Lake Texoma, OK/TX

[Winston]

Texico, NM

Texarkana, AR/TX

Mexicali, Mexico

What happened, someone ran out of inspiration for new place names, or were they just lazy? "Schucks, I dunno.. call it Texico for all I care.."



What other geographical portmanteaus/blend words are out there?

[ColdWizard]

Delmarva Peninsula.

[Zkribbler]

Azusa = "Everything from A to Z in the USA."

Moorpark spelled backwards is...

[Winston]

In fairness, it's not just those pesky Americans doing it.

Tanzania is made up of Tanganyika & Zanzibar.

[Asher]

You should look at the city/town/landmark names in Newfoundland.

* Jerry's Nose
* Nick's Nose Cove
* Come-by-Chance
* Blow-me-down
* Lushes Bight
* Bumble Bee Bight
* Ha Ha Bay
* Run-by-guess
* Bleak Joke Cove
* Calves Nose
* Nancy Oh
* Little Looping Harbour
* Snake's Bight
* Joe Batt's Arm
* Dildo
* Gripe Point
* Bad Bay
* Bleak Island
* Misery Point
* Famine Point
* Wild Bight
* Breakheart Point
* Famish Gut
* Savage Cove
* Dead Man's Bay
* Confusion Bay
* Wreck Cove
* Bareneed
* Empty Basket
* Heart's Desire
* Heart's Content
* Heart's Delight
* Safe Harbour
* Comfort Cove
* Little Heart's Ease
* Sweet Bay
* Too Good Arm
* Little Paradise
* Harbour Grace
* Angel's Cove
* Cupids
* English Harbour
* Portugal Cove
* Harbour Breton
* Turk's Island
* Frenchman's Cove
* Jersey Harbour
* Ireland's Eye
* Bay D'Espoir (locally called Bay Despair)
* Francois
* Bay de Vieux
* Chaleur Bay
* Cinq Cerf Bay
* L'Anse a L'Eau
* La Hune
* Plate Cove
* Ladle Cove
* Spout Cove
* Chimney Cove
* Table Cove
* Spoon Cove
* Butter Cove
* Cape Onion
* Broom Point
* Bacon Cove
* Bread Island
* Rooms
* Traytown
* Lion's Den
* Pigeon Island
* Bear's Cove
* Turr Island
* Horse Chops
* Gander Bay
* Hare's Ears Point
* Swan Island
* Cat Gut
* Black Duck
* Little Cat Arm
* Goose Bay
* Otter Point
* Eagle Isand
* Dragon Bay
* Gull Island
* Fox Roost
* Cow Head
* Goat Island
* Muskrat Brook
* Caplin Cove
* Trout River
* Herring Neck
* Rope Cove
* Salmon Cove
* Schooner Island
* Boat Harbour
* Dog Fish Point
* Ship Cove
* and Mooring Cove
* God Bay
* Devil Cove
* Nameless Cove
* Harbour Harbour

Those are all real place names in Newfoundland.

[Zkribbler]

* Dragon Bay

This is the coolest name EVER!!

[Aeson]

Harbour Harbour

[Zkribbler]

I'd like to get the Lil Ceasar's franchise for Harbour Harbour.

Harbour Harbour Pizza Pizza.

[snoopy369]

I loved driving through Missouri and crossing "Muddy Creek" at least five times.

[LordShiva]

****ing, Austria

[Solomwi]

Florala, AL. Guess which border it's on.

[Zkribbler]

Mexicali ... just across the border from Calexico.

[Spaced Cowboy]

Re: Lake Texoma, OK/TX

Originally posted by Winston
Texarkana, AR/TX

Actually it is Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana, but it does sit on the border of all three states.

[Jonny]

I've always liked this one:

[SlowwHand]

There's a little town not far from Dallas named Fate.