Judi Lake

The Scary and Bizarre In America



Posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2007

by
Judi Lake Advertising

America is a massive country filled with wonder and awe. From the easternmost reaches of Maine to the western Alaska Islands in the Bering Sea, the US includes towns with every imaginable name.

Within the most bizarre, are some towns whose names are associated with Halloween. Reader Beware : since some of these spooky towns no longer exist; one wonders what really happened to them … be careful as you travel… some will give you goosebumps … bo-oooh!

• Scary , Putnam County, West Virginia

• Trickem , Lowndes County, Alabama

• Trickem , Gwinnett County, Georgia

• Treat , Pope County, Arkansas

• Treat , Polk County, Georgia

• Treat , Webster Parish, Louisiana

• Candy Town , Hocking County, Ohio

• Chocolate Bayou , Brazoria County, Texas

• Hershey , Pennsylvania

• Frankenstein , Osage County, Missouri

• Goblintown , Virginia

• Casper , Wyoming

• Spider , Knott County, Kentucky

• Spider , De Soto Parish, Louisiana

• Spiderweb , Aiken County, South Carolina

• Bat Cave , Henderson County, North Carolina

• Pumpkin , Paulding County, Georgia

• Pumpkin , San Jacinto County, Texas

• Pumpkin Bend , Woodruff County, Arkansas

• Pumpkin Center , Alabama

• Pumpkin Center , Coconino County, Arizona

• Pumpkin Center , California

• Pumpkin Center , Lake County, Florida?

• Pumpkin Center , Indiana?

• Pumpkin Center , Caldwell County, Kentucky

• Pumpkin Center , Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

• Pumpkin Center , Allegany County, Maryland

• Pumpkin Center , Union County, Mississippi

• Pumpkin Center , Missouri

• Pumpkin Center , North Carolina

• Pumpkin Center , Oklahoma

• Pumpkin Center , Minnehaha County, South Dakota

• Pumpkin Center , Tennessee?

• Pumpkin Center , Bland County, Virginia

• Pumpkin Hill , Genesee County, New York

• Pumpkin Hollow , New York

• Pumpkin Hook , Washington County, New York

• Pumpkintown , Jackson County, North Carolina

• Pumpkintown , Pickens County, South Carolina

• Pumpkintown , Macon County, Tennessee

• Pumpkintown , Randolph County, West Virginia

• Tombstone , Cochise County, Arizona

• Skull Valley , Yavapai County, Arizona

• Skullbone , Gibson County, Tennessee

• Skullhead , Ware County, Georgia

• Skull Run , Jackson County, West Virginia

• Skull Creek , Weston County, Wyoming

• Deadmans , Muskingum County, Ohio

• Deadman Landing , Volusia County, Florida

• Deadman Crossing , Ross County, Ohio

• Deadmans Corner , Converse County, Wyoming

• Deadmans Corner , Aroostook County, Maine

• Dead Mans Crossing , Posey County, Indiana

• Dead Women Crossing , Custer County, Oklahoma

• Devil Canyon , San Bernardino County, California

• Devil Town , Wayne County, Ohio

• Devil's Backbone , Connecticut

• Devils Corner , Delta County, Michigan

• Devils Corner , Pepin County, Wisconsin

• Devils Cross Roads , Newberry County, South Carolina

• Devils Den , Park County, Wyoming

• Devils Den , Park County, Wyoming

• Devils Elbow , Colusa County, California

• Devils Elbow , Grand Traverse County, Michigan

• Devils Elbow , Pulaski County, Missouri

• Devils Ladder , Adams County, Idaho

• Devils Lake , Lenawee County, Michigan

• Devils Lake , Ramsey County, North Dakota

• Devils Slide , Utah

• Devils Tower , Crook County, Wyoming

• Kill Devil Hills , Dare County, North Carolina

• Red Devil , Alaska

• Satans Kingdom , Addison County, Vermont

• Satans Kingdom , Franklin County, Massachusetts

• Hell , Livingston County, Michigan

• Hell Hollow , Sullivan County, New Hampshire

• Half Hell , Brunswick County, North Carolina

• Hells Corners , Trumbull County, Ohio

• Firetown , Hartford County, Connecticut

• Pyro , Jackson County, Ohio

• Witch Lake , Marquette County, Michigan

• Witch Hazel , Washington County, Oregon

• Black Cat , Mississippi County, Arkansas

• Spook City , Saguache County, Colorado?

• Spook Hill , Baltimore County, Maryland?

• Transylvania , East Carroll Parish, Louisiana

• Transylvania Beach , Jefferson County, Kentucky

• Blood , Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

• Bloody Corners , Portage County, Ohio

• Bloody Springs , Tishomingo County, Mississippi

• Slaughter , Kent County, Delaware

• Slaughter, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

• Slaughter , Sullivan County, Tennessee

• Slaughter Beach , Sussex County, Delaware

• Slaughter Creek , Stewart County, Georgia

• Slaughter Landing , Madison County, Alabama

• Slaughterville , Cleveland County, Oklahoma

• Screamer , Henry County, Alabama

• Screamer , Maury County, Tennessee

• Screamersville , Chesterfield County, Virginia

• Yelling Settlement , Baldwin County, Alabama

• Yellville , Marion County, Arkansas

• Yell , Marshall County, Tennessee

• Holler , Frederick County, Maryland

 

Happy Halloween… have fun but stay safe!

Judi Lynn Lake has kept up with leading edge business trends throughout her varied and successful career. She had already had her ‘15 minutes of fame’ over and over again before starting her family. Judi and her family now reside in Charleston, South Carolina but, having been born and raised on Long Island, NY, it is clearly evident that she will always be a "New Yorker." Today, she successfully runs her own advertising agency, http://www.judilake.com, which handles everything from logos, branding and package design while she continues to work closely with self-published authors from design to promotion and has recently launched an International fashion magazine, Vigore! http://vigore-mag.com

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