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Old 09-22-2020, 08:36 PM
 
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And then there is Kansas City. Guess it can't stand alone since KCMO's little bro right next door is KCKS. If it weren't for KCMO, KCKS would definitely stand alone since it bears the name of the state it is in.

Iowa City, is another one that doesn't need a state since it too is named after the state it is in.
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Old 09-22-2020, 08:51 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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And then there is Kansas City. Guess it can't stand alone since KCMO's little bro right next door is KCKS. If it weren't for KCMO, KCKS would definitely stand alone since it bears the name of the state it is in.

Iowa City, is another one that doesn't need a state since it too is named after the state it is in.
California, PA; Indiana, PA.

Here's a list someone else made:
Wyoming, Minnesota
Minnesota, California
California, Georgia
Georgia, Kansas
Kansas, Vermont
Vermont, Indiana
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, Alabama
Alabama, New York
New York, Florida
Florida, Ohio
Ohio, Texas
Texas, Maryland
Maryland, Louisiana
Louisiana, Missouri
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Old 09-22-2020, 09:01 PM
 
Location: Omaha, Ne
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I think these mid major metros with around a 1 million or so population are worthy of no state identifier-

Omaha, Albuquerque, Tucson, Tulsa, El Paso, Birmingham, Fresno, Grand Rapids, and (maybe) Bakersfield.

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Old 09-22-2020, 09:51 PM
 
Location: Washington DC
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California, PA; Indiana, PA.

Here's a list someone else made:
Wyoming, Minnesota
Minnesota, California
California, Georgia
Georgia, Kansas
Kansas, Vermont
Vermont, Indiana
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, Alabama
Alabama, New York
New York, Florida
Florida, Ohio
Ohio, Texas
Texas, Maryland
Maryland, Louisiana
Louisiana, Missouri
Also Maryland Heights in Missouri.
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Old 09-22-2020, 09:55 PM
 
Location: Chicago, IL
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And then there is Kansas City. Guess it can't stand alone since KCMO's little bro right next door is KCKS. If it weren't for KCMO, KCKS would definitely stand alone since it bears the name of the state it is in.

Iowa City, is another one that doesn't need a state since it too is named after the state it is in.
Same goes for Michigan City, Indiana
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Old 09-22-2020, 10:11 PM
 
Location: Earth
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What about Springfield?
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Old 09-22-2020, 10:26 PM
 
Location: Northern Virginia
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California, PA; Indiana, PA.

Here's a list someone else made:
Wyoming, Minnesota
Minnesota, California
California, Georgia
Georgia, Kansas
Kansas, Vermont
Vermont, Indiana
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, Alabama
Alabama, New York
New York, Florida
Florida, Ohio
Ohio, Texas
Texas, Maryland
Maryland, Louisiana
Louisiana, Missouri

I always thought it quite funny that there's a California University based in California, PA. At least they officially call it "California University of Pennsylvania", perhaps to reduce the potential of lawsuits from angry foreign students who imagined beaches and year-round warmth but got Pittsburgh instead. Prior to the 80s it went by "California State College" which I'm sure could be seen as *slightly* misleading.
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Old 09-22-2020, 10:29 PM
 
Location: South Beach and DT Raleigh
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After 40+ years associated with the city, I've never heard of anyone confusing Raleigh as being in Virginia.
In fact, NC cities are more likely to be confused with South Carolina; this is especially true for Charlotte. It also gets confused with Charlottesville, and the two Charlestons.

My additional list would include a lot of places in Florida including Miami Beach, Key West, Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, and maybe even Tampa. I'd also include Memphis, Nashville, and Kansas City. There's also probably some small resort type places like Aspen & Napa that don't need a state either as their brands are strong enough on their own.
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Old 09-22-2020, 10:42 PM
 
Location: Knoxville, TN
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According to the Associated Press style guide, some American cities are considered well-known enough they don’t need a state abbreviation. This makes sense, since most people know where they’re located. Here’s the full list of U.S. cities that fall under this criteria, according to the AP.

Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Miami
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Antonio
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington

Are there any cities you think should be added to the above list? Have Austin, Charlotte, etc. become well-known enough that they should be added?

Any on the list you feel are not well-known enough and may require the state?
It sounds like the rule is if you have a major league sports franchise. OK Green Bay is missing, but otherwise, the one unifying factor is that all of these cities have professional sports.
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Old 09-22-2020, 11:10 PM
 
Location: Georgia, USA
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Of course some of those names on that list are also found it other states and other countries for that matter, I think the point they were getting at is that those "major cities" are pretty well-known both within the US and outside of the US.

A lot of smaller cities in other states that share the same name are because they were named after the major city, kind of like an honor to them, I'm sure that is the case for Philadelphia, MS!

Heck there's like 7 or 8 Bostons in the US, one in AL, GA, IN, KY, MO, NY (that one has 8,000 people in it!), PA and TX.
Boston, GA, Pop 1314!

I am a lifelong GA resident and had never heard of it. There are subdivisions with more people than that.
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