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Tag Archives: place names
Cities and Towns that Get the Point!
The following city and town names include the word “point.” Sometimes this term refers to a point of land extending into a body of water. Other times it may refer to a craggy hill or prominent point of land. Still, … Continue reading
Posted in cities, environment, fun, geography, Geology, history, Maps, place names, placemaking, topography, tourism, Travel
Tagged fun, geology, place names, places, terrain
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Derogatory place nicknames – UPDATE # 4
Last weekend (originally published in 2013) a derogatory nickname was overheard for a city here in Michigan that I had never heard expressed before in my 21 (now 26) years of being a resident of this state. For some reason … Continue reading
Posted in cities, civics, civility, culture, general, geography, history, humanity, inclusiveness, poverty, racism, revitalization, Sexism, writing
Tagged derogatory nicknames, mean nicknames, negative nicknames, place names
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Largest Cities/Towns That Incorporate Other State Names
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
Posted in branding, cities, civics, culture, fun, geography, history, Maps, place names, placemaking
Tagged cities, geography, maps, place names, towns
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Namesake Cities With The Most Compass Point Suburbs
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
Posted in branding, cities, fun, geography, Maps, place names, placemaking
Tagged compass points, geography, maps, namesakes, place names
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Cities With Single Letter Name Differences
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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Tagged cities, fun, geography, place names
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Longest large city names without duplicate letters
Using the web I was able to identify 114 cities (some with the same name) with a minimum population of 100,000, which have at least eight (8) English alphabet letters that do not repeat. The list is provided below. Any … Continue reading
Posted in branding, cities, Communications, geography, history, Language, place names
Tagged cities, geography, language, place names
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Yoga-fied city names
A little fun today with adding yoga terms to city names. Here are 22 I came up with. Additions are welcome. Enjoy! Birming-hamsa (Birmingham), Alabama, Michigan, or UK Bridge-pose-port (Bridgeport), Connecticut Budda-pest (Budapest), Hungary Chakra-nooga (Chattanooga), Tennessee Corpse-Pose Christi (Corpus … Continue reading
Can a city’s name harm its future?
The subject of this post could be considered by some to be quite controversial. Most, if not all cities take great pride in their name and the history surrounding it. But, are there times when the name takes on such … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, business, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, culture, economic development, futurism, geography, government, historic preservation, history, land use, marketing, place names, placemaking, planning, revitalization, technology, tourism, Trade, Travel
Tagged advertising, branding, cities, government, marketing, place names, planning, policy
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“Urban” cities and towns
The following is my list of cities and towns with the word “urban” contained in their name. Surprisingly, there are only seven that were identified, with Urbana being easily the most common with four. Iowa and Ohio share honors for … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, cities, fun, geography, place names, placemaking, States, Statistics, urban planning
Tagged cities, fun, geography, place names, statistics, towns, urban, urbana
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