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