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America's Literary-Named Towns

From Bardstown, Kentucky, to Winnie, Texas, take our tour of America's literary-named towns.

• Bardstown, KY
• Beckett, NJ
• Beecher, IL
• Booker, TX
• Dickens, TX
• Esmeralda, NV
• Faulkner, AR
• Fitzgerald, GA
• Gilt Edge, TN
• Hedwig Village, TX
• Hemingway, SC
• Huxley, IA
• Ivanhoe, VA
• Koontz Lake, IN
• Melville, NY
• Orwell, VT
• Othello, WA
• Page, AZ
• Pagedale, MO
• Pageland, SC
• Reading, PA
• Readington, NJ
• Readlyn, IA
• Readsboro, VT
• Romeo, CO
• Sleepy Hollow, NY
• Ulysses, KS
• Wharton, NJ
• Whitman, MA
• Winnie, TX

Bardstown, KY

The second oldest town in Kentucky, Bardstown was established in 1780. While the name does sound pleasingly Shakespearean, the town was named for David and William Bard, brothers who procured the land and planned the town. Today, Bardstown has a population of about 12,000 and is most famous for its impressive production of bourbon. Every year the town hosts the week-long Kentucky Bourbon Festival, which consists of dozens of events celebrating the smoky-sweet spirit. Bardstown is also home to “My Old Kentucky Home State Park”, named for 19th–century songwriter Stephen Foster, who wrote iconic songs such as Oh, Susanna! and Camptown Races.

Beckett, NJ

As of 2007, the population of Beckett was just over 5,200 people. Beckett itself is listed as an unincorporated area of Logan Township, of the County of Gloucester of New Jersey. It has a total area of 1.8 square miles, and no hotel, that we can find (so it seems unlikely that famed Irish playwright Samuel Beckett ever actually stayed there…perhaps its good citizens look out their windows and watch for him, forever waiting…waiting for Beckett). If you’re planning to travel to Beckett, apparently you have little chance of volcano activity, but a decent chance of being the victim of a tornado. Know your potential disasters before traveling!

Beecher, IL

Actually named for 19th-century clergyman and abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher (of whom T.L. Miller, the town founder, was a big fan) (and not for Uncle Tom’s Cabin author Harriet Beecher Stowe after all), Beecher is a wee berg in Northeastern Illinois, covering a total of 2.1 square miles. Its rich history includes the breeding of Hereford cattle and the 1869 construction of a railroad depot, still in Beecher to this day, and now home to the village’s historical society.

Booker, TX

We all know about the marvelous Man Booker Prize for fiction, now over 40 years old and going strong. But has anyone ever told you the prize was named for Booker, Texas, a one-mile-square town just a few miles shy of the Oklahoma border? No, well, good, because that would be a lie. Regardless, Booker boasts a suitably bookish name, and we like that about it. It used to actually be IN Oklahoma, but moved seven miles south in 1919 to be closer to the new Santa Fe Railroad. And it’s been Booker, Texas ever since.

Dickens, TX

Dickens, Texas was neither named for the legendary English novelist, nor the exclamation "What the Dickens?!", but rather for J. Dickens, who died at The Alamo. We can’t tell you what the J. stands for. We can tell you, however, that fewer than 500 people live there, that it is the (unofficial) Wild Boar Capital of Texas, and that the city is tremendously proud of their two-storey, beautiful 1909 stone prison, which has a capacity for eight prisoners.

Esmeralda, NV

Esmeralda County, established in 1861 by a miner, was indeed named for the alluring French gypsy character from Victor Hugo's 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Esmeralda (the place, not the character) enjoyed a population upswing and economic boom in the early 20th century due to the gold mining explosion of the time. Folks wanting to take their chance on striking gold, still can, after a fashion – Esmeralda is located smack dab in the middle between Reno and Las Vegas.

