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re: Cities that are named wrong

Posted on 3/1/23 at 6:51 am to
Posted by facher08
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
5062 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 6:51 am to
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This got me thinking...along with West Memphis, Arkansas these are cities located across a river from the city they are named for. Are there any others like this or are these three the only ones?


East St. Louis, Illinois
Posted by DeltaTigerDelta
Member since Jan 2017
12737 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 6:57 am to
quote:

Little Texas, AL


72 miles from Texas, GA
Posted by jellyfish
Oxford, MS
Member since Oct 2009
2023 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:03 am to
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North, South Carolina



Posted by TigerCoon
Member since Nov 2005
21905 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:08 am to
Burnt Scrotum, NM

That's actually from a Married with Children episode.
Posted by DeltaTigerDelta
Member since Jan 2017
12737 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:10 am to
Deer Park, TX should be named Chemical Plant, TX.
Posted by HeLeakin
Member since May 2014
3490 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:11 am to
Rising Star, TX
Posted by 3nOut
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Jan 2013
30703 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:12 am to
West, Texas is in East Texas
Posted by 3nOut
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Jan 2013
30703 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:13 am to
quote:

Rising Star, TX



i go through there to my in laws. it's anything but rising.

but they did get a stop light, so that's nice.
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
38922 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:19 am to
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Bawcomville, LA.



Named wrong? It's quite possibly the most correctly named city on Earth.
Posted by CrappyPants
Member since Apr 2021
906 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:21 am to
Portland, OR

Should be Shitland, OR
Posted by SlimTigerSlap
Member since Apr 2022
4313 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:24 am to
Anything with Saint in front (English and Spanish versions).
Posted by Spoonbilla
Member since Aug 2022
874 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:27 am to
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.

There is nothing pleasant about that congested, overdeveloped shitehole.
Posted by Drank
Member since Jun 1864
Member since Dec 2012
11379 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:30 am to
Gettysburg, South Dakota
Posted by mylsuhat
Mandeville, LA
Member since Mar 2008
49412 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:30 am to
State College, PA



WTF is that even? The world's least creative name
Posted by tadman
Member since Jun 2020
4747 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:44 am to
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Michigan City, Ind


Was part of Michigan at one time until they redrew the line in the 1800's.
Posted by Codythetiger
Arkansas
Member since Nov 2006
29346 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:45 am to
England, Arkansas
Paris, Arkansas
Posted by Floyd Dawg
Silver Creek, GA
Member since Jul 2018
4572 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:55 am to
Cairo, GA (pronounced Kay-row).
Posted by Bayou
Boudin, LA
Member since Feb 2005
39019 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:57 am to
Climax, Michigan

Snowflake, Arizona
Posted by RolltidePA
North Carolina
Member since Dec 2010
4273 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:57 am to
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California, PA - home of the California University of Pennsylvania.



Don't forget Indiana, PA - Home of Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Posted by RolltidePA
North Carolina
Member since Dec 2010
4273 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:59 am to
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State College, PA


WTF is that even? The world's least creative name


The city was quite literally created as the home of Penn State and is at the exact geographical center of the state.
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