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 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 ...

are abbreviations formed by the initial letter or letters of the words that make up a multi-word term. For the most part, the geographic names in this list were derived from three or more other names or words. Those derived from only two names are usually considered

portmanteaus A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of wordsList of geographic portmanteaus. 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.

Regions

Countries

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

— Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, (I for pronunciation), Sindh, and BaluchisTAN, the northern provinces of

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...

. The name also means ''Land of the Pure'' in Urdu and Persian.

Provinces

Malampa Province Malampa is one of the six provinces of Vanuatu, located in the center of the country. It consists of three main islands: Malakula, Ambrym and Paama, and takes its name from the first syllable of their names. It includes a number of other islands ...

, Vanuatu — islands that make up the province: MALakula, AMbrym, PAama *

Penama Province Penama is one of the six provinces of Vanuatu, located in the northeast of the country and consisting of three major islands: * Ambae (or Aoba) * Maewo * Pentecost Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christian hol ...

, Vanuatu — islands that make up the province: PENtecost, Ambae, MAewo *

Tafea Province Tafea is the southernmost of the six provinces of Vanuatu. The name is an acronym for the five main islands that make up the province: Tanna, Aneityum, Futuna, Erromango and Aniwa. History Unlike the other provinces of Vanuatu, the territo ...

, Vanuatu — five islands that comprise the province: Tanna, Aneityum, Futuna, Erromango and Aniwa

Other regions

* Banzare Coast, Wilkes Land, Antarctica — British–Australian–New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition *

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

— BElgium NEtherlands LUXembourg *

Calabarzon Calabarzon (), formally known as the Southern Tagalog Mainland, is an administrative region in the Philippines, designated as Region IV-A. The region comprises five provinces: Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, and Rizal; and one highly urba ...

— the Southern Tagalog Mainland region of the Philippines, comprising five provinces: CAvite, LAguna, BAtangas, Rizal, and QueZON * LoVeSe — three island groups in northern

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

: LOfoten, VEsterålen, and SEnja, often used in relation to the political issue of oil extraction in the region. "LoVe" is also a common variation, referring to just Lofoten and Vesterålen. * Luzviminda — three island groups in the Philippines: LUZon, VIsayas, and MINDAnao *

Mimaropa Mimaropa (usually capitalized in official government documents), formally known as the Southwestern Tagalog Region, is an administrative region in the Philippines. It was also formerly but still colloquially designated as Region IV-B until 2016 ...

, Philippines — provinces comprising the Southwestern Tagalog Region: MIndoro (East and West), MArinduque, ROmblon and PAlawan *

NEPA The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a United States environmental law that promotes the enhancement of the environment and established the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). The law was enacted on January 1, 1970.U ...

, a common nickname of NorthEastern PennsylvaniA *

NOVA A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramati ...

— NOrthern VirginiA * Shoshanguve, South Aftrica — SOtho, SHAngaan, NGUni and VEnda, the languages of the peoples relocated to this township *

Soccsksargen Soccsksargen (officially stylized in all caps; ), formerly known as Central Mindanao, is an administrative region of the Philippines, designated as Region XII. Located in south-central Mindanao, its name is an acronym that stands for the region ...

, Philippines — administrative region: SOuth Cotabato, Cotabato City, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, SARangani and GENeral Santos City *

SOWEGA Southwest Georgia is a fourteen-county region in the U.S. state of Georgia. It has a 2010 census population of 496,433, and is the least populated region in Georgia, just slightly behind Southeast Georgia. Additionally, the area has historicall ...

— SOuth WEst GeorgiA * TAG Corner — Tennessee Alabama Georgia

Populated places

Cities and towns

Places named after companies

Many of these places are former

company towns A company town is a place where practically all stores and housing are owned by the one company that is also the main employer. Company towns are often planned with a suite of amenities such as stores, houses of worship, schools, markets and re ...

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Abanda, Alabama Abanda is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 133 as of the 2020 census. History Abanda was founded when the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad The At ...

— Atlanta, Birmingham AND Atlantic Railroad * Alco, Louisiana — Alexandria Lumber COmpany *

Alcoa, Tennessee Alcoa is a city in Blount County, Tennessee, United States, south of Knoxville. Its population was 10,978 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area. As its name suggests, Alcoa was the site of a lar ...

— ALuminum COmpany of America * Alpoca, West Virginia — ALpha POCAhontas Coal Company *

Ameagle, West Virginia Ameagle is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Ameagle is east-southeast of Whitesville. The community was named for the American Eagle Colliery. References Unincorporated communities in Rale ...

— AMerican EAGLE Colliery * Asco, West Virginia — Atlantic Smokeless COal Company * Atco, Georgia — American Textile COmpany *

Atco, New Jersey Atco is an unincorporated community in Waterford Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Philadelphia-Camden metropolitan area, located southeast of Camden. Though generally considered part of Waterford Township, ...

— Atlantic Transport COmpany *

Ballico, California Ballico is a census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States. It is located northwest of Atwater at an elevation of 151 feet (46 m). The population was 347 at the 2020 United States census, down from 406 in 2010. Ballico is ...

— BALLIntine COmpany * Becco, West Virginia — Bufalo Eagle Colliery COmpany * Cadomin, Alberta — CAnadian DOminion MINe * Calavo Gardens, California — CALifornia AVOcado Growers Association * Caldor, California — CALifornia DOoR Company *

Calgro, California Calgro is an unincorporated community in Tulare County, California, United States. Calgro is located on California State Route 63 and California State Route 201 State Route 201 (SR 201) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California tha ...

— CALifornia GROwers Wineries * Calpack, California — CALifornia PACKing Corporation * Calpet, Wyoming — CALifornia PETroleum Company * Calwa, California — CALifornia Wine Association *

Canora, Saskatchewan Canora is a town, located at the junction of highways No. 5 and 9 in east central Saskatchewan, about 50 km north of Yorkton. It is centrally located on the corners of four adjacent rural municipalities, including the RM of Good Lake. ...

— CAnadian NOrthern RAilway *

Ceepeecee, British Columbia Ceepeecee () (from the initials CPC for the Canadian Packing Corporation), on the west coast of Vancouver Island, near Nootka Island, was the site of a sardine cannery from about 1926 to about 1951. The cannery was built after large quantities of ...

