Random examples from the map:

Virginia state: Richmond, Norfolk, Nags Head,…

Maine: Camden, Portsmouth, Lincoln,…

Ontario: Grimsby, Lincoln, Blackheath,…

etc, etc.

I understand history and understand how it came to be.

But I sometimes feel it's a bit too much. Is there any good literature to read about this phenomenon of naming? Are there any curiosities you can share?


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