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Well Named Locations Thread
« on: September 12, 2008, 10:09:23 AM »
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Re: Well Named Locations Thread
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2008, 03:03:04 AM »
Not sure if it's well-named but it's funny. Hell, MI. It freezes over every winter.  ;D  Also some people go there to get married. It can only get better from there, right? I'm not sure what the road to Hell is paved with. I think it's asphalt.  ;)  People like to send postcards from Hell. The whole town is one big joke. It's 342 miles and a 5-1/2 hour drive from Hell to Paradise, MI. A lot of snowmobilers think Paradise is well named.
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Re: Well Named Locations Thread
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2008, 03:21:10 AM »
Quote from: jumbofrank on September 13, 2008, 03:03:04 AM
Not sure if it's well-named but it's funny. Hell, MI. It freezes over every winter.  ;D  Also some people go there to get married. It can only get better from there, right? I'm not sure what the road to Hell is paved with. I think it's asphalt.  ;)  People like to send postcards from Hell. The whole town is one big joke. It's 342 miles and a 5-1/2 hour drive from Hell to Paradise, MI. A lot of snowmobilers think Paradise is well named.
I've been to Hell and back.  My Grandparents weren't to sure about the postcards my sister and I sent them (Grandpa was a pastor in his younger days.) 

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Re: Well Named Locations Thread
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2008, 07:00:46 AM »
Here at the coast we always enjoy Morehead,..City, ::) its just around the bend from Hornytown, NC.

The locals say it with the "H" being silent,   ;).
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Re: Well Named Locations Thread
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2008, 10:01:12 AM »
----->GUN BARREL CITY, TEXAS

Town Slogan: "We Shoot Straight with You"
Henderson County, East Texas
FM 85 (off US175)
58 miles SE of Dallas
20 miles NW of Athens
Population: (est) 4,000
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Re: Well Named Locations Thread
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2008, 10:44:35 AM »
BY STATE

Alabama:
Burnt Corn, Al
Section, AL
Shorter, AL
St. Elmo, AL

 
Alaska:
Candle, AK
Dead Horse, AK
Krik, AK
Mary's Igloo, AK
Nightmute, AK
North Pole, AK

 
Arizona:
Monkey's Eyebrow,AZ
Why, AZ

 
Colorado:
Bonanza, CO
Hasty, CO
Hygiene, CO
Joes, CO
Last Chance, CO
Lay, CO
Paradox, CO
Yellow Jacket, CO

 
Delaware:
Bear, DE
Blades, DE

 
Florida:
Briny Breezes, FL
Cadillac, FL
Celebration, FL
Christmas, FL
Day, FL
Elfers, FL
Frostproof, FL
Havana, FL
Lorida, Florida
Mayo, FL
Panacea,FL
Picnic, FL
Sopchoppy, FL
Spuds, FL
Two Egg, FL
Wacahoota, FL
Yeehaw Junction, FL

 
Georgia:
Alley, GA
Enigma, GA Lived here for a year.
Experiment, GA
Hephzibah, GA
Homerville, GA
Ideal, GA
Quitman, GA

 
Illinois:
Energy, IL
Normal, IL

 
Indiana:
Bacon, IN
Birds Eye, IN
Buddha, IN
French Lick, IN
Santa Claus, IN
Solitude, IN

 
Iowa:
Beebeetown, IA
Elvira, IA
Iowa Falls, IA
Sac City, IA
Tingley, IA
What Cheer, IA

 
Kansas:
Buttermilk, KS
Gas, KS
Moonlight, KS
Petrolia, KS
Protection, KS
Skiddy, KS
Smileyberg, KS
Speed, KS
Yoder, KS
Zook, KS

 
Kentucky: (Positively takes the cake!)
Beauty, KY
Burning Springs, KY
Cadillac, KY
Cranks, KY
Combs, KY
Cut Shin, KY
Decoy, KY
Duckers, KY
Dukedom, KY
Dwarf, KY
Hazard, KY
Hippo, KY
Jetson, KY
Krypton, KY
Lovely, KY
Moon, KY
Mummie, KY
Mud Lick, KY
Oddville, KY
Ono, KY
Ordinary, KY
Oscar, KY
Parrot, KY
Petroleum, KY
Pippa Passes, KY
Pyramid, KY
Quicksand, KY
Ready, KY
Redhouse, KY
Relief, KY
Ringos Mills, KY
Select, KY
Shoulderblade, KY
Slusher, KY
Sligo, KY
Top Most, KY
Turkey, KY
Viper, KY
Vortex, KY
Wax, KY
Yeadiss, KY
Zoe, KY

