This is a list of cities in America by founding year and present-day country.
| Year
| City
| State or province
| Country
| Notes
|
| 700 BC
| Ticul
| Yucatan
| Mexico
|
| 500 BC
| Cholula
| Puebla
| Mexico
|
| 300 BC
| Teotihuacan
| México
| Mexico
| In the Valley of Mexico, North America's largest Pre-Columbian city. [1]
|
| 200
| Mitla
| Oaxaca
| Mexico
|
| 650
| Cahokia
| West-central Illinois
| United States
|
| 1000
| Acoma Pueblo and Taos Pueblo
| New Mexico
| United States
|
| 1050
| Motul
| Yucatan
| Mexico
|
| 1100
| Oraibi
| Arizona
| United States (Hopi Reservation)
| [2]
|
| 1325
| Tenochtitlan
| Distrito Federal
| Mexico
| Later called Mexico City
|
| 1498
| Santo Domingo
| Distrito Nacional
| Dominican Republic
| Capital of the Dominican Republic. Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in the Americas.
|
| 1510
| Nombre de Dios
| Colon
| Panama
| Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Panama.
|
| 1511
| Baracoa
| Guantánamo
| Cuba
| Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Cuba, former capital of Cuba.
|
| 1514
| Santiago
| Santiago
| Cuba
|
| 1515
| Havana
| Havana
| Cuba
| Current Capital of Cuba
|
| 1519
| La Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz, (Veracruz)
| Veracruz
| Mexico
| Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Mexico.
|
| 1519
| Panama City
|
| Panama
| First European city on the Pacific coast of the Americas
|
| 1521
| San Juan
| Puerto Rico
| United States
| Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Puerto Rico, and in the United States.
|
| 1524
| Granada
| Granada
| Nicaragua
| Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Nicaragua.
|
| 1532
| São Vicente
| São Paulo
| Brazil
| Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Brazil, oldest Portuguese established settlement in the New World.
|
| 1532
| Oaxaca
| Oaxaca
| Mexico
|
| 1536
| San Pedro Sula
| Cortés
| Honduras
|
| 1540
| Campeche
| Campeche
| Mexico
|
| 1541
| St. John's
| Newfoundland and Labrador
| Canada
| Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Canada, oldest English established settlement in the Americas
|
| 1542
| Guadalajara
| Jalisco
| Mexico
|
| 1553
| São Bernardo do Campo
| São Paulo
| Brazil
|
|
| 1554
| São Paulo
| São Paulo
| Brazil
|
|
| 1558
| Mérida, Venezuela
| Merida
| Venezuela
|
|
| 1565
| Saint Augustine
| Florida
| United States
| Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in the continental United States. Preceded by Puerto Rican colonies, Pensacola, Florida, which was destroyed in 1559, and Fort Caroline, destroyed in 1565.
|
| 1596
| Monterrey
| Nuevo León
| Mexico
|
| 1597
| Portobelo
| Colón
| Panama
|
| 1598
| Parras
| Coahuila
| Mexico
|
| 1599
| Tadoussac
| Quebec
| Canada
| Oldest continuously inhabited French established settlement in the Americas, oldest European established settlement in Quebec.
|
| 1604
| Port Royal
| Nova Scotia
| Canada
|
| 1607
| Jamestown
| Virginia
| United States
|
| 1608 | Quebec City | Quebec | Canada
|
| 1610 | Kecoughtan, Virginia | Virginia | United States
|
| 1610 | Santa Fe, New Mexico | New Mexico | United States
|
| 1610 | Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada
|
| 1612 | St. George's, Bermuda | | Bermuda | Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Bermuda.
|
| 1620 | Plymouth, Massachusetts | Massachusetts | United States
|
| 1623 | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | New Hampshire | United States
|
| 1623 | New Castle, New Hampshire | New Hampshire | United States
|
| 1623 | Rye, New Hampshire | New Hampshire | United States | [3]
|
| 1623 | Gloucester, Massachusetts | Massachusetts | United States
|
| 1625 | New Amsterdam | New York | United States | Now New York City.
|
| 1626 | Salem, Massachusetts | Massachusetts | United States
|
| 1627 | Basseterre | | Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
| 1628 | Bridgetown | | Barbados
|
| 1630 | Boston, Massachusetts | Massachusetts | United States
|
| 1631 | Saint John, New Brunswick | New Brunswick | Canada
|
| 1632 | Williamsburg, Virginia | Virginia | United States
|
| 1632 | St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | | Antigua and Barbuda
|
| 1634 | Green Bay, Wisconsin | Wisconsin | United States
|
| 1634 | St. Mary's City, Maryland | Maryland | United States
|
| 1634 | Trois-Rivières, Quebec | Quebec | Canada
|
| 1634 | Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles | | Netherlands Antilles
|
| 1635 | Concord, Massachusetts | Massachusetts | United States
|
| 1636 | Providence, Rhode Island | Rhode Island | United States
|
| 1637 | Hartford, Connecticut | Connecticut | United States |
[4]
|
| 1638 | Hampton, New Hampshire | New Hampshire | United States |
|
| 1638 | New Haven, Connecticut | Connecticut | United States |
[5]
|
| 1638 | Wilmington, Delaware | Delaware | United States | Grew from Fort Christina, part of the New Sweden colony.
