There's a Virginville in Pennsylvania.

here in Ontario we have Crotch Lake and Punkydoodles Corners...if you check out www.uselessknowledge.com
there's a link to strange u.s. place names and one right under it for strange canadian place names..some of them are quite amusing

Cripes...how could I have forgotten!

My Grandmother LIVED in Punkydoodles Corners, for gawd's sake, Jellee!

Also...my Dad lived near to Ball's Falls!

There is a Vulcan in Alberta....

are you serious?

i never heard of it til last week...when i was looking at that site i linked to above...and i hadn't heard of Crotch Lake til i started seeing my fiancee..he used to spend time up there with buddies when he was younger...

True...all true, Jellee!

Maybe folks won't know we also have a Stratford on Avon in Ontario, Canada! Not strange....just not where it's supposed to be! ...and a Paris.... and a London...

My father's newfie dog is the mayor of Boskung!

i knew about the vulcan, alberta...but the punkydoodles corners just about made me fall down...some of these place names cracked me up...like in nfld...dildo..or placenta bay...what were some of these people drinking when they came up with this stuff?

I like the name of the Scottish island of Muckle Flugga. Then there are the adjacent Hebridean islands of Rum, Eigg and Muck. If I ever get the offer of a peerage,I shall choose Muck as my territorial designation.Then, if anyone says "Who do you think you are? Lord Muck?", I can say "Yes, and I am supported in my belief by the Garter King of Arms".

Like North Carolina, the UK also has its share of devilish sites.They include:

The Devil's Arrows, a set of monoliths near Boroughbridge in Yorkshire;
The Devil's Cheesewring,a set of stones in Devon said to resemble a gigantic cheese-press;
The Devil's Den,a cromlech near Marlborough in Wiltshire;
The Devil's Beef Tub, a depression in the hills near Moffat in Scotland;
The Devil's Punch Bowl, a similar hollow near Hindhead in Surrey;
The Devil's Frying Pan, a rock basin in Cornwall that fills up with sea-water at high tide;
The Devil's Chimney, a rock pillar near Cheltenham;
The Devil's Kitchen,a fissure in the mountainside at Glyder Fawr in North wales;
The Devil's Dyke, a ravine in the South Downs to the north of Brighton;
The Devil's Elbow,a double hairpin bend on the road near Braemar in Scotland;
The Devil's Throat, the entrance to Cromer Bay in Norfolk;
Devil's Bridge in Cardiganshire;
The Devil's Nostrils,a pair of caverns separated by a pillar on the island of Mainland in the Shetlands.

There's also a cave in the Peak District called the Devil's Hole, but I believe it once had a rather coarser name

Well, most people up here have English ancestors, maybe that's where some of these Devilish names come from? (I'd be right at home over there!) I believe there are about 30 Devilish North Carolina names. One of my favorites is:

Kill Devil Hill on the coast at Kitty Hawk, NC.

And I have always wondered who thought up the name the French Broad River??

I do like the name Wiseman's View, up near Morganton, NC. Makes you feel Smart, doesn't it?

The Tar River near Tarboro, NC, sounds so darn unattractive!

For the religious, we have Mt. Olive. (home of Mt. Olive pickles).

For buffs of the old Andy Griffith television series, there's Mt. Airy, Siler City, Mt. Pilot, and Raleigh, NC.

We have the town of Black Mountain, and mountains called Bald, Brown, Little, and Grandfather, too.

I'm really not a walking encyclpedia on North Carolina--but I have lived here all my life.

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I'm not sure I like the picture painted by three UK place names: Upperthong, Upper Bush and Upper Chute. This was followed by Wetwang.

My favorite is Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.

Copago,

but were you playing the right code of football?

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Of course I was!! I was probably the worst half-back flank and ruckman ever to lace on a boot!!

ozzz2002

just thought i'd throw a few in from personal experience ...

Burton-in-the-Beans in Midlands (should be sponsored by Heinz)
Crapstone in Devon (now that's painful)
Six Mile Bottom in Cambridgeshire (now that's huge!)

on the bizarre street names in central birmingham (UK not Al) there's a "Needless Alley" !!

