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Town or city close to the boundary between two countries, states or regions
This article is about the type of settlement. For other uses, see
Bordertown.
A border town is a town or city close to the boundary between two countries, states, or regions. Usually the term implies that the nearness to the border is one of the things the place is most famous for. With close proximities to a different country, diverse cultural traditions can have certain influence to the place. Border towns can have highly cosmopolitan communities, a feature they share with port cities, as traveling and trading often go through the town. They can also be flashpoints for international conflicts, especially when the two countries have territorial disputes.
List of international border towns and cities
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| Border towns |
Bordering countries
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| Benque Viejo del Carmen |
 Belize / Guatemala
|
| Chetumal |
 Mexico / Belize
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| Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas /Ciudad Tecun Uman |
Mexico / Guatemala
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| Corozal Town |
Belize / Mexico
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| Melchor de Mencos |
Belize / Guatemala
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| Hyder, Alaska / Stewart, British Columbia |
 United States / Canada
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| Juneau, Alaska
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| Point Roberts, Washington / Tsawwassen, British Columbia
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| Blaine, Washington / Surrey, British Columbia
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| Sumas, Washington / Abbotsford, British Columbia
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| Laurier, Washington / Cascade City
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| Sweetgrass, Montana / Coutts, Alberta
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| Portal, North Dakota / North Portal, Saskatchewan
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| Gretna, Manitoba
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| Pembina, North Dakota / Emerson, Manitoba
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| Noyes, Minnesota / Emerson, Manitoba
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| Baudette, Minnesota / Rainy River, Ontario
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| Emo, Ontario
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| International Falls, Minnesota, Ranier, Minnesota / Fort Frances, Ontario
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| Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan / Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
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| Grosse Ile Township, Michigan / Amherstburg, Ontario
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| Wyotte, Michigan, Ecorse, Michigan / LaSalle, Ontario
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| Detroit, Michigan, River Rouge, Michigan / Windsor, Ontario
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| Algonac, Michigan
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| Port Lambton, Ontario
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| Marine City, Michigan / Sombra, Ontario
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| East China Township, Michigan
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| St. Clair, Michigan
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| Marysville, Michigan
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| Port Huron, Michigan / Sarnia, Ontario
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| Buffalo, New York / Fort Erie, Ontario
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| Niagara Falls, New York, Youngstown, New York / Niagara Falls, Ontario
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| Lewiston, New York / Queenston, Ontario
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| Cape Vincent, New York / Wolfe Island, Ontario
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| Morristown, New York / Brockville, Ontario
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| Ogdensburg, New York, Johnstown, Ontario / Prescott, Ontario
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| Massena, New York / Cornwall, Ontario
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| Waddington (village), New York
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| Morrisburg, Ontario
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| St. Regis, New York / Akwesasne, Quebec
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| Fort Covington, New York / Dundee, Quebec
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| Champlain, New York / Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec
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| Rouses Point, New York
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| Canaan, Vermont
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| Derby Line, Vermont / Rock Isl/, Quebec
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| Norton, Vermont / Stanhope, Quebec
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| Estcourt Station, Maine / Pohénégamook, Quebec
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| Fort Kent, Maine / Clair, New Brunswick
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| Frenchville, Maine
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| Madawaska, Maine / Edmundston, New Brunswick
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| Van Buren, Maine / St. Leonard, New Brunswick
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| Hamlin, Maine
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| Limestone, Maine
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| Fort Fairfield, Maine
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| Easton, Maine
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| Mars Hill, Maine
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| Blaine, Maine
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| Bridgewater, Maine
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| Monticello, Maine
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| Littleton, Maine
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| Houlton, Maine / Woodstock, New Brunswick
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| Hodgdon, Maine
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| Cary, Maine
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| Amity, Maine
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| Orient, Maine
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| Weston, Maine
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| Danforth, Maine
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| Baileyville, Maine
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| Vanceboro, Maine / St. Croix, New Brunswick
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| Baring Plantation, Maine
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| Calais, Maine / St. Stephen, New Brunswick
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| Robbinston, Maine
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| Perry, Maine
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| Eastport, Maine / Deer Island, New Brunswick
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| Lubec, Maine / Campobello Island, New Brunswick
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| San Diego, California / Tijuana, Baja California |
United States / Mexico
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| Tecate, Baja California
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| Calexico, California / Mexicali, Baja California
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| Gadsden, Arizona
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| San Luis, Arizona / San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora/Los Algodones, Baja California
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| Yuma, Arizona / Los Algodones, Baja California
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| Sonoyta, Sonora
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| Naco, Arizona / Naco, Sonora
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| Nogales, Arizona / Nogales, Sonora
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| Douglas, Arizona / Agua Prieta, Sonora
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| Columbus, New Mexico / Puerto Palomas, Chihuahua
