This is a list of geographic portmanteaus.

Portmanteaus A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of wordsacronyms An acronym is a word or name formed from the initial components of a longer name or phrase. Acronyms are usually formed from the initial letters of words, as in ''NATO'' (''North Atlantic Treaty Organization''), but sometimes use syllables, as ...

or initialisms and can be found in the

List of geographic acronyms and initialisms This is a list of geographic acronyms and initialisms. That is, it's a list of the names of cities, towns, lakes, and other geographic places that are derived from acronyms. Acronyms are abbreviations formed by the initial letter or letters of the ...

. However, there are exceptions to this two/three rule in both lists, so it is more of a guideline than a hard-and-fast rule. Note that not all combinations of two names are considered portmanteaus. Simple

concatenation In formal language theory and computer programming, string concatenation is the operation of joining character strings end-to-end. For example, the concatenation of "snow" and "ball" is "snowball". In certain formalisations of concatenat ...

of two names (whether hyphenated or not) does not produce a portmanteau. Nor does a combinative form of one name plus the full name of another (examples: Eurasia, Czechoslovakia). These kinds of names are excluded from this list.

Regions named from their components

Some regions (including countries and provinces) have names that are portmanteaus of subregions or cities within the region.

Countries

Senegambia Confederation Senegambia, officially the Senegambia Confederation or Confederation of Senegambia, was a loose confederation in the late 20th century between the West African countries of Senegal and its neighbour the Gambia, which is almost completely surr ...

— Senegal and The Gambia *

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

— Tanganyika and Zanzibar

Chinese provinces

Some Chinese provinces have names that are blends of their two largest cities. *

Anhui Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...

— Anqing and Huizhou (now

Huangshan City Huangshan (), is a prefecture-level city in southern Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. Huangshan means ''Yellow Mountain'' in Chinese and the city is named after the famously scenic Yellow Mountains which cover much of the city's vast g ...

) *

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capi ...

—

Fuzhou Fuzhou (; , Fuzhounese: Hokchew, ''Hók-ciŭ''), alternately romanized as Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute t ...

and Jianzhou (now

Nanping Nanping (), historically known as Yanping (), is a third-tier prefecture-level city in northwestern Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. It borders Ningde to the east, Sanming to the south, and the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangxi to ...

) *

Gansu Gansu (, ; alternately romanized as Kansu) is a province in Northwest China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeast part of the province. The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibet ...

—

Ganzhou Ganzhou (), alternately romanized as Kanchow, is a prefecture-level city in the south of Jiangxi province, China, bordering Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, and Hunan to the west. Its administrative seat is at Zhanggong District. Hist ...

and

Suzhou Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trade ...

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...

— Jiangning (now

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...

) and

Korean provinces

During the

Joseon Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...

Kingdom, seven Korean provinces (all but the region around the capital) were named by combining the first characters of their two major cities. The provinces were reorganized in the 1890s but the names are still in use. All these traditional provincial names are carried forward by two current provinces and for all except Gangwon (which is the only one where the two carrying the name were split between North and South Korea) a North and a South province of the same name. However note that for most former provinces, the two current provinces with the name are usually not entirely coextensive with the former province. The dates of the former provinces are those when they carried that name; they often existed with a different name before that year. * Chungcheong Province —

Chungju Chungju (충주시) is a city in North Chungcheong province, South Korea. Uamsan is a mountain located within the outskirts of the city. The city is famous for the annual martial arts festival held in October. Also of note, former UN Secretary-G ...

and

Cheongju Cheongju () is the capital and largest city of North Chungcheong Province in South Korea. History Cheongju has been an important provincial town since ancient times. In the Cheongju Mountains, specifically in the one where Sangdang Sanseong is ...

, former province (1356 to 1895); the name is currently carried by

North Chungcheong North Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청북도, ''Chungcheongbuk-do''), also known as Chungbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Chungcheong has a population of 1,578,934 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Hoseo region in the ...

and

South Chungcheong South Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청남도, ''Chungcheongnam-do''), also known as Chungnam, is a province of South Korea. South Chungcheong has a population of 2,059,871 (2014) and has a geographic area of 8,204 km2 (3,168 sq mi) located i ...

provinces in South Korea *

Gangwon Province (historical) Gangwon Province or Gangwon-do () was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. The province was formed in 1395, and derived its name from the names of the principal cities of Gangneung (강릉; 江陵) and the provincial ca ...

—

Gangneung Gangneung () is a municipal city in the province of Gangwon-do, on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 213,658 (as of 2017).Gangneung City (2003)Population & Households. Retrieved January 14, 2006. Gangneung is the economic ...

and

Wonju Wonju () is the most populous city in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The city is located approximately east of Seoul. Wonju was the site of three crucial battles during the Korean War. Geography Wonju sits at the southwestern corner of Gangw ...

, former province (1395 to 1895); name now carried by

Gangwon Province, South Korea Gangwon Province is a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. It is bound on the east by the Sea of Japan, and borders Gyeonggi Province to its west, North Gyeongsang Province and North Chungcheong Province to its south, and th ...

and

Kangwon Province (North Korea) Kangwon Province (Kangwŏndo; ) is a province of North Korea, with its capital at Wŏnsan. Before the division of Korea in 1945, Kangwŏn Province and its South Korean neighbour Gangwon Province (also spelled ''Kangwon Province'' sometimes) ...

* Gyeongsang Province —

Gyeongju Gyeongju ( ko, 경주, ), historically known as ''Seorabeol'' ( ko, 서라벌, ), is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, ...

and

Sangju Sangju () is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, central South Korea. Although Sangju is rather rural, it is very old and was once a key city. Along with Gyeongju, it gives rise to half of the name of the Gyeongsang provinces. Sangju is nickn ...

, former province (1314–1895); name is currently carried by

South Gyeongsang Province South Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상남도, translit=Gyeongsangnam-do, ) is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is at Changwon. It is adjacent to the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. The UNESCO World ...

and

North Gyeongsang Province North Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상북도, translit=Gyeongsangbuk-do, ) is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remained a province of Korea until the ...

in South Korea *

Hamgyong Province Hamgyong Province () was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. Hamgyŏng was located in the northeast of Korea. The provincial capital was Hamhŭng. Names The province was first established as Yonggil ( ko, 영길, , '' ...

—

Hamhung Hamhŭng (''Hamhŭng-si''; ) is North Korea's second-largest List of cities in North Korea, city, and the capital of South Hamgyong, South Hamgyŏng Province. It has an estimated population of 768,551. Located in the southern part of the South Ham ...

and

Kyongsong Kyŏngsŏng County is a ''kun'', or county, on the central coast of North Hamgyong, North Korea. The administrative center is located in Kyŏngsŏng-ŭp. Geography To the west and southwest, Kyŏngsŏng is flanked by mountains, while to the ea ...

, former province (1509–1895); name currently carried by North Hamgyong Province and

South Hamgyong Province South Hamgyong Province (, ''Hamgyŏngnamdo''; ) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Hamgyong Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Kor ...

in North Korea *

Hwanghae Province Hwanghae Province (''Hwanghae-do'' ) was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon era. Hwanghae was located in the northwest of Korea. The provincial capital was Haeju. The regional name for the province was Haeseo. History In 139 ...

— Hwangju and

Haeju Haeju () is a city located in South Hwanghae Province near Haeju Bay in North Korea. It is the administrative centre of South Hwanghae Province. As of 2008, the population of the city is estimated to be 273,300. At the beginning of the 20th century ...

, former province (1395–1895); name carried by

North Hwanghae Province North Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaebuk-to; , lit. "north Yellow Sea province") is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital is Sari ...

and

South Hwanghae Province South Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaenamdo; , lit. "south Yellow Sea province") is a province in western North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital ...

in North Korea *

Jeolla Province Jeolla Province (, ) was one of the historical Eight Provinces of Korea during the Kingdom of Joseon in today Southwestern Korea. It consisted of the modern South Korean provinces of North Jeolla, South Jeolla and Gwangju Metropolitan City as w ...

—

Jeonju Jeonju () is the 16th largest city in South Korea and the capital of North Jeolla Province. It is both urban and rural due to the closeness of Wanju County which almost entirely surrounds Jeonju (Wanju County has many residents who work in Jeonju) ...

and

Naju Naju () is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The capital of South Jeolla was located at Naju until it was moved to Gwangju in 1895. The name Jeolla actually originates from the first character of Jeonju () and the first character of Na ...

