List of biblical place names in North America

North America has numerous places named after biblical towns and places. While most of them are in the eastern United States, very few are in the west and in Canada.

Province/
State
Subdivision Place Biblical Place First Biblical Mention
(according to KJV order of books)
Alabama AL Limestone County Athens Athens Acts 17:15
Houston County Dothan[1] Dothan Genesis 37:17
Cullman County & Marshall County Joppa Jaffa Joshua 19:46
Etowah County & Marshall County Sardis City Sardis Revelation 3:1
Alaska AK Unorganized Borough Bethel Bethel Genesis 12:8
Unorganized Borough Elim Elim Exodus 15:27
Arizona AZ Maricopa County Phoenix Phoenix Acts 27:12
Arkansas AR Crittenden County Jericho Jericho Numbers 22:1
Saline County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
Benton County Siloam Springs[2] Shiloah Luke 13:4
British Columbia BC Vancouver Jericho Beach Jericho Numbers 22:1
California CA Contra Costa County Antioch[3] Antioch Acts 6:5
Monterey County Carmel-by-the-sea[4] Carmel Joshua 12:22
Colorado CO Pueblo County Beulah Beulah Isaiah 62:4
Connecticut CT New Haven County Bethany Bethany Matthew 21:7
Fairfield County Bethel Bethel Genesis 12:8
Litchfield County Bethlehem Bethlehem Genesis 35:19
New London County Bozrah Bozrah Genesis 36:33
Litchfield County Canaan Canaan Genesis 9:18
Litchfield County Goshen Goshen Genesis 45:10
Tolland County Hebron Hebron Genesis 13:18
New London County Lebanon Lebanon Deuteronomy 1:7
Fairfield County New Canaan Canaan Genesis 9:18
New London County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
Litchfield County Sharon Sharon 1 Chronicles 5:16
Delaware DE Sussex County Bethany Beach Bethany Matthew 21:7
Sussex County Bethel Bethel Genesis 12:8
Sussex County Rehoboth Beach Rehoboth Genesis 26:22
Florida FL Volusia County New Smyrna Beach Smyrna Revelation 2:8
Georgia (U.S. state) GA Clarke County Athens Athens Acts 17:15
Barrow County Bethlehem Bethlehem Genesis 35:19
Richmond County Hephzibah[5] Hephzibah 2 Kings 21:1
Carroll County Mount Zion Zion 2 Samuel 5:7
Floyd County Rome Rome Acts 2:10
Upson County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
Cobb County Smyrna Smyrna Revelation 2:8
Illinois IL Menard County Athens Athens Acts 17:15
Moultrie County Bethany Bethany Matthew 21:7
McHenry County Hebron Hebron Genesis 13:18
St. Clair County Lebanon Lebanon Deuteronomy 1:7
Macon County Mount Zion Zion 2 Samuel 5:7
Peoria County Rome Rome Acts 2:10
Marion County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
Lake County Zion Zion 2 Samuel 5:7
Indiana IN Elkhart County Goshen Goshen Genesis 45:10
Porter County Hebron Hebron Genesis 13:18
Sullivan County Jericho Jericho Numbers 22:1
Boone County Lebanon Lebanon Deuteronomy 1:7
Noble County Rome City Rome Acts 2:10
Washington County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
Iowa IA Fayette County Illyria Township Illyria Romans 15:19
Henry County Rome Rome Acts 2:10
Henry County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
Kansas KS Dickinson County Abilene Abilene Luke 3:1
Smith County Lebanon Lebanon Deuteronomy 1:7
Kentucky KY Boone County Hebron Hebron Genesis 13:18
Marion County Lebanon Lebanon Deuteronomy 1:7
Robertson County Mount Olivet Mount of Olives Zechariah 14:4
Livingstone County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
Louisiana LA Claiborne Parish Athens Athens Acts 17:15
Maine ME Somerset County Athens Athens Acts 17:15
Oxford County Bethel Bethel Genesis 12:8
Somerset County Canaan Canaan Genesis 9:18
Oxford County Gilead Gilead Genesis 31:21
Oxford County Hebron Hebron Genesis 13:18
York County Lebanon Lebanon Deuteronomy 1:7
