# Where am I? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 19, 2009, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547 "2009-02-19T14:03:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547/21 "2009-02-25T17:37:23Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > You are indeed. Try these (still no Googling): > > East Palestine > Calcutta > Lisbon > Fairlawn > Washington Courthouse > Beloit > Worthington > Leetonia > Orange > Wellsville Wisconsin? (Beloit is the only one I recognize.) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547/22 "2009-02-25T17:52:29Z")
Nope. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547/23 "2009-02-25T18:51:13Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > You are indeed. Try these (still no Googling): > > East Palestine > Calcutta > Lisbon > Fairlawn > Washington Courthouse > Beloit > Worthington > Leetonia > Orange > Wellsville New York state. Guessing mainly based on “wellsville”. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547/24 "2009-02-25T19:00:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > You are indeed. Try these (still no Googling): > > East Palestine > Calcutta > Lisbon > Fairlawn > Washington Courthouse > Beloit > Worthington > Leetonia > Orange > Wellsville As far as I know, the only Washington Court House (note spelling) in the USA is the Ohio town of that name. I’ve also heard of Ohio’s Lisbon, Worthington, and Fairlawn. Incidentally, what county is Washington Court House the seat of? If you guessed Washington County, you’re wrong – it’s Fayette County. There is a Washington County, but its seat is Marietta, the oldest continuously existing settlement in the state. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547/25 "2009-02-25T19:07:33Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > As far as I know, the only Washington Court House (note spelling) in the USA is the Ohio town of that name. I’ve also heard of Ohio’s Lisbon, Worthington, and Fairlawn. > > Incidentally, what county is Washington Court House the seat of? > > If you guessed Washington County, you’re wrong – it’s Fayette County. There is a Washington County, but its seat is Marietta, the oldest continuously existing settlement in the state. Yes – Washington CH is called that because there were other places in Ohio called Washington, and “Court House” was added to distinguish this town. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547/26 "2009-02-25T20:25:26Z")
Yes, it’s Ohio. I thought “Courthouse” looked wrong and now I see why. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547/27 "2009-02-26T10:21:35Z")
I should have been here earlier. I’ve been to almost all those places **Elendil’s Heir**. Most are within 30 to 60 minutes of where I live. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547/28 "2009-02-26T14:37:30Z")
> [@Mudshark](#): > > I should have been here earlier. I’ve been to almost all those places **Elendil’s Heir**. Most are within 30 to 60 minutes of where I live. Greetings, fellow Buckeye! You should come to a Cleveland Dopefest sometime. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547/29 "2009-02-27T02:58:49Z")
Try these: McKees Rocks Blawnox Sewickley Fox Chapel Ambler Camp Hill Harmarville Easton Oakland Mechanicsville ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547/30 "2009-02-27T02:59:52Z")
> [@Taenia\_spp](#): > > Try this one: > > Burney > Johnson Park > Hillcrest > Montgomery Creek > Cassel > Cayton > Glenburn > Fall River Mills > Dana > Hat Creek New York? ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547/31 "2009-02-27T04:01:48Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] McKees Rocks Blawnox Sewickley Fox Chapel Ambler Camp Hill Harmarville Easton Oakland Mechanicsville [/QUOTE] … Pennsylvania. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547/32 "2009-02-27T04:39:29Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Try these: > > McKees Rocks > Blawnox > Sewickley > Fox Chapel > Ambler > Camp Hill > Harmarville > Easton > Oakland > Mechanicsville 😕 One of these (Camp Hill) is about 200 miles away from all the others. Unless there’s another Camp Hill that Google doesn’t know about (I only looked it up after I saw that someone had guessed it correctly). ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547/33 "2009-02-27T09:53:35Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Greetings, fellow Buckeye! You should come to a Cleveland Dopefest sometime. I’ve thought about going to the next one. Betty Zane Viola Clouston Calis Wolf Run Bethany Newell West Liberty Lone Oak Sand Hill ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547/34 "2009-02-27T14:26:26Z")
> [@Mudshark](#): > > Betty Zane > Viola > Clouston > Calis > Wolf Run > Bethany > Newell > West Liberty > Lone Oak > Sand Hill Since I know that there’s a Bethany College and a West Liberty State University in West Virginia, that’s my guess. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547/35 "2009-02-27T18:10:55Z")
> [@Oregon\_sunshine](#): > > … > > Pennsylvania. Right. Dunno about distances, though. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547/36 "2009-02-27T20:13:59Z")
Norway Paris Denmark China Mexico Peru Poland Sweden ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547/37 "2009-02-27T21:31:45Z")
Um… Earth? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547/38 "2009-02-27T21:38:35Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Um… Earth? I had the same thought. Maybe Texas? There’s a Paris, Tennessee, but the others don’t look right for here. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547/39 "2009-02-28T07:31:28Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Since I know that there’s a Bethany College and a West Liberty State University in West Virginia, that’s my guess. Yep. West Virginia. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547/40 "2009-02-28T07:51:11Z")
> [@Paintcharge](#): > > Norway > Paris > Denmark > China > Mexico > Peru > Poland > Sweden Ohio again? I live in Poland, Ohio, and I know there’s a Paris, Ohio about 50 minutes from here. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-am-i/486547.md?page=3)