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Old 06-04-2013, 03:36 AM
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My DM used to tell a joke about the girl who bathed in Sweetwater and got dressed in Plainview. Both towns in West Texas.
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Old 06-05-2013, 03:18 PM
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the town I live in is called paoli because there was a tow road through here years ago & you had to pay olie if you wanted to go by.
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Old 06-05-2013, 06:31 PM
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I have been in Mexico, Illinois. In Arkansas there is a subdivision called "Constipation Heights" and you get there by going up "Far from Poopin' Road". Not kidding. We took pictures of the signs because no one would believe us!
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Old 06-06-2013, 02:02 PM
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In Georgetown, Tx, there is "Souled Out Ministries"
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Old 06-06-2013, 07:49 PM
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There is Tater-Peelin' Road in Lebanon, TN. Also well known is Bucksnort, TN.
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Old 06-06-2013, 08:53 PM
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In Oklahoma we've got many towns with Native American names... when the OKC TV stations hire new weather broadcasters, its a hoot to hear them try to pronounce the names...

Oklahoma has a Miami, and a Berlin... not too many other interesting names come to mind... There are about 34-35 Clinton's in the USA... we like to call ours "Clinton, America" :-D The funniest town that comes immediately to mind is a wide-place-in-the-road in northwestern Ok called "Slapout"
Fun to hear of all the unusual names....
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Old 06-19-2013, 09:23 AM
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One of my favorites is Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. I have been to a quilt show in Bell Buckle, TN. Also near where I live is Sweetwater, TN. and also Soddy-Daisy.
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Old 06-20-2013, 09:33 AM
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West Virginia has quite a few unusual names for towns - Bloomingrose, Comfort, Nitro, Paw Paw, Iager (pronounced Yeager) but the one I seem to keeping going back to is one from PA - Bird-in-hand, Lancaster County, PA
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Time IL and Hell MI
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Old 06-20-2013, 07:03 PM
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I live in Ten Mile, TN, but no one knows what it is ten miles to or from. Originally it was called Ten Mile Station, which sounds like a wagon trail stop. There are no train tracks in our area. Worked with a woman from Monkey's Eyebrow, KY, that moonwork42029 mentioned.
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