— either Canadian Packing Corporation or California Packing Corporation, or likely first Canadian, then California *

Charmco, West Virginia Charmco is an unincorporated community and coal town in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Charmco is located at the junction of U.S. Route 60 and West Virginia Route 20, northeast of Rainelle. Charmco has a post office A pos ...

— CHARleston Milling COmpany * Cimic, Illinois — Chicago Illinois Midland Railroad, Illinois Central Railroad * Cipsco Park, Illinois — Central Illinois Public Service COmpany * Cleo, Oregon — A backwards acronym for Oregon Export Lumber Company * Clinchco, Virginia — for both CLINCHfield Railroad and CLINCHfield Coal COrporation *

Closplint, Kentucky Closplint is an unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The settlement was named Cloversplint after the mining company (Clover Splint Coal Company, Inc. ) that built the mine to exploit the coal and the settlement ...

— CLOver SPLINT Coal Company * Cofoco, West Virginia — COal FOrk COal Company, now known as Coal, West Virginia * Colwich, Kansas — COLorado and WICHita Railroad Company * Cominco, Saskatchewan — COnsolidated MINing and Smelting COmpany * Copco, California — California Oregon Power COmpany * Cumbo, West Virginia — CUMberland Valley Railroad, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad *

Delanson, New York Delanson is a village in Schenectady County, New York, United States. The population was 377 at the 2010 census. Delanson is in the southeastern portion of the town of Duanesburg. Geography Delanson is located at (42.748640, -74.185222). Accord ...

— DELaware ANd HudSON Railroad * Domex, Saskatchewan — DOMe EXploration, Ltd. * Elco, Illinois — E. Levenworth and COmpany General Store (from the abbreviation "E. L. Co" stenciled on boxes in front of the store) *

Falco, Alabama Falco, also spelled Falko, is an unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, United States. The community lies entirely within the Conecuh National Forest. History The community's name is an acronym for the Florida-Alabama Land Compa ...

— Florida–Alabama Land COmpany *

Gamerco, New Mexico Gamerco, also called in nv, Łigaiyaaʼáhí (, meaning "white smokestack"), is an unincorporated community in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the community population was 1,956. Gamerco was used as a base ...

— Gallup AMERican COal Company * Gimco City, Indiana — General Insulation and Manufacturing COmpany (now part of

Alexandria, Indiana Alexandria is a city in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is about northeast of Indianapolis. According to the 2010 census, its population was 5,145, a decrease of 17.8% from 6,260 in 2000. History Alexandria was pl ...

) * Grenora, North Dakota — GREat NOrthern RAilway * Harco, Illinois — HARrisburg COlliery Coal Company *

Herpoco, California Hercules is a city in western Contra Costa County, California. Situated along the coast of San Pablo Bay, it is located in the eastern region of the San Francisco Bay Area, about north of Berkeley, California. As of 2010, its population was 24,0 ...

— HERcules POwder COmpany *

Ioco, Port Moody Ioco, an abbreviation of Imperial Oil Corporation, is an area of Port Moody, British Columbia. It is located on the northern shore of the Burrard Inlet. Ioco was originally a townsite for an Imperial Oil Oil refinery, refinery. The refinery began ...

, British Columbia — Imperial Oil COrporation or COmpany (actual name: Imperial Oil, Ltd.) *

Irmulco, California Irmulco is a former logging town in Mendocino County, California, Mendocino County, California. It was located on the California Western Railroad north-northeast of Comptche, California, Comptche, at an elevation of 436 feet (133 m). The name ...

— IRvine and MUir Lumber COmpany *

Kayjay, Kentucky Kayjay is an unincorporated community located in Knox County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It bor ...

— Kentucky–Jellico Coal Company * Kicco, Florida — Kissimmee Island Cattle COmpany * Kofa, Arizona — King OF Arizona Mine * Kyrock, Kentucky — KentuckY ROCK Asphalt Company * Labuco, Alabama — LAcey–BUek Iron COmpany * Lacjac, California — LAChman & JACobi *

Latexo, Texas Latexo ( ) is a city in Houston County, Texas, United States. Its population was 322 at the 2010 census. History Just after 1900, the Louisiana Texas Orchard Company purchased surrounding the settlement and platted a town named "Latexo", an acron ...

— LouisianA TEXas Orchard Company * Lobeco, South Carolina — LOng, BEllamy, and COmpany * Lorado, West Virginia — LORAin Coal and DOck Company * Mercoal, Alberta — McLeod (E for pronunciation) River Hard COAL Company * Micco, West Virginia — Main Island Creek COal Company * Mico, Texas — Medina Irrigation COmpany * Mococo, California — MOuntain COpper COmpany * Mokane, Missouri — MissOuri KANsas and Eastern Railway * Mopeco, California — MOhawk PEtroleum COmpany * Nacmine, Alberta — North America Collieries, Ltd. plus the word MINE *

Naplate, Illinois Naplate is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 412 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The name Naplate was created at the time of incorporation by combining ...

— NAational PLATE Glass Company * Nolalu, Ontario — NOrthern LAnd LUmber Company *

Norco, California Norco is a city in Riverside County, California, Riverside County, California, in the United States. Norco is known as Horsetown, USA and prides itself on being a "horse community," with horse trails, hitching posts, and corrals, and city ordinan ...

— NORth COrona Land Company *

Norco, Louisiana Norco is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,984 at the 2020 census. The community is home to a major Shell petroleum refinery. The CDP's name is derived from the New Orleans Ref ...

— New Orleans Refinery COmpany * Norco, Saskatchewan — NORanda COmpany * Norpak, North Dakota — NORthern PACific Railroad (with a K replacing the C) *

Nyando, New York Rooseveltown is a hamlet in the town of Massena, New York, United States located in St. Lawrence County. It is near the eastern town line, by the Raquette River. Rooseveltown was the site of a station on the New York and Ottawa Railway The New ...

— New York AND Ottawa Railway, former station on the line; now known as Rooseveltown * Ocapos, Arizona — A backwards acronym for SOuthern PAcific COmpany (i.e. Southern Pacific Railroad) *

Ohaton Ohaton is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Camrose County. Previously an incorporated municipality, Ohaton dissolved from village status on January 1, 1946. Ohaton is located approximately east of the City of Camrose. The Ohaton po ...

