This is a list of places in the United States named for George Washington:
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Counties
33 states have/have had a county or equivalent
- Washington County, Alabama
- Washington County, Arkansas
- Washington County, Colorado
- Washington County, D.C., a former subdivision of the district, abolished in 1871
- Washington County, Florida
- Washington County, Georgia
- Washington County, Idaho
- Washington County, Illinois
- Washington County, Indiana
- Washington County, Iowa
- Washington County, Kansas
- Washington County, Kentucky
- Washington Parish, Louisiana
- Washington County, Maryland
- Washington County, Maine
- Washington County, Minnesota
- Washington County, Missouri
- Washington County, Mississippi
- Washington County, Nebraska
- Washington County, New York
- Washington County, North Carolina
- Washington County, Ohio
- Washington County, Oklahoma
- Washington County, Oregon
- Washington County, Pennsylvania
- Washington County, Rhode Island
- Washington County, South Dakota, a former county of South Dakota (1883-1943)
- Washington County, Tennessee
- Washington County, Texas
- Washington County, Utah
- Washington County, Virginia
- Washington County, Vermont
- Washington County, Wisconsin
Cities, towns, villages, etc.
- George, Washington
- Georgetown, Kentucky
- Washington, Georgia
- Washington, Pennsylvania
- Washington, D.C., the U.S. capital
- Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania
- Washington Terrace, Utah
- Washington, Kansas
- Washington, Illinois
- Washington, Indiana
- Washington, Iowa
- Washington, Missouri
- Washington, New Jersey
- Washingtonville, New York
- Washington, North Carolina
- Washington Court House, Ohio
Education
- Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky
- The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
- Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania
- Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia
- Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland
- Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
Forts
- Fort Washington, a fortified position near the north end of Manhattan Island during the American Revolutionary War
- Fort Washington, a frontier outpost at Cincinnati, Ohio
- Fort Washington, a still-extant earthworks fortification in Cambridge, Massachusetts from the Siege of Boston
- Fort Washington, Maryland
- Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
Parks
- Washington Crossing State Park in New Jersey
- Washington Park, Florida
- Washington Park, Illinois
- Washington Park, North Carolina
- Washington Square Park, New York City
- Washington Square Park, Philadelphia
Ports
Neighborhoods
Transportation
- George Washington Bridge, crossing from New Jersey to New York
- George Washington Memorial Parkway in D.C., maintained by the U.S. National Park Service
Other
- Washington, the U.S. state
- Washington Island in Wisconsin
- Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas
Some of the locations below may be named for George Washington:
- the 241 townships in the United States named Washington; see Washington Township
- the 15 mountains, town, city, and four neighborhoods named Mount Washington
- the 2 villages named Washingtonville
- the 26 other cities and 1 village named Washington; see Washington (disambiguation)
Cincinnati, Ohio is indirectly named for George Washington. The city is named for the Society of the Cincinnati, named itself to honor George Washington by comparing him to the Roman general Cincinnatus. Places named for George Washington outside of the United States include:
- George Washington Street (Serbian: Улица Џорџа Вашингтона/Ulica Džordža Vašingtona) in Belgrade, Serbia
- Washington Avenue (Italian: Viale Washington) in Rome, Italy
- Washington Avenue (German: Washington Allee) in Hamburg, Germany
- Washington Island, a coral atol belonging to Kiribati
- Washington Street (French: Rue Washington) in Paris, 8th arrondisement
- George Washington Avenue (Spanish: Avenida George Washington) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
