# US cities - three words or more? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 9, 2022, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-three-words-or-more/972974 "2022-10-09T14:28:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-three-words-or-more/972974/41 "2022-10-09T22:53:17Z")
Looking at the map going north to Alaska I came up with these. But the OP said US, so the ones in Canada don’t count. California Hot Springs, CA New Pine Creek, CA Tierra Del Mar, OR Oyehut-Hogans Corner, WA Qui-nai-elt Village, WA Port Hadlock-Irondale, WA Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA ~~Harrison Hot Springs, BC CAN~~ ~~Rocky Mountain House, AB CAN~~ ~~Lac la Biche, AB CAN~~ ~~Red Earth Creek, AB CAN~~ ~~Fort St. John, BC CAN~~ ~~Good Hope Lake, BC CAN~~ Harding-Birch Lakes, AK ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-three-words-or-more/972974/42 "2022-10-09T23:29:38Z")
A couple more. Keough Hot Springs, CA Death Valley Junction, CA ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-three-words-or-more/972974/43 "2022-10-09T23:51:53Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > South Lake Tahoe, CA. Round Hill Village, NV not far away. Ther’s a couple in the Sierras/foothills, like: Lake of the Pines, Little Grass Valley (pop. 2). But the best-named one is Rough and Ready. ---
**Author:** ![whc.03grady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-three-words-or-more/972974/44 "2022-10-09T23:57:56Z")
White Sulphur Springs MT ---
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> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Lake of the Woods, Minnesota is [the Walleye Capital of the World](https://lakeofthewoodsmn.com). Minnesota also has Thief River Falls (near the North Dakota border) and Inver Grove Heights (a suburb of St. Paul). ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-three-words-or-more/972974/46 "2022-10-10T03:49:58Z")
East Saint Louis ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-three-words-or-more/972974/47 "2022-10-10T04:35:01Z")
Cool. The hometown of Jimmy Connors and Jackie Joyner-Kersee. But the OP requests no geographic identifiers like north south east or west. So, no South San Francisco or East Palo Alto either. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-three-words-or-more/972974/48 "2022-10-10T04:36:39Z")
Los Altos Hills, CA ETA — Rio Del Mar, CA La Selva Beach, CA Del Rey Oaks, CA Del Monte Forest, CA Slates Hot Springs, CA Marina Del Rey, CA Corona Del Mar, CA Orange Park Acres, CA Rancho Mission Viejo, CA Coto de Caza, CA Lake San Marcos, CA ---
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I’m scouting the map… Rancho del Rey, CA Rancho San Diego, CA Mountain Home Village, CA Big Bear Lake, CA Green Valley Lake, CA Spring Valley Lake, CA Mountain View Acres, CA Bear Valley Springs, CA Sierra Sky Park, CA Italian Swiss Colony, CA Scenic Valley Ranchos, CA El Dorado Hills, CA Little Grass Valley, CA Fall River Mills, CA ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-three-words-or-more/972974/50 "2022-10-10T05:38:03Z")
Too bad the OP only wants US places, since one of the funniest places around is disqualified: Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, QC > [@whc.03grady](#): > > White Sulphur Springs MT I thought that was in WV. Well, it is, there’s one in both states. Besides [White Sulphur Springs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Sulphur_Springs,_West_Virginia), WV also has a [Green Sulphur Springs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Sulphur_Springs,_West_Virginia), [Blue Sulphur Spings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Sulphur_Springs,_West_Virginia), and [Red Sulphur Springs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sulphur_Springs,_West_Virginia). [Yellow Sulphur Springs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Sulphur_Springs) is in Virginia. All but White Sulphur Springs are unincorporated, so they are probably not what the OP is looking for. ---
**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 10, 2022, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-three-words-or-more/972974/51 "2022-10-10T09:55:16Z")
If Canada was included, Quebec has dozens of “St [something] de [something]”. And BC’s “[number] Mile House” of which there are several (although this could be another thread for places whose legal names have digits in them). ---
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Does Land o’Lakes, FL count? ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-three-words-or-more/972974/53 "2022-10-10T11:55:21Z")
White Bear Lake, MN I thought that Appomattox Court House, VA, was the name of a town, but I’m having trouble verifying that. Others might know. ---
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In addition to the aforementioned Cut and Shoot, the three-word Texas towns I am familiar with are: Old River-Winfree Ingleside on the Bay Rose Hill Acres ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-three-words-or-more/972974/55 "2022-10-10T13:20:24Z")
I’m so 😳 ---
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> [@jjakucyk](#): > > Near me there’s a Sixteen Mile Stand and a Mt. Healthy Heights, but they’re just census designated places, not incorporated municipalities so boo. Well, King of Prussia (mentioned in the OP) is also just a census designated place (it is legally part of Upper Merino Township), so CDPs would seem to be kosher. That part of PA is rife with CDPs in common usage (also recognized by the USPS), use of the incorporated township name is relatively uncommon. ---
**Author:** ![jjakucyk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3d9bf3/32.png) [@jjakucyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjakucyk)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-three-words-or-more/972974/57 "2022-10-10T14:01:30Z")
Yeah, King of Prussia is a pretty well-known place, and quite populated. Tysons Corner in the DC area is similar I believe. On the other hand Mt. Healthy Heights, Sixteen Mile Stand, Olde West Chester, and Four Bridges are pretty obscure, unlike other nearby CDPs like Northgate, Landen, Finneytown, or Pisgah. 🤷‍♂️ ---
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One not yet mentioned is **Pointe à la Hache, LA** – the parish seat of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-three-words-or-more/972974/59 "2022-10-10T17:34:13Z")
> [@mcgato](#): > > I thought that Appomattox Court House, VA, was the name of a town, but I’m having trouble verifying that. Others might know. It’s not called that anymore. They changed the name a couple times, first to Nebraska and then to just Appomattox. Also, the town got moved a mile or so west somewhere along the way. The site of the surrender is now a National Historic Park. ---
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