I thought Texas had the corner on strange town names. However, last night on the weather news, the weatherman mentioned Lickskillet, Ky. (What could the founding folks been thinking?)
And last week at a ladies'luncheon, I met someone from Belt Buckle, TN. (Wonder if that is the origin of The Bible Belt?)
Abilene, TX was named after Abilene, KS in the hope that the new town would become a cattle--railroad town. Unfortunately, there were too many farmers in the settlement for that to happen. The railroad did thrive for a while thanks to the buffalo hunters sending hides up north. Buffalo Gap nearby is named after a gap in the Callahan Divide through which the buffalo came seeking new grass. My birth town of Anson, TX is named after the last president of the Republic of Texas Anson Jones. Hamlin is named after a railroad man who helped found the town. And then there is Cut and Shoot just down the road--don't know where that came from.
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