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| Sunland Park, New Mexico / Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
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| El Paso, Texas / Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
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| Socorro, Texas
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| San Elizario, Texas
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| Doctor Porfirio Parra
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| Tornillo, Texas
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| Presidio, Texas / Ojinaga, Chihuahua
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| Boquillas del Carmen
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| Del Rio, Texas / Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila
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| Eagle Pass, Texas / Piedras Negras, Coahuila
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| Rosita, Texas
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| Hidalgo, Coahuila
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| Colombia, Nuevo León
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| Laredo, Texas / Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
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| El Cenizo, Texas
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| San Ygnacio, Texas
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| Falcon Mesa, Texas
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| Siesta Shores, Texas
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| Salineño, Texas
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| Roma, Texas / Ciudad Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas
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| Escobares, Texas
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| La Rosita, Texas
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| Los Alvarez, Texas
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| Los Villareales, Texas
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| Rio Grande City, Texas
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| La Grulla, Texas
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| Los Ebanos, Texas / Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas
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| Mission, Texas
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| McAllen, Texas
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| Hidalgo, Texas / Reynosa, Tamaulipas
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| Edinburg, Texas
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| Pharr, Texas / Reynosa, Tamaulipas
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| Progreso Lakes, Texas / Nuevo Progreso, Río Bravo, Tamaulipas
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| Río Rico, Tamaulipas
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| Bluetown-Iglesia Antigua, Texas
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| Encantada-Ranchito El Calaboz, Texas
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| Brownsville, Texas / Matamoros, Tamaulipas
|
List of internal border towns and cities
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| Border towns |
Bordering states and territories
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| Ardmore and Ardmore |
 Tennessee /  Alabama
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| Lanett and West Point |
 Georgia (U.S. state) / Alabama
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| Flomaton and Century |
 Florida / / Alabama
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| Florala and Paxton
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| Phenix City and Columbus |
Georgia (U.S. state) / Alabama
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| Bluewater and Bluewater |
 Arizona /  California
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| Bullhead City and Laughlin |
Arizona /  Nevada
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| Colorado City and Hildale |
Arizona /  Utah
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| Ehrenberg and Blythe |
Arizona / California
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| Fort Defiance |
Arizona /  New Mexico
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| Fredonia and Kanab |
Arizona / Utah
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| Mohave Valley and Needles |
Arizona / California
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| Oljato-Monument Valley |
Arizona / Utah
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| Parker |
Arizona / California
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| Teec Nos Pos |
Arizona / New Mexico
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| Window Rock
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| Yuma and Winterhaven |
Arizona / California
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| Fort Smith and Arkoma |
 Arkansas /  Oklahoma
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| Texarkana and Texarkana |
Arkansas /  Texas
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| West Memphis, Southaven and Memphis |
Arkansas /  Mississippi / Tennessee
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| Kings Beach and Incline Village |
California / Nevada
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| New Pine Creek and New Pine Creek |
California /  Oregon
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| South Lake Tahoe and Stateline |
California / Nevada
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| Tulelake |
California / Oregon
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| Verdi and Verdi |
California / Nevada
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| Julesburg |
 Colorado /  Nebraska
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| Greenwich and Port Chester |
 Connecticut /  New York
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| Pawcatuck and Westerly |
Connecticut /  Rhode Island
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| Delmar and Delmar |
 Delaware /  Maryland
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| Marydel and Marydel
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| Washington, D.C., Oxon Hill, and Alexandria |
 District of Columbia// Maryland /  Virginia
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| Chattahoochee |
Florida / Georgia (U.S. state)
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| Esto |
Florida / Alabama
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| Jennings |
Florida / Georgia (U.S. state)
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| Pensacola |
Florida / Alabama
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| Augusta and North Augusta |
Georgia (U.S. state) /  South Carolina
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| Rossville and Chattanooga |
Tennessee / Georgia (U.S. state)
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| St. Marys |
Georgia (U.S. state) / Florida
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| Fruitland and Ontario |
 Idaho / Oregon
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| Lewiston and Clarkston |
Idaho /  Washington
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| Moscow and Pullman
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| Oldtown and Newport
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| Post Falls and Liberty Lake
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| Payette |
Idaho / Oregon
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| Weiser
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| Chicago and Hammond |
 Illinois /  Indiana
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| East St. Louis and St. Louis |
Illinois /  Missouri
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| The Quad Cities: Rock Islands, Moline, East Moline, Davenport, and Bettendorf |
Illinois /  Iowa
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| Jeffersonville and Louisville, Kentucky
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Indiana /  Kentucky
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| Michiana Shores and Michiana
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Indiana /  Michigan
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| New Albany and Louisville
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Indiana / Kentucky
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| Union City and Union City
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Indiana /  Ohio