 
Louisiana:
Angie, LA
Archie, LA
Cutoff, LA
Dry Prong, LA
Eros, LA
Fort Necessity, LA
Plain Dealing, LA
Slaughter, LA
Trout, LA
Vixen, LA
Waterproof, LA

 
Maine:
Mount Desert Island, ME
Strong, ME

 
Maryland:
Boring, MD
California, MD
Crappo, MD
Hale, Maryland
Point of Rocks, MD
Scaggsville, MD

 
Massachussetts:
Cummaquid, MA

 
Michigan:
Christmas, MI
Climax, MI
Gay, MI
Hell, MI
Lake, MI
Nirvanna, MI
Paradise, MI
Saline, MI

 
Mississippi:
Askew, MS
Bobo, MS
Hot Coffee, MS
Petal, MS

 
Missouri:
Competition, MO
Elmo, MO
Fairdealing, MO
Gipsy, MO
Novelty, MO
Pumpkin Center, MO Skidmore, MO
Success, MO

 
Nebraska:
Magnet, NE

 
Nevada:
Pahrump, Nevada

 
New Jersey:
Piscataway, NJ

 
New Mexico:
Flying H, NM
Truth Or Consequences, NM
Weed, NM

 
New York:
BATH, NY
Busti, NY
Flushing, NY
Horseheads, NY

 
North Carolina:
Cooleemee, NC
Kill Devil Hills, NC

 
North Dakota:
Arthur, ND
Beach, ND
Can do, ND
Mott, ND
Hoople, ND
Horace, ND
Max, ND
Ray, ND
Napolean, ND
Zap, ND

 
Ohio:
Gaysport, OH
Businessburg, OH

 
Oklahoma:
Bowlegs, OK
Kremlin, OK
Loco, OK
Happyland, OK

 
Oregon:
Boring, OR
Half.com, OR

 
Pennsylvania:
Beaverdale, PA
Bird-in-Hand, PA
Blue Ball, PA
Intercourse, PA
Jugtown, PA
Manda Gap, PA
Scalp Level, PA
Squirrel Hill, PA
Stalker, PA
Stiltz, PA
Burning Well, PA

 
South Carolina:
Ninety-six, SC
North, SC

 
South Dakota:
Bonesteel, SD
Box Elder, SD
Crooks, SD
Eaglebutte, SD
Gayville, SD
Mud Butte, SD
Pukwana, SD
Roscoe, SD
Tea, SD

 
Texas:
Bangs, TX
Bushland, TX
Camelot, TX
Canadian, TX
Cut and Shoot, TX
Dozier, TX
Dripping Springs, TX
Earth, TX
Friendship, TX
Gun Barrel City, TX
Happy, TX
Lazbuddie, TX
Lolita, TX
Muleshoe, TX
Nacogdoches, TX
Needmore, TX
Notrees, TX
Old Glory, TX
Pep, TX
Progress, TX
Quail, TX
Skidmore, TX
Schertz, TX
Tiki Island, TX
Turkey, TX
Tuxedo, TX
Twitty, TX
Valentine, TX
Study Butte, TX
Telegraph, TX
Rankin, TX
Royalty, TX
Midkiff, TX
Best, TX
Veribest, TX
Sweetwater, TX
China Grove, TX
China Grove, TX (yes two of 'um)
Lawn, TX
Grow, TX
Cee Vee, TX
Zunkerville, TX
Bigfoot, TX
RingGold, TX
Petty, TX
Boston, TX
Old Boston, TX
New Boston, TX
Tigertown, TX
Ben Franklin, TX
Chocolate Bayou, TX
Needville, TX
Oatmeal, TX
Blanket, TX
Flat, TX
Moss Hill, TX
Honey Island, TX
Egypt, TX
Rosebud, TX

 
Virginia:
Disputanta, VA

 
Washington:
Aloha, WA
Humptulips, WA
Index, WA
La Push, WA
Medical Lake, WA
Onion Creek, WA
Pysht, WA
Ritzville, WA
Ruff Starbuck, WA
Thrall, WA
Tiger, WA
Walla Walla, WA
Zillah, WA

 
West Virginia:
Acme, WV
Alloy, WV
Boggs, WV
Canvas, WV
Forks-Of-Cacpon, WV
Friendly, WV
Frost, WV
Left Hand, WV
Mammoth, WV
Man, WV
Maud, WV
Muddlety, WV
Odd, WV
Pinch, WV
Shanghai, WV
Sod, WV
Tornado, WV

 
Wyoming:
Bairoil, WY
Jackson Hole, WY

http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/hall/8701/townname.htm

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Re: Well Named Locations Thread
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2008, 10:54:45 AM »
Quote from: twyacht on September 13, 2008, 07:00:46 AM
Here at the coast we always enjoy Morehead,..City, ::) its just around the bend from Hornytown, NC.

