Jericho is the name of an old city in Palestine.
Jericho is also the name of some places in the United States of America, presumably named for the place in the Middle East:
... is water. The total area is 6.21% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 16,146 people, 5,480 households, and 4,197 families residing in the town. ...