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Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area

The Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula Combined Statistical Area is made up of five counties in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region. The statistical area consists of the Gulfport-Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Pascagoula Metropolitan Statisti ...

Hagerstown, Maryland

Hagerstown is a city in northwestern Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Washington County, and one of the largest cities in a region known as Western Maryland. The population of Hagerstown city according to 2008 estimates by the Un ...

Hail! Minnesota

Hail! Minnesota is the state song of Minnesota. It began at the University of Minnesota in the early 1900s when some students decided to honor their graduating class with a new song. In 1945, the Minnesota State Legislature approved the tune as t ...

Haines City, Florida

Haines City is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. As of 2007, the Economic and Business Research at the University of Florida estimated that the citys population was 18.748. Thus making it the third largest city by population in the c ...

Hamilton County, New York

Hamilton County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, 4.836 people lived there. The county seat is Lake Pleasant. The county is named after Alexander Hamilton, the only member of the New York State delegation who signe ...

Hampton Roads

Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water and a metropolitan area in Southeastern Virginia, United States. It is made up of Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA metropolitan area. Hampton Roads is known for its military bases, its ice- ...

Harlem

Harlem is a big neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It was a village independent of New York City until 1873. Most of the people in Central Harlem are African-American. Most of the people in West and East Harlem are Hispanic. ...

Harrison County, Indiana

Harrison County is a county in the far southern part of the U.S. state of Indiana along the Ohio River. The county was created in 1808. As of 2010, 39.364 people lived there. The county seat is Corydon. Corydon used to be capital of Indiana.

Harrison, New York

Harrison is a town in Westchester County, New York. It is about 22 miles northeast of Manhattan. The population was 27.472 at the 2010 census. According to Forbes magazine, Harrison is the 326th richest place in the United States. The median pric ...

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Harrisonburg is a city in Rockingham County, Virginia. It had 48.914 people at the 2010 census. Harrisonburg is the county seat of Rockingham County. Harrisonburg is home to James Madison University and Eastern Mennonite University.

Cape Hatteras

Cape Hatteras is a cape on the coast of North Carolina. It is the point that protrudes the farthest to the southeast along the northeast-to-southwest line of the Atlantic coast of North America, making it a key point for navigation along the east ...

Havre, Montana

Havre is the county seat and largest city in Hill County, Montana, in the United States. Havre is nicknamed the crown jewel of the Hi-Line. It is said to be named after the city of Le Havre in France. As of the 2010 census the population was 9.31 ...

Hawthorne, California

Hawthorne is a city in Los Angeles County, California. Its population is 84.112. The area was first settled by the Shoshonian Indians during the 1500s.

Hegewisch, Chicago

Hegewisch is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located on the citys far south side. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Riverdale and South Deering to the west, the East Side to the north, the village of Burnham to the south ...

Helena, Montana

Helena is the capital city of the U.S. state of Montana. It is also the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. About 28.000 people lived there in 2010. Surrounding features include Spring Meadow Lake State Park, Lake Helena, Helena National Fores ...

Hemet, California

Hemet is a city in the San Jacinto Valley in Riverside County, California. It covers a total area of 27.8 square miles, about half of the valley, which it shares with the neighboring city of San Jacinto. The population was 78.657 at the 2010 census.

Henderson County, North Carolina

The county was made in 1838 from the southern part of Buncombe County. It was named for Leonard Henderson, Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1829 to 1833.

Henry County, Ohio

Henry County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28.215. Its county seat is Napoleon. The county was created in 1820. It is named for Patrick Henry.

High Island, Texas

High Island is an unincorporated area in Galveston County, Texas. It is in the extreme eastern part of the county on Bolivar Peninsula, less than one mile from Chambers county and less than two miles from Jefferson county. As of 1990, 500 people ...

High Rock Lake

High Rock Lake is a reservoir lake located in Davidson and Rowan counties of North Carolina. It serves as a border between them. It is a reservoir for hydroelectric power generation. It is the northernmost of the Uwharrie Lakes. High Rock is the ...

Holland, Michigan

Holland, Michigan is a city in western Michigan, United States. About 33.279 people live in Holland as of 2012. Holland is famous for its Tulip Time festival, held every May. The festival was named Best Small Town Festival by Readers Digest.

Houston

Houston is the largest city in the state of Texas. It is the fourth-largest city in the United States. As of 2019, it had a population of over 2 million people. Sylvester Turner became the mayor of Houston in 2015 is. Houston is named for Sam Hou ...

Houston County, Alabama

Houston County is a county in the state of Alabama, United States It is the newest county in Alabama, as it was only created on 9 February 1903. It is named after the former state Governor George Smith Houston. The county seat is Dothan.

Howard, Kansas

Howard was created in 1870. It was incorporated as a city in 1877. Howard was named after Oliver O. Howard. He was a Union Army general during the Civil War, and he created Howard University. The first post office in Howard was created in Februar ...

