Cities starting with directional names that are not N-S-E- W of something

[Brandon]

We also have these two in the Chicago area:

Northlake - named for its location where North Avenue (IL-64) and Lake Street (US-20) cross.

South Holland - named for South Holland, Netherlands.

[Bruce]

A pair from Washington state:

North Bend - named for a bend in the Snoqualmie River

South Bend - named for a bend in the Willapa River; located 110 miles (straightline distance) west of North Bend

[GaryV]

North Branch, MI is considerably to the south and east of West Branch.  Although I would surmise that both places were named for being on a branch of a river or creek.

South Haven is a ways south of Grand Haven.  Grand Haven is named after the Grand River; I suppose South Haven could have been called Kalamazoo Haven.

[US81]

There's West, TX which is actually in central Texas north of Waco nowhere near west Texas.

[national highway 1]

West Pymble, NSW is actually south of Pymble.
http://goo.gl/maps/RpHwP

[TheHighwayMan3561]

South Range, WI. Just south of Duluth/Superior.

There is a Range, WI about 2 hours south of South Range.

[Brandon]

South Range, WI. Just south of Duluth/Superior.

There is a Range, WI about 2 hours south of South Range.

And a South Range, Michigan, south of Houghton on M-26.  There is no Range in the UP.  Instead, it is named for being in the south part of the copper mining range.

[signalman]

I just remembered a town that I know quite well, although I haven't been there in several years.  In the Lancaster, PA area there is a town called East Petersburg.  However there is no town named Petersburg nor is there any other directional prefixed Petersburgs in the area.

[bing101]

Westwood, CA its where UCLA is at in the LA Basin but its a district.

[bing101]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills,_Michigan This also known as Westwood, MI.

[jp the roadgeek]

There's Northeast, NY, and Southeast, NY.  Both are about 60 miles apart along the CT border.  Both are better known for a village they contain (Millerton, and Brewster, respectively).  The east part is accurate, but there's a lot of NY state north and south of the two towns.

Then there's the Hampton collection in MA (North, East, South, West), but there's no just plain Hampton.

[vtk]

West Liberty, OH and East Liberty, OH are fairly close, and situated as you might expect relative to one another. I mention them because they (and perhaps East Canton) are the oddballs of Ohio. Normally a city with a directional name has no opposite or directionless counterpart where you'd expect.

Previously mentioned West Carrollton is indeed west of Carrollton, but at quite a distance. Previously mentioned North Bloomfield is near Cleveland, while South Bloomfield is near Columbus; which came first? I don't know of any Bloomfield.

There are two West Jeffersons, and while I don't know of any Jefferson Ohio, neither is west of Jeffersonville.  South Vienna and South Charleston seem to be orphaned as well.

Not quite on topic, but how did Old Washington get its name? Was it originally called Washington and renamed in deference to a newer one? (There's Washington C.H. ...)

That reminds me of North Washington, which is indeed north of both Old Washington and Washington C.H., but at a substantial distance.

[SSOWorld]

There's Northeast, NY, and Southeast, NY.  Both are about 60 miles apart along the CT border.  Both are better known for a village they contain (Millerton, and Brewster, respectively).  The east part is accurate, but there's a lot of NY state north and south of the two towns.

Then there's the Hampton collection in MA (North, East, South, West), but there's no just plain Hampton.

That pretty much sums up the Hamptons on Long Island.  (Note: no space between the words.)

[thenetwork]

In the Cleveland area

• North Bloomfield
• North Olmsted

Where is North Bloomfield???  In the Cleveland area, there is North Olmsted, North Ridgeville and North Royalton, but no North Bloomfield.

The only somewhat accurate directional cities in the area offhand is South Euclid (it is south of Euclid) and East Cleveland -- although Cleveland proper does have a sliver of municipality east of East Cleveland.

[lepidopteran]

Then there's the Hampton collection in MA (North, East, South, West), but there's no just plain Hampton.

