Strange, curious, or funny place names in your province [Archive]

Canasian

12-15-2007, 06:13 PM

Here in NL we must have some of the oddest place names. They all range from a plethora of things- emotions, countries, peoples names, etc.

Here is a sample:

Come by chance
Heart's Desire
Heart's Content
Heart's Delight
Dildo
Placentia Bay
Conception Bay South

Names associatted by people or counties, coupled with geographical formations:

Jerry's Nose
Joe Batts Arm
Black Tickle
Ireland's Eye
Portugal Cove
Mings Bight
Spanish Rooms

Interesting names:

Happy Adventure
Cape Onion
Little Heart's Ease
Paradise
Old Shop
Open Hall
Change Islands
Bay D'espair
Cupids
Curling
Seldom
Little Seldom
Nameless Cove
Leading Tickles

And Kitchem items:

Traytown
Kettle Cove

vid

12-15-2007, 06:52 PM

Strange Township is located southwest of Thunder Bay. I don't know of any communities called Curious, though.

Rico Rommheim

12-15-2007, 07:00 PM

Those nfld names are gold! There's a town in Quebec that's called Ste-Tite. It only sounds funny to anglophones though. Ste-tite actually has a large annual Rodeo, probably one of the biggest in Canada, you'd think you're in a french Alberta when there.

jeremy_haak

12-15-2007, 07:10 PM

Emo, Ontario.

Not an Ontario place, but one of my favourites: Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, Quebec.

Aylmer

12-15-2007, 08:07 PM

I have been to them both!!!!
(did you know Emo is built on the rainy river?)

flar

12-15-2007, 08:15 PM

Oungah is midway between Chatham and Wallaceburg

Zone Township is in the middle of nowhere (actually in the county formerly known as Kent)

Also in that same former county is the village of Paincourt (not so strange if you know it's French)

In Essex county there's a place called Puce

Lobo is near London

Coldrsx

12-15-2007, 08:25 PM

calgary

Aylmer

12-15-2007, 08:44 PM

ha ha?

jeremy_haak

12-15-2007, 08:48 PM

I have been to them both!!!!
(did you know Emo is built on the rainy river?)

Yep. My parents used to live only about 15 minutes outside of Emo. ;)

boden

12-15-2007, 09:02 PM

Nova Scotia has some really cool names. I like "Head of Jeddore"

AlbertaBeef

12-15-2007, 09:03 PM

For Alberta I can think of:
Balzac
Sexsmith
Bawlf
Lac la Biche
Pollockville
Dead Man's Flats
Carstairs
Vulcan
Ma-Me-O Beach
Killam
Legal
Nojack
Okotoks
Gasoline Alley
Valhalla
Medicine Hat
Hairy Hill
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

Coldrsx

12-15-2007, 09:04 PM

reminds me of Castor Alberta...their high school sports teams name is the "Raider"s

1 + 1 =

ReginaGuy

12-15-2007, 09:22 PM

Climax, SK

Architype

12-15-2007, 10:00 PM

Canasian, here's a couple in NL not so well known:
Brimstone Head (Fogo)
Old Broad Cove Road (near St.John's)
Trouty
Muddy Hole (Musgrave Hr)
Pushthrough

401_King

12-15-2007, 10:14 PM

haha @ the first post for "Dildo"

Rathgrith

12-15-2007, 10:23 PM

Scott's Dam Road, Haliburton, Ontario

Mille Sabords

12-16-2007, 01:49 AM

There used to be an "Athol" Township near Picton before it got amalgamated.

Xelebes

12-16-2007, 02:33 AM

Xelebes

12-16-2007, 02:34 AM

reminds me of Castor Alberta...their high school sports teams name is the "Raider"s

1 + 1 =

My dad is from that town. They always had fun with that name, especially with their rivals in Coronation.

flar

12-16-2007, 02:50 AM

Add:

Gayford (formerly Swastika)

I guess they had to change their name, but to Gayford?!?

harls

12-16-2007, 03:02 AM

Not far from me - Kazabazua and Low.

jeremy_haak

12-16-2007, 03:24 AM

Add:

Gayford (formerly Swastika)

There is actually still a Swastika, ON near Kirkland Lake. Apparently they weren't too receptive to suggestions that they should change their name.

