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=Alphabetical listing=
* Alabama - Montgomery
* Alabama - Montgomery
* Alaska - Juneau
* Alaska - Juneau
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Note: Naming after cities can cause confusion.  Such as, "I can't reach Cheyenne."
Note: Naming after cities can cause confusion.  Such as, "I can't reach Cheyenne."
=Listing in order of admission to the Union=
==States==
<onlyinclude>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! # !! {{flagicon|United States}} !! State !! Ratification‡ or Admission !! Preceding Entity
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|1
|{{flagicon|Delaware}}
|[[Delaware]]
|{{dts|link=on|1787|12|07}} ‡
|[[Delaware Colony|Lower Counties on Delaware]], then [[sovereignty|sovereign]] [[U.S. state|state]] in [[Articles of Confederation|Confederation]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|2
|{{flagicon|Pennsylvania}}
|[[Pennsylvania]]
|{{dts|link=on|1787|12|12}} ‡
|[[Province of Pennsylvania]], then sovereign state in Confederation
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|3
|{{flagicon|New Jersey}}
|[[New Jersey]]
|{{dts|link=on|1787|12|18}} ‡
|[[Province of New Jersey]], then sovereign state in Confederation
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|4
|{{flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)}}
|[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
|{{dts|link=on|1788|01|02}} ‡
|[[Province of Georgia]], then sovereign state in Confederation
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|5
|{{flagicon|Connecticut}}
|[[Connecticut]]
|{{dts|link=on|1788|01|09}} ‡
|[[Connecticut Colony]], then sovereign state in Confederation<includeonly>
|}</includeonly></onlyinclude>
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|6
|{{flagicon|Massachusetts}}
|[[Massachusetts]]
|{{dts|link=on|1788|02|06}} ‡
|[[Province of Massachusetts Bay]], then sovereign state in Confederation
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|7
|{{flagicon|Maryland}}
|[[Maryland]]
|{{dts|link=on|1788|04|28}} ‡
|[[Province of Maryland]], then sovereign state in Confederation
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|8
|{{flagicon|South Carolina}}
|[[South Carolina]]
|{{dts|link=on|1788|05|23}} ‡
|[[Province of South Carolina]], then sovereign state in Confederation
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|9
|{{flagicon|New Hampshire}}
|[[New Hampshire]]
|{{dts|link=on|1788|06|21}} ‡
|[[Province of New Hampshire]], then sovereign state in Confederation
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|10
|{{flagicon|Virginia}}
|[[Virginia]]
|{{dts|link=on|1788|06|25}} ‡
|[[Virginia Colony]], then sovereign state in Confederation
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|11
|{{flagicon|New York}}
|[[New York]]
|{{dts|link=on|1788|07|26}} ‡
|[[Province of New York]], then sovereign state in Confederation
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|12
|{{flagicon|North Carolina}}
|[[North Carolina]]
|{{dts|link=on|1789|11|21}} ‡
|[[Province of North Carolina]], then sovereign state in Confederation
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|13
|{{flagicon|Rhode Island}}
|[[Rhode Island|Rhode Island [and Providence Plantations]]]
|{{dts|link=on|1790|05|29}} ‡
|[[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]], then sovereign state
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|14
|{{flagicon|Vermont}}
|[[Vermont]]
|{{dts|link=on|1791|03|04}}
|[[Province of New York]] and [[New Hampshire Grants]] (ownership disputed), [[Vermont Republic]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|15
|{{flagicon|Kentucky}}
|[[Kentucky]]
|{{dts|link=on|1792|06|01}}
|[[Virginia]] ([[Kentucky County, Virginia|Kentucky County]])
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|16
|{{flagicon|Tennessee}}
|[[Tennessee]]
|{{dts|link=on|1796|06|01}}
|[[Province of North Carolina]], [[Southwest Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|17
|{{flagicon|Ohio}}
|[[Ohio]]
|{{dts|link=on|1803|03|01}}*
|[[Northwest Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|18
|{{flagicon|Louisiana}}
|[[Louisiana]]
|{{dts|link=on|1812|04|30}}
|[[Territory of Orleans]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|19
|{{flagicon|Indiana}}
|[[Indiana]]
|{{dts|link=on|1816|12|11}}
|[[Indiana Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|20
|{{flagicon|Mississippi}}
|[[Mississippi]]
|{{dts|link=on|1817|12|10}}
|[[Mississippi Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|21
|{{flagicon|Illinois}}
|[[Illinois]]
|{{dts|link=on|1818|12|03}}
|[[Illinois Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|22
|{{flagicon|Alabama}}
|[[Alabama]]
|{{dts|link=on|1819|12|14}}
|[[Alabama Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|23
|{{flagicon|Maine}}
|[[Maine]]
|{{dts|link=on|1820|03|15}}
| [[District of Maine]] in [[Massachusetts]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|24
|{{flagicon|Missouri}}
|[[Missouri]]
|{{dts|link=on|1821|08|10}}
|[[Missouri Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|25
|{{flagicon|Arkansas}}
|[[Arkansas]]
|{{dts|link=on|1836|06|15}}
|[[Arkansas Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|26
|{{flagicon|Michigan}}
|[[Michigan]]
|{{dts|link=on|1837|01|26}}
|[[Michigan Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|27
|{{flagicon|Florida}}
|[[Florida]]
|{{dts|link=on|1845|03|03}}
|[[Florida Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|28
|{{flagicon|Texas}}
|[[Texas]]
|{{dts|link=on|1845|12|29}}
|[[Republic of Texas]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|29
|{{flagicon|Iowa}}
|[[Iowa]]
|{{dts|link=on|1846|12|28}}
|[[Iowa Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|30
|{{flagicon|Wisconsin}}
|[[Wisconsin]]
|{{dts|link=on|1848|05|29}}
|[[Wisconsin Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|31
|{{flagicon|California}}
|[[California]]
|{{dts|link=on|1850|09|09}}
|[[California Republic]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|32
|{{flagicon|Minnesota}}
|[[Minnesota]]
|{{dts|link=on|1858|05|11}}
|[[Minnesota Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|33
|{{flagicon|Oregon}}
|[[Oregon]]
|{{dts|link=on|1859|02|14}}
|[[Oregon Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|34
|{{flagicon|Kansas}}
|[[Kansas]]
|{{dts|link=on|1861|01|29}}
|[[Kansas Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|35
|{{flagicon|West Virginia}}
|[[West Virginia]]
|{{dts|link=on|1863|06|20}}
|[[Virginia]] ''(divided up)''
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|36
|{{flagicon|Nevada}}
|[[Nevada]]
|{{dts|link=on|1864|10|31}}
|[[Nevada Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|37
|{{flagicon|Nebraska}}
|[[Nebraska]]
|{{dts|link=on|1867|03|01}}
|[[Nebraska Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|38
|{{flagicon|Colorado}}
|[[Colorado]]
|{{dts|link=on|1876|08|01}}
|[[Colorado Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|39&nbsp;†
|{{flagicon|North Dakota}}
|[[North Dakota]]
|{{dts|link=on|1889|11|02}}
|[[Dakota Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|40&nbsp;†
|{{flagicon|South Dakota}}
|[[South Dakota]]
|{{dts|link=on|1889|11|02}}
|[[Dakota Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|41
|{{flagicon|Montana}}
|[[Montana]]
|{{dts|link=on|1889|11|08}}
|[[Montana Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|42
|{{flagicon|Washington}}
|[[Washington]]
|{{dts|link=on|1889|11|11}}
|[[Washington Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|43
|{{flagicon|Idaho}}
|[[Idaho]]
|{{dts|link=on|1890|07|03}}
|[[Idaho Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|44
|{{flagicon|Wyoming}}
|[[Wyoming]]
|{{dts|link=on|1890|07|10}}
|[[Wyoming Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|45
|{{flagicon|Utah}}
|[[Utah]]
|{{dts|link=on|1896|01|04}}
|[[Utah Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|46
|{{flagicon|Oklahoma}}
|[[Oklahoma]]
|{{dts|link=on|1907|11|16}}
|[[Oklahoma Territory]] and [[Indian Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|47
|{{flagicon|New Mexico}}
|[[New Mexico]]
|{{dts|link=on|1912|01|06}}
|[[New Mexico Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|48
|{{flagicon|Arizona}}
|[[Arizona]]
|{{dts|link=on|1912|02|14}}
|[[Arizona Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|49
|{{flagicon|Alaska}}
|[[Alaska]]
|{{dts|link=on|1959|01|03}}
|[[Russia]] and then [[Alaska Territory]]
|- valign="top" halign="left"
|50
|{{flagicon|Hawaii}}
|[[Hawaii]]
|{{dts|link=on|1959|08|21}}
|[[Kingdom of Hawaii|Kingdom of Hawai'i]], [[Republic of Hawaii|Republic of Hawai'i]] and then [[Territory of Hawaii|Hawaii Territory]]
|}

