Yuck! – Humor on the Map

Gross, Idaho (Gem County)

I suppose that sloppy folks live here (or else population 144?)

Gross, Gem County Idaho. Assume from a settler’s name. Or a remark from a Valley Girl.

Sounds like no fun for anyone involved!

Appendicitis Hill, Butte County, Idaho

Refers to an actual case of appendicitis suffered by a surveyor there.

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).

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?).