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  2. List of former counties, cities, and towns of Virginia

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    Town of Central City (1885–1890) became town, later City of Radford (name change) Town of City Point (1826–1923) [citation needed] became part of the independent City of Hopewell by annexation in 1923; Town of Clover (1895–1998) became a town on December 14, 1895. Voted for annulment of the town charter on November 3, 1998 and was ...

  3. List of city name changes - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of cities and towns whose names were officially changed at one or more points in history. It does not include gradual changes in spelling that took place over long periods of time. see also: Geographical renaming, List of names of European cities in different languages, and List of renamed places in the United States

  4. List of lost settlements in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The site remains unknown, no name survives for the town and Medbourne field names do not indicate its probable location [26] Mirabel SP845957 Lost place in Stockerston, recorded as hermitagii de Mirabel in 1232, located close, and in opposition to the pagan centre at Holyoaks, it is now represented by Great and Little Merrible Woods [ 26 ]

  5. List of lost cities, towns, and counties of Michigan - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of cities, towns, villages and counties of Michigan that no longer exist as separate entities but are generally still inhabited. Many of these were settlements that faded away or were swallowed up into larger adjoining communities.

  6. Wikipedia:Unusual place names - Wikipedia

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    A city in Azerbaijan. No, they don't supply marijuana, so don't even think about it. Gap: When there is a gap... Gas: You just passed Gas, but "they" (the five hundred that live there as of 2019) don't want you to!! [9] Gas City: A city in Indiana. Gash: 3 little villages in Iran bear this name. "Gash" is a colloquial term for vulva – but not ...

  7. These Are the Most Common Town Names in America - AOL

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    When it comes to naming towns, Americans aren't always the most original. Sure, some places are entirely unique. For example, the U.S. only has one Abanda, Nubieber, and Zwingle (those are in ...

  8. The weirdest town names in all 50 states, from ... - AOL

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    The new name came about in 1950 when, for the 10th anniversary of NBC radio's Truth or Consequences game show, host Ralph Edwards suggested there might be a town willing to adopt the name as their ...

  9. List of the most common U.S. place names - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the most common U.S. place names (cities, towns, villages, boroughs and census-designated places [CDP]), with the number of times that name occurs (in parentheses). [1] Some states have more than one occurrence of the same name. Cities with populations over 100,000 are in bold.