(The first character of Naju is actually "ra"—"r" changes to "n" in the initial position, and the combination "nr" changes to "ll" due to phonological characteristics of the Korean language); now in South Korea *

Pyongan Province Pyeong-an Province (, ) was one of Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. Pyeong'an was located in the northwest of Korea. The provincial capital was Pyeongyang (now Pyongyang, North Korea). History Pyeong'an Province was formed in ...

—

Pyongyang Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 populatio ...

and Anju, former province (1413–1895), now in North Korea

Somalia provinces

Two of Somalia's federal member states are portmanteaus of the smaller administrative regions ('' gobols'') within the states. *

Galmudug Galmudug ( ar, جلمدج; it, Galmudugh), officially Galmudug State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Galmudug ee Soomaaliya), is a Federal Member State in central Somalia, with its capital at Dhusamareb. It is bordered to the north by the Pu ...

—

Galguduud Galguduud ( so, Galgaduud, ar, جلجدود, it, Galgudud or ''Ghelgudud'') is an administrative region ('' gobol'') of Galmudug state in central Somalia. Its administrative capital is Dusmareb. The largest town in the region is Abudwak, whi ...

and

Mudug Mudug ( so, Mudug; it, Mudugh) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in north-central Somalia. The population of Mudug is 131,455 as of 2005. Overview Physiographically, Mudug is bordered to the west by Ethiopia,Országismertető - Szomália ...

Hirshabelle Hirshabelle, officially Hirshabelle State of Somalia (Somali: ''Dowlad Goboleedka Hirshabelle ee Soomaaliya''), is a Federal Member State in south-central Somalia. It is bordered by Galmudug state of Somalia to the north, South West State o ...

— Hiran and

Middle Shabelle Middle Shabelle ( so, Shabeellaha Dhexe, ar, شبيلي الوسطى, it, Medio Scebeli) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in southern Somalia. Overview It is bordered by the Somali regions of Galguduud, Hiran, Lower Shabelle (Shabel ...

Vanuatu provinces

Half of Vanuatu's provincial names are portmanteaus of their main islands or island groups. *

Sanma Province Sanma is a province located in the Northern part of the nation of Vanuatu, occupying the nation's largest island, Espiritu Santo, which is located approximately 2,500 km northeast of Sydney, Australia. The name Sanma is derived from the init ...

—

Espiritu Santo Espiritu Santo (, ; ) is the largest island in the nation of Vanuatu, with an area of and a population of around 40,000 according to the 2009 census. Geography The island belongs to the archipelago of the New Hebrides in the Pacific region o ...

and

Malo Island Malo (formerly known as ''St. Bartholomew'') is an island in Vanuatu off the southern coast of Vanuatu's largest island, Espiritu Santo, in Sanma Province. It has a circumference of and an area of . It is long, and wide. The highest point o ...

Shefa Province Shefa is one of the six provinces of Vanuatu, located in the center of the country and including the islands of Epi and Efate and the Shepherd Islands. The province's name is derived from the initial letters of SHepherd and EFAte. It has a popula ...

—

Shepherd Islands The Shepherd Islands (coordinates ) are a group of islands lying between the larger islands of Epi and Éfaté, in the Shefa province of Vanuatu. The aggregate land area is . They were named by Captain Cook after Anthony Shepherd, a British astro ...

and

Efate Efate (french: Éfaté) is an island in the Pacific Ocean which is part of the Shefa Province in Vanuatu. It is also known as Île Vate. Geography It is the most populous (approx. 66,000) island in Vanuatu. Efate's land area of makes it Vanu ...

Torba Province Torba (or ''TorBa'') is the northernmost and least populous province of Vanuatu. It consists of the Banks Islands and the Torres Islands. The province's name is derived from the initial letters of "''TORres''" and "''BAnks''". Population The ...

—

Torres Islands The Torres Islands are in the Torba Province of the country of Vanuatu, and is that country’s the northernmost island group. The chain of islands that make up this micro-archipelago straddles the broader cultural boundary between Island Melane ...

and

Banks Islands The Banks Islands (in Bislama ''Bankis'') are a group of islands in northern Vanuatu. Together with the Torres Islands to their northwest, they make up the northernmost province of Torba. The island group lies about north of Maewo, and inclu ...

Merged towns

Sometimes a portmanteau name is created from the names of predecessor towns. Names that are merely a concatenation of the predecessor names, such as Budapest, are excluded. * Beaverdell, British Columbia — Beaverton and Rendell * Brockton, Ontario — Brant, Greenock, and Walkerton *

Clarington Clarington ( 2021 population 101,427) is a lower-tier municipality in the Regional Municipality of Durham in Ontario, Canada. It was incorporated in 1973 as the town of Newcastle with the merging of the town of Bowmanville, the Village of Newca ...

, Ontario — Clarke and Darlington, two townships *

Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344 The Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344 ( 2021 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11 and Division No. 5. Located in the central portion of the province, the RM ...

, Saskatchewan — three rural municipalities: Cory No. 344, Warman No. 374 and Park No. 375 *

Fairborn, Ohio Fairborn is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 34,620 at the 2020 census. Fairborn is a suburb of Dayton, and part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the only city in the world named Fairborn, a po ...

— Fairfield and Osborn *

Glanbrook, Hamilton, Ontario Glanbrook is the south-western district of the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It was first created as an independent township in 1974 through the amalgamation of Mount Hope, Binbrook, Glanford, and other nearby communities. In 2001, Glanbrook ...

— Glanford and Binbrook *

Grenola, Kansas Grenola is a city in Elk County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 151. History Grenola had its start in the year 1879 by the building of the railroad through that territory. At that time, the two ri ...

— Green Field and Canola * Kenora, Ontario — Keewatin, Norman, and Rat Portage *

Ramara Ramara is a lower-tier township municipality in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. Ramara was formed in 1994 through the amalgamation of the townships of Rama and Mara. The municipality stretches along the northeastern shore of Lake Simcoe from Gam ...

, Ontario — Rama and Mara Townships *

Sandton Sandton is an upscale commercial and residential district north of the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. It forms part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. The name of the city came from the combination of two of its suburbs, ...

, Johannesburg, South Africa — Sandown and Bryanston *

Stonewood, West Virginia Stonewood is a city in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,810 at the 2020 census. The name Stonewood has no special meaning, and was invented for the place. Geography Stonewood is located at (39.252001, -80.3 ...

— Stonewall and Norwood * Temvik, North Dakota — Templeton and Larvik

Schools and school districts

Some school districts that serve two or three towns have names that are blends of those towns' names. Or they're a blend of county names that the district covers parts of. *

Chariho Regional School District Chariho is a regional school district located in southern Rhode Island shared by three adjacent towns; Charlestown, Richmond, and Hopkinton. The name Chariho is a portmanteau derived by taking the first two letters from each town name and combin ...

(Charlestown, Richmond, and Hopkinton), three towns in southwestern Rhode Island who share the district. *

Glenbard Township High School District 87 Glenbard Township High School District 87 is based in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and consists of Glenbard South High School, Glenbard South, Glenbard North High School, Glenbard North, Glenbard East High School, Glenbard East, and Glenbard West High Sch ...

( Glen Ellyn, Illinois and

Lombard, Illinois Lombard is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. The population was 43,165 at the 2010 census. The United States Census Bureau estimated the population in 2019 to be 44,303. History Originally part of ...

), two villages who combined to create the district * Kenowa Hills Public Schools (

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

and

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

counties), created in 1963 near

Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County, Michigan, Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the List of municipalities in Mi ...

* Lin-Wood Public School (

Lincoln, New Hampshire Lincoln is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. It is the second-largest town by area in New Hampshire. The population was 1,631 at the 2020 census. The town is home to the New Hampshire Highland Games and to a portion of Fran ...

and Woodstock, New Hampshire), in Grafton County * Midpark High School (

Middleburg Heights, Ohio Middleburg Heights is a city and a suburb of Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population held steady at approximately sixteen thousand throughout the first two decades of the twenty-first century. Government Middleburg Heig ...

and

Brook Park, Ohio Brook Park is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States and a suburb of Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city population was 18,595 . Geography Brook Park is located at (41.399550, −81.818423). According to the United States Census ...

