In addition to being long, the town name of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, is plenty quirky, too. Formerly called Hot Springs, New Mexico, the town was re-named in 1950 as part of a publicity ...

The longest named town in the U.K. is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a ...

The longest place name in the world is a mouthful—and we dare you to try to pronounce it. advertisement. Reader's Digest. This Is the World’s Longest Place Name—And It Has 168 Letters.

The second longest name for a town or city in the nation is Bellefontaine Neighbors, located in St. Louis County, Missouri, just 20 minutes from the iconic Gateway Arch. [in-text-ad-2] ...

It not only has the longest name in the state of Missouri, but, at 22 letters, it also has one of the longest names of any incorporated city, town, or place in the country.

> Longest city name: Russian Mission > Population: 410 Russian Mission, Alaska is a small town of just a few hundred people in the southwestern part of the state.

Dutton didn’t miss a beat, though, pronouncing the town’s 58-letter name like a pro. Clearly his 10 years reading the weather has helped, not to mention that he learned to speak Welsh as a kid.

Even if you can figure out how to pronounce this town's name, we bet you won't want to. At 58 letters long (or 53 letters, depending on whether you count the double-L as a single character as ...

The longest official place name in the world, the 85-letter Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu, is the name of a lovely little hill in New ...