Texas Towns with a Twist; 12 Names You Won’t Believe Are Real
Texas is a state known for having some of the hardest town names to pronounce. The Lone Star State is also home to plenty of town names that make you scratch your head and wonder what someone was thinking when they came up with that name. Here's a look at 12 of the weirdest town names you can find in Texas.
From Bigfoot To Zipperlandville, Texas Is A Strange Place
The funny thing about most "unique" town names is that most of them have a touching story behind the name. Take Bigfoot, Texas. It isn't named after the impossibly hard-to-photograph monster we all know and love. It's named after a Texas Ranger.
Zipperlandville got its start when it was settled by immigrants from several different countries and cultures. It isn't something that fell out of a Dr. Seuss book. These types of stories exist all across the map of Texas. People come together to carve out a piece of the planet for themselves, and they walk away with a sentimental name to remember the journey by.
Weird Texas Town Names And Carefully Curated Identities
Some towns take the odd name and make it their entire identity. Look at Oatmeal, Texas. They love their history and name so much that they made their water tower look like a box of Oatmeal. They even started an annual Oatmeal Festival.
DISH, Texas is one of my favorite weird town names. It's named after Dish Network. A deal was struck between the town and the company and in exchange for changing their name, the town received free TV service for 10 years.
Jot Em Down got its inspiration from a radio show. Ding Dong has a lot to do with bells. Keep reading to see more weird Texas town names and the history behind them.
12 Of The Weirdest Town Names In Texas
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