) former high school whose name survives in Berea–Midpark High School, in Berea, Ohio * Montabella Community Schools ( Montcalm and

Isabella Isabella may refer to: People and fictional characters * Isabella (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Isabella (surname), including a list of people Places United States * Isabella, Alabama, an unincorpor ...

counties), created in 1966 in Michigan *

Nordonia Hills City School District Nordonia Hills City School District is a school district that serves Northfield Village, Northfield Center, Sagamore Hills, Macedonia, and portions of Boston Heights in northern Summit County, Ohio. The football team of Nordonia High Scho ...

(Northfield (

Village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

and

Center Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentrici ...

), Macedonia and Sagamore Hills) in Summit County, Ohio * Schalmont Central School District (Schenectady, Albany, and Montgomery Counties in New York), covers parts of all three counties * Woodmore Local School District (

Woodville, Ohio Woodville is a village in Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,135 at the 2010 census. The National Arbor Day Foundation has designated Woodville as a Tree City USA. History Woodville was laid out and platted in 1836. I ...

and

Elmore, Ohio Elmore is a village in Ottawa and Sandusky counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,410 at the 2010 census. The Ottawa County portion of Elmore is part of the Toledo Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Sandusky County porti ...

) in Sandusky and Ottawa Counties

Other regions portmanteaued from their components

* Afrabia — Africa and Arabia *

Benelux The Benelux Union ( nl, Benelux Unie; french: Union Benelux; lb, Benelux-Unioun), also known as simply Benelux, is a politico-economic union and formal international intergovernmental cooperation of three neighboring states in western Europe: B ...

— Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg * Chambana, Illinois —

Champaign Champaign ( ) is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 88,302 at the 2020 census. It is the tenth-most populous municipality in Illinois and the fourth most populous city in Illinois outside the Chicago metropo ...

and

Urbana, Illinois Urbana ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Urbana had a population of 38,336. As of the 2010 United States Census, Urbana is the List of municipalities in Illinois, 38th-most pop ...

Chindia Chindia is a portmanteau word that refers to China and India together in general. China and India share long borders, are both regarded as growing countries and are both among the fastest growing major economies in the world. Together, they ...

— China and India *

Eurabia Eurabia is a political neologism, a portmanteau of Europe and Arabia, used to describe a far-right, anti-Muslim conspiracy theory, involving globalist entities allegedly led by French and Arab powers, to Islamise and Arabise Europe, thereby wea ...

— Europe and Arabia *

Rural Municipality of Kellross No. 247 The Rural Municipality of Kellross No. 247 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 10 and Division No. 4. History The RM of Kellross No. 247 incorporated as a r ...

, Saskatchewan — Kelliher and Leross, two villages within the municipality *

Lamorinda Lamorinda is an area within Contra Costa County, California in the United States. The name is a portmanteau from the names of the three cities that make up the region: Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda. Lamorinda sits east of the Berkeley Hills ...

— a region of Contra Costa County, California comprising

Lafayette Lafayette or La Fayette may refer to: People * Lafayette (name), a list of people with the surname Lafayette or La Fayette or the given name Lafayette * House of La Fayette, a French noble family ** Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757� ...

Moraga Moraga is a List of municipalities in California, town in Contra Costa County, California, Contra Costa County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The town is named in honor of Joaquín Moraga, member of the famed Californio family. As ...

, and Orinda *

Rural Municipality of Mayfield No. 406 The Rural Municipality of Mayfield No. 406 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 16 and Division No. 6. History The RM of Mayfield No. 406 incorporated as a ...

, Saskatchewan —

Maymont Maymont is a 100-acre (0.156 sq mi) Victorian estate and public park in Richmond, Virginia. It contains Maymont Mansion, now a historic house museum, an arboretum, formal gardens, a carriage collection, native wildlife exhibits, a nature cente ...

and Fielding, two communities within the municipality *

Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin Sauk Prairie is the nickname for the adjacent villages of Sauk City and Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. The twin communities are located on the west bank of the Wisconsin River in southeastern Sauk County, where U.S. Highway 12 crosses the Wisconsin R ...

—

Sauk City Sauk City is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States, North America. The population was 3,518 as of the 2020 census. The first incorporated village in the state, the community was founded by Agoston Haraszthy and his business partner, R ...

and Prairie du Sac *

Talsinki Talsinki (sometimes also Hellinna or Hellinn) is a colloquial name for geographical region of Helsinki, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bor ...

—

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

and

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

, informal region around these two capitals, especially in regards to the proposed tunnel between them * Valguedas —

Valtierra Valtierra is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. (Bazterra in euskera) In 918, Ordoño II of Asturias and Sancho I of Pamplona Sancho Garcés I ( Basque: ''Antso Ia. Gartzez''; ...

and Arguedas, informal name for the area of two

Navarre Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...

se villages

Border portmanteaus

A border portmanteau combines the names of two, or occasionally three, adjacent polities (countries, states, provinces, counties, cities) to form a name for a region, town, body of water, or other feature on or near their mutual border.

Regions

Generalized border regions

These are generalized (and unofficial) regions usually centered on cities near state borders in the United States. They usually extend across state lines and their names are portmanteaus of two or three state names. * Arklahoma (Arkansas and Oklahoma) region centered around

Fort Smith, Arkansas Fort Smith is the third-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 89,142. It is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas–Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Are ...

* Arklamiss (Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi) region near

Monroe, Louisiana Monroe (historically french: Poste-du-Ouachita) is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and parish seat of Ouachita Parish. With a 2020 census-tabulated population of 47,702, it is the principal city of the Monroe metropolita ...

Ark-La-Tex The Ark-La-Tex (a portmanteau of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas; also stylized as Arklatex or ArkLaTex) is a socio-economic tri-state region where the Southern U.S. states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas join together. The region contains por ...

(Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas) a U.S. socio-economic region where Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma intersect; urban center is

Shreveport, Louisiana Shreveport ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the third most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge, respectively. The Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area, with a population of 393,406 in 2020, is t ...

* Cal-Neva (California and Nevada) centered in the Sierra Nevada mountains west of

Reno, Nevada Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the ...

* Florgia (Florida and Georgia) centered on

Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the ...

* Georgialina (Georgia and South Carolina) a term for the

Central Savannah River Area The Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) is a Media market, trading and marketing region in the U.S. states of Georgia (U.S. State), Georgia and South Carolina, spanning fourteen counties in Georgia and seven in South Carolina. The term was coined ...

(CSRA) of

Augusta, Georgia Augusta ( ), officially Augusta–Richmond County, is a consolidated city-county on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The city lies across the Savannah River from South Carolina at the head of its navig ...

and its surrounding areas * Illiana (Illinois and Indiana) centered on

Danville, Illinois Danville is a city in and the county seat of Vermilion County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 33,027. As of 2019, the population was an estimated 30,479. History The area that is now Danville was once home to the Miami, K ...

* Illowa (Illinois and Iowa) region centered around the Quad Cities area * Kentuckiana (Kentucky and Indiana) a popular local name for the Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area, centered on Louisville, Kentucky and spreading across the Ohio River into Indiana * Michiana (Michigan and Indiana) region whose main urban center is South Bend, Indiana * Minnesconsin (Minnesota and Wisconsin) area of northwestern Wisconsin near the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area (unlike the others, this region does not extend across the state line) * Texhoma (Texas and Oklahoma) centered on Wichita Falls, Texas and not necessarily distinct from Texoma * Texoma (Texas and Oklahoma) region surrounding Lake Texoma

Other portmanteau regions

* Delmarva Peninsula (Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia) a large peninsula on the East Coast of the United States, occupied by Delaware and portions of Maryland and Virginia * Kennessee (Kentucky and Tennessee) a formerly disputed strip of land along the Kentucky-Tennessee border

Towns, villages, and localities

§ This symbol marks localities with no current population; some of them never had any population.

