# Make up some real-sounding small town names **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 13, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471 "2008-09-13T18:55:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471/21 "2008-09-14T00:06:51Z")
Nenno, WI Okay, I know… that’s [cheating](http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/WI/Washington/Nenno.cfm) ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471/22 "2008-09-14T00:14:22Z")
Hominy Grits, Oklahoma Sold to the Highest Bidder, NM Zacklefax, Texas Altitude Sickness, Colo. Nobody Home, WY Latency, Arkansas Tugawilla, Alabama Mercenary, Calif. Trynfindit, Oregon Kabooma, Nevada Oilpatch, Louisiana Gnarly, Tennessee Real one: Slapout, Oklahoma ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471/23 "2008-09-14T04:41:18Z")
Vanderhalen, NY Copyright Trap, MS Noneshall Pass, CA Shutin, NH Tumescent, OR La Cucarachas, AZ Viagra, VA Shinkick, ME ---
**Author:** ![The\_Batman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@The\_Batman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Batman)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471/24 "2008-09-14T04:54:48Z")
Vergas, TX Blueballs, MT Farthouse, WI Tonyville, NJ Amarilla Water, AZ Silicone Valley, CA ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471/25 "2008-09-14T05:59:18Z")
Douchebag’s Quay, FL ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471/26 "2008-09-14T06:15:31Z")
Plasterville, NV Dickstrum, MT Tea And Sympathy, RI Concrete, WA Magma, WY Obsidian, OR Tasmanian Valley, CA Croakers Gulch, UT Sweetwillow, OH Dead Goat Creek, CT One of those is real. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471/27 "2008-09-14T07:35:00Z")
Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs-d’Ipswitch, QC Trickle Dingle, NL Oompah, UT ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471/28 "2008-09-14T08:05:41Z")
Dildo, NF Wet Beaver Creek, AZ Intercourse, PA Hygiene, CO Toad Suck, AR Nasty, England Hot Coffee, MS Ramsbottom, England Oh, wait, you wanted _fake_ names :smack: ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471/29 "2008-09-14T08:12:43Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > Dildo, NF > Wet Beaver Creek, AZ > Intercourse, PA > Hygiene, CO > Toad Suck, AR > Nasty, England > Hot Coffee, MS > Ramsbottom, England > > Oh, wait, you wanted _fake_ names :smack: Yes and you forgot Clithero(e) Lancs. England Or Clit Hero as we call it;) ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471/30 "2008-09-14T20:22:48Z")
> [@matt\_mcl](#): > > Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs-d’Ipswitch, QC > Trickle Dingle, NL > Oompah, UT Or the German band city, Oompah, PA ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471/31 "2008-09-14T20:56:08Z")
Spread Eagle, WI (exists) Bumfuk, KN (not so much) ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471/32 "2008-09-14T21:17:46Z")
Shelbyville Ogdenville Capital City I’m not sure what state they’re in, though. ---
**Author:** ![kitemaker\_chuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e4f/32.png) [@kitemaker\_chuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitemaker_chuck)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471/33 "2008-09-14T21:25:00Z")
**Kitefliers’ Prairie, Saskatchewan** (I had to mention kites sooner or later!) **Cat’s Bum, Arkansas** **Lunatic, Washington** (I’ve got to live somewhere!!) **Flipya Forit, Nevada** **Beany and Cecil, California** **Shorts, Bermuda** **Why, Wyoming** **Id, Idaho** **Goose Amoose. Alaska** **Moderation, Tennessee** (We only drink in moderation!!) ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471/34 "2008-09-14T23:00:40Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > Ramsbottom, England [Ramsbottom news](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/7615418.stm). ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471/35 "2008-09-15T08:24:36Z")
Dingelbury, VT Lusch Beach, CA Maine, ME Aztec, GA Zofohomosassapopkalooskakeehatchee Springs, FL Wurstburgh, PA Platt’s Den, RI Spit In The Holler, WV Schuywinkel, NY Nephilim Forge, Utah ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471/36 "2008-09-15T21:42:55Z")
Buckshot, NV Piker’s Peak, CO Peaker’s Pike, ID Cooter Gulch, CA Rumnuts, TN ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471/37 "2008-09-15T21:49:14Z")
Twin Cross, WI New Paris, GA North Bridge, NH Topside, CA ---
**Author:** ![JustAnotherGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@JustAnotherGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustAnotherGeek)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471/38 "2008-09-15T22:17:46Z")
If there’s a real Intercourse, Pa, why don’t we also have… Kissentell, FL Eatenada, WY Sausagesmoke, OR Isit, IN BudSechsville, MS ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f07891/32.png) [@Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Plastic_Ninja)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471/39 "2008-09-15T22:21:11Z")
> [@kitemaker\_chuck](#): > > **Moderation, Tennessee** (We only drink in moderation!!) I am absolutely writing a book about that place. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471/40 "2008-09-15T22:36:56Z")
From my part of the world: Little Farting on the Wibble Horton Cum Studley Upper Gruntington (One of the above is real.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-some-real-sounding-small-town-names/463471.md?page=3)