Funny town names that have to do with food, like this Alabama town, are the coolest. There are a few legends about how Burnt Corn got its name. Some say settlers burned the Indians’ corn fields; ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What’s in a name? Well, for a town, a lot—as it can shape first impressions, spark curiosity, and even tell a story about the ...

I was really getting worried. I had clicked my way through 28 funny town names on this AIM Flash feature, but I had not gotten to Belchertown, Massachusetts. I had been through Unalaska, Alaska, ...

Across the United States are places with humorous, odd names, from Ding Dong in Texas to Sandwich, New Hampshire. It turns out that California has its fair share of them. WorldAtlas recently compiled ...

What’s in a name? Well, for a town, a lot—as it can shape first impressions, spark curiosity, and even tell a story about the place’s personality or the people who founded it. A town’s name often ...