In past articles, we highlighted some weird places and attractions you can see in our state. If you’re looking for more weird places that show off Arizona’s quirky side, check out these towns that have some rather unusual names.
- Bagdad (Yavapai County)
Devin Poolman/Flickr This little mining town in central Arizona shares little with the Iraqi city of the same name other than a desert home.
- Carefree (Maricopa County)
Michael Dorausch/Flickr Originally founded as a master planned community in the 1950s, clearly the idea for this place was to give residents a carefree attitude towards life. This is especially evident with street names like Ho Hum Drive, Easy Street, and Never Mind Trail.
- Chloride (Mohave County)
Hayden Blackey/Flickr The town’s name comes from its mining history since silver chloride was one of the minerals found in the hills.
- Cowlic (Pima County)
Tord Sollie/Flickr The name for this census-designated area is undocumented and so are any photos of the place. Instead, enjoy this photo of a cow trying to lick the camera.
- Hardrock (Navajo County)
Photo via Hardrock Chapter House You might find a few hard rock fans living around here but the name is actually a direct translation of the Navajo name for the area, Tsé Dildo’i. This refers to the stones found in the area used for housing and construction.
- Nothing (Mohave County)
cobalt123/Flickr You’ll find almost nothing at this old ghost town that was apparently named by a “bunch of drunks,” which almost seems fitting for a tiny place in the vast Arizona desert. The town (if you could call it that) really only had a gas station and convenience store before it was abandoned in 2005.
- Scenic (Mohave County)
Ken Lund/Flickr I think most of us would agree that Arizona makes for quite the scenic drive but this census-designated place wanted to make sure others understood that point. Sitting along the Arizona-Nevada border, Scenic is quite isolated from the rest of the state since one of the only points of access is driving through Utah or Nevada along Highway 91. This aerial view gives a brief look at the communities in the area, including nearby town Mesquite, Nevada.
- Why (Pima County)
konradfiedler/Flickr Why is this town named Why? If you open up a map, you’ll see that the two State Routes 85 and 86 intersect in a Y-shape. Since the state requires a minimum three letters for a town name, the founders wrote it as Why.
What other unusual town names have you come across?
Devin Poolman/Flickr
This little mining town in central Arizona shares little with the Iraqi city of the same name other than a desert home.
Michael Dorausch/Flickr
Originally founded as a master planned community in the 1950s, clearly the idea for this place was to give residents a carefree attitude towards life. This is especially evident with street names like Ho Hum Drive, Easy Street, and Never Mind Trail.
Hayden Blackey/Flickr
The town’s name comes from its mining history since silver chloride was one of the minerals found in the hills.
Tord Sollie/Flickr
The name for this census-designated area is undocumented and so are any photos of the place. Instead, enjoy this photo of a cow trying to lick the camera.
Photo via Hardrock Chapter House
You might find a few hard rock fans living around here but the name is actually a direct translation of the Navajo name for the area, Tsé Dildo’i. This refers to the stones found in the area used for housing and construction.
cobalt123/Flickr
You’ll find almost nothing at this old ghost town that was apparently named by a “bunch of drunks,” which almost seems fitting for a tiny place in the vast Arizona desert. The town (if you could call it that) really only had a gas station and convenience store before it was abandoned in 2005.
Ken Lund/Flickr
I think most of us would agree that Arizona makes for quite the scenic drive but this census-designated place wanted to make sure others understood that point. Sitting along the Arizona-Nevada border, Scenic is quite isolated from the rest of the state since one of the only points of access is driving through Utah or Nevada along Highway 91. This aerial view gives a brief look at the communities in the area, including nearby town Mesquite, Nevada.
konradfiedler/Flickr
Why is this town named Why? If you open up a map, you’ll see that the two State Routes 85 and 86 intersect in a Y-shape. Since the state requires a minimum three letters for a town name, the founders wrote it as Why.
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