By Gary McKechnie
Yes, Florida has some really strange town names. You’ll find them when you travel off the beaten path.
So, for your enjoyment, here are 27 weird and funny town names in Florida:
- Bagdad (northeast of Pensacola)
- Bohemia (northeast of Pensacola)
- Christmas (east of Orlando)
- Couch (near Cocoa)
- Doctor's Inlet (southwest of Jacksonville)
- Dogtown (northwest of Tallahassee)
- Elfers (south of New Port Richey)
- Eucheeanna (southeast of DeFuniak Springs)
- Festus (northeast of Tallahassee)
- Fluffy Landing (northeast of Santa Rosa Beach)
- Howey-in-the-Hills (northtwest of Orlando)
- Lone Cabbage (west of Cocoa)
- Lorida (southeast of Sebring)
- Lulu (south of Lake City)
- Mayo (east of Perry)
- Needmore (south of Spring Hill)
- New York (north of Pensacola)
- Niceville (northeast of Fort Walton Beach)
- Okahumpka (south of Leesburg)
- Picnic (southwest of Tampa)
- Possum Bluff (northwest of Merritt Island)
- Roach Branch (south of Bonifay)
- Spuds (southwest of St. Augustine)
- Tobacco Patch Landing (southeast of Gainesville)
- Wacahoota (southwest of Gainesville)
- Two Egg (north of Tallahassee)
- Weeki Wachee (west of Brooksville)
- Yeehaw Junction (west of Vero Beach)
Next time you’re on the road, look for a sign… a sign with a funny Florida name.