*Originally published on August 1, 2020:

Did you know there was a Catfish Paradise in Arizona; a Fertile in Florida, or a Mormon Bar in California? How about Handsome Eddy in New York? Or Ding Dong, Texas? These are not the names of new bars or businesses, nor are they a joke. These are all real names of real small towns across the country, and they are not even the weirdest ones.  

Now, as odd as it might be to say you grew up in Ding Dong, for some people, that's just the way it is. We took time to see the weirdest names of small towns in all 50 states. We don't know the why or how behind all of them, though, but we're definitely interested in learning their origins ...

Weirdest Small Town Names Across the U.S.:

*This list is not extensive and only includes our top 5 names for each state.

• Alabama
  • Burnout
  • Bacon Level
  • Slapout
  • Intercourse
  • Coffee Pot 
• Alaska
  • Deadhorse
  • Chicken
  • Eek
  • Elfin Cove
  • Sourdough 
• Arizona
  • Nothing
  • Top of the World
  • Why
  • Wood Trap
  • Chloride 

• Arkansas
  • Toad Suck
  • Smackover
  • Bald Knob
  • Greasy Corner
  • Flippin
• California
  • Mullet Island
  • Zzyzx
  • Deadman Crossing
  • Nice
  • Forks of Salmon
• Colorado
  • No Name
  • Crook
  • Climax
  • Hygiene
  • Paradox

• Connecticut
  • Honeypot Glen
  • Happyland
  • Woodtick
  • Tarriffville
  • Hazardville 
• Delaware
  • Slaughter Beach
  • Broadkill
  • Long Neck
  • Rising Sun
  • Little Heaven 
• Florida
  • Yeehaw Junction
  • Two Egg
  • Mayo
  • Fluffy Landing
  • Lone Cabbage

• Georgia
  • Butts
  • Faceville
  • Jekyll Island
  • Box Springs
  • Cash 
• Hawaii
  • Cod Fish Village
  • Captain Cook
  • Papa
  • Ah Fong Village
  • Haiku
• Idaho
  • Gross
  • Good Grief
  • Slickpoo
  • Dingle
  • Riddle

• Illinois
  • Normal
  • Oblong
  • Goofy Ridge
  • Sandwich
  • Hometown 
• Indiana
  • Gnaw Bone
  • Correct
  • Young America
  • Toad Hop
  • Solitude
• Iowa
  • What Cheer
  • Gravity
  • Cool
  • Hard Scratch
  • Lost Nation

• Kansas
  • Gas
  • Buttermilk
  • Good Intent
  • Agenda
  • Zook 
• Kentucky
  • Hippo
  • Oddville
  • Monkeys Eyebrow
  • Booger Branch
  • Ruin
• Louisiana
  • Grosse Tete
  • Dry Prong
  • Cut Off
  • Waterproof
  • Lucky 

• Maine
  • Friendship
  • Limerick
  • Falmouth Foreside
  • Misery Gore
  • Bald Head
• Maryland
  • Accident
  • Fruitland
  • Crapo
  • Savage
  • Friendsville 
• Massachusetts
  • Bloody Brook
  • Braintree
  • No Man’s Land
  • Cold Storage Beach
  • Teaticket

• Michigan
  • Colon
  • Vulcan
  • White Pigeon
  • Podunk
  • Hell
• Minnesota
  • Pillager
  • Good Thunder
  • Sleepy Eye
  • Winner
  • Embarrass 
• Mississippi
  • Sanatorium
  • Soso
  • Alligator
  • Chickenbone
  • It 

• Missouri
  • Tightwad
  • Grubville
  • Zig
  • Enough
  • Conception Junction
• Montana
  • Two Dot
  • Pray
  • Crow Agency
  • Zero
  • Hungry Horse
• Nebraska
  • Crab Orchard
  • McCool Junction
  • Hazard
  • Funk
  • Wahoo

• Nevada
  • Lovelock
  • Jackpot
  • Deeth
  • Weed Heights
  • Dinner Station
• New Hampshire
  • Happy Corner
  • Center Sandwich
  • Hell’s Hollow
  • Noone
  • Effingham
• New Jersey
  • Ship Bottom
  • Ho-Ho-Kus
  • Bargaintown
  • Foul Rift
  • Loveladies

• New Mexico
  • Truth or Consequences
  • Nutt
  • Pie Town
  • Humble City
  • Candy Kitchen 
• New York
  • Lake Success
  • Halfmoon
  • Neversink
  • Butternuts
  • Lackawanna
• North Carolina
  • Nag’s Head
  • Bat Cave
  • Kill Devil Hills
  • Lizard Lick
  • Whynot 

• North Dakota
  • Buttzville
  • Cannon Ball
  • Kindred
  • Flasher
  • Zap
• Ohio
  • Defiance
  • Remindervile
  • Devil Town
  • Funk
  • Academia
• Oklahoma
  • Rubottom
  • Bushyhead
  • Cookietown
  • Slaughterville
  • Frogville

• Oregon
  • Drain
  • Remote
  • Zigzag
  • New Era
  • Sweet Home
• Pennsylvania
  • Bird-in Hand
  • Mount Joy
  • Noodle Doosie
  • Pleasant Union
  • Scalp Level
• Rhode Island
  • Woonsocket
  • Chopmist
  • Peace Dale
  • Pawtucket
  • Common Fence Point 

• South Carolina
  • Pumpkintown
  • Due West
  • Ninety-Six
  • Round O
  • Spiderweb 
• South Dakota
  • Carlock
  • Wall
  • Oral
  • Spink
  • Camp Crook
• Tennessee
  • Bucksnort
  • Nameless
  • Sweet Lips
  • Turtletown
  • Smartt

• Texas
  • Rainbow
  • Salty
  • Earth
  • Cut N Shoot
  • Ding Dong
• Utah
  • Circleville
  • Enterprise
  • Hurricane
  • Virgin
  • Tropic 
• Vermont
  • Bread Loaf
  • Adamant
  • Grub Corner
  • Stump Station
  • Lazy Lady Island 

• Virginia
  • Tightsqueeze
  • Overall
  • Cuckoo
  • Wise
  • Fries
• Washington
  • Humptulips
  • Welcome
  • Medical Lake
  • Tokeland
  • Vader
• West Virginia
  • Pie
  • Smoot
  • Odd
  • Man
  • Strange Creek

• Wisconsin
  • Random Lake
  • Fence
  • Disco
  • Institute
  • Bosstown
• Wyoming
  • Chugwater
  • Ten Sleep
  • Recluse
  • West Thumb
  • Muddy Gap