Faulkner, AR

Okay, you got us - Faulkner County actually has nothing to do with William Faulkner. But while there may not be much fury, there certainly is sound – the town was actually named for renowned fiddle composer Colonel Sandy Faulkner, who wrote "The Arkansas Traveler". And if you’re in the neighborhood May 4th – 6th, you can witness the World Famous Championship Toad Races. Kenneth Grahame would have loved that, of course.

Fitzgerald, GA

It was not F. Scott, but rather a former Union army drummer boy named Philander H. Fitzgerald for whom the town of Fitzgerald, GA was named. Founded in 1896 by and for Civil War vets, the city now has a population of over 9,000. While it unsurprisingly boasts much in the way of historical Civil War tributes, Fitzgerald is also well-known for its Wild Chicken festival, which includes the Miss Wild Chicken Pageant, a Wild Chicken 5k Sprint, a Crowing Contest, and but of course, a famed chicken wing-eating contest.

Gilt Edge, TN

The wee 3-miles-square city of Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County, Tennessee and is home to fewer than 500 people. While the city does not seem to live up to its shining, golden name with much in the way of literary events, we were pleased to learn that if we stopped by to try to find a bookshop, we could also stumble upon the world’s oldest bar-b-que cooking contest, a festival of trees, and various equestrian events.

Hedwig Village, TX

Hedwig Village, so named for the 19th-century German immigrants who settled it (and not, sadly, for Harry Potter’s clever and moody snowy owl), is in East Texas, and part of Harris County. While Hedwig Village might be geographically small at less than one square mile, and their postal addresses must use ‘Houston’, they do operate their own police force. Safety first, after all.

Hemingway, SC

There are so many small, barbecue towns with big, literary names, and Hemingway is no exception. Located in the Central Eastern region of South Carolina, is home sweet home to fewer than 600 souls, calls itself the Barbecue Capital of the world, and is known for its annual BBQ-Shag Festival, Tupperware (a leading industry in Hemingway), and its rich history in tobacco and cotton farming. It gets its name from one Dr. W.C. Hemingway, and not from Papa Ernest.

Huxley, IA

Huzzah, a real literary reference! While Huxley, Iowa was not actually named for Aldous Huxley, it was named for his grandfather, famous English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley, after his nephew, S.S. Merrill, who planned the village. Huxley was known as "Darwin’s Bulldog" for fiercely supporting Darwin’s theories of evolution. Today, the city of Huxley is a brave new world known as the Heart of the Prairie and puts on an annual 3-day shindig known as Prairie Fest, with live music, a parade, vendors and much more.

Ivanhoe, VA

Well, you won’t find many Saxon lords in the Virginia version of Ivanhoe. But if you’re looking for several horse-themed attractions like a horse camp and an equestrian campground, or a vineyard and winery, or an herb farm, or a heritage museum, Ivanhoe, Virginia, situated on the New River in the Appalachian Mountains may be just the ticket for you.

Koontz Lake, IN

If you’ve ever read any of Dean Koontz’s novels, you’ll be very relieved to know that the town is not, in fact, named for him. And thank goodness – unspeakable horror should not be the basis for a town. Rather, Samuel Koontz, who owned a nearby mill and had the foresight to build a dam on the lake to power it, was the namesake for this four-mile town in Northwest Indiana.

Melville, NY

Melville is a hamlet (hey, more literary references!) located on Long Island in New York state. It used to be known as Sweet Hollow, but became Melville in 1854. There has been speculation and debate as to the history of the name – while Herman Melville, famed author of Moby Dick was being published at the time, others point to the wealth of honeybees found in the area as a source – the latin name for honeybee is close to "Melville".

Orwell, VT

In Orwell, Vermont, there are cameras on every building, recording 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and the citizens of the town must daily take part in the Two Minute Hate… okay, not really. In fact, the 49-square-mile town turns 250 in 2013. Among other attractions, tourists can enjoy seven miles of hiking and history at Mount Independence and learn about being a Revolutionary War soldier, all while being joyfully free from the Thought Police. Perhaps 'Orwellian' need not be a bad thing.

