When I learned that Truth or Consequences is a city name in New Mexico, I started wondering if America was running out of names. So I started digging up a little and found out that there is also a small town in Michigan named Hell. Weird, isn’t it? That’s not it. They have a pretty long list of weird names. But nothing could really beat Why or Whynot. Oh, and Boring too. That’s right.Those are small towns names as well.
I would find it really funny to tell people that I live in Ninety Six. People would probably give me a weird look if I told them that I was going to Cut and Shoot. I might be caught for suspecting violence too. But that’s not my fault. It’s just the names of the towns that’s making me pun with it. If a Texan wants to be Canadian or a North Carolinian wants to Kill Devil Hills, you can’t really call them Coward. It’s fun to have such names. We just can’t make up our minds which one is Cool and which one is Cool-er.
Sadly, I haven’t visited either of these cities or towns yet. One day I hope to visit them though, and when I do, I will also let you know why this place is called Satans Kingdom.
After getting a lot of responses, I was inspired to dig in more and found some more names that can be added to this post.
Normal, for example, is not too abnormal at all. Rough and Ready sounds like a Western movie set to me, that is Embarrass-ing. If Hot Coffee spills on Deadhorse,Nothing but only Camp Soda and Soda springs, known as ZzyZx might help to heal. If you have Nowhere to go, you can go to Volcano or see the Santa, you don’t even have to go to North Pole for that. Friendship is all you need, not Money, if you don’t want to get Hurt.
@SoniaK LOL these are really weird names… Thanks for sharing this. To add to your list here are some hilarious town names:
Bat Cave, North Carolina
Booger Hole, West Virginia
Ding Dong, Texas
Hot Coffee, Mississippi
Intercourse, Pennsylvania (Formerly ‘Cross Keys’)
Monkey’s Eyebrow, Kentucky
Pee Pee, Ohio
Ha it’s interesting that you mentioned Hell, Michigan @SoniaK ! I remember driving from West Lafayette, Indiana (where I went to school) to Detroit, Michigan and passed by the sign for this city. My friends and I kept making jokes “Welcome to hell!” “Hey should we stop and get some gas… In hell?”
@SoniaK@it’s really amazing that these weird names really exist in USA sounds also weird I have read all the the post and surprised again and again and really want to know the history behind why these names are kept and @jayasimha78 you also help a lot to keep this list complete
These are always cool @SoniaK to find these gems on Maps - here are a few from Australia
A town called Banana which is in no way related to Mt Buggery we seem to be on an unfortunate theme with Come By Chance but perhaps they said no because of Mt Unapproachable or they needed to see a doctor afterwards because of Cockburn but this line is way to Grim so lets move on.
While there are so many more I’ll leave you with my favourite gem we actually have a place named North Pole and who wouldn’t want to live on Quality Street?
So, the question is could we write an entire post made of nothing but links to funny places on Maps?
It’s mostly villages, not towns, that bear unusual names in Bulgaria, like Witch and A Bag of Lies, and a variety of body parts. But nothing beats Whynot for me.
By the way, are the images you’ve used royalty-free or shared with permission, as we advise in the original content guidelines? And I appreciate you giving credit for them!
Hahahaha…thank you guys for helping me complete the list. @jayasimha78 your list is amazing, I have to look for these cities on maps. Thanks for helping me adding to the list.
@iyudhi I was wondering the same too when I heard about Hell. What do the people living there say where they live, “I live in Hell”? That will be really hilarious.
Smallpox is a place’s name, @SP31 ? That’s funny too. I wonder if there’s any story behind this name.
@Muhammad_Usman , this list is still incomplete. There are so many places like these in the USA with so many crazy names that someone has to do really good research to compile all the names in one list.
Hahahaha… I was wondering the same @Stphn … Hi, I am Sonia, I am from Hell, or, Hey, would you like to go to Why? Whynot?
@PaulPavlinovich , your list is even funnier. Can’t believe these places actually exist. I’m sure they all have stories behind their names. But really, I am with you when you said "No idea what the person who namedTitwobble was thinking but maybe they witnessed an earthquake at The Boobs or Mount Breast?" I like your idea about writing an entire post on places like these on maps and writing nothing. Do you think people will ACTUALLY take the trouble to click on all these places to explore the facts?
@DeniGu Witch and A Bag of Lies are real names? Do people actually live there? So, Veshtisa is a word for Witch in Bulgarian language? That’s wonderful to know. As for the pictures, I collected those from Google search. I saw the same pictures were used in different sites. I used the site names where I collected it from at the bottom of my post. However, I am not sure if these are royalty free or not. If they are against the guidelines I will be happy to delete those from my post. The idea was to tell the tale or funny names, not to use others’ photo without due permission. Thank you for the heads up. Please let me know if I should delete the photos from the post.
Hahaha, yes, Veshtitsa means “witch” in Bulgarian. Good catch, @SoniaK !
Many of the unusually named places are inhabited by just a few older adults. There’s a general tendency for villages here to “disappear” because everyone moves on to live in a larger town or city. One such “lost” village was Buttscratch, and I think it’s a shame that the name didn’t survive.
I’m guessing people live in the cities and towns you shared in your post, right? All the places make for a fun bucket list idea!
As for the photos, please change them with ones you’ve taken yourself so that we’re consistent with the guidelines. Alternatively, you can also use screenshots of the places on Maps. Thanks so much for the understanding!
Amazingly informative and interesting post @SoniaK I enjoyed reading this post to the end just like magic. You knitted the sentences very nicely with weird names. I think such weird names are available in every country in the world. Thanks a lot for sharing this nice post with us here. Stay safe. Regards.
Hi @DeniGu , that’s an interesting story about the villages. I’m glad that Buttscratch name didn’t survive though. It would be weirder than Witch.
Yes, the places that I’ve mentioned or others did here are mostly homes to many people here, though all of them might not be fun places to keep in the bucket list.
I have deleted the photos already and changed it to the screenshots as you suggested. Thank you so much for the guidance.
@PaulPavlinovich , according to Wikipedia, the Whynot town has a pretty interesting story behind its name. Here it is… Quote "
Whynot was first settled in the 18th century by German and English people, along with the nearby communities of Erect, Hemp, Lonely, Steeds, and Sophia. The community was originally spelled with two separate words, “Why Not”. The origin of town’s name came from residents debating a title for their community. A man finally remarked: “Why not name the town Why Not and let’s go home?” Unquote.
I wish you could share the places with rude names @OmerAli . But it’s okay. Some words are hard to utter, I understand. But the names of the UK cities/ towns that you have shared are funny too.
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Good catch,