‘Round the Square: Me? I’m from Chugwater
STRANGE: Living in Pennsylvania, we’re used to people commenting on strange town names.
Estately has a list of the most unusually named towns in U.S. states. Coupon, PA made the list.
Alabama has Scratch Ankle, Alaska has Chicken, Arizona has Catfish Paradise. There’s a Toad Suck, Arkansas, and a Mormon Bar, California. Don’t forget Parachute, Colorado and Moosup, Connecticut.
Delaware has a Flea Hill. There’s a Spuds, Florida, and a Flippen, Georgia. This one makes sense — Volcano, Hawaii. This one is a bit confusing — Beer Bottle Crossing, Idaho. This isn’t much better — Chicken Bristle, Illinois.
Santa Claus, Indiana, and What Cheer, Iowa are contenders for strangeness. There’s a Skiddy, Kansas; a town named Pig, Kentucky, and a Water Proof, Louisiana. For the follically challenged, there’s a Bald Head, Maine.
Accident, Maryland, and Satan’s Kingdom, Massachusetts, are odd, along with Free Soil, Michigan, and Little Canada, Minnesota.
Mississippi has Possumneck, Missouri has Frankenstein, Montana has Big Sag and Nebraska has Worms. A town named Worms; we’re not passing judgment here.
Nevada has a town named Jackpot – fitting. New Hampshire has a town named Dummer. No comment. New Jersey has a town named Foul Rift, while New Mexico has a Pie Town.
New York has a town named Handsome Eddy, while North Carolina has a Why Not. North Dakota has a town called Zap, while Ohio has a town named Dull. Oklahoma has a town named Okay, and Oregon has a town called Boring.
Rhode Island has Woonsocket, South Carolina has Coward, South Dakota has Plenty Bears, Tennessee has Smartt — yes, with two Ts at the end. Texas has a town called Ding Dong, Utah has a Nibley, Vermont has Mosquitoville and Virginia has Fries. There’s Big Bottom, Washington, and Booger Hole, West Virginia, Chili, Wisconsin and Chugwater, Wyoming.