The locals say it with the "H" being silent,   ;).

Marines deploying for Med Cruises often board ship at Morehead City.
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Re: Well Named Locations Thread
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2008, 03:49:01 AM »
440 miles from Mott t' Hoople.  ;D  You can go All the way from Memphis.

If you know how to pronounce Nacogdoches... you might be a redneck.  :)


Most places aren't named for a real thing that's there but Alabaster, MI  is named after a variety of gypsum used in drywall, mined here since 1837.

There's Mesick, and Pine Stump Junction, MI.

We also have Romulus and Remus.
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Re: Well Named Locations Thread
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2008, 04:48:50 AM »
11 WORST PLACE NAMES IN THE WORLD

Twatt, Scotland
Muff, Ireland
Titty Hill, England
Wetwang, England
Bald Knob, Arkansas,
Whiskey Dick Mountain, Washington
Hell, Michigan
Toad Suck, Arkansas
Dissapointment, Kentucky
F*cking, Austria

...and last but not least, this tongue-twisting town title:

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu, New Zealand.

And a ton more.

Black Tickle (Newfoundland & Labrador)
Humptulips (Washington)
Satan's Kingdom (Vermont)
Podunk (several of them)
Leading Tickles, Happy Adventure, Lark Harbour, Heart's Content
-- Bobo, Eclectic (Alabama)
-- Eek (Alaska)
-- Bullhead City, Floss, Goobertown, Nothing, Why (Arizona)
-- Flippin, Okay, Possum Grape, Toad Suck, Weiner, Yellville (Arkansas)
-- Booneville, Bummerville, Timbuctoo, Wimp, You Bet (California)
-- No Name (Colorado)
-- Frostproof (Florida)
-- Between, Enigma, (Georgia)
-- Oblong (Illinois)
-- Zero (Indiana)
-- Diagonal, What Cheer (Iowa)
-- Plainville (Kansas)
-- Oddville, Nonesuch, Typo, Uno (Kentucky)
-- Plain Dealing (Louisiana)
-- Beans Corner Bingo (Maine)
-- Boring, Crapo (Maryland)
-- Jugville (Michigan)
-- Nimrod (Minnesota)
-- Bobo, It, SoSo, Zero, Yazoo City (Mississippi)
-- Humansville, Peculiar, Tightwad, Useful (Missouri)
-- Two Dot, Zero, Yaak (Montana)
-- Wahoo (Nebraska)
-- Pahrump (Nevada)
-- Hell Hollow, Lost Nation (New Hampshire)
-- Ho-ho Kus (New Jersey)
-- Truth or Consequences (New Mexico)
-- Boogertown, Whynot (North Carolina)
-- Can Do, Hoople, Zap (North Dakota)
-- Hicksville, Home (Ohio)
-- Loco, Okay (Oklahoma)
-- Boring, Drain, Half.com, Idiotville, Zig Zag (Oregon)
-- Bath Addition, Drab, Jugtown, Loyalsockville, Ono (Pennsylvania)
-- Woonsocket (Rhode Island)
-- Welcome (South Carolina)
-- Peever, Red Shirt (South Dakota)
-- Bitter End, Nameless, Only, Static (Tennessee)
-- Ding Dong, Jot Em Down, Looneyville, Muleshoe, Nada, Noodle, Twitty, Uncertain (Texas)
-- Eureka (Utah)
-- Notown (Vermont)
-- Bumpass, Goochland, Goosepimple Junction (Virginia)
-- Puyallup, TumTum, Walla Walla (Washington)
-- Crum, Drooping, HooHoo, Looneyville, Odd (West Virginia)
-- Imalone, Ubet, Wanderoos (Wisconsin)
-- Burnt Corn (Alabama)
-- Avocado, Cactus, Cabbage Patch, Peanut, Weed, Weedpatch (California)
-- Beanblossom (Indiana)
-- Admire, Gas (Kansas)
-- Belcher, Waterproof (Louisiana)
-- Belchertown, Mashpee (Massachusetts)
-- Olive Branch (Michigan)
-- Olive Branch (Mississippi)
-- Sweetgrass (Montana)
-- Weed Heights (Nevada)
-- Pumpkin Center (Oklahoma)
-- Green Grass, Potato Creek (South Dakota)
-- Cucumber (West Virginia)
