This is a list of geographic portmanteaus. Portmanteaus (also called blends) are names constructed by combining elements of two, or occasionally more, other names. For the most part, the geographic names in this list were derived from two other names or words. Those derived from three or more names are usually considered

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 ...

or initialisms and can be found in the List of geographic acronyms and initialisms. 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 — 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 ...

— 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 cap ...

— Fuzhou 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 — Ganzhou and Suzhou *

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its ca ...

— 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 Suzhou

Korean provinces

During the Joseon 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 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 t ...

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 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 H ...

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 and Kyongsong, 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 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 Jeonj ...

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 populat ...

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 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 i ...

—

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 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, 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 — 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 (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 counties), created in 1963 near

Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the ...

* 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 counties), created in 1966 in Michigan * Nordonia Hills City School District (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 ...

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 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: ...

— 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 38th-most populous municipality in Illinois. It ...

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 — Europe and Arabia * Rural Municipality of Kellross No. 247, 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, and Orinda * Rural Municipality of Mayfield No. 406, 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 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 —

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, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...

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 and Arguedas, informal name for the area of two Navarrese 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 *

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 * 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 List of United States cities by area, largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the co ...

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

Central Savannah River Area The Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) is a trading and marketing region in the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina, spanning fourteen counties in Georgia and seven in South Carolina. The term was coined in 1950 by C.C. McCollum, the winn ...

(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. The city lies across the Savannah River from South Carolina at the head of its navigable portion. Georgi ...

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 The Quad Cities is a region of cities (originally four, see History) in the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois: Davenport and Bettendorf in southeastern Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline and East Moline in northwestern Illinois. These cities are t ...

area *

Kentuckiana Kentuckiana, a portmanteau of Kentucky and Indiana, is the area in the Upland South region of the United States containing metropolitan areas with counties in both Kentucky and Indiana. Kentuckiana is primarily the Louisville metropolitan area, in ...

(Kentucky and Indiana) a popular local name for the Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area, centered on

Louisville, Kentucky Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border ...

and spreading across the Ohio River into Indiana *

Michiana Michiana is a region in northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan centered on the city of South Bend, Indiana. The Chamber of Commerce of St. Joseph County, Indiana defines Michiana as St. Joseph County and "counties that contribute at least ...

(Michigan and Indiana) region whose main urban center is

South Bend, Indiana South Bend is a city in and the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total of 103,453 residents and is the fourt ...

* Minnesconsin (Minnesota and Wisconsin) area of northwestern Wisconsin near the

Minneapolis–Saint Paul Minneapolis–Saint Paul is a metropolitan area in the Upper Midwestern United States centered around the confluence of the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix rivers in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is commonly known as the Twin Cities ...

metropolitan area (unlike the others, this region does not extend across the state line) * Texhoma (Texas and Oklahoma) centered on

Wichita Falls, Texas Wichita Falls ( ) is a city in and the seat of government of Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay, and Wichita counties. Accord ...

and not necessarily distinct from Texoma * Texoma (Texas and Oklahoma) region surrounding Lake Texoma

Other portmanteau regions

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, and Virginia) a large peninsula on the East Coast of the United States, occupied by

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

and portions of

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

and

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

* 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 Arkoma is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,989 at the 2010 census, a decline from 2,180 in 2000. The name of the town is a portma ...

(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 Calexico () is a city in southern Imperial County, California. Situated on the Mexican border, it is linked economically with the much larger city of Mexicali, the capital of the Mexican state of Baja California. It is about east of San Diego ...

(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 Honey Lake is an endorheic sink in the Honey Lake Valley in northeastern California, near the Nevada border. Summer evaporation reduces the lake to a lower level of and creates an alkali flat. Honey Lake dries almost completely in most years. H ...

* 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 Dorris is a city in Siskiyou County, California, United States. Its population is 860 as of the 2020 census. The most notable people who have been residents of Dorris are two athletes who were born here. The city, named after brothers Presley A ...

*§ 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 Lake Traverse is the southernmost body of water in the Hudson Bay watershed of North America. It lies along the border between the U.S. states of Minnesota and South Dakota. A low continental divide, part of the Laurentian Divide, separates t ...

Delmar, Delaware Delmar is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States, on the Maryland border along the Transpeninsular Line. Its motto is "The Little Town Too Big for One State." The population was 1,597 at the 2010 census, an increase of 13.5% over t ...

and

Delmar, Maryland Delmar is a town in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. The population was 3,003 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. When the population is added to Delmar, Delaware, the t ...

(Delaware and Maryland) *

Flomaton, Alabama Flomaton is a town in Escambia County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the town's population was 1,440. It is located next to the Alabama / Florida state line. History Flomaton was incorporated as a town in 1908, having been settled ...

(Florida, Alabama, plus -ton) *

Florala, Alabama Florala is a town in Covington County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 1,923. Geography Florala is located along the Alabama–Florida state line at (31.007712, -86.324957). It is bordered by the town of Lockhar ...

(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 Illiana is an unincorporated community in Newell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. In this area, State Line Road runs along the border between Illinois and Indiana; Illiana is just across the road from the town of State Line ...

