This is a partial list of places named for American statesman John C. Calhoun:

Cities and towns

  • Calhoun, Alabama
  • Calhoun, Arkansas
  • Calhoun, Colorado
  • Calhoun, Georgia
  • Calhoun, Illinois (renamed Springfield in 1828)
  • Calhoun, Kansas (ghost town)
  • Calhoun, Kentucky
  • Calhoun, Missouri
  • Calhoun, South Carolina (renamed Clemson in 1943)
  • Calhoun, Tennessee
  • Calhoun City, Mississippi
  • Calhoun Falls, South Carolina
  • Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

Counties

  • Calhoun County, Alabama
  • Calhoun County, Arkansas
  • Calhoun County, Florida
  • Calhoun County, Georgia
  • Calhoun Place, Chicago, Illinois
  • Calhoun Place, Noblesville, Indiana
  • Calhoun Place, Sumter, South Carolina
  • Calhoun Place, Tonawanda, New York
  • Calhoun Road, Addison, Michigan
  • Calhoun Road, Brookfield, Wisconsin
  • Calhoun Road, Elizabeth, Pennsylvania
  • Calhoun Road, Greenwood, South Carolina
  • Calhoun Road, Houston, Texas
  • Calhoun Road, Jerome, Michigan
  • Calhoun Road, McKeesport, Pennsylvania
  • Calhoun Road, Milan, Michigan
  • Calhoun Road, Newland, North Carolina
  • Calhoun Road, Rocky Mount, North Carolina
  • Calhoun Road, Ostrander, Ohio
  • Calhoun Road, Thurman, Ohio
  • Calhoun Road, West Jefferson, North Carolina
  • Calhoun Street, Johnston, South Carolina
  • Calhoun Street, Alameda, California
  • Calhoun Street, Anderson, South Carolina
  • Calhoun Street, Baltimore, Maryland
  • Calhoun Street, Bluffton, South Carolina
  • Calhoun Street, Charleston, South Carolina
  • Calhoun Street, Clemson, South Carolina
  • Calhoun Street, Columbia, South Carolina
  • Calhoun Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Calhoun Street, LaBelle, Florida
  • Calhoun Street, Gary, Indiana
  • Calhoun Street, Greenville, South Carolina
  • Calhoun Street, Lehigh Acres, Florida
  • Calhoun Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Calhoun Street, Norway, South Carolina
  • Calhoun Street, Plant City, Florida
  • Calhoun Street, Portland, Oregon
  • Calhoun Street, Port Townsend, Washington
  • Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida
  • Calhoun Street, Temple, Texas
  • Calhoun Street, West Liberty, Iowa
  • Calhoun Street, Brimfield, Illinois
  • Calhoun Street Extension, Trenton, New Jersey
  • Calhoun Street Lane, Macon, Georgia
  • John C. Calhoun Drive, Orangeburg, South Carolina
  • John C. Calhoun Expressway, Augusta, Georgia

Lakes, parks, and squares

  • Calhoun Landing, Santee-Cooper River, Santee, South Carolina
  • John C. Calhoun Monument, Charleston, South Carolina
  • Calhoun Square, Savannah, Georgia
  • Lake Calhoun, Knox County, Illinois
  • Lake Calhoun, renamed Bde Maka Ska in 2018, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Calhoun Park, Lake Berlin, Wisconsin
  • John C. Calhoun Park in North Augusta, South Carolina where the Meriwether Monument stands

Schools and colleges

  • Calhoun Academy, St. Matthews, South Carolina
  • Calhoun Academy, Calhoun City, Mississippi
  • Calhoun Community College (formerly, John C. Calhoun State Community College), Huntsville, Alabama
  • Calhoun Elementary School, Calhoun, Georgia
  • Calhoun High School, Calhoun, Georgia
  • Calhoun High School, Port Lavaca, Texas
  • Calhoun Middle School, Calhoun, Georgia
  • Calhoun Primary School, Calhoun, Georgia
  • Calhoun County High School, St. Matthews, South Carolina
  • Calhoun County Middle-High School, Edison, Georgia
  • Calhoun County Middle-High School, Mount Zion, West Virginia
  • John C. Calhoun Academy, Walterboro, South Carolina (later renamed Colleton Preparatory Academy in 1990)
  • John C. Calhoun Elementary School, Calhoun Falls, South Carolina
  • Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College, Orangeburg, South Carolina
  • Calhoun Academy of the Arts (formerly Calhoun Street Elementary School), Anderson, SC

Renamed schools and colleges

  • Calhoun College (Yale University), Connecticut was renamed Grace Hopper College in 2017.
  • Calhoun Honors College, Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina, was renamed Clemson University Honors College in 2020.

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