Latest revision as of 21:54, 29 July 2009

Alphabetical listing[edit | edit source]

  • Alabama - Montgomery
  • Alaska - Juneau
  • Arizona - Phoenix
  • Arkansas - Little Rock
  • California - Sacramento
  • Colorado - Denver
  • Connecticut - Hartford
  • Delaware - Dover
  • Florida - Tallahassee
  • Georgia - Atlanta
  • Hawaii - Honolulu
  • Idaho - Boise
  • Illinois - Springfield
  • Indiana - Indianapolis
  • Iowa - Des Moines
  • Kansas - Topeka
  • Kentucky - Frankfort
  • Louisiana - Baton Rouge
  • Maine - Augusta
  • Maryland - Annapolis
  • Massachusetts - Boston
  • Michigan - Lansing
  • Minnesota - Saint Paul
  • Mississippi - Jackson
  • Missouri - Jefferson City
  • Montana - Helena
  • Nebraska - Lincoln
  • Nevada - Carson City
  • New Hampshire - Concord
  • New Jersey - Trenton
  • New Mexico - Santa Fe
  • New York - Albany
  • North Carolina - Raleigh
  • North Dakota - Bismarck
  • Ohio - Columbus
  • Oklahoma - Oklahoma City
  • Oregon - Salem
  • Pennsylvania - Harrisburg
  • Rhode Island - Providence
  • South Carolina - Columbia
  • South Dakota - Pierre
  • Tennessee - Nashville
  • Texas - Austin
  • Utah - Salt Lake City
  • Vermont - Montpelier
  • Virginia - Richmond
  • Washington - Olympia
  • West Virginia - Charleston
  • Wisconsin - Madison
  • Wyoming - Cheyenne

