A number of places in the world, like the places named after places in other parts of

Britain Britain most often refers to: * The United Kingdom, a sovereign state in Europe comprising the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands * Great Britain, the largest island in the United King ...

, were named after the

Channel Islands The Channel Islands ( nrf, Îles d'la Manche; french: îles Anglo-Normandes or ''îles de la Manche'') are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, ...

, 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. Crown Dependencies

United States

Jersey

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

* Jersey Shore, New Jersey * Jersey City, New Jersey * Jerseyville, New Jersey *

Clements, Maryland Clements is an unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. Clements is located in northern St. Mary's County. ZIP Code 20624—Area Code 301—Time Zone Eastern—Population 1,282. The community derives its name from ...

— named after

Saint Clement, Jersey St Clement (Jèrriais: ''Saint Cliément'') is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. Its parish hall is around south-east of St Helier. The parish has a population of 9,221 and is the second most densely populated. Loca ...

Jersey, Arkansas Jersey is an unincorporated community in Sumpter township which is located in Bradley County, Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Missi ...

* Jersey, Georgia — named for a Jersey bull, a breed that comes from the island of Jersey * Jersey, Ohio * Jersey, Virginia — named after the breed of

cattle Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus ''Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult ma ...

Jersey County, Illinois Jersey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 21,512. The county seat and largest community is Jerseyville, with a population of 8,337 in 2010. The county's smallest incorporated c ...

— named after its county seat and largest city, Jerseyville *

Jersey Township, Jersey County, Illinois Jersey Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,165 and it contained 4,398 housing units. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area ...

Jersey Township, Licking County, Ohio Jersey Township is one of the 25 townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,740, of whom 2,717 lived in the unincorporated part of the township. Geography Located on the western edge of the coun ...

— named after New Jersey by settlers from that state *

Jersey Island (California) Jersey Island is an island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta of Contra Costa County, California, approximately east of Antioch. The bounded on the west by the San Joaquin River- Stockton Deepwater Shipping Channel, on the north by the ...

Jerseyville, Illinois Jerseyville is the largest city in and the county seat of Jersey County, Illinois, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 8,337. Jerseyville is a part of Southern Illinois, the Metro-East region and the St. Lou ...

— named by a native of New Jersey

Guernsey

* Guernsey, Indiana *

Guernsey, Iowa Guernsey is a town in Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 63 at the time of the 2020 census. History Guernsey was platted in 1884. It was named after Guernsey County, Ohio. A post office was first established in Guernsey i ...

— named after Guernsey County, Ohio *

Guernsey, Ohio Guernsey is an unincorporated community in Guernsey County, in the U.S. state of Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of near ...

Guernsey, Wyoming Guernsey is a town in Platte County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,147 at the 2010 census. The town was named for C. A. Guernsey, a cattle rancher. Geography Guernsey is located at (42.267251, −104.743187). According to the U ...

Guernsey County, Ohio Guernsey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,438. Its county seat is Cambridge, and it is named for the Isle of Guernsey in the English Channel, from which many of the county's ear ...

* Sarnia, North Dakota — named for Sarnia, Ontario, which in turn was named for Guernsey (Sarnia is the Latin name for Guernsey)

Canada

Jersey

* Caesarea, Ontario — (Caesarea is thought to be the Latin name for Jersey) *

Hermitage-Sandyville Hermitage-Sandyville is a small town on the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada, with a population of 404 people in the 2021 Census. The main source of income for the community is provided by the aquaculture industry, the local salmon plant and ...

, Newfoundland and Labrador — named after Hermitage Rock, a tidal islet off the coast of

Saint Helier St Helier (; Jèrriais: ; french: Saint-Hélier) is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. St Helier has a population of 35,822 – over one-third of the total population of Jersey – ...

, Jersey *

Jersey Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador Jersey Harbour, also known as Jerseyman's Harbour, is a former small settlement in Fortune Bay on the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The Post Office was established in 1895 and the first Postmistress was Mary White. Jersey Harbour is now con ...

Jerseyside Placentia is a town located in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It consists of the Argentia Industrial Park and amalgamated communities of Townside, Freshwater, Dunville, Southeast, Point Verde and Jerseyside. History The ...

— neighborhood of

Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador Placentia is a town located in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It consists of the Argentia Industrial Park and amalgamated communities of Townside, Freshwater, Dunville, Southeast, Point Verde and Jerseyside. History Th ...

Jerseyville, Ontario Jerseyville is a farming/bedroom community in the rural western area of the former town of Ancaster. The community was initially called ''Jersey Settlement'' by the United Empire Loyalist settlers from New Jersey who settled the area in the late 1 ...

— named for New Jersey by settlers from that state * St. Ouens, Manitoba — named for

Saint Ouen, Jersey St Ouen ( Jèrriais and ) is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is around north-west of St Helier. It has a population of 4,097. The parish is the largest parish by surface area, covering 8,525 vergées (15 km2 ...

, one of its twelve parishes

Guernsey

* Guernsey, Saskatchewan * Guernsey Cove, Prince Edward Island *

Ramea Ramea is a small village in Newfoundland and Labrador located on Northwest Island, one of a group of five major islands located off the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The island is approximately 3.14 km long by 0.93 km wide (1.9 ...

, Newfoundland and Labrador — named for Le Ramée, a neighborhood/street in

Saint Peter Port St. Peter Port (french: Saint-Pierre Port) is a town and one of the ten parishes on the island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It is the capital of the Bailiwick of Guernsey as well as the main port. The population in 2019 was 18,958. St. ...

, the capital of Guernsey *

Sarnia Sarnia is a city in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. It had a Canada 2021 Census, 2021 population of 72,047, and is the largest city on Lake Huron. Sarnia is located on the eastern bank of the junction between the Upper and Lower Great Lakes w ...

, Ontario — named by Lieutenant Governor Sir John Colborne after Guernsey, where he'd previously been lieutenant governor (Sarnia is the Latin name for Guernsey) * Sarnia No. 221, Saskatchewan

Alderney

* Alderney Landing, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Elsewhere

Jersey

Jerseyville, New South Wales Jerseyville is a small village on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia in Kempsey Shire. It is on South West Rocks Road, near South West Rocks. It is situated between Spencers Creek and the Macleay River The Macleay River is a ...

, Australia *

Saint Heliers Saint Heliers is an affluent seaside suburb of Auckland with a population of as of This suburb is popular amongst visitors for the beaches, cafés, and views of Rangitoto Island, the distinctive volcanic island in the Hauraki Gulf. St. Helier ...

, a suburb of

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about ...

, New Zealand (named after

in Jersey)

References

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