50 Funny Town Names Across the USA

Have you ever been on a long road trip that takes you across a few state lines and found yourself chuckling at some of the funny town names as you drove through? We certainly have — and as it turns out, there are some real doozies to be found in all 50 states.

There’s probably more than one strange town moniker per state, but the team at Zippia, a career research and job searching company, “scraped the internet” to find the ones that stood out as the most truly odd. For example, we aren’t sure why there are two places in the country that include the word “booger” (we’re looking at you, Arkansas and West Virginia). Or why states that start with “O” seem to have a reputation for being underwhelming (Dull, Ohio; Okay, Oklahoma; Boring, Oregon).

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Take a look at the list of names below to get a good giggle:

Alabama: Frog Eye
Alaska: Eek
Arizona: Catfish Paradise
Arkansas: Booger Hollow
California: Mormon Bar
Colorado: Fearnowville
Connecticut: Terramuggus
Delaware: Flea Hill
Florida: Sopchoppy
Georgia: Hopeulikit
Hawaii: Volcano
Idaho: Beer Bottle Crossing
Illinois: Chicken Bristle
Indiana: Bean Blossom
Iowa: What Cheer
Kansas: Skiddy
Kentucky: Paint Lick
Louisiana: Waterproof
Maine: Bald Head
Maryland: Accident
Massachusetts: Satan’s Kingdom
Michigan: Free Soil
Minnesota: Castle Danger
Mississippi: Possumneck
Missouri: Number Eight
Montana: Big Sag
Nebraska: Worms
Nevada: Jackpot
New Hampshire: Dummer
New Jersey: Cheesequake
New Mexico: Elephant Butte
New York: Handsome Eddy
North Carolina: Whynot
North Dakota: Zap
Ohio: Dull
Oklahoma: Okay
Oregon: Boring
Pennsylvania: Frackville
Rhode Island: Woonsocket
South Carolina: Ninety Six
South Dakota: Plenty Bears
Tennessee: Bean Station
Texas: Ding Dong
Utah: Nibley
Vermont: Mosquitoville
Virginia: Bland
Washington: Big Bottom
West Virginia: Booger Hole
Wisconsin: Egg Harbor
Wyoming: Chugwater

We don’t know what a “cheesequake” is or why it was worthy of naming a New Jersey town after, but lactose intolerant people should probably avoid it. Mosquitoville, Vermont, doesn’t sound too inviting either… But apparently catfish can have a great time in their Arizona “paradise”!

Have you stumbled upon any of those towns in your travels? Or maybe you call one of them home? Regardless of how silly they might sound, we’re sure there was a good reason behind choosing each of the names back when they were founded… Even if it was just showing off their community’s sense of humor.

We also wouldn’t mind taking a country-wide road trip to snap a photo in front of all of these welcome signs! Once it’s safe for us to travel more often, of course. New post-pandemic goal, anyone?