Carrot Creek, Community Punch Bowl, Grassland, Grassy Lake (Alberta)
Parsnip River (British Columbia)
Cape Onion(Newfoundland)
Mushaboom (Nova Scotia)
Onion Lake (Saskatchewan)
-- Boneyard (Arizona)
-- Smackover (Arkansas)
-- Deadwood, Deadwood Crossing, Doghouse Junction, Hellhole Palms, Hells Kitchen, Last Chance, Mad River, Needles, Scarface, Shafter, Shitbritches Creek, Squabbletown, Thorn (California)
-- Last Chance, Parachute (Colorado)
-- Slickpoo (Idaho)
-- Kickapoo (Illinois)
-- Gnaw Bone (Indiana)
-- Burning Springs, Chicken Gizzard, Cut Shin, Mean John, Viper (Kentucky)
-- Cut-Off, Slaughter (Louisiana)
-- Accident (Maryland)
-- Fireworks (Massachusetts)
-- Bad Axe, Hell, Slapneck (Michigan)
-- Savage (Minnesota)
-- Dragon (Missippi)
-- Big Arm (Montana)
-- Weeping Water (Nebraska)
-- Hell Hollow (New Hampshire)
-- Double Trouble, Rudeville (New Jersey)
-- Truth or Consequences (New Mexico)
-- Flushing (New York)
-- Gum Neck, Half Hell, Kill Devil Hills (North Carolina)
-- Napoleon (North Dakota)
-- Knockemstiff, Ballville (Ohio)
-- Kremlin, Slaughterville (Oklahoma)
-- Fossil (Oregon)
-- Burning Well, Balltown, Big Ball, Fear Not, Moscow, Panic, Scalp Level, Stalker, Torpedo (Pennsylvania)
-- Hog island (Rhode Island)
-- Red Shirt (South Dakota)
-- Difficult, Finger, Smartt (Tennessee)
-- Bacon, Bangs, Big Foot, Cut n' Shoot, Gun Barrel City, Hoop and Holler, Old Glory, Point Blank, Possum Kingdom, Run and Shoot, Spur, Tarzan, Tiger Town, Trophy Club (Texas)
-- Dirty Devil River (Utah)
-- Moscow, Satan's Kingdom (Vermont)
-- Ben Hur, Disputanta (Virginia)
-- Ruff Starbuck, Tiger (Washinton)
-- Big Ugly, Gormania, Tornado, War (West Virginia)
-- Red Mound (Wisconsin)
Bar Haven, Bareneed, Billy Butts Pond, , Cupids, Dildo, Hearts Content, Hearts Delight, Heart's Desire, Jerrys Nose, Leading Tickles, Nippers Harbour, Tickle Cove, Virgin Arm, and Wild Bight (Newfoundland)
Bangs Falls, Beaver Harbour, Coddle Harbor, Garden of Eden, Gore, Lapland, Malgnant Cove, Meat Cove, Nuttby, Old Sweat, Pugwash, Sackville, Shag Harbor, Sugar Loaf, and Upper Big Tacadie (Nova Scotia)
Balls Falls, Bastard, Carp, Crotch Lake, Oldmans Pocket, Pronto, Sucker Creek, Swastika, Thunder Bay, and Wawa (Ontario)
Funny Lake, St. Louis-du-Ha!Ha!, Shitagoo Lake (Quebec)
Pig (Kentucky)
Pigo (Guam)
Pigtown (Ohio)
Pigs Ear (Pennsylvania)
Pigeye, (Alabama and Ohio)
Piggtown, Mississippi.
Hogpen Crossing (Texas)
Hogtown (Indiana and New York).
Black Hog Landing (Deleware)
Hogback (Kansas)
Hog Eye (West Virginia)
Hogeye (in Arkansas, Arizona and Texas)
Hogeye Crossroads (South Carolina)
Hog Island (in Maryland and North Carolina)
Hogjaw (in either Alabama or Arkansas)
Hog Mountain (Georgia)
Hog Valley, (Florida)
Hogshooter (Oklahoma).
-- Big Rat Lake, Alaska
-- Cactus Rat Mine, Utah
-- Mt. Rat, Connecticut
-- Little Rat Creek, Wyoming
-- Rat Butte, Oregon
-- Rat Bayou, Louisianna
-- Rat Pond, Florida
-- Rat Island, South Carolina
-- Rats Nest Gulch, Idaho
-- Rat Run, Illinois
-- Tarred Rat Creek, Virginia
-- Ratsville, Ohio
-- Rat Farm, California
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Re: Well Named Locations Thread
« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2008, 11:30:20 AM »
Enigma, Ga. made both lists........
That's where my wife lived before we were married (well, I lived there too for a year before we were married.....but don't tell my momma).
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