List of geographic acronyms and initialisms
This is a list of geographic acronyms and initialisms . That is, it's a list of the names of cities, towns, lakes, and other geographic places that are derived from acronyms. Acronyms are abbreviations formed by the initial letter or letters of the words that make up a multi-word term.
For the most part, the geographic names in this list were derived from three or more other names or words. Those derived from only two names are usually considered portmanteaus and can be found in the List of geographic portmanteaus . However, there are exceptions to this two/three rule in both lists, so it is more of a guideline than a hard-and-fast rule.
Regions
Countries
Pakistan — P unjab, A fghania, K ashmir, (I for pronunciation), S indh, and BaluchisTAN , the northern provinces of British India . The name also means Land of the Pure in Urdu and Persian.
Provinces
Malampa Province , Vanuatu — islands that make up the province: MAL akulaAM brymPA amaPenama Province , Vanuatu — islands that make up the province: PEN tecostA mbaeMA ewoTafea Province , Vanuatu — five islands that comprise the province: T annaA neityumF utunaE rromangoA niwa
Other regions
Banzare Coast , Wilkes Land, Antarctica — B ritish–A ustralian–N ew Z ealand A ntarctic R esearch E xpedition[ 1] Benelux — BE lgium NE therlands LUX embourgCalabarzon — the Southern Tagalog Mainland region of the Philippines, comprising five provinces: CA vite, LA guna, BA tangas, R izal, and QueZON LoVeSe — three island groups in northern Norway : LO fotenVE sterålenSE nja[ 2]
Luzviminda — three island groups in the Philippines: LUZ on, VI sayas, and MINDA naoMimaropa , Philippines — provinces comprising the Southwestern Tagalog Region: MI ndoro (East and West), MA rinduque, RO mblon and PA lawanNEPA , a common nickname of N orthE astern P ennsylvaniA NOVA — NO rthern V irginiA Shoshanguve , South Aftrica — SO tho, SHA ngaan, NGU ni and VE nda, the languages of the peoples relocated to this township[ 3] Soccsksargen , Philippines — administrative region: SO uth Cotabato, C otabato City, North C otabato, S ultan K udarat, SAR angani and GEN eral Santos CitySOWEGA — SO uth WE st G eorgiA TAG Corner — T ennessee A labama G eorgia
Populated places
Cities and towns
Places named after companies
Many of these places are former company towns .
Abanda, Alabama — A tlanta, B irmingham AND A tlantic Railroad[ 4] Alco, Louisiana — A lexandria L umber CO mpany[ 5] Alcoa, Tennessee — AL uminum CO mpany of A mericaAlpoca, West Virginia — AL pha POCA hontas Coal Company[ 6] : 43 Ameagle, West Virginia — AM erican EAGLE Colliery[ 6] : 79 Asco, West Virginia — A tlantic S mokeless CO al Company[ 6] : 86 Atco, Georgia — A merican T extile CO mpany[ 7] Atco, New Jersey — A tlantic T ransport CO mpany[ 8] Ballico, California — BALLI ntine CO mpanyBecco, West Virginia — B ufalo E agle C olliery CO mpany[ 6] : 43 Cadomin , Alberta — CA nadian DO minion MIN e[ 9] Calavo Gardens, California[ 10] CAL ifornia AVO cado Growers Association[ 11]
Caldor, California — CAL ifornia DO oR Company[ 11] Calgro, California — CAL ifornia GRO wers Wineries[ 11] Calpack, California — CAL ifornia PACK ing Corporation[ 11]
Calpet, Wyoming — CAL ifornia PET roleum Company[ 8] Calwa, California — CAL ifornia W ine A ssociation[ 11] Canora, Saskatchewan — CA nadian NO rthern RA ilway[ 12] Ceepeecee, British Columbia — either C anadian P acking C orporation or C alifornia P acking C orporation, or likely first Canadian, then California[ 13] Charmco, West Virginia — CHAR leston M illing CO mpany[ 6] : 165 Cimic, Illinois — C hicago I llinois M idland Railroad, I llinois C entral Railroad[ 14] Cipsco Park, Illinois — C entral I llinois P ublic S ervice CO mpany[ 14]