Hudson Valley

The Hudson Valley is a valley of the Hudson River. It runs from about Westchester County to Albany. The Hudson River valley runs in a north-south direction across eastern New York State. There are many rock types in the valley. This includes Tria ...

Hull, Florida

Hull, Florida is an unincorporated community in Southwest DeSoto County, Florida. About 150 people live there. Hull had a creosote tie treating plant for the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railroad. The railroad was bought by the Seaboard Air Line ...

Hyde Park, Chicago

Hyde Park is a community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan seven miles south of the Chicago Loop. Hyde Park is home to the University of Chicago, the Museum of Science and Industry, and two o ...

Idaho

Idaho is a state in the northwestern United States, and the 43rd admittance to the union. Idaho became a state in 1890, and it is the 11th largest state in land area, and the 14th largest in total area land and water. Despite this, the population ...

University of Idaho

The University of Idaho is a public university in Moscow, Idaho. The university has about 11.957 students. It was founded in 1889. The current president of the university is M. Duane Nellis.

Illinois

Illinois is a state in the United States. Its capital is Springfield and its largest city is Chicago. It is bordered to the north by Wisconsin, to the west by Iowa and below that, by Missouri. To the south-east, Illinois is bordered along the Ohi ...

Illinois River

The Illinois River is a river in the United States. It is in the state of Illinois. It is an important tributary of the Mississippi River. The length of the river is about 439 km.

Independence Hall

Independence Hall is a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is called Independence Hall because the Declaration of Independence was passed there. The United States Constitution was also written there. It served as the capital of th ...

Independence, California

Independence is a census-designated place in Inyo County, California. It is the county seat of the county. The population was 669 at the 2010 census, up from 574 at the 2000 census. Independence is 41 miles 66 kilometres south-southeast of Bishop ...

Independence, Missouri

Independence was created on March 28, 1827. It was an important place for the Oregon Trail. This is because the trail started here. Independence had two battles in the American Civil War. One is the on August 11, 1862. The other is the on October ...

Indian Wells, California

Indian Wells is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley. It is in the Palm Springs area near Palm Desert, La Quinta, and Indio. For the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 3.816. It has the highest proportio ...

Ironton, Ohio

Ironton is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is the county seat of Lawrence County. 11.129 people lived there in the 2010 census. It is located in southernmost Ohio along the Ohio River, the city includes the Downtown Ironton Historic District.

Irvine, California

Irvine is a city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mostly made by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. The city was formally incorporated on December 28, 1971. The 69.7 square mile city has a population of about 21 ...

Irvington, New York

Irvington, sometimes known as Irvington-on-Hudson, is an rich suburban village in the town of Greenburgh in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River, 20 miles 32 km north of midtown Manhat ...

Ishpeming, Michigan

Ishpeming is a city in Marquette County, Michigan, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total of 6.686 people living in it. There used to be more people in the 1950s and 1960s, when the iron ore mines were in full operation.

Jackson Park (Chicago)

Jackson Park is a 500-acre park on Chicagos South Side, located at 6401 South Stony Island Avenue in the Woodlawn community area. It extends into the South Shore and Hyde Park community areas, bordering Lake Michigan and several South Side neighb ...

Jackson Township, New Jersey

Jackson Township is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The Township of Jackson was named after Andrew Jackson. About 43.000 people lived there as of the year 2002.

Jackson, Michigan

Jackson is a city in lower mid-Michigan. It was started in 1829. It is named after Democratic President Andrew Jackson. Jackson is the home town of several well-known people. One of whom is the first African-American Super Bowl winning coach, Ton ...

Jeff Davis County, Texas

Jeff Davis County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2010, 2.342 people lived there. The county seat is Fort Davis. The county is named for Jefferson Davis, the 23rd United States Secretary of War and President of the Confederate States o ...

Jefferson (proposed Pacific state)

The State of Jefferson is a proposed U.S. state that would span mostly rural area of southern Oregon and northern California. This region on the Pacific Coast is the most famous of several that have sought to adopt the name of Thomas Jefferson, t ...

Jefferson City, Missouri

Jefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri. It is also county seat of Cole County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43.079. Jefferson City was named after Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. Jeffe ...

Jefferson County, Alabama

Jefferson County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. The county was named after Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States. The county has the largest population of all other counties in Alabama. As of the 2000 U.S. census, ...

Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Jefferson Parish is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Most of the suburbs of New Orleans are in this parish. Because of this Jefferson parish has the most population in the state.

Jefferson Park, Chicago

Jefferson Park is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, located on the Northwest Side of the city. The neighborhood of Jefferson Park occupies a larger swath of territory. Jefferson Park is bordered by the community areas of Norwood Park to t ...

Johnston Atoll

Johnston Atoll is an island in the Pacific Ocean. It is a property of the United States. The military used the Island for many things including a re-fueling location for planes going overseas, a chemical weapons ammunition storage facility, and a ...

Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam

Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam is a United States Navy and United States Air Force base in the U.S. state of Hawaii, on the south shore of Oahu. The navy base was started in 1899 and merged with the air force base in 2010. It is 8 miles west of d ...