Posted on 11/28/2011 8:32:08 AM PST by JoeProBono
SAN ANTONIO, - Texas is host to hundreds of towns with strange names, including one dubbed Nameless, a folklorist says.
The town of Nameless got its handle after several other names for the proposed town were rejected by the U.S. postmaster in 1880, the San Antonio Express-News reported Sunday.
Finally, after the sixth rejection, a resident sent a note to the postmaster saying, "Let the post office be nameless and be damned!" And thus the town of Nameless was born.
Other towns adopted names for specific reasons, said Rhett Rushing, a folklorist at the Institute of Texan Culture.
Some residents named their towns after large cities as a way of raising attention, such as Atlanta, Detroit, Paris and Carthage.
Others were named after the town's roots, like Bovina, where cattle were shipped to market, and Muleshoe, which grew around a blacksmith's shop.
Happy, Joy, Utopia, Paradise, Eden, Placid, Prosper and Loyal Valley were all named with good feelings.
There are dozens of towns named after men and women, Native American tribes, food and actions, while some are just bizarre. Looneyville, Fluvanna, Loco, Noodle, Cut And Shoot, Gun Barrel City and Lazbuddie can all be found on the state's map.
Neat! Thanks, JoeProBono.
I always liked “Two Egg”, Florida.
In the spirit of the last photo, I offer Climax, Texas, to the list.
In the spirit of the last photo, I offer Climax, Texas, to the list.
Was always partial to Round Rock (named after a ‘round rock’ that indicated a safe crossing for the wagons; then there’s Dripping Springs and Bee Caves ...
God Bless Texas ... wish I was there, instead of here ...
Didn’t the Texas town of White Settlement (near Ft. Worth) recently decide to change it’s name because too many people now assumed they were racists?
Hell Michigan.
Then there’s “Buffalo, TX”, that temporarily changed their name every time the Cowboys played the Bills in the Super Bowl, and when the Stars played the Sabres in the Stanley Cup.
They had an election a few years ago, and they overwhelmingly voted to keep the name.
Jersey Shore is in Pennsylvania, and Cheesequake is in NJ.
Pa has Intercourse and Blue Balls. That may explain wny we have Clinton,Pa?
My favorite is Mars,Pa. Residents get to say they come from Mars!
Bad Axe Mi
Cement City Mi
Christmas Mi
Climax Mi
Colon mi
Felch Mi
I always smile when that one is mentioned in the weather report.
We have a Gun Plain township in Michigan.
Flushing, NY
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