Show POPULAR TOWN NAMES if someone were to ask you what is the most popular name for towns m the united states what would you guess unless you had checked up the names in the united states postal guide it is safe to say that you would not hit upon the right name in a dozen guesses of course washington would suggest itself also springfield possibly pans but neither of them is the leader although washington stands in the second mark the most popular town name in the united states is clinton of which there are 30 having post offices next comes chester florence and washington with 28 towns of each name then clayton madison manon and troy 27 glenwood kingsport King sport newport and salem 26 ashland and center ville 25 there are 24 CIeve lands and the same number of spang fields several of them being important cities other names range from this number downward there is only one new york but two Chi cagos 6 and 8 oits the outstanding popularity of the name clinton is somewhat difficult to underhand under sand although two statesmen of that name were very prominent in the early days of the republic george clinton was the first governor of the state of new york and was vice president of the united states at the time of his death in 1812 his nephew dewitt clinton was also governor of new york and an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency being defeated by madison whether it be through the fame of these statesmen or the euphony of the name itself clinton is the favorite name for towns in the united states |