In Herefordshire there is a village that comprises my whole name (i.e. christain & surname) ... but that would be telling !!

Cool, Chessart! We also have:

Hungry Horse
Big Arm
Elmo
Pray
and Peerless

Cool, Chessart! We also have:

Hungry Horse
Big Arm
Elmo
Pray
and Peerless

on the theme of strange or funny names how about---
wyre piddle brewery worcester england brews the following beers....
piddle in the hole
piddle in the wind
piddle in the snow and piddle in the sun

nice beer too!
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the challenge is to be yourself in a world thats trying to make you like everyone else

Balls Cross in West Sussex (sounds like a newspaper headline!!)

Joe Bott's Arm, Newfoundland

Vineland, Ontario

Beaverton, Ontario

What about Walla Walla, Washington? I think there's such a place.....

Yes, JubJub, there is a Walla Walla, Washington. My neighbor visits her parents there quite a bit.

Copago, it's been a long time, but I've been through Humptulips.

Other fun Washington names are: Duckabush, Kooskooskie, Nooksack, Tokeland and Snee-Oosh.

I've always wanted to visit Mold. Odd as it seems, its in the dry, desertlike part of the state that you don't hear much about.

There is a tiny, tiny town called Pysht. Someone who lived nearby told me how it got it's name but I doubt its veracity.

Seems some pioneers had been travelling for some time, until all they had left to eat was beans. After several days of beans for breakfast, lunch and dinner, they came to a spot that looked good.

They had a meeting and it was decided this would be their new home. One of them spoke up and said, "Well, what should we name this place?"

Just then, someone else passed some gas, and Pysht won the vote.

There's a place in Hampshire too small to be on some national maps called 'Hazeley Bottom'.

(Bat and Ball) a town near Kent England.
(Die) a town and a city in France.
(Wireless Rd) Bangkok Thailand
(Chitty villiage) Melaka Malay
(Yu Hu Villiage) Lijian China
(Garfield) county in Nebraska
(Poor knights) New Zealand
(Virgin river) Nevada

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Kooskooskie-Washington state
Nooksack-Washington state
Klickitat-same
Suquamish-likewise

..not too far from me, either!

Well there's a road in the picturesque hamlet (ahem!) of Doncaster called Butthole Lane...
Also, I've always thought that the suburb of Sheffield in which I live sounds more like somewhere out of a Tolkein book: "Nether Edge".

Only amusing when you hear English holidaymakers attempting to ask for directions....

Ouaisne and to a lesser extent, St Ouen

In the same vein, sue, English holidaymakers can really mangle 'Mojacar' and even 'Almeria'.

Back to truly strange place names, has anyone mentioned King of Prussia, Pennsylvania? That one always made me giggle.

I had mentioned these in another thread, but for those who didn't notice, here's a list of amazingly hilarious place-names in the USA!

{Edit: For those who just can't stand my very-aesthetically-displeasing list, here's the link: http://www.coolquiz.com/trivia/usa/towns.asp }