, Alberta — Osler, HAmmond, and NanTON, Winnipeg financial firm * Orenco, Oregon — OREgon Nursery COmpany * Orseco, Oregon — ORegon SEcurities COmpany; name changed to Champion now historical *

Parco, Wyoming Sinclair is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. History The town was originally called Parco, after the Producers & Refiners Corporation (or PARCO) which founded the refinery and the company town. It was renamed Sinclair after PA ...

— Producers And Refiners COrporation * Pennsuco, Florida — PENNsylvania SUgar COmpany * Phosmico, Florida — PHOSphate MIning COmpany * Praco, Alabama — PRAtt Consolidated Coal COmpany * Raco, Michigan — Richardson & Avery COmpany * Raeco, Washington — Rodes, Appel, and Earnest plus COmpany *

Reco, Alberta Yellowhead County is a municipal district in west central Alberta, Canada. It is the only municipal district within Alberta census division No. 14. History *1994: Established as a ''Municipal District of Yellowhead No. 94'' on January 1 ...

— REliance COal Company *

Sasco, Arizona Sasco is a ghost town located in Pinal County, Arizona, west of Red Rock. Sasco, which is an acronym for the Southern Arizona Smelter Company, was a company town with a large smelter that served several mines. Once an impressive and little-know ...

— Southern Arizona Smelter COmpany * Saspamco, Texas — San Antonio Sewer Pipe (A for pronunciation) Manufacturing COmpany *

Seco, Kentucky Seco is an unincorporated community in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. Located in the eastern part of the state, it lies about 6 miles (9 km) E of Whitesburg. The area was inhabited in the late 19th century, but did ...

— South East COal Company * Sedco Hills, California — South Elsinore Development COmpany * Seroco, North Dakota — SEars ROebuck and COmpany * Siboco, Oregon — SIuslaw BOom COmpany * Sterco, Alberta — STERling COllieries * Stoil, California — STandard OIL Company (former location of a pumping station) *

Sumica, Florida Sumica, alternatively written as SUMICA, was a mill town in Polk County, Florida. The ghost town is commemorated by a historical marker off S.R. 60. There is also a Southwest Florida Water Management District preserve in the area named for the fo ...

— Société Universelle des Mines, Industrie Commerce et Agriculture * Svit, Slovakia — Slovenské VIzkózové Továrne (English: "Slovak Viscose Works") * Talco, Texas — Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana Candy COmpany (seen on a box of candy) *Tapco, Arizona — The Arizona Power COmpany * Tapoco, North Carolina — TAllassee POwer COmpany * Tracoal, West Virginia — TRAce Fork COAL Company * Tumco, California — The United Mines COmpany * Upalco, Utah — Utah Power And Light COmpany * Vancorum, Colorado — VANadium CORporation of AMerica, with a substitution of a U for the A * Vicco, Kentucky — Virginia Iron Coal and Coke COmpany *

Weslaco, Texas Weslaco is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 41,103, and in 2020 the estimated population was 41,103. It is located at the southern tip of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley near the Mexi ...

— W. E. Stewart LAnd COmpany *

Wevaco, West Virginia Wevaco is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community and former coal town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. It had a post office but is now closed. The community's name is an acronym of the name ...

— WEst VirginiA COlliery Company *

Wiscoal, Kentucky Wiscoal is an unincorporated community in Knott County, Kentucky, United States. Wiscoal is south-southwest of Hindman. History The community was named for the Wisconsin Coal Company, which operated a mine and offices there. References ...

— WISconsin COAL Company * Zimco, Alabama — ZImmerman Manufacturing COmpany

Places named after people

* Aflex, Kentucky — A. F. LEckie (X instead of CK) * Aitch, Pennsylvania — Aumen, Isett, Trexler, Crexwell, and Harker, town founders *

Alcolu, South Carolina Alcolu is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clarendon County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 429. Alcolu has a post office with ZIP code 29001, which opened on August 17, 1 ...

— ALderman COldwell LUla; mill owner, friend, and eldest daughter, respectively * Almadane, Louisiana — three early settlers: AL Damereal, MAnn Huddleston, and DAN Knight + E for euphony * Anarene, Texas — ANnA LauRENE Graham, daughter of early pioneer J. M. Keen *

Anco, Kentucky Anco is an unincorporated community in Knott County, Kentucky, United States. Anco is south-southwest of Hindman. References Unincorporated communities in Knott County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky Coal towns in ...

— ANderson COmbs, first postmaster * Arbyrd, Missouri — A. R. BYRD, landowner *

Archerwill Archerwill ( 2021 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Barrier Valley No. 397 and Census Division No. 14. The village is approximately north of Wadena, south of Tisdale and ...

, Saskatchewan — councilors ARCHie Hamilton Campbell and ERvie Edvin Hanson, and secretary-treasurer WILLiam S. Pierce of Barrier Valley Rural Municipality *

Arjay, Kentucky Arjay is an unincorporated community and coal town A coal town, also known as a coal camp or patch, is a type of company town or mining community established by the employer, a mining company, which imports workers to the site to work the min ...

— R. J. Asher, coal operator *

Armelgra, Alberta The Municipal District of Taber is a municipal district (MD) in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 2. Geography Communities and localities The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Taber. ...

— ARthur MELville GRAce, engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway *

Arvida, Quebec Arvida ( ) is a settlement of 12,000 people (2010)Peritz, Ingrid, "Saguenay 'utopia' dreaming big again", ''The Globe and Mail'', 13 November 2010, p. A31 in Quebec, Canada, that is part of the City of Saguenay. Its name is derived from the name o ...

— ARthur VIning DAvis, president of Aluminum Company of Canada *

Awe, Kentucky Awe is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Ill ...

— Anthony Wayne Everman, first postmaster *

Bahama, North Carolina Bahama is an unincorporated community in northern Durham County, North Carolina, United States. History Prior to European colonization, the present location of Bahama and the surrounding upper Neuse River basin were home to native peoples includi ...

— three leading families of the community: BAll, HArris, and MAngum * Balmorhea, Texas — BALcolm, MOrrow, RHEA, town founders *

Benld, Illinois Benld is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,464 at the 2020 census, down from 1,556 in 2010. It is located in the Metro-East portion of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. ''Benld'' was declared the ...

