Similarly named municipalities in the same state

Started by hotdogPi, January 18, 2021, 09:42:09 AM

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Quote from: EpicRoadways on January 18, 2021, 08:09:38 PM
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on January 18, 2021, 03:18:44 PM
Albertville and Albert Lea, MN, which some people locally do get crossed up.
For my nomination, I'd head a few more miles down I-94 and go with Rogers and Rochester. That one always surprises me, but it's a common mix-up (at least in central MN). There's also the whole Brooklyn Park/Brooklyn Center deal that I don't really want to get into  :-D.

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Another one from Illinois I remembered and nobody has mentioned: Rochelle and Roselle.
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My favorite case from Washington: the two Lakewoods.

They are on opposite ends of the Seattle metro area, one to the extreme north beyond Everett, and one to the far south near Tacoma. The northern one was first to use the name, but was never incorporated. The southern one incorporated in 1996, choosing an arbitrary new name. The Post Office kept sending mail to the wrong Lakewood, so the southern one was granted the name while the northern one became "North Lakewood".

Woodinville and Woodway are in the same bit of the Seattle metro area along the King-Snohomish border, but it's hard to mistake the two. One is an inland suburb, the other a coastal hamlet with few people.

bulldog1979

Michigan also has Alberta and Elberta. The former is the site of one of Henry Ford's lumber mills in the Upper Peninsula, and the latter was the site of a car ferry dock in the Lower Peninsula with connections across Lake Michigan.

jmacswimmer

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A few offerings from Maryland:

Annapolis & Annapolis Junction
Frederick & Prince Frederick
Clarksville & Clarksburg
Owings Mills & Owings
Upper Marlboro & Lower Marlboro

(Also, not the same state, but Washington County MD is only ~50 miles away from Washington DC.)
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More California ones:

Fair Oaks (Sacramento County) vs. North Fair Oaks (San Mateo County)
Greenfield (Monterey County) vs. Greenfield (Kern County)
Santa Margarita (San Luis Obispo County) vs. Rancho Santa Margarita (Orange County)
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Quote from: jmacswimmer on January 20, 2021, 10:09:07 AM
A few offerings from Maryland:

Annapolis & Annapolis Junction
Frederick & Prince Frederick
Clarksville & Clarksburg
Owings Mills & Owings
Upper Marlboro & Lower Marlboro

None of those are intentional?
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The one in Iowa I confused once is Rockwell and Rockwell City.

In Minnesota, I have mixed up Spring Valley with Spring Grove, both of which are in southeast Minnesota.
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Iowa:  Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids

I get those mixed up all the time.




And, while I'm at it, even though they're not in the same state...  Sioux Falls and Sioux City are way to close to each other!
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Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on January 19, 2021, 08:38:50 AM
Another one from Illinois I remembered and nobody has mentioned: Rochelle and Roselle.

I used to get this confused a lot.
Lots of Illinois posts so far, but I'll add:

Illinois has an Elwood and an Elmwood.
Illinois also has a Morris, a Mt. Morris, and a Morrison.
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There's a lot in MS:
Benton and Bentonia (same county)
Madisonville and Madison (right beside each other)
Jefferson county and Jefferson Davis county (only a county apart)
Jackson county and Jackson, MS  (people think Hinds county (actual) is Jackson county but it's actually on the coast)
Pearl and Pearl City
Greenville and Greenwood (about 50 miles apart, both located off of US 82)
Poplar Springs and Poplar Creek (right beside each other)
Brooksville, Booneville, and Burnsville (all on the east side of the state along 45)
And there's more than that...
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Depew and DeWitt NY.
I used to have trouble remembering which went with Buffalo and with Syracuse.

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Quote from: frankenroad on January 18, 2021, 10:49:34 AM
Michigan has Manistee and Manistique.

Fun fact about these two: In 2010, the school district in Manistee hired the then-superintendent of the school district in Manistique for the same position

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Quote from: Big John on January 18, 2021, 10:37:13 AM
Wisconsin has Menominie and Menomonee Falls, (plus Menominee Michigan, which is on the Wisconsin border). Note that they're spelled differently.

Not to mention all the cities and towns that have the "wau" syllable. This is just form memory, so I'm sure I'm missing a few:
Milwaukee
Waukesha
Pewaukee
Waunakee
Wausau
Packwaukee
Waupun
Waupaca
Wautoma
Kewaunee
Wauwatosa

And then there is Shorewood, a suburb of Milwaukee, and Shorewood Hills, a suburb of Madison.
And the Milwaukee suburbs or Greendale, Greenfield, and Glendale.

mgk920

Quote from: 3467 on January 18, 2021, 08:57:01 PM
Oh Berlin and New Berlin right across Interstate 72 from each other.