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| Council Bluffs and Omaha
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Iowa / Nebraska
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| Dubuque and East Dubuques
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Iowa / Illinois
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| Sioux City, South Sioux City, and North Sioux City
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Iowa / Nebraska /  South Dakota
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| Overland Park, Kansas City (KCK), Leawood, Prairie Village, Mission Hills, Westwood, Westwood Hills, Mission Woods and Kansas City
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 Kansas / Missouri
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| Covington and Cincinnati
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Kentucky / Ohio
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| Fort Campbell and Clarksville |
Tennessee / Kentucky
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| Fulton and South Fulton |
Tennessee/ Kentucky
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| Vidalia and Natchez |
 Louisiana / Mississippi
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| Kittery and Portsmouth, |
 Maine /  New Hampshire
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| Cumberland and Ridgeley |
Maryland /  West Virginia
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| Knoxville and Harper's Ferry
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| Fall River and North Tiverton |
 Massachusetts / Rhode Island
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| South Attleboro and Pawtucket
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| Ironwood and Hurley |
Michigan /  Wisconsin
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| Lambertville and Toledo |
Michigan / Ohio
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| Lost Peninsula and Toledo
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| St. Vincent and Pembina |
 Minnesota /  North Dakota
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| Breckenridge and Wahpeton
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| Duluth and Superior |
Minnesota / Wisconsin
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| East Grand Forks and Grand Forks |
Minnesota / North Dakota
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| La Crescent and La Crosse |
Minnesota / Wisconsin
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| Lakeland and Hudson
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| Moorhead and Fargo |
Minnesota / North Dakota
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| St. Vincent and Pembina
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| Winona
|
Minnesota / Wisconsin
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| Fairview
|
 Montana / North Dakota
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| Westby
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Minnesota / South Dakota
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| Henry
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Nebraska /  Wyoming
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| Whiteclay and Pine Ridge
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Nebraska / South Dakota
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| Denio
|
Nevada / Oregon
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| Jackpot
|
Nevada / Idaho
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| McDermitt
|
Nevada / Oregon
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| Mesquite
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Nevada / Arizona
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| Owyhee
|
Nevada / Idaho
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| Primm
|
Nevada / California
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| West Wendover and Wendover
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Nevada / Utah
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| Nashua
|
New Hampshire / Massachusetts
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| Camden and Philadelphia
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 New Jersey /  Pennsylvania
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| Carteret and New York City
|
New Jersey / New York
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| Edgewater and New York City
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| Elizabeth and New York City
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| Englewood Cliffs and New York City
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| Guttenberg and New York City
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| Hoboken and New York City
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| Jersey City and New York City
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| Lambertville and New Hope
|
New Jersey / Pennsylvania
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| Linden and New York City
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New Jersey / New York
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| North Bergen and New York City
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| Perth Amboy and New York City
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| Phillipsburg and Easton
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New Jersey / Pennsylvania
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| Trenton and Morrisville
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| Weehawken and New York City
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New Jersey / New York
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| West New York and New York City
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| Woodbridge Township and New York City
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| Anthony and Anthony |
Texas / New Mexico
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| Sunland Park and El Paso
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| Texico and Farwell
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| Waverly and South Waverly
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New York / Pennsylvania
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| Charlotte and Fort Mill
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 North Carolina / South Carolina
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| Bridgeport and Wheeling
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Ohio / West Virginia
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| Proctorville and Huntington
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| Pocola
|
Oklahoma / Arkansas
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| Rock Island
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| Hood River and White Salmon
|
Oregon / Washington
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| Jordan Valley
|
Oregon / Idaho
|
| Milton-Freewater and Walla Walla
|
Oregon / Washington
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| Nyssa
|
Oregon / Idaho
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| Portland and Vancouver
|
Oregon / Washington
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| The Dalles and Dallesport
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| Umatilla
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| Point Marion and Morgantown
|
Pennsylvania / West Virginia
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| Lemmon
|
South Dakota / North Dakota
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| Yankton
|
South Dakota / Nebraska
|
| Bristol and Bristol |
Tennessee / Virginia
|
| Canutillo |
Texas / New Mexico
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| El Paso
|
| Orange |
Texas / Louisiana
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| Cornish |
Utah / Montana
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| Cove |
Utah / Idaho
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| Lewiston
|
| Manila |
Utah / Wyoming
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| Portage |
Utah / Idaho
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| St. George |
Utah / Arizona
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| Bluefield and Bluefield |
West Virginia / Virginia
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| Weirton and Stuebenville |
West Virginia / Ohio
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| Asotin |
Washington / Idaho
|
| Beloit and South Beloits |
Wisconsin / Illinois
|
| Pine Bluffs |
Wyoming / Nebraska
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