Funny Tennessee names (Memphis, Knoxville, Shelbyville: homes, subdivision, rich)

[jabogitlu]

Ah, I just thought of another. <g> Lick Creek in Greeneville, right past Mosheim.

[JMT]

Originally Posted by jabogitlu

Ah, I just thought of another. <g> Lick Creek in Greeneville, right past Mosheim.

That reminds me of an old name in Nashville. It's an old settlement from the 1700s near where the Bicentennial Mall is now. It's called FRENCH LICK.

[jimlee]

Buck Snort, Tennessee is my favorite. It's just off 1-40 between Nashville & Memphis.

Surprisingly the origin of the name has nothing to do with deer.

The local legend is that there was once a local beer joint/bar owned by a guy named Buck. The inbibing members of the town would often say: "Let's go down to Buck's and have a snort (southern slang for a drink)".

Buck Snort is near Cuba Landing; I have no idea where that name came from.

Fishermen can stop off at the Buck Snort Trout Ranch and wet a line.

BuckSnort

[JMT]

Originally Posted by jimlee

Buck Snort, Tennessee is my favorite. It's just off 1-40 between Nashville & Memphis.

Surprisingly the origin of the name has nothing to do with deer.

The local legend is that there was once a local beer joint/bar owned by a guy named Buck. The inbibing members of the town would often say: "Let's go down to Buck's and have a snort (southern slang for a drink)".

Buck Snort is near Cuba Landing; I have no idea where that name came from.

Fishermen can stop off at the Buck Snort Trout Ranch and wet a line.

BuckSnort

I used to go camping in Bucksnort when I was a teenager. I had no idea where that name came from! But it sure is a beautiful area. And the BP station right there at the exit on I-40 has great bologna sandwiches.

I'd like to know the origin of Cuba Landing, too.

[knoxgarden]

Found this in an article on the wildlife refuge:
"An existing landing is Sycamore Landing, located near the confluence of the Tennessee and Duck Rivers. This landing served the counties of Benton and Humphreys and was one of the most important landings on the east bank of the Tennessee in the latter part of the 19 th Century. Yet another landing, Cuba Landing, named after a Cuban who decided the scenery looked much like his native Cuba, did well and served the Blue Creek area of Humphreys County, part of the present-day Duck River Unit."
History of Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge (http://www.fws.gov/tennesseerefuge/History.html - broken link)

[Ridgerunner]

My favorite Tennessee place name is Bucksnort, located near I-40 between Nashville and Jackson.

[nicolepsy]

bucksnot? im pretty sure that's what the sign said. though i remember it being really foggy that night. maybe it was buttsnot.

[nicolepsy]

omg! i just posted that bucksnot thing before i even saw your post! so it was bucksnort aye?

[gemkeeper]

Mine is still Booger Hollow. Cannot imagine putting that on my return address to the IRS!!

[alleycat]

The best name of all is still that town in Austria with a name that starts with "F" (and which I can't even post here). It's funny that all the English people keep stealing the roadsigns.