Othello, WA

Othello was originally just a post office, established in 1904. But when the town was incorporated in 1910, they kept the name. Today Othello is a modern city known for its farming, particularly of potatoes, alfalfa, wheat, cattle, apples and mint. Attractions in the area include Potholes State Park, The Columbia Nationa l Wildlife Refuge, and more. Just don’t mention the town Othello is always feuding with, Iago, Oregon...

Page, AZ

Called “The Biggest Little Town in the Desert”, Page, Arizona fancies itself an adventure town where you can find boating, off-roading, cycling, hiking, and whitewater-rafting. No mention of reading, though, despite the bookish name, so you might want to bring your own books to be sure your downtime needs are met. With its stunning red rocks and beautiful Western scenes, many films have been shot in and around Page, including Superman 3 and Planet of the Apes.

Pagedale, MO

With all apologies and due respect to the undoubtedly lovely and charming population (approximately 3,000) of Pagedale, in Eastern Missouri, we could find almost no information about what to expect were we to go there. However, there is at least one bookstore – Mystic Valley Bookstore – so we expect we’d be happy as clams in Pagedale. I imagine we would be welcomed with scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam, and a porch swing with a cat on it. And stacks and stacks of books, of course.

Pageland, SC

I’m picturing an idyllic, 50s-style landscape with picket fences, and when it rains, it rains the pages of books, and everyone in town scrambles to collect them and put them in order. In actuality, Pageland, near the North Carolina state line, has been flourishing as a town since a railroad put down tracks in 1900. The railroad executive who chose that location was named Adolphus High “Dolly” Page – and the town became Pageland in gratitude. Nowadays, Pageland throws a heck of a Watermelon Festival every July.

Reading, PA

Actually pronounced REH-ding, we of course prefer REE-ding, whether we’re in Pennsylvania or anywhere else. We learned something, though – apparently the “Reading Railroad” in the Monopoly game is also pronounced REH-ding, as that is where the city took its name. Reading has been known as “The Pretzel City”, as it one time had an inordinate number of pretzel bakeries, and as “Baseballtown” because of its long and diverse history with the sport. Reading is also famous for its involvement in the railroad industry. Modernist poet Wallace Stevens hailed from Reading.

Readington, NJ

Readington Township, New Jersey is home to a once-active volcano shaped like a ring called Cushetunk Mountain. Made up of 17 villages, the township comprises just under 48 square miles of land. Today the area offers visitors the chance to visit properties known as The Readington Museums, dedicated to the promotion and preservation of early New Jersey history. Farming practices, early textiles and other examples of young New Jersey culture can be celebrated here.

Readlyn, IA

Located in Bremer County in the Northeastern region of Iowa, Readlyn has a sense of humor. Visitors to the town will be greeted by a sign reading “857 friendly people, & one old GRUMP” with an illustration of a frowning curmudgeon. The town hosts an annual event, “grump days”, in which among other things, one lucky citizen will be elected Grump. The event takes place over a weekend, with the crowning of the Grump typically taking place on the Friday evening.

Readsboro, VT

It was for an early landholder, John Reade, that Readsboro was named. Events in and around the town of over 800 include a tea-tasting, a winter carnival, and more. But there is another pleasingly bookish association besides the town’s name – singer and guitarist Nick Zammuto is from Readsboro, and he and cellist Paul de Jong are the founding members of the eclectic and popular musical duo The Books. No word on whether Zammuto's growing up in Readsboro contributed to the naming of The Books.

Romeo, CO

Legend has it that in 1589, William Shakespeare visited what is now the site of Romeo, Colorado in search of a rare form of ink said to be virtually impossible to smear. Whilst there, he fell ill with a terrible fever which caused night terrors, profuse sweating, and – most astonishingly – an overwhelming case of lovesickness. The story goes that every doctor and nurse who visited Shakespeare’s bedside immediately became the object of the Bard’s most ardent and embarrassing affection. None of this is true, of course, but fact is so often less interesting than fiction.