(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 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, and West Virginia) * Kensee, Kentucky (Kentucky and Tennessee), former coal mining town in Whitley County near

Jellico, Tennessee Jellico is a city in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States, on the state border with Kentucky, by road north of Knoxville. The population was 2,355 at the 2010 census. History The name "Jellico" is a local alteration of "angelica", the name ...

* 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 The Coal Wars were a series of armed labor conflicts in the United States, roughly between 1890 and 1930. Although they occurred mainly in the East, particularly in Appalachia, there was a significant amount of violence in Colorado after the tu ...

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 Panola is an unincorporated community in Panola County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 296 in 2000. Panola is located at the junction of U.S. Highway 79 and FM 9 in northe ...

Mardela Springs, Maryland Mardela Springs is a town in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. The population was 357 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The area around Mardela Springs was home ...

(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 Mexicali (; ) is the capital city of the Mexican state of Baja California. The city, seat of the Mexicali Municipality, has a population of 689,775, according to the 2010 census, while the Calexico–Mexicali metropolitan area is home to 1,000,0 ...

, Baja California (Mexico and California) *

Michiana, Michigan Michiana () is a village in New Buffalo Township, Berrien County in the extreme southwest corner of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 182 at the 2010 census. Michiana is also the commonly used term to describe the southwest Michiga ...

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 Prohibition is the act or practice of forbidding something by law; more particularly the term refers to the banning of the manufacture, storage (whether in barrels or in bottles), transportation, sale, possession, and consumption of alcohol ...

, 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 Lake Gaston is a hydroelectric reservoir in the eastern United States. Part of the lake is in the North Carolina counties of Halifax, Northampton, and Warren. The part extending into Virginia lies in Brunswick and Mecklenburg counties. Lake Ga ...

* 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 Lake Oahe () is a large reservoir behind Oahe Dam on the Missouri River; it begins in central South Dakota and continues north into North Dakota in the United States. The lake has an area of and a maximum depth of . By volume, it is the fourth ...

*§ 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 Pen Mar is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Washington Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along the Mason–Dixon line, bordered to the south by the community of Pen Mar Park in ...

(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 Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States, in the Ark-La-Tex region. Located approximately from Dallas, Texarkana is a twin city with neighboring Texarkana, Arkansas. The Texas city's population was 36,193 at the 2020 census. ...

and

Texarkana, Arkansas Texarkana is a city in the U.S. state of Arkansas and the county seat of Miller County, on the southwest border of the state. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 29,387. The city is located across the state line from its twin city ...

(Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana) * Texhoma, Oklahoma and Texhoma, Texas (Texas and Oklahoma) *

Texico, New Mexico Texico is a city in Curry County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 1,130 at the 2010 census. The city is located on the Texas-New Mexico border with the town of Farwell across the border. Etymology The name is a portmanteau of "T ...

(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 Virgilina is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 154 at the 2010 census. Virgilina was once a copper mining town. It was a stop on the Atlantic and Danville Railway as recently as the 1950s. It is named "Virgili ...

(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 Calion is a second-class city in Union County, Arkansas, Union County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 494 at the United States Census 2000, 2010 census. History The town grew around the Ouachita River Lock and Dam, completed by the ...

(Calhoun and Union Counties) * Colmor, New Mexico (Colfax and Mora Counties) * Dalark, Arkansas (Dallas and Clark Counties) *

Dalhart, Texas Dalhart is a city in Dallam County, Texas, Dallam and Hartley County, Texas, Hartley counties in the U.S. state of Texas, and the county seat of Dallam County. The population was 7,930 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History Foun ...

(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, 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 Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The town is six miles (10 km) northwest of Boston, and its population was 46,308 at the 2020 census. History European colonists settled the Town of Arlington in 1635 as a village w ...

* Bel-Red (

Bellevue, Washington Bellevue ( ) is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, located across Lake Washington from Seattle. It is the third-largest city in the Seattle metropolitan area and has variously been characterized as ...

and Redmond, Washington) a neighbourhood of Bellevue adjacent to Redmond * Burnaugh, Kentucky ( Burgess Station and Kavanaugh) * Dalworthington Gardens, Texas (Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington) * Deltona, Florida, ( DeLand and Daytona) * Ellport, Pennsylvania (Ellwood City and Portersville) * Gerled, Iowa (German and Ledyard Townships) *

Glendale Heights, Illinois Glendale Heights is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 33,176. History Glendale Heights was a small farming area served by the Glen Ellyn post office up until the 1950s, with a population ...

(

Glen Ellyn Glen Ellyn is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. A suburb located due west of downtown Chicago, the village has a population of 28,846 as of the 2020 Census. History Glen Ellyn, like the neighboring town to the east, Lomba ...

and Bloomingdale) *

Hadlyme, Connecticut The Hadlyme North Historic District is an Historic district (United States), historic district located in the southwest corner of the town of East Haddam, Connecticut (just north of the town line with Lyme, Connecticut, Lyme). It represents the ...

(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 Kreuzberg () is a district of Berlin, Germany. It is part of the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg borough located south of Mitte. During the Cold War era, it was one of the poorest areas of West Berlin, but since German reunification in 1990 it ha ...

