Hillsboro vs Machias

Hillsboro

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

  • 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. 

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

  • 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. 

Machias

name
  • A town, the county seat of Washington County, Maine, United States. 

  • A town and census-designated place therein, in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States; named after the river in Maine, where the settlers originated. 

  • An island in Grand Manan archipelago, Atlantic Ocean. Ellipsis of Machias Seal Island. 

  • A census-designated place in Snohomish County, Washington, United States; named after the town in Maine, where the founder originated. 

  • A river in Maine, United States. Ellipsis of Machias River. 

  • An inlet in Washington, Maine, United States, a bay on the Gulf of Maine. Named after the river, which empties into the bay. Ellipsis of Machias Bay. 

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