Wild and Wonderful West Virginia can also be very weird and whimsical. West Virginia has a lot of funny town names, but it has some pretty strange street names as well! Here are some of the state’s strangest street names to prove it.
- Oceanview Drive, Morgantown
WikiMedia Commons/Ggia Of course, the view from this street is not nearly so scenic.
- Odd Road, Odd
Google Maps When deciding on a name for this town, the townspeople wanted a name that was just a bit odd… so Odd was proclaimed to be the name of the town. Odd Road is a main road that runs through it.
- Devil’s Backbone Road, Odd
WikiMedia Commons/Bonifazio Veronese Intersecting with Odd Road is Devil’s Backbone Road. This creepy sounding name actually refers to a rocky ridge nearby.
- Dirt Road, Moundsville
Google Maps West Virginia has plenty of dirt roads, but this one actually has that for a name!
- Gooseneck Hill Street, Colliers
WikiMedia Commons/Derzsi Elekes Andor This road name is both imaginative and descriptive.
- Apple Pie Ridge Road, Valley
WikiMedia Commons/Dan Parsons This all-American name is right at home in West Virginia.
- Easy Street, Bridgeport
Google Maps These people get to tell everyone they’re living on Easy Street.
- (With Bonus Streets!) The Rabbit Streets, Ranson
Google Maps There’s a little section of Ranson with street names all related to rabbits. Peter Rabbit Drive, Fuzzy Tail Drive, Bugs Court… living here would bring a smile to my face.
Do you live near an oddly named street in West Virginia? I’d love to hear about it!
WikiMedia Commons/Ggia
Of course, the view from this street is not nearly so scenic.
Google Maps
When deciding on a name for this town, the townspeople wanted a name that was just a bit odd… so Odd was proclaimed to be the name of the town. Odd Road is a main road that runs through it.
WikiMedia Commons/Bonifazio Veronese
Intersecting with Odd Road is Devil’s Backbone Road. This creepy sounding name actually refers to a rocky ridge nearby.
West Virginia has plenty of dirt roads, but this one actually has that for a name!
WikiMedia Commons/Derzsi Elekes Andor
This road name is both imaginative and descriptive.
WikiMedia Commons/Dan Parsons
This all-American name is right at home in West Virginia.
These people get to tell everyone they’re living on Easy Street.
There’s a little section of Ranson with street names all related to rabbits. Peter Rabbit Drive, Fuzzy Tail Drive, Bugs Court… living here would bring a smile to my face.
If you’re wondering where some of these strange place names come from, take a look at the stories behind these West Virginia towns.
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