Miami People - Places Named For The Miami

Places Named For The Miami

A number of places have been named for the Miami nation:

  • Miami, Oklahoma
  • Fort Miami (Indiana), Michigan, and Ohio
  • Great Miami River in Ohio
  • Miami Valley, Ohio
  • Little Miami River in Ohio
  • Maumee River
  • Miami County, Indiana, Ohio, and Kansas
  • Miami University in Oxford, Ohio

Miami, Florida, is not named for the Miami nation, but rather for the Mayaimi tribe of Florida.

The state soil of Indiana is called Miami.

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