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If you ever wished to travel across the United States of America, you probably have a good idea of what places you'd visit. While most would aim for capital cities and urban giants like the Big Apple New York or Los Angeles with Hollywood Boulevard and Santa Monica Beach, there are some lesser known, but interesting places to add into your list. If you ever had a calling for strange names, then the USA definitely has a handful to offer. In fact, it seems like each of the 50 states has at least one queer location to offer. From Indiana's Santa Claus to Maryland's Accident, this list showcases some of the strangest names that places could have, all in America! So scroll down and check them out yourself, and don't forget to comment and vote on your favorites!
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#1
Satan's Kingdom, Massachusetts
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#2
Ding Dong, Texas
#3
Mosquitoville, Vermont
#5
Whynot, North Carolina
#6
Accident, Maryland
#7
Boring, Oregon
thepotatogirl 5 years ago
"The Not So Boring Bar and Grill" oh wow you think you're better than the rest of the town? :P
#8
Chicken, Alaska
#9
Toad Suck, Arkansas
#10
Frankenstein, Missouri
#11
Plenty Bears, South Dakota
#12
Okay, Oklahoma
elise breedveld 5 years ago
ummm... okay... but what if someone asked you where you live......
#13
Volcano, Hawaii
#14
Scratch Ankle, Alabama
#15
Santa Claus, Indiana
Sophie Warner 5 years ago
That deserted Santa Claus themed amusement park is creepy! Creepier than it was when it was open... I think it got creepier... it may be a tie!
Sophie Warner 5 years ago
I may be thinking of the one in Arizona... still creepy though!
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diane a 5 years ago
"The town was established in 1854 and known as Santa Fe (pronounced "fee"). In 1856, when the town was working to establish a post office, the United States Postal Service refused their first application as there was already a Santa Fe, Indiana established with the USPS. Several town meetings were held, during which the name Santa Claus was selected. The town has the world's only post office to bear the name of the eponymous Christmas figure." Wikipedia
Catlady6000 5 years ago
Holiday world amusement park is pretty cool. Clean, with sunscreen and water include in the ticket
#16
Worms, Nebraska
#17
Pie Town, New Mexico
Mama Panda 5 years ago
There is also a town called Truth or Consequences (T or C for short) which was named after the same game styled TV show back in the day (Google it)
#18
Coward, South Carolina
#19
Pig, Kentucky
#20
Waterproof, Louisiana
#21
Bald Head, Maine
#22
Fries, Virginia
#23
Beer Bottle Crossing, Idaho
#24
Possumneck, Mississippi
#25
Dull, Ohio
#26
Odd, West Virginia
#27
Chili, Wisconsin
#28
Mormon Bar, California
#29
What Cheer, Iowa
#30
Jackpot, Nevada
#31
Free Soil, Michigan
#32
Coupon, Pennsylvania
#33
Big Bottom, Washington
#34
Flippen, Georgia
#35
Chicken Bristle, Illinois
#36
Little Canada, Minnesota
#37
Dummer, New Hampshire
Annabella Li 5 years ago (edited)
welcome to the dummer library! Where the books make you dummer and dummer
#38
Smartt, Tennessee
#39
Parachute, Colorado
#40
Moosup, Connecticut
Stormwatcher 5 years ago
Picked a Moosup in Connecticut, going to put him down in Maine or something like that
#41
Spuds, Florida
#42
Big Sag, Montana
#43
Zap, North Dakota
#44
Chugwater, Wyoming
Sophie Warner 5 years ago (edited)
Appears to be surrounded by desert. Chugging & stocking up on water while passing through may be good advice! Especially as there is a place there which I hope is only named "Burns Land & Cattle", rather than that just being a statement about the road...
#45
Catfish Paradise, Arizona
#46
Flea Hill, Delaware
#47
Foul Rift, New Jersey
#48
Skiddy, Kansas
#49
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Jesper Rasmussen 5 years ago (edited)
Here in Denmark we have several towns called “Lem”, which means penis. (It also means “member” or “limb”)
#50
Nibley, Utah
Amber Cook 5 years ago
Nibley was named after a leader of the Mormon church. Stupid things you get taught here in Utah.