Cleo, Oregon — A backwards acronym for O regon E xport L umber C ompany[ 15]
Clinchco, Virginia — for both CLINCH field Railroad and CLINCH field Coal CO rporation[ 16] Closplint, Kentucky — CLO ver SPLINT Coal Company[ 17] Cofoco, West Virginia — CO al FO rk CO al Company, now known as Coal, West Virginia[ 6] : 43
Colwich, Kansas — COL orado and WICH ita Railroad Company[ 8] Cominco, Saskatchewan[ 18] CO nsolidated MIN ing and Smelting CO mpany[ 12]
Copco, California[ 19] C alifornia O regon P ower CO mpany[ 11]
Cumbo, West Virginia — CUM berland Valley Railroad, B altimore and O hio Railroad[ 6]
Delanson, New York — DEL aware AN d HudSON RailroadDomex, Saskatchewan[ 20] DOM e EX ploration, Ltd.[ 12]
Elco, Illinois — E . L evenworth and CO mpany General Store (from the abbreviation "E. L. Co" stenciled on boxes in front of the store)[ 14] Falco, Alabama — F lorida–A labama L and CO mpanyGamerco, New Mexico — G allup AMER ican CO al Company[ 8] Gimco City, Indiana[ 21] G eneral I nsulation and M anufacturing CO mpany (now part of Alexandria, Indiana )[ 22]
Grenora, North Dakota — GRE at NO rthern RA ilwayHarco, Illinois — HAR risburg CO lliery Coal Company[ 14] Herpoco, California — HER cules PO wder CO mpany[ 11] Ioco, Port Moody , British Columbia — I mperial O il CO rporation or CO mpany (actual name: Imperial Oil, Ltd.)[ 13] Irmulco, California — IR vine and MU ir L umber CO mpany[ 11] Kayjay, Kentucky — K entucky–J ellico Coal Company[ 17] Kicco, Florida[ 23] K issimmee I sland C attle CO mpany[ 24]
Kofa, Arizona — K ing OF A rizona Mine[ 25] Kyrock, Kentucky — K entuckY ROCK Asphalt Company[ 17] Labuco, Alabama — LA cey–BU ek Iron CO mpany[ 4]
Lacjac, California — LAC hman & JAC obi[ 11]
Latexo, Texas — L ouisianA TEX as O rchard Company[ 26] Lobeco, South Carolina — LO ng, BE llamy, and CO mpany[ 8] Lorado, West Virginia — LORA in Coal and DO ck Company [ 6] : 57 Mercoal, Alberta — M cLeod (E for pronunciation) R iver Hard COAL Company[ 27] Micco, West Virginia — M ain I sland C reek CO al Company[ 6] : 43 Mico, Texas — M edina I rrigation CO mpany[ 28] Mococo, California — MO untain CO pper CO mpany[ 8] Mokane, Missouri — M issO uri KAN sas and E astern Railway[ 29] Mopeco, California — MO hawk PE troleum CO mpany[ 11]
Nacmine, Alberta — N orth A merica C ollieries, Ltd. plus the word MINE [ 27] Naplate, Illinois — NA tional PLATE Glass Company[ 14] Nolalu , Ontario — NO rthern LA nd LU mber Company[ 30] Norco, California — NOR th CO rona Land CompanyNorco, Louisiana — N ew O rleans R efinery CO mpany[ 5] Norco, Saskatchewan[ 31] NOR anda CO mpany[ 12]
Norpak, North Dakota — NOR thern PAC ific Railroad (with a K replacing the C)[ 32]
Nyando, New York — N ew Y ork AND O ttawa Railway, former station on the line; now known as RooseveltownOcapos, Arizona — A backwards acronym for SO uthern PA cific CO mpany (i.e. Southern Pacific Railroad)[ 25]
Ohaton , Alberta — O sler, HA mmond, and NanTON , Winnipeg financial firm[ 27] Orenco, Oregon — ORE gon N ursery CO mpany[ 15] Orseco, Oregon — OR egon SE curities CO mpany; name changed to Champion[ 33] [ 15]
Parco, Wyoming — P roducers A nd R efiners CO rporationPennsuco, Florida[ 34] PENN sylvania SU gar CO mpany[ 8]
Phosmico, Florida[ 35] PHOS phate MI ning CO mpany [ 36]
Praco, Alabama — PRA tt Consolidated Coal CO mpany[ 4]
