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Dead Women Crossing, OK.

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Somebody

When your town’s name really is just a seed to a elaborate murder mystery…your town is Dead Women Crossing in Oklahoma. The origin of the name involves divorce, prostitutes, murder, and even suicide. Not necessarily in the order one would … Continue reading →

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Smackover, AR.

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Somebody

It’s long overdue for Somebodyisfromhere.com to create an Arkansas search tag. Done. And to do it Somebodyisfromhere.com found the town that may lead the land in percentage of (former) population that’s in the college football hall of fame. The Wiki … Continue reading →

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Slaughter Beach, DE.

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Somebody

It’s Halloween season so it’s time to uncover one of the country’s more gruesome names: Slaughter Beach. Often times, when looking up a cool sounding name, the answer is not as interesting as it would first appear. For example, one … Continue reading →

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Rifle, CO.

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Somebody

You’d think that the town of Rifle in Colorado would have been linked to a lot of cool pop culture particularly of the western variety. However, it seems the best it can do was being mentioned in Stephen King’s The … Continue reading →

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Ninety Six, SC

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Somebody

It stands to reason that the more specific the town name, the easier it should be to identify the origin of the name. Ninety Six exists to dissuade you from that notion. There is much confusion about the mysterious name, … Continue reading →

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Horseheads, NY.

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Somebody

Ahh a town name that the creators of Godfather would be proud of. Horseheads is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 19,485 at the 2010 census. The name of the town is derived from … Continue reading →

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Puyallup, Wa.

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Somebody

Somebodyisfromhere.com is not above pandering. At one point the state with the most site views on Somebodyisfromhere.com was Washington. So hello, Washintonians, do you know where the town Puyallup got its name? Named after the Puyallup Tribe of Native Americans, Puyallup … Continue reading →

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Manns Choice, Pa.

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Somebody

Manns Choice seems like a poorly spelled and punctuated name for an ill-advised happy hour from a bygone era. It’s also a town name. In 1848, Congressman Job Mann pressured to have a post office at an unnamed village in Harrison Township. … Continue reading →

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How Somebodyisfromhere.com Ruined Atlantic City.

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Somebody

Somebodyisfromhere.com ruined Atlantic City. In the whimsical years pre-recession he used to go to Atlantic City maybe once a week. Especially in summer. He would gamble every time. Win or lose he’d spend money on booze. When he’d win he’d … Continue reading →

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Jackpot, Nv.

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Somebody

It’s not surprising that Nevadans – with their cowboy streak – might have a roguish twinkle in their eyes that says, “We are going to do what we want and we are going to do it our way.” In Jackpot … Continue reading →

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