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Some Consider These North Carolina Town Names Wildly Inapropriate

• Aho

  

  Aho is an unincorporated town in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. It’s located in Watauga County near another town on this list- Blowing Rock.

• Blowing Rock

  

  This one is a stretch for me. I see where they are coming from including it on the list, but perhaps I’ve just been to Blowing Rock so many times that I just don’t get that impression. Shameless plug to check out some of my favorite things to do in Blowing Rock here.

• Butters

  

  Not many people choose to call Butters North Carolina home. Only about 100 residents in fact. But it is a town in Bladen County east of Lumberton.

• Climax

  

  This was the one Thrillist determined was the most lewd name of all the NC towns. I’ve honestly got nothing else to say about the unincorporated community on the border of Guilford and Randolph county. 

• Coinjock

  

  So what we are saying is we just ran out of names and random combinations of letters and settled on coin jock? And yes, it is real. Coinjock is a census-designated place in Currituck County, North Carolina. 

• Engelhard

  

  You’ll find Engelhard on the coast on North Carolina. This fishing village is in the Lake Landing Township in Hyde County.

• Forbush

  

  I’m going out a limb here and guessing Forbush has a lot of bushes? Or they aspire to. It’s a township in Yadkin Valley (known for its wine), and there is even a Forbush High School.

• Hobucken

  

  Hobucken is a small place in Pamlico County. At the last census, it’s population was 38. That’s a town where you truly know everyone! Hobucken is on TripAdvisor though so go Hobucken! 

• Hookerton

  

  You refer to a place as Hookerton and I have questions. And you have no right to think it wouldn’t end up on this list. It’s in Green County, NC and is actually the oldest town in the county. You can learn more on the town’s website.

• Lizard Lick

  

  Lizard Lick Towing had to be from somewhere and Lizard Lick the town is in Wake County. I want to visit just so I can tell someone I’m in Lizard Lick.

• Love Valley

  

  Love must be brewing in Love Valley, NC. Perhaps I should pay this authentic Western town near Statesville a visit. Learn more about visiting here.

• Low Gap

  

  Is there a low gap in low gap? It’s in the low gap of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Franklin Township of Surry County, NC. 

• Mann’s Harbor

  

  Mann’s Harbor is you guessed in a Harbor town in Dare County, NC. It’s just across the bridge on the mainland from Mateo and Roanoke Island.

• Nags Head

  

  You’ve probably heard of Nags Head a popular vacation destination on the Outer Banks. You can read the legend of how to the town got its name here.

• Pee Dee

  

  The name Pee Dee comes from the Native American tribe that lived at the site of the Town Creek Indian Mound. There is a town, national wildlife refuge, electric company, and more that carry on the name today. Learn more about the Pee Dee culture here.  

• Rhodhiss

  

  Rhodhiss is a peculiarly named town that recently celebrated its 120th anniversary. It sits on the border of Caldwell and Burke counties. 

• Roughedge

  

  Does Roughedge have rough hedges? I’d like to think so. Roughedge is an unincorporated community in nearby Union County not far from Monroe.

• Stumpy Point

  

  You’ll find Stumpy Point (which is just a depressing name for a place), along the north side of Stumpy Point Bay. It is also in the region of Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in Dare County.