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Withnail 5 years ago (edited)
A bit of useless trivia from my country. Tweebuffelsmeteenskootmorsdoodgeskietfontein. It's the longest place name in South Africa. The literal translation thereof is "the spring where two buffaloes were killed with a single shot".
Sophie Warner 5 years ago
We have a place in Wales called "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch", which means "St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the fierce whirlpool of St Tysilio of the red cave" in Welsh. But it was only named that in the mid 19th Century so it would be the railway station with the longest place name & bring in tourists. The locals call it Llanfair PG.If you would like to learn to pronounce it there are instructions on their page on Wikipedia. I wouldn't recommend it though, Welsh is not for the faint hearted. I am English, I will probably get in trouble for warning you. The Welsh will hunt me down & chastise me!
Load More Replies... Sophie Warner 5 years ago
There is a place called Bumfuque in Tennessee & a place called Dildo in Newfoundland. The distance between the two is probably a good thing...
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JD Cassavaugh 5 years ago
Is that the official slogan? Because I'd buy that T-shirt.
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Aileen 5 years ago
What about Effingham, Illinois? Or Normal, Illinois? There’s actually a song called “Effington” (originally called “Effingham” but I guess some people got offended) that makes fun of Effingham, Illinois. It’s a funny song, if your into jokes about that sort of thing.
Diver Driver 5 years ago
Just drove through there yesterday.... Name is quite fitting.
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Jane Alexander 5 years ago
I wish they'd leave our town names alone. The little place we grew up in would not have been taken over by the rich and snooty if we'd kept the name 'Slab town'.
TheKnightOwl 5 years ago
And here I was thinking Australia had some strange named towns (eg. Humpty Doo), But these are quite unique.
Cathy Gaines 5 years ago
Forgot about Hell, Michigan. When hell freezes over takes in new meaning in winter!
Suzanne Haigh 3 years ago
There is a village named Dull in Perthshire, Scotland. Many of these look single house places or deserted.
Georgianna Stegall 5 years ago
Cannot believe Mouth of Wilson, Virginia did not make the final cut....
Georgianna Stegall 5 years ago
Cannot believe Mouth of Wilson, Virginia didn't make the final cut....
Kathryn Baylis 5 years ago
Rough and Ready, CA---which has a road called To Hell and Back Lane. Jackson's Hole, WY. Hell, MI. Kickapoo, KS. Paw Paw, WV. Pee Pee, OH. Spread Eagle, WI. Tightwad, MS. Slick Poo, ID. Bugtussle, KY. Mud Butte, SD (if pronounced incorrectly). Hump Tulips, WA. There are more. We were settling a huge country, for heaven's sake. After a while people get clever, funny, or just brutally honest and descriptive, when naming new places. S**t happens (and somewhere there's probably some hole in the wall town in the boonies named that too).
Jane Alexander 5 years ago
A honeymoon couple enjoyed their stay at a little town they pronounced 'Gutachee'. But when they refereed to it, no one knew that town, so they spelled it. "Oh", they said, "You mean Gut ache, some cowboys stopped there and they ate some green apples so they named the place Gut ache.
Sophie Warner 5 years ago
There are two places near me that only locals can pronounce properly. Cowbit, others try cow-bit, it is pronounced as cubb-it. Aslackby, others try as-lack-bee, or a-slack-by, it is pronounced ays-ull -bee. This is Lincolnshire, UK. I have lived here for over 25 years, but will never be considered a local. My mother was born in the county, but the other side of the railway lines to where we lived, so she is not a real local either. I have no desire to be considered a local, but my mum is 66 & has lived here all her life. I'm sure they only say place names stupidly so that people who are "not from round these here parts", get lost in the fields, they then hunt them & eat them, or worse. Think knuckles dragging & banjos. In over 25 years they have not proven me wrong....
