This is a list of places named for Israel Putnam, a major general in the Continental Army who fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill. * Putnam, Connecticut * Putnam County, Georgia * Putnam County, Illinois * Putnam County, Indiana * Putnam County, Missouri * Putnam County, New York * Putnam, New York (town) * Putnam County, Ohio (some sources say it was named for his cousin Rufus Putnam) * Putnam County, Tennessee * Putnam County, West Virginia * Putnam County, Florida (It is not certain as to whether this one was named for Israel Putnam. There is also a possibility that it was named for Benjamin A. Putnam, an officer in the First Seminole War and local Florida politician.) * Putnam Place, Bronx, New York