Orange County, Texas

On the radio this morning I heard a newscaster refer to Orange County, Texas. "Texas?," I says to myself, I says, "Texas? Orange County is in California. Hmmm. I wonder if there's an Orange County in every state."

Nope. Not even close. In fact, an exhaustive search (of 2 sites) yields the conclusion that there isn't any place name that's found in all 50 states. The most common names for cities and towns appear to be:

• Riverside (46 states),
• Centerville (45),
• Fairview (43),
• Franklin (42),
• Midway (40),
• Fairfield (39),
• Pleasant Valley (39),
• Troy (39), --that's TROY!--
• Liberty (38), and
• Union (38).

The most common names for counties are:

• Washington (31),
• Jefferson (28),
• Franklin (26),
• Jackson (25),
• Lincoln (24),
• Madison (20),
• Clay (20),
• Union (18),
• Montgomery (18).

You're welcome.