Load More Replies... Withnail 5 years ago (edited)
A bit of useless trivia from my country. Tweebuffelsmeteenskootmorsdoodgeskietfontein. It's the longest place name in South Africa. The literal translation thereof is "the spring where two buffaloes were killed with a single shot".
Sophie Warner 5 years ago
We have a place in Wales called "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch", which means "St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the fierce whirlpool of St Tysilio of the red cave" in Welsh. But it was only named that in the mid 19th Century so it would be the railway station with the longest place name & bring in tourists. The locals call it Llanfair PG.If you would like to learn to pronounce it there are instructions on their page on Wikipedia. I wouldn't recommend it though, Welsh is not for the faint hearted. I am English, I will probably get in trouble for warning you. The Welsh will hunt me down & chastise me!
Load More Replies... Sophie Warner 5 years ago
There is a place called Bumfuque in Tennessee & a place called Dildo in Newfoundland. The distance between the two is probably a good thing...
Load More Replies... JD Cassavaugh 5 years ago
Is that the official slogan? Because I'd buy that T-shirt.
Load More Replies... Aileen 5 years ago
What about Effingham, Illinois? Or Normal, Illinois? There’s actually a song called “Effington” (originally called “Effingham” but I guess some people got offended) that makes fun of Effingham, Illinois. It’s a funny song, if your into jokes about that sort of thing.
Diver Driver 5 years ago
Just drove through there yesterday.... Name is quite fitting.
Load More Replies... Jane Alexander 5 years ago
I wish they'd leave our town names alone. The little place we grew up in would not have been taken over by the rich and snooty if we'd kept the name 'Slab town'.
TheKnightOwl 5 years ago
And here I was thinking Australia had some strange named towns (eg. Humpty Doo), But these are quite unique.
Cathy Gaines 5 years ago
Forgot about Hell, Michigan. When hell freezes over takes in new meaning in winter!
Suzanne Haigh 3 years ago
There is a village named Dull in Perthshire, Scotland. Many of these look single house places or deserted.
Georgianna Stegall 5 years ago
Cannot believe Mouth of Wilson, Virginia did not make the final cut....
Georgianna Stegall 5 years ago
Cannot believe Mouth of Wilson, Virginia didn't make the final cut....
Kathryn Baylis 5 years ago
Rough and Ready, CA---which has a road called To Hell and Back Lane. Jackson's Hole, WY. Hell, MI. Kickapoo, KS. Paw Paw, WV. Pee Pee, OH. Spread Eagle, WI. Tightwad, MS. Slick Poo, ID. Bugtussle, KY. Mud Butte, SD (if pronounced incorrectly). Hump Tulips, WA. There are more. We were settling a huge country, for heaven's sake. After a while people get clever, funny, or just brutally honest and descriptive, when naming new places. S**t happens (and somewhere there's probably some hole in the wall town in the boonies named that too).
Jane Alexander 5 years ago
A honeymoon couple enjoyed their stay at a little town they pronounced 'Gutachee'. But when they refereed to it, no one knew that town, so they spelled it. "Oh", they said, "You mean Gut ache, some cowboys stopped there and they ate some green apples so they named the place Gut ache.
Sophie Warner 5 years ago
There are two places near me that only locals can pronounce properly. Cowbit, others try cow-bit, it is pronounced as cubb-it. Aslackby, others try as-lack-bee, or a-slack-by, it is pronounced ays-ull -bee. This is Lincolnshire, UK. I have lived here for over 25 years, but will never be considered a local. My mother was born in the county, but the other side of the railway lines to where we lived, so she is not a real local either. I have no desire to be considered a local, but my mum is 66 & has lived here all her life. I'm sure they only say place names stupidly so that people who are "not from round these here parts", get lost in the fields, they then hunt them & eat them, or worse. Think knuckles dragging & banjos. In over 25 years they have not proven me wrong....
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