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a weblog of wordplay by Eric Harshbarger Near-Pangrammatic Place NamesAccording to the 2010 U.S. Census data, here is a list of place names which, when written out with the full name of its associated state, require the most different letters of the alphabet.The more you know... > ALABAMA 16 different letters: > Underwood-Petersville, Alabama (CDP) > ALASKA 15 different letters: > Manley Hot Springs, Alaska (CDP) > Northway Junction, Alaska (CDP) > Northway Village, Alaska (CDP) > Whitestone Logging Camp, Alaska (CDP) > ARIZONA 16 different letters: > Central Heights-Midland City, Arizona (CDP) > Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona (town) > Lake Havasu City, Arizona (city) > ARKANSAS 14 different letters: > Campbell Station, Arkansas (city) > Crawfordsville, Arkansas (town) > Hot Springs Village, Arkansas (CDP) > Lost Bridge Village, Arkansas (CDP) > Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas (CDP) > Yarborough Landing, Arkansas (CDP) > CALIFORNIA 18 different letters: > West Rancho Dominguez, California (CDP) > COLORADO 15 different letters: > Bonanza Mountain Estates, Colorado (CDP) > Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, Colorado (CDP) > Green Mountain Falls, Colorado (town) > Steamboat Springs, Colorado (city) > CONNECTICUT 15 different letters: > Conning Towers Nautilus Park, Connecticut (CDP) > North Grosvenor Dale, Connecticut (CDP) > Old Saybrook Center, Connecticut (CDP) > DELAWARE 15 different letters: > Dover Base Housing, Delaware (CDP) > FLORIDA 16 different letters: > Jacksonville Beach, Florida (city) > New Port Richey East, Florida (CDP) > New Smyrna Beach, Florida (city) > Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (city) > Panama City Beach, Florida (city) > St. Augustine Beach, Florida (city) > South Palm Beach, Florida (town) > University Park, Florida (CDP) > West Palm Beach, Florida (city) > Yeehaw Junction, Florida (CDP) > GEORGIA 14 different letters: > Country Club Estates, Georgia (CDP) > Dutch Island, Georgia (CDP) > Flowery Branch, Georgia (city) > Whitemarsh Island, Georgia (CDP) > HAWAII 14 different letters: > Discovery Harbour, Hawaii (CDP) > Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (CDP) > IDAHO 14 different letters: > New Plymouth, Idaho (city) > ILLINOIS 14 different letters: > Bay View Gardens, Illinois (village) > Calumet Park, Illinois (village) > East Cape Girardeau, Illinois (village) > Fairview Heights, Illinois (city) > Lake Petersburg, Illinois (CDP) > Machesney Park, Illinois (village) > Marquette Heights, Illinois (city) > Mechanicsburg, Illinois (village) > Round Lake Beach, Illinois (village) > Round Lake Heights, Illinois (village) > South Jacksonville, Illinois (village) > University Park, Illinois (village) > INDIANA 16 different letters: > Country Club Heights, Indiana (town) > IOWA 14 different letters: > Elk Run Heights, Iowa (city) > Fredericksburg, Iowa (city) > Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa (city) > Sergeant Bluff, Iowa (city) > University Heights, Iowa (city) > University Park, Iowa (city) > KANSAS 14 different letters: > Grandview Plaza, Kansas (city) > White Cloud, Kansas (city) > KENTUCKY 17 different letters: > Beechwood Village, Kentucky (city) > Bradfordsville, Kentucky (city) > Brownsboro Village, Kentucky (city) > Middlesborough, Kentucky (city) > Mockingbird Valley, Kentucky (city) > Strathmoor Village, Kentucky (city) > LOUISIANA 15 different letters: > Bridge City, Louisiana (CDP) > Lockport Heights, Louisiana (CDP) > MAINE 14 different letters: > Brunswick Station, Maine (CDP) > Bucksport, Maine (CDP) > Falmouth Foreside, Maine (CDP) > South Portland, Maine (city) > MARYLAND 17 different letters: > Braddock Heights, Maryland (CDP) > MASSACHUSETTS 18 different letters: > West Springfield Town, Massachusetts (city) > MICHIGAN 17 different letters: > Crystal Downs Country Club, Michigan (CDP) > Manitou Beach-Devils Lake, Michigan (CDP) > MINNESOTA 17 different letters: > Birchwood Village, Minnesota (city) > MISSISSIPPI 15 different letters: > Alcorn State University, Mississippi (CDP) > Walnut Grove, Mississippi (town) > MISSOURI 16 different letters: > Lewis and Clark Village, Missouri (town) > MONTANA 15 different letters: > East Glacier Park Village, Montana (CDP) > Fort Belknap Agency, Montana (CDP) > White Sulphur Springs, Montana (city) > NEBRASKA 15 different letters: > Howard City, Nebraska (village) > Loup City, Nebraska (city) > McCool Junction, Nebraska (village) > Plymouth, Nebraska (village) > South Sioux City, Nebraska (city) > NEVADA 15 different letters: > Humboldt River Ranch, Nevada (CDP) > NEW HAMPSHIRE 16 different letters: > Blodgett Landing, New Hampshire (CDP) > NEW JERSEY 17 different letters: > Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey (borough) > Holiday City-Berkeley, New Jersey (CDP) > South Plainfield, New Jersey (borough) > NEW MEXICO 18 different letters: > Pueblo of Sandia Village, New Mexico (CDP) > NEW YORK 18 different letters: > South Farmingdale, New York (CDP) > NORTH CAROLINA 16 different letters: > Blue Clay Farms, North Carolina (CDP) > NORTH DAKOTA 17 different letters: > Four Bears Village, North Dakota (CDP) > OHIO 14 different letters: > Pleasant Run Farm, Ohio (CDP) > Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (CDP) > OKLAHOMA 16 different letters: > Flute Springs, Oklahoma (CDP) > OREGON 14 different letters: > Columbia City, Oregon (city) > Crawfordsville, Oregon (CDP) > Deschutes River Woods, Oregon (CDP) > Mount Hood Village, Oregon (CDP) > Winchester Bay, Oregon (CDP) > PENNSYLVANIA 19 different letters: > University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, Pennsylvania (CDP) > RHODE ISLAND 16 different letters: > Pawtucket, Rhode Island (city) > SOUTH CAROLINA 17 different letters: > Lake Murray of Richland, South Carolina (CDP) > SOUTH DAKOTA 17 different letters: > Blucksberg Mountain, South Dakota (CDP) > Valley Springs, South Dakota (city) > TENNESSEE 14 different letters: > Cumberland City, Tennessee (town) > Cumberland Gap, Tennessee (town) > Hickory Valley, Tennessee (town) > TEXAS 16 different letters: > Hill Country Village, Texas (city) > UTAH 14 different letters: > Beryl Junction, Utah (CDP) > VERMONT 15 different letters: > East Middlebury, Vermont (CDP) > North Springfield, Vermont (CDP) > VIRGINIA 16 different letters: > Buckingham Courthouse, Virginia (CDP) > King and Queen Court House, Virginia (CDP) > Lake of the Woods, Virginia (CDP) > Southampton Meadows, Virginia (CDP) > Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia (CDP) > WASHINGTON 18 different letters: > Boulevard Park, Washington (CDP) > Port Gamble Tribal Comunity, Washington (CDP) > WEST VIRGINIA 17 different letters: > Camden-on-Gauley, West Virginia (town) > Mount Gay-Shamrock, West Virginia (CDP) > WISCONSIN 14 different letters: > Amherst Junction, Wisconsin (village) > Black Earth, Wisconsin (village) > Black River Falls, Wisconsin (city) > Blanchardville, Wisconsin (village) > Boulder Junction, Wisconsin (CDP) > Campbellsport, Wisconsin (village) > Cumberland, Wisconsin (city) > Elmwood Park, Wisconsin (village) > Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, Wisconsin (village) > Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin (CDP) > Little Round Lake, Wisconsin (CDP) > Luxemburg, Wisconsin (village) > Maple Bluff, Wisconsin (village) > Marshfield, Wisconsin (city) > Mount Calvary, Wisconsin (village) > North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin (village) > Patch Grove, Wisconsin (village) > Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin (city) > South Milwaukee, Wisconsin (city) > Spring Valley, Wisconsin (village) > Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin (city) > Trempealeau, Wisconsin (village) > WYOMING 17 different letters: > Boulder Flats, Wyoming (CDP) -- Eric
[13 August 2012]
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Comments about this article:The best heterogram is:Malitzschkendorf which contains 16 letters, and it's a german city. Posted by: jcmeyrignac Posted by: Eric |
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