Here’s some trivia about some really unusually named places.
• Horneytown, NC – Located 5 miles northwest of High Point. It was named for the Horney family of early settlers. *not touching that line* It frequently appears on lists of unusual place names. The Horneytown Fire Department serves the area and is a volunteer fire department established in 1958. Population: 15
• Fucking, Austria – The pronunciation in German is “Fooking”, rhymes with “booking”. As of 2005, their population was only 104. Despite this, the village has become famous for its name. Their road signs were among the most stolen in the world by souvenir hunting tourists. In 2005, the signs were modified to be theft resistant. The settlement was founded in the 6th century for Focko, a Bavarian nobleman. The existence of the village was first document in the year 1070, and twenty years later, the lord was Adalpertus de Fucingin. The spelling evolved over the years. Fucking means “place of Focko’s people” - at least in Austria…..
• Dildo, Newfoundland, Canada – The name “Dildo” is documented in this area at least since 1711, though how this came to be is unknown. Captain James Cook and his assistant, Michael Lane, who mapped Newfoundland in the 1760’s, often displayed a sense of humor in the place names they chose, and were not above selecting names that might offend over-sensitive readers. The name has brought the town a measure of notoriety. In the 20th century, there were several campaigns to change the name, but all failed.
• Hooker, Oklahoma – Population 1918. Located in Texas County, Oklahoma, and honors local ranch foreman John “Hooker” Threlkeld. The town’s motto is “It’s a location, not a vocation”.
• Last, but not least, there’s always Twatt, Orkney, Scotland. It is a small settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and A967 (not legs – get your minds out of the gutter). The settlement name originates from the Old Norse word for “small parcel of land”. As it is so similar to the common English expletive, its name features at number 4 in a list of the most vulgar-sounding names in Rude Britain, along with its Shetland counterpart. There is also an Upper Twatt Road on the island in Stenness.
Hopefully, this put a grin on your face to start the day. Have a fangtastic day my friends, and don't forget to show our Mary some love.<3 Brock V"""V
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