Category Archives: place names

“Instrumental” Towns

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

A little fun for the start of the work week with city/town names that include the name of an instrument in their name. If you know of others we missed, please feel free to pass them along for inclusion. Bass, … Continue reading →

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Ten Best and Worst City/Town Slogans

Posted on August 14, 2018 by

Here’s a fun list of the ten (10) best and ten (10) worst city or town slogans from across the United States. If you think there are better or worse ones, please send them along and we will judge them … Continue reading →

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Playing “Boggle” With City Names Inside City Names

Posted on August 10, 2018 by

Taking a page from Peggy Hill’s championship playbook for the classic word game “Boggle,” the following list identifies those cities or towns whose name contains the names of other cities and towns. A minimum of three (3) other city or … Continue reading →

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Carved Cedar Skylines of the Pacific Northwest Coast

Posted on August 6, 2018 by

For centuries, coastlines, coves, river shorelines, and inlets from Alaska southward to Washington State were dotted with the sky-scraping carved cedar totem poles that depicted the history and legacies of those First Nation and Native American residents who called this … Continue reading →

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Largest Cities/Towns That Incorporate Other State Names

Posted on July 23, 2018 by

The following list of cities and towns containing the names of other states is presented in order by size of the city/town using 2016 population estimates, unless otherwise noted. While some of the websites that are listed at the end … Continue reading →

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Namesake Cities With The Most Compass Point Suburbs

Posted on July 20, 2018 by

The following list identifies those cities and towns in the United States and Canada that have at least two (2) suburbs that use the namesake city’s title along with a compass point direction. Not included are communities in New England … Continue reading →

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Doomsday Bunker Cities and Towns

Posted on June 27, 2018 by

The following post lists known bunker cities and towns that have been built as a way to survive a nuclear or biological holocaust and/or maintain continuity of government. Many were constructed during the Cold War era, some of which are … Continue reading →

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Fishy Town Names

Posted on June 3, 2018 by

Here’s my working list of cities, towns, and villages that are named after fish, fish related activities, or include some form of fish terminology in their name. Please note that in some instances the place name may not have originally … Continue reading →

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Cities With Single Letter Name Differences

Posted on May 5, 2018 by

Just for fun, below is my list of cities with nearly the same name, except for one (1) single letter. Most commonly, the (1) letter difference arrises from these sources: Plural versus singular, such as Danville versus Danville Use of … Continue reading →

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Fictional cartoon cities and towns

Posted on December 14, 2017 by

Here’s my list of cities and towns from well-known, popular, and classic cartoons. If there are any I am missing, please feel free to send suggestions along. Aberdale – Clarence Adventure Bay – Paw Patrol Anytown – the ZhuZhus Arlen … Continue reading →

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