And in New Jersey, you have all the Brunswicks except West, plus a "New".  Only plain Brunswick I know of, aside from many bowling alleys, is in MD, near Harpers Ferry, WV.  Exit 9 of the NJTP signs it as "New Brunswick, East Brunswick".  I say the only reason they didn't go with "The Brunswicks" is because South B. is best accessed via Exit 8A.

On that note, Exit 10 is signed "The Amboys" for Perth Amboy and South Amboy.

And Exit 15W is for Kearny and The Oranges (does that sound like the name of a '60s rock band?).  Again, you have plain Orange, plus all the cardinal directions except North.  What, no Orange-Pineapple? (sorry, couldn't resist)
Edit: or the Asian community of Mandarin Orange

[Pete from Boston]

On that note, Exit 10 is signed "The Amboys" for Perth Amboy and South Amboy.

And Exit 15W is for Kearny and The Oranges (does that sound like the name of a '60s rock band?).  Again, you have plain Orange, plus all the cardinal directions except North.  What, no Orange-Pineapple? (sorry, couldn't resist)

This is something New Jersey likes to do.  The Turnpike exit for Route 46 is (or was) signed "The Ridgefields," which always sounded like a sitcom to me.  Is there a "The Caldwells" sign anywhere? 

[signalman]

On that note, Exit 10 is signed "The Amboys" for Perth Amboy and South Amboy.

And Exit 15W is for Kearny and The Oranges (does that sound like the name of a '60s rock band?).  Again, you have plain Orange, plus all the cardinal directions except North.  What, no Orange-Pineapple? (sorry, couldn't resist)

This is something New Jersey likes to do.  The Turnpike exit for Route 46 is (or was) signed "The Ridgefields," which always sounded like a sitcom to me.  Is there a "The Caldwells" sign anywhere? 

Yes. US 46 East in the Montville area is signed for the Caldwells.

[Pete from Boston]

I thought so.

[xcellntbuy]

Hudson, NY and North Hudson, NY are about 132 miles from each other.

[golden eagle]

There's West, TX which is actually in central Texas north of Waco nowhere near west Texas.

We also have a West, MS, about an hour or so north of me.

There's West Point, MS. I'm not aware of a North Point, East Point or South Point. There's also a West Point, GA, but is separated by about 75 miles from East Point, GA.

Then, there's Southaven, MS, which is located south of the section of Memphis that's known as Whitehaven.

[Pete from Boston]

There's West, TX which is actually in central Texas north of Waco nowhere near west Texas.

There's West Point, MS. I'm not aware of a North Point, East Point or South Point. There's also a West Point, GA, but is separated by about 75 miles from East Point, GA.

West Point, New York, (not a town, but a CDP better known than the town it's in) is not west of Point or East Point, but I don't think anyone ever really considers that it might be.

[bing101]

Northridge in Los Angeles its a district but there is no district named ridge. This may be close proximity to Santa Monica Mountains.

[The Great Zo]

Here's South Carrollton, Kentucky. Yes, there is a Carrollton in Kentucky, but it's pretty far northeast of South Carrollton. Perhaps Carrollton's location on the Ohio River is why South Carrollton seems to have inherited a steamboat on their sign, when they aren't anywhere near a body of water themselves.

One curiosity that has always stood out in Ohio is the city of "Upper Sandusky".  Not a cardinal direction per se, but we tend to think of "up" as north when looking at a map.  But actually, Upper Sandusky is some 60 miles southwest of it's un-adjectived namesake on Lake Erie.  The name comes from it's "upper" position on the Sandusky River, which empties into the bay of the same name next to the city of Sandusky.

This is a fantastic example. Lots of people fall into the trap of thinking of north and south as up and down, when the terms "upper" and "lower" have completely different meanings.

[DandyDan]

There's West, TX which is actually in central Texas north of Waco nowhere near west Texas.

Similarly, there's a Western, Nebraska that's not in Western Nebraska (it's an hour SW of Lincoln).