Counties without stoplights

[Road Hog]

According to this, Pike County is the only county in Arkansas with no stop lights:

http://www.arkansasstateparksblog.com/975/

[ftballfan]

I'm not for certain, but I wouldn't be surprised if Alcona, Baraga, Luce, Montmorency, Ontonagon, and Oscoda counties in Michigan don't have lights in addition to Keweenaw and Lake counties.

[dave19]

Calhoun Co, WV has none. Neighboring Gilmer has just one.

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

I don't know if any in MS, but I'm willing to bet one or two don't have them. It wouldn't shock me if Sharkey and Issaquena counties are among them.

Leaning towards Wilkinson County

Issaquena does not have a single traffic light, Sharkey probably doesn't (US 61 @ Rolling Fork?), Wilkinson does have at least one traffic light (US 61/MS 24 - Woodville)

[bassoon1986]

I don't know if any in MS, but I'm willing to bet one or two don't have them. It wouldn't shock me if Sharkey and Issaquena counties are among them.

Leaning towards Wilkinson County

Issaquena does not have a single traffic light, Sharkey probably doesn't (US 61 @ Rolling Fork?), Wilkinson does have at least one traffic light (US 61/MS 24 - Woodville)

Is there a traffic light now? Last time I drove through there, which has been a few years, it was still a 4 way stop with blinking red lights. GSV still shows that set-up too.

[Molandfreak]

You can add Forest County, Florence County, Iron County, and Bayfield County to the list for Wisconsin as well.

The only Minnesota counties I can think of at the moment are Fillmore and Dodge Counties.

Fillmore has a few in Chatfield and Lanesboro, Dodge has at least three in Kasson... Rice and Le Seueur have far less than they should.

[Duke87]

Essex County, VT does not appear to have any, except a flasher in Canaan. Ditto for Pisqataquis County, ME. So that brings us to four New England counties. Any more?

[JREwing78]

I'm not for certain, but I wouldn't be surprised if Alcona, Baraga, Luce, Montmorency, Ontonagon, and Oscoda counties in Michigan don't have lights in addition to Keweenaw and Lake counties.

Alcona County has at least one, where M-72 and US-23 meet in Harrisville: http://goo.gl/maps/gf2u2
Mio, in Oscoda county, has one at M-72 and M-33: http://goo.gl/maps/UDGgh

The others are correct.

[apeman33]

I grew up in a county with no stoplight except an overhead flashing yellow:  Rawlins County, Kansas.  In fact, our house was 28 miles from the nearest stoplight (a distance I once drove in 15 or 16 minutes at night in the fog).

Woodson County, Kansas, is the same way. No light except for a 4-way flashing red at U.S. 54 & 75 in Yates Center.

No stoplights in Logan, Linn, Chatauqua and Stafford Counties. Doubt there are any in Wallace County, though I've never been through there. I don't remember if there's one at K-25 & 96 in Tribune. If not, then Greely County doesn't have any, either. Pretty sure there isn't one in Elk County.

Kearney, Hamilton, Greenwood and Kiowa are counties I know have only one each. There might only be one in Wilson County (I can't remember if Fredonia has one or not; if not, the only one is in Neodesha.)

[US71]

According to this, Pike County is the only county in Arkansas with no stop lights:

http://www.arkansasstateparksblog.com/975/

Madison County has flashers where US 412 crosses AR 45 near Hindsville (I'm betting on a signal someday), but to my recollection there are no other flashers or traffic signals in Madison County.

[deathtopumpkins]

Essex County, VT does not appear to have any, except a flasher in Canaan. Ditto for Pisqataquis County, ME. So that brings us to four New England counties. Any more?

Well, lets see:

NH: Belknap - yep, Carroll - yep, Cheshire - yep, Coos - yep (this one I expected to be maybe the only one in NH without, but there's at least one traffic signal in Gorham), Grafton - yep (the only other county in NH I thought had a chance, but nope, has at least one in Littleton), Hillsborough - yep, Merrimack - yep, Rockingham - yep, Stafford - yep, Sullivan - yep (Claremont)

VT: Addison - no (I couldn't find one anyway), Bennington - yep, Caledonia - yep (US 5 at NE VT Regional Hospital entrance in St. Johnsbury), Chittenden - yep, Essex - no (I believe somebody already posted this one), Franklin - yep, Grande Isle - no, Lamoille - yep (VT 15/100, Morrisville), Orange - no (at least not that I could find), Orleans - yep (US 5, Derby), Rutland - yep, Washington - yep, Windham - yep, Windsor - yep (VT11/106, Springfield)

ME: Androscoggin - yep, Aroostook - yep, Cumberland - yep, Franklin - yep (Farmington), Hancock - yep, Kennebec - yep, Knox - yep, Lincoln - yep (Damariscotta), Oxford - yep (Rumford), Penobscot - yep, Piscataquis - no (couldn't find a signal, although I did find Interstate 6 still kickin'), Sagadahoc - yep, Somerset - yep (Skowhegan), Waldo - yep (Belfast), Washington - yep (Calais), York - yep.

In Mass, Nantucket and Dukes have no signals, but I'm going to assume all other counties do, same with Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Which gives us 7 signal-less New England counties.

[Duke87]

VT: Addison - no (I couldn't find one anyway)

There's a couple in Middlebury. So we're down to six New England Counties, then.

