The United States is chock full of city names borrowed from previously existing locales: Montreal, Missouri. China, New York. Prague, Oklahoma.
In Tennessee alone, we have Athens, Lebanon, Bristol, Jalapa, Wartburg and Gruetli-Laager; there’s Quito and Carthage; Memphis, Milan, Moscow and Manchester; and, of course, Paris.
Tennessee is far from alone in being home to a namesake for the old French capital. There are 11 different states, from Ohio to Idaho, all with a city named Paris.
In fact, it’s become something of a thing in certain travel circles for people — whether for novelty or proximity — to “travel the world” right here in the U.S., complete with stamps in a makeshift passport (which take six weeks and an unflattering photo to acquire) attesting to their adventures.