Sleepy Hollow, NY

On the Eastern bank of the Hudson River, the village of Sleepy Hollow is home to just shy of 10,000 people. Sleepy Hollow cemetery, where Washington Irving (who of course wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the terrifying tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman) is buried, resides in the village. Sleepy Hollow was originally known as North Tarrytown, but residents voted to change it in 1996. These days, visitors can enjoy all manner of Washington Irving-related events and tours, including visiting his graveside, if they promise not to lose their heads.

Ulysses, KS

The motto of Ulysses, Kansas is "A city on the move". But they’ve never moved as far as Ireland, and the name has nothing to do with James Joyce. Perhaps it means they’re going on an Odyssey of some kind. But there is plenty going on in Ulysses (and it sounds much more cheerful than Dublin – it seems to be a mecca for golf, camping and shopping).

Wharton, NJ

Wharton used to be known as Port Oram, but was changed by referendum to Wharton in 1902. But Edith wasn’t there currying favor or buying votes or anything – the new name came from Joseph Wharton, well known in the mining industry at the time. It’s not a town without its legend – Kirk Alyn, the first man to play Superman onscreen, in 1948 – was born in Wharton.

Whitman, MA

At first we were disappointed to learn that Whitman was not named for Walt, but rather Augustus Whitman, a man who grew up in the area. But disappointment went out the window when we learned what Whitman is best known for – being the birthplace of the chocolate chip cookie, invented at the Toll House Inn by one Ruth Graves Wakefield. Wakefield made a deal with Nestle: they printed her recipe on their chocolate packages, and she got a lifetime supply of chocolate. Delicious. The town also enjoyed a longtime boom in the shoemaking industry, at one time home to over 20 shoe factories.

Winnie, TX

Not named for Winnie the Pooh/Winnie the Bear, but actually for Fox Winnie (which still sounds like a great children’s book title), a railroad contractor, Winnie, Texas nonetheless sounds like a town worth visiting. Home to a somewhat famous monthly flea market and the annual Texas Rice Festival, if that isn’t enough to draw you in, Winnie also lays claim to one of the world’s tallest structures – the Winnie Cumulus Broadcasting Tower at nearly 610 meters tall.

Allegheny (W3)

A mountain range in the Eastern United States. From the Delaware Amerind "alleghany" = "mountain without end".

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The "American Name Society" was founded in 1951 to promote onomastics, the study of names and naming practices, both in the United States and abroad. It is a non-profit organization that seeks to find out what really is in a name, and to investigate cultural insights, settlement history, and linguistic characteristics revealed in names.

Focusing on the understanding of names in all forms, the Society provides members with several vehicles for the discussion and publication of onomastic theory, views and concepts:

• * an annual meeting
• * regional meetings
• * NAMES: A Journal of Onomastics
• * the ANS Bulletin
• * the ANS-L email discussion listserve
• * the Ehrensperger Report

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• Geographic Names Data Base (Official U.S. Records)
• Canadian Society for the Study of Names
• Geographical Names Data Base (Canadian Records)
• Canadian Geographical Names (Canadian Name Origins)
• Information for the Genealogist
• Toponymy Interest Group of the American Name Society
• Lurline Coltharp Collection of Onomastics
• U.S. Census Bureau (Frequently Appearing Names)
• Placenames
• International Council of Onomastic Sciences

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• Country Names John Knouse
• Country Names Africa / Click Afrique
• America vs. the U.S. When do we use the article "the" in country names?
• Australia Gazetteer of Australia
• The Bronx, NY Why do we use the article "the"?
• England Kristine Elliott
• German-Speaking Countries Rick Heli
• Ireland
• Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia The Baltics Worldwide
• Long Island, NY: Indian Place Names
• Philippines hometown.aol.com/xexyxadie
• Scotland
• United States USGS
• U.S. States LOC

epodunk - American Place names in the language

Place names sometimes leave a mark not only on the map, but on the language. A few classic examples (we welcome more):