— BEN L. Dorsey, early settler * Bolada, Arizona — three family names: BOnes LAne DAndera *

Bresaylor, Saskatchewan Bresaylor is an unincorporated community in Rural Municipality of Paynton No. 470, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the home of the Bresaylor Heritage Museum, containing artifacts from the area. The name comes from the surnames of the three Mé ...

— three founding families: BREmner, SAYers, and TayLOR * Bromer, Indiana — early settlers: Boyd, Roll, Oldham, McCoy, Ellis, and Reid *

Bucoda, Missouri Bucoda is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri, Dunklin County, Missouri, United States. Bucoda is located on U.S. Route 412 in Missouri, U.S. Route 412, southwest of Senath, Missouri, Senath. An early var ...

— early settlers: BUchanan, COburn, and DAvis *

Bucoda, Washington Bucoda () is a town in Thurston County, Washington, United States. The population was 600 at the 2020 census. The community refers to itself as the "World's Tiniest Town with the Biggest Halloween Spirit". History The first American settler at ...

— investors in local industry: J. M. BUckley, Samuel COulter, John B. DAvid * Cabarton, Idaho — C. A. BARTON, official of the Boise Payette Lumber Company (a former company town of that company) *

Cadams, Nebraska Cadams is an unincorporated community in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, United States. History Cadams had a post office between 1892 and 1940. The community was named for C. Adams, a banker from Superior, Nebraska. References Unincorpor ...

— C. ADAMS, local banker * Chaney, Oklahoma — six family names: Carey, Hull, Adams, Nichols, Edmonds, Yarnold * Charlo, Port Elizabeth, South Africa — CHARles LOvemore, landowner *

Comrey, Alberta The County of Forty Mile No. 8 is a municipal district in south eastern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 1, southwest of Medicine Hat. Its municipal office is located in the Village of Foremost. Geography Communities an ...

— names of six early settlers: Columbus Larson, Ole Roen, Mons Roen, R. Rolfson, J. J. Everson, Ed Yager * Dacono, Colorado — DAisy Baum, COra Van Vorhies and NOra Brooks *

Delmar, Iowa Delmar is a city in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 542 at the time of the 2020 census. History Delmar was platted in 1871, shortly after the railroad was built through the site. The name Delmar is said to be a combination ...

— initials of six women on the first train to the new town: Della, Emma, Laura, Marie, Anna, and Rose. *

Edmore, Michigan Edmore is a village in Montcalm County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,210 at the 2020 census. History Edmore was founded and platted by Edwin B. Moore, a real estate man, in 1878, and named with a contraction of his name. A ...

— EDwin MOoRE, the first settler of the village *

Emida, Idaho Emida is a small unincorporated community in Benewah County, Idaho, United States, located on the east side of State Highway 6. History The Coeur d’Alene people inhabited this area for thousands of years prior to the coming of white s ...

— East, MIller, and DAwson, three early family names * Eram, Oklahoma — four children of Ed Oates: Eugene, Roderick, Anthony, and Marie * Ethanac, California — ETHAN A. Chase, landowner and political leader (town is now named

Romoland, California Romoland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 1,684 at the 2010 census, down from 2,764 at the 2000 census. History On June 25, 1900, the first Ethanac Post Office was established ac ...

) *

Faloma, Oregon Bridgeton is a compact neighborhood of detached houses, rowhouses, apartment and condominium complexes, and houseboats in the north and northeast sections of Portland, Oregon. It occupies a narrow strip of land around a levee between the Colum ...

— Force Love Moore, three original land-owners, with added vowels * Fastrill, Texas — F. F. FArrington, P. H. STRause, and Will HILL, postmaster and two lumbermen *

Gamoca, West Virginia Gamoca is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. The community's name is an amalgamation of the surnames Gauley, Moley, and Campbell. See also *List of ghost towns in West Virginia Ther ...

— GAuley, MOley, and CAmpbell * Gathon, Illinois — Gallager, Adams, Tremblay, and Herzog (ON added by the post office) * Geekabee Hill, Western Australia — George Kershaw Brown * Germfask Township, Michigan — town founders: John Grant, Matthew Edge, George Robinson, Thaddeus Mead, Dr. W. W. French, Ezekiel Ackley, Oscar (O.D.) Sheppard, and Hezekiah Knaggs * Golah, New York — coined by Rev H. W. Howard from five local family names (names unknown) *

Hacoda, Alabama Hacoda, also known as Martha, is an unincorporated community in Geneva County, Alabama, United States. Hacoda is located on Alabama State Route 54 State Route 54 (SR 54) is a state highway in the extreme southern part of the U.S. s ...

— HArt, COleman, DAvis, three local businessmen *

Halbrite Halbrite ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36 and Census Division No. 2. The village is located approximately 20 kilometres south-east of the city of Weybu ...

, Saskatchewan — three Canadian Pacific Railway engineers: HALl, BRuce, WhITE *

Helechawa, Kentucky Helechawa is an unincorporated community in Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States. The town of Helechawa was established in 1901 along the route of the Ohio and Kentucky Railroad. The president of the railway coined the name from that of hi ...

— HELEn CHAse WAlbridge, daughter of W. Delancy Walbridge, first president of Ohio and Kentucky Railroad *

Hemaruka, Alberta Hemaruka is a locality in Alberta, Canada. Hemaruka is a name coined from the first two letters of Helen, Margaret, Ruth and Kathleen, the daughters of a railroad official. References Localities in Special Area No. 4 {{CentralAlbe ...

— daughters of A. E. Warren, General Manager of Canadian National Railway: HElen, MArgaret, RUth and KAthleen * Hisega, South Dakota — six women who built a camp site and country club at the location: Helen Scroggs, Ida Anding, Sadie Robinson, Ethel Brink, Grace Wasson, and Ada Pike *

Itmann, West Virginia Itmann is a census-designated place (CDP) and former mining town located in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States, between Pineville and Mullens off West Virginia Route 16. As of the 2010 census, its population was 293; it had 138 ...

— Isaac T. MANN, president of Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Company * Jacam, Manitoba — J. A. CAMpbell, politician * Jayem, Kentucky — John Marshall Robsion, Sr., congressman *

Jay Em, Wyoming Jay Em is an unincorporated community in northern Goshen County, Wyoming, United States, just below the headwaters of the Rawhide Creek, on the old Texas Trail. It lies along U.S. Route 85, 35 miles north of the city of Torrington, the coun ...