Blends of country, state, and province names

Note: places listed on the same line are immediately across the border from each other. Some others with non-similar names are also across a border from each other. *§ Alaflora, Alabama (Alabama and Florida) former logging town in Escambia County *§ Alaga, Alabama (Alabama and Georgia) town and shipping point where the Alabama Midland Railway crossed the Chattahoochee River * Alcan Border, Alaska (Alaska and Canada) port of entry where the Alaska Highway (formerly the Alcan Highway) crosses into Alaska * Alsask, Saskatchewan (Alberta and Saskatchewan) * Arkana, Louisiana and Arkana, Arkansas (Arkansas and Louisiana) town of some 500 people with post office (1890–1931) in Lafayette County, Arkansas and Bossier Parish, Louisiana; now reduced to a single tavern on the Louisiana side of the border, * Arkinda, Arkansas (Arkansas and Indian Territory, now Oklahoma) former trading post with the Choctaw Nation just across the Indian Territory line *§ Arkla, Arkansas (Arkansas and Louisiana), former railroad stop in Chicot County *§ Arkmo, Missouri (Arkansas and Missouri) likely former stop on the Kennett & Osceola Railroad in Dunklin County * Arkoma, Oklahoma (Arkansas and Oklahoma) * Armorel, Arkansas (Arkansas, Missouri, and initials of Robert E. Lee Wilson) *§ Artex, Arkansas (Arkansas and Texas) locality and former post office about 10 miles (16 kilometers) east of Texarkana * Calexico, California (California and Mexico) * Calexico Lodge, California (California and Mexico) place in San Diego County near Boulevard, California *§ Calneva, California (California and Nevada) former town near Calneva Lake, east of Honey Lake * Cal-Nev-Ari, Nevada (California, Nevada, and Arizona) *§ Calor, California (California and Oregon) former railroad stop in Siskiyou County, some 8 miles (13 kilometers) east of Dorris, California *§ Calor, Oregon (California and Oregon) former railroad stop on Southern Pacific's Cascade Line *§ Calvada, California (California and Nevada) former stop on the Central Pacific Railroad * Calvada Springs, California (California and Nevada), now known as Charleston View *§ Calzona, California (California and Arizona) former town with a post office (1909–14) and rail depot (1909–17) on the Arizona and California Railway; site now west of Big River, California *§ Carotenn, North Carolina (North Carolina and Tennessee) another name for Lost Cove, North Carolina, a former logging town and moonshining locale, now a ghost town * Carova Beach, North Carolina (North Carolina and Virginia) *§ Cokan, Kansas (Colorado and Kansas), community located about 2 miles (3 kilometers) east of the Colorado-Kansas line in Greeley County from the 1930s to the 1950s *§ Colmex, Colorado (Colorado and New Mexico) former Denver and Rio Grande Railroad stop in La Plata County *§ Colokan, Kansas (Colorado and Kansas) a short-lived (1887–1897) town half a mile east of the Colorado-Kansas border in Greeley County *§ Dakomin, Minnesota (South Dakota and Minnesota) former town on Lake Traverse * Delmar, Delaware and Delmar, Maryland (Delaware and Maryland) * Flomaton, Alabama (Florida, Alabama, plus -ton) * Florala, Alabama (Florida and Alabama) *§ Idmon, Idaho (Idaho and Montana) former town in the Camas Meadows area of Clark County *§ Illiana, Illinois (Edgar County) (Illinois and Indiana) former name of Raven, Illinois * Illiana, Illinois (Vermilion County) (Illinois and Indiana) * Illiana Heights, Illinois (Illinois and Indiana) * Illmo, Scott City, Missouri (Illinois and Missouri) railroad town located at the Missouri end of a rail bridge over the Mississippi River; now merged with Scott City *§ Kanado, Kansas (Kansas and Colorado), community located about 10 miles (16 kilometers) east of Colorado-Kansas line in Greeley County during the 1940s * Kanorado, Kansas (Kansas and Colorado) town in the middle of sunflower fields that has seen busier days * Kenova, West Virginia (Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia) * Kensee, Kentucky (Kentucky and Tennessee), former coal mining town in Whitley County near Jellico, Tennessee * Kentenia, Kentucky (Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia) former coal mining town in Harlan County near the southeastern point of Kentucky * Kenvir, Kentucky (Kentucky and Virginia) former coal mining town whose mineworkers engaged in the Coal Wars in Harlan County, including the Battle of Evarts *§ Laark, Louisiana (Louisiana and Arkansas), former shipping and supply point in northeastern Morehouse Parish; now a rural locality *§ Latex, Louisiana and Latex, Texas (Louisiana and Texas) former town on the border, in both Caddo Parish, Louisiana and Harrison County, Texas * Latex, Texas (Panola County) (Louisiana and Texas) former name of Panola, Texas * Mardela Springs, Maryland (Maryland and Delaware) * Marydel, Delaware and Marydel, Maryland (Maryland and Delaware) *§ Mexhoma, Oklahoma (New Mexico and Oklahoma)town along the Cimarron Route of the Santa Fe Trail; now no longer inhabited * Mexicali, Baja California (Mexico and California) * Michiana, Michigan and Michiana Shores, Indiana (Michigan and Indiana) *§ Missala, Alabama (Mississippi and Alabama) former post office (1916–1925) serving a short-lived logging boom in Choctaw County * Moark, Arkansas (Missouri and Arkansas) town formed when the railroad came in the 1870s and went away when the rail did in the 1960s *§ Moark, Missouri (Missouri and Arkansas) former shipping point for the Missouri-Arkansas Lumber Company *§ Mokan, Missouri (Missouri and Kansas) former coal-shipping town in Bates County *§ Mondak, Montana and East Mondak, North Dakota (Montana and North Dakota) Wild West town providing liquor, gambling, and other adult recreations during a period when North Dakota prohibited alcohol and Montana did not; losing its raison d'etre with Prohibition in the United States, Prohibition, the town was abandoned and then destroyed by wildfire in the 1920s, * Monida, Montana (Montana and Idaho) former rail service town where the Utah and Northern Railroad crossed the Continental Divide at Monida Pass *§ Monota, Montana (Montana and North Dakota) village with post office in the early 20th century * Nocarva, North Carolina (North Carolina and Virginia) community of lakeside homes with private airstrip on the shore of Lake Gaston * North Kenova, Ohio (Kentucky, Ohio, (West) Virginia) *§ Nosodak, North Dakota (North and South Dakota) platted, but never actually settled; town site now within Lake Oahe *§ Nypenn, New York (New York and Pennsylvania) former station on the New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad south of State Line in Chautauqua County *§ Oklarado, Colorado (Oklahoma and Colorado) former farming community in Baca County *§ Orcal, Oregon (Oregon and California) former railroad stop on the Southern Pacific's Siskiyou Line *§ Otex, Oklahoma (Harmon County) (Oklahoma and Texas) *§ Otex, Oklahoma (Texas County) (Oklahoma and Texas) former post office just northeast of Texhoma * Pen Mar, Maryland and Pen Mar, Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania and Maryland) * Penowa, Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia) small residential community, formerly a coal mining town, in Washington County * Saskalta, Alberta (Saskatchewan and Alberta), former name of Altario * Sylmar, Maryland and Sylmar, Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania and Maryland) former town with rail station straddling the state border near US Highway 1, now a rural area *§ Tenark, Arkansas (Tennessee and Arkansas) Union Pacific Railroad stop southwest of West Memphis, Arkansas *§ Tennelina, North Carolina (Tennessee and North Carolina) former post office on Shut-in Creek in Madison County *§ Tennemo, Tennessee (Tennessee and Missouri) former lumber town (saw mill and shipping point) on the Mississippi River in Dyer County * Tennga, Georgia (Tennessee and Georgia) * Texarkana, Texas and Texarkana, Arkansas (Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana) * Texhoma, Oklahoma and Texhoma, Texas (Texas and Oklahoma) * Texico, New Mexico (Texas and New Mexico) * Texla, Texas (Texas and Louisiana) former logging town with post office (1905–1929) in Orange County * Texola, Oklahoma (Texas and Oklahoma), previously known as Texoma and Texokla *§ Ucolo, Utah (Utah and Colorado) *§ Urado, Utah (Utah and Colorado) former post office and school in San Juan County *§ Utida, Utah (Utah and Idaho) former railroad town (including maintenance shop) on the Utah Northern Railroad (now Union Pacific Railroad) in Cache County * Uvada, Nevada (Utah and Nevada) ranching community in White Pine County *§ Uvada, Utah (Utah and Nevada) former rail station and siding in Iron County * Vershire, Vermont (Vermont and New Hampshire) * Virgilina, Virginia (Virginia and North Carolina) * Vir-Mar Beach, Virginia (Virginia and Maryland) riverside community near the confluence of the Patomac with Chesapeake Bay * Wyocolo, Wyoming (Wyoming and Colorado) *§ Wyuta, Utah (Wyoming and Utah) former station on the Union Pacific Railroad in either Rich or Summit Counties

