Funny Town/City/Village/Street names that exist IRL Revised

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  1. General S'mores

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    Eh, I'm fine with your bump.

    Also, there's a college called Bristol Community College... but it's not in Bristol at all.
     
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    In Swindon there's a university campus, Swindon doesn't have a university and the campus is for Oxford's own university.
    Both towns are 40 miles apart.
     
  3. General S'mores

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    Oh. Didn't know that (but I was referring to the BCC in Massachusetts though).
     
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    No wonder they refer to the Northeast of the US as "New England". It literally shares city names with other cities in the UK (mostly England).

    Okay, that's probably not the only reason why, but I don't actually think it's coincidental when you start thinking about that.

    EDIT: There's another city named "Hull", which is located in Quebec.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull,_Quebec
     
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    There's London in England
    And there's also one in Ontario, Canada
    https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...c7d7699a056b95!8m2!3d42.9849349!4d-81.2452698
    There's the city of New York in New York state.
    Which is named after the ancient Northern English city of York:
    https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...774ab898a54e4d1!8m2!3d53.9599741!4d-1.0873032
    There's a Birmingham in England: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...a81fef0aeee7998!8m2!3d52.4861254!4d-1.8910217
    But there's also one in Alabama: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...25507409eaba54ce!8m2!3d33.5186066!4d-86.81036
    All of this was definitely caused by Britain's colonial grip on America, when it still had it.
     
  8. General S'mores

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    Even a few city names were borrowed from Wales. A prime example is Swansea.
    Wales:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea
    Massachusetts:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea,_Massachusetts
     
  9. General S'mores

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    Here's another New England city worthy of a mention:
    Mashpee
     
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  11. General S'mores

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    We can't forget "Cumming, Georgia".
     
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    There's also a Bristol, TN and Bristol, VA

    Both in the same pic here...
    bristol.jpg

    As featured on a Geico TV commercial...
     
  13. General S'mores

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    There's always been a fair share of cities who share names. I know there's a Fall River in North Dakota and Oregon as well, not just my state.
     
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    I’ve driven through Wyoming, Minnesota.
     
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  17. General S'mores

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    "Lippitt"

    Do I even need to explain why I listed this one?
     
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    That’s actually a thing.
     
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