Odd Place Names
These are names of actual places around the world. You can
look on a map and find them. Some of these places have names that contain offensive words
and/or sound offensive. I only put them here to make the list as complete as possible.
If you know of any places that aren't on this list, please email them to me at .
Optimistic Place Names
- Accord, Massachusetts, USA
- Acme, Washington, USA
- Acme, Wyoming, USA
- Active, Alabama, USA
- Advance, Indiana, USA
- Allgood, Alabama, USA
- Apex, New York, USA
- Art, Texas, USA
- Beauty, Kentucky, USA
- Benevolence, Georgia, USA
- Best, Texas, USA
- Blessing, Texas, USA
- Bliss, Idaho, USA
- Bonanza, Utah, USA
- Boon, Michigan, USA
- Bountiful, Utah, USA
- Bravo, Michigan, USA
- Bright, Indiana, USA
- Brilliant, Ohio, USA
- Buenaventura, Mexico
- Calm, Missouri, USA
- Cando, North Dakota, USA
- Candor, North Carolina, USA
- Carefree, Arizona, USA
- Champion, Nebraska, USA
- Charm, Ohio, USA
- Choice, Minnesota, USA
- Clever, Missouri, USA
- Comfort, Texas, USA
- Confidence, California, USA
- Congruity, Pennsylvania, USA
- Cornucopia, Wisconsin, USA
- Dandy, Virginia, USA
- Deliçias, Mexico
- Delight, Arkansas, USA
- Delightful, Ohio, USA
- Dilly, Winsconsin, USA
- Dominion, Maryland, USA
- Dominion, Nova Scotia, Canada
- El Porvenir, Mexico
- Elysian, Minnesota, USA
- Elysian Fields, Texas, USA
- Endeavor, Winsconsin, USA
- Energy, Illinois, USA
- Enterprise, Utah, USA
- Equality, Illinois, USA
- Esperance, New York, USA
- Esperanza, Mexico
- Eureka, California, USA
- Eureka, Kansas, USA
- Excel, Alabama, USA
- Fairplay, Colorado, USA
- Fairwinds, Delware, USA
- Faith, South Dakota, USA
- Fearnot, Pennsylvania, USA
- Felicity, Ohio, USA
- Fertile, Minnesota, USA
- Fidelity, Illinois, USA
- Fine, New York, USA
- Forward, Saskatchewan Canada
- Freedom, Wyoming, USA
- Freer, Texas, USA
- Freewill, Tennessee, USA
- Friend, Nebraska, USA
- Gallant, Alabama, USA
- Gay, Michigan, USA
- Glory, Florida, USA
- Golden, New Mexico, USA
- Goodland, Kansas, USA
- Goodsprings, Nevada, USA
- Goodwill, Maryland, USA
- Grace, Idaho, USA
- Halcyon, California, USA
- Hale, Colorado, USA
- Handy, Georgia, USA
- Happy, Texas, USA
- Happy Camp, California, USA
- Happy Corner, New Hampshire, USA
- Happy Jack, Arizona, USA
- Happyland, Oklahoma, USA
- Happyland, Ontario, Canada
- Happy Valley, North Dakota, USA
- Harmony, Pennsylvania, USA
- Harmony, Rhode Island, USA
- Heart, Arkansas, USA
- Helps, Michigan, USA
- Hero, Florida, USA
- High Point, North Carolina, USA
- Holiday, Florida, USA
- Honor, Michigan, USA
- Hope, Arkansas, USA
- Hopeful, Georgia, USA
- Hopewell, New Jersey, USA
- Ideal, South Dakota, USA
- Ideal Corners, Minnesota, USA
- Impact, Texas, USA
- Improve, Mississippi, USA
- Independence, Iowa, USA
- Industry, Iowa, USA
- Inspiration, Arizona, USA
- Intelligence, North Carolina, USA
- Jackpot, Nevada, USA
- Jolly, Texas, USA
- Jollyville, Oklahoma, USA
- Joy, Illinois, USA
- Kinder, Louisiana, USA
- Liberty, Nebraska, USA
- Light, Arkansas, USA
- Likely, California, USA
- Love, Mississippi, USA
- Love Joy, Tennessee, USA
- Loveland, Colorado, USA
- Loving, New Mexico, USA
- Loyal, Oklahoma, USA
- Luck, Winsconsin, USA
- Lucky, Louisiana, USA
- Lucky, Pennsylvania, USA
- Lustre, Montana, USA
- Marvel, Colorado, USA
- Merit, Mississippi, USA
- Merry, Alabama, USA
- Miracle, Kentucky, USA
- Neversink, New York, USA
- Nice, California, USA
- Niceville, Florida, USA
- Onward, Indiana, USA
- Opportunity, Washington, USA
- Optima, Oklahoma, USA
- Pacific, Washington, USA
- Paradise, Kansas, USA
- Paragon, Indiana, USA
- Peak, South Carolina, USA
- Peerless, Montana, USA
- Pep, New Mexico, USA
- Pleasant, Indiana, USA
- Pleasure Heights, Arkansas, USA
- Plenty, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Power, Montana, USA
- Powers, Oregon, USA
- Progreso, Mexico
- Progress, New York, USA
- Prosit, Minnesota, USA
