Erastus Root (politician) Rose, New York – Robert L. Rose (congressman) Roseboom, New York – Abraham Roseboom (settler) Ross, California – James Ross (early settler) Ross Corner, California – W.C. Ross (early settler and merchant) Rossie, New York – Rossie Parish (proprietor's sister) Rossville, Kansas – W.W. Ross (Indian agent) Rossville, Tennessee – John Ross (Cherokee chief) Roswell, Colorado – Roswell P. Flower (governor of New York) Roswell, Georgia – Roswell King (founder) Rothville, Missouri – John Roth (settler) Rowe, Massachusetts – John Rowe (Boston merchant) Rowesville, South Carolina – Gen. William Rowe Rowletts, Kentucky – John P. Rowlett Royalston, Massachusetts – Isaac Royal (landowner) Ruckersville, Virginia - John Rucker (founder) Rulo, Nebraska – Charles Rouleau (note the spelling) Rumford, Maine – Benjamin Thompson (also known as Count Rumford) Rumney, New Hampshire – Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney (note spelling) Rumsey, California – Capt. D.C. Rumsey (early settler) Rumsey, Kentucky – Edward Rumsey Rushmore, Minnesota – S.M. Rushmore (pioneer) Rushville, Indiana and Rushville, Illinois – Dr. Benjamin Rush (Founding Father) Rusk, Texas – Thomas Jefferson Rusk (signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence) Russell, Kansas – Capt. Avra Russell Russell, New York – Russell Atwater (proprietor) Russell City, California – Frederick James Russell (town planner) Rutherford, New Jersey – John Rutherford (landowner) Rutherfordton, North Carolina – Gen. Griffith Rutherford Ryan, California – John Ryan (borax company official) S Sabattus, Maine – Sabattus (Anasagunticook Indian chief) Sackets Harbor, New York – Augustus Sacketts (settler) (note the spelling) Safford, Arizona – Anson P. K. Safford (territorial governor) Sageville, Iowa – Hezekiah Sage St. Anthony, Minnesota – Anthony of Padua (indirectly, via Saint Anthony Falls) Saint Anthony Falls (Minnesota) – Anthony of Padua St. Augustine, Florida – Saint Augustine St. Augustine, Maryland – Augustine Herman (explorer) St. Clair, Michigan – Clare of Assisi (note the spelling) St. Clair, Pennsylvania – Gen. Arthur St. Clair St. Clairsville, Ohio – Gen. Arthur St. Clair St. Clement, Missouri – Clement Grote (settler) St. Deroin, Nebraska – Joseph Deroin (Otoe chief) Ste. Genevieve, Missouri – Genevieve St. George, Maine – Saint George St. George, Vermont – George III of Great Britain St. George, West Virginia – St. George Tucker (state legislator) Saint James, Indiana – Saint James St. James, 5 places in Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, and North Carolina – Saint James St. John, Kansas – Gov. John St. John St. Johns, Michigan – John Swegles