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Throughout the world there are local toponyms (place names) that are popular for businesses, schools, park, etc. that are used nowhere else. The following is a list of such names. Generally, these toponyms are based on regional geographic features, plants or animals.
Names based on geographic features
- Arrowhead - Popular near the San Bernardino Mountains in southern California, based on a rock formation.
- Cuyamaca - Popular in San Diego County, named for a prominent mountain.
- Dixie - A reference to the mild-climated St, George, Utah area, "Utah's Dixie".
- Gila - Popular in southwestern Arizona.
- Grapevine - Popular in the extreme southern San Joaquin Valley and southward along Interstate 5 toward Los Angeles.
- Kolob - Occasionally popular in southwest Utah. The name of a canyon in Zion National Park.
- Miramar - A plateau in the city of San Diego, California.
- Route 66 - Popular from Santa Monica, California to Chicago, Illinois along the route of the now-defunct U.S. Highway 66.
- Timpanogos (often shortened to "Timp") - Popular in Utah Valley, especially in Provo and Orem, Utah. Named for a prominent mountain.
Names based on plants
Last updated: 08-23-2005 22:24:32
