Five Other Places Named Billings. Ours is Best. Many cities and towns in the United States share the same name. For example, there are 19 places in the US named "Atlanta", according to Geotargit.com, and there are 23 towns or cities named Columbus (including Columbus, Montana). I live in Laurel and when I search for "Laurel" I often get results for Mount Laurel, NJ, a town of around 40,000 people. I have never stumbled across another Billings though, until today. There are five other communities in the US that share the name of Montana's largest city and they all are pretty small (and perhaps a little boring, in my opinion). I'm sure they are quaint and enjoyable in their own ways, and home is where you make it, but... we think our Billings is a clear winner.