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Started by robbones, October 30, 2014, 05:26:24 PM

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robbones

I'm not sure if there is a post already on this topic, I drove through a Forty Four, AR today and notice on the map there is a Fifty six, AR. What are some other numbers that are names of towns?


Big John

84, PA (lumber store is named for it)

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algorerhythms


hbelkins

There's an Eighty Eight, Ky., and a Hundred, WV.


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agentsteel53

Hungary has a town called Hatvan (sixty).  it's 60km to Budapest.
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Dos, Spain.

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jwolfer

This be as named for the 33 men who were instrumental in Uruguay's independence if I remember correctly. You beat me to posting this example. This is one of the few places online where people even know where Uruguay is located

jwolfer

Quote from: algorerhythms on October 30, 2014, 07:08:05 PM
Treinta y Tres, Uruguay

Quote from: jwolfer on October 31, 2014, 01:25:22 PM
This be as named for the 33 men who were instrumental in Uruguay's independence if I remember correctly. You beat me to posting this example. This is one of the few places online where people even know where Uruguay is located

DandyDan

Not a town name, but Missouri has the One Hundred and Two River.
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Indiana: counties 100%, highways 100%
Illinois: counties 100%, highways 61%
Michigan: counties 100%, highways 56%
Wisconsin: counties 86%, highways 23%

agentsteel53

Quote from: cabiness42 on October 31, 2014, 03:09:24 PM
There is a Twelve Mile, IN.

in that vein, British Columbia has communities named 100 Mile House and 150 Mile House. 
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Zeffy

Quote from: cabiness42 on October 31, 2014, 03:09:24 PM
There is a Twelve Mile, IN.

There also is an 8 Mile, Michigan. (Assuming these both count)
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GaryV

Quote from: Zeffy on October 31, 2014, 03:33:25 PM
Quote from: cabiness42 on October 31, 2014, 03:09:24 PM
There is a Twelve Mile, IN.

There also is an 8 Mile, Michigan. (Assuming these both count)
An 8 Mile Road (as well as 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 ...)  But a town named 8 Mile?

Urban Legend is that Novi is numerically based ( from No. VI ) as being the 6th stage coach stop or 6th toll both or 6th something else - but it's not.

Jim

My favorite name like this is Wonowon, BC.  It's at Mile 101 of the Alaska Highway (of course).
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Quote from: GaryV on November 01, 2014, 07:42:48 AM
Quote from: Zeffy on October 31, 2014, 03:33:25 PM
Quote from: cabiness42 on October 31, 2014, 03:09:24 PM
There is a Twelve Mile, IN.

There also is an 8 Mile, Michigan. (Assuming these both count)
An 8 Mile Road (as well as 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 ...)  But a town named 8 Mile?

Urban Legend is that Novi is numerically based ( from No. VI ) as being the 6th stage coach stop or 6th toll both or 6th something else - but it's not.
Not incorporated, but there is an Eight Mile, Alabama:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Mile,_Alabama
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thenetwork

Seven Hills, Ohio -- just south of Cleveland.


GaryV

Quote from: thenetwork on November 02, 2014, 07:26:02 AM
Seven Hills, Ohio -- just south of Cleveland.

Which reminds me of the several towns named Two Rivers or Three Rivers.

I suspect there are other towns named after counting a particular feature found there.  A quick search on Google Maps found

  • Three Forks
  • Three Hills
  • Three Lakes
  • Three Oaks
  • Three Springs
  • Three Way (TN - I wonder what caused that)

xcellntbuy

We also have Trois Rivieres in Quebec.

Zeffy

Life would be boring if we didn't take an offramp every once in a while

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Big John

If adding words to numbers

Two Rivers, WI
Twenty Nine Palms, CA

kurumi

If allowing other languages:

Lima, OH
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hotdogPi

Quote from: kurumi on November 02, 2014, 12:04:35 PM
If allowing other languages:

Lima, OH

Can you think of any places called Lima that are in a country where it means a number (since it doesn't mean a number in the United States or Peru)?
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MA 22, 40, 107, 109, 117, 119, 126, 141, 159
NH 27, 111A(E); CA 133; NY 366; GA 42, 140; FL A1A, 7; CT 32; VT 2A, 5A; PA 3, 51, 60, QC 162, 165, 263; 🇬🇧A100, A3211, A3213, A3215, A4222; 🇫🇷95 D316

Pete from Boston

Those are numbers that are in town names, not numbers that are town names.  This is another thread that becomes basically infinite and pointless (I know, I know) when you loosen the rules.



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