, as well as a few of the former capital cities (legislature or government seat) of states, territories, colonies, or kingdoms within today's
. A few of these were temporary, until the permanent location was chosen or built. Sorted by state and date.
Place | When
|
---|
Saint Stephens, Alabama[?] | territorial capital (1817-1819)
|
Cahawba, Alabama[?] | 1820-1826
|
Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 1826-1846
|
Montgomery, Alabama | current
|
Juneau, Alaska | current
|
Prescott, Arizona | territorial capital (-1867; 1877-1889)
|
Tucson, Arizona | territorial capital (1867-1877)
|
Phoenix, Arizona | current
|
Little Rock, Arkansas | current
|
Monterey, California | capital under Spanish and Mexican rule
|
San Jose, California | -1851
|
Vallejo, California | 1851-
|
Benicia, California | 1853-1854
|
Sacramento, California | current
|
Golden, Colorado | territorial capital (1862-1867)
|
Denver, Colorado | current
|
Hartford, Connecticut | current
|
New Castle, Delaware | Delaware State ( -1777)
|
Dover, Delaware | current
|
Tallahassee, Florida | current
|
Savannah, Georgia | (colonial)
|
Augusta, Georgia |
|
Louisville, Georgia |
|
Milledgeville, Georgia | 1803-1868
|
Atlanta, Georgia | current
|
Lahaina, Hawaii | capital of the Kingdom ( -1840)
|
Honolulu, Hawaii | current
|
Boise, Idaho | current
|
Kaskaskia, Illinois | 1818-1819
|
Vandalia, Illinois | 1819-1839
|
Springfield, Illinois | current
|
Vincennes, Indiana | territorial capital (1800-1813)
|
Corydon, Indiana | -1821
|
Indianapolis, Indiana | current
|
Iowa City, Iowa | -1852
|
Des Moines, Iowa | current
|
Pawnee near Fort Riley, Kansas[?] | territorial capital
|
Topeka, Kansas | current
|
Frankfort, Kentucky | current
|
New Orleans, Louisiana | 1812-1849 except 1830; 1865-1880
|
Donaldsonville, Louisiana | 1830
|
Opelousas, Louisiana | 1862 in war
|
Shreveport, Louisiana | 1863
|
Baton Rouge, Louisiana | current
|
Portland, Maine | 1820-1832
|
Augusta, Maine | current
|
St. Mary's City, Maryland[?] | colonial times ( -1694)
|
Annapolis, Maryland | current (initially named Anne Arundel Town)
|
Boston, Massachusetts | current
|
Lansing, Michigan | current
|
Saint Paul, Minnesota | current
|
Natchez, Mississippi | territorial capital
|
Washington near Natchez, Mississippi |
|
Jackson, Mississippi | current (renamed from LeFleur's Bluff)
|
Saint Charles, Missouri | 1821-1825
|
Jefferson City, Missouri | current
|
Bannack, Montana[?] | territorial capital
|
Virginia City, Montana | territorial capital (1864-1875)
|
Helena, Montana | current
|
Lincoln, Nebraska | current
|
Carson City, Nevada | current
|
Concord, New Hampshire | current
|
Trenton, New Jersey | current
|
Santa Fe, New Mexico | current
|
Kingston, New York[?] |
|
Poughkeepsie, New York |
|
New York, New York |
|
Albany, New York | current
|
New Bern, North Carolina | -1794
|
Raleigh, North Carolina | current
|
Bismarck, North Dakota | current and capital Dakota territory (1883-1889)
|
Chillicothe, Ohio | 1803-1810; 1812-1816
|
Zanesville, Ohio | 1810-1812
|
Columbus, Ohio | current
|
Guthrie, Oklahoma | 1907-1910
|
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | current
|
Oregon City, Oregon | territorial capital (-1851)
|
Corvallis, Oregon | territorial capital (1855)
|
Salem, Oregon | current
|
Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 1799-1812
|
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | current
|
Providence, Rhode Island | current
|
Charleston, South Carolina |
|
Columbia, South Carolina | current
|
Yankton South Dakota | capital Dakota territory (1861-1883)
|
Pierre, South Dakota | current
|
Knoxville, Tennessee | 1796-1812; 18..
|
Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 1819-1826
|
Nashville, Tennessee | current
|
Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas[?] | first capital of the Republic of Texas
|
Galveston, Texas | temporary capital of the Republic of Texas
|
Harrisburg, Texas[?] | temporary capital of the Republic of Texas
|
Velasco, Texas[?] | temporary capital of the Republic of Texas
|
Columbia, Texas[?] | temporary capital of the Republic of Texas
|
Houston, Texas | capital of the Republic of Texas
|
Austin, Texas | current
|
Fillmore, Utah | territorial capital
|
Salt Lake City, Utah | current
|
Montpelier, Vermont | current
|
Williamsburg, Virginia | colonial capital (intially Middle Plantation)
|
Richmond, Virginia | current (also capital of the Confederate States of America)
|
Olympia, Washington | current (1889- ) and territorial capital (1853-1889)
|
Charleston, West Virginia | current
|
Belmont, Wisconsin[?] | territorial capital
|
Madison, Wisconsin | current
|
Cheyenne, Wyoming | current
|