
Touristville, Wayne County, Kentucky
No locals, just tourists?
At the intersection leading to a lake resort and state park, so possibly so-named to encourage development?
Touristville, Wayne County, Kentucky
No locals, just tourists?
At the intersection leading to a lake resort and state park, so possibly so-named to encourage development?
Dummy Point, Sutton County, Texas
Must be some slow learners in the area…
Near important early army facility (Fort Terrett) so might have been used for target practice with a dummy to shoot at?
Its a bit hot and smoky around here, what’s up with that?
Hell and Purgatory Airport, Onslow County, NC
Low-lying, swampy country – someone probably felt the name was appropriate for local wetlands. after which they named the airport.
Gnaw Bone, Washington County, IN
Maybe a lotta dogs here.
Several stories, the most believable being that it was originally a french settlement name after Narbonne, France.
Stony Lonesome, Bartholomew County IN
Just a few miles from Gnaw Bone, IL.
Said to have been pretty much as advertised at settlement time.
Dunghill Church, Garrett County MD
Not far from Accident, MD which may explain the dung hill…
A topographic feature called “The Dunghill” is nearby, NE corner of the map – it may be shaped like a pile of manure? In any case, why on earth would you name a church after it?
Goop Spring, Klamath County OR
Hey, what is this GOOP doing in the springwater?
Either there was something goopy in the spring, or possibly derived from a native word (in traditional Klamath territory).
Customizable geography!
Yourname Creek, Montana, Powell County
Ran out of ideas for naming things, I guess.
Hey, pretty smoky around here.
Pot Head Maine, Washington County
A headland shaped like a pot, I assume.
And even when they moved the town they kept the Peculiar Name.
Peculiar Missouri, Cass County.
Proud of their uniqueness, maybe?
Not far from Mickey Lake and Minnie Corners.
Goofy Ridge Illinois, Mason County
Humor, foreign name, comment, who knows?
Charlie Brown was here!
Good Grief Idaho, Boundary County
Someone being funny, I guess.
OK, not going there.
Bad Marriage Mountain, Glacier National Park Montana
Hard to even hazard a guess.
Oh, Crapo, we’re supposed to swim in that?
Crapo Lake, Otsego County Minnesota
Probably from the French word for toad, which is “crapaud.”