Blends of county names

* Banida, Idaho (Bannock and Oneida Counties) * Calion, Arkansas (Calhoun and Union Counties) * Colmor, New Mexico (Colfax and Mora Counties) * Dalark, Arkansas (Dallas and Clark Counties) * Dalhart, Texas (Dallam and Hartley Counties) * Dalrock, Texas (Dallas and Rockwall Counties) neighbourhood of Rowlett, Texas near and along Dalrock Road * Flomot, Texas (Floyd and Motley Counties) * Kiogree, Oklahoma (Kiowa and Greer Counties) * Harbell, Bell County, Kentucky, Harbell, Kentucky (Harlan and Bell Counties) * Inyokern, California (Kern and Inyo Counties) * Linchester, Maryland (Caroline and Dorchester Counties) * Manasota, Florida and Manasota Key, Florida (Manatee and Sarasota Counties) * Norcatur, Kansas (Norton and Decatur Counties) * Wamac, Illinois (Washington, Marion, and Clinton Counties) * Yampo, Oregon (Yamhill and Polk Counties) * Yolano, California (Yolo and Solano Counties)

Blends of town names

* Arlmont Village (Arlington and Belmont), neighbourhood of Arlington, Massachusetts * Bel-Red, Bellevue, Bel-Red (Bellevue, Washington and Redmond, Washington) a neighbourhood of Bellevue adjacent to Redmond * Burnaugh, Kentucky (Burgess Station, Kentucky, Burgess Station and Kavanaugh, Kentucky, Kavanaugh) * Dalworthington Gardens, Texas (Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington) * Deltona, Florida, (DeLand, Florida, DeLand and Daytona, Florida, Daytona) * Ellport, Pennsylvania (Ellwood City and Portersville) * Gerled, Iowa (German and Ledyard Townships) * Glendale Heights, Illinois (Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Glen Ellyn and Bloomingdale, Illinois, Bloomingdale) * Hadlyme North Historic District, Hadlyme, Connecticut (Haddam and Lyme, adjacent towns) * Harwinton, Connecticut (Hartford, Windsor, and Farmington) * Kreuzkölln, Berlin (Kreuzberg and Neukölln) unofficial name of a gentrified area composed of northern Neukölln and southern Kreuzberg, two boroughs of Berlin, Germany * Linworth, Ohio (Dublin, Ohio, Dublin and Worthington, Ohio, Worthington) * Marven Gardens, Margate City, New Jersey (Margate City and Ventnor City), neighbourhood that the Monopoly location ''Marvin Gardens'' was named after. * Mayro Park, Gauteng, South Africa (Mayberry Park and Alrode, two suburbs of Alberton, Gauteng) * Milmay, New Jersey (Millville and Mays Landing) * Mindale, Illinois (Minier, Illinois and Hopedale, Illinois), community in Tazewell County * Norridge, Illinois (Norwood Park Township and Park Ridge) * Norview (Norfolk, Virginia and Ocean View (Norfolk)), neighbourhood of Norfolk, Virginia * Sanlando Springs, Florida (Sanford, Florida and Orlando, Florida) * SeaTac, Washington (Seattle and Tacoma) * Vade, Saskatchewan (Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, Vanscoy and Delisle, Saskatchewan, Delisle), rail siding at potash mine between the two towns * Vanport City, Oregon (Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington), a town on the Portland side of the Columbia river, no longer in existence. * Ventucopa, California (Ventura, California, Ventura and Maricopa, California, Maricopa) * Warranwood, Victoria (Warrandyte South, Victoria, Warrandyte South and Ringwood, Victoria, Ringwood) suburbs of Melbourne * Willowick, Ohio (Willoughby and Wickliffe) suburbs of Cleveland

Bodies of water

Lakes that are on or near borders also sometimes get named with portmanteaus of the neighbouring polities. * Alsask Lake(Alberta and Saskatchewan) near Alsask, Saskatchewan * Arkla Lake (Arkansas and Louisiana) Miller County, Arkansas * Calneva Lake (California and Nevada) Lassen County, California * Lake Keomah State Park, Lake Keomah — a man-made lake 4 miles (6 kilometers) east of Oskaloosa, Iowa named for the two counties that financed it, Keokuk County, Iowa, Keokuk and Mahaska County, Iowa, Mahaska * Lake Koocanusa — a reservoir named for the river it dams (Kootenay River) and the countries whose border it straddles (Canada and United States) located in British Columbia and Montana * Mansask Lake (Manitoba and Saskatchewan) near Saskman Lake * Mantario Lake (Manitoba and Ontario) * Mantricia Lake (Manitoba and Patricia District, part of Kenora District, Ontario) * Lake Michiana (Michigan and Indiana) Branch County, Michigan and Steuben County, Indiana * Sangchris Lake (Sangamon and Christian Counties) reservoir southeast of Springfield, Illinois * Saskman Lake (Saskatchewan and Manitoba) near Mansask Lake * Saskoba Lake (Saskatchewan and Manitoba) * Lake Talquin — Tallahassee and Quincy, Florida * Texarkana Reservoir (Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana) original name of reservoir on the Sulphur River in Texas, renamed Lake Texarkana, now known as Wright Patman Lake * Lake Texoma — a man-made lake on the Red River of the South, Red River that divides Texas and Oklahoma * Uvada Reservoir (Utah and Nevada) Lincoln County, Nevada * Lake Wissota (Wisconsin and Minnesota) a large reservoir in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Topography

Geographic features on borders or between towns sometimes get border portmanteau names. * Canalaska Mountain, (Canada and Alaska) * Canida Peak (Canada and Idaho) * Chiwaukee Prairie (Chicago and Milwaukee) large prairie in southeast Wisconsin preserved as a wildlife area * Huatung Valley — from Hualien City to Taitung City in eastern Taiwan * Monida Pass (Montana and Idaho)

Roads and other forms of transportation

These can either run along or near a border or connect two places.

Roads along a border

* Beltagh Avenue (North Bellmore, New York and Wantagh, New York) part runs along the boundary between the hamlets of North Bellmore and Wantagh, the rest along the boundary between Bellmore and North Bellmore * Can-Ada Road (Canyon County, Idaho and Ada County, Idaho) along two different sections of the county line, one known as North Can-Ada Road and the other as South Can-Ada Road. * Canusa Street (Canada and United States) runs along the border between Beebe Plain, Vermont and Standstead, Quebec * Clarabella Road (Clare County, Michigan and Isabella County, Michigan), on the county line near the city of Clare, Michigan, Clare * Clareola Avenue (Clare County, Michigan and Osceola County, Michigan) road on county line * Claroskee Road (Clare County, Michigan, Roscommon County, Michigan, and Missaukee County, Michigan), road along northern border of Clare County and southern border of Missaukee and Roscommon Counties * Clarwin Road, Clarwin Avenue (Clare County Michigan and Gladwin County, Michigan) road along county line, with different parts known as Road and Avenue * Clintonia Road (Clinton County, Michigan and Ionia County, Michigan) western border of Clinton County, eastern border of Ionia County * Costabella Avenue (Mecosta County, Michigan and Isabella County, Michigan), on the county line * Dalrock Road (Dallas County, Texas and Rockwall County, Texas) on the county line within the city of Rowlett, Texas * Fitchrona Road (Fitchburg, Wisconsin and Verona (town), Wisconsin) road on the town line between two Dane County communities *Grand-Kal Road (Grand Traverse County, Michigan and Kalkaska County, Michigan), on the county line near the village of Fife Lake, Michigan, Fife Lake * Kenowa Avenue (Kent County, Michigan and Ottawa County, Michigan) western border of Kent, eastern border of Ottawa * Meceola Road (Mecosta County, Michigan and Osceola County, Michigan), road along the border of two counties. * Michiana Drive (Michigan and Indiana) street on the mutual city limits of Michiana, Michigan and Michiana Shores, Indiana, which also puts it on the state border between Michigan and Indiana * Millfair Road (Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, Millcreek Township and Fairview Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, Fairview Township) road along the border of two townships in Erie County, Pennsylvania * Newcosta Avenue (Newaygo County, Michigan and Mecosta County, Michigan), road along the county line * Ottagan Street (Ottawa County, Michigan and Allegan County, Michigan) southern border of Ottawa, northern border of Allegan * Stainash Crescent (Staines-upon-Thames and Ashford, Surrey), east of Staines, west of Ashford

