22 Of The Quirkiest Town Names In The Carolinas
Have you ever been driving down a road and passed a “Welcome to” sign that caused you to do a double-take? I still remember the first time I saw the sign for the town of Intercourse in my home state of Pennsylvania. As a teenager, I thought it was hilarious.
Who am I kidding? It still makes me laugh. There are plenty of unusual and flat-out funny town names across the Carolinas. In the interest of helping you keep your eyes on the road, here’s a list of some of the quirkiest ones so that you won’t have to do a double-take if you drive through any of these:
North Carolina
Bat Cave (Henderson County)
Boogertown (Gaston County)
Climax (Guilford/Randolph County)
Erect (Randolph County)
Horneytown (Forsyth County)
Lizard Lick (Wake County)
Loafers Glory (Mitchell County)
Meat Camp (Watauga County)
Tick Bite (Lenoir County)
Toast (Surry County)
Whynot (Randolph County)
South Carolina
Fair Play (Oconee County)
Happy Bottom (Barnwell County)
Ketchuptown (Horry County)
Nine Times (Pickens County)
Pumpkintown (Pickens County)
Quarantine (Georgetown County)
Round O (Colleton County)
Spiderweb (Aiken County)
Sugar Tit (Spartanburg County)
Tickle Hill (Kershaw County)
Wide Awake (Berkeley County)