— Jim Moore, cattle rancher * Jayenne, West Virginia — Johnson Newlon Camden, US senator * Jaype, Idaho — John P. Weyerhaeuser Jr., president of Potlatch Lumber Company * Jetson, Kentucky — J. E. Taylor and SON, co-owners of a local business * Kinnorwood, Illinois — H. L. KINney, George H. NORris, Robert P. WOODworth, land owners * Klej Grange, Maryland — Joseph William Drexel's four daughters: Katherine, Lucy, Elizabeth, and Josephine *

Kragon, Kentucky Kragon is an unincorporated community in Breathitt County Breathitt County ( ) is a county in the eastern Appalachian portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 13,718. Its county seat is ...

— K. RAGON, founder and president of the Kentucky Wood Products Company * Lecoma, Missouri — three local merchants: LEnox, COmstock, and MArtin *

Le Mars, Iowa Le Mars is the county seat of Plymouth County, Iowa, United States. It is located on the Floyd River northeast of Sioux City. The population was 10,571 at the time of the 2020 census. Le Mars is part of the Sioux City metropolitan area. Hist ...

— eight women from Cedar Rapids on a railroad excursion who were asked to name the town. Two of the letters, L and M, represent two women each: Lucy Ford and Laura Walker; Elizabeth Underhill or Ellen Cleghorn; Mary Weare and Martha Weare; Adeline Swain; Rebecca Smith; Sarah Reynolds. * Lookeba, Oklahoma — LOwe, KElly and BAker, town founders (with an extra O) * Mabana, Washington — MABel ANderson, daughter of an early settler, plus A for pronunciation *

Mabscott, West Virginia Mabscott is a town in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,333 at the 2020 census. The town's name is a contraction of the name Mabel Scott, wife of local coal operator Cyrus H. Scott. Geography Mabscott is locate ...

— MABel SCOTT * Maleb, Alberta — initials of the Bowen family: Morley, Amy, Lorne, Elizabeth, Bowen; disagreement over whether these are the initials of the parents or the children * Maljamar, New Mexico — MALcolm, JAnet, MARgaret, children of William Mitchell, oil operator * Marenisco Township, Michigan — either MARy ENId SCOtt, or MAry RElief NIles SCOtt, the wife of Emmet H. Scott, a timber producer *

Marietta, Ohio Marietta is a city in, and the county seat of, Washington County, Ohio, United States. It is located in southeastern Ohio at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, northeast of Parkersburg, West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, M ...

— MARIe AntoinETTe plus A *

Marmarth, North Dakota Marmarth ( ) is the largest city in Slope County in the U.S. State of North Dakota with a population of 101 as of 2020 census. It is situated in the southwestern part of Slope County, along the Bowman County line in the southwestern part of Nor ...

— MARgaret MARTHa Fitch, very young granddaughter of A. J. Ealing, railroad president *

Mesena, Georgia Mesena is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Georgia, United States. The community is located near the county's eastern border with McDuffie County, northeast of Warrenton. Mesena has a post office with ZIP code 30819. Mesena i ...

— coined by Dr. J. F. Hamilton, using the initial letters of the first names of his six daughters (names unknown) *

Milo, Oklahoma Milo is a community located in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. It is on State Highway 53, south of the Arbuckles The Arbuckle Mountains are an ancient mountain range in south-central Oklahoma in the United States. They lie in Murray, Car ...

— initials of four daughters of J. W. Johnson (names unknown) * Mohall, North Dakota — Martin O. HALL, founder and first postmaster * Mohrland, Utah — four investors in a coal mine: Mays, Orem, Heiner, and Rice plus LAND * Natal, Oregon — NAThAnieL C. Dale, local landowner and Columbia County clerk * Nemato, Port Alfred, South Africa — NElson MAndela TOwnship * Newport, Texas — initials of seven founding families: Norman, Ezell, Welch, Pruitt, Owsley, Reiger, and Turner * Neyami, Georgia — three subdevelopers: NEwton, YAncy, MIlner *

Norvelt, Pennsylvania Norvelt is a census-designated place in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, founded in 1934 as Westmoreland Homesteads. In 1937 it was renamed to honor Eleanor Roosevelt. The community was part of the Calum ...

— EleaNOR RooseVELT * Pawn, Oregon — local residents who applied for a post office: Poole, Ackerley, Worthington, Nolen * Peedee, Kentucky — Pumphrey David Smith, landowner * Primghar, Iowa — initials of eight people who had a major part in platting the town: Pumphrey; Roberts; Inman; McCormack; Green; Hayes or Hays; Albright; Rereick or Renck * Renwer, Manitoba — A. E. WarREN and W. E. Roberts, railway officials *

Reston, Virginia Reston is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia and a principal city of the Washington metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, Reston's population was 63,226. Founded in 1964, Reston was influenced by the Garden City move ...

— Robert E. Simon, founder of Reston, plus TON * Safe, Missouri — possibly early settlers: Shinkle, Aufderheide, Fann, and Essman * Soda, Texas — initials of four names submitted to the post office (names unknown; now a ghost town) * Tako, Saskatchewan — homesteaders: Taylor, Aked, Krips, Olsen * Tamalco, Illinois — W. H. TAylor, John M(A)cLaren, Frank COlwell, prominent locals *

Tejay, Kentucky Tejay is an unincorporated community located in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. It was named for Thomas Jefferson Asher (1848–1935), landowner and founder. References Unincorporated communities in Bell County, Kentucky Uninc ...

— Thomas Jefferson Asher, landowner, founder, and judge * Texico, Illinois — TEXas, Illinois, Claybourn, Osborn, the latter two being local family names * Wahjamega, Michigan — William A. Heartt, James A. Montgomery, and Edgar George Avery *

Wascott, Wisconsin Wascott is a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 714 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Wascott is located in the town. History The town is named for W. A. Scott, a railroad company president.T ...

— W. A. SCOTT, railroad company president * Walong, California — W. A. LONG, railroad official *

Willows, Saskatchewan Willows is an unincorporated community in Lake of the Rivers Rural Municipality No. 72, Saskatchewan, Canada. It previously held the status of a village until January 1, 1950. The name is a contraction of William Gibson Lowes, owner of the ...