- Prosper, North Dakota, USA
- Prosper, Vermont, USA
- Prosperity, South Carolina, USA
- Quality, Kentucky, USA
- Quick, West Virginia, USA
- Radiant, Virginia, USA
- Reform, Mississippi, USA
- Sage, California, USA
- Sans Souci, South Carolina, USA
- Security, Colorado, USA
- Strong, Maine, USA
- Sublime, Texas, USA
- Sublimity, Oregon, USA
- Success, Missouri, USA
- Sunnyside, Washington, USA
- Superb, Alberta, Canada
- Superior, Wyoming, USA
- Sweet, Idaho, USA
- Talent, Oregon, USA
- Top, Oregon, USA
- Tranquillity, California, USA
- Treat, Arkansas, USA
- Triumph, Louisiana, USA
- True, West Virginia, USA
- Trust, North Carolina, USA
- Unity, Maine, USA
- Useful, Missouri, USA
- Utopia, Texas, USA
- Valentine, Arizona, USA
- Waterproof, Louisiana, USA
- Wealthy, Texas, USA
- What Cheer, Iowa, USA
- Windfall, Indiana, USA
- Winner, South Dakota, USA
- Wisdom, Montana, USA
- Wise, Virginia, USA
- Wonder, Oregon, USA
- Worth, Missouri, USA
- Zenith, Washington, USA
Pessimistic Place Names
- Accident, Maryland, USA
- Ache, Pennsylvania, USA
- Angostura, Mexico
- Antiville, Indiana, USA
- Askew, Mississippi, USA
- Babbitt, Minnesota, USA
- Badger, Iowa, USA
- Bane, Virginia, USA
- Bard, Ontario, Canada
- Battiest, Oklahoma, USA
- Battle Ground, Indiana, USA
- Battles, Mississippi, USA
- Bias, West Virginia, USA
- Bitter Springs, Arizona, USA
- Bitterwater, California, USA
- Bland, Florida, USA
- Blandville, Kentucky, USA
- Bleak, Virginia, USA
- Blue, Arizona, USA
- Bluff, Utah, USA
- Blunt, South Dakota, USA
- Boos, Illinois, USA
- Boring, Oregon, USA
- Bullhead City, Arizona, USA
- Bumbletown, Michigan, USA
- Bummerville, California, USA
- Burden, Kansas, USA
- Burke, Idaho, USA
- Burnt Cabins, Pennsylvania, USA
- Burnt Woods, Oregon, USA
- Calvary, Georgia, USA
- Camp Crook, South Dakota, USA
- Carp, Nevada, USA
- Castle Danger, Minnesota, USA
- Cathro, Michigan, USA
- Cavalier, North Dakota, USA
- Cheapside, Texas, USA
- Cormorant, Minnesota, USA
- Coventry, Massachusetts, USA
- Coward, South Carolina, USA
- Cranks, Kentucky, USA
- Cravens, Louisiana, USA
- Creve Coeur, Missouri, USA
- Crooks, South Dakota, USA
- Cross, South Carolina, USA
- Culls, Maryland, USA
- Cumber, Michigan, USA
- Cut and Shoot, Texas, USA
- Dafter, Michigan, USA
- Deadwood, Oregon, USA
- Death Valley, California, USA
- Defiance, Iowa, USA
- Dent, Ohio, USA
- Devil Town, Ohio, USA
- Diablo, California, USA
- Diablo, Washington, USA
- Dickey, North Dakota, USA
- Difficult, Tennessee, USA
- Dingy, West Virginia, USA
- Dismal, Tennessee, USA
- Dolores, Colorado, USA
- Donnybrook, North Dakota, USA
- Dooms, Virginia, USA
- Dowdy, Arkansas, USA
- Downer, Wyoming, USA
- Downs, Illinois, USA
- Downsville, Louisiana, USA
- Droop, West Virginia, USA
- Dull, Ohio, USA
- Dunning, North Dakota, USA
- Dust, Washington, USA
- El Duende, New Mexico, USA
- Embarrass, Wisconsin, USA
- Exile, Wisconsin, USA
- Faker, Texas, USA
- Fink, Texas, USA
- Folly, North Carolina, USA
- Funk, Nebraska, USA
- Gascon, New Mexico, USA
- Goodno, Florida, USA
- Gore, Georgia, USA
- Greasy, Oklahoma, USA
- Grimville, Pennsylvania, USA
- Gripe, Arizona, USA
- Gross, Idaho, USA
- Haggard, Kansas, USA
- Hardscrabble, Vermont, USA
- Harms, Tennessee, USA
- Hasty, Colorado, USA
- Hazard, Nebraska, USA
- Hazardville, Connecticut, USA
- Hector, Minnesota, USA
- Hicks, New York, USA
- Hoard, Texas, USA
- Hoodoo, Tennessee, USA
- Hope Falls, New York, USA
- Horry, South Carolina, USA
- Huff, Arkansas, USA
- Huff, North Dakota, USA
- Hurry, Maryland, USA
- Illiad, Montana, USA
- Imalone, Wisconsin, USA
- Jonah, Texas, USA
- Kismet, Kansas, USA
- Last Chance, Colorado, USA
- Little Hope, Pennsylvania, USA
- Loco, Oklahoma, USA
- Lost Nation, Illinois, USA
- Loveless, Alabama, USA
- Lowpoint, Illinois, USA
- Lumpkin, Georgia, USA
- Maddomg. Arkansas, USA
- Mar, Ontario, Canada
- Meeker, Colorado, USA
- Mesick, Michigan, USA