• "Adirondack chair" - The sloped-back lawn chair originated in this part of northern New York, but was first known as the Westport chair, for the community on Lake Champlain
• "Alabama egg" - Egg fried in the hollow middle of a slice of bread
• "Albany beef" - An outdated term for the sturgeon that once flourished in the Hudson River
• "Arkansas toothpick" - A large bowie knife
• "Baked Alaska" - This seeming oxymoron is a dessert of ice cream covered with cake, pastry or meringue and baked in a hot oven. The name reputedly was coined at Delmonico's Restaurant, in recognition of the newly acquired territory
• "Boston cream pie" - Not really a pie but a cake. Designated by the Massachusetts Legislature as the official state dessert
• "Bronx cheer" - A sputtering, often splattering, sound of disapproval, generally traced to Yankee Stadium
• "Buffalo wings" - There are many legends about the fiery finger food; the most popular traces its origins to the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, NY
• "California collar" - Hangman's noose. Other favorites from frontier days:
• "California banknote" - A cowhide
• "California prayer book" - A deck of cards
• "Cape Cod turkey" - Codfish, from the era when the fishing industry ruled
• "Charleston" - The dance, believed to have been around since the mid-19th century, was made popular by the "Ziegfeld Follies" in 1923
• "Cincinnati oysters" - Pigs' feet, for the local packing plants
• "Coney Island" - A hot dog smothered in chili. Curiously, in New York state, a Coney Island is sometimes called a Michigan
• "Florida room" - A sun room or lounge with big windows. (Arizonans often call these "Arizona rooms")
• "Full Cleveland" - As defined by The New York Times (June 20, 2004), an outfit consisting of "a matching white belt and shoes (preferably worn with a powder-blue leisure suit)"
• "Georgia ice cream" - Grits
• "Kansas sheep dip" - Whiskey
• "Louisville slugger" - Baseball bat invented in 1884 by apprentice woodworker J.A. "Bud" Hillerich and made famous by baseball greats Honus Wagner and Ty Cobb
• "Michigan bankroll" - A wad of bills, with a large denomination on the outside and smaller denominations on the inside. Also called Oklahoma bankroll or Philadelphia bankroll
• "Mississippi mud pie" - A rich chocolate dessert, often with graham-cracker crust
• "Nebraska brick" - A square of prairie sod used to build a sod house
• "New York minute" - In the city that never sleeps, this is just a blink of an eye. (Also the title of a Don Henley song and a 2004 movie starring the Olsen twins)
• "Oklahoma rain" - Sandstorm
• "Philly cheese steak" - Grilled beef on an Italian roll with melted cheese. The city's signature dish is believed to have been invented by a local hot dog vendor named Pat Olivieri
• "Santa Ana" - A strong, hot wind in southern California, for the Santa Ana Mountains
• "Saratoga" - A lady's traveling trunk, named for the spa in upstate New York
• "Springfield" - A rifle made in Springfield, MA. The Springfield Armory manufactured arms for the U.S. military from 1794 to 1968
• "Texas tea" - Oil, as immortalized in the Ballad of Jed Clampett
• "West Virginia coleslaw" - Chewing tobacco

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"Podunk" is generally believed to be an Indian name, possibly meaning "lowland," and communities called "Podunk" do tend toward swampiness.
Another theory, also associated with water, says the word mimics the sound of a mill wheel going "po-dunk," "po-dunk," "po-dunk."

Over the years, city media folk have made the mistake of declaring Podunk a fictional place, only to be corrected by the masses from Podunk. There are real, if unmapped, communities across America:

