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This is a list of the most common U.S. place names (cities, towns, villages, boroughs and census-designated places [CDP]), with the number of times that name occurs (in parentheses). [1] Some states have more than one occurrence of the same name.
Monteagle Mountain, a commonly-used colloquial name for an area of the Cumberland Plateau near the town of Monteagle, Tennessee. (Eagle Mountain Mountain) (Eagle Mountain Mountain) Morro Rock , a volcanic plug rising out of the ocean on the Central Coast of California, from Spanish "Morro" meaning "rock" (Rock Rock).
Town Name Origin Notes Azure City The Order of the Stick: Fictional capital of a country of the same name, the setting for a large portion of the Webcomic The Order of the Stick. Brigadoon Brigadoon: Brigadoon is a village in the Scottish Highlands, the setting of the musical of the same name. Chako Paul City [24] Chinese press agencies
This town just east of Oklahoma City gets its ominous name from a supposed haunted bridge in the area. In the early 1900s a woman named Katie Dewitt James was murdered, and her body was found near ...
The town is so remote that visitors arrive via a plane or by boat — or snow machine in the winter. For more fun trivia stories, please sign up for our free newsletters . Arizona Memory Project
These guys must be fans, little did the band never knew they had a city name like them. Maumee: A city in Ohio. Pronounced like "mommy". Mayo: A town in Ireland, whose name does not originate from the polarizing condiment. Mayo: A district in Pattani province, southern Thailand, whose name also does not originate from the polarizing condiment ...
Iba was also a previous name for Sedan. [54] Jervis or Jarvis in DeKalb County is now Butler. The town was also previously known as Oak Hill and Norristown. [55] Kekionga, the capital of the Miami tribe, is now Fort Wayne. [56] Newport in Wayne County is now Fountain City. It was originally called New Garden. [56] (There is another Newport in ...
Estately Real Estate Search recently put together a map and created a list that they are dubbing "The Master List of the Most Obscene Town Names in America." Don't be shy.