, two boroughs of Berlin, Germany * Linworth, Ohio (

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...

and 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 Alberton is a city situated on the southern part of the East Rand of the Gauteng Province in South Africa and is situated very close to the major urban centre of Johannesburg. Alberton is described as a typical suburban community, one which is p ...

) *

Milmay, New Jersey Milmay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located mostly within Buena Vista Township, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. Part of the CDP extends southwest into Maurice River Township in Cumberland County. ...

(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 and Delisle), rail siding at potash mine between the two towns *

Vanport City, Oregon Vanport, sometimes referred to as Vanport City or Kaiserville, was a city of wartime public housing in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States, between the contemporary Portland city boundary and the Columbia River. It was destroyed in the 194 ...

(Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington), a town on the Portland side of the Columbia river, no longer in existence. *

Ventucopa, California Ventucopa is an unincorporated community in the southeastern Cuyama Valley, within eastern Santa Barbara County, California. Ventucopa has a population of 92 people and is located an elevation of 2,896 ft. It is an agricultural area situat ...

( Ventura and

Maricopa Maricopa can refer to: Places * Maricopa, Arizona, United States, a city ** Maricopa Freeway, a piece of I-10 in Metropolitan Phoenix ** Maricopa station, an Amtrak station in Maricopa, Arizona * Maricopa County, Arizona, United States * Marico ...

) * Warranwood, Victoria ( Warrandyte South and Ringwood) suburbs of

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

Willowick, Ohio Willowick is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 14,171 at the 2010 census. A suburb of Cleveland, Willowick is served by a branch of the Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library. The city's name is a portmanteau of two ad ...

(Willoughby and Wickliffe) suburbs of

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

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 — a man-made lake 4 miles (6 kilometers) east of

Oskaloosa, Iowa Oskaloosa is a city in, and the county seat of, Mahaska County, Iowa, United States. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Oskaloosa was a national center of bituminous coal mining. The population was 11,558 in the 2020 U.S. Ce ...

named for the two counties that financed it, Keokuk and Mahaska *

Lake Koocanusa Lake Koocanusa () is a reservoir in British Columbia (Canada) and Montana (United States) formed by the damming of the Kootenai River by the Libby Dam in 1972. The Dam was formally dedicated by President Gerald Ford on August 24, 1975. The la ...

— a reservoir named for the river it dams (

Kootenay River The Kootenay or Kootenai river is a major river in the Northwest Plateau, in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, and northern Montana and Idaho in the United States. It is one of the uppermost major tributary, tributaries of the Columbia Ri ...

) 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 Kenora District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The district seat is the City of Kenora. It is geographically the largest division in Ontario: at , it covers 38 percent of the province's area, making it larger ...

, Ontario) * Lake Michiana (Michigan and Indiana) Branch County, Michigan and Steuben County, Indiana *

Sangchris Lake Sangchris Lake is a 3,022-acre (12.2 km²) reservoir located in Christian and Sangamon Counties, Illinois. It was created in 1964 by damming Clear Creek, a tributary of the South Fork of the Sangamon River for recreation and to serve as a so ...

(Sangamon and Christian Counties) reservoir southeast of Springfield, Illinois * Saskman Lake (Saskatchewan and Manitoba) near Mansask Lake * Saskoba Lake (Saskatchewan and Manitoba) *

Lake Talquin Lake Talquin is a reservoir located on the Ochlockonee River between Leon County and Gadsden County in north Florida. The lake, located about 10 miles (15 km) west of Tallahassee, is south of Interstate 10 and bordered by State Road 20 on th ...

— 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 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 Chippewa Falls is a city located on the Chippewa River in Chippewa County in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 14,778 in the 2021 census. Incorporated as a city in 1869, it is the county seat of Chippewa Cou ...

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 The Huadong Valley or Hualien–Taitung Valley (), also known as East Rift Valley or the Longitudinal Valley, is a long and narrow valley located between the Central Mountain Range and the Coastal Mountain Range. It is also recognized as a plai ...

— from

Hualien City Hualien City (; Wade-Giles: Hua¹-lien² Shih⁴; Hokkien POJ: ''Hoa-lian-chhī'' or ''Hoa-liân-chhī'') is a county-administered city and the county seat of Hualien County, Taiwan. It is located on the east coast of Taiwan on the Pacific Oc ...

to Taitung City in eastern Taiwan *

Monida Pass Monida Pass is a high mountain pass in the northern Rocky Mountains of the western United States, at an elevation of above sea level on Interstate 15, and on the Union Pacific Railroad. On the Continental Divide in the Bitterroot Range, it ...

(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 Ada County is located in the southwestern part of Idaho, United States. As of the 2021 United States census estimate, the county had a population of 511,931, making it by far the state's most populous county; it is home to 26.8% of the state's ...

) 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 Canusa Street (french: rue Canusa) is the only part of the Canada–United States border that runs down the middle of a street. The street separates Beebe Plain, Vermont, in the United States, from the Beebe Plain area of Stanstead, Quebec, ...

(Canada and United States) runs along the border between Beebe Plain, Vermont and Standstead, Quebec * Clarabella Road (

Clare County, Michigan Clare County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 30,856. The county seat is Harrison. History The county was created by the Michigan Legislature from part of Michilimackinac County in 1840, ...

and

Isabella County, Michigan Isabella County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 64,394. Its county seat is Mount Pleasant. The area was known as ''Ojibiway Besse'', meaning "the place of the Ojibwa" (known as the ...

