Hillsboro vs Troy

Hillsboro

name
  • A city in Wisconsin. 

  • 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. 

  • 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 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. 

Troy

name
  • A city in Michigan. 

  • A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Troy Township. 

  • A surname from Old French derived from the city Troyes in France. 

  • A small city, the county seat of Doniphan County, Kansas. 

  • A male given name transferred from the surname, but today associated with the classical city. 

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

  • A town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. 

  • A township and town therein, in Perry County, Indiana. 

  • A town, the county seat of Montgomery County, North Carolina. 

  • A city, the county seat of Pike County, Alabama. 

  • A city, the county seat of Miami County, Ohio. 

  • A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin. 

  • An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey. 

  • A town and unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin. 

  • A city, the county seat of Rensselaer County, New York. 

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