No, they are about 1:30 drive time apart from each other here in Wisconsin.

:nod:

Also in Wisconsin (not all are incorporated):

Reedsburg
Reedsville
Readfield
Reeseville.

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webny99

Plenty of O- names in Central NY that I can see people getting confused.

Onondaga, Oneida, and Otisco are all lakes near Syracuse. And then you've got Otsego County, Oswego, and Oneonta.

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A few I thought of on Long Island

Farmingdale and Farmingville
All the Islips (West, Central, East, Islip Terrace, etc)
Westbury and Old Westbury

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Quote from: mgk920 on January 22, 2021, 11:28:18 PM
Quote from: 3467 on January 18, 2021, 08:57:01 PM
Oh Berlin and New Berlin right across Interstate 72 from each other.

No, they are about 1:30 drive time apart from each other here in Wisconsin.

:nod:

Also in Wisconsin (not all are incorporated):

Reedsburg
Reedsville
Readfield
Reeseville.

Mike
There is also Muskego and Mukwonago. They both happen to be in Waukesha County.

jmd41280

PA Examples:

Jefferson: There are 2 current boroughs named Jefferson, one in Greene County and one in York County. At one time, there used to be 3 with Jefferson in Allegheny County as well (it was renamed Jefferson Hills in the late 1990s). For mailing purposes, the one in York County is known as Codorus (though the official borough name remains Jefferson).

Franklin: There is a city of Franklin in Venango County and a borough of Franklin in Cambria County. For mailing purposes, the one in Cambria County has Johnstown as its USPS name and zip code (as it is a suburb of Johnstown).

Washington: There were once 2 Washingtons in PA, a city in Washington County and a borough in Lancaster County. For mailing purposes, the one in Lancaster County has been known to the USPS as "Washington Boro" to differentiate it from the city of Washington. The borough dissolved in 1973, however it is still named "Washington Boro" to the USPS.

New Salem: 2 New Salems exist, a village in Fayette County and a borough in York County. To the USPS, the one in York County is known as "York New Salem" to differentiate it from the other New Salem.

Also, PA contains these combos: Mifflinburg/Mifflintown/Mifflin/Mifflinville, Millersburg/Millerstown/Millersville
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Thought of some others in Louisiana.

Jonesboro and Jonesville
Winnsboro and Winnfield
Hosston and Haughton
Oak Grove and Oak Ridge are not far from one another.

Also cities of Franklin, Franklinton, and a Franklin Parish which are not in the same areas.


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Quote from: paulthemapguy on January 21, 2021, 11:22:48 AM
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on January 19, 2021, 08:38:50 AM
Another one from Illinois I remembered and nobody has mentioned: Rochelle and Roselle.

I used to get this confused a lot.
Lots of Illinois posts so far, but I'll add:

Illinois has an Elwood and an Elmwood.
Illinois also has a Morris, a Mt. Morris, and a Morrison.

And not to be forgotten, Minook, Minooka, and Mokena.
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Quote from: kenarmy on January 21, 2021, 11:39:52 AM
There's a lot in MS:
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And there's more than that...
Such as the two municipalities named Bogue Chitto. That's really weird.

As for me, I can get Benton and Bentonville in Arkansas mixed up sometimes.

And here's some Texas ones:
Algoa and Arcola in the Houston area
Diboll and Driscoll (this one's hard to keep track of right now because they are both getting bypasses on I-69 in the near future)
Center and Centerville
Denison and Denton
Iowa Park and Iowa Colony
Vidor and Vinton, LA
and probably tons more
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Quote from: Brandon on January 23, 2021, 08:09:05 PM
Quote from: paulthemapguy on January 21, 2021, 11:22:48 AM
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on January 19, 2021, 08:38:50 AM
Another one from Illinois I remembered and nobody has mentioned: Rochelle and Roselle.

I used to get this confused a lot.
Lots of Illinois posts so far, but I'll add:

Illinois has an Elwood and an Elmwood.
Illinois also has a Morris, a Mt. Morris, and a Morrison.

And not to be forgotten, Minook, Minooka, and Mokena.
I had a cousin who lived in Minooka and another cousin (his brother) in Mokena. I could never keep it straight as to who lived where. Of course, now they both live in Florida.
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Strafford and Stratford NH, which are close to being on opposite ends of the state.
Ditto for Pittsburg and Pittsfield NH.



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