town names

The Lone Star State is also home to plenty of town names that make you scratch your head and wonder what someone was thinking when they came up with that name.

Tyler didn't make the top ten, but many of the most common names for cities and towns in the U.S. are right here in Texas. I bet you can name a bunch of them right now before you look at the list.

It’s common knowledge that many states have towns called Springfield, based on the number of them who thought they were the inspiration for the hometown of TV’s ‘The Simpsons,’ only to find out they weren’t. But there are other city or town names you may not have heard of, and for good reason.