*   *   *   *
  LOGOLOG
a weblog of wordplay by Eric Harshbarger

Near-Pangrammatic Place Names

According 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]
   
LOGOLOG


Archive
 Box Office Pa...
 Anti-Palindro...1
 Palindromic S...
 Dos Equis
 Box Office Pa...
 My Initial Su...
 Incomparable1
 Rock & Roll1
 Aye, Qs!
 This & That
 It's All Abou...1
 Non-Crashing ...
 Pseudo-palind...2
 Box Office Cu...
 All In A Row1
 Redividers
 Chemical Symb...1
 Over 636 Pali...2
 Omino Font
 Front Hook: S1
 History of Bo...1
 Front Hook: R
 Well, Moviego...6
 Front Hook: Q
 Front Hook: P
 Front Hook: O
 Front Hook: N1
 Front Hook: M
 Front Hook: L
 Front Hook: K
 Front Hook: J1
 Front Hook: I2
 Front Hook: H4
 Front Hook: G3
 Front Hook: F
 Front Hook: E
 Front Hook: D
 Front Hook: C
 Front Hook: B1
 Front Hook: A
 Multiple Solu...1
 And The Nomin...
 I want a cut ...2
 Stew-word-shi...1
 Scrabble Play...
 The answer is...2
 Pangrams and ...
 Pangrams and ...
 Secret Weapon...
 Colorful Citi...2
 Song, Song, S...2
 Near-Pangramm...2
 Favorite Numb...3
 Periodic Tabl...1
 Body Of Music...
 Filmed In Tec...3
 Cryptic Femal...1
 Colorful Film...1
 Elemental Bod...5
 Ambigrams Rev...1
 Calculated Wo...2
 Teacher Torto...2
 True Story
 Polly-Gone
 Sending My Re...
 A-B-C-D-ary1
 Word Dice3
 That Does It!3
 Lexomino Puzz...
 Morse Code Pa...5
 Bringing Ingo...7
 NIN
 Dot, Dot, Das...2
 Repeated lett...3
 Palindromic P...7
 Palindromic P...
 Sick Pun4
 Typesetting 2...2
 Heterogrammic...5
 Plurals1
 Phoneys1
 What is a "wo...
 Hollywood Nam...
 Front Hooks
 Half Price
 Through The 7...
 W4...1
 ;
 Bourne To Run4
 DVDs2
 V for Very Di...
 Scrabble: Ash...
 Scrabble, red...1
 A=1, B=2, C=32
 4 Sides To Ev...4
 Periodic Tabl...2
 BIVOUAC4
 String of Mov...3
 Where's Winsl...4
 para-palindro...4
 pun
 Standardized ...2
 Unintended Am...1
 Web Too Dah T...1
 Backronym2
 Fishy
 Too clever by...4
 Another wordy...
 Commercialize...1
 Beyond BOOKKE...7
 Not Positive ...11
 Scrabble Tabl...2
 Puzzle1
 Negativity
 Lightning1
 Another Pan-v...1
 Not So Frugal
 Not So Funny ...1
 Memory of GAM...5
 Musical Wordp...
 830
 Funny1
 Chemical Abbr...1
 Movie Rebuses7
 Television Sh...1
 Even More Het...
 More Heterogr...3
 Oooooo...2
 Those crazy H...2
 NFL4
 Wordmonger2
 Alli says, "A...
 A Puzzling St...3
 THE MAD ANAGR...5
 Synonymous Co...1
 CARNELIOUS3
 -und2
 Batteries2
 Names13
 Rubik Font3
 Under A Spell
 State The Rea...2
 7x7 Scrabble ...
 7x7 Scrabble ...
 Scrabble Squa...4
 Tube Maps2
 GAMES Magazin...
 Superbowl: ST...
 Letter Shifti...1
 Projects of L...
 Slices of PI,...
 Slices of PI,...
 Heterogrammic...
 QWERTY vs. Dv...2
 Word Chemistr...
 Heterogrammic...1
 Pangrammic Cr...1
 Comments for ...1
 Ambigrams
 Alphabet Soup4
 Logo
 Alpha-Pangram...
 Book List
 Scrabble Tile...
 D'oh!
 Letter Shifti...
 Palindromes
 Pangrammic Cr...
 Phobias1
 Pentominoes
 Word Searchin...1
 Welcome1

 
*   *
*   *
 
Comments about this article:
The best heterogram is:
Malitzschkendorf
which contains 16 letters, and it's a german city.

Posted by: jcmeyrignac


Nice one.

Posted by: Eric


 
*   *
*   *
 
Leave a comment on LOGOLOG about the article: Near-Pangrammatic Place Names
Your Name:  

Your comment (HTML tags will be removed):


Day of week today is:   


 
*   *
*   *
 
Copyright © 2005 - 2012, Eric C. Harshbarger
 
*   * *   *