How many athens are there in the us

Although small, there is a collection of diaspora Greeks all around Latin America, who keep knowledge of their culture and history alive. Additionally, the Greek Revolution of against the Ottomans inspired many countries in Latin America in their own revolts against the Spanish.

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Follow GR on Google News and subscribe here to our daily email! GR News. Greek News. You might know of ancient Olympia , mount Olympus , or maybe the Olympic Games and they are share a common Greek origin.

Olympia was a plain in the Peloponnese region of Greece, that was sacred to the Greek gods, later it gave its name to the mountains where the 12 Olympians lived. Another fun fact, the giant statue of Zeus, considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was made in Olympia.

The statue was destroyed around the 5th century AD and only representations of it survive to this day. Marathon is a small town outside of Athens, that has existed since ancient times. According to the story, a runner by the name Pheidippides, was tasked with running back to Athens to announce the good news.

The distance? Roughly 40 km. Later, the marathon became the long distance running sport we are all so familiar with. Want to hear something more interesting? The origin is often attributed to mythology, and more specifically a fight between two of the 1 2 Olympian Gods of Mount Olympus , Athena and Poseidon for the naming rights. As is evident, the goddess Athena won. If we were to calculate the cities outside of the United States, we would have almost 60 places around the world that share this wonderful name.

Crete — one of the largest islands in Greece and the Mediterranean often mentioned in Greek mythology. Delphi — the oracle of god Apollo in Central Greece. On of the theories is that the name was given because it reminded explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano of the island of Rhodes in Greece. You must be logged in to post a comment.

Have you ever wondered why there are so many US cities with Greek names? What are the major American cities with Greek names? Most common Greek names for cities in the United States. Atlas — more than 22 places In Greek mythology Atlas was one of the Titans. Survey Manual. There are no official definitions of city, town, village, hamlet, neighborhood, etc. All named entities with human habitation are classified as Populated Place, including incorporated places 20 percent of the Nation's communities , unincorporated places the majority , housing developments not yet incorporated, and neighborhoods within incorporated places.

The most frequently occurring community name varies through the years. In a past year, it was "Midway" with occurrences and "Fairview" in second with More recently, "Fairview" counted and "Midway" The name "Springfield" is often thought to be the only community name appearing in each of the 50 States, but at last count it was in only 34 states.

The most recent count shows "Riverside" with occurrences in 46 States; only Alaska, Hawaii, Louisiana, and Oklahoma not having a community so named. Board on Geographic Names BGN , contains information about the official names for places, features, and areas in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the territories and outlying areas of the United States, including If urban legend is correct, the world turned upside down on October 19, The Patriots defeated the British at the Siege of Yorktown, paving the way for American Independence and starting an enduring trend for town names.

During this year, National Atlas of the United States and The National Map will transition into a combined single source for geospatial and cartographic information. Photograph shows the city of Fort Collins, CO with mountains in the background. Mount Hood in the not-so-far distance beyond Downtown Portland, Oregon. Skip to main content. Search Search. Mapping, Remote Sensing, and Geospatial Data. Apply Filter.

Does the Geographic Names Information System Database contain entries for obsolete names and historical geographic features that no longer exist?