), on the county line near the city of Clare * Clareola Avenue (

and Osceola County, Michigan) road on county line * Claroskee Road (Clare County, Michigan,

Roscommon County, Michigan Roscommon County ( ') is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 23,459. The county seat is Roscommon. The county was founded in 1840 and organized in 1875. History The county was formed by ...

, and

Missaukee County, Michigan Missaukee County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 15,052. The county seat is Lake City. Missaukee County is part of the Cadillac, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area. The county i ...

), 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 Gladwin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 25,386. The county seat is Gladwin. History Prehistory Gladwin County is a headwaters area. Most of the water that flows out of the co ...

) road along county line, with different parts known as Road and Avenue * Clintonia Road (

Clinton County, Michigan Clinton County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 79,128. The county seat is St. Johns. The county was created in 1831 and organized in 1839. It is named after early American politician DeWitt ...

and

Ionia County, Michigan Ionia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 66,804. The county seat is Ionia. The Ionia County Courthouse was designed by Claire Allen, a prominent southern Michigan architect. Ion ...

) western border of Clinton County, eastern border of Ionia County * Costabella Avenue ( Mecosta County, Michigan and

), on the county line * Dalrock Road ( Dallas County, Texas and

Rockwall County, Texas Rockwall County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. At 149 square miles, Rockwall County has the smallest area of any Texas county. Per the 2020 Census, its population was 107,819. Its county seat is Rockwall. The county and city are named ...

) on the county line within the city of Rowlett, Texas * Fitchrona Road (

Fitchburg, Wisconsin Fitchburg is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 29,609 at the 2020 census. Fitchburg is a suburb of Madison and is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. Fitchburg consists of a mix of suburban neighbor ...

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 * Kenowa Avenue ( Kent County, Michigan and

Ottawa County, Michigan Ottawa County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2020 Census, the population was 296,200. The county seat is Grand Haven. The county is named for the Ottawa Nation. It was set off in 1831 and organi ...

) 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 and 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 (

and

Allegan County, Michigan Allegan County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 120,502. The county seat is Allegan. The name was coined by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft to sound like a Native American word. Alle ...

) southern border of Ottawa, northern border of Allegan * Stainash Crescent ( Staines-upon-Thames and

Ashford, Surrey Ashford is a town almost wholly in the Borough of Spelthorne, Surrey, with a small area contained within the boundaries of the London Borough of Hounslow, approximately west-southwest of central London. Its name derives from a crossing point ...

), east of Staines, west of Ashford

Connectors

* Alcan Highway (Alaska and Canada) also known as the Alaska Highway *

Bakerloo line The Bakerloo line () is a London Underground line that goes from in suburban north-west London to in south London, via the West End. Printed in brown on the Tube map, it serves 25 stations, 15 of which are underground, over . It runs partly ...

(Baker Street and Waterloo) London Underground line originally just connecting the

Waterloo tube station Waterloo is a London Underground station located beneath Waterloo National Rail station. As of , it is the station on the London Underground, with million users. It is served by four lines: the Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern and Waterloo & City ...

with the

Baker Street tube station Baker Street is a London Underground station at the junction of Baker Street and the Marylebone Road in the City of Westminster. It is one of the original stations of the Metropolitan Railway (MR), the world's first underground railway, opened ...

, although now it goes much further * Bel-red Road (

and Redmond, Washington) the main street of Bel-Red, Bellevue connecting two Seattle suburbs * Floribraska Avenue,

Tampa, Florida Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and ...

(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 Hurontario Street is a roadway running in Ontario, Canada between Lake Ontario at Mississauga and Lake Huron's Georgian Bay at Collingwood. Within Peel Region, it is a major urban thoroughfare within the cities of Mississauga and Brampton, wh ...

(Lake Huron and Lake Ontario) from Mississagua, Ontario on Lake Ontario to

Collingwood, Ontario Collingwood is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. It is situated on Nottawasaga Bay at the southern point of Georgian Bay. Collingwood is well known as a tourist destination, for its skiing in the winter, and limestone caves along the Nia ...

on Lake Huron * Ken Tenn Highway (Kentucky and Tennessee) Tennessee State Route 214, a road between

Fulton, Kentucky Fulton is a home rule-class city in Fulton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,357 at the 2020 census, down from 2,445 at the 2010 census. It was once known as the "Banana Capital of the World", because 70% of imported banan ...

South Fulton, Tennessee South Fulton is a city in Obion County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,245 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Union City, TN– KY Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography South Fulton is located at (36.496716, -88.879 ...

and

Union City, Tennessee Union City is located in Obion County, Tennessee, United States. The 2020 census reported the population of the town as 11,170. It is the principal urban settlement of the surrounding micropolitan area, which includes Obion County and Fulton Count ...

* Melqua Road ( Melrose, Oregon and Umpqua, Oregon) road between two small Oregon communities *

Tamiami Trail The Tamiami Trail () is the southernmost of U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) from State Road 60 (SR 60) in Tampa to US 1 in Miami. A portion of the road also has the hidden designation of State Road 90 (SR 90). The north� ...