Raco, Michigan — R ichardson & A very CO mpany[ 37] Raeco, Washington — R odes, A ppel, and E arnest plus CO mpany[ 38] Reco, Alberta — RE liance CO al Company[ 9] Sasco, Arizona — S outhern A rizona S melter CO mpany[ 25] Saspamco, Texas — S an A ntonio S ewer P ipe (A for pronunciation) M anufacturing CO mpany[ 39] Seco, Kentucky — S outh E ast CO al Company[ 17] Sedco Hills, California — S outh E lsinore D evelopment CO mpany[ 11] Seroco, North Dakota — SE ars RO ebuck and CO mpany[ 32]
Siboco, Oregon — SI uslaw BO om CO mpany[ 15]
Sterco, Alberta — STER ling CO llieries[ 9] Stoil, California — ST andard OIL Company (former location of a pumping station)[ 11]
Sumica, Florida — S ociété U niverselle des M ines, I ndustrie C ommerce et A griculture[ 24] Svit , Slovakia — S lovenské VI zkózové T ovárne (English: "Slovak Viscose Works")Talco, Texas — T exas, A rkansas, and L ouisiana Candy CO mpany (seen on a box of candy)[ 40] Tapco, Arizona — T he A rizona P ower CO mpany[ 25]
Tapoco, North Carolina — TA llassee PO wer CO mpany[ 8] Tracoal, West Virginia — TRA ce Fork COAL Company[ 6] : 43
Tumco, California — T he U nited M ines CO mpany[ 11] Upalco, Utah — U tah P ower A nd L ight CO mpany[ 41]
Vancorum, Colorado[ 42] VAN adium COR poration of AM erica, with a substitution of a U for the A [ 43]
Vicco, Kentucky — V irginia I ron C oal and Coke CO mpany[ 17] Weslaco, Texas — W . E . S tewart LA nd CO mpany[ 44] Wevaco, West Virginia — WE st V irginiA CO lliery Company[ 6] : 670 Wiscoal, Kentucky — WIS consin COAL Company[ 17] Zimco, Alabama[ 45] ZI mmerman M anufacturing CO mpany[ 4]
Places named after people
Aflex, Kentucky — A . F . LE ckie (X instead of CK)[ 17] Aitch, Pennsylvania — A umen, I sett, T rexler, C rexwell, and H arker, town founders[ 46] Alcolu, South Carolina — AL derman CO ldwell LU la; mill owner, friend, and eldest daughter, respectively[ 8] Almadane, Louisiana — three early settlers: AL Damereal, MA nn Huddleston, and DAN Knight + E for euphony[ 5] Anarene, Texas — AN nA LauRENE Graham, daughter of early pioneer J. M. Keen[ 40] Anco, Kentucky — AN derson CO mbs, first postmaster[ 17] Arbyrd, Missouri — A . R . BYRD , landowner[ 47] Archerwill , Saskatchewan — councilors ARCH ie Hamilton Campbell and ER vie Edvin Hanson, and secretary-treasurer WILL iam S. Pierce of Barrier Valley Rural Municipality[ 12] Arjay, Kentucky — R . J . Asher, coal operator[ 17] Armelgra, Alberta — AR thur MEL ville GRA ce, engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway[ 9] Arvida, Quebec — AR thur VI ning DA vis, president of Aluminum Company of Canada[ 48] : 68 Awe, Kentucky — A nthony W ayne E verman, first postmaster[ 17] Bahama, North Carolina — three leading families of the community: BA ll, HA rris, and MA ngum [ 8] Balmorhea, Texas — BAL colm, MO rrow, RHEA , town founders[ 40] Benld, Illinois — BEN L . D orsey, early settler[ 14] Bolada, Arizona — three family names: BO nes LA ne DA ndera[ 25]
Bresaylor, Saskatchewan — three founding families: BRE mner, SAY ers, and TayLOR [ 12] Bromer, Indiana — early settlers: B oyd, R oll, O ldham, M cCoy, E llis, and R eid[ 22] Bucoda, Missouri — early settlers: BU chanan, CO burn, and DA vis[ 47] Bucoda, Washington — investors in local industry: J. M. BU ckley, Samuel CO ulter, John B. DA vid[ 38] Cabarton, Idaho — C . A . BARTON , official of the Boise Payette Lumber Company (a former company town of that company)[ 49]
Cadams, Nebraska — C . ADAMS , local banker[ 50] Chaney, Oklahoma[ 51] C arey, H ull, A dams, N ichols, E dmonds, Y arnold[ 52]
Charlo, Port Elizabeth, South Africa — CHAR les LO vemore, landowner[ 3]
