Soledad is one of my favorites, it means solitude in spanish. I also like Pismo Beach. What are your favorite city names? I have many that I like.
I like a lot of the names of towns around the suburbs of Albany, NY. Ah, Clifton Park, Halfmoon.
I can't think of any off my head by there is many that I like.
and I do agree about Soledad.
Leigh valley sounds nice
Texarkana sounds darn good to me.
Quote from: yanksfan6129 on March 06, 2009, 10:27:38 PM
I like a lot of the names of towns around the suburbs of Albany, NY. Ah, Clifton Park, Halfmoon.
:nod: yanks has a good point. Albany area does have a lot of neat town names.
my favorite city name? Either
Coxsackie, NY or
Intercourse, PA P.S., Hey Rawr, you spelled
Lehigh wrong :D!
Probably not actually a town but Cuckoo, VA
How about Fifty-Six, AR? or Number Nine, AR?
I always found portmaneaus cool :cool:
You know...
Texarkana
Tennga
Arkadelphia
Texhoma
Texico
Calexico
Florala
Mexicali
Delmar
You forgot Arkoma and Texola. Another interesting one is Gurdon, AR.
Truth or Consequences, NM
Orland Park, IL, I don't know why, it just sounds nice.
Zilwaukee, MI
Wapakoneta, OH. Also in Ohio is a town called Upper Sandusky, which from the sounds of it should lie somewhere in Lake Erie north of Sandusky. Actually it's about 60 miles southwest of Sandusky.
Texline, TX and Texoma, OK
Also, Terry Shea, the reason is when early explorers came down the St. Lawrence into the Great Lakes, everything they encountered was called "Lower" and everything further 'up river' was "Upper". Same reason Quebec was called Lower Canada and Ontario was called Upper Canada.
Sykotyk
Quote from: Terry Shea on March 07, 2009, 06:53:43 PM
Wapakoneta, OH. Also in Ohio is a town called Upper Sandusky, which from the sounds of it should lie somewhere in Lake Erie north of Sandusky. Actually it's about 60 miles southwest of Sandusky.
I think that in cartography and geography "upper" refers to elevation rather than latitude.
Quote from: Sykotyk on March 08, 2009, 12:08:13 PM
Texline, TX and Texoma, OK
Also, Terry Shea, the reason is when early explorers came down the St. Lawrence into the Great Lakes, everything they encountered was called "Lower" and everything further 'up river' was "Upper". Same reason Quebec was called Lower Canada and Ontario was called Upper Canada.
Sykotyk
Well that could have been a problem for them when the explorers reached Niagara Falls. I'm not sure a small town in central Ohio would quite qualify for that explanation, but it's interesting nonetheless.
Quote from: yanksfan6129 on March 08, 2009, 01:09:37 PM
Quote from: Terry Shea on March 07, 2009, 06:53:43 PM
Wapakoneta, OH. Also in Ohio is a town called Upper Sandusky, which from the sounds of it should lie somewhere in Lake Erie north of Sandusky. Actually it's about 60 miles southwest of Sandusky.
I think that in cartography and geography "upper" refers to elevation rather than latitude.
Elevation? In Ohio? :)
Quote from: Terry Shea on March 09, 2009, 12:36:57 AM
Quote from: yanksfan6129 on March 08, 2009, 01:09:37 PM
Quote from: Terry Shea on March 07, 2009, 06:53:43 PM
Wapakoneta, OH. Also in Ohio is a town called Upper Sandusky, which from the sounds of it should lie somewhere in Lake Erie north of Sandusky. Actually it's about 60 miles southwest of Sandusky.
Well, Upper Sandusky is upriver on the Sandusky River.
I think that in cartography and geography "upper" refers to elevation rather than latitude.
Elevation? In Ohio? :)
theres an Ailce, Tx and a Cooper, Tx
There is a Sulphur Springs, TX, and a Bells, TX.
Any native Washington city, e.g.
Seattle, Tacoma/Tahoma, Elbe, Cowlitz, Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, etc.
Rancho Cucamonga :sombrero:
Moreno Valley could easily mistaken to be Moron Valley :-D
Is Corona named after the beer brand?
Hell, MI
Elephant Butte, New Mexico
Duluth, I just love the ring of that name.
QuoteI always found portmaneaus cool (...)
Here's a little known one: Cal-Nev-Ari, NV (although, bigger places like Laughlin and Bullhead City are closer to the actual tip of the three states).
Quote from: Greybear on March 06, 2009, 11:17:06 PM
Texarkana sounds darn good to me.
How do you pronounce "Texarkana" in your part of the country? I've always heard "TEX er KAN uh" from locals but outsiders often say "TEX ARE KAN uh".
Quote from: Greybear on March 07, 2009, 03:51:47 AM
How about Fifty-Six, AR? or Number Nine, AR?
Or Ink, or Blue Ball.
There are several nearby towns and counties with interesting Indian names:
Owasso (Osage)
Okmulgee (Creek)
Okfuskee (Creek)
Okemah (Kickapoo)
Muskogee (Creek)
Tahlequah (Cherokee)
Skiatook (Cherokee and/or Osage)
and my favorite, Oologah (Cherokee).
An oddity is the town of Miami, which is pronounced "mi AM uh," quite unlike the way the city in Florida is pronounced.
Indiana is full of them, among the perennal favorites: Bean Blossom, Gnaw Bone, and Santa Claus. You can go to Peru, Chile, and Mexico all in the same county. I've always had fun with the song "Kokomo", which since the city is located north of Indianapolis, I can say that I'm going "up" to Kokomo instead of down like in the song. Of course, in South Bend, you can go down to Kokomo.
Cheektowaga, NY (near Buffalo) I think is pretty awesome.