— WILliam Gibson LOWeS, owner of the first store *

Wimauma, Florida Wimauma is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,373 at the 2010 census, up from 4,246 at the 2000 census. History Wimauma was founded by Captain C.H. Davis in 1902. Davis ...

— WIlma, MAUd, MAry, daughters of Captain C. H. Davis, first postmaster

Other places

Abac, Georgia Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) is a public college in Tifton, Georgia. It is part of the University System of Georgia and offers baccalaureate and associate degrees. The college is named after Abraham Baldwin, a signer of the ...

— Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College * Alorton, Illinois — ALuminum ORe plus TON * Anzac, Alberta — Australia New Zealand Army Corps * Bacova, Virginia — BAth COunty VirginiA * Barford, Saskatchewan — BArrier River FORD * Biola, California — Bible Institute Of Los Angeles *

Cal-Nev-Ari, Nevada Cal-Nev-Ari is a census-designated place on U.S. Route 95 in Clark County, Nevada, United States, near the state's southernmost point. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 244. The town's name is a syllabic abbreviation of Califor ...

— CALifornia, NEVada, ARIzona *

Claycomo, Missouri Claycomo is a village in Clay County, Missouri, United States, as part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Its name is a portmanteau of "Clay County, MO". The population was 1,343 at the 2020 census. Ford Motor Company owns the Kansas City Asse ...

— CLAY COunty, MissOuri *

Covada, Washington Covada is an unincorporated community in Ferry County, in the U.S. state of Washington. History A post office called Covada was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1954. The name is an acronym of several nearby mines, namely C ...

— six nearby mines: Columbia, Orin, Verin, Ada, Dora, and Alice *

Cudsaskwa Beach, Saskatchewan Cudsaskwa Beach is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is a resort community on the northern shore of Wakaw Lake. The name ''Cudsaskwa'' is a combination of Cudworth (a nearby town), Saskatchewan, and Wakaw Lake. Demograp ...

— CUDworth, SASKatchewan WAkaw * Denare Beach, Saskatchewan — DEpartment of NAtural REsources *

Hico, Missouri Hico is an extinct town in Dallas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in ...

— HIckory COunty (although Hico is in Dallas County) *

Hocomo, Missouri Hocomo is a small unincorporated community in Howell County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately thirteen miles southwest of West Plains on U.S. Route 160 U.S. Route 160 (US 160) is a 1,465 mile (2,358 km) long ...

— HOwell COunty MissOuri *

Ilasco, Missouri Ilasco is an unincorporated community in Ralls County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. History Ilasco had its start as a cement factory company town; the name Ilasco is an acronym of cement components, namely iron, lime, aluminum, silica, carbon, ...

— elements and ingredients of cement: Iron, Lime, Aluminum, Silica, Carbon, and Oxygen *

Kenova, West Virginia Kenova is a city in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, situated at the confluence of the Ohio and Big Sandy Rivers. Located near a tristate border, the city's name is a portmanteau of Kentucky, Ohio, and Virginia (Va). Founded in 1 ...

— KENtucky, Ohio, VirginiA *

Kenora Kenora (), previously named Rat Portage (french: Portage-aux-Rats), is a city situated on the Lake of the Woods in Ontario, Canada, close to the Manitoba boundary, and about east of Winnipeg by road. It is the seat of Kenora District. The hi ...

, Ontario — three predecessor communities: KEewatin, NOrman and RAt Portage * Lockridge, Oklahoma — Logan, Oklahoma, Canadian, and Kingfisher Counties plus RIDGE *

Macy, Nebraska Macy is a census-designated place (CDP) in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,045 at the 2020 census. It is within the Omaha Reservation, and includes Omaha Nation Public Schools. Macy is the birthplace of the Native ...

— (O)MAha AgenCY (location of Indian agency to the Maha or

Omaha people The Omaha ( Omaha-Ponca: ''Umoⁿhoⁿ'') are a federally recognized Midwestern Native American tribe who reside on the Omaha Reservation in northeastern Nebraska and western Iowa, United States. There were 5,427 enrolled members as of 2012. Th ...

) * Mandaree, North Dakota — MANdan, HiDAtsa and REE, the three tribes whose reservation the place is on. (Ree is another name for the

Arikara Arikara (), also known as Sahnish,
''Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation.'' (Retrieved Sep 29, 2011)

) *

Molanosa, Saskatchewan Molanosa ( cr, ᑮᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᓯᕽ, kîskahikanisihk) is a small isolated community located in Northern Saskatchewan, approximately 70 kilometres south of La Ronge near the northern end of Montreal Lake. It is considered the geograp ...

— MOntreal LAke, NOrthern SAskatchewan *

Nalcrest, Florida Nalcrest is a retirement community in Polk County, Florida, United States. The community's ZIP code is 33856. It is part of the Lakeland– Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community's name is an acronym for National Associati ...

— National Association of Letter Carriers plus REST, retirement community for postmen *

Noida, Uttar Pradesh Noida, short for New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, is a planned city located in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Noida is a satellite city of Delhi and is a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) ...

— New Okhla Industrial Development Authority *NOLA — A common nickname for New Orleans, LouisianA * Okarche, Oklahoma — OKlahoma ARapaho CHEyenne * Omphghent Township, Illinois — Our Mother of Perpetual Help + GHENT (city in Belgium) *

Ovapa, West Virginia Ovapa is an unincorporated community in Clay County Clay County is the name of 18 counties in the United States. Most are named for Henry Clay, U.S. Senator and statesman: * Clay County, Alabama * Clay County, Arkansas (named for John Clayton, ...

— Ohio, VirginiA, PennsylvaniA * Pen Mar, Maryland - PENnsylvania and MARyland *Penowa, Pennsylvania — PENnsylvania, Ohio, West VirginiA * Sharedon Park, South Africa — Self Help Association of REsidents plus DON, a neighbourhood somewhere in the Cape Town area * Texarkana, Texas/Arkansas — TEXas ARKansas LouisiANA * Ti, Oklahoma — a backwards acronym for Indian Territory * Usna, Oklahoma — United States North America * Usona, Alberta — United States Of North America * Usona, California — United States Of North America *

Veyo, Utah Veyo (also Glencove) is a census-designated place in western Washington County, Utah, United States, on the edge of the Dixie National Forest. Description The town lies along State Route 18 north of the city of St. George, the county seat of W ...

