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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.
The town is based on the small-town life of various Minnesota lake communities, most notably Kellior's hometown of Anoka, Minnesota. Middlemarch: George Eliot: Middlemarch: Middlemarch is a fictional town in 19th century England circa 1832. It is the setting for George Eliot's 1872 novel.
A small town in Missouri, United States. Knob Noster: A town in Johnson County, Missouri. Another town name in Missouri with the word "knob" in it. "Knob" doesn't have the same meaning in the US as it does in the UK, but it's stil a weird name nonetheless. Knock: A village in Ireland. The name is an anglicised form of the Irish Gaelic word ...
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 ...
Buford, Wyoming. Population: 1 or 2 . Billed as “America’s Smallest Town,” Buford spans 9.9 acres and includes a gas station, convenience store, and a modular home.
The name stuck and the town began holding an annual fiesta based on the show, which was regularly attended by the show's creator and original host, Ralph Edwards, who brought celebrity friends ...
Starvation Lake is a small town in the fictitious Pine County, Michigan. The town is based on real-life Bellaire, Michigan. [6] The lake the book is named after is in nearby Kalkaska County, and mentions its location in Northern Michigan. Statler, Pennsylvania Stephen King: From a Buick 8: Steklovks Mikhail Bulgakov: The Fatal Eggs: Stepford ...
The following is a set–index article, providing a list of lists, for the cities, towns and villages within the jurisdictional United States. It is divided, alphabetically, according to the state , territory , or district name in which they are located.