Connectors

* Alcan Highway (Alaska and Canada) also known as the Alaska Highway * Bakerloo line (Baker Street and Waterloo) London Underground line originally just connecting the Waterloo tube station with the Baker Street tube station, although now it goes much further * Bel-red Road (Bellevue, Washington and Redmond, Washington) the main street of Bel-Red, Bellevue connecting two Seattle suburbs * Floribraska Avenue, Tampa, Florida (Florida Avenue and Nebraska Avenue) connects North Florida Avenue on the west with Nebraska Avenue on the east, passing under Interstate-275 and crossing several other streets * Hurontario Street (Lake Huron and Lake Ontario) from Mississagua, Ontario on Lake Ontario to Collingwood, Ontario on Lake Huron * Ken Tenn Highway (Kentucky and Tennessee) Tennessee State Route 214, a road between Fulton, Kentucky/South Fulton, Tennessee and Union City, Tennessee * Melqua Road (Melrose, Oregon and Umpqua, Oregon) road between two small Oregon communities * Tamiami Trail (Tampa and Miami) highway connecting two Florida cities * Tenn-Tom (Tennessee River and Tombigbee River) popular name for the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway

Other border portmanteaus

* Frelard (Fremont, Seattle and Ballard, Seattle) an unofficial neighbourhood where two other neighbourhoods meet * Mantario Trail (Manitoba and Ontario) hiking trail mostly in Manitoba but partially in Ontario * Mari-Osa State Wildlife Area, Missouri (Maries and Osage Counties) * Minn-Kota State Wildlife Management Area, Minnesota (Minnesota and South Dakota)

Maps

Below are maps of the towns (red dots), bodies of water (blue dots), and other geographic features (green dots) that are portmanteaus of country, state, and province names. Also included are pseudo-border portmanteau towns (yellow dots). Map legend: : red dot = border portmanteau towns and localities : yellow dot = pseudo-border portmanteaus : blue dot = bodies of water : green dot = other features

Pseudo-border portmanteaus

Some places have names that are blends of country, state, and provincial names. However, they are either not near their mutual border, or of regions that do not have a mutual border. * Altario, Alberta (Alberta and Ontario), formerly Saskalta (Saskatchewan and Alberta) * Altorado, Alberta (Alberta and Colorado), named by Mormon settlers from Colorado * Arizmo, Arizona (Arizona and Missouri), settled by people from Missouri * Arkana, Arkansas (Baxter County) (Arkansas and Louisiana) * Cal-Ida, California (California and Idaho) * Delmar Boulevard (Delaware and Maryland), major street in St. Louis, Missouri; named by two early landowners along the street, one from Delaware and one from Maryland * Delmar Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, Delmar Township, Pennsylvania (Delaware and Maryland), originally Virdelmar (Virginia, Delaware and Maryland) * Flomich, Florida (Florida and Michigan), founder being a native of Michigan * Floribec, Florida (Florida and Quebec), area of Florida very popular with Québécois vacationers and increasingly all-year residents * § Kaneb, Nebraska (Kansas and Nebraska), BNSF Railway stop in Fillmore County * Kyana, Indiana (Kentucky and Indiana) * § Kymo, Arizona (Kentucky and Missouri), first settlers were two families, one from each state * Lake Wissota, Wisconsin (Wisconsin and Minnesota), town on the lake, also known as Lake Wissota Village * Mankota, Saskatchewan (Manitoba and North Dakota), original homes of the settlers * Mantario, Saskatchewan (Manitoba and Ontario), named after two provinces in imitation of nearby Alsask, Saskatchewan, Alsask * Michillinda Lodge, Michigan (Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana) * Ohiowa, Nebraska (Ohio and Iowa), settled by people from both states. * Ovapa, West Virginia (Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania) * Sasman No. 336, Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan and Manitoba), Regional Municipality, the equivalent of a county * Tennala, Alabama (Tennessee and Alabama) * Texhoma City, Texas (Texas and Oklahoma) oil boom town in Archer County during the 1920s; gradually disappeared after the oil was gone * Texla, Texas (Houston County) (Texas and Louisiana) not near Houston, but also not near the Louisiana border * Texmo, Oklahoma (Texas and Missouri) settlers from Missouri * Ukalta, Alberta (Ukraine and Alberta) * § Viropa, West Virginia (Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania) * Wyodak, Wyoming (Wyoming and South Dakota)

