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Started by yanksfan6129, February 15, 2009, 12:48:31 AM

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DrZoidberg

QuoteManteca, CA (Spanish for "lard")

On that note, doesn't Boca Raton translate to "mouth of the rat"?
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Crewdawg

Surprise AZ
Ak Chin AZ
Ajo AZ
Why AZ
Happy Jack AZ
Bumble Bee AZ
Strawberry AZ

Voyager

What's so wrong with Ione? I like that name.
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Chris


Scott5114

Okfuskee County, OK
Antlers, OK
Beaver, OK
Big Cabin, OK
Bugtussle, OK
Hooker, OK (their school mascot is the Horny Toads–I swear I am not making this up–)
Kansas, OK (if only they would rename it to Kansas City, then it would be even more confusing)
St. Louis, OK
Ketchum, OK
McLoud, OK
Okay, OK
Ozark, OK (on the opposite side of the state as the Ozarks)
Pumpkin Center, OK
Purdy, OK (heh, say that out loud... "we got a Purdy, OK town here!")
Retrop (the first postmaster's name was Porter)
Slapout, OK (originated from a general store owner who used to say "Sorry, but we are slap out of that item")
Wheeless, OK (way out at the end of the panhandle, by NM)
IXL, OK
Tightwad, MO
Climax Springs, MO

If you're looking for hard- or fun-to-pronounce town names, Oklahoma has dozens due to the Native American heritage. Some are:
Checotah (che-CO-ta)
Oktaha (OAK-ta-ha)
Pontotoc (PAWN-to-tock)
Oologah (I haven't a clue)
uncontrollable freak sardine salad chef

Voyager

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Michael


FLRoads

Quote from: DrZoidberg on February 15, 2009, 10:09:52 PM
QuoteManteca, CA (Spanish for "lard")

On that note, doesn't Boca Raton translate to "mouth of the rat"?

Yes, it does!  :nod: The literal translation of Boca Raton is "rats mouth".  And we have others, such as Body of Christ, Texas, otherwise known to us as Corpus Christi, and then there's Red stick, also known as Baton Rouge.  :spin:

mapman

Quote from: voyager on February 16, 2009, 07:28:28 AM
Kyburz, CA.

Ah, yes, Kyburz!  How could I forget that that one!

And just for the record, I have no problem with Ione; I'm just pointing out that it's unique.    :rolleyes:

Alex


americuss

Howz about Truth or Consequences New Mexico
Iraan, Texas--named, I think, after a husband and wife.
Ozona is kind of different too.
Not a road, but I liked crossing Woman Hollering Creek on IH 10.

FLRoads

Here is one that is Transformers related: Goldbug, KY, off of Interstate 75 at exit 15.  Goldbug is the upgraded version of the Autobot Bumblebee.  I thought this was neat to see an actual Transformers name on the map when I discovered it years ago.

Ian

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mightyace

#38
Amqui, TN

This is an unincorporated area on the north side of Nashville/Madison where two CSX (ex-L&N) railroad lines converge as they enter Nashville.

The story of the name goes something like this:

The people in the area wanted a post office and, in those days, you had to have a name that was unique within the state.  I forget what it was but it was already used.  Supposedly, some local official told the residents that they needed to come up with a name d**nquick.  So, that what it was named until it was cleaned up by dropping the beginning and ending letters to form Amqui.

That is how I remember the story.  And, as I am writing from memory, I may have it wrong.
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Ian

Quote from: yanksfan6129 on February 15, 2009, 09:38:28 PM
Good ones.
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Quote from: Chris on February 15, 2009, 04:41:53 AM
Voorheesville, NY


Thats where my aunt lives!

Here are some town names which I find odd to pronounce or they just look neat and some are just funny. Some of you might have mentioned them, but who cares.

-Cohoes, NY
-Selkirk, NY
-Rensselaer, NY
-Schnectady, NY
-Ushers, NY
-Half Moon, NY
-Saratoga Springs, NY
-Glens Falls, NY

A lot of town names that I know!
i.c.

I agree. I was up the Northway just today, and I really realized how interesting those capital region of NY names are! There's nothing inherently weird about them, but for some reason they interesting/attractive.



But my favorites in that area are...
Slingerlands, NY
Scotia, NY
Shakers, NY
Watervliet, NY
Cohoes, NY (sounds like someone sneezing  :))
Malta, NY (roundabout city!!)

Here are some other towns I found neat...

Hershey, PA  :colorful:
Highspire, PA
State College, PA  :D
Hazleton, PA
Nazareth, PA
Bethlehem, PA
Seisholtzville, PA
Bally, PA
Perkiomensville, PA
Harleysville, PA
Trumbauersville, PA
Shoemakersville, PA
Egypt, PA
California, PA
Christmas, PA
Matamoras, PA
Forty Fort, PA  :-D
Toughkenamon, PA
Coatsville, PA
Frogtown, PA
Kegg, PA
Erie, PA
London, PA
North East, PA
Lima, PA (not far from me)

now to NY...
Cairo, NY
Cuba, NY
Painted Post, NY
Horseheads, NY
Virgil, NY
Messengerville, NY
DeWitt, NY
Liverpool, NY
Tonawanda, NY
Hilton, NY  :wow:
Baldwinsville, NY
Brewerton, NY
Ira, NY
Ithaca, NY
State Bridge, NY
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algorerhythms

Quote from: I.C.Ligget on February 17, 2009, 09:52:11 PM

California, PA
Pennsylvania has quite a few towns named similarly to states, such as Indiana (in Indiana County), and Oklahoma (in Westmoreland County).

Ian

Quote from: algorerhythms on February 18, 2009, 07:07:34 PM
Quote from: I.C.Ligget on February 17, 2009, 09:52:11 PM

California, PA
Pennsylvania has quite a few towns named similarly to states, such as Indiana (in Indiana County), and Oklahoma (in Westmoreland County).

Well I actually knew that. I guess I wasnt paying attention and forgot to put that in there  :-(

And you also forgot Delaware County, PA  :D
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PAHighways

Both California and Indiana are home to state universities which cause confusion when describing what college you attend unless you tack on "of Pennsylvania."  During storm chases out in the Plains, it was always interesting to hear people trying to figure out "California University of Pennsylvania" when they saw the vans.  Many thought it was a satellite school of the University of California that was located in Pennsylvania.

When I was at CUP, I heard a story about a kid who had flown into Pittsburgh International wanting to go to school in California.  Whomever he asked put him on a bus going south rather than west, but he stayed, got his masters, and got a teaching position at the university.

yanksfan6129

Ah yes, Malta. The city of roundabouts. And named the same as a country. Those certainly make it interesting.

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Voyager

I think it was mentioned already, but Truth or Consequences, NM.
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bugo


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roadfro

Jackpot, NV (already mentioned) - a small community near the Idaho state line off US 93.

Manhattan, NV - a tiny town in northern Nye County on SR 377.
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njroadhorse

What about Zzyxz, CA?  It's just off 15.
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