I picked up a map of Texas from the Texas Dept of Transportation (it was free) and it had a listing of cities/towns in one corner.

Here's a list of some of the stranger names I found: (no particular order)

Skidmore
Oatmeal
Turkey
Twin Sisters
Uncertain
Weesatche
Tennessee Colony
The Colony
Tigertown
Shafter
Sour Lake
Snook
Runge
Scurry
Pyote (no, not peyote)
Notrees
Pilot Knob
Mountain Home
McAdoo
Medicine Mound
Lincoln
Mercedes
Mercury
Mobeetie
Lazbuddie
Lawn
Kalgary
Knickerbocker
Pflugerville
High Island
Illinois Bend
Jollyville
Friday
Frydek
Goree
Grit
Groom
Happy
Heidenheimer
Dike
Dinero
Dog Ridge
Earth
Flat
Fred
Circle Back
Coke
Coffee City
Cool
Crisp
Denver City
Detroit
Cut and Shoot
Deport (my favorite )
Needmore
Boston
Cat Spring
CeeVee
Central
Addicks

Feel free to add goofyass town names to the list where from the area u live.

 

Detroit? Boston? Denver city? Lincoln? Skidmore?

How are those odd city names?

 

Ever heard of someone say they're from Boston, Texas? It just doesn't sound right.

 

"austin? austin, massachussettes?"
name that quote and win a prize

 

Christmas, Florida.

Weird place.

 

Knighton, Powys

 

road trip?

 

Yup, Tom Green.

 

We have some weird ones here in Maryland..

Pasadena
Hollywood
California
**(for someone who's actually a displaced Californian, these are definitely weird)
Romancoke (always makes me think Rum-an-coke)
Accident
Boring
Parole

I know there are more but I can't think of them right now.. :thinking:

 

When I was driving through IA, I passed a town called What Cheer.

That's right....What Cheer....freakin Iowa..lol.