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Hometown is primarily used as a generic term for the city or town in which someone was born or grew up.
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Hometown is primarily used as a generic term for the city or town in which someone was born or grew up.

Hometown may also refer to:

Places

  • Hometown, Illinois
    Hometown, Illinois
    Hometown is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,467 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hometown is located at ....

  • Hometown, Pennsylvania
    Hometown, Pennsylvania
    Hometown is a census-designated place in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,399 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hometown is located at ....

  • Hometown, West Virginia
    Hometown, West Virginia
    Hometown is a small unincorporated riverside community located along the Kanawha River on West Virginia Route 62 in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. Hometown has 7 streets that are intersected by 1 street. There is one gas station and an elementary school.-External links:...

  • Homestown, Missouri
    Homestown, Missouri
    Homestown is a city in Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States. The population was 181 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Homestown is located at ....


Other uses

  • Ancestral home
    Ancestral home
    In Chinese culture and society, hometown or ancestral home is the place of origin of one's extended family. It may or may not be the place where one is born...

     or ancestral hometown in Chinese culture
  • Hometown Band
    Hometown Band
    The Hometown Band was founded in 1975 by Claire Lawrence, a former member of The Collectors and Chilliwack, as the back-up group for Canadian folk artist Valdy. The band comprised Shari Ulrich , Geoff Ayre , Robbie King , and Doug Edwards...

    , a band active in the 1970s
  • HomeTown Buffet, a restaurant chain
  • Hometown High-Q
    Hometown High-Q
    Hometown High-Q is a high school quiz bowl game show that tapes and broadcasts on KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is sponsored by Westfield Insurance and has been hosted by KDKA news anchor Ken Rice since its inception in 2000.Dan Braddock is the show's producer.-Format:Hometown High-Q is...

    , a high school quiz bowl game show on television
  • "My Hometown
    My Hometown
    "My Hometown" is a single by Bruce Springsteen off his Born in the U.S.A. album, that was the record-tying seventh and last top 10 single to come from it, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It also topped the U.S. adult contemporary chart, making the song Springsteen's only #1...

    ", a song by Bruce Springsteen
  • Hometown (TV Series)
    Hometown (TV series)
    Hometown was an hour-long dramedy series than ran on CBS for 9 episodes, premiering on a head-start to the 1985-86 fall season on August 22, 1985, and running until October 15, 1985...

    , a short-lived 1985 dramedy on CBS, adapted from the hit movie The Big Chill
  • Hometown (Album)
    Hometown (album)
    Hometown is the third studio album from Ten Second Epic. It was released January 27, 2009 on Black Box Recordings. It was made available for full streaming on their MySpace page on January 23. The first single, "Life Times", was released on November 10, 2008 on YouTube and later on television...

     The third studio album by Canadian Rock band Ten Second Epic
    Ten Second Epic
    Ten Second Epic is a five-piece rock band from Edmonton, Alberta. The band consists of Andrew Usenik , Daniel Carriere , Craig Spelliscy , Sandy MacKinnon and Patrick Birtles .-History:...