- Micawber, Oklahoma, USA
- Mire, Louisiana, USA
- Mold, Washington, USA
- Moody, Maine, USA
- Mt. Diablo, California, USA
- Nada, Texas, USA
- Needmore, Arkansas, USA
- Needy, Oregon, USA
- Nix, Texas, USA
- Nixville, South Carolina, USA
- Notress, Texas, USA
- Panhandle, Texas, USA
- Panic, Pennsylvania, USA
- Perdue, Alberta, Canada
- Petty, Texas, USA
- Phucet, Thailand
- Picayune, Mississippi, USA
- Pillager, Minnesota, USA
- Pine, Idaho, USA
- Poor Town, North Carolina, USA
- Poverty, Kentucky, USA
- Quail, Texas, USA
- Queechy, New York, USA
- Rash, Alabama, USA
- Recluse, Wyoming, USA
- Remote, Oregon, USA
- Reserve, New Mexico, USA
- Retreat, Indiana, USA
- Revenge, Ohio, USA
- Riddle, Wyoming, USA
- Rooks, North Carolina, USA
- Ruin, Kentucky, USA
- Rush, New York, USA
- Savage, Montana, USA
- Seven Devils, North Carolina, USA
- Shady, Florida, USA
- Shaft, Pennsylvania, USA
- Slaughter, Florida, USA
- Slay, Texas, USA
- Spirit Falls, Wisconsin, USA
- Split Silk, Georgia, USA
- Strain, Missouri, USA
- Sully, Iowa, USA
- Thrall, Texas, USA
- Tiff, Missouri, USA
- Tightwad, Missouri, USA
- Troublesome, Kentucky, USA
- Uncertain, Texas, USA
- Waterloo, California, USA
- Waterloo, Montana, USA
- Weed, California, USA
- Weed Patch California, USA
- Welch, Oklahoma, USA
- Withers, Georgia, USA
- Worms, Nebraska, USA
- Worstville, Ohio, USA
Misc. Odd Place Names
- Arsoli, Lazio, Italy
- Assawoman, Virginia, USA
- Badgers Mount, Kent, UK
- Ballville, Ohio, USA
- Bastard, Norway
- Beaver, Oklahoma, USA
- Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
- Beaver Creek, Minnesota, USA
- Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, USA
- Beaver Head, Idaho, USA
- Bell End near Lickey End, Wales, UK
- Big Bone Lick State Park, Ohio, USA
- Big Knob, Kentucky, USA
- Big Ugly, West Virginia, USA
- Binges, Cote-D'Or, Bourgogne, France
- Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, USA
- Bird-In-The-Hand,Pennsylvania, USA
- Bitter End, Tennessee, USA
- Black Charlie's Opening, Australia
- Blue Ball, Pennsylvania, USA
- Booze Moor, Nth Moor, UK
- Brown Willy, Cornwall, UK
- Buck Snort, Tennessee, USA
- Bumpass, Virginia, USA
- Cape Cockburn, Northern Territory, Australia
- Chinaman's Knob, Australia
- Chorlton Cum Hardy, Lancs, UK
- Climax, Colorado, USA
- Climax, North Carolina, USA
- Climax, Pennsylvania, USA
- Climax, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Clones, Co. Monaghan, Ireland
- Cockburn, Australia
- Cockermouth, West Lake District, Cumbria, UK
- Cockland, Ohio, USA
- Cocktown, Wexford, Ireland
- Cockup, Lake District, Cumbria, UK
- Cooter, Missouri, USA
- Cumming, Georgia, USA
- Cunt, Spain
- Cunter, Switzerland
- Defiance, Ohio, USA
- Dikshit, India
- Dildo, Newfoundland, Canada
- Ding Dong, Texas, USA
- Dirty Devil River, Utah, USA
- Dongo, Democratic Republic Dongo
- Dong Rack
- Due West, South Carolina, USA
- Dunnydoo, New South Wales, Australia
- Dyckesville, Wisconsin, USA
- Effin, Limerick, Ireland
- Eighty-Four, Pennsylvania, USA
- Elephant Butte, New Mexico, USA
- Erect, North Carolina, USA
- Fleatown, Ohio, USA
- Frog Suck, Wyoming, USA
- Fucking, Austria
- Fuku, Shensi, China
- Fukue, Honshu, Japan
- Fukui, Honshu, Japan
- Fukum, Yemen
- Fukumama, Fukuoka, Japan
- Glasscock, Texas, USA
- Goose Pimple Junction, Virginia, USA
- Great Cockup & Little Cockup (2 hills in The Lake District), UK
- Hardscrabble, Delaware, USA
- Head Of Grassy, Kentucky, USA
- Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump, Alberta, Canada
- Hell, Texas, USA
- Herpes, France
- Hicksville, New York, USA
- Hicksville, Ohio, USA
- Hold With Hope, Greenland
- Horneyman, Kent, UK
- Hornytown, North Carolina, USA
- Humptulips, Washington, USA
- Intercourse, Pennsylvania, USA
- Iron Knob, Queensland, Australia
- Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, USA
- King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA (submited by Evan S.)
