This is a list of places named for Israel Putnam, a major general in the Continental Army who fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Putnam, Connecticut Putnam County, Georgia Putnam County, Illinois Putnam County, Indiana Putnam County, Missouri Putnam County, New York Putnam, New York (town) Putnam County, Ohio (some sources say it was named for his cousin Rufus Putnam) Putnam County, Tennessee Putnam County, West Virginia Putnam County, Florida (It is not certain as to whether this one was named for Israel Putnam. There is also a possibility that it was named for Benjamin A. Putnam,' an officer in the First Seminole War and local Florida politician.)'' Putnam Place, Bronx, New York Putnam, Israel place names Putnam