Was there an Old Jersey or Old York, or Old Hampshire, why are they called new?

Answer 1

Yes, there are places called Jersey, York and Hampshire - they are located in the UK. When people emmigrated to the US from Europe they named the cities familiar names from back home, and sometimes added "New" to the beginning. New York City used to be known as New Amsterdam.

Answer 2

Jersey is an island off the coast of England, Hampshire is similar to a state or province in England and York is a very interesting City in England with a lot to interest tourists. Nostalgic immigrants to the New World used familiar names.

Answer 3

Jersey, York and Hampshire are places in England. The colonists named locations in America after those places, with "New" added.

Answer 4

Yeah. They were just called Jersey, York, and Hampshire, and they were places in Britain.

Answer 5

Jersey, York and Hampshire are all places in the UK.

Answer 6

No, there is York, Hampshire and Jersey in England. they are the old.

Answer 7

You may remember that what is now the United States was founded by the Founding Fathers who landed near Boston and called the land New England (one more for your list) Why ? Because they were originary from England and out of tradition or homesickness they named the places where they were going to live in the future according to their place of origin, adding the adjective New. The Dutch did the same naming a city on the Hudson : Nieuw Amsterdam (New Amsterdam---later to be renamed as New York) and a group of islands down under Nieuw Zeeland (New Zealand)

Answer 8

all of the "new" states or towns are named after "old" places from somewhere else. york, hampshire, london, mexico. the "new" are not the original just named after.

Answer 9

I believe the "old" Jersey is somewhere in England and when the colonist began to settle here they just named it the "new" jersey. I think it's the same with the other "new".

here's a website explaining New Jersey's name
http://www.gti.net/mocolib1/kid/njhistory.html#carteret

Answer 10

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