Indiana
- Bourbon
- Clermont
- Decatur
- Decatur County
- Delaware County
- De Motte
- Dubois County
- Fayette
- Fayette County
- Fremont
- French Lick
- Fugit
- Gary (a French surname)
- Jay County
- La Crosse
- La Fontaine
- La Porte (named by French explorers travelling up from the south, this area was the first clearing or "door" out of the heavy woods to the south.)
- La Porte County
- Lafayette (named for the French general, Marquis de Lafayette)
- LaGrange County
- Ligonier
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Montpelier
- Orange County
- Orleans
- Portage
- Saint Leon, Indiana
- St. Paul
- Terre Haute ("High Ground")
- Vernon
- Versailles
- Vevay
- Vincennes (named for François Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes)
Read more about this topic: List Of U.S. Place Names Of French Origin
Famous quotes containing the word indiana:
“Can’t get Indiana off my mind, that’s the place I long to see.”
—Robert De Leon (1904–1961)
“The Statue of Liberty is meant to be shorthand for a country so unlike its parts that a trip from California to Indiana should require a passport.”
—Anna Quindlen (b. 1952)
“If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn’t be here. It’d still be waiting for an environmental impact statement.”
—Ronald Reagan (b. 1911)