 13 colonies and were named prior to 1776. Having lived on both coasts, it sure seems that is the case.
A lot of the other places are likely due to later immigrants building their own communities west of those colonies, and then there are a lot of coincidences as well.
And then there’s a ton of cities named after Bible references.
They were still Europeans when they did the naming
Not necessarily. The majority of current US was colonised long after it became an independent state.
I’d argue the majority of English-based naming though are in the original 13 colonies and were named prior to 1776. Having lived on both coasts, it sure seems that is the case.
A lot of the other places are likely due to later immigrants building their own communities west of those colonies, and then there are a lot of coincidences as well.
And then there’s a ton of cities named after Bible references.
True. Not a ton of "New"s out west, but there is certainly a lot of repetition.