QuoteHow do you pronounce "Texarkana" in your part of the country? I've always heard "TEX er KAN uh" from locals but outsiders often say "TEX ARE KAN uh".
It can be pronounced either way. I usually pronounce it "TEX er KAN uh". Guess that's part of being a Southern boy. LOL
Quote from: Greybear on April 08, 2009, 11:50:26 PM
QuoteHow do you pronounce "Texarkana" in your part of the country? I've always heard "TEX er KAN uh" from locals but outsiders often say "TEX ARE KAN uh".
It can be pronounced either way. I usually pronounce it "TEX er KAN uh". Guess that's part of being a Southern boy. LOL
I believe the way you pronounce it is correct. As a native of western AR, that's the way I pronounce it as well.
Don't forget beautiful downtown Toad Suck, AR. (yes--it's REAL!!) :spin: Some others that come 2 mind:
Waterproof, LA (located next to a levee on the MS river! :-D)
Pointe a la Hache, LA (just fun to say)
Plain Dealing, LA
Zee, LA
New Roads, LA (something we need more of)
How about this:
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^The long name isn't actually the name of a city, but from what I've read, it is one of the longest place names in the English language (or rather, using the latin alphabet). I think the longest is some hill in New Zealand.
I think the longest city name is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, in Wales.
^ that hurts my head just thinking about it
This is the full name of Bangkok, Thailand:
QuoteKrung-dēvamahānagara amararatanakosindra mahindrayudhyā mahātilakabhava navaratanarājadhānī purīramya utamarājanivēsana mahāsthāna amaravimāna avatārasthitya shakrasdattiya vishnukarmaprasiddhi.
Little Heaven, Delaware http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Little+Heaven&state=DE (http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Little+Heaven&state=DE) I lived at the southeast corner of 2nd & Oak St, aaahhh yea, good times!! :) :spin: :cheers:
i say "TEX ARE KAN uh" cause you don't pronounce it "ER-KANSAS" :D
BigMatt
Quote from: BigMatt on August 19, 2009, 02:15:21 AM
i say "TEX ARE KAN uh" cause you don't pronounce it "ER-KANSAS" :D
BigMatt
Then again, why is Arkansas pronounced ar-kan-saw?
Quote from: Terry Shea on August 19, 2009, 11:39:33 AM
Then again, why is Arkansas pronounced ar-kan-saw?
By resolution, it was to be pronounced differently than Kansas (at least according to what I saw in a Final Jeopardy! clue one time).
Truth or Consequences, NM :D
I've always liked Natchitoches and Nacogdoches.
that said, never been a big fan of Pensacola and Pascagoula, because they appear on the same green sign at the end of I-65, going in opposite directions, and if someone is approaching that sign at 60mph, and is not familiar with either place, they may not be able to make the correct decision in time. Why they don't just put "New Orleans" in the "Pascagoula" direction, I will never know.
Yeah - Upper Sandusky is upriver on the Sandusky River. The river dumps into the Sandusky Bay.
From my current state of residence:
Bell Buckle, TN (home of the Moon Pie)
Hohenwald, TN (sounds almost like Hole-in-the-Wall :-D)
Grinders Switch, TN (Minnie Pearl's "Hometown" - but not Sarah Cannon's)
Amqui, TN
Frankenwing, TN
oh yes, there is Pie Town in NM. Mmm... pie.
^^^
That reminds me, Hershey, PA! :clap:
Quote from: agentsteel53that said, never been a big fan of Pensacola and Pascagoula, because they appear on the same green sign at the end of I-65, going in opposite directions, and if someone is approaching that sign at 60mph, and is not familiar with either place, they may not be able to make the correct decision in time. Why they don't just put "New Orleans" in the "Pascagoula" direction, I will never know.
The last time I went down I-65, at its southern terminus at I-10, the control "cities" were listed as being "Florida" and "Mississippi"; but "Pensacola" (I-10 East) and "New Orleans" (I-10 West) would be more prudent.
Be well,
Bryant
Bumble Bee AZ
Strawberry AZ
and don't forget Jackrabbit Trading Post, AZ! And Show Low as well.
No Name, Colorado, along I-70.
Gays Mills, WI
Dickeyville, WI
Mechanicsville, (multiple states have this one)
Bat Cave, NC which is near Chimney Rock, NC
Bucksnort, TN (I-40 between Jackson and Nashville)
Cut 'N Shoot, TX
Other city names I can think of that I like:
Two Egg, FL
It, MS
Alligator, MS
Arm, MS
Horseheads, NY
Paradise, MI
Bug Tussle, AL
Oswego, NY is a fun one.
I don't know why, but I always thought Philadelphia was a cool name.
Wiscasset, Boothbay Harbor, Bar Harbor, Kittery, Kennebunkport (Bush's summer house!), Orono, Scarborough, Saco, Falmouth and Yarmouth in Maine are also my favorites.
In New Hampshire, there is Moultonborough (just long), Sunapee, Hanover, Nashua, Ossipee, and Berlin always are neat to see.
I can go on and on with Pennsylvania names (tons of "burgs" and "towns") but the most interesting to me are Tunkhannock, Jim Thorpe, Holidaysburg, Altoona, DuBois, Jersey Shore, and Wyalusing.
In North Jersey, I do like the way some of the town names look. My favorites are Hackensack, Paramus, Passiac, Rutherford, Secaucus, Carteret, and Rahway.
QuoteWyalusing
because I lack the necessary skills to come out ahead. :pan:
These are my favorites:
1) Truth or Consequences, NM
2) Kill Devil Hills, NC
3) Mesick,MI
4) Kodiak,AK
5) Surprise, AZ
6) Black Canyon City, AZ
7) Deadwood, SD
8) Iron Mountain, MI.