|
| 1638 | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Massachusetts | United States
|
| 1639 (prior to) | St. Marks, Florida | Florida | United States | [6]
|
| 1639 | Bridgeport, Connecticut | Connecticut | United States
|
| 1639 | Newport, Rhode Island | Rhode Island | United States
|
| 1642 | Montreal, Quebec | Quebec | Canada
|
| 1642 | Lexington, Massachusetts | Massachusetts | United States | [7]
|
| 1643 | Basse-Terre | | Guadeloupe | Territorial capital.
|
| 1649 | Annapolis, Maryland | Maryland | United States
|
| 1659 | Ciudad Juárez | | Mexico
|
| 1659 | Jamestown, Saint Helena | | Saint Helena
|
| 1660 | Placentia, Newfoundland | Newfoundland | Canada | French Capital unil 1713, originally called Plaisance
|
| 1660 | Rye, New York | New York | United States
|
| 1664 | Albany, New York | New York | United States
|
| 1665 | Port-de-Paix | Nord-Ouest Department | Haiti
|
| 1666 | Newark, New Jersey | New Jersey | United States
|
| 1668 | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | Michigan | United States | [8], oldest city in Michigan.
|
| 1670 | Charleston, South Carolina | South Carolina | United States
|
| 1673 | Kingston, Ontario | Ontario | Canada | Grew from Fort Frontenac.
|
| 1680 | South Orange, New Jersey | New Jersey | United States | Grew from Newark (later Orange).
|
| 1681 | Cockburn Town | | Turks and Caicos Islands
|
| 1682 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | United States
|
| 1682 | Norfolk, Virginia | Virginia | United States
|
| 1683 | Dover, Delaware | Delaware | United States
|
| 1693 | Kingston, Jamaica | | Jamaica
|
| 1696 | Rimouski, Quebec | Quebec | Canada
|
| 1698 | Pensacola, Florida | Florida | United States
|
| 1699 | Biloxi, Mississippi | Mississippi | United States
|
| 1699 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Louisiana | United States
|
| 1701 | Detroit, Michigan | Michigan | United States
|
| 1702 | Mobile, Alabama | Alabama | United States
|
| 1706 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | New Mexico | United States
|
| 1709 | Chihuahua | | Mexico
|
| 1710 | Chatham, New Jersey | New Jersey | United States | On land purchased in 1680.
|
| 1715 (prior to) | Kekionga | Indiana | United States | Capital of the Miami tribe.
|
| 1716 | Natchez, Mississippi | Mississippi | United States | Dates to the founding of Fort Rosalie by the French.[9]
|
| 1718 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Louisiana | United States
|
| 1718 | San Antonio, Texas | Texas | United States
|
| 1719 | Trenton, New Jersey | New Jersey | United States
|
| 1725 | Concord, New Hampshire | New Hampshire | United States
|
| 1728 | Fredericksburg, Virginia | Virginia | United States
|
| 1729 | Baltimore, Maryland | Maryland | United States
|
| 1733 | Richmond, Virginia | Virginia | United States | [10]
|
| 1733 | Savannah, Georgia | Georgia | United States
|
| 1738 | Fort Rouge | Manitoba | Canada | Now Winnipeg, Manitoba.
|
| 1749 | Alexandria, Virginia | Virginia | United States
|
| 1749 | Port-au-Prince | Ouest Department | Haiti
|
| 1749 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Nova Scotia | Canada
|
| 1749 | Windsor, Ontario | Ontario | Canada
|
| 1750 | Erie, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | United States | Grew from the French Fort Presque Isle.
|
| 1754 | Augusta, Maine | Maine | United States
|
| 1755 | Charlotte, North Carolina | North Carolina | United States
|
| 1758 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | United States
|
| 1761 | Charlottesville, Virginia | Virginia | United States
|
| 1762 | Shepherdstown, West Virginia | West Virginia | United States | Originally known as Mecklenburg.
|
| 1762 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | United States | Incorporated as Northamptontown.
|
| 1763 | St. Louis, Missouri | Missouri | United States
|
| 1763 | Burlington, Vermont | Vermont | United States
|
| 1769 | San Diego, California | California | United States | Grew from Presidio of San Diego.
|
| 1770 | Monterey, California | California | United States | Grew from Presidio of Monterey. Original capital of California [11]
|
| 1775 | Lexington, Kentucky | Kentucky | United States
|
| 1775 | Boonesborough, Kentucky | Kentucky | United States | Grew from Fort Boonesborough, built by pioneer Daniel Boone.
|
| 1776 | San Francisco, California | California | United States
|
| 1777 | San Jose, California | California | United States | Originally known as El Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe, the first town in the Spanish colony of Nueva California, which later became Alta California.
|
| 1778 | Louisville, Kentucky | Kentucky | United States | Grew from Fort Nelson, established by explorer George Rogers Clark.
|
| 1779 | Nashville, Tennessee | Tennessee | United States | Grew from Fort Nashborough.