Xelebes

12-16-2007, 03:26 AM

I guess they had to change their name, but to Gayford?!?

I blame the German's lack of knowledge of English. Probable thinking of an English translation of Geilfurt.

AB Born

12-16-2007, 04:04 AM

Miami, MB

Win a trip to Miami in January!

Architype

12-16-2007, 05:29 AM

"In 1985, residents of Gayside, Newfoundland, voted to re-name their hometown, "Baytona, NL", after enduring increased harassment."

http://easternedge.ca/2006-07.php

WaterlooInvestor

12-16-2007, 06:47 AM

Punkeydoodles Corners, Ontario

1ajs

12-16-2007, 07:23 AM

Bachelors Island manitoba not kiding its a real town...
http://www.cbc.ca/manitoba/weather/index.html?station=WBL&style=manitobaFull#wwarning

spiritedenergy

12-16-2007, 12:09 PM

Bloodvein, Flin Flon.

Canasian

12-16-2007, 04:05 PM

Ithink there is a "Strange, ON" near Brampton or north of TO? I rember seeing it on a map.
Its known that the sign near Dildo gets stolen a good bit!!

feepa

12-16-2007, 07:02 PM

Trochu, Alberta.

cornholio

12-16-2007, 09:34 PM

The San Jose sharks player Cheechoo is born in a city called Moose Factory, MB(i think).

Xelebes

12-16-2007, 10:10 PM

Trochu, Alberta.

Hemaruka, Alberta.

Named after four sisters: Helen, Mary, Ruth, Kathy.

spiritedenergy

12-16-2007, 10:11 PM

Hemaruka, Alberta.

Named after four sister: Helen, Mary, Ruth, Kathy.

:lmao:

mbeaumont

12-16-2007, 10:49 PM

St Louis de haha

and Chapeau, QC

GreatTallNorth2

12-16-2007, 11:10 PM

About one hour from London is a city called Kitchener. It is named after Lord Kitchener. It's the best city in the world.

Danny D

12-16-2007, 11:33 PM

The San Jose sharks player Cheechoo is born in a city called Moose Factory, MB(i think).

Moose Factory, ON actually.

SpongeG

12-16-2007, 11:44 PM

Spuzzum BC

whats half way between hope and hell? Spuzzum (a local joke - being that its on the way to hells gate from hope)

yorktonite

12-17-2007, 12:08 AM

Big Beaver, SK

mersar

12-17-2007, 12:18 AM

Hayter, AB
Czar, AB
Bodo, AB
Alsask, SK (kinda obvious where this one is)

spiritedenergy

12-17-2007, 12:24 AM

About one hour from London is a city called Kitchener. It is named after Lord Kitchener. It's the best city in the world.

:lmao:

Cambridgite

12-17-2007, 12:36 AM

In Michigan, there's a town called Gaylord.

In Ontario, we have Plattsville, Monkton, Blind River, and Ballinafad.

And oh yeah...Thunder Bay! :) ;)

flar

12-17-2007, 12:59 AM

There's also a place called Hell in Michigan (I'm not talking about Detroit either)

Xelebes

12-17-2007, 01:32 AM

About one hour from London is a city called Kitchener. It is named after Lord Kitchener. It's the best city in the world.

Really? I couldn't tell! Could you please provide lots of pictures to demonstrate this?

SpongeG

12-17-2007, 01:44 AM

also in BC

Hudson's Hope
Pouce Coupe (cut thumb)
Chetwynd
Yak

Ayreonaut

12-17-2007, 01:55 AM

I know a guy who has property in Yak, I drove through there...not a whole lot going on.

