Cities Names That are Portmanteaus

[-- US 175 --]

SE of Dallas, the town of Mabank (sometimes misspelled by some as "Maybank") was named for local ranch owners Mason and Eubank.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabank,_Texas

[ethanhopkin14]

SE of Dallas, the town of Mabank (sometimes misspelled by some as "Maybank") was named for local ranch owners Mason and Eubank.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabank,_Texas

Also in three counties!

[CtrlAltDel]

I suspect Northfield, IL is one (Northbrook and Deerfield)

I don't know about Northfield, but Northlake is a combination of North Avenue and Lake Street, two major local thoroughfares.

[Flint1979]

Union City, Indiana and Union City, Ohio.

[wxfree]

Can we include town amalgamations?

Kenora, ON is an amalgamation of Keewatin, Norman, and Rat Portage.

Sure, the I am adding Balmorhea, TX.  Not neighboring jurisdictions, but rather the founders Balcom, Morrow and Rhea.

I didn't know that was how that town got its name - to me, it just sounds like an STD. "Well, pardner, looks like another case of Balmorhea."

It doesn't sound like "gonorrhea."  It's pronounced "bal morray" with the first A being short.

[Scott5114]

Can we include town amalgamations?

Kenora, ON is an amalgamation of Keewatin, Norman, and Rat Portage.

Sure, the I am adding Balmorhea, TX.  Not neighboring jurisdictions, but rather the founders Balcom, Morrow and Rhea.

I didn't know that was how that town got its name - to me, it just sounds like an STD. "Well, pardner, looks like another case of Balmorhea."

It doesn't sound like "gonorrhea."  It's pronounced "bal morray" with the first A being short.

Was the first mayor Hyacinth Bucket?

[abefroman329]

Can we include town amalgamations?

Kenora, ON is an amalgamation of Keewatin, Norman, and Rat Portage.

Sure, the I am adding Balmorhea, TX.  Not neighboring jurisdictions, but rather the founders Balcom, Morrow and Rhea.

I didn't know that was how that town got its name - to me, it just sounds like an STD. "Well, pardner, looks like another case of Balmorhea."

It doesn't sound like "gonorrhea."  It's pronounced "bal morray" with the first A being short.

Was the first mayor Hyacinth Bucket?

No, it was Asswipe Johnson (high-five to anyone who gets that reference).

[US 89]

Ucolo, UT just off US 491
Tennga, GA on US 411
Cal-Nev-Ari, NV on US 95

There's also Uvada, UT right off SR 56 near the Nevada border but I'm pretty sure this has never amounted to more than a railroad siding

Not a city, but there's a Uzona Avenue that runs along the Utah-Arizona border through the twin towns of Hildale, UT and Colorado City, AZ

In the same vein is Texline, TX located on US 87 at the Texas-New Mexico state line

[kphoger]

Union City, Indiana and Union City, Ohio.

Do you even know what a portmanteau is?

[Henry]

Marydel (MD/DE), and Delmar (DE/MD), on different parts of the Maryland/Delaware border.

Bonus points: the region they're located in is called the Delmarva Peninsula, combining Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.

[michravera]

How many cities are there that are portmanteaus of the jurisdictions they border.  I was searching around and thought maybe there were a handful but it seams like every state line has a town or two that is both states combined.  Example, Texarkana.

This can be international as well.

CalNevAri (official place on BGSs) and CalNeva. I'm surprised that there isn't a Calizona or a Nevafornia.

[Takumi]

Can we include town amalgamations?

Kenora, ON is an amalgamation of Keewatin, Norman, and Rat Portage.

Sure, the I am adding Balmorhea, TX.  Not neighboring jurisdictions, but rather the founders Balcom, Morrow and Rhea.

I didn't know that was how that town got its name - to me, it just sounds like an STD. "Well, pardner, looks like another case of Balmorhea."

It doesn't sound like "gonorrhea."  It's pronounced "bal morray" with the first A being short.

Was the first mayor Hyacinth Bucket?

No, it was Asswipe Johnson (high-five to anyone who gets that reference).

Ozz-wee-pay.

[Stephane Dumas]

Could we count fictionnal cities as well? In "Demolition Man", San Angeles is from the amalgation of Los Angeles with San Diego and San Bernardino.

[hbelkins]

There's a community known as Kenvir in Harlan County, Ky., not far from the Virginia state line.

[golden eagle]

Paragould, AR is named for railroad magnates J. W. Paramore and Jay Gould. Also, Tennga, GA.

[Big John]

There is a Gerogiana, AL, named for Georgia and the founder's daughter Anna.

[GenExpwy]

If acronyms are considered a type of portmanteau, a possible example is Sonyea NY (I-390 exit 6).

I have seen two explanations for the name: either it is an old Indian name, or an acronym for State of New York Epileptic Asylum.

[kphoger]

I just learnt that Weslaco (TX) is named after the W. E. Stewart Land Company.

[ethanhopkin14]

I just learnt that Weslaco (TX) is named after the W. E. Stewart Land Company.

I was just thinking of that one because I forgot that town was actually a portmanteau. 

[webny99]

If acronyms are considered a type of portmanteau, a possible example is Sonyea NY (I-390 exit 6).

I have seen two explanations for the name: either it is an old Indian name, or an acronym for State of New York Epileptic Asylum.

Interesting. It doesn't sound like a Native American word, so I actually kind of buy the latter explanation!

[bing101]

Marydel (MD/DE), and Delmar (DE/MD), on different parts of the Maryland/Delaware border.

But not Delmar, NY...

Dang I never knew Del Mar had another meaning. I knew Del Mar meant Of the Sea in Spanish


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Mar


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Mar,_California


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delmar


I didn't think about this one and very obvious as the Delaware/Maryland Border.

[golden eagle]

Years ago, someone tried telling me that Killeen, TX stood for "KILL Each and Every N*****. Of course, it's not true.

[abefroman329]

Years ago, someone tried telling me that Killeen, TX stood for "KILL Each and Every N*****. Of course, it's not true.

And apparently Anna, IL isn't an acronym of "ain't no [racial slur]s around," although the concept of "sundown towns" was very, very real.

[kphoger]

Years ago, someone tried telling me that Killeen, TX stood for "KILL Each and Every N*****. Of course, it's not true.

And apparently Anna, IL isn't an acronym of "ain't no [racial slur]s around," although the concept of "sundown towns" was very, very real.

And apparently Waco (TX) isn't an acronym of "what a cook out", nor of "we ain't comin' out".

In other news, not everything you hear on a junior high playground is true.

Iowa, I should point out, is definitely an acronym of "idiots out wandering around".

[NWI_Irish96]

Years ago, someone tried telling me that Killeen, TX stood for "KILL Each and Every N*****. Of course, it's not true.

And apparently Anna, IL isn't an acronym of "ain't no [racial slur]s around," although the concept of "sundown towns" was very, very real.

And apparently Waco (TX) isn't an acronym of "what a cook out", nor of "we ain't comin' out".

In other news, not everything you hear on a junior high playground is true.

Iowa, I should point out, is definitely an acronym of "idiots out wandering around".

There is an alternative name for a last place baseball team: Club Unsuccessful By Standings