— either Virtue, Enterprise, Youth, and Order or VErdure and YOuth *

Viropa, West Virginia Viropa is an unincorporated community and coal town A coal town, also known as a coal camp or patch, is a type of company town or mining community established by the employer, a mining company, which imports workers to the site to work the mi ...

— VIRginia, Ohio, PennsylvaniA *

Walden, Ontario Walden ( Canada 1996 Census population 10,292) was a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, which existed from 1973 to 2000. Created as part of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury when regional government was introduced, the town was dissol ...

— WAters, Lively, DENison, three of the several communities that merged to form the town * Wamac, Illinois — WAshington, MArion, and Clinton Counties * Wyco, West Virginia — WYoming COunty

Neighborhoods

Many of these names were the result of neighborhood rebranding, first in

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

, and then in other cities. The names were mostly coined in imitation of Soho in Manhattan.

New York

* DoBro — DOwntown BROoklyn *

Dumbo, Brooklyn Dumbo (or DUMBO, short for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The area known as Dumbo used to be known as Gairville. It encompasses two sections: one located between the Manhatta ...

— Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass * FiDi — FInancial DIstrict *

NoHo, Manhattan NoHo, short for North of Houston Street (as contrasted with SoHo), is a primarily residential neighborhood in Lower Manhattan in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is bounded by Mercer Street to the west and the Bowery to the east, ...

— NOrth of HOuston Street *

Nolita Nolita, sometimes written as NoLIta and deriving from "North of Little Italy",Roberts, Sam"New York’s Little Italy, Littler by the Year"''New York Times'' (February 21, 2011) is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. No ...

— NOrth of Little ITAly *

NoMad, Manhattan NoMad ("North of Madison Square Park"), also known as Madison Square North, is a neighborhood centered on the Madison Square North Historic District in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The name NoMad, which has been in use since 19 ...

— NOrth of MADison Square Park * Sobro — SOuth BROnx *

SoHo, Manhattan SoHo, sometimes written Soho (South of Houston Street), is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Since the 1970s, the neighborhood has been the location of many artists' lofts and art galleries, and has also been known for its varie ...

— SOuth of HOuston Street *

Tribeca Tribeca (), originally written as TriBeCa, is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan in New York City. Its name is a syllabic abbreviation of "Triangle Below Canal Street". The "triangle" (more accurately a quadrilateral) is bounded by Canal Stre ...

— TRIangle BElow CAnal Street

Los Angeles

* DTLA — DownTown Los Angeles * NoHo — NOrth HOllywood * SoLA — SOuth Los Angeles * WeHo — WEst HOllywood

Denver, Colorado

* LoDo — LOwer DOwntown * LoHi — LOwer HIghland * RiNo — RIver NOrth Art District * SoBro — SOuth BROadway

Metropolitan and suburban areas

* Camanava — the Northern Manila District of

Metro Manila Metropolitan Manila (often shortened as Metro Manila; fil, Kalakhang Maynila), officially the National Capital Region (NCR; fil, link=no, Pambansang Punong Rehiyon), is the capital region, seat of government and one of three List of metrop ...

, Philippines; cities: CAloocan, MAlabon, NAvotas, VAlenzuela *

Gerbangkertosusila The Surabaya metropolitan area, or known locally as Gerbangkertosusila ( jv, ꦒꦼꦂꦧꦁꦏꦼꦂꦠꦱꦸꦱꦶꦭ, Gerbangkertasusila, from ''Gresik-Bangkalan-Mojokerto-Surabaya-Sidoarjo-Lamongan''), is a metropolitan area in East Java, ...

— official acronym for the Surabaya Extended Metropolitan Area in East Java, Indonesia: GREsik BANGkalan MojoKERTO SUrabaya SIdoarjo LAmongan *

Jabodetabek The Jakarta metropolitan area or Greater Jakarta, known locally as Jabodetabek (an acronym of Jakarta–Bogor– Depok–Tangerang–Bekasi), and sometimes extended to Jabodetabekjur (with the acronym extended to include part of Cianjur Regen ...

— the capital of Indonesia and suburbs: JAkarta, BOgor, DEpok, TAngerang and BEKasi * Muntapat, Metro Manila, Philippines — three cities: MUNtinlupa, TAguig, PATeros * Muntiparlas, Metro Manila, Philippines — three cities: MUNTInlupa, PARañaque, LAS Piñas *

Soweto Soweto () is a township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for ''South Western Townships''. Formerly a se ...

, Johannesburg, South Africa — SOuth WEstern TOwnships

In other cities

* CARAG, Minneapolis, Minnesota — Calhoun Area Residents' Action Group *NoBo,

Traverse City, Michigan Traverse City ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population wa ...

— NOrth BOardman Lake District * NoDa, Charlotte, NC — NOrth DAvidson Street *

NoMa Noma, NoMa, or NOMA may refer to: Places * NoMa, the area North of Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C., US ** NoMa–Gallaudet U station, on Washington Metro * Noma, Florida, US * NOMA, Manchester, a redevelopment in England * Noma Distric ...

, Washington, DC — NOrth of MAssachusetts Avenue * NoPa, San Francisco, California — NOrth of the PAnhandle * NuLu, Louisville, Kentucky — a portmanteau of "New" and "Louisville" * Lamasco,

Evansville, Indiana Evansville is a city in, and the county seat of, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. The population was 118,414 at the 2020 census, making it the state's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the largest city in ...

— town founders: John and William LAw, James B. MAcCall, Lucius H. SCOtt * SoBe, Miami Beach, Florida — SOuth BEach *

SoBo Sobo may refer to: Places * Sobo, La Brea, Trinidad and Tobago * Mount Sobo, Japan * SoBo or South Mumbai Other * Sobo (deity) * Sobo language (disambiguation) * Alexandra Sobo Alexandra Sobo (born ) is a Romanian female volleyball player, ...

, Mumbai — SOuth BOmbay * Sobro, Nashville, Tennessee — SOuth of BROadway *

SoDo, Seattle SoDo, alternatively SODO, is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, that makes up part of the city's Industrial District. It is bounded on the north by South King Street, beyond which is Pioneer Square; on the south by South Spokane Street, be ...