(Tampa and Miami) highway connecting two Florida cities * Tenn-Tom (

Tennessee River The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. It is approximately long and is located in the southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley. The river was once popularly known as the Cherokee River, among other name ...

and

Tombigbee River The Tombigbee River is a tributary of the Mobile River, approximately 200 mi (325 km) long, in the U.S. states of Mississippi and Alabama. Together with the Alabama, it merges to form the short Mobile River before the latter empties int ...

) popular name for the

Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway The Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway (popularly known as the Tenn-Tom) is a artificial U.S. waterway built in the 20th century from the Tennessee River to the junction of the Black Warrior-Tombigbee River system near Demopolis, Alabama. The Tenne ...

Other border portmanteaus

* Frelard (

Fremont, Seattle Fremont is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, United States. Originally a separate city, it was annexed to Seattle in 1891. It is named after Fremont, Nebraska, the hometown of two of its founders: Luther H. Griffith and Edward Blewett. G ...

and

Ballard, Seattle Ballard is a neighborhood in the northwestern area of Seattle, Washington, United States. Formerly an independent city, the City of Seattle's official boundaries define it as bounded to the north by Crown Hill (N.W. 85th Street), to the east by ...

) 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 Altorado is a ghost town in the County of Forty Mile No. 8, Alberta, Canada. The community was originally settled during the creation of a Canadian Pacific Railway line from Weyburn, Saskatchewan to Stirling, Alberta in an attempt to profit from r ...

(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 Delmar Boulevard is a major east-west street in St. Louis, Missouri. Route description Delmar Boulevard starts at North 14th Street in Downtown St. Louis, as a westward extension of Convention Plaza. It passes through the neighborhoods of Dow ...

(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, 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 * 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 Alikanna is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the Unite ...

— Alexander and Anna Beatty, town founders * Allock, Kentucky — J. B. Allen and H. E. Bullock, mine owners *

Almena, Wisconsin Almena is a village in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 677 at the 2010 census. History A post office called Almena has been in operation since 1888. The village's name is an amalgamation of Albert and Wilhelmina, ...

— Albert and Wilhelmena Koehler, early settlers * Alpat Lake (body of water in Saskatchewan) — Al Billwiller and Pat Gillis, prospectors *

Andale, Kansas Andale is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 941. History Andale was founded in the early 1880s. The city's name is an amalgamation of the surnames of two families of pione ...

— 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 Berclair is an unincorporated community in Goliad County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relativel ...

— 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 Broad Park is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 5 ...

— J. C. Broadstreet and Hugh Parker, local landowners *

Brookneal, Virginia Brookneal is an incorporated town in Campbell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,112 as of the 2010 census. It is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area. History On January 14, 1802, "Brooke Neal" was establishe ...

— 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 Carson is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 254 at the 2020 census. History Carson was laid out in 1910 when the Northern Pacific Railway was extended to that point. The city's name i ...

— 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 Cootehill (; ) is a market town and townland in County Cavan, Ireland. Cootehill was formerly part of the neighbouring townland of Munnilly. Both townlands lie within the barony of Tullygarvey. The English language name of the town is a port ...

, 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 Cynthiana is a home rule-class city in Harrison County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 6,402 at the 2010 census. It is the seat of its county. History The settlement developed on both sides of the South Fork of the Licki ...

— 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 Declo is a city in Cassia County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Burley, Idaho micropolitan area. The population was 343 at the time of the 2010 census, up from 338 in 2000.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 Andrew William Mellon (; March 24, 1855 – August 26, 1937), sometimes A. W. Mellon, was an American banker, businessman, industrialist, philanthropist, art collector, and politician. From the wealthy Mellon family of Pittsburgh, Pennsylv ...

* Dorintosh, Saskatchewan —

Dorise Nielsen Dorise Winifred Nielsen (30 July 1902 – 9 December 1980) was a Canadian communist politician, feminist and teacher. Biography Before politics Born in London, England, Doris Webber arrived in Canada and settled in Saskatchewan in 1927 to work ...

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 The Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 17 and Division No. 6. History The RM of Eldon No. 471 incorporated as a rural m ...

, 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 Elwin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in South Wheatland Township, Macon County, Illinois, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in 2020, with a population of 119. The name "Elwin" is an amalgamation of th ...

— Elwood and Martin, town founders *

Elyria, Ohio Elyria ( ) is a city in the Greater Cleveland metropolitan statistical area and the county seat of Lorain County, Ohio, Lorain County, Ohio, United States, located at the forks of the Black River (Ohio), Black River in Northeast Ohio 23 miles sou ...

— 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 Fluvanna County is a county (United States), county located in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 27,249 ...

— ''fluvius'' (Latin, "river") and

Anne, Queen of Great Britain Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from 8 March 1702 until 1 May 1707. On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union, the kingdoms of England and Scotland united as a single sovereign state known as ...

* Frenchglen, Oregon — Peter French and 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 Haysi ( ) is a town in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States. The population was 498 at the 2010 census, up from 186 at the 2000 census, over which time period the town's area tripled. History Haysi is located at the confluence of Russell Pr ...

