# Most "Texas" of Texas Cities **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 8, 2002, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-texas-of-texas-cities/135952 "2002-11-08T22:41:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![djbdjb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@djbdjb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/djbdjb)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-texas-of-texas-cities/135952/1 "2002-11-08T22:41:48Z")
What is the most “Texan” name of a Texas town or city.? Note, I don’t care about the town itself, whether they wear Noconas or drink Vanilla Latte, just the name of the place. What name, says Texas, can only be Texas etc. Understand? I’m not sure I do. I would say that being well known, like Dallas or Houston will not cut it. Maybe I am breaking the rule I stated above and penalizing them for being big cities. Nacogdoches, while a candidate, gets eliminated because of the city in Louisiana with similar name (Natchitoches). So here is my final 5… 1. Pampa 2. Lubbock 3. Terlingua 4. Waxahachie 5. Uvalde ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-texas-of-texas-cities/135952/2 "2002-11-08T22:47:09Z")
Austin Lubbock Odessa Fort Worth San Antonio ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-texas-of-texas-cities/135952/3 "2002-11-08T22:52:40Z")
FTR, Natchitoches is pronounced “nack a dish” while Nacogdoches is pronounced “nack a doe chiz”. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-texas-of-texas-cities/135952/4 "2002-11-08T22:53:24Z")
Amarillo. Especially when spoken. ---
**Author:** ![JayElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@JayElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayElle)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-texas-of-texas-cities/135952/5 "2002-11-08T23:00:39Z")
Marfa Amarillo Dimebox Lufkin ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-texas-of-texas-cities/135952/6 "2002-11-08T23:21:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DeadlyAccurate \* > \*\*FTR… Nacogdoches is pronounced “nack a doe chiz”. \*\* Or, if you’re me, you pronounce it “naked dishes”. hehe. So, y’all think my adopted town of Lubbock is among the most Texan? Well, feather my feet and start me grinnin’! Note: in my mind, what makes a town’s name “Texan” around here is the lack of imagination. I mean, Littlefield? Brownfield? Shallowwater? **Levelland?!** Have they no creativity?! ---
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-texas-of-texas-cities/135952/7 "2002-11-08T23:34:30Z")
leakey (say “lakey”) weesatche seguin bandera kerrville unclviny ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-texas-of-texas-cities/135952/8 "2002-11-08T23:53:55Z")
Well, **Houston** was named for Sam Houston, 1st pres of the Republic of Texas. So why not Houston? **Austin** , named for Stephen F Austin, early Texas patriot. **Corpus Christi** (Body of Christ) reflects the early (and continuing) Spanish influence in Texas. And, of course, **San Antonio**. “Remember the Alamo!” ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2002, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-texas-of-texas-cities/135952/9 "2002-11-09T00:52:13Z")
Lubbock Abilene Luckenbach ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2002, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-texas-of-texas-cities/135952/10 "2002-11-09T03:44:26Z")
How 'bout …TEXAS CITY ---
**Author:** ![GreatKingRat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@GreatKingRat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreatKingRat)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2002, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-texas-of-texas-cities/135952/11 "2002-11-09T04:07:54Z")
Amarillo Big Spring Wellington Perryton El Paso ---
**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2002, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-texas-of-texas-cities/135952/12 "2002-11-09T06:28:24Z")
San Antonio. But you must pronounce it “San-An tone.” Stress the “San” and “An.” ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2002, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-texas-of-texas-cities/135952/13 "2002-11-09T06:32:27Z")
I overlooked an obvious one in my earlier post: **Muleshoe**. ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2002, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-texas-of-texas-cities/135952/14 "2002-11-09T07:22:28Z")
I live near the following; Flint, Dogwood City, Brushy Creek, Crossroads, Brushy Creek, Seven Points, Gun Barrel City, and Blackfoot just to name a few! [http://www.texasescapes.com/TOWNS/Texas\_towns\_A\_to\_Z.htm](http://www.texasescapes.com/TOWNS/Texas_towns_A_to_Z.htm) There’s a few more, enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2002, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-texas-of-texas-cities/135952/15 "2002-11-09T11:49:23Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally from **Loopus** > San Antonio. > > But you must pronounce it “San-An tone.” Stress the “San” and “An.” What? Nobody in San Antonio pronounces it “San Antone.” I think it’s sort of like the “Frisco” thing with San Fransiscans. (Yes, I’m from SA.) I’d have to say that the most “Texas” town might be Waco. What’s more Texan than Dr Pepper? Or Baptists? (Baylor) 😃 ---
**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:** [November 9, 2002, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-texas-of-texas-cities/135952/16 "2002-11-09T13:01:52Z")
How about our own twin cities of Midland/Odessa? And **Lord Jim** - Luckenbach? A city? ---
**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2002, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-texas-of-texas-cities/135952/17 "2002-11-09T14:31:15Z")
Ah… how do I miss Texas! Luckily, I’ll be back for a quick visit next weekend. Blame my homesickness for this long list, in approximate order: Alpine Waco Palacios Uvalde Fredericksburg Brady Terlingua Midland Lampasas Llano Burnet Marfa Amarillo Lubbock Kilgore I admit a bias towards central and west Texas, as well as a bias towards small towns. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2002, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-texas-of-texas-cities/135952/18 "2002-11-09T14:49:37Z")
I think Amsterdam, TX has that certain _je-ne-sais-quoi_ that just screams “cowboy hats and pick-up trucks” to me. 🙂 ---
**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:** [November 9, 2002, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-texas-of-texas-cities/135952/19 "2002-11-09T15:00:47Z")
You mean [here](http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/AA/hraut.html)? ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2002, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-texas-of-texas-cities/135952/20 "2002-11-09T17:08:39Z")
How 'bout… Longhorn !!! Now that just screams Texas at the top of it’s lungs. You go anywhere in the country and say your hometown is Longhorn. I bet a $ to/a doughnut, they’ll know…“that’s in Texas”. I do love West Texas and the Big Bend area, esp. Alpine, (Sul Ross U) got some pretty women out there. Anyone here know Marcus Peredes w/ “Far Flung Adventures”? Peace t-keela [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-texas-of-texas-cities/135952.md?page=2)