By Jay Barnes

• 1: Introduction
• 2: From Lizard Lick to Whynot
• 3: They Aren't Where They're Supposed To Be!
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Introduction

I love geography. I’m especially fond of my trusty atlas of North Carolina’s roads, cities and towns. Though I’ve traveled all over this great state, my atlas reminds me that there are countless places I’ve never explored. Hidden crossroads and tiny towns with unfamiliar names dot the landscape from the Blue Ridge to the Atlantic.
And their names cause me to wonder.

A closer look at my atlas reveals the strange and quirky names given to places across the state. At first I was just curious, but when I really started looking, I found plenty of reasons to laugh out loud.