Note: Naming after cities can cause confusion. Such as, "I can't reach Cheyenne."

Listing in order of admission to the Union[edit | edit source]

States[edit | edit source]

# Template:Flagicon State Ratification‡ or Admission Preceding Entity
1 Template:Flagicon Delaware Template:Dts Lower Counties on Delaware, then sovereign state in Confederation
2 Template:Flagicon Pennsylvania Template:Dts Province of Pennsylvania, then sovereign state in Confederation
3 Template:Flagicon New Jersey Template:Dts Province of New Jersey, then sovereign state in Confederation
4 Template:Flagicon Georgia Template:Dts Province of Georgia, then sovereign state in Confederation
5 Template:Flagicon Connecticut Template:Dts Connecticut Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation
6 Template:Flagicon Massachusetts Template:Dts Province of Massachusetts Bay, then sovereign state in Confederation
7 Template:Flagicon Maryland Template:Dts Province of Maryland, then sovereign state in Confederation
8 Template:Flagicon South Carolina Template:Dts Province of South Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation
9 Template:Flagicon New Hampshire Template:Dts Province of New Hampshire, then sovereign state in Confederation
10 Template:Flagicon Virginia Template:Dts Virginia Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation
11 Template:Flagicon New York Template:Dts Province of New York, then sovereign state in Confederation
12 Template:Flagicon North Carolina Template:Dts Province of North Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation
13 Template:Flagicon Rhode Island [and Providence Plantations] Template:Dts Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, then sovereign state
14 Template:Flagicon Vermont Template:Dts Province of New York and New Hampshire Grants (ownership disputed), Vermont Republic
15 Template:Flagicon Kentucky Template:Dts Virginia (Kentucky County)
16 Template:Flagicon Tennessee Template:Dts Province of North Carolina, Southwest Territory
17 Template:Flagicon Ohio Template:Dts* Northwest Territory
18 Template:Flagicon Louisiana Template:Dts Territory of Orleans
19 Template:Flagicon Indiana Template:Dts Indiana Territory
20 Template:Flagicon Mississippi Template:Dts Mississippi Territory
21 Template:Flagicon Illinois Template:Dts Illinois Territory
22 Template:Flagicon Alabama Template:Dts Alabama Territory
23 Template:Flagicon Maine Template:Dts District of Maine in Massachusetts
24 Template:Flagicon Missouri Template:Dts Missouri Territory
25 Template:Flagicon Arkansas Template:Dts Arkansas Territory
26 Template:Flagicon Michigan Template:Dts Michigan Territory
27 Template:Flagicon Florida Template:Dts Florida Territory
28 Template:Flagicon Texas Template:Dts Republic of Texas
29 Template:Flagicon Iowa Template:Dts Iowa Territory
30 Template:Flagicon Wisconsin Template:Dts Wisconsin Territory
31 Template:Flagicon California Template:Dts California Republic
32 Template:Flagicon Minnesota Template:Dts Minnesota Territory
33 Template:Flagicon Oregon Template:Dts Oregon Territory
34 Template:Flagicon Kansas Template:Dts Kansas Territory
35 Template:Flagicon West Virginia Template:Dts Virginia (divided up)
36 Template:Flagicon Nevada Template:Dts Nevada Territory
37 Template:Flagicon Nebraska Template:Dts Nebraska Territory
38 Template:Flagicon Colorado Template:Dts Colorado Territory
39 † Template:Flagicon North Dakota Template:Dts Dakota Territory
40 † Template:Flagicon South Dakota Template:Dts Dakota Territory
41 Template:Flagicon Montana Template:Dts Montana Territory
42 Template:Flagicon Washington Template:Dts Washington Territory
43 Template:Flagicon Idaho Template:Dts Idaho Territory
44 Template:Flagicon Wyoming Template:Dts Wyoming Territory
45 Template:Flagicon Utah Template:Dts Utah Territory
46 Template:Flagicon Oklahoma Template:Dts Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory
47 Template:Flagicon New Mexico Template:Dts New Mexico Territory
48 Template:Flagicon Arizona Template:Dts Arizona Territory
49 Template:Flagicon Alaska Template:Dts Russia and then Alaska Territory
50 Template:Flagicon Hawaii Template:Dts Kingdom of Hawai'i, Republic of Hawai'i and then Hawaii Territory