Comrey, Alberta — names of six early settlers: C olumbus Larson, O le Roen, M ons Roen, R. R olfson, J. J. E verson, Ed Y ager[ 9] Dacono, Colorado — DA isy Baum, CO ra Van Vorhies and NO ra Brooks[ 43] Delmar, Iowa — initials of six women on the first train to the new town: D ella, E mma, L aura, M arie, A nna, and R ose.[ 53] [ 54] Edmore, Michigan — ED win MO oRE , the first settler of the village[ 55] Emida, Idaho — E ast, MI ller, and DA wson, three early family names[ 8] Eram, Oklahoma[ 56] E ugene, R oderick, A nthony, and M arie[ 57]
Ethanac, California — ETHAN A . C hase, landowner and political leader (town is now named Romoland, California )[ 11]
Faloma, Oregon — F orce L ove M oore, three original land-owners, with added vowels[ 15] Fastrill, Texas — F. F. FA rrington, P. H. STR ause, and Will HILL , postmaster and two lumbermen[ 58]
Gamoca, West Virginia — GA uley, MO ley, and CA mpbell[ 6] : 259 Gathon, Illinois — G allager, A dams, T remblay, and H erzog (ON added by the post office)[ 14]
Geekabee Hill, Western Australia — G eorge K ershaw B rown[ 59]
Germfask Township, Michigan — town founders: John G rant, Matthew E dge, George R obinson, Thaddeus M ead, Dr. W. W. F rench, Ezekiel A ckley, Oscar (O.D.) S heppard, and Hezekiah K naggs[ 37] Golah, New York[ 60] [ 8]
Hacoda, Alabama — HA rt, CO leman, DA vis, three local businessmen[ 4] Halbrite , Saskatchewan — three Canadian Pacific Railway engineers: HAL l, BR uce, WhITE [ 12] Helechawa, Kentucky — HELE n CHA se WA lbridge, daughter of W. Delancy Walbridge, first president of Ohio and Kentucky Railroad[ 17] Hemaruka, Alberta — daughters of A. E. Warren, General Manager of Canadian National Railway: HE len, MA rgaret, RU th and KA thleen[ 27] Hisega, South Dakota — six women who built a camp site and country club at the location: H elen Scroggs, I da Anding, S adie Robinson, E thel Brink, G race Wasson, and A da Pike[ 61] Itmann, West Virginia — I saac T . MANN , president of Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Company[ 62] : 323 Jacam, Manitoba[ 63] J . A . CAM pbell, politician[ 64]
Jayem, Kentucky — J ohn M arshall Robsion, Sr.[ 17]
Jay Em, Wyoming — J im M oore, cattle rancher[ 8] Jayenne, West Virginia — J ohnson N ewlon Camden[ 6]
Jaype, Idaho — J ohn P . Weyerhaeuser Jr., president of Potlatch Lumber Company[ 49]
Jetson, Kentucky — J . E . T aylor and SON , co-owners of a local business[ 17] Kinnorwood, Illinois — H. L. KIN ney, George H. NOR ris, Robert P. WOOD worth, land owners[ 14]
Klej Grange, Maryland — Joseph William Drexel 's four daughters: K atherine, L ucy, E lizabeth, and J osephine[ 65] Kragon, Kentucky — K . RAGON , founder and president of the Kentucky Wood Products Company[ 17] Lecoma, Missouri — three local merchants: LE nox, CO mstock, and MA rtin [ 47] Le Mars, Iowa — eight women from Cedar Rapids on a railroad excursion who were asked to name the town. Two of the letters, L and M, represent two women each: L ucy Ford and L aura Walker; E lizabeth Underhill or E llen Cleghorn; M ary Weare and M artha Weare; A deline Swain; R ebecca Smith; S arah Reynolds.[ 66] Lookeba, Oklahoma — LO we, KE lly and BA ker, town founders (with an extra O )[ 57] Mabana, Washington — MAB el AN derson, daughter of an early settler, plus A for pronunciation[ 38] Mabscott, West Virginia — MAB el SCOTT [ 6] Maleb, Alberta — initials of the Bowen family: M orley, A my, L orne, E lizabeth, B owen; disagreement over whether these are the initials of the parents[ 27] [ 9] Maljamar, New Mexico — MAL colm, JA net, MAR garet, children of William Mitchell, oil operator[ 67] Marenisco Township, Michigan — either MAR y ENI d SCO tt,[ 37] MA ry