|
| 1781 | Montpelier, Vermont | Vermont | United States
|
| 1781 | Los Angeles, California | California | United States
|
| 1785 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | United States
|
| 1785 | Asheville, North Carolina | North Carolina | United States | [12]
|
| 1786 | Columbia, South Carolina | South Carolina | United States
|
| 1786 | Florissant, Missouri | Missouri | United States | Originally known as St. Ferdinand.
|
| 1786 | Tallahassee, Florida | Florida | United States
|
| 1786 | Frankfort, Kentucky | Kentucky | United States
|
| 1786 | Portland, Maine | Maine | United States
|
| 1788 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Ohio | United States
|
| 1788 | Charleston, West Virginia | West Virginia | United States | Grew from Fort Lee. [13]
|
| 1789 | Buffalo, New York | New York | United States
|
| 1790 | Washington, District of Columbia | District of Columbia | United States
|
| 1791 | Jacksonville, Florida | Florida | United States | Known as "Cowford".
|
| 1791 | Knoxville, Tennessee | Tennessee | United States
|
| 1791 | Bangor, Maine | Maine | United States
|
| 1792 | Raleigh, North Carolina | North Carolina | United States
|
| 1793 | Toronto, Ontario | Ontario | Canada
|
| 1794 | Fort Wayne, Indiana | Indiana | United States
|
| 1795 | Edmonton, Alberta | Alberta | Canada | Grew from Fort Edmonton.
|
| 1796 | Cleveland, Ohio | Ohio | United States
|
| 1797 | Franklinton, Ohio | Ohio | United States | Eventually absorbed by Columbus, Ohio.
|
| 1798 | Shepherdstown, West Virginia | West Virginia | United States | Formerly known as Mecklenburg.
|
| 1800 | Hull, Quebec | Quebec | Canada | Formerly known as Wrightville.
|
| 1803 | Chicago, Illinois | Illinois | United States | Grew from Fort Dearborn.
|
| 1805 | Huntsville, Alabama | Alabama | United States
|
| 1810 | Manchester, New Hampshire | New Hampshire | United States
|
| 1812 | Columbus, Ohio | Ohio | United States
|
| 1815 | Hamilton, Ontario | Ontario | Canada
|
| 1816 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Tennessee | United States | Originally named Ross's Landing.
|
| 1816 | Saginaw, Michigan | Michigan | United States
|
| 1817 | Fort Smith, Arkansas | Arkansas | United States
|
| 1819 | Montgomery, Alabama | Alabama | United States | State capital, grew from the 1540 French settlement Fort Toulouse.
|
| 1819 | Springfield, Illinois | Illinois | United States
|
| 1819 | Memphis, Tennessee | Tennessee | United States | Near the site of the earlier French Fort Prudhomme.
|
| 1821 | Little Rock, Arkansas | Arkansas | United States
|
| 1821 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Indiana | United States
|
| 1822 | Jackson, Mississippi | Mississippi | United States
|
| 1823 | Tampa, Florida | Florida | United States | Grew from earlier military post Fort Brooke.
|
| 1825 | Vicksburg, Mississippi | Mississippi | United States
|
| 1825 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Michigan | United States
|
| 1826 | London, Ontario | Ontario | Canada
|
| 1827 | St. Andrews, Florida | Florida | United States | Now part of Panama City
|
| 1828 | Key West, Florida | Florida | United States
|
| 1833 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Wisconsin | United States
|
| 1836 | Shreveport, Louisiana | Louisiana | United States
|
| 1836 | Madison, Wisconsin | Wisconsin | United States
|
| 1837 | Lansing, Michigan | Michigan | United States
|
| 1837 | Houston, Texas | Texas | United States
|
| 1841 | Dallas, Texas | Texas | United States
|
| 1843 | Atlanta, Georgia | Georgia | United States | Originally known as Marthasville, Georgia.
|
| 1843 | Victoria, British Columbia | British Columbia | Canada
|
| 1847 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Utah | United States | Originally known as Great Salt Lake City.
|
| 1848 | Sacramento, California | California | United States
|
| 1850 | Bytown | Ontario | Canada | Now Ottawa, Ontario.
|
| 1856 | O'Fallon, Missouri | Missouri | United States
|
| 1858 | Denver, Colorado | Colorado | United States
|
| 1864 | Salinas, California | California | United States. | [14]
|
| 1867 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Minnesota | United States
|
| 1868 | Phoenix, Arizona | Arizona | United States
|
| 1871 | Birmingham, Alabama | Alabama | United States
|
| 1872 | Anniston, Alabama | Alabama | United States
|
| 1875 | Orlando, Florida | Florida | United States
|
| 1875 | Calgary, Alberta | Alberta | Canada | Grew from Fort Calgary
|
| 1882 | Regina, Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan | Canada
|
| 1883 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan | Canada
|
| 1886 | Vancouver, British Columbia | British Columbia | Canada
|
| 1886 | Nelson, British Columbia | British Columbia | Canada
|
| 1887 | Gulfport, Mississippi | Mississippi | United States | [15]
|
| 1896 | Miami, Florida | Florida | United States
|
| 1911 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Nevada | United States
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