So, we all like to visit all the big cities, but what about the little ones? Big enough to be incorporated, but on the lower end of the scale. And for this thread, just having driven through counts.
For California, I’ve been to:
Amador City
Sand City
Trinidad
Point Arena
Loyalton
Isleton
Dorris
Plymouth
Tulelake
Maricopa
Ferndale
But not to:
Vernon
Industry
Tehama
Etna
Fort Jones
Bradbury
Blue Lake
Irwindale
Montague
I’ve been to Portland *and *Bangor; so … all of them - and vice versa too.
I have been to every city and town in Rhode Island - all 39 of them.
Well I can say I’ve been to the smallest town in Pennsylvania. …also the largest one, as Bloomsburg is the only place officially designated as one.
There aren’t many smaller than Ocotillo, California…
I’ve visited scores of the small towns dotting the Golden State. When travelling, I like to stop at “wide spot in the road” towns with non-chain independent motels.
(If there’s a “Bates Motel,” I’m in danger of staying there!) Instead of eating at Denny’s, I like to eat at places that say “EAT.”
Small towns have character… To visit! God damn if I want to live in one, but I adore visiting 'em!
Alaska (incorporated only):
Cordova
North Pole
Houston
Haines
Delta Junction
Fort Yukon
Adak
Kaktovik
Whittier
There are too many in Oregon and I’m tired.
Nevada
How can a town have 0 people? I thought Carlin was small but that must be a boom town compared to these places. I did a job in Carlin years ago and i’ll never understand why people stay.
The smallest in Oregon also has 0.
I’ve driven through the smallest incorporated village in Ohio (Rendville, population 36). There’s nothing to do but drive through unless you live there. It was once a coal town with a population of over a thousand, but the mines closed 80 years ago.
I think the only other one I’ve been through out of the bottom 20 is Octa (population 59). It has a piece of Interstate 71 between Columbus and Cincinnati.
There are no residents, but there is a post office to get mail, addressed to Jean.
The further west you get, the less “state” matters because they’re so large, thus I’ve been in very few cities large or small in Southern California/Nevada, so extra scrolling is needed.
CA to my knowledge, the smallest town from here I have been to is Colma (I assume the population count doesn’t include corpses, because there are a lot there!). Next 4 I have been to are Colfax, Yountville (and other Napa/Sonoma ones), Carmel, and Bishop. There’s some family roots in Angels Camp but I only barely remember going there. 2 days ago I was very close to Loyalton (Hwy 70) but didn’t go into that town. Also further down, Auburn recently.
Nevada nothing until Topaz Lake, I think. It’s on the border so not sure if the developed part is NV or CA. Then Gold Hill (basically Virginia City), Walker Lake, Nixon (Pyramid Lake reservation), Zephyr Cove (Tahoe).
I was in Goodsprings for awhile until some escaped convicts with tons of explosives chased me out…
California. Been to (or have at least driven through) Industry, Irwindale & Vernon. However, it should be noted that these cities aren’t “small towns” in the traditional sense, but primarily industrial/commercial cities which are visually indistinguishable from the surrounding L.A. megalopolis.
Irwindale in particular is notorious for the Al Davis/Raiders scandal of '87 – I’m actually surprised that the city has such little population!
I agree with the restaurant part. If I’m traveling, then I won’t eat at a chain restaurant; I can do that at home. I want to try some local place and rub elbows with the people.
Local motels/hotels? Nope. Give me a national chain. I’m not staying at the Sunrise Motel and listening to prostitutes visiting at 4:14am. Give me the Hampton Inn, free Wifi and HBO, coffee in the lobby and USA Today at your door in the morning. I’ll risk a bad meal but not a bad night’s sleep.
Carlin is a metropolis compared to places like Rachel. Carlin’s population is 2,368 and is the 16th largest city in the state. Small towns in Nevada have fewer than 50 people.
Small town in Nevada (Denio Junction):
I was thinking cities had to be incorporated to make this list, but since there are only 19 of them total in Nevada, that is a bit limiting. I’ll have to reconsider my list if we’re including places that at least have a post office, if no local government.
I’ve been to the smallest incorporated village in New York – Dering Harbor, with a population of 11. And, no, it’s not a dying little ghost town; it’s one of the wealthiest villages in the state. It consists of a handful of very expensive houses whose owners years ago decided to incorporate so that the town government couldn’t boss them around.
On the list of Missouri cities, Country Life Acres, a tiny suburb of St. Louis, is tied for 740th place with 74 residents. Technically it should be a village, but it’s listed as a city.
Industry, often known as “City of Industry,” is best know to me as the HQ of Newegg. It’s hardly a tiny town, just few permanent residents.
In many states, the terms city/town/village are interchangeable, and places can use any term that they want. Larger places use city, but there’s nothing that says that the smallest city is bigger than the biggest town. In CA, it looks like Colma is the smallest town (and not tiny), yet it is bigger than 23 “cities.” In some states like New York or New Jersey, the terms are much more specifically defined. The Nevada list is pretty arbitrary.
My answer to this question is identical to my answer in the original thread:
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I have been to all nine cities in Vermont: Burlington (42,417), South Burlington (17,904), Rutland (16,495), Barre (9,052), Montpelier (7,855), Winooksi (7,267), St. Albans (6,918), Newport (4,589), and Vergennes (2,588)
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Ever been to Wabuska? More llamas than people. When the train goes thru, the population doubles!