- Knob Lick, Kentucky, USA
- Knob Lick, Missouri, USA
- Knob Noster, Missouri, USA
- Lake Minnewanka, Canada
- Lake Poopo (South America)
- Lake Titicaca (South America)
- Lickey End, Wales, UK
- Lickey End, West Midlands, UK
- Little Dix Village, West Indies
- Lizard Lick, North Carolina, USA
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Wales, UK
- Long BentonLong, Newcastle, UK
- Long Dong, Guangxi, China
- Lord Berkeley's Knob, Sutherland, Scotland
- Lost, UK
- Lovejoy, Georgia, USA
- Lower Piddle on the Marsh, Gloucestershire, UK
- Loyalsockville, Pennsylvania, USA
- Mianus, Connecticut, USA
- Middle Intercourse Island, Australia
- Monkey's Eyebrow, Kentucky, USA
- Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
- Mount Mee, Queensland, Australia
- Mount Ringwood, Northern Territory, Australia
- Mount Titlis, Switzerland
- Muff, Northern Ireland, UK
- Ninty Six, South Carolina, USA (submited by Evan S.)
- Nobber, Donegal, Ireland
- Nob End, Bolton, UK
- Northeast, Pennsylvania, USA
- Onacock, Virginia, USA
- Once Brewed, UK
- Panic, Pennsylvania, USA
- Pecker's Point, Newfoundland, Canada
- Penny, British Columbia, Canada
- Petting, Germany
- Pis Pis River, Nicaragua
- Pound, Wisconsin, USA
- Pratts Bottom, Orpington, Kent, UK
- Prickwillow, UK
- Pu-Ping River, Chang Mai, Thailand
- Pu Ping Palace, Doi Suthep, Thailand
- Pussy Creak, Ireland
- River Piddle, Dorset, UK
- Seaman, Ohio, USA
- Sexmoan, Luzon, Philippines
- Seymen, Turkey
- Shafter, California, USA
- Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Shag Island
- Shitagoo Lake, Quebec, Canada
- Shitlingthorpe, Yorkshire, UK
- Six Mile Bottom, Cambridge, UK
- Slackbottom, Yorkshire, UK
- Sugar Tit, Kentucky, USA
- Sugar Tit, South Carolina, USA
- Sweet Lips, Tennessee, USA
- Takeshita Street Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan
- Three Cocks, Wales, UK
- Titless, Switzerland
- Titley, Herefordshire, UK
- Titting, Germany
- Tittybong, Australia
- Titty Ho, England
- Titz, Germany
- Tong Fuk, Japan
- Turdo, Romania
- Turkey City, Pennsylvania, USA
- Turnip Hole, Pennsylvania, USA
- Twatt, Orkney, UK
- Twice Brewed, UK
- Ugly, UK
- Vulcan, Alberta, Canada
- Waaia, Victoria, Australia
- Wank, Germany
- Wankendorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Wankener, India
- Wanker's Corner, Oregon USA
- Wankie, Zimbabwe
- Wanks River, Nicaragua
- Wankum, Germany
- Watanobbi, New South Wales, Australia
- Wet Beaver Creek, Australia
- Wetwang, East Yorkshire, UK
- Wideopen, Newcastle, UK
- Willey, Herefordshire, UK
- Wookey Hole Caves, Cheddar, Somerset, UK
- Wyre Piddle, Worcestershire, UK
- Yorkey's Knob, Queensland, Australia
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