Seely32

12-17-2007, 03:24 AM

New brunswicks contributions

burnt church
butternut ridge
blissville
bartibog
covered bridge
forks
glassville
tidehead
ripples
quaco(pronouced quack-o)
otis
loggieville
inkerman

Danny D

12-17-2007, 05:33 AM

And oh yeah...Thunder Bay! :) ;)

It was either that or "Lakehead" and Lakehead isn't a good city name.

cornholio

12-17-2007, 05:42 AM

There's also a place called Hell in Michigan (I'm not talking about Detroit either)

they had some sort of huge party there in 2006/06/06

jeremy_haak

12-17-2007, 01:28 PM

It was either that or "Lakehead" and Lakehead isn't a good city name.

Interesting story: when they had a referendum on what to name the city, the choices were Thunder Bay, Lakehead, or The Lakehead. The vast majority chose Lakehead or The Lakehead, but the vote was split and Thunder Bay squeezed between.

Kevin_foster

12-17-2007, 02:54 PM

Balzac, Alberta

Stu

12-17-2007, 03:37 PM

Somewhere near Kemptville, Ontario, there are the towns of Mountain and South Mountain. I've never been to that area but I'm thinking there probably aren't any mountains there.

circle33

12-17-2007, 04:00 PM

Findlater, SK.
Climax, SK.

Though it's in the US, I think Humptulips, Washington is difficult to top. The story behind the naming of said place would be of interest.

You Need A Thneed

12-17-2007, 04:17 PM

Urin, SK
Piapot, SK
Eyebrow, SK (home of the "Eyebrow Free Methodist Church". Seriously.

Canasian

12-17-2007, 04:25 PM

Urin, SK
Piapot, SK
Eyebrow, SK (home of the "Eyebrow Free Methodist Church". Seriously.

Do they shave their eyebrows off?

1ajs

12-17-2007, 04:34 PM

la ronge sk

sherridon mb not much left of the place most of it moved away to lynn lake in the 50's

noodlenoodle

12-17-2007, 04:35 PM

Biggar, SK. Whose renowned Welcome sign says "New York may be big, but this is Biggar, Saskatchewan" or something very similar. My father used to point out the sign for "laughs" on every. single. road. trip. to. Saskatchewan.

CCF

12-17-2007, 05:36 PM

As taken from Google image...

http://www.drfoth.com/images/Biggar-Sask-04.jpg

RWin

12-17-2007, 05:43 PM

Westward Ho, AB

The Jabroni

12-17-2007, 05:45 PM

LOL Biggar! Nice!

For Manitoba...

Pilot Mound
Camperville
Red Sucker Lake
Seven Sisters
Zhoda

BrannyMuffin

12-17-2007, 06:04 PM

I have family in Biggar. Nice town.

My aunt and uncle used to live in Moose Factory, Ontario which made me think...What about Moose Jaw??

Then there's Elbow, Saskatchewan

Flin Flon SK/MB

Not so funny now but how many kids in Sask grew up thinking that Carrot River was a river of carrots?

hmmm...I know there are some good ones in Sask that are missing...

elsonic

12-17-2007, 06:26 PM

Ajax ON

Les Boules (Boobs!) QC

lubicon

12-17-2007, 07:02 PM

About one hour from London is a city called Kitchener. It is named after Lord Kitchener. It's the best city in the world.

I thought Kitchener was originally called New Berlin but they changed the name back in WWI or WWII??

Anyway, another one in Alberta is One Four. And Alsask in Saskatchewan (near the AB/Sask border oddly enough).

Xelebes

12-17-2007, 08:54 PM

Ajax ON

Les Boules (Boobs!) QC

Ajax is found in England and the Greeks have a god named such.

1ajs

12-17-2007, 09:42 PM

Ajax is found in England and the Greeks have a god named such.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax

Canasian

12-17-2007, 09:42 PM

Happy Valley-Goose Bay Labrador

spiritedenergy

12-17-2007, 10:33 PM

Alotta Regina, SK

patboy

12-17-2007, 10:34 PM

Les Escoumins, QC

Ayreonaut

12-17-2007, 11:44 PM

Anyway, another one in Alberta is One Four.
I find it odd that this place is always on the weather report on CTV news.

