Redundant City Names

[Crazy Volvo Guy]

Townsville, QLD, Australia comes to mind.

Might as well just call it Townstown.

[yanksfan6129]

Townsville, QLD, Australia comes to mind.

Might as well just call it Townstown.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Towns

[PAHighways]

While Edinboro, Lanesboro, Stoneboro, and Wellsboro, PA are boroughs, Washington Boro, PA is ironically not a borough.

[huskeroadgeek]

When using the official names, the Department of Redundancy Department rears its head in Illinois.

City of Granite City, IL
Village of Elk Grove Village, IL (IIRC)
Village of Libertyville, IL (ville = village)
City of Naperville (a bit of a contradiction)

In a group of funny sign pictures I once saw a picture of the Gas City, IN city hall which said "City of Gas City City Hall".

[oscar]

Hawaii has three Waimeas and two Kailuas.  All are on separate islands, which once were in separate kingdoms.  The Waimea on Kauai and the Kailua on Oahu kept their names for postal purposes and generally, but the Waimea on Oahu is postally Maunawai, the one on the Big Island is postally Kamuela, and the Kailua on the Big Island is postally (and usually for other purposes) Kailua-Kona. 

[vtk]

I wouldn't say official names like City Of Grove City are redundant.  It's just a legal way to say:

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Type=CITY;
Name="Grove City";


[74/171FAN]

Townsville, QLD, Australia comes to mind.

Might as well just call it Townstown.

I don't think the Powerpuff Girls would like that very much 

[hm insulators]

In Los Angeles, there's a place called the La Brea Tar Pits. "La Brea" is "The Tar" in Spanish. So in English, they would be the The Tar Tar Pits.

[pianocello]

There's a river in Michigan that's called the Battle Creek River. Why they couldn't settle with just "Battle Creek" or "Battle River" is beyond me.

[bulldog1979]

The official names are the City of the Village of Clarkston, Michigan and the City of the Village of Douglas, Michigan.

[Takumi]

There's a river in Michigan that's called the Battle Creek River. Why they couldn't settle with just "Battle Creek" or "Battle River" is beyond me.

Near Richmond we have a White Oak Swamp Creek.

[roadman65]

City of Jersey City or City of Atlantic City.

[roadman65]

There's a river in Michigan that's called the Battle Creek River. Why they couldn't settle with just "Battle Creek" or "Battle River" is beyond me.

Near Richmond we have a White Oak Swamp Creek.

Gunpowder Falls River in Maryland and Maurice River Cove in New Jersey.