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Alabama Aimwell
Bobo
Burnt Corn
Eclectic
Intercourse
Muck City
Alaska Chicken
Deadhorse
Eek
Lefthand Bay
Nightmute
Unalaska
Arizona Bagdad
Boneyard
Bootlegger Crossing
Bumble Bee
Carefree
Chloride
Floss
Goobertown
Goodyear
Many Farms
Nothing
Show Low
Strong
Surprise
Three Forks
Tuba City
Two Guns
Why
Winkleman
Arkansas Bald Knob
Beaver
Biggers
Blue Eye
Experiment
Fannie
Fifty-Six
Flippin
Gassville
Greasy Corner
Grubbs
Hasty
Hooker
Magazine
Moscow
Nuckles
Okay
Pocahontas
Possum Grape
Romance
Smackover
Strawberry
Toad Suck
Turkey Scratch
Umpire
Weiner
Yellville
California 5 Brooks
Advance
Alliance
Arcade
Aromas
Avocado
Badger
Badwater
Bagdad
Bee Rock
Bend
Bivalve
Blunt
Booneville
Bumblebee
Bummerville
Cabbage Patch
Cactus
Chiquita
Clapper Gap
Confidence
Cool
Cow Creek
Dairyville
Date City
Deadman Crossing
Deadwood
Dixieland
Doghouse Junction
Dogtown
Dunmovin
Eureka
Fair Play
Fallen Leaf
False Klamath
Forks of Salmon
Fort Dick
Freedom
Fruitland
Frying Pan
Gas Point
Globe
Grand
Hallelujah Junction
Hardy
Harmony
Hellhole Palms
Hells Kitchen
Honda
Honeydew
Hooker
Idlewild
Igo
Java
Jupiter
Keg
King Salmon
Klondike
Last Chance
Laws
Little Penny
Mad River
Mormon Bar
Mystic
Nashville
Needles
Ono
Orange
Peanut
Plaster City
Priest
Ragtown
Rainbow
Rancho Cucamonga
Relief
Rescue
Rice
Roads End
Rough and Ready
Sargent
Scarface
Secret Town
Shrub
Siberia
Skidoo
Sky High
Skytop
Soapweed
Soda Springs
Squabbletown
Standish
Steam
Stone
Stovepipe
Strawberry
Sucker Flat
Surf
Surfside
Surprise
Tarzana
Teakettle Junction
Thorn
Timbuctoo
Toadtown
Truths Home
Volcano
Weed
Weedpatch
Wimp
You Bet
Yreka Zzyzx

California Spanish Town Name Translations

Asuncion (Translation = Assumption)
Boca (Translation = Mouth)
Bonita (Translation = Beautiful)
Chico (Translation = Little Boy)
Chula Vista (Translation = Insolent View)
Concepcion (Translation = Conception)
Escondido (Translation = Hidden)
Fortuna (Translation = Fortune)
Hacienda Del Florasol (Translation = Ranch of the Sun Flower)
Los Gatos (Translation = The Cats)
Los Olivos (Translation = The Olive Trees)
Los Osos (Translation = The Bears)
Mariposa (Translation = Butterfly)
Pajaro (Translation = Bird)
Palo Verde (Translation = Green Wood)
Rancho Llano Seco (Translation = Dry Level Farm)
Roblar (Translation = To Rivet)
Salinas (Translation = Salt Mines)
Sandia (Translation = Watermelon)
Soledad (Translation = Solitude)
Tierra del Sol (Translation = Land of Sun)
Tortuga (Translation = Turtle)
Verde (Translation = Green)