Aroostook County Mars Hill Areopagus Acts 17:22
Kennebec County Rome Rome Acts 2:10
Maryland MD Montgomery County Damascus Damascus Genesis 14:15
Wicomico County Hebron Hebron Genesis 13:18
Harford County Joppatowne Jaffa Joshua 19:46
Massachusetts MA Hampshire County Goshen Goshen Genesis 45:10
Franklin County New Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
Bristol County Rehoboth Rehoboth Genesis 26:22
Essex County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
Norfolk County Sharon Sharon 1 Chronicles 5:16
Michigan MI Calhoun County Athens Athens Acts 17:15
Benzie County Beulah Beulah Isaiah 62:4
Branch County Gilead Township Gilead Genesis 31:21
Minnesota MN Anoka County Bethel Bethel Genesis 12:8
Stearns County Zion Zion 2 Samuel 5:7
Mississippi MS Alcorn County Corinth Corinth Revelation 1:11
Neshoba County Philadelphia Philadelphia Revelation 1:11
Missouri MO Harrison County Bethany Bethany Matthew 21:7
Shelby County Bethel Bethel Genesis 12:8
Cedar County Jerico Springs Jericho Numbers 22:1
Laclede County Lebanon Lebanon Deuteronomy 1:7
Harrison County Mount Moriah Moriah Genesis 22:2
Dent County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
Nebraska NE Thayer County Gilead Gilead Genesis 31:21
Thayer County Hebron Hebron Genesis 13:18
Richardson County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
New Brunswick NB Queens County Damascus Damascus Genesis 14:15
Westmorland County Jericho Jericho Numbers 22:1
Albert County Hebron Hebron Genesis 13:18
Newfoundland and Labrador NL Newfoundland Mount Moriah Moriah Genesis 22:2
New Hampshire NH Grafton County Bethlehem Bethlehem Genesis 35:19
Grafton County Canaan Canaan Genesis 9:18
Grafton County Hebron Hebron Genesis 13:18
Grafton County Lebanon Lebanon Deuteronomy 1:7
Rockingham County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
New Jersey NJ Hunterdon County Bethlehem Township Bethlehem Genesis 35:19
Hunterdon County Lebanon Lebanon Deuteronomy 1:7
Camden County Mount Ephraim Mount Ephraim Joshua 19:50
Salem County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
New Mexico NM Valencia County Belen Bethlehem Genesis 35:19
McKinley County Rehoboth Rehoboth Genesis 26:22
Doña Ana County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
New York (state) NY Greene County Athens Athens Acts 17:15
Suffolk County Babylon Babylon Genesis 11:9
Genesee County Bethany Bethany Matthew 21:7
Sullivan County Bethel Bethel Genesis 12:8
Albany County Bethlehem Bethlehem Genesis 35:19
Columbia County Canaan Canaan Genesis 9:18
Fulton County Ephratah Ephrath Genesis 35:19
Orange County Goshen Goshen Genesis 45:10
Washington County Hebron Hebron Genesis 13:18
Nassau County Jericho Jericho Numbers 22:1
Yates County Jerusalem Jerusalem Joshua 10:1
Madison County Lebanon Lebanon Deuteronomy 1:7
Saratoga County Malta Malta Acts 28:1
Essex County Moriah Moriah Genesis 22:2
Oneida County Rome Rome Acts 2:10
Washington County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
North Carolina NC Pitt County Bethel Bethel Genesis 12:8
Alexander County Bethlehem Bethlehem Genesis 35:19
Madison County Mars Hill Areopagus Acts 17:22
Montgomery County Mount Gilead Gilead Genesis 31:21
Wayne County & Duplin County Mount Olive Mount of Olives Zechariah 14:4
McDowell County Nebo Nebo Numbers 32:3
Burke County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
Forsyth County Winston-Salem[6] Salem Genesis 14:18
North Dakota ND Morton County Hebron Hebron Genesis 13:18
Ohio OH Athens County Athens Athens Acts 17:15
Cuyahoga County Berea Veria Acts 17:10
Clermont County Bethel Bethel Genesis 12:8
Morrow County Mount Gilead Gilead Genesis 31:21