, Washington — originally SOuth of the DOme; now SOuth of DOwntown * SoHo, Hong Kong — SOuth of HOllywood Road * SoHo, London, Ontario — SOuth of HOrton Street * SoHo (Tampa), Florida — SOuth of HOward Avenue *

Soho, West Midlands Soho is an area that is in Central Birmingham and Smethwick, approximately 2 miles north west of Birmingham city centre on the A41. The name is an abbreviation of South House, denoting that it was located to the south of Handsworth. The section ...

(Birmingham, England) — SOuth HOuse *

SoMa Soma may refer to: Businesses and brands * SOMA (architects), a New York–based firm of architects * Soma (company), a company that designs eco-friendly water filtration systems * SOMA Fabrications, a builder of bicycle frames and other bicycl ...

, San Francisco, California — SOuth of MArket Street * SoMa, Vancouver, British Columbia — SOuth MAin * SoPi, Paris — SOuth of PIgalle

Natural features

Bodies of water

* Ayceecee Creek, British Columbia — Alpine Club of Canada (creek draining glaciers on Three Bears Mountain) * Lake Carasaljo — daughters of Joseph Brick, owner of local Bergen Iron Works: CARrie (A for pronunciation), SALly, and JOsephine * Lake Chaweva — CHArleston, WEst VirginiA * Copco Lake, California — California Oregon Power COmpany * Emar Lake, Saskatchewan — Eldorado Mining And Refining * Lake Jacomo, Missouri — JAckson COunty, MissOuri * Owaa Lake, Saskatchewan — Outdoor Writers Association of America (to mark a meeting of that organization in June 1967) * Sareco Bay, Saskatchewan — SAskatchewan REsearch COuncil; contains Sareco Island * Snafu Lake, Yukon — Situation Normal, All Fucked Up (drained by Snafu Creek); there is also a Snafu Lake in Ontario and a Snafu Creek in Northwest Territories *

Swenoda Lake Swenoda Lake is a lake in Pope County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Swenoda is a portmanteau of Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish, commemorating the nationalities of the pioneers who first settled in the area. See also * List of lakes in Min ...

and Swenoda Township, Swift County, Minnesota — SWEdish NOrwegian DAnish, nationalities of settlers in that region * Lake Taneycomo, Missouri — TANEY COunty, MissOuri * Tarfu Lake, Yukon — Things Are Really Fucked Up (fed and drained by Tarfu Creek) * Lake Wagejo, Michigan — WAlter Koelz, GEorge Stanley, JOhn Brumm, zoologists

Topography

Delmarva Peninsula The Delmarva Peninsula, or simply Delmarva, is a large peninsula and proposed state on the East Coast of the United States, occupied by the vast majority of the state of Delaware and parts of the Eastern Shore regions of Maryland and Virginia. ...

— DELaware MARyland VirginiA * Fasp Mountain, British Columbia — First Aid Ski Patrol * Isar Mountain, Washington/British Columbia — Internation Search And Rescue * Multorpor Butte or Mountain — a mountain near Mount Hood: MULTnomah County, ORegon, PORtland *

Tamu Massif Tamu Massif is a seamount in the northwest Pacific Ocean, sitting atop a triple junction of mid-ocean ridges. Tamu Massif is located in the Mount Garibaldi Mount Garibaldi (known as Nch'kaý to the indigenous Squamish people) is a dormant stratovolcano in the Garibaldi Ranges of the Pacific Ranges in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It has a maximum elevation of and rises above the surro ...

, British Columbia — University of British Columbia * Veeocee Mountain, British Columbia — Varsity Outdoor Club of the University of British Columbia

Others

* Alwinsal — potash mine at Guernsey, Saskatchewan named after a French–German consortium that invested: 1) Mines Domanials de Potasse d'ALsace (French) 2) WINtersall AG (German) 3) SALzfuther AG (German) * Amdewanda No. 630 — school near

Eston, Saskatchewan Eston is a town in Snipe Lake Rural Municipality No. 259, Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 1061 at the 2016 Census. The town is located at the junction of Highway 30 and Highway 44 approximately 70 km south-east of Kindersley. ...

; first trustees: Clyde AMey, Sid DEan, Robert WAmsley plus NDA for alliteration * Barholis No. 746 — school near

Glenbain, Saskatchewan Glenbain is a hamlet and seat of Glen Bain Rural Municipality No. 105, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was on mile 53 of the Canadian Pacific Railway right of way, southeast of Swift Current. See also * List of communities in Saskatchewan Commu ...

; early settlers: BARnes, HOLmes and InnIS * Elanco (commonly used name for Eastern Lancaster County School District) — Eastern LANcaster COunty * 6489 Golevka, asteroid named for three observatories that studied it for the Yarkovski effect — GOLdstone Observatory in California; EVpatoria Planetary Radar, Yevpatoria, Ukraine; KAshima Space Technology Center, located in

Kashima, Ibaraki is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 67,197 in 28,873 households and a population density of 634 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 31.5%. The total area of t ...

, Japan * Kemoca Park, Montmartre, Saskatchewan — KEndal, MOtmartre, and CAdiac; three communities the park serves * Mohonasen High School, Rotterdam, New York — MOHawk, ONOndaga, SENeca (with an A replacing the last O), three tribes that once lived in the Rotterdam area *

Odhill railway station Odhill station is a flag stop station in Odhill, Manitoba, Canada. The stop is served by Via Rail's Winnipeg – Churchill train Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the ...

, Manitoba — O. D. HILL, K.C. * Rawebb railway station, Manitoba — RAlph WEBB, politician * Camp Shagabec, Saskatchewan — church campground for parishes at Shaunavon, Hazenmore, Assinaboia, Govenlock, Abbey, Bracken, Eastend, Consul-Cabri-Climax * Solanco School District, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — SOuthern LANcaster COunty *

Viento State Park Viento State Park is a state park in north central Hood River County, Oregon, near the city of Hood River. The park, named for the former Viento railroad station located there, is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The ...

, near

Hood River, Oregon The city of Hood River is the seat of Hood River County, Oregon, United States. It is a port on the Columbia River, and is named for the nearby Hood River. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 8,313. It is the only city in Oregon whe ...

— Henry VIllard, William ENdicott, TOlman

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