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.
Yeah we have a Flushing Michigan as well.
Notrees, TX. Post Office said to name the town for something local...this was the result.
Free Soil Mi
Gaylord Mi
Gun Plain Township Mi
Hematite Township Mi
Mesick Mi
Mikado Mi
New Era Mi
Paradise Mi
Paw Paw Mi
Pompeii Mi
Skidway Lake Mi
Vulcan Mi
Why, Arizona...
Rock Ridge (If only I knew how to post a picture of Harvey Korman as Hedley Lamarr).
Toad Suck, Arkansas
It's right near "Erect", "High Point", and "Climax".
Although to be fair, "High Point" was named for being the highest point, locally, on the railroad. Dunno about the other towns.
On October 14, 2005, City leaders announced a plan to have local voters decide on a possible name change for the town from White Settlement to West Settlement. In the November 8 election, the name change was overwhelmingly rejected by a vote of 2388 to 219.
Do you have a Big Beaver?
Pennsylvania does!
Isn’t there a town somewhere named “Blue Balls”?
I think we do have a Big Beaver. I used to have a girlfriend who lived on Big Beaver trail.
Wynona has a big brown beaver.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYDfwUJzYQg&ob=av3e
There is a ‘Frog Level’ near here ...
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