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
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