Colorado Climax
Dinosaur
Hygiene
Last Chance
No Name
Parachute
Security
Tincup
Yellow Jacket
Connecticut Giants Neck
Mianus
Moodus
Moosup
Delaware Blue Ball
Cocked Hat
Hourglass
Little Heaven
Florida Christmas
Frostproof
Jupiter
Howey-in-the-Hills
Kissimmee
Lorida
Mayo
Niceville
Okahumpka
Panacea
Plant City
Red Head
Sopchoppy
Two Egg
Webster
Weeki Wachee
Weewahitchka
Yeehaw Junction
Yellow Water
Georgia Between
Chickasawhatchee
Climax
Enigma
Cumming
Hopeulikit
Jinks
Santa Claus
Snapfinger
Talking Rock
Hawaii Papa
Idaho Beer Bottle Crossing
Fruitland
Star
Illinois Big Foot Prairie
Fishhook
Grand Detour
Kickapoo
Metropolis
Normal
Oblong
Paw Paw
Roachtown
Sandwich
Wonder Lake
Indiana Acme
Ballstown
Beanblossom
Beehunter
Buddha
Carefree
Fickle
Floyds Knobs
French Lick
Gas City
Gnaw Bone
Loogootee
Munster
Pinhook
Plainvillle
Roachdale
Santa Clause
Spraytown
Steam Corner
Surprise
Toad Hop
Iowa Diagonal
Gravity
Manly
What Cheer
Kansas Admire
Beaver
Buttermilk
Cuba
Denmark
Gas
Holland
Hope
Jetmore
Plainville
Ransom
Rome
Zurich
Kentucky Beaver Lick
Beefhide
Bug
Bugtussle
Busy
Butterfly
Combs
Crummies
Do Stop
Drip Rock
Dwarf
Eighty-eight
Hand Shoe
Hi Hat
Jinks
Jugville
Lick Fork
London
Monkey's Eyebrow
Mousie
Mud Lick
Oddville
Ogle
Ordinary
Oven Fork
Paint Lick
Paris
Possum Trot
Rabbit Hash
Soft Shell
Spring Lick
Typo
Uno
Louisiana Belcher
Bunkie
Convent
Cut-Off
Dry Prong
Eros
Fort Necessity
Goodbee
Grosse Tete
Jigger
Metropolis
Mudville
Tickfaw
Uncle Sam
Waterproof
Zylks
Maine Bald Head
Bath
Beans Corner Bingo
Dickey
Robinhood
Maryland Accident
Assawoman Bay
Boring
California
Cockeysville
Hollywood
Pomonkey
Secretary
Massachusetts Belchertown
Braintree
Cow Yard
Dorothy Pond
Egypt
Gay Head
Marblehead
Mashpee
Sandwich
Swampscott
Ware (I'm from Ware?)
Michigan Bad Axe
Christmas
Climax
Eden
Gay
Hell
Jugville
Kalamazoo
Olive Branch
Paradise
Pigeon
Pine Stump Junction
Podunk
Slapneck
Minnesota Blue Earth
Climax
Embarass
Fertile
Nimrod
Nowthen
Savage
Sleepy Eye
Mississippi Alligator
Arm
Askew
Basic
Battles
Bobo
Chunky
Coffeeville
Cold Water
Darling
Denmark
D'Lo
Dragon
Eden
Egypt
Hollywood
Hot Coffee
Kokomo
Midnight
Olive Branch
Onward
Paris
Pocahontas
Possumneck
Sanatorium
Scooba
Soso
Tie Plant
Walls
Yazoo
Missouri Bean Lake Station
Bible Grove
Blue Eye
Coldwater
Conception
Enough
Fairdealing
Fidelity
Frankenstein
Humansville
Licking
Mexico
Nevada
Paris
Peculiar
Pleasant Hope
Reform
Roach
Romance
Sleeper
Tightwad
Useful
Montana Belt
Big Arm
Eureka
Bigfork
Big Sky
Bitterroot
Checkboard
Divide
Elmo
Happy's Inn
Hungry Horse
Offer
Opportunity
Outlook
Rocky Boy
Saint Regis
Square Butt
Sweetgrass
Two-dot
Yaak
Nebraska Beaver Crossing
Colon
Fort Crook
Loup City
Roach
Surprise
Valentine
Wahoo
Weeping Water
Worms
Nevada Jackpot
Searchlight
Weed Heights
New Hampshire Berlin
Bow
Bungy
Contoocook
Grape Corner
Hell Hollow
Lost Nation
Sandwich Landing
Rye
New Jersey Bivalve
Brick
Cheesequake
Cherry Hill
Cologne
Colts Neck
Egg Harbor
Good Intent
Ho-ho Kus
Little Egg Harbor
Love Ladies
Succasunna
New Mexico Elephant Butte
Texico
Tingle
Truth or Consequences
New York Bath
Cat Elbow Corner
Climax
Florida
Gayhead
Hicksville
Horseheads
Neversink
Painted Post
