Places named after the Channel Islands
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A number of places in the world, like the places named after places in other parts of Britain, were named after the Channel Islands, or some place therein. Not all are named directly for one of the islands, but are often named indirectly, such as for another place on the list.
Jersey
- New Jersey
- Jersey Shore, New Jersey
- Jersey City, New Jersey
- Jerseyville, New Jersey
- Clements, Maryland — named after Saint Clement, Jersey[1]
- Jersey, Arkansas
- Jersey, Georgia — named for a Jersey bull, a breed that comes from the island of Jersey[2]
- Jersey, Ohio[3]
- Jersey, Virginia — named after the breed of cattle[4]
- Jersey County, Illinois — named after its county seat and largest city, Jerseyville[5]
- Jersey Township, Jersey County, Illinois
- Jersey Township, Licking County, Ohio — named after New Jersey by settlers from that state[3]
- Jersey Island (California)
- Jerseyville, Illinois — named by a native of New Jersey[5]
Guernsey
- Guernsey, Indiana
- Guernsey, Iowa — named after Guernsey County, Ohio[6]
- Guernsey, Ohio[7]
- Guernsey, Wyoming
- Guernsey County, Ohio[7]
- Sarnia, North Dakota — named for Sarnia, Ontario, which in turn was named for Guernsey (Sarnia is the Latin name for Guernsey)[8]