RE lief NI les SCO tt,[ 68] Marietta, Ohio — MARI e AntoinETT eA [ 69] Marmarth, North Dakota — MAR garet MARTH a Fitch, very young granddaughter of A. J. Ealing, railroad president[ 32] Mesena, Georgia — coined by Dr. J. F. Hamilton, using the initial letters of the first names of his six daughters (names unknown)[ 7] Milo, Oklahoma — initials of four daughters of J. W. Johnson (names unknown)[ 57] Mohall, North Dakota — M artin O . HALL , founder and first postmaster[ 32] Mohrland, Utah — four investors in a coal mine: M ays, O rem, H einer, and R ice plus LAND [ 41] Natal, Oregon — NAT hA nieL C. Dale, local landowner and Columbia County clerk[ 15]
Nemato, Port Alfred, South Africa — NE lson MA ndela TO wnship[ 3]
Newport, Texas — initials of seven founding families: N orman, E zell, W elch, P ruitt, O wsley, R eiger, and T urner[ 40] Neyami, Georgia — three subdevelopers: NE wton, YA ncy, MI lner[ 7] Norvelt, Pennsylvania — EleaNOR RooseVELT Pawn, Oregon — local residents who applied for a post office: P oole, A ckerley, W orthington, N olen[ 15] Peedee, Kentucky — P umphrey D avid Smith, landowner[ 17]
Primghar, Iowa — initials of eight people who had a major part in platting the town: P umphrey; R oberts; I nman; M cCormack; G reen; H ayes or H ays; A lbright; R ereick or R enck[ 70] [ 68] Renwer , Manitoba — A. E. WarREN and W . E . R oberts, railway officials[ 64] Reston, Virginia — R obert E . S imon, founder of Reston, plus TON Safe, Missouri — possibly early settlers: S hinkle, A ufderheide, F ann, and E ssman[ 46] Soda, Texas — initials of four names submitted to the post office (names unknown; now a ghost town)[ 71]
Tako, Saskatchewan[ 72] T aylor, A ked, K rips, O lsen[ 12]
Tamalco, Illinois — W. H. TA ylor, John M(A) cL aren, Frank CO lwell, prominent locals[ 14] Tejay, Kentucky — T homas J efferson Asher, landowner, founder, and judge[ 17] Texico, Illinois — TEX as, I llinois, C laybourn, O sborn, the latter two being local family names[ 73] Wahjamega, Michigan — W illiam A . H eartt, J ames A . M ontgomery, and E dgar G eorge A very[ 74] Wascott, Wisconsin — W . A . SCOTT , railroad company president[ 68] Walong, California — W . A . LONG , railroad official[ 11]
Willows, Saskatchewan — WIL liam Gibson LOW eS , owner of the first store[ 12] Wimauma, Florida — WI lma, MAU d, MA ry, daughters of Captain C. H. Davis, first postmaster[ 24]
Other places
Abac, Georgia — A braham B aldwin A gricultural C ollege[ 7] Alorton, Illinois — AL uminum OR e plus TON [ 14] Anzac, Alberta — A ustralia N ew Z ealand A rmy C orps[ 9] Bacova, Virginia — BA th CO unty V irginiA [ 16] Barford, Saskatchewan — BA rrier R iver FORD [ 12]
Biola, California — B ible I nstitute O f L os A ngeles[ 11] Cal-Nev-Ari, Nevada — CAL ifornia, NEV ada, ARI zonaClaycomo, Missouri — CLAY CO unty, M issO uri[ 47] Covada, Washington — six nearby mines: C olumbia, O rin, V erin, A da, D ora, and A lice[ 8] Cudsaskwa Beach, Saskatchewan — CUD worth, SASK atchewan WA kaw[ 12] Denare Beach , Saskatchewan — DE partment of NA tural RE sources[ 12] Hico, Missouri — HI ckory CO unty (although Hico is in Dallas County)[ 47] Hocomo, Missouri — HO well CO unty M issO uri[ 47] Ilasco, Missouri — elements and ingredients of cement: I ron, L ime, A luminum, S ilica, C arbon, and O xygenKenova, West Virginia — KEN tucky, O hio, V irginiA [ 6] : 346 Kenora , Ontario — three predecessor communities: KE ewatin, NO rman and RA t Portage[ 30] Lockridge, Oklahoma — L ogan, O klahoma, C anadian, and K ingfisher Counties plus RIDGE [ 8] Macy, Nebraska — (O)MA ha AgenCY (location of Indian agency to the Maha or Omaha people )[ 50] Mandaree, North Dakota — MAN dan, HiDA tsa and REE , the three tribes whose reservation the place is on. (Ree is another name for the Arikara )[ 32] Molanosa, Saskatchewan — MO ntreal LA ke, NO rthern SA skatchewan[ 12] Nalcrest, Florida — N ational A ssociation of L etter C arriers plus REST , retirement community for postmen[ 24] Noida, Uttar Pradesh — N ew O khla I ndustrial D evelopment A uthorityNOLA — A common nickname for N ew O rleansL ouisianA
