Which Suffolk?
- Luke Pantelidou
- Nov 3, 2025
- 3 min read

There are 42 officially designated places called Suffolk around the world. Thirty one of these are official “populated places”, although some may comprise only a few households. They are:-
Suffolk - County in England
Suffolk - District of Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Suffolk - City in Virginia, USA
South Suffolk - Populated place within the City of Suffolk, Virginia, USA
(Details can be found on the Suffolk, Virginia page)
East Suffolk Gardens - Populated place within the City of Suffolk, Virginia, USA
(Details can be found on the Suffolk, Virginia page)
Suffolk Meadows - Separate rural community within the City of Suffolk, Virginia, USA
(Details can be found on the Suffolk, Virginia page)
Suffolk - County in New York State, USA
New Suffolk - Hamlet in Suffolk County, NY, USA
Suffolk Pines - Mobile Homes designated populated place in Westhampton Beach, Suffolk County, NY, USA
(Details can be found on the Suffolk County, New York page)
Suffolk - Geographical entity & former county in Massachusetts, USA
Suffolk Downs Station - Unincorporated populated place in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
(Details can be found on the Suffolk County, Mass. page)
Suffolk - Populated place in Franklin County, Mississippi, USA
Suffolk - Populated place in Fergus County, Montana, USA
Suffolk Hills - Neighbourhood of Oro Valley, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Suffolk - Neighbourhood of Bella Vista, Benton County, Arkansas, USA
Suffolk - Neighbourhood of Saint Nicholas, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Suffolk Downs - Neighbourhood of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Suffolk - Originally a plantation, now a farm in Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Suffolk - Originally a plantation, now a farm in Kent County, Maryland, USA
Suffolk Place - Subdivision in Montgomery Village, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Suffolk Place - Neighbourhood of the City of Midland, Midland County, Texas, USA
Suffolk at Century Village® - Neighbourhood of Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Suffolk at Century Village® - Neighbourhood of Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA
Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk - Papineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada
Suffolk - Unincorporated area in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Suffolk Park - Town in New South Wales, Australia
Suffolk Vale - Homestead & Community in New South Wales, Australia
Suffolk Park - Residential estate in City of Swan, Western Australia, Australia
Suffolk Park - Populated place in St. Thomas Parish, Jamaica
Suffolk - Subdivision on Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas
Suffolk - Populated place in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe
In addition, there are 11 official topographical features. All can be found on sub pages under the Other Suffolks page, except where stated. They are:-
Suffolk Point - Headland on East Thurlow Island, British Columbia, Canada
Lac Suffolk – Near Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk, Quebec, Canada
(Details can be found on the Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk, Quebec page)
Ruisseau Suffolk (Suffolk Creek) - Stream near Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk, Quebec, Canada
(Details can be found on the Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk, Quebec page)
Suffolkpynten - Spit of land, Svalbard, Norway
Suffolkvatnet - Lake near Suffolkpynten, Svalbard, Norway
(Detailed on the Suffolkpynten page)
Suffolk Creek - Near Tomerong, New South Wales, Australia
Suffolk Hill - Near Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa
Suffolk Hill Piquet - Near Landi Kotal, Khyber Pass, Pakistan
Karang Suffolk - Reef off Pulau Lasia, Simeulue Regency, Aceh, Indonesia
Suffolk Hill - Area of land in Maxwelltown, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Suffolk Scarp - A geomorphic feature of the Coastal Plain in Virginia and North Carolina, USA
(Detailed on the Suffolk, Virginia page)
As well as these 42 officially designated places, we also have:-
The Suffolks - An unofficial name for a part of the Montpellier district in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (Details can be found on a sub page under the Other Suffolks page)
Suffolk Hill - An unofficial name for a small, unnamed hill west of Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France
(Details can be found on a sub page under the Other Suffolks page)




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