— Charles M. Hayter and Otis L. Sifers, store owners * Hernshaw, West Virginia — Robert Herndon and partner Renshaw, coal mine owners *

Hughton, Saskatchewan Hughton is a hamlet in Monet No. 257, Saskatchewan, Canada. The hamlet is located at along Highway 44 approximately southwest of the City of Saskatoon. History The first settlers arrived in the area around 1907. The settlement of the regi ...

— Hugh and Milton Winters, sons of O. O. Winters, first village overseer *

Idabel, Oklahoma Idabel is a city in and county seat of McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 7,010 at the 2010 census. It is located in the southeast corner of Oklahoma, a tourist area known as Choctaw Country. History Idabel was estab ...

— 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 Iraan ( ) is a city in Pecos County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,229 at the 2010 census. The city's name is an amalgamation of the first names of Ira and Ann Yates, owners of the ranch land upon which the town was built. History ...

— 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 Jonancy is a small unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky, United States, in the far eastern part of the state. The latitude and longitude are 37.316N and -82.583W. Jonancy is in the Eastern Coal Field region. The com ...

— Joe Hudson and Nancy Ratliffe, employees (bookkeeper and timekeeper, respectively) of the local coal mining company (Kentucky Block Fuel Company) *

Juliaetta, Idaho Juliaetta is a city in Latah County, Idaho, United States. The population was 579 at the 2010 census. History The area was originally called Schupferville for Rupert Schupfer, an original homesteader in the area. The town was named in 1882 by t ...

— Julia and Etta, daughters of Charles Snyder, the first postmaster * Kenbridge, Virginia — Kennedy and Bridgeforth, landowners' names *

Keymar, Maryland Keymar is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The name of the community is a portmanteau of the family name ''Key'' (of which Francis Scott Key Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779January 11, 1843) was an Ame ...

— 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 Krydor ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Redberry No. 435 and Census Division No. 16. The community's name is a combination of the names of two early settlers, Petro Kry ...

— Peter Krysak and Teodor Lucyk, prominent settlers * LaBelle, Florida — Laura June and Carrie Belle, daughters of 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 Mansfield is a suburban city in the U.S. state of Texas, and is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex area. The city is located mostly in Tarrant county, with small parts in Ellis and Johnson counties. Its location is approximately 30 mile ...

— Ralph S. Man and Julian Feild ic 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 Marianna is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Florida, United States, and it is home to Chipola College. The population was 6,102 at the 2010 census. In 2018 the estimated population was 7,091. The official nickname of Marianna is ...

— Mary and Anna, daughters of town founder Scott Beveridge *

Marietta, Pennsylvania Marietta is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The population was 2,633 at the 2020 census. It is located on the east bank of the Susquehanna River northwest of Columbia. Geography Marietta is located in western Lancaster County at (4 ...

— 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

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, England, his original home *

Mary Esther, Florida Mary Esther is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,851 at the United States Census 2010, 2010 census. It is part of the Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Fort Walton Beach–Crestview, Flo ...

— daughters of the first postmaster, John Newton * Maunie, Illinois — Maude Sheridan and Jennie Pumphrey, daughters of early settlers * Maxstone, Saskatchewan — Alexander Maxwell and Stonehenge, a nearby district * Meleb, Manitoba — Melnyk, farmer, and Lebman, storekeeper *

Micola, Missouri Micola is an unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Te ...

— Michie and Coleman, founders * Milden, Saskatchewan — Charles Mills and Robert Bryden, early settlers *

Milfay, Oklahoma Milfay is a small unincorporated community in Creek County, Oklahoma, United States, about five and a half miles east of Stroud Stroud is a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District. ...

— 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

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, railroad owners * Raljon, Maryland — former name of town where

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is located, for Ralph and John, sons of former

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owner

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* 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 The Sharon plain ( ''HaSharon Arabic: سهل شارون Sahel Sharon'') is the central section of the Israeli coastal plain. The plain lies between the Mediterranean Sea to the west and the Samarian Hills, to the east. It stretches from Nahal T ...

in Israel * Scotford, Alberta — Thomas Walter Scott, first premier of Saskatchewan, and

Alexander Cameron Rutherford Alexander Cameron Rutherford (February 2, 1857 – June 11, 1941) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the first premier of Alberta from 1905 to 1910. Born in Ormond, Canada West, he studied and practiced law in Ottawa before h ...

, first premier of Alberta * Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana — William Shaw, war hero, and Judge William W. Wick, eminent jurist *

Sherridon, Manitoba Sherridon, Manitoba is an unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada. History Sherridon originated as the service centre for the nearby Sherritt Gordon nickel mines. The mine closed in 1952, resulting in the equipment and many of the workers ...

— Carl Sherritt and J. Peter Gordon, founders of Sherritt Gordon Mines, Ltd., now

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Corporation *

Snowflake, Arizona Snowflake is a town in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It was founded in 1878 by Erastus Snow and William Jordan Flake, Mormon pioneers It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. According to 2010 Census, the popula ...

— 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 __NOTOC__ Valmeyer is a village in Monroe County, Illinois, on the Mississippi River. The population was 1,263 at the 2010 United States Census. History After the Great Flood of 1993 the residents of Valmeyer decided to relocate the town tw ...

