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Strange town names decorate the Texas map
upi ^ | Nov. 27, 2011

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.


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21 posted on 11/28/2011 8:56:40 AM PST by stormer
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22 posted on 11/28/2011 8:59:09 AM PST by justlurking (The only remedy for a bad guy with a gun is a good WOMAN (Sgt. Kimberly Munley) with a gun)
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To: Fresh Wind

Yeah we have a Flushing Michigan as well.


23 posted on 11/28/2011 9:00:01 AM PST by cripplecreek (Stand with courage or shut up and do as you're told.)
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To: JoeProBono

Notrees, TX. Post Office said to name the town for something local...this was the result.


24 posted on 11/28/2011 9:00:41 AM PST by Portcall24
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To: cripplecreek

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


25 posted on 11/28/2011 9:01:12 AM PST by cripplecreek (Stand with courage or shut up and do as you're told.)
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26 posted on 11/28/2011 9:01:41 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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27 posted on 11/28/2011 9:05:24 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: JoeProBono
Of this thread I have to ask:

Why, Arizona...

28 posted on 11/28/2011 9:07:55 AM PST by Flycatcher (God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
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Rock Ridge (If only I knew how to post a picture of Harvey Korman as Hedley Lamarr).


29 posted on 11/28/2011 9:10:35 AM PST by BipolarBob (Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world and she walks into mine.)
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To: cripplecreek

Toad Suck, Arkansas


30 posted on 11/28/2011 9:11:52 AM PST by Verginius Rufus
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I drive through "Whynot" North Carolina fairly frequently.

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.

31 posted on 11/28/2011 9:12:17 AM PST by wbill
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To: OrangeHoof

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.


32 posted on 11/28/2011 9:12:21 AM PST by texson66 ("Mr Obama, tear down this wall of bureaucratic opression of freedom!")
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33 posted on 11/28/2011 9:13:16 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: Verginius Rufus
Toad Suck, Arkansas

Well the same to ya. LOL
34 posted on 11/28/2011 9:15:10 AM PST by cripplecreek (Stand with courage or shut up and do as you're told.)
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35 posted on 11/28/2011 9:15:10 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: cripplecreek

Do you have a Big Beaver?

Pennsylvania does!


36 posted on 11/28/2011 9:15:37 AM PST by Fresh Wind ('People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook.' Richard M. Nixon)
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Isn’t there a town somewhere named “Blue Balls”?


37 posted on 11/28/2011 9:15:37 AM PST by proud American in Canada (Go, Herman!)
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To: Fresh Wind

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


38 posted on 11/28/2011 9:19:04 AM PST by cripplecreek (Stand with courage or shut up and do as you're told.)
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39 posted on 11/28/2011 9:20:24 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: Fresh Wind

There is a ‘Frog Level’ near here ...


40 posted on 11/28/2011 9:24:41 AM PST by MHGinTN (Some, believing they cannot be deceived, it's impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
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