Place Corners
Result
Ronkonkoma
Surprise
Yaphank Yonkers
North Carolina Askewville
Avon
Bahama
Bat Cave
Bath
Big Lick
Blowing Rock
Bolivia
Bunlevel
Climax
Duck
Frog Level
Frog Pond
Grimesland
Gum Neck
Horneytown
Kill Devil Hills
Meat Camp
Lizard Lick
Speed
Tick Bite
Toast
Welcome
Wise
Whynot
North Dakota Antler
Colgate
Concrete
Hoople
Voltaire
Zap
Ohio Ai
Blue Ball
Climax
Fly
Hicksville
Home
Knockemstiff
Three Legs Town
Tobasco
Oklahoma Bowlegs
Cookietown
Frogville
Happy Land
Hooker
Kremlin
Okay
Pumpkin Center
Slapout
Slaughterville
Oregon Beaver
Boring
Drain
Eureka
Half.com
Idiotville
Sodaville
Windmaster Corner
Zig Zag
Pennsylvania Bath
Balltown
Bath Addition
Beaver
Beverly Hills
Big Beaver
Bird-in-Hand
Blue Ball
California
Climax
Corner Store
Desire
Drab
Edelman (not funny but same name as The Useless-Infomaster!)
Eighty Four
Experiment
Fear Not
Forty Fort
Gravity
Hershey
Home
Indiana
Intercourse
Jersey Shore
King of Prussia
Loyalsockville
Mars
Moon (On the border of the Pittsburgh Int'l Airport - "Fly me to the moon...")
Moscow
Nanty Glo
New Beaver
Ono
Panic
Paradise
Peach Bottom
Pillow
Porkey
Possum Hollow
Pottstown
Quiggleville
Scalp Level
Slate Lick
Slippery Rock
Transfer
Telescope
Torpedo
Uno
Virginville
Rhode Island Mooseup Valley
Quidnick
Quonochontaug
Woonsocket
South Carolina Coward
Due West
Little Switzerland
Ninetimes
Ninety Six
North
Round O
Six Mile
Southern Shops
South of the Border
Townville
Welcome
South Dakota Bath
Epiphany
Faith
Farmer
Gayville
Green Grass
Hammer
Hitchcock
Ideal
Igloo
Java
Kidder
Lemmon
Oral
Parade
Peever
Porcupine
Potato Creek
Pringle
Pumpkin Center
Red Shirt
Tolstoy
Vienna
Wall
White
Wood
Yale
Tennessee Blue Goose
Bugscuffle
Bugtussle
Bucksnort
Defeated
Difficult
Disco
Ducktown
Finger
Life
Nameless
Only
Paris
Smartt
Static
Sweet Lips
Texas Bacon
Bean Station
Ben Hur
Black Jack
Canadian
China
Comfort
Converse
Cut -n- Shoot
Ding Dong
Dime Box
Earth
Echo
Energy
Flower Mound
Grapevine
Gun Barrel City
Happy
Hoop and Holler
Humble
Little Hope
London
Looneyville
Marathon
Muleshoe
Noodle
Oatmeal
Paint Rock
Paris
Pointblank
Quail
Smiley
Sour Lake
Spur
Sugar Land
Tarzan
Telegraph
Telephone
Trophy Club
Turkey
Uncertain
Valentine
Veribest
Waxahachie
West
Wink
Utah Eureka
Hurricane
Mexican Hat
Orangeville
Orderville
Paradise
Plain City
Vermont Bread Loaf
Mosquitoville
Notown
Moscow
Satans Kingdom
Virginia Antlers
Bagdad
Bane
Ben Hur
Bosses
Bumpass
Butts
California
Clam
Croaker
Cuckoo
Delaware
Eureka
Fourway (2 of them)
Fries
Frogtown
Goochland
Hurricane
Hurt
Jamaica
Java
Joe Neets
Kermit
Lick Skillet
Lipps
Moon
Moonlight (2 of them)
Mutt
Needmore
Nuttsville
Ontario
Ordinary
Peach Bottom
Shiny Rock
Short Pump
Simplicity
Threeway
Pocket
Washington Forks
George
Humptulips
Index
Tukwila
Tumtum
Tumwater
Walla Walla
West Virginia Big Chimney
Big Ugly
Crum
FiveMile
Friendly
HooHoo
Hundred
Hurricane
Junior
Kermit
Left Hand
Looneyville
Lost City
Man
Nitro
Odd
Paw
Pinch
Quick
Van
War
Wisconsin Beetown
Embarrass
Footville
Imalone
Spread Eagle
Ubet
Wanderoos
Wyoming Baggs
Big Sandy
Camel Hump
Chugwater
Cokeville
Meeteetse
Muddy Gap
Point of Rocks
Sand Draw

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