A number of early settlers of the Fulton County village were from the Scottish city of Dunfermline (pronounced "Done-ferm-lin ...

Texas History An Encyclopedia of Weird Texas Town Names Find out the surprising tales behind the Lone Star State’s strangest monikers, from Bug Tussle to Dime Box, Frognot to Needmore.

You've heard of Snowflake, Why and Bumble Bee, but have you heard of these even more unusual Arizona place names? Here's what ...

According to a 1976 article in the Rock Island Argus, the settlers of the one-time town in Mercer County were meeting to come up with a name. The sun came out after a hard rain, so that is how ...

Besides its unique name, the town offers family-friendly opportunities to fish and reconnect with nature. 3. Sweet Lips. There's many unique towns in Tennessee, but this one's the sweetest.

Florida has some weird names for its towns, ... about 70 miles northwest of Tallahassee used to be called Allison when it was a sawmill town in the 1880s. The origin of the name has been lost, ...

Many strange town names in Massachusetts can be traced back to colonial days and indigenous tribes. Cuttyhunk, an island village in the town of Gosnold only accessible by ferry, gets its name from ...

This Escambia County town of about 1,400 people is located on the Alabama-Florida border and gets its name by combining “Florida,” “Alabama” and “town.” ...

Not all of Pennsylvania’s weird town names are difficult to pronounce such as Burnt Cabins, Forty Fort, Intercourse, Blue Ball, and Bird-In-Hand. So which town names are “difficult” ...

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is home to many cities, towns, boroughs, and townships. Some have nice, pleasant-sounding names, such as Williamsport, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Scranton, and Allentown.

When the town went to establish its first post office, like Nameless, the town needed a name. Because of Pamplin, the area was officially known as Bucksnort.