From personal names

Most here are blends of two personal names, but some are of a personal name with some other name or word. * Adsul, Texas — Adams and Sullivan, sawmill owners * Albertha, North Dakota — Allen Town and Bertha Dickie * Alikanna, Ohio — Alexander and Anna Beatty, town founders * Allock, Kentucky — J. B. Allen and H. E. Bullock, mine owners * Almena, Wisconsin — Albert and Wilhelmena Koehler, early settlers * Alpat Lake (body of water in Saskatchewan) — Al Billwiller and Pat Gillis, prospectors * Andale, Kansas — Anderson and Dale, early settlers * Anjean, West Virginia — Ann and Jean, mother and daughter, respectively, of mine owner, Mr Leckie * Annabella, Utah — Ann S. Roberts and Isabella Dalton, early settlers * Annada, Missouri — Ann and Ada Jamison, daughters of Carson Jamison, early settler * Annelly, Kansas — Ann and Ellie, wife and daughter of a railroad official * Annfred, West Virginia — Anna and Fred, railway official and wife * Annis, Idaho — Ann Kearney (first postmistress) and the word "island" * Arizola, Arizona — Arizona and Ola Thomas, daughter of an early settler * Artanna, Ohio — Arthur "Art" and Anna Wolfe, store owners * Arthyde, Minnesota — Arthur and Clyde Hutchins, town founders * Atolia, California — Atkins and DeGolia, mining company officials * Austwell, Texas — Preston R. Austin and Jesse C. McDowell, founders * Berclair, Texas — Bert and Clair Lucas, local ranchers * Birkbeck, Illinois — two railroad officials: Birk and Beck * Birome, Texas — Bickham and Jerome Cartwright, brothers, ranchers, landowners * Broad Park, Indiana — J. C. Broadstreet and Hugh Parker, local landowners * Brookneal, Virginia — John Brooke and Sarah Neal Brooke, husband and wife, owners of a tobacco warehouse * Brownfield, Illinois — two prominent local citizens: John Brown and Lewis Field * Carson, North Dakota — early businessmen: Frank Carter and David and Simon Pederson * Churchill, Idaho — Church and Hill were common family names among the early settlers * Clemscott, Oklahoma — Clem Brooks and Scott Sparks * Coeburn, Virginia — W. W. Coe, Chief Engineer of the N&W RR and Judge W. E. Burns * Cokesbury, Maryland — Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury, dead bishops * Colver, Pennsylvania — Coleman and Weaver, mine owners * Como, Missouri — Covey and Moberley, founders (note: not Como, Missouri in New Madrid County) * Cookson, Saskatchewan — Jack Cook and Albert Hodgson, homesteaders * Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland — Thomas Coote and Frances Hill, husband and wife (early name dating from the 17th century) * Coppereid, Nevada — "copper" and John T. Reid, prospector * Coxby, Saskatchewan — George Cox and Grandby, Quebec, homesteader and former home * Craneco, West Virginia — Cole and Crane, a Cincinnati lumber company * Cresbard, South Dakota — John A. Cressey and Fred Baird, early settlers * Cuyuna Range, Minnesota – Cuyler Adams and his dog Una, prospectors * Cynthiana, Kentucky — Cynthia and Anna Harrison, daughters of Robert Harrison, land donor * Dalkena, Washington — Dalton and Kennedy, mill owners * Dankin, Saskatchewan — Bob Daniels and Bill King, early settlers * Davella, Kentucky — postmaster Dave Delong and wife Ella * Dayhoit, Kentucky — Day (family name and original town name) plus Roy Wilhoit (mine owner) * Declo, Idaho — Dethles and Cloughly, family names of early settlers * Denmar, West Virginia — Dennison and Maryland, early settler and his state of origin * Dewmaine, Illinois — George Dewey, U.S. admiral in the Spanish–American War, and the USS ''Maine'', ship whose destruction precipitated that war * Donora, Pennsylvania — William Donner and Nora Mellon, wife of banker Andrew W. Mellon * Dorintosh, Saskatchewan — Dorise Nielsen and Cameron Ross McIntosh, successive Members of Parliament for North Battleford * Dunbar, Kentucky — Dunn and Barrow, two local family names * Dunbridge, Ohio — Dunn and Trowbridge, early settlers * Dunrea, Manitoba — Adam Dunlop, postmaster and Thomas Rea, farmer * Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471, Saskatchewan — Alexander Elliott and John Albert Gordon, early homesteaders * Elmonica, Oregon — Eleanor and Monica Stoy, daughters of Sam B. Stoy, early resident and landowner * Elwin, Illinois — Elwood and Martin, town founders * Elyria, Ohio — Heman Ely and wife Maria * Emmalena, Kentucky — Emma Thurman, wife of the petitioner for the post office, and Orlena Combs Morgan, first postmistress * Emington, Illinois — Emma Marvin, wife of founder William Marvin, and Livingston County * Faywood, New Mexico — J. C. Fay and William Lockwood, two of three developers * Felda, Florida — Felix and Ida Taylor, husband and wife * Floydada, Texas — Floyd County and Ada Price, mother of T. W. Price, local rancher * Fluvanna County, Virginia — ''fluvius'' (Latin, "river") and Anne, Queen of Great Britain * Frenchglen, Oregon — Peter French and Hugh J. Glenn, Dr Hugh James Glenn, ranchers * Geraldton, Ontario — Fitzgerald and Joseph Errington, mine financiers * Gilsum, New Hampshire — Samuel Gilbert and his son-in-law, Thomas Sumner * Gladmar, Saskatchewan — Gladstone and Margaret Black, children of first postmaster * Gladstell, Texas — Gladys and Estell Grogan, the daughters of George and Will Grogan, sawmill owners * Glenada, Oregon — "glen" plus Ada, for Jane Ada Colter and Ada Colter, wife and daughter of George Colter, town founder * Glenbain, Saskatchewan — Richard Bruce McBain, JP and Glengarry County, Ontario, his former home * Gracemont, Oklahoma — Grace and Montgomery, two friends of the first postmaster * Gragreen, North Dakota —A. H. Gray and D. W. Green, early pioneers * Grano, North Dakota — either Charles Grace and Lano Robert Ortberg, newspapermen from Mohall ND, or A. D. Greene, railroad official, and Charles Lano, postmaster at Mohall (or possibly from Grain-0 cereal) * Greenspond, Newfoundland and Labrador — first two families: Green and Pond (very old name dating from the early 1700s) * Hanfield, Indiana — Hancock and Garfield * Hargill, Texas — William Apsey Harding and Samuel Lamar Gill, town developers * Haysi, Virginia — Charles M. Hayter and Otis L. Sifers, store owners * Hernshaw, West Virginia — Robert Herndon and partner Renshaw, coal mine owners * Hughton, Saskatchewan — Hugh and Milton Winters, sons of O. O. Winters, first village overseer * Idabel, Oklahoma — Ida and Belle Purnell, daughters of Isaac Purnell, railroad official * Idalou, Texas — either Lou and Ida Bacon, early settlers, or Ida and Lou Bassett, daughters of Julian M. Bassett, rancher * Idana, Kansas — Ida Howland and Anna Broughton, early settlers * Iraan, Texas — Ira and Ann Yates, local ranchers * Isaban, West Virginia — Isabel and Ann, persons unknown * Ismay, Montana — Isabella and May, daughters of a railroad official * Jan Phyl Village, Florida — Janet and Phyllis, daughters of the founder, Henry Lesnik * Jerico Springs, Missouri — Jericho (ancient city) and Joseph B. Carrico, settler * Joetta, Illinois — Joel and Marietta Booz, son-in-law and daughter of James Martin, first postmaster * Jonancy, Kentucky — Joe Hudson and Nancy Ratliffe, employees (bookkeeper and timekeeper, respectively) of the local coal mining company (Kentucky Block Fuel Company) * Juliaetta, Idaho — Julia and Etta, daughters of Charles Snyder, the first postmaster * Kenbridge, Virginia — Kennedy and Bridgeforth, landowners' names * Keymar, Maryland — Key, family name (Francis Scott Key was a member) and Maryland * Kildav, Kentucky — Killebrew and Davis, mine owners * Kormak, Ontario — Charles Korpela and Oscar Maki, lumbermen * Krydor, Saskatchewan — Peter Krysak and Teodor Lucyk, prominent settlers * LaBelle, Florida — Laura June and Carrie Belle, daughters of Francis A. Hendry, Francis Asbury Hendry, politician and rancher * Langruth, Manitoba — Langdon and Ruth, landowners * Lewanna, Nebraska — Lewellen, last name of first postmaster plus Anna, his daughter * Lanton, Missouri — Lancaster and Sutton, early settlers * Lawtell, Louisiana — Lawler and Littell, town founders * Lazbuddie, Texas — D. Luther "Laz" Green and Andrew "Buddie" Sherley, store owners * Leaday, Texas — J. C. Lea and Mabel Doss Day, ranch owners * Lillybrook, West Virginia — Lilly and Hornbrook, mine owners * Lisabeula, Washington — Elisa and Beulah Butts, daughters of the first postmaster * Livermore, Colorado — Adophus Livernash and Stephen Moore, early settlers * Mabank, Texas — G. W. Mason and Thomas Eubank, town founders, ranchers * Macworth, Saskatchewan — McEwen and Elsworth, local families * Mansfield, Texas — Ralph S. Man and Julian Feild[sic], mill and business owners * Marchwell, Saskatchewan — Frank M. and Charles H. March and Henry Wells, owners of March Brothers and Wells, a land holding and development company * Marianna, Florida — Mary and Anna, daughters of town founder Scott Beveridge * Marietta, Pennsylvania — Mary Cook and Etta Anderson, wives of the founders * Marshan Township, Dakota County, Minnesota — Michael and Ann Marsh, early settlers * Martwick, Kentucky — Charles A. Martin and Judge William A. Wickliffe, mine owners * Marwayne, Alberta — S. C. Marfleet, first postmaster, and Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, England, his original home * Mary Esther, Florida — daughters of the first postmaster, John Newton * Maunie, Illinois — Maude Sheridan and Jennie Pumphrey, daughters of early settlers * Maxstone, Saskatchewan — Alexander Maxwell and Rural Municipality of Stonehenge No. 73, Stonehenge, a nearby district * Meleb, Manitoba — Melnyk, farmer, and Lebman, storekeeper * Micola, Missouri — Michie and Coleman, founders * Milden, Saskatchewan — Charles Mills and Robert Bryden, early settlers * Milfay, Oklahoma — Charles Mills and Edward Fay, railroad officials * Mindale, Illinois (Schuyler County) — Minnie and Dale Gallaher, general store owners * Minneola, Kansas — Minnie Davis and Ola Watson, early settlers * Moronts, Illinois — Moore and Chonts, railroad construction workers * Naicam, Saskatchewan — Naismith and Cameron, railway construction contractors * Napfor, Kentucky — Napier, local family name, and Foreman, coal company official * Nelscott, Oregon — Charles P. Nelson and Dr W. G. Scott, town founders (now part of Lincoln City, Oregon) * Nicoma Park, Oklahoma — Dr G. A. Nichols, town founder, and Oklahoma * Noralee, British Columbia — Nora and Lee Newgaard * Nucrag, Idaho — rail siding and spur on the Camas Prairie Railroad, named for two rail workers: Newton, a conductor, and Craig, an engineer * Olaton, Kentucky — Ola Wilson and her uncle Joel Payton, the postmaster * Palco, Kansas — Palmer and Cole, railroad officials * Palmdale, Minnesota — Frank Palmquist and Ogda Emilia Elmdahl, husband and wife * Paragould, Arkansas — J. W. Paramore and Jay Gould, railroad owners * Raljon, Maryland — former name of town where FedExField is located, for Ralph and John, sons of former Washington Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke * Raymore, Missouri — George Rae and H. C. Moore, town founders * Raywick, Kentucky — Ray and Wickliffe, pioneer family names * Roseglen, North Dakota — "rose" and Glennon, first settlers * Roselawn, Indiana (originally Rose Lon) — Orlando Rose and Lon Craig, early merchants * Rosiclare, Illinois — Rose and Clare, daughters of an early settler who were drowned in a boating accident * Rush Hill, Missouri — town founders: Reusch and Hill * Ruthilda, Saskatchewan — Ruth and Hilda, daughters of early settler H. Alex Goodwin * Saidora, Illinois — Sadie and Dora, pioneer women * Sarona, Wisconsin — combination of Sauer (early settler) plus Sharon plain in Israel * Scotford, Alberta — Thomas Walter Scott, first premier of Saskatchewan, and Alexander Cameron Rutherford, first premier of Alberta * Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana — William Shaw, war hero, and Judge William W. Wick, eminent jurist * Sherridon, Manitoba — Carl Sherritt and J. Peter Gordon, founders of Sherritt Gordon Mines, Ltd., now Sherritt International Corporation * Snowflake, Arizona — Erastus Snow and William Jordan Flake, Mormon bishops * Stronghurst, Illinois — William B. Strong and R. D. Hurst, president and vice president, respectively, of the Santa Fe Railroad * Valmeyer, Illinois — "valley" and Meyer, local family name * Veda Lake — lake in the Oregon Cascades, first stocked by Vern Rogers and Dave Donaldson, who the lake was named after * Vidora, Saskatchewan — Vivian and Dorothy, wife and daughter of J. M. MacArthur, CPR railway official * WaKeeney, Kansas — Albert Warren and James F. Keeney, real estate developers * Wallard, Saskatchewan — Charles H. Waller and George Washington Card, first postmaster and first settler, respectively * Walbert, Missouri — sons of early postmaster: Walter and Herbert Baur * Wardell, Missouri — R. L. Warren + "dell" * Wayan, Idaho — Wayne and Ann Nevils, early settlers * Westlock, Alberta — William Westgate and William Lockhart * Wilark, Oregon — Wilson and Clark, two families of lumbermen who owned the Clark and Wilson Lumber Company * Wilfred, Indiana — Wilford and Fredman, coal mining operators * Wilmont Township, Nobles County, Minnesota — compromise name between Willumet and Lamont (significance of those names unknown) * Woodmohr, Wisconsin — Woodard, an assemblyman and Lawrence Mohr, early settler * Zenoria, Louisiana — Zed and Noria, husband and wife, early settlers