— "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 *

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, 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 and Margaret, two other Alabama towns with mines owned by the same company * Algoma (various places with this name, such as

Algoma District Algoma District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The name was created by an American ethnologist, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864), who was appointed Indian agent to the Ojibwe in ...

, 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 Ashton is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The commercial center of Ashton lies at the junction of Route 108 (Ashton Road) and New Hampshire Avenue ( Route 650). The etymology of Ashton is unclear, as so ...

— Ashland and Clifton, two nearby estates * Bellevyria, North Dakota —

Bellevue, Ohio Bellevue ( ) is a city in Erie County, Ohio, Erie, Huron County, Ohio, Huron, Seneca County, Ohio, Seneca, and Sandusky County, Ohio, Sandusky counties in the U.S. state of Ohio, located 61 miles southwest of Cleveland and 45 miles southeast of To ...

and

, original homes of two early settlers *

Belmopan Belmopan () is the capital city of Belize. Its population in 2010 was 16,451. In addition to being the smallest capital city in the continental Americas by population, Belmopan is the third-largest settlement in Belize, behind Belize City and Sa ...

, Belize —

Belize River The Belize River runs through the center of Belize. It drains more than one-quarter of the country as it winds along the northern edge of the Maya Mountains to the sea just north of Belize City (). The Belize river valley is largely tropical rai ...

and the

Mopan River The Mopan River is a river in Central America spanning the Petén Department of Guatemala and the Cayo District of Belize. It merges with the Macal River at Branch Mouth, Belize, forming the Belize River, which ultimately discharges to the Caribbe ...

Bethalto, Illinois Bethalto is a village located in Madison County, Illinois, United States. Bethalto, like the rest of Madison County, is part of the Illinois Metro East portion of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. Early in its history, the village was ...

— 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 Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

in the north to

Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

in the south) that make up the Northeast megalopolis. *

Bralorne Bralorne ( ) is a historic Canadian gold mining community in the Bridge River District of British Columbia, some 130 km on dirt roads west of the town of Lillooet. Background Gold has been the central element in the area's history going ba ...

, 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 Carcross, originally known as Caribou Crossing, ( tli, Nadashaa Héeni) is an unincorporated community in Yukon, Canada, on Bennett Lake and Nares Lake. It is home to the Carcross/Tagish First Nation. It is south-southeast by the Alaska Highway ...

, Yukon — Caribou Crossing *

Carlea, Saskatchewan Carlea is a former Canadian National Railway railway station and hamlet in northeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. The name Carlea was created from the first few letters of the names of two rivers that meet nearby, the Carrot and the Leather ...

— Carrot and Leather Rivers flow together near the town *

Carway, Alberta Carway is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cardston County. It is a port of entry into the U.S. state of Montana opposite of Port of Piegan. Just on the other side of the border is the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Glacier Coun ...

—

Cardston Cardston is a town in Alberta, Canada. It was first settled in 1887 by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who travelled from Utah, via the Macleod-Benton Trail, to present-day Alberta in one of the century' ...

and "highway" *

Centrahoma, Oklahoma Centrahoma is a rural small town in Coal County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 97 at the 2010 census. History A post office was established at Byrd, Indian Territory on March 3, 1892. It was named for William L. Byrd, Governor ...

— 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 Dacoma is a town in Woods County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 107 at the 2010 census, down from 148 in 2000. Geography Dacoma is located southeast of Alva, the county seat.

— Dakota (tribe) and Oklahoma * Dakem, North Dakota — North Dakota and Emmons County *

Delanco, New Jersey Delanco Township is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 4,283, reflecting an increase of 1,046 (+32.3%) from the 3,237 counted in the 2000 Census, which ...

— Delaware River and Rancocas Creek *

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). Acco ...

— Delaware and Hudson * Delawanna station (New Jersey Transit stop in

Clifton, New Jersey Clifton is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Criss-crossed by several major highways, the city is a regional commercial hub for North Jersey and is a bedroom suburb of New York City in the New York Metropolitan Area. As ...

) — Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad * Donavon, Saskatchewan —

Don River (Ontario) The Don River is a watercourse in southern Ontario that empties into Lake Ontario, at Toronto Harbour. Its mouth was just east of the street grid of the town of York, Upper Canada, the municipality that evolved into Toronto, Ontario. The Don is ...

and Avon River (Ontario) * Echola, Alabama — "echo" and Alabama * Enehoe, Oklahoma — last letters of Cheyenne and Arapaho *

Flagami Flagami is a neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States, roughly defined as south and east of the Tamiami Canal, north of the Tamiami Trail (US 41/South Eighth Street), and west of Red Road ( SR 959/West 57th Avenue), bisected by Flagler Stre ...

, Miami, Florida — neighbourhood around Flagler Street and Tamiami Canal * Gascozark, Missouri —

Gasconade River The Gasconade River is about longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 31, 2011 and is located in central and south-central Missouri. The Gasconade River begins in the Oz ...

and

Ozarks The Ozarks, also known as the Ozark Mountains, Ozark Highlands or Ozark Plateau, is a physiographic region in the U.S. states of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and the extreme southeastern corner of Kansas. The Ozarks cover a significant port ...

