# US border city names **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 3, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630 "2022-10-03T12:03:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630/1 "2022-10-03T12:03:23Z")
What other US border cities or towns are there that share the states names? Texarkana Kanorado Texoma There must be others. I’ve probably forgotten some obvious ones. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630/2 "2022-10-03T12:30:30Z")
Mexicali is the obvious one. But there’s also a [Florala, Alabama.](https://www.cityofflorala.com/)Guess what state that’s near! ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630/3 "2022-10-03T12:38:37Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Florala How is that pronounced? flor-AL-uh? (A as in cat) ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630/4 "2022-10-03T12:49:00Z")
Kansas City, Missouri comes to mind. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630/5 "2022-10-03T13:00:02Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > > Florala > > How is that pronounced? flor-AL-uh? (A as in cat) No idea. But probably as you guess. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630/6 "2022-10-03T13:12:22Z")
Then there is [Michigan City, Indiana](https://www.emichigancity.com/) and [Michiana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michiana) as well. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630/7 "2022-10-03T13:23:07Z")
There’s also [Texline, TX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texline,_Texas) ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630/8 "2022-10-03T13:25:43Z")
Canada has Alsask, Saskatchewan. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630/9 "2022-10-03T13:32:15Z")
Here’s a pretty good list: [http://therussler.com/lat/bordertowns.html](http://therussler.com/lat/bordertowns.html) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630/10 "2022-10-03T13:53:54Z")
Then there are regionalisms for border areas. Media in the Louisville, KY area often refer to “Kentuckiana” which I find somewhat nauseating, though not as bad as “Indyucky” would be. In a slightly related matter, Lexington, KY used to have a decent Italian restaurant called “Lexitalia”, whose name unfortunately was reminiscent of certain anatomical details. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630/11 "2022-10-03T14:01:03Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Mexicali is the obvious one. And Calexico on the California side. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630/12 "2022-10-03T14:04:08Z")
At one time, there were railway stations at Canusa and Uscan. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630/13 "2022-10-03T14:05:50Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Kansas City, Missouri comes to mind. Kansas Town, Missouri, was named _before_ Kansas Territory was named. So, really, the State of Kansas and Kansas City, Kansas, are namesakes of Kansas City, Missouri. Missouri had the name first. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630/14 "2022-10-03T14:24:52Z")
Texico, NM ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630/15 "2022-10-03T16:18:04Z")
Virgilina is a small Virginia town at the North Carolina border. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630/16 "2022-10-03T16:35:06Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Here’s a pretty good list: > > [Border Towns](http://therussler.com/lat/bordertowns.html) That list says Arkansas has six Crossroads and seven Cross Roads. Which must be convenient for people who want to sell the soul to the devil without having to wait in line. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630/17 "2022-10-03T17:32:50Z")
Memphis, TN and West Memphis, AR. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630/18 "2022-10-03T17:44:24Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Memphis, TN and West Memphis, AR Don’t think this is what the OP was asking for. > [@Mark\_Finn](#): > > What other US border cities or towns are there that share the states names? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630/19 "2022-10-03T17:54:43Z")
As long as the cities are identified as ‘city,state’ they all qualify. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630/20 "2022-10-03T18:16:47Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > As long as the cities are identified as ‘city,state’ they all qualify By that logic, any city in the US qualifies. OP was asking for border cities that have at least part of the states names in their name. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630.md?page=2)