"Directional" cities that lack a namesake

[Brandon]

This is for all those "directional" (i.e. north, south, east, west, etc.) cities, towns, and villages that lack a namesake anywhere remotely near them (even counties, states, provinces, and countries can count).  I'll give a few below, but the following types do not count: East/West/North Chicago/Chicago as Chicago is near these municipalities.

Examples
West Frankfort, IL - Nowhere near Frankfort, IL, and may be named as being west of Frankfort, KY, quite some distance away.
North Manchester, IN - No accompanying Manchester anywhere remotely near.
North Utica, IL - Even though informally called "Utica", there is no Utica anywhere nearby.

Got more?  They can be anywhere in the world.

[hotdogPi]

West Valley City, UT
West Jordan, UT

Does Southwest Harbor, ME count?

[bing101]

North Highlands, CA in the Sacramento area and there is no Highlands,CA

South Gate,CA and there is no Gate,CA.

[Brandon]

West Valley City, UT
West Jordan, UT

Does Southwest Harbor, ME count?

Is there a Harbor, ME anywhere near?  If not, then yes.  Even places like South Bend, IN count.  There is no Bend, IN anywhere near.  (For the record, South Bend is named for the south bend of the St. Joseph River.)

[hotdogPi]

West Valley City, UT
West Jordan, UT

Does Southwest Harbor, ME count?

Is there a Harbor, ME anywhere near?  If not, then yes.  Even places like South Bend, IN count.  There is no Bend, IN anywhere near.  (For the record, South Bend is named for the south bend of the St. Joseph River.)

Harbor, ME doesn't exist.

[webny99]

Harbor, ME doesn't exist.

However, "southwest" describes the town's location in relation to a harbor, not a town. Most town names are not also nouns, but this is an exception. South Bend is also an exception. My point is that one would not expect there to be a Harbor, ME or a Bend, IN.

[hotdogPi]

Most town names are not also nouns

If a proper noun is not a noun, then what is it?

[Brandon]

Harbor, ME doesn't exist.

However, "southwest" describes the town's location in relation to a harbor, not a town. Most town names are not also nouns, but this is an exception. South Bend is also an exception. My point is that one would not expect there to be a Harbor, ME or a Bend, IN.

But, such places do in fact exist, i.e. Bend, OR, or the various takes on "Harbor" as in Bar Harbor, ME (for which a directional "Harbor" could be named).

BTW, this is my thread as the OP, and these are my rules for it.

[hotdogPi]

Harbor, ME doesn't exist.

However, "southwest" describes the town's location in relation to a harbor, not a town. Most town names are not also nouns, but this is an exception. South Bend is also an exception. My point is that one would not expect there to be a Harbor, ME or a Bend, IN.

But, such places do in fact exist, i.e. Bend, OR, or the various takes on "Harbor" as in Bar Harbor, ME (for which a directional "Harbor" could be named).

BTW, this is my thread as the OP, and these are my rules for it.

Actually, Southwest Harbor is southwest of Bar Harbor. Still no plain "Harbor", though.

[NWI_Irish96]

Harbor, ME doesn't exist.

However, "southwest" describes the town's location in relation to a harbor, not a town. Most town names are not also nouns, but this is an exception. South Bend is also an exception. My point is that one would not expect there to be a Harbor, ME or a Bend, IN.

North Highlands could be describing an town that is north of a highlands area.
West Valley City could be describing a city on the western edge of a valley.

Either they all count or none of them count. 

[hbelkins]

West Liberty, Ky. It's well northeast of Liberty, Ky.

[GaryV]

North Branch and West Branch MI.  Neither of which is anywhere near anything called Branch - they're over 100 miles apart.  And North Branch is well south of West Branch.  (Of course, both these small towns are named for being on a branch of a stream.)

[SSOWorld]

West Allis, West Bend, West Salem (WI)

North Branch and West Branch MI.  Neither of which is anywhere near anything called Branch - they're over 100 miles apart.  And North Branch is well south of West Branch.  (Of course, both these small towns are named for being on a branch of a stream.)

no Olive Branch?

in a case of accidental mispronunciation? West Chester, PA.  Actually true that it's west of Chester, PA, but they're 18 miles apart via this route

[7/8]

The only example I can think of is North Bay, ON.

[Throckmorton]

North Branch and West Branch MI.  Neither of which is anywhere near anything called Branch - they're over 100 miles apart.  And North Branch is well south of West Branch.  (Of course, both these small towns are named for being on a branch of a stream.)

That immediately brings to mind West Branch, Iowa, birthplace and final resting place of Herbert Hoover.   
   
According to Wikipedia, "Its name is derived from the meeting place of the West Branch Quakers, and the location of the city on the west branch of the Wapsinonoc Creek."   
   
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Branch,_Iowa

[Big John]

There is a similar 3-year-old thread on this: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=13401

[ilpt4u]

West Baden Springs, IN comes to mind

[jp the roadgeek]

East Hampton, CT, which is actually west of unrelated Hampton, CT
North Bergen, NJ (in Hudson County)
Northampton, Easthampton, Westhampton, and Soouthampton, MA.  There is no Hampton, MA
All of the directional Hamptons on Long Island.  Hampton, NY is upstate in Washington County where US 4 crosses into VT
North Kingstown and South Kingstown, RI.  In the middle is Kingston (someone forgot to buy the "W")
Southeast and North East, NY (and North East, PA)
South Boston, VA.  Not related to either Boston location in VA
North Middletown, KY (not related to Middletown)

[Flint1979]

West Branch, Michigan
North Branch, Michigan

There is no such place as Branch, Michigan. Although there is a Branch Township in Mason County and a Branch County in Michigan.

North Branch was named because it's on the North Branch of the Flint River.
West Branch was named because it's on the West Branch of the Rifle River.

These two cities are over 100 miles from each other.

[jwolfer]

Sometimes the original settlement dies out and only the directional name  survives...

My brother lives in Calvert county,Maryland near a small collection f houses called Lower Marlboro.. Upper Marlboro is up the river and much bigger

Z981

[Scott5114]

South Haven, KS. Presumably named for its location near the Kansas-Oklahoma line. There is a Haven, Kansas, but it's two counties away, so I don't think they're related.

[US 89]

West Valley City, UT
West Jordan, UT

Other good Utah examples:

South Jordan (which is the city south of West Jordan)
South Weber
East Carbon (no Carbon, but it's in Carbon County)
West Haven
West Point

And although it's unincorporated, West Weber (which is in Weber County)

[bing101]

South Gate, CA in the Los Angeles Area could be a reference to Gateway Cities section of California like Whittier, Commerce, Lynnwood areas.

[GenExpwy]

East Aurora, NY (near Buffalo) is about 100 miles west of Aurora, NY (Cayuga Lake).

North Elba, NY (town that contains Lake Placid) is a couple hundred miles ENE of Elba, NY (near Batavia)

[CNGL-Leudimin]

I once read South Waverly PA is way Northwest of Waverly PA...






... but just South of Waverly NY.

Also, North Attleborough MA, just North of Attleboro.