Hillsboro vs Salem

Hillsboro

name
  • An unincorporated community in Henry County, Indiana; named for its relatively high elevation. 

  • A city in Iowa. 

  • A town in Fountain County, Indiana; named for the area's hilly terrain. 

  • A city in Kansas; named for early settler John Gillespie Hill. 

  • A city, the county seat of Traill County, North Dakota; named for Canadian-American railroad official James J. Hill. 

  • A town in West Virginia; named for early settler John Hill. 

  • A census-designated place in New Mexico. 

  • A city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Illinois; perhaps named for the area's hilly terrain, or for Hillsborough, North Carolina. 

  • A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. 

  • An unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia. 

  • An unincorporated community in Kentucky. 

  • A city, the county seat of Highland County, Ohio; named for nearby hills. 

  • A town in Loudoun County, Virginia. 

  • A city in Wisconsin. 

  • A census-designated place in Tennessee. 

  • A census-designated place in Mississippi. 

  • A small town in Caroline County, Maryland. Not to be confused with Hillsborough in Prince George's County. 

  • A town in Alabama. 

  • A city, the county seat of Hill County, Texas; named for its county. 

  • A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Missouri; a translation of Monticello (literally “little mount”), the home of President Thomas Jefferson. 

  • A city, the county seat of Washington County, Oregon; named for early settler and Oregon politician David Hill. 

  • An unincorporated community in Georgia, United States; named for early settlers John and Isaac Hill. 

Salem

name
  • A city, the county seat of Washington County, Indiana. 

  • The capital city of Oregon, United States and the county seat of Marion County. 

  • A municipality of Stockholm, Sweden. 

  • A town in Montserrat, which was evacuated and later resettled. 

  • A city, the county seat of Marion County, Illinois. 

  • A census-designated place in Saline County, Arkansas. 

  • A city, the county seat of Salem County, New Jersey. 

  • A city, the county seat of Fulton County, Arkansas. 

  • A city, the county seat of Dent County, Missouri. 

  • An unincorporated community in Pike County, Arkansas. 

  • A town and a district in Tamil Nadu, India. 

  • The biblical place ruled by Melchizedek; mostly identified with Jerusalem. 

  • A city in Massachusetts, United States and one of the two county seats of Essex County; the site of infamous witch-hunts, trials and executions in 1692. 

  • A city, the county seat of McCook County, South Dakota. 

  • An independent city, the county seat of Roanoke County, Virginia. 

  • A female given name from Hebrew. 

  • An unincorporated community and former town, now in Salem Lakes, Kenosha County, Wisconsin. 

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