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Likely so. Many of the communities were founded in the early 1800s, and usage of the names of European places and cities for new communities was common. As a result, you have Syracuse (Island of Sicily), Rome (Italy), and Utica (Greece) nearby. However, Vienna is not pronounced like the Austrian Vienna (Vee-en-uh), but rather (Vai-en-uh), with emphasis on a long "i".