U.S. Cities by Letter - C

A large portion of what is today the most populous city in Illinois was destroyed by fire in 1871.

Ohio’s capital and most populous city.

The most populous city of North Carolina was named for the queen consort of King George III.

The second most populous city in Colorado. Does anything spring to mind?

Ohio’s second most populous city is sometimes pejoratively referred to as “the mistake on the lake.” It shares its name with a U.S. President, although it was not named for him.

The name of this Texas coastal city means “body of Christ” in Ecclesiastical Latin.

The third most populous Ohio city has major league baseball, football, and soccer teams.

The name of this Arizona city is also a term that refers to a person who makes and sells candles.

This California city’s name means “pretty view” in Spanish.

The second most populous Virginia city has access to its namesake bay via the Elizabeth River.

This Florida city, founded in 1957, has 400 miles of (mostly) navigable canals. If the two words in its name were reversed, the result might describe a pinkish-orange garment that could be worn by a super-hero.

Georgia’s second most populous city has a namesake in Ohio.

Tennessee’s fourth largest city is mentioned in the title of a train-themed song popularized by Glenn Miller and his orchestra.

The seventeenth largest municipality in North Carolina was named after the head of the Sons of Temperance. Its name is a homophone of a word meaning “support and move (someone or something) from one place to another.”

The name of Tennessee’s fifth largest city featured in the title of an anti-war song recorded by The Monkees … another train-themed song!

The home of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation and Monster Beverage Corporation, the name of this California city is the Spanish word for “crown.”

The Civil War began in the harbor of what is now the most populous city in South Carolina.

The capital of South Carolina is the home of the University of South Carolina.

The economy of the second largest city in Iowa is based on grain processing, not on whitewater rushing beneath coniferous trees … as its name suggests.

This suburb of Dallas, Texas is the headquarters for Halliburton and Motel 6. Its name is a combination of a Christmas song and a unit of weight.

The landscaping and sign laws in this Florida city are so strict that its tallest building has only 12 stories and its first McDonald’s restaurant was denied its iconic golden arches sign. Its name might describe bouncy coils made of marine invertebrates.

Known locally as “CoMo,” this Missouri city has a namesake in South Carolina.

This California city has a namesake in New Mexico. It also shares its name with the king who united all the Frankish tribes under his rule in the 4th and 5th centuries CE.

Home to the main campus of Texas A&M University, this city — combined with neighboring Bryan — make up the thirteenth largest metro area in Texas.

This suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina shares its name with a variety of grape.

This Massachusetts city is a Boston suburb that was named in honor of an English university.

Much of the property in this Florida city’s downtown is owned by the Church of Scientology. Its name describes a certain non-murky liquid.

The namesake of this California city is a New Mexico cavern system.

This California city shares its name with a Massachusetts town that was the site of one of the first battles of the American Revolution.

The name of this California city literally means “table coast” in Spanish, although the word meaning “table” probably refers to a geographic feature, rather than an item of furniture.

The eleventh largest city of Colorado was named to commemorate the state’s admission to the Union 100 years after the Declaration of Independence was signed.

This Indiana city was originally named “Bethlehem” and has a namesake-by-the-Sea in California.

The name of this Texas city contains two syllables. The first syllable is also a word that means “an instance of deceiving or tricking someone.” The second describes fish eggs.

The name of this California city can mean “little” or “boy” in Spanish, and can also be a personal name.