Murderkill River, Delaware, Kent County.
Kinda “overkill” I think! The riverside hamlet of “Little Heaven” is a nice touch.
“Kill” endings refer to streams, and murder probably meant just that.
Murderkill River, Delaware, Kent County.
Kinda “overkill” I think! The riverside hamlet of “Little Heaven” is a nice touch.
“Kill” endings refer to streams, and murder probably meant just that.
Which name would be better for our new subdivision?
Maggotty Creek, joining Stinking River, in Pittsylvania County VA
Origin: Maggotty may be a surname, river probably was stinking (dead fish, or sulpher, or something like that?).
How do funny place names happen?
We’ve all seen funny place names (and if you want to see more, this blog is the right place).
But how do these places get these names?
There are many ways but I thought I would hit a few that explain many of the ones I have shown maps of here:
I hope this is of some value to you as you look at my map excerpts and comments! Yell if you can think of other reasons.
Tim Hilliard
This a tough hill to climb.
Bitch Mountain, Essex County, New York
Origin: Likely something involving a female dog.
Man, it’s easy to get an “A” here!
Slack School, Wyoming, Sheridan County
Origin: From someones name, possibly?
We don’t need any mental health professionals around here.
Self Help Hollow, Idaho, Franklin County
Origin: Some incident I guess.
They must film horror movies around here.
Screamer Alabama, Henry County
Origin: Settlers heard weird noises, possibly?
The acoustics are great here, man!
Rock Roll Canyon, Idaho, Blaine County
Origin: Rocks were rolling?
Aren’t you a bit old to be a Girl Scout, miss?
Old Maid Gulch in Girl Scouts Reservation, Wyoming, Washakie County
Origin: Named after an early resident who wasn’t married?
Nothing to see here, folks, keep moving on.
Nudist Lake, Wisconsin, Vilas County
Origin: Probably a nudist camp there when it was named.
Probably get a pretty poor education here.
Little Hope School, Tennessee, Rutherford County
Origin: Maybe there’s a Big Hope School somewhere near?
No comment!
Lickinghole Creek, Virginia, Albermarle County
Origin: Probably there was a mineral spring frequented by animals.
Where they bury Darwin Award winners.
Klutz Cemetery, Ohio, Ross County
Origin: Probably a private cemetery for the Klutz family.
I say, there is some fun trash about this place!
Jolly Dump, South Dakota, Butte County
Origin: Maybe an ammunition dump named after Colonel or Corporal Jolly?
Some pretty uneducated folks ’round here.
Ignorant Ridge, Texas, Knox County.
Origin: An insult?