• Podunk, CT, in New Haven County
• Podunk, MI, in Barry County
• Another Podunk, MI, in Gladwin County
• Podunk, VT, in Windham County
• Podunk, NY, in Tompkins County
• Several proud Massachusetts residents have written us about a Podunk, MA, which they insist is the original. It's not that we don't believe them, it's just that the U.S. Geological Survey doesn't include a Podunk, MA, in its databases. (All of our communities are geocoded, with latitude and longitude supplied by the USGS. Here's a nationwide Podunk search on the USGS Web site. Try it and you will find a Podunk Cemetery in MA.)
• Other manifestations of Podunk have have been relegated to history books. Podunk, WI, an abandoned hamlet in Sauk County, was once a place where farmers hauled potatoes to the trains of the North Western Railroad.
• The Podunk name also graces a bluegrass festival in East Hartford, CT; a rock band from Port Arthur, TX; and, of course, our company, ePodunk, Inc.
• Podunk, NY, a crossroads too small to be called a hamlet, is just a few miles away from our office near Ithaca. (Much as we would have liked to locate in Podunk proper, office space in Podunk is an oxymoron.) In the 19th century, this was a commercial center in the midst of farm country. Local enterprises made butter churns, tubs, barrels, carriages and bricks.
  Those days were livelier. In the 1880s, a vigilante group wearing white caps and masks tied the town highway superintendent to a tree and thrashed him for beating his wife. In 1888, a one-armed woman was murdered by a thief who set her house afire.
  Today, a traveler who ventures off the main road toward Bolter Creek will find a cross-country ski center, a collision shop, a few houses and a smattering of for-sale signs. The place sags a little, but it has character. And a darned good name.

We're always looking for photos, post cards and anecdotes about Podunk. If you have information (or a comment on the Tao of Podunk), please send us an email.

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Who Was Who in North American Name Study

This site was created as one of the ways to celebrate the 50th anniversary (December 29, 2001) of the "American Name Society". Alan Rayburn has coordinated the production of the essays, and Michael McGoff has created this site. The scholars are listed alphabetically. The authors of the individual sections have been noted in italics at the end of each piece.

• Akrigg, George Philip Vernon
• Beeler, Madison S.
• Bright, William
• Bryant, Margaret M.
• Burrill, Meredith Frederic [Pete]
• Cassidy, Frederic Gomes [Fred]
• Coltharp, Lurline Hughes
• Douglas, Robert
• Drolet, Jean-Paul
• Ehrensperger, Edward C.
• Field, Thomas Parry [Tom]
• Fowkes, Robert Allen [Bob]
• Gannett, Henry
• Ganong, William Francis
• Georgacas, Demetrius John [Mimis]
• Granger, Byrd Howell
• Gudde, Erwin G.
• Hamlin, Frank Rodway
• Harder, Kelsie B.
• Lance, Donald M.
• Mac Aodha, Breandán
• McArthur, Lewis Ankeny [Tam]
• McMullen, Edwin Wallace [Mac]
• Neuffer, Claude Henry
• Pearce, Thomas Matthews [Matt]
• Pound, Louise
• Pyles, Joseph Thomas
• Ramsay, Robert Lee
• Read, Allen Walker
• Read, William Alexander
• Rudnyckyj, Jaroslav Bohdan [J.B]
• Sealock, Richard Burl
• Seary, Edgar Ronald
• Smith, Elsdon Coles
• Stewart, George Rippey
• Vogel, Virgil J.
• West, Robert Cooper [Bob]
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1000 Places to See Before You Die. USA & Canada

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Now, for the first time from the best selling travel author, Patricia Schultz, comes "1000 Places To See In The U.S.A. and Canada Before You Die". Sail the Maine Windjammers out of Camden. Explore the gold-mining trails in Alaska's Denali wilderness. Collect exotic shells on the beaches of Captiva. Take a barbecue tour of Kansas City - from Arthur Bryant's to Gates to B.B.'s Lawnside to Danny Edwards to LC's to Snead's. There's the ice hotel in Quebec, the Great Stalacpipe Organ in Virginia, cowboy poetry readings, what to do in Lexington after the derby's over, and for every city, dozens of unexpected suggestions and essential destinations. The book is organized by region, and subject-specific indices in the back sort the book by interest - wilderness, great dining, best beaches, world-class museums, sports and adventures, road trips, and more. There's also an index that breaks out the best destinations for families with children. Following each entry is the nuts and bolts: addresses, websites, phone numbers, costs, best times to visit.

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