Okarche, Oklahoma — OK lahoma AR apaho CHE yenne[ 75] Omphghent Township, Illinois — O ur M other of P erpetual H elp + GHENT (city in Belgium)[ 14] Ovapa, West Virginia — O hio, V irginiA , P ennsylvaniA [ 6] : 465 Pen Mar, Maryland - PEN nsylvania and MAR ylandPenowa, Pennsylvania — PEN nsylvania, O hio, W est VirginiA [ 62] : 141
Sharedon Park, South Africa — S elf H elp A ssociation of RE sidents plus DON , a neighbourhood somewhere in the Cape Town area[ 3]
Texarkana , Texas/Arkansas — TEX as ARK ansas LouisiANA Ti, Oklahoma — a backwards acronym for I ndian T erritory[ 57] Usna, Oklahoma[ 76] U nited S tates N orth A merica[ 57]
Usona, Alberta — U nited S tates O f N orth A merica[ 9] Usona, California — U nited S tates O f N orth A merica[ 11]
Veyo, Utah — either V irtue, E nterprise, Y outh, or O rder or VE rdure and YO uth[ 8] Viropa, West Virginia — VIR ginia, O hio, P ennsylvaniA [ 6] : 650 Walden, Ontario — WA ters, L ively, DEN ison, three of the several communities that merged to form the town[ 30] Wamac, Illinois — WA shington, MA rion, and C linton Counties[ 14] Wyco, West Virginia — WY oming CO unty[ 6]
Neighborhoods
Many of these names were the result of neighborhood rebranding, first in New York , and then in other cities. The names were mostly coined in imitation of Soho in Manhattan.
New York
Los Angeles
LoDo — LO wer DO wntownLoHi — LO wer HI ghland
RiNo — RI ver NO rth Art District
SoBro — SO uth BRO adway
Metropolitan and suburban areas
Camanava — the Northern Manila District of Metro Manila , Philippines; cities: CA loocan, MA labon, NA votas, VA lenzuela
Gerbangkertosusila — official acronym for the Surabaya Extended Metropolitan Area in East Java, Indonesia: GRE sik BANG kalan MojoKERTO SU rabaya SI doarjo LA monganJabodetabek — the capital of Indonesia and suburbs: JA karta, BO gor, DE pok, TA ngerang and BEK asiMM — M etro M anilaseat of government of the Philippines
Muntapat, Metro Manila, Philippines — three cities: MUN tinlupa, TA guig, PAT eros
Muntiparlas, Metro Manila, Philippines — three cities: MUNTI nlupa, PAR añaque, LAS Piñas
Soweto , Johannesburg, South Africa — SO uth WE stern TO wnships
In other cities
COB — C ity o f B alangaBataan , Philippines
CSFP — C ity of S an F ernando, P ampangaPampanga , Philippines
NoBo, Traverse City, Michigan — NO rth BO ardman Lake District[ 77]
NoDa , Charlotte, NC — NO rth DA vidson StreetNoMa , Washington, DC — NO rth of MA ssachusetts AvenueNoPa , San Francisco, California — NO rth of the PA nhandleNuLu , Louisville, Kentucky — a portmanteau of "New" and "Louisville"[ 78] Lamasco , Evansville, Indiana — town founders: John and William LA w, James B. MA cCall, Lucius H. SCO tt[ 17] SoBe , Miami Beach, Florida — SO uth BE achSoBo , Mumbai — SO uth BO mbaySobro, Nashville, Tennessee — SO uth of BRO adway
SoDo, Seattle , Washington — originally SO uth of the DO me; now SO uth of DO wntownSoHo, Hong Kong — SO uth of HO llywood RoadSoHo, London, Ontario — SO uth of HO rton Street[ 79]
