List of place names of Scottish origin in the United States

Following is a list of placenames of Scottish origin which have subsequently been applied to parts of the United States by Scottish emigrants or explorers.

There are some common suffixes. Brae in the Scots language means "hillside" or "riverbank". Burgh, alternatively spelled Burg, means "city" or "town". There are some other names based on Scottish names for natural features.

Alabama

Douglas Inverness, Bullock County Inverness, Shelby County Lauderdale County Lawrence County Lenox Lynn Marshall County McIntosh McKenzie

Alaska Anderson Hope Houston Kincaid Park Point MacKenzie

Arizona

Arlington Black Rock Burnside Cameron Charleston Clifton Duncan Elgin Glendale Hope Kirkland McMillianville Saint Johns

Arkansas

Crawford County Dallas County Fordyce Knoxville Lake Hamilton McDougal McNab McNeil McRae Scotia Scott

California

Albany Ben Lomond Mountain AVA & Ben Lomond, California Bonny Doon Campbell Carmichael Cheviot Hills Denny (Denny, Falkirk) Dixon (Dickson) Galt Gilroy Glendale Inverness Irvine Kelso Loch Lomond (Reservoir nr Ben Lomond) Millbrae Montrose Ross Scotia Scotts Valley Stewartville Sunny Brae Watsonville

Colorado

Adams County Arlington Avon Burns Clifton Craig Crawford Dallas Duncan Dunton Fort Lyon Fleming Fraser Garfield Georgetown Glendale Gleneagle Glenwood Springs Greenland Hamilton Henderson Hillside Inverness Jamestown Kirk Lochbuie McCoy Middleton Moffat Montrose Morrison Orchard Roxborough Park Sawpit Springfield Sterling Waverly

Connecticut Scotland

Delaware

Adams Crossroads Andersons Corner Arden Armstrong Clayton Drummond Hill Dunleith Faulkland Fenwick Island Garfield Park Georgetown Glasgow Glasgow Station Halls Landing Hamilton Park Houston Kirkwood McClellandville McDonalds Crossroads McKays Corners Milltown Milton Monroe Park Murrays Corner New Market Newport Oakley Red Lion Ross Scotts Corner Thompson

District of Columbia

Douglass Dumbarton Park Dunbar Garfield Heights Georgetown Logan Circle Marshall Heights McLean Gardens Montrose Park Mount Vernon

Florida

Aberdeen Campbellton Charleston Park Clifton Dunbar Heights Dundee Dunedin, from Dun Eideann, Scottish Gaelic for Edinburgh Fort Lauderdale Hamilton County Highland Park Highlands County Interlachen Inverness Irvine Lake Charleston Lake Hamilton Lee County Macclenny McIntosh Melrose Milton Paisley Paxton Port Richey Royal Terrace

Georgia

Aberdeen Albany Argyle (old spelling of Argyll) Arlington Buchanan Campbell County Campbellton Clarkston Clayton Clyde (this is a place in a city in Scotland) Crawford Crawford County Culloden Dalton Darien (see Darien scheme) Dawson County Douglas Dunbar Duncan Ridge East Albany Ellerslie Flemington Fort Gordon Fort McAllister Fort McIntosh Fort McPherson Fort Stewart Fulton County Georgetown (2 Counties) Gibson Glenloch Glenwood Gordon Greenwood Hamilton Harris County Houston County Hunter Hills Johnson County Kingston Kirkwood Lake Sinclair Lenox (Lennox) Leslie Livingston Lyons Mansfield McDuffie County McIntosh County McIntyre McRae McWhorter Meigs Monroe County Montgomery County Montrose Morningside Mount Vernon Murray County New Hope Newton New Town Norman Park Oakwood Patterson Royston Scotland Scotts Crossing Stewart County Turner County Waverly Whitfield County Williamson Young Harris

Idaho Aberdeen Drummond McCall McCammon Mackay Wallace

Illinois

Albany Bannockburn Bellmont Bonnie Broughton Caledonia Dundee Township (2 counties) Dunfermline East Dundee East Gillespie Elgin (named after a Scottish hymn) Glasgow Glencoe Glenwood Inverness Lanark Midlothian West Dundee