Greco Roman

12-18-2007, 12:38 AM

Mantario; ON THE SASKY/ALBERTA BORDER ?!?!?!?!?!?!?! :shrug:

Danny D

12-18-2007, 01:05 AM

Interesting story: when they had a referendum on what to name the city, the choices were Thunder Bay, Lakehead, or The Lakehead. The vast majority chose Lakehead or The Lakehead, but the vote was split and Thunder Bay squeezed between.

Yeah i know, but 'The Lakehead' is even stupider...

Shodan

12-18-2007, 01:31 AM

More interesting town names in Saskatchewan:

Plato, Mozart, Handel, Herschel (he discovered "Uranus") - A Veritable Who's Who of Culture

Mantario - The Best of Manitoba & Ontario in one place!

Unity, Success, Love, Plenty, Reward, Smiley - No wonder people are moving back to Saskatchewan!

Robsart, Wishart, Dysart - Who says there's no art in Saskatchewan?

Hoosier - I wonder what the girls who work there look like?

:D

Calalb

12-18-2007, 04:40 AM

Skookumchuck B.C.

clynnog

12-20-2007, 12:57 AM

Oungah is midway between Chatham and Wallaceburg

Zone Township is in the middle of nowhere (actually in the county formerly known as Kent)

In the late 80's/early 90's I did an OMB hearing in Zone Township and had to consult the Zone zoning by-law. Zone Twshp doesn't exist anymore; it is all part of the City of Chatham-Kent.

NightHawk

12-20-2007, 03:30 AM

In BC,

Muncho Lake
Nippo Lake
an always Osoyoos and Ucluelet.

vid

12-25-2007, 07:46 AM

http://www.drfoth.com/images/Biggar-Sask-04.jpg

Woman missing following truck crash
Tb News Source | Web Posted: 12/24/2007 11:31:19 AM
http://www.tbsource.com/Localnews/index.asp?cid=103197

A woman is missing after the tractor trailer in which she was a passenger plunged off a bridge and into a ravine near Hearst. Police say the driver -- a 41-year-old man from Biggar, Saskatchewan -- lost control while avoiding another vehicle. Although he was treated for minor injuries, his passenger -- a36-year-old woman also from Biggar -- was ejected from the vehicle, and remains missing.

Hope they find her. If she's in good shape she could last as much as 3 days, if she knows what to do. If not, less than 12 hours. Missing in Northern Ontario in winter is the last thing you want to be. :(

SunCoaster

12-25-2007, 08:10 AM

Here's an incredibly original, well thought out and assuredly articulate list for BC - :)

100 Mile House
105 Mile House
108 Mile Ranch
111 Mile House
114 Mile House
12 Mile
122 Mile House
127 Mile House
141 Mile House
150 Mile House
40 Mile Flats
70 Mile
70 Mile Flats
... and last but not least - 93 Mile

lubicon

01-02-2008, 06:11 PM

Aylmer

01-21-2008, 11:41 PM

I can't pass this up!

Fu*king, Austria!

http://www.cynical-c.com/archives/bloggraphics/280px-Fucking,_Austria,_street_sign.jpg

rapswin!

01-21-2008, 11:55 PM

Nipissing Ontario
Moose Jaw Sask

Aylmer

01-22-2008, 12:00 AM

I saw Mom Lake,Dad Lake and Baby Lake one after the other in NOntario...
People have no creativity!

:)

rapswin!

01-22-2008, 12:05 AM

Intercourse, Pennsylvania
Dildo, Newfoundland, Canada
Blowhard, Australia
Weed, New Mexico
Christmas, Michigan
Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania
Canadian, Texas

Aylmer

01-22-2008, 12:06 AM

There are two hookers in the US!

vid

01-22-2008, 12:07 AM

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/626/fuckingil8.jpg

I was going to post this but decided not to, but look up "the departed fucking short" on Youtube. It's hilarious.

And just west of Thunder Bay is "Surprise Lake". They were building the Dawson Road then surprise! A lake.