[deathtopumpkins]

VT: Addison - no (I couldn't find one anyway)

There's a couple in Middlebury. So we're down to six New England Counties, then.

Ah, so there are! They aren't entirely obvious just looking around, which is why I missed them.

[sandiaman]

 Harding  County,NM   with  only  700 people,  would  qualify   for  a  county  with  no  stop  lights.  You  have  heard  of  ghost  towns ?  Harding  County  is  qucikly  becoming a ghost  county.

[wriddle082]

Not sure if it's been mentioned yet, but I believe that not only does every SC county have at least one traffic light, but also one US highway as well.

[Road Hog]

Forest County, PA not only has no traffic lights, it brags about it:

http://www.forestcounty.com/index.php?page=recreation-opportunities

[bassoon1986]

Forest County, PA not only has no traffic lights, it brags about it:

http://www.forestcounty.com/index.php?page=recreation-opportunities

That reminds me of this roadside mural in Cameron Parish, Louisiana:


It's talking about the town of Cameron, but it applies to the whole parish

[WichitaRoads]

I grew up in a county with no stoplight except an overhead flashing yellow:  Rawlins County, Kansas.  In fact, our house was 28 miles from the nearest stoplight (a distance I once drove in 15 or 16 minutes at night in the fog).

Woodson County, Kansas, is the same way. No light except for a 4-way flashing red at U.S. 54 & 75 in Yates Center.

No stoplights in Logan, Linn, Chatauqua and Stafford Counties. Doubt there are any in Wallace County, though I've never been through there. I don't remember if there's one at K-25 & 96 in Tribune. If not, then Greely County doesn't have any, either. Pretty sure there isn't one in Elk County.

Kearney, Hamilton, Greenwood and Kiowa are counties I know have only one each. There might only be one in Wilson County (I can't remember if Fredonia has one or not; if not, the only one is in Neodesha.)

Not to contradict you, but, Kearney County doesn't either... Lakin is the only real town, and it is light-free. You're right about Wilson Co., as Fredonia only has 4-way flashing reds at each corner of the town square. When I was a kid, there used to be full lights at each corner, but I recall them only really flashing red. Only logical - if painful to me - to replace them with basic flashing lights.

Other counties I can think of right now: Chase County, Marion County, Jewell County, Clark County, Commanche County, Haskell County, Wichita COUNTY, Lane County, Ness County, Gove County, Trego County, Sheridan County, Cheyenne County, Doniphan County, Nemaha County, Jefferson County, and Smith County.

ICTRds

[empirestate]

That leper colony in Hawaii.

Kalawao County.

In fact, I believe there are no stoplights on the whole of Molokai, but unfortunately it's not a county unto itself. Are there any signals on Kauai?

[Brandon]

That leper colony in Hawaii.

Kalawao County.

In fact, I believe there are no stoplights on the whole of Molokai, but unfortunately it's not a county unto itself. Are there any signals on Kauai?

Yes, several in and around Lihue.

[The High Plains Traveler]

Harding  County,NM   with  only  700 people,  would  qualify   for  a  county  with  no  stop  lights.  You  have  heard  of  ghost  towns ?  Harding  County  is  qucikly  becoming a ghost  county.

Harding was a growing county until the dust bowl. I would have thought it was formed in the mid-1920s, after Harding's death, but it turns out it was established on the day he was inaugurated in 1921.

Based on lack of any significant-sized towns, Catron County would likely also have no stop lights. All the other New Mexico counties seem to cover enough area that they have at least one sizeable town.

[mgk920]

Lafayette County, WI
Menominee County, WI

Also Florence County, WI.

Mike

[mgk920]

Putnam Co IL, Stark Co IL, Adams Co WI, Calumet Co WI and Cherry Co NE to the best of my knowledge do not have a single stoplight. About 15 years ago or so, Marquette Co WI and Green Lake Co WI were also on that list.

Calumet County, WI has several in the Cities of Appleton and Menasha, plus at least one in Chilton (US 151/WI 32/57), its county seat, as well as a few elsewhere in the county. This includes the first intersection in the entire State of Wisconsin to get the 'flashing yellow arrow' signal aspect - Midway Rd and Telulah Ave in the City of Appleton, Calumet County.

Mike

[TheHighwayMan3561]

You can add Forest County, Florence County, Iron County, and Bayfield County to the list for Wisconsin as well.

The only Minnesota counties I can think of at the moment are Fillmore and Dodge Counties.

Fillmore has a few in Chatfield and Lanesboro, Dodge has at least three in Kasson... Rice and Le Seueur have far less than they should.

Can't say for sure but I wouldn't be surprised if Lake of the Woods County has none, or one of those extremely rural NW Minnesota counties.

[DandyDan]

You can add Forest County, Florence County, Iron County, and Bayfield County to the list for Wisconsin as well.

The only Minnesota counties I can think of at the moment are Fillmore and Dodge Counties.

Fillmore has a few in Chatfield and Lanesboro, Dodge has at least three in Kasson... Rice and Le Seueur have far less than they should.

Can't say for sure but I wouldn't be surprised if Lake of the Woods County has none, or one of those extremely rural NW Minnesota counties.

As for SW Minnesota, it's been a long time, but I don't recall if Pipestone or Murray Counties had any, and I wouldn't bet on Lincoln County having one.