* Glentana, Montana — "glen" and Montana * Golburn, Saskatchewan — "goldenrod" and "burning" *

Granisle Granisle () is a village on Babine Lake in the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, to the north of Topley between Burns Lake and Houston. History The early inhabitants of the area were Carrier Indians, called " Babine" by the ...

, 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 Indialantic (officially incorporated as Indialantic-By-The-Sea, though the official name is seldom used in casual parlance) is a town in Brevard County, Florida. The town's population was 2,720 at the 2010 United States Census. It is part of the ...

— between the

Indian River (Florida) The Indian River is a long brackish lagoon in Florida. It is part of the Indian River Lagoon system, which in turn forms part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It was originally named ''Rio de Ais'' after the Ais Indian tribe, who lived ...

and the Atlantic Ocean * Indrio, Florida —

and ''rio'' (Spanish: "river") * Irrigon, Oregon — "irrigation" and Oregon *

Lake Itasca Lake Itasca is a small glacial lake, approximately in area. Located in southeastern Clearwater County, in the Headwaters area of north central Minnesota, it is notable for being the headwater of the Mississippi River. The lake is in Itasca Sta ...

, 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 Linwood is a small unincorporated community in the northern portion of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is on the boundary between Fraser Township on the north and Kawkawlin Township on the south. It is situated with M-1 ...

— "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 The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (CMStP&P), often referred to as the "Milwaukee Road" , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until 1986. The company experience ...

), 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 Okeelanta is an unincorporated community in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States, located approximately 4 miles (7 km) south of South Bay on U.S. Route 27 at County Road 827. It was originally developed as a planned community in the ...

—

Lake Okeechobee Lake Okeechobee (), also known as Florida's Inland Sea, is the largest freshwater lake in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the tenth largest natural freshwater lake among the 50 states of the United States and the second-largest natural freshwa ...

and Atlantic Ocean *

Okeene, Oklahoma Okeene is a town in Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,204 at the 2010 census. The name was created by combining the last letters of Cherokee and Cheyenne. Geography Okeene is located in northeastern Blaine County at ...

— the last syllables of Cherokee and Cheyenne * Oklaunion, Texas — Oklahoma and "union" * Orlovista, Florida — Orlando and ''vista'' (Spanish: "view") *

Orovada, Nevada Orovada is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, Nevada. The population was 155 at the 2010 census. History The first permanent settlement at Orovada was made in 1918. The name is a combination of ''oro'' (Spanish "gold") and Nevada. A p ...

— ''oro'' (Spanish: "gold") and Nevada *

Oscoda County, Michigan Oscoda County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,219, making it the least populous county in the Lower Peninsula, and the sixth-least populous county in the entire state. The county seat ...

— ''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 Penn Yan is an incorporated village and the county seat of Yates County, New York, United States. The population was 5,159 at the 2010 census. It lies at the north end of the east branch of Keuka Lake, one of the Finger Lakes. Penn Yan, New Yor ...

— Pennsylvania and Yankee *

Riverhurst, Saskatchewan Riverhurst ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Maple Bush No. 224 and Census Division No. 7. It is in the southwest Coteau Hills area of the province, north of the Vermill ...

— Riverside and Boldenhurst, two nearby post offices * Rondowa, Oregon — from

Grande Ronde River The Grande Ronde River ( or, less commonly, ) is a tributary of the Snake River, long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed May 3, 2011 in northeastern Oregon and southeastern ...

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 Kelvington is a town of 864 residents in the rural municipality of Kelvington No. 366, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Kelvington is located at the intersection of Highway 38 and Highway 49. It is east of Saskatoon. The town w ...

* 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 Tamiami is a census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 55,271 at the 2010 census. Name The name ''Tamiami'' is a portmanteau of the phrase "Tampa to Miami". The Tamiami Trail, a roadway that ...

— Tampa to Miami *

Transcona, Winnipeg Transcona is a ward and suburb of Winnipeg, Manitoba, located about east of the downtown area. Until 1972, it was a separate municipality, having been incorporated first as the Town of Transcona on 6 April 1912 and then as the City of Tr ...

, Manitoba — Transcontinental Railway and Strathcona (for Donald Smith, Lord Strathcona) *

Uravan, Colorado Uravan (a contraction of uranium/vanadium) is a former uranium mining town in western Montrose County, Colorado, United States, which still appears on some maps. The town was a company town established by U. S. Vanadium Corporation in 1936 to ...

— "uranium" and "vanadium" *

Valsetz, Oregon Valsetz was an unincorporated community and timber company town in Polk County, Oregon, United States, west of Falls City in the Central Oregon Coast Range. It no longer exists. History ''Oregon Geographic Names'' says that the William W. Mitche ...

—

Valley and Siletz Railroad The Valley and Siletz Railroad (VS) is a defunct railroad located in Polk and Benton counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. The railroad began construction in 1912. It was long by 1915, long by 1917, and was extended to and completed later tha ...

* Vansterdam — Vancouver and

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

* Walland, Tennessee — Walton and England, from the Walton and England Leather Co. which established a tannery there. *

Weskan, Kansas Weskan is an unincorporated community in Wallace County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 158. It is located along U.S. Route 40, west-southwest of Sharon Springs. It is the ...

— 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"

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