New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
Odd Names of Towns

l. ever had So MANY extraordinary town
names as the United States
An examination OF The Post Once Guide"
disclosing the TACT thai there are seventy or
more towns bearing the name ~ Jackson and
II combinations ut vile CIV and So
forth. not 10 speak Of the nifty Wash,ugtons
and tweutv-tour Lees, speedily imprcSse> one
with the notion that the American people are
afflicted with a sad poverty of invention II
the matter ot names. Further study. however.
creates an entirely opposite impression. for
VT find an abundance o. uarue~ that. Il seems.
nothing but an almost malignant ingenuity
could have devised
For example. there j. Buck snort III Ala
baTna and Tennessee. Calf Killer IN Tennessee
You Bet IN California, Ubet III Montana.
Ultima Thule n Arkansas Allsup IN Alabama.
Mouth OF Wolf II Tennessee King of Prussia in
Pennsylvania, Bird IN Hand IN Pennsylvania.
Blowout II Texas, Bobo III three States and
Grub Gulch IL California.
There are some wonderfully long and un-
couth names. such as Hushpuckena IN Nissis-
sippi and Humptuhps IN Washington but
there Is q far greater number OF eccentric short
names. Here is partial list, alphabetically
Al. Air. B. Babb. Bac. Barr. Bet. Bob.
Bud Cap, Dot, Eye, Fly, GUY. Ham. HUFF
Ice Igo, Ink, jeff Joe, Jump, ka. Kit Lui,
Lum. Man. Nat Nix, Pom, Pig, = K Rat Re
Sac, sim, Sip, Tub, Chy, u, Wax, Witt
Yell, y T. Iii Zig
MANY eccentric post otfce name are per
haps worthy OF note on account 81 the story
that they tell ot some adventure or struggle
II the early history OF the place Some Of them
indicate pure despair on the part Of the FIRST
inhabitants such, Tor instance, as Stuck II
Washington, Dearth IN Pennsylvania, Worry
II North Carolina, InbulatIon III Missouri,
and Blizzard IN Tennessee There are quite
number Of Hurricanes and Cyclone.
Content, on the contrary. j. found ii two
states and Comfort II slX. Competition Is
IN Missouri, and Contention IN Oregon. snap
tInger Is IN Georgia. and Selfville IN Alabama
Congruitv Is II Pennsylvania. Energy Is to
re found IN TWO States, and Back Bone II
TWO Virginia and Kentucky Ball PLAY comes
Best iS IN five Of the States Then too there are
Big Bug n Arizona, and Big Isaac IL West
Virginia. The names ot several places are
not exactly suggestive 81 excessive modestv
on the part OF the native. such sz Brag IN
Georgia. BlOwhOTn ~ Alabama. braggaGn0lo
n Missouri, and Unique IL Iowa
The names Of other towns carry "a sugge-rlau
Ct boundle-s faith N their location on the part
Il the residents. OF these there are iortl -tve
Edens and some seventeen Paradise, together
with twentv-threc Arladlae. Jour Ovmpu-cs.
one Celest.a, and one Elv-ian FleIIs Utopia
Is found IN SIX State Twelve towns bear the
name Of Climax, one post office . Nice one Is
! Correct and one j. Cute Eight IGmtus
| Indicate faith II future greaJne-
| Some merely queer name may be cited
| Choccolocco. Cash, Chap. towbav Bumiehce,
ca Ira, Cat Spring Dodo, Horseshoe. Snake.
! Viper, Veto Alone Accident, Adicu. AtIch.
| UWchlan. Violin Eox PoDuI Assurance.
Check, Pvsht, PuyalluP. oeniamao. and
| Ct-a.addy
Unexpected Determinations are u be .a--.l
| IN The Guide" For instance. there a-e
thirteen Geruantovus uur only one n IL
town There are fourteen Naud- tut only
seven EdIths and Jour Lulus. There j. 4
Hodunk. hut no Podunk And finally while
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