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• Naperville, Illinois – Joseph Naper
• Nashmead, California – J. Nash (first postmaster)
• Nashville, Tennessee – Francis Nash
• Neals Diggins, California – Sam Neal (founder)
• Nelson, California – A.D. Nelson (early settler)
• Nelson, New Hampshire – Viscount Horatio Nelson (British admiral and naval hero)
• New Franklin, Missouri and New Franklin, Ohio – Benjamin Franklin
• New Marlborough, Massachusetts – John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough (indirectly, via Marlborough, Massachusetts)
• New Orleans, Louisiana – Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
• New Port Richey, Florida – Captain Aaron M. Richey
• New York City, New York – James of York and Albany
• Newbert, California – Leander Newbert (first postmaster)
• Newcastle, Maine – Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
• Newell, California – Frederick Haynes Newell
• Newellton, Louisiana – Edward D. Newell
• Newfane, Vermont – John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland
• Newport, New Hampshire – Henry Newport (English soldier and statesman)
• Newton, Texas – John Newton (soldier of the American Revolutionary War)
• Nichols, California – William H. Nichols (landowner)
• Nick's Cove, California – Nick Kojich (restaurateur)
• Nickerson, Kansas – Thomas Nickerson (ATSF president)
• Nielsburg, California – Arthur C. Neill (first postmaster)
• Niles, Fremont, California – Addison Niles
• Norden, California – Charles Van Norden (water company official)
• Norman, Oklahoma – Abner E. Norman (surveyor)
• North Adams, Massachusetts – Samuel Adams (indirectly, via Adams, Massachusetts)
• North Cleveland, Texas – Charles Lander Cleveland (local judge) (indirectly, via Cleveland, Texas)
• North Fort Myers, Florida – Col. Abraham C. Myers
• Nortonville, California – Noah Norton (founder)
• Norwell, Massachusetts – Henry Norwell (dry goods merchant)
• Notleys Landing, California – Godfrey Notley (founder)
• Nottingham, New Hampshire – Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham