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Strange Pennsylvania Place Names

A list of 229 words by reesetee.

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  • reesetee Cities and towns, yes. Jan 19, 2011

  • frogapplause Are these names of cities only? Jan 19, 2011

  • reesetee Thanks, dharma! Nice to have another Pennsylvanian here.

    I once attended school in Lebanon, PA. Had a hard time explaining later that I didn't, in fact, go to school in the Middle East. :-) Oct 20, 2008

  • dharma66 Just found this list! I grew up in Tunkhannock, PA.

    How about Moscow?

    Now, I live in West Wyoming, PA. That alwasy takes some explaining when asked my address over the phone. Oct 20, 2008

  • reesetee How could I have forgotten them? Thanks, dc! Jun 2, 2008

  • dontcry reesetee - I was born in Beaver! You forgot Beaver Falls. And how about Zelienople or Moon? Jun 1, 2008

  • reesetee No, chained_bear--no way. These are all real. Not a one is madeupical. I swear. Sep 28, 2007

  • chained_bear p.s. I don't suppose Toast, NC can compete. Sep 28, 2007

  • chained_bear Oh my god. I clicked on this list never DREAMING it would be this long. What a freak state.

    Some people say that there's a state full of people to blame, but I know it's reesetee's own fault.

    (Wow, that was really forced. Forgive me, I've been away and my wit is rusted.) Sep 28, 2007

  • reesetee You know, I had a feeling there was a "Margaritaville" joke in there somewhere, but I just couldn't find the darn thing. Sep 19, 2007

  • trivet Searchin' for your lost bottle of DEET? Sep 19, 2007

  • reesetee Still, both are better than Mosquitoville. ;-) Sep 19, 2007

  • kad Gnatstown reminds me of the Icelandic town of Myvatn (sp?), which translates to 'Fly Lake.' A beautiful little town, but unfortunately it is is accurately named. Sep 19, 2007

  • reesetee I'm not at all sure they want tourists in Gnatstown. ;-) Maybe they just sell good insecticide. Sep 19, 2007

  • annabethblue Well, I suppose we can deduce that the settlers of gnatstown were very honest...or very uncreative. :D How do they reel in the tourists? "Come to Gnatstown! Free bug screens for every visitor!"

    :D Sep 19, 2007

  • reesetee Yep. That'll happen. :-) Sep 19, 2007

  • trivet Nope, I just drove through it a lot when I lived in upstate NY... Sep 18, 2007

  • reesetee Oh, I forgot about them! Thanks, trivet. Do you hail from PA? (Have I asked before?)

    I think Toad Suck, AK, and Bucksnort, TN take the cake, though. Sep 18, 2007

  • trivet Pennsylvania really does have the weirdest names! Wormleysburg, Couchtown? Sep 18, 2007

  • reesetee Not really, palooka--Red Hot is near Pittsburgh. Intercourse is closer to--yes, it's true--Blue Ball, in Lancaster County. And both are just down the road from Bareville.

    You can't make this stuff up. ;-) Sep 18, 2007

  • palooka Wow, what names! All these lists are great! I think I might retire to Log Pile - sounds affordable, though Turnip Hole might work also. Is Red Hot anywhere near Intercourse? Sep 18, 2007