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
Dummy Point, Sutton County, Texas
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?
Hell and Purgatory Airport, Onslow County, NC
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
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
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
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?
Crayon, Champaign County, Ohio
Crayon, Champaign County, Ohio
Origin: I would suspect that it is named after someone with the rare but not unheard-of surname Crayon.
Goop Spring, Klamath County OR
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).
Yourname Creek, Montana, Powell County
Customizable geography!
Yourname Creek, Montana, Powell County
Ran out of ideas for naming things, I guess.
Pot Head Maine, Washington County
Hey, pretty smoky around here.
Pot Head Maine, Washington County
A headland shaped like a pot, I assume.
Peculiar Missouri, Cass County
And even when they moved the town they kept the Peculiar Name.
Peculiar Missouri, Cass County.
Proud of their uniqueness, maybe?
Goofy Ridge Illinois, Mason County
Not far from Mickey Lake and Minnie Corners.
Goofy Ridge Illinois, Mason County
Humor, foreign name, comment, who knows?
Good Grief Idaho, Boundary County
Charlie Brown was here!
Good Grief Idaho, Boundary County
Someone being funny, I guess.
Bad Marriage Mountain, Glacier National Park Montana
OK, not going there.
Bad Marriage Mountain, Glacier National Park Montana
Hard to even hazard a guess.
Crapo Lake, Minnesota
Oh, Crapo, we’re supposed to swim in that?
Crapo Lake, Otsego County Minnesota
Probably from the French word for toad, which is “crapaud.”