I decided it was time to bring a little levity back to my blog and a recent conversation with a Twitter friend gave me the idea for this post. Most of you probably know of some funny or weird names of towns or places in your state. I've known of a few here in Kentucky, but decided to do a little research and see just how many strange town names we have. For your amusement, I have compiled a list of names in the Bluegrass State - some silly and some slightly embarrassing. And, yes, these are real places.
Kentucky Place Names
Asphalt
Bagdad
Bandana
Barefoot
Bear Wallow
Beaver Lick
Bee Lick
Big Bone Lick
Big Beaver Lick
Black Bottom
Black Gnat
Black Snake
Bugtussle
Busy
Chevrolet
Cuba
Cut Shin
Deer Lick
Dimple
Dwarf
Dykes
Fairplay
Fearsville
Future City
Gays Creek
Grannie
Hippo
Knob Lick
Krypton
Marrowbone
Monkey's Eyebrow
Mummie
Mud Lick
Number One
Oddville
Ordinary
Parrot
PeeWee
Penile
Pig
Possum Trot
Public
Quicksand
Rabbit Hash
Raccoon
Shoulderblade
Sunfish
Swamp Branch
Sweeden
Thousandsticks
Turkey
Tyewhoppety
Viper
Vortex
Wax
Wolf Lick
You may have noticed "Lick" is a common theme. Don't ask me, I just live here. Personally, I wouldn't want to lick any of those.
Google this for your state and see what strange names you have. I would be interested to know if anybody can top this list. I don't know if that would be a good thing or not.