SoHo (Tampa) , Florida — SO uth of HO ward AvenueSoho, West Midlands (Birmingham, England) — SO uth HO useSoMa , San Francisco, California — SO uth of MA rket StreetSoMa, Vancouver, British Columbia — SO uth MA in
SoPi, Paris — SO uth of PI galle
QC — Q uezon C ityMetro Manila , Philippines
Natural features
Bodies of water
Ayceecee Creek, British Columbia[ 80] A lpine C lub of C anada (creek draining glaciers on Three Bears Mountain)[ 81]
Lake Carasaljo — daughters of Joseph Brick, owner of local Bergen Iron Works: CAR rie (A for pronunciation), SAL ly, and JO sephine[ 62] : 322 Lake Chaweva — CHA rleston, WE st V irginiA [ 82]
Copco Lake , California — C alifornia O regon P ower CO mpanyEmar Lake, Saskatchewan[ 83] E ldorado M ining A nd R efining[ 12]
Lake Jacomo , Missouri — JA ckson CO unty, M issO uriOwaa Lake, Saskatchewan[ 84] O utdoor W riters A ssociation of A merica (to mark a meeting of that organization in June 1967)[ 12]
Sareco Bay, Saskatchewan[ 85] SA skatchewan RE search CO uncil; contains Sareco Island[ 12]
Snafu Lake , Yukon — S ituation N ormal, A ll F ucked U p[ 48] : 69 [ 86] [ 87] [ 88] Swenoda Lake and Swenoda Township, Swift County, Minnesota — SWE dish NO rwegian DA nish, nationalities of settlers in that region[ 89] Lake Taneycomo , Missouri — TANEY CO unty, M issO uriTarfu Lake , Yukon — T hings A re R eally F ucked U p[ 48] : 69 [ 90] Lake Wagejo, Michigan — WA lter Koelz, GE orge Stanley, JO hn Brumm, zoologists[ 8]
Topography
Delmarva Peninsula — DEL aware MAR yland V irginiA Fasp Mountain, British Columbia[ 91] F irst A id S ki P atrol[ 92]
Isar Mountain, Washington/British Columbia[ 93] I nternation S earch A nd R escue[ 94]
Multorpor Butte or Mountain[ 95] MULT nomah County, OR egon, POR tland[ 15]
Tamu Massif — T exas A &M U niversity; large undersea volcano in the western Pacific named by scientist after the school he taught atUbyssey Glacier, Mount Garibaldi , British Columbia[ 96] U niversity of B ritish C olumbia[ 13]
Veeocee Mountain, British Columbia[ 97] V arsity O utdoor C lub of the University of British Columbia[ 98]
Others
Alwinsal — potash mine at Guernsey, Saskatchewan named after a French–German consortium that invested: 1) Mines Domanials de Potasse d'AL sace (French) 2) WIN tersall AG (German) 3) SAL zfuther AG (German)[ 12]
Amdewanda No. 630 — school near Eston, Saskatchewan ; first trustees: Clyde AM ey, Sid DE an, Robert WA msley plus NDA for alliteration[ 12]
Barholis No. 746 — school near Glenbain, Saskatchewan ; early settlers: BAR nes, HOL mes and InnIS [ 12]
Elanco (commonly used name for Eastern Lancaster County School District ) — E astern LAN caster CO unty
6489 Golevka , asteroid named for three observatories that studied it for the Yarkovski effect — GOL dstone ObservatoryEV patoria Planetary RadarKA shima Space Technology Center, located in Kashima, Ibaraki , JapanKemoca Park , Montmartre, Saskatchewan — KE ndal, MO tmartre, and CA diac; three communities the park serves[ 12] Mohonasen High School , Rotterdam, New York — MOH awkONO ndagaSEN ecaA replacing the last O), three tribes that once lived in the Rotterdam area[ 99] Odhill railway station , Manitoba — O . D . HILL , K.C.[ 64] Rawebb railway station , Manitoba — RA lph WEBB [ 64] Camp Shagabec, Saskatchewan — church campground for parishes at S haunavon, H azenmore, A ssinaboia, G ovenlock, A bbey, B racken, E astend, C onsul-Cabri-Climax[ 12]
Solanco School District , Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — SO uthern LAN caster CO untyViento State Park , near Hood River, Oregon — Henry VI llard , William EN dicott, TO lman[ 15]
See also
References
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