These are the list of renamed places in the United States --- various political and physical entities in the U.S. that have had their names changed, though not by merger, split, or any other process which was not one-to-one. It also generally does not include differences due to a change in status, for example, a "River Bluff Recreation Area" that becomes "River Bluff State Parkway".
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- Limestone was named Maysville after John May, a surveyor, clerk and land owner in the area in 1787 when the town was formed. The post office opened as "Limestone" and kept that name from 1794 to 1799.
- Cold Spring (1731–1761) became Belchertown (1761–Present).
- Gay Head (1870-1998) became Aquinnah (1998–Present) after residents voted to approve the name change in 1997.[58]
- Manchester (1645–1989) became Manchester-By-The-Sea (1989–Present).
- Trimountaine (1625-1630) became Boston (1630-Present).[59]
- Blackwell's Island became Welfare Island in 1921, and is now Roosevelt Island.[66]
- Blythebourne is now Borough Park, Brooklyn.[67]
- Brooklyn Village is now Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn.[68]
- Boswijck is now Bushwick, Brooklyn.[69]
- Breuckelen is now Brooklyn.
- Bush Terminal is now Industry City, Brooklyn.[70]
- Conyne Eylandt is now Coney Island, Brooklyn.[71]
- Cookie Hill is now Whitestone, Queens.[72]
- Crow Hill is now Crown Heights, Brooklyn.[73]
- Cuckoldstown is now Richmondtown, Staten Island.[74]
- Elliottville is now Livingston, Staten Island.[74]
- Gravesende is now Gravesend, Brooklyn.
- Greenwijck is now Greenwich Village, Manhattan.[75]
- Linoleumville is now Travis, Staten Island.[74]
- Middelburgh became Newtown, and is now Elmhurst, Queens.[76]
- Midwout, also known as Vlackebos is now Flatbush, Brooklyn.
- Nieuw Amersfoort is now Flatlands, Brooklyn.
- Noten Eylandt (Nutten Island) is now Governors Island.[77]
- Norton's Point is now Sea Gate, Brooklyn.[78]
- Oostwoud is now East New York, Brooklyn.[79]
- Pigtown is now Wingate, Brooklyn.[80]
- Ponkiesbergh is now Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.[81]
- Pralltown is now Chelsea, Staten Island.[74]
- Prospect Hill is now Park Slope, Brooklyn.[82]
- Roode Hoek is now Red Hook, Brooklyn.[83]
- Rugby is now East Flatbush, Brooklyn.[84]
- Rustdorp is now Jamaica, Queens.[85]
- Union Place is now Cypress Hills, Brooklyn.[86]
- Vlissengen is now Flushing, Queens.[87]
- Yellow Hook is now Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.[88]
- Yserberg (or Iron Hill) is now Todt Hill, Staten Island.[89]
- Hamburgh (later Hamburg) is now Glenville.
- The towns of Leaksville, Spray, and Draper were consolidated and became the city of Eden in 1967.[95]
- Coal Creek became Lake City in 1936, after the completion of Norris Dam, which created Norris Lake. Later, it was renamed to Rocky Top.
- The territory that became Utah was known as Deseret when first settled by Latter-Day Saints in 1847
- Parley's Park City became shortened to Park City
- Fort Utah became Provo
- The area known as Provo Bench became Orem before the city's incorporation in 1919
- The valley in which the town of Jackson is located was originally known as Jackson's Hole and is now Jackson Hole. (The town's name has never contained the word "Hole".)
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