Livestock

* Bimble, Kentucky — Bim and Bill, two oxen owned by Will Payne, first postmaster * Clemretta, British Columbia — Clementine and Henrietta, two cows owned by the first postmaster

Other portmanteaus

* Acmar, Alabama — Acton, Alabama, Acton and Margaret, Alabama, Margaret, two other Alabama towns with mines owned by the same company * Algoma (placename), Algoma (various places with this name, such as Algoma District, Ontario) — Algonquian and goma, derived from -gamaa (Algonquian: "lake"); coined by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft * Alkabo, North Dakota — "alkali" and "gumbo", two types of soil in the area * Aquadeo, Saskatchewan — "aquatics" and "rodeo" * Arenac County, Michigan — ''arena'' (Latin: "sand") and ''auke'' (Algonquian: "place"); coined by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft * Arrowbear Lake, California, a small community halfway between Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino mountains. * Ashton, Maryland — Ashland and Clifton, two nearby estates * Bellevyria, North Dakota — Bellevue, Ohio and Elyria, Ohio, original homes of two early settlers * Belmopan, Belize — Belize River and the Mopan River * Bethalto, Illinois — Bethel, original name of the town, and Alton, nearby town * Borosolvay, California — Pacific Coast Borax Company and the Solvay Process Company * BosWash or BosNYWash, terms occasionally used for the chain of interlocking coastal metropolitan areas (stretching from Boston in the north to Washington, D.C. in the south) that make up the Northeast megalopolis. * Bralorne, British Columbia — Bralco and Lorne (name of the mine); ''Bralco'' is a company name coined by combining BRitish, ALberta, and COlumbia * Calistoga, California — California and Saratoga * Canoat, Saskatchewan — Canadian oats * Canwood, Saskatchewan — Canadian woodlands * Carcross, Yukon — Caribou Crossing * Carlea, Saskatchewan — Carrot and Leather Rivers flow together near the town * Carway, Alberta — Cardston, Alberta, Cardston and "highway" * Centrahoma, Oklahoma — central Oklahoma * Clearco, West Virginia — Clear Creek Coal Company * Colora, Maryland — ''culmen'' and ''aura'' (Latin: "ridge", "breeze") * Crekola, Oklahoma — Creek (tribe) and Oklahoma * Dacoma, Oklahoma — Dakota (tribe) and Oklahoma * Dakem, North Dakota — North Dakota and Emmons County * Delanco, New Jersey — Delaware River and Rancocas Creek * Delanson, New York — Delaware and Hudson * Delawanna station (New Jersey Transit stop in Clifton, New Jersey) — Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad * Donavon, Saskatchewan — Don River (Ontario) and Avon River (Ontario) * Echola, Alabama — "echo" and Alabama * Enehoe, Oklahoma — last letters of Cheyenne and Arapaho * Flagami, Miami, Florida — neighbourhood around Flagler Street and Tamiami Canal * Gascozark, Missouri — Gasconade River and Ozarks * Glentana, Montana — "glen" and Montana * Golburn, Saskatchewan — "goldenrod" and "burning" * Granisle, British Columbia — Granby Mining Company and "isle", for McDonald Island where its mine was located * Haybro, Colorado — Hayden brothers, coal operators * Idahome, Idaho — Idaho and "home" * Indiahoma, Oklahoma — Indian and Oklahoma, a portmanteau which most likely honors the area's Native-American roots * Indialantic, Florida — between the Indian River (Florida) and the Atlantic Ocean * Indrio, Florida — Indian River (Florida) and ''rio'' (Spanish: "river") * Irrigon, Oregon — "irrigation" and Oregon * Lake Itasca, Minnesota — ''veritas'' and ''caput'' (Latin: "truth", "head"); coined by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft * Kanwaka, Kansas — Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers * Lempom, California — "lemon" and "pomegranate" * Linwood, Michigan — "line" and "wood" * Lorwood, Missouri — Lorain County, Ohio and Wood County, Ohio, original homes of three mill owners * Marfrance, West Virginia — Margaret and Frances, two coal mining companies * Millux, California — Miller & Lux, stock-raising firm * Miloma, Minnesota — two railroads: the Milwaukee Road (Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad), and the Omaha Road (Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway) * Lake Mohawksin, Wisconsin — last syllables of the three rivers that flow into the lake: the Somo, the Tomahawk and the Wisconsin * Oaknolia, Louisiana — "oak" and "magnolia", trees growing in the area * Okeelanta, Florida — Lake Okeechobee and Atlantic Ocean * Okeene, Oklahoma — the last syllables of Cherokee and Cheyenne * Oklaunion, Texas — Oklahoma and "union" * Orlovista, Florida — Orlando and ''vista'' (Spanish: "view") * Orovada, Nevada — ''oro'' (Spanish: "gold") and Nevada * Oscoda County, Michigan — ''ossin'' and ''muscoda'' (Algonquian: "pebble", "prairie"); coined by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft * Palwaukee Municipal Airport — Palatine Road and Milwaukee Avenue in Cook County, Illinois; now renamed Chicago Executive Airport * Penndel, Pennsylvania — named after the Pennsylvania/Delaware Highway * Penn Yan, New York — Pennsylvania and Yankee * Riverhurst, Saskatchewan — Riverside and Boldenhurst, two nearby post offices * Rondowa, Oregon — from Grande Ronde River and Wallowa River * Salvisa, Kentucky — located between Salt River and Levisa River (former name of Kentucky River) * Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area, Illinois — Sangamon River and Illinois * Camp Saskadet — Saskatchewan and "cadet"; military campground for training of cadets, near Kelvington, Saskatchewan * Solromar, California — ''sol'', ''oro'', and ''mar'' (Spanish: "sun", "gold", and "sea") * Shewag Creek and Shewag Lake, Idaho — in between Sheep Creek and Wagonhammer Creek * Tamiami, Florida — Tampa to Miami * Transcona, Winnipeg, Manitoba — Transcontinental Railway and Strathcona (for Donald Smith, Lord Strathcona) * Uravan, Colorado — "uranium" and "vanadium" * Valsetz, Oregon — Valley and Siletz Railroad * Vansterdam — Vancouver and Amsterdam * Walland, Tennessee — Walton and England, from the Walton and England Leather Co. which established a tannery there. * Weskan, Kansas — western Kansas * Winnitoba railway station, Manitoba — Winnipeg and Manitoba * Woolaroc — museum and game preserve in Oklahoma; name is a blend of "woods" "lakes" and "rocks"

References

{{reflist Lists of place name etymologies, portmanteau Lists of towns in the United States, portmanteau