Licking County Hebron Hebron Genesis 13:18
Monroe County Jerusalem Jerusalem Joshua 10:1
Warren County Lebanon Lebanon Deuteronomy 1:7
Adams County Rome Rome Acts 2:10
Columbiana County & Mahoning County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
Oklahoma OK Oklahoma County Bethany Bethany Matthew 21:7
Pottawatomie County Bethel Acres Bethel Genesis 12:8
Marshall County Lebanon Lebanon Deuteronomy 1:7
Ontario ON Leeds and Grenville United Counties Athens Athens Acts 17:15
Kawartha Lakes Bethany Bethany Matthew 21:7
Wellington County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
Oregon OR Washington County Bethany Bethany Matthew 21:7
Clackamas County Damascus Damascus Genesis 14:15
Linn County Lebanon Lebanon Deuteronomy 1:7
Marion County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
Pennsylvania PA Lehigh County & Northampton County Bethlehem Bethlehem Genesis 35:19
Northumberland County Dalmatia Dalmatia 2 Timothy 4:10
Lehigh County Emmaus Emmaus Luke 24:13
Lancaster County Ephrata Ephrath Genesis 35:19
Lebanon County Lebanon Lebanon Deuteronomy 1:7
Northampton County Nazareth Nazareth Matthew 2:23
Philadelphia County Philadelphia[7] Philadelphia Revelation 1:11
Bradford County Rome Rome Acts 2:10
Centre County Zion Zion 2 Samuel 5:7
Prince Edward Island PE Prince County Hebron Hebron Genesis 13:18
Quebec QC Montérégie Béthanie Bethany Matthew 21:7
Rhode Island RI Washington County Galilee Galilee Joshua 20:7
Washington County Jerusalem Jerusalem Joshua 10:1
Saskatchewan SK Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244 Ebenezer Eben-Ezer 1 Samuel 4:1
South Carolina SC Greenwood County Promised Land Promised Land Genesis 9:18
Oconee County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
South Dakota SD McCook County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
Tennessee TN McMinn County Athens Athens Acts 17:15
Wilson County Lebanon[8] Lebanon Deuteronomy 1:7
Shelby County Memphis[9] Memphis Hosea 9:6
Loudon County Philadelphia Philadelphia Revelation 1:11
Texas TX Taylor County & Jones County Abilene[10] Abilene Luke 3:1
Henderson County Athens Athens Acts 17:15
Collin County & Denton County Hebron[11] Hebron Genesis 13:18
Hall County Memphis Memphis Hosea 9:6
Castro County Nazareth Nazareth Matthew 2:23
Wise County Rhome Rome Acts 2:10
Utah UT Sanpete County Ephraim Mount Ephraim Joshua 19:50
Grand County Moab Moab Genesis 19:37
Utah County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
Salt Lake County South Jordan Jordan River Genesis 13:10
Salt Lake County West Jordan Jordan River Genesis 13:10
Vermont VT Windham County Athens Athens Acts 17:15
Essex County Canaan Canaan Genesis 9:18
Orange County Corinth Corinth Acts 18:1
Lamoille County Eden Eden Genesis 2:8
Chittenden County Jericho Jericho Numbers 22:1
Virginia VA Washington County Damascus Damascus Genesis 14:15
Loudoun County Mount Gilead Gilead Genesis 31:21
Russell County Lebanon Lebanon Deuteronomy 1:7
Roanoke County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
Washington (state) WA Grant County Ephrata[12] Ephrath Genesis 35:19
Whitman County Tekoa Tekoa 1 Chronicles 2:24
West Virginia WV Mercer County Athens Athens Acts 17:15
Brooke County Bethany Bethany Matthew 21:7
Ohio County Bethlehem Bethlehem Genesis 35:19
Tucker County Canaan Valley Canaan Genesis 9:18
Harrison County Salem Salem Genesis 14:18
Wisconsin WI Marathon County Athens Athens Acts 17:15
Jefferson County Hebron Hebron Genesis 13:18
Dodge County Lebanon Lebanon Deuteronomy 1:7
Waupaca County Lebanon Lebanon Deuteronomy 1:7
Adams County Rome Rome Acts 2:10
Jefferson County Rome Rome Acts 2:10

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