Indiana

Aberdeen, Ohio County Aberdeen, Porter County Abington Adams Albany Alexandria Alford Ashley Avon Ayrshire Barr Township Barrick Corner Belmont Blaine Bloomfield Bridgeton Buchanan Burns City Caledonia Campbell Township Campbelltown Castleton Charlestown Clifton Colburn Cowan Dunbar Bridge Dundee Dunlap Edinburgh Elliott Fincastle Georgetown Gifford Glen Eden Glendale Glenwood Green Hill Greenfield Guthrie Hamilton County Harwood Hope Hough Creek Houston Inverness Iona Jamestown Keith Ridge Kelso Township Kennedy Kingsford Heights Kingston Kirk Hill Kyle Lake Bruce Lewis Linwood Logan Lynn Lyons Mackey Mackie Mansfield Markle Marshall McAllister Bridge McCallister Hill McCameron McClelland McClures Lake McCormicks Creek McCracken Creek McCrea Hill McCutchanville McFadden Creek McIntyre Creek McKillip Ditch McKinley Milltown Milport Milton Monroe Morton Mount Ayr Mount Sterling Mount Vernon Mull Murray New Albany (named after Albany, New York, in turn named after Alba) New Hope Newburgh Newton Stewart North Highland Oak Hill Oakley Ossian (after MacPherson's Ossian) Perth Preston Rob Roy Ross Rutherford Scotchtown Scotland Scott Scott Corner Scott County Scotts Ridge Scottsburg Stanley Sterling Heights Stewart Upland Wallace Waverly West Middleton Winfield Youngs Corner

Iowa

Adams Albany Allerton Alloway Creek Anderson Andrews Angus Argyle Arlington Armstrong Ashton Avon Ayrshire Barclay Barnes Bell Creek Belmont Berwick Blaine Blairsburg Blairstown Bluebell Creek Bruce Buchanan County Burnett Creek Burnside Caledonia Cameron Campbell Creek Ceres Charleston Clayton Clyde Coulter Covington Craig(s) Crawford Crawfordsville Crombie Dale Dallas Dean Dewar Douglas Township Dumfries Dunbar Duncan Dundee Dunlap Dysart Edinburg Elgin Elrick Junction Fraser Fulton Garfield Township Gifford Glasgow Glenwood Greenfield Hamilton Harris Henderson Hepburn Highland Township Howe Humeston Jamestown Kennedy Kingston Kinross Kirkville Lake MacBride Lamont Lenox Leslie Lewis Littleton Livingston Loch Ayr Loch Burns Logan Lynn Lyon MacKey Magill Creek Malcom Marshall Maud Maxwell McCallsburg McClelland McClure Creek McCreath Creek McFarland Park McGregor McGruder Creek McIntire McIntosh Woods State Park McMaster Creek McNeil Ditch McPherson Melrose Milton Monroe Montrose Morningside Morton Mount Ayr Mount Sterling Mount Vernon Murray New Albany Newton Ossian (Ossian) Paton Patterson Rock Glen Ross Ruthven Scotch Grove Scotch Glen Scott Scott County Scott Township Sinclair Stanhope Stanley Sterling Stewart Creek Stuart Tennant Wick Williamson

Kansas Athol (Atholl) Logan County Scott County

Kentucky Aberdeen Glasgow Glencoe Glenview

Louisiana

Albany Alexandria Bernice Cameron & Cameron Parish Clayton Gretna Henderson Livingston & Livingston Parish Lockport Mansfield Martin McNary Monroe Scott Simpson South Mansfield Stanley Wallace

Maine North Berwick

Maryland

Aberdeen Abington Arden on the Severn Ashton Athol Belhaven Beach Benfield Birkwood Estates Blackwater Bonnie Brae Bonnie Brook Braeburn Burnside Acres Bushwood Campbell Carmichael Castleton Chapel Woods Charleston Charlestown Charlton Chevy Chase (see "The Ballad of Chevy Chase") Church Hill Clayton Manor Clifton Beach Clydesdale Acres Collison Corner Cove Craigtown Dalton Drummond Dunwood Ellerslie Elliot Fenwick Ferguson Furnace Gilmore Glen Glen Burnie Glen Farms Glenarden Glenarm Glencoe Glenelg Glenn Dale Green Hill Greenfield Estates Greenock Hamilton Harris Harwood Highfield Highland Highland Park Highlandtown Hope Hutton Kilburnie Kings Park Kingston Kirkwood Knollwood Leslie Lewis Lime Kiln Linton Springs Loch Haven Loch Lynn Heights Lochearn Longridge Longwoods Lyons Creek Mayfield McAlpine McCleans Corner McComas Beach McConchie McCoole McCoys Ferry McDaniel McDonald McGhiesport McHenry McKay Beach McKenzie Melrose Midlothian, Maryland Milton Montrose Morningside Mount Vernon Muirkirk New Market Newburg Oakley Oakwood Oldtown Park Hall Preston Red Hill Red Point Redhouse Redland Scarff Scotland Scotland Beach Scots Fancy St. Andrews Stanley Starr Walston Waverly Whiteford Wilton Farm Wolf Hill Woolford

Massachusetts

Aberdeen Alford Ashfield Athol (Atholl) Belmont Blackburn Brodie Mountain Campbell Falls Charlestown Clayton Cunningham Park Dalton Douglas East Douglas East Mansfield Farr River Fife Brook Glendale Glenwood Hamilton Highland Highland Park Howe Lamberton Brook Lenox (Lennox) Lenox Dale Lewis Island Linwood Longwood Mansfield Marshall Corner McDonald Brook McIver Brook McKnight McLean Reservoir Melrose Monroe Montrose Mount Sterling Mount Vernon Mungo Corner New Lenox Paxton Renfrew Riverside Scott Corners South Athol South Hamilton Stanley Sterling Wallace Pond Ward Hill Waverley West Brookfield West Mansfield West Newton West Northfield West Sterling

Michigan

Adams Township Alba Alma Arden Argyle Arlington Township Armstrong Corners Ashton Ayr Barnes Lake Belmont Bloomfield Brookfield Bruce Crossing Buchanan Burnside Burnside Calderwood Caledonia Caledonia Township (three townships) Campbell Castleton Township Charleston Chester Churchill Township Clarkston Clayton Clifton Mill Clyde Covington Crawford Crossroads Dale Douglas Drummond Dryburg Duncan Township Dundee East Highland Ewen Fenwick Ferguson Corners Fife Lake Fulton Galloway Glencoe Glendale Glengary, Commerce Township, Michigan Glenwood Gordon Grant Greenfield Village Guthrie Gregory, Undilla Township Hamilton Hamilton Township (three townships) Harris Hatton Henderson Highland Inverness Township Jamestown Kelso Junction Kingford Kingston Kinross Lenox Township Leslie Lewiston Linwood Livingston Livingston County Lockport Lockwood Lyons Mansfield Martin Mayfield McBain McBrides McClain State Park McClure McComb Corner McDonald McFarland McGregor McIntyre Landing McIvor McKain Corners McKinley McLeods Corner McMillan Melrose Township Middleton Milton Moffatt Township Monroe Montrose Morey Mount Vernon Muir Munroe Township Murray Lake New Dalton Newburg Newfield Township Newhaven Township Newkirk Township Newport North Adams North Leslie Oakley Paxton Preston Corners Redford Riverside Ross Royston Saint Johns Salisbury Scott Lake Scottdale Scotts South Greenwood South Lyon South Monroe Stanley Corners Sterling Stirlingville Stronach Temple Wallace Waverly West Highland

Minnesota

Albany Annandale Argyle Caledonia Caledonia Township Dumfries Dundas Dundee EdinaFrom Settlement to Suburb: The History of Edina, Minnesota by Paul Hesterman, Published by the Edina Historical Society, 1988 Elgin Fergus Falls Glasgow Township, Wabasha County Glencoe Harris Iona Lismore Montrose Nevis Rothsay

Mississippi Aberdeen Belmont Bruce Caledonia Covington County Crawford Duncan Fulton Inverness

Missouri

Adams Township Alba Albany Alexandria Allendale Allenton Anderson Angus Arden Argyle Arlington Armstrong Ashley Ashton Athol Avon Barnes Creek Baxter Ponds Berwick Township Blackburn Blackwater Blair Ridge Bloomfield Bridgeton Buchanan County Burns Bute Caledonia Cameron Campbell Campbellton Carrington Celt Charlton Charleston Clarkton Clayton Cliff Clifton Clyde Corry Cove Covington Cowan Bluff Craig Crawford County Crossroads Crown Center Cunningham Township Dallas County Dalton Dean Douglas County Drum Duncan Dundee Dunlap Dunn Dye Dykes East Dallas Township East Fulton Township Fenwick Ferguson Flemington Forbes Ford City Fort Davidson Fulton Furnace Creek Galloway Georgetown Glasgow Glasgow Village Glen Town Glenaire Glenallen Glencoe Glendale Glenwood Gordon Creek Grant City Greenfield Greenwood Gretna Guthrie Township Halls Hamilton Harris Hartwell Harwood Halton Hecla (see Hecla, South Uist, Scotland) Henderson Hermitage Highland Township Hope Houston Hume Hunter Jamestown Jedburg Kelso Kenmoor Kinloch Kirk Kirkwood Kyle Lenox Leslie Lewis County Linn Little Burns Mountain Livingston County Loch Leonard Lake Lockwood Logan Lynn Mansfield Marshall Maud Mayfield McAllister Springs McBaine McBride McClure Cave McCormick Cave McCracken McDaniel Lake McDonald County McDowell McGill Creek McHenry Hollow McIntosh McKee Spring McKenzie Creek McKinley McKinney Creek McLean Creek McMinn Spring McMullin McMurry Spring McMurtrey McQueen Bend McWilliams Creek Melrose Mercer Middleton Township Midland Township Monroe County Montrose Mount Sterling Mount Vernon Township Murray Township North Galloway Township North Patton