Have you ever been to a place somewhere in this wonderful world in which we live which has a name that seems suggestive — or perhaps less than wholesome? In locations outside of the country where you are based, the names of locations may seem to have a different meaning to you than the actual origin — but when those strange names are found in the same country as yours, they may tend to have you scratching your head.
10 Suggestive Names of Real Locations Worldwide — Part 17: Wood You Like This Version?
This article is the seventeenth in a series which give examples of suggestive names of real locations around the world; and as a form of proof that they actually exist, an interactive Google map is included with each entry — along with a brief description of the highlighted location — and the main focus of this article is names with the word wood in them.
Without further ado, let us begin. The locations are listed in this article in alphabetical order…
1. Diswood, Illinois, United States
Located in Alexander County in southern Illinois, Diswood is on the eastern edge of the Shawnee National Forest — which is managed by the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture of the United States — 3.1 miles west of Tamms; approximately 18 miles southeast of Cape Girardeau; and greater than 20 miles north northwest of Cairo. Now that you know where Diswood is located, where in the world is Datwood located?
2. Greatwood, Texas, United States
First developed in 1989, Greatwood is a city which is located 30 miles southwest of Houston in southeastern Texas and was annexed into the City of Sugar Land on Tuesday, December 12, 2017. How appropriate is that the city of Greatwood is located in a county called Fort Bend? Great wood, Batman! Enough said on this one…
3. Hardwood, Louisiana, United States
West Feliciana Parish in southeastern Louisiana greater than 32 miles north northwest of Baton Rouge is the home of Hardwood, which is approximately ten miles south of the Mississippi state line and just east of Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge, which is managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States. If all this does not excite you, consider that you could be in New Orleans in as few as one hour and 45 minutes. The late Cajun chef Justin Wilson could gar-rawn-tee that. Crawfish, anyone?
4. Longwood, Wisconsin, United States
Slightly west of central Wisconsin and approximately halfway between Green Bay and Minneapolis is the town of Longwood, which is located on 35.7 square miles in Clark County, which begs the question: for which team do they root during football season — the Minnesota Vikings or the Green Bay Packers? The answer may very well be the Packers because of that Longwood.
5. Ringwood, New Jersey, United States
The borough of Ringwood is located in the Ramapo Mountains in Passaic County in northern New Jersey approximately 40 miles northwest of the city of New York and is part of the greater New York metropolitan area. The northern part of Ringwood borders the state of New York. Founded in 1742 in the “Heart of the Highlands”, it is host to state parks, lake communities, hiking trails, and watersheds which provide drinking water to millions of residents of the state — and it is home to the New Jersey Botanical Garden, Ringwood State Park, Skylands Manor, and historic Ringwood Manor. Just be sure you do not call this borough Ringworm.
6. Rockwood, Tennessee, United States
Home of the Mount Roosevelt Scenic Overlook — where you can rock your wood to the dramatic views along Walden Ridge on the Cumberland Plateau — the city of Rockwood is located in Roane County in eastern Tennessee approximately 47.5 miles west of Knoxville. The city of Rockwood was actually established after the Civil War when Union officer and geologist John T. Wilder discovered iron on Walden Ridge. He returned with northern industrialists to begin mining and milling operations in 1868. Having began as a company town serving the employees of the Roane Iron Company, Rockwood gets its name from William O. Rockwood, who was the first president of the company. No discussion will commence in this article about the wood of anyone being as hard as a rock…
7. Spiritwood, North Dakota, United States
Not much can be said about Spiritwood, which is an unincorporated community located in Stutsman County in southeastern North Dakota approximately 88 miles due west of the city of Fargo. That is unfortunately knot much spirit to put into your wood.
8. Underwood, Minnesota, United States
Named for Adoniram Judson Underwood — who was a politician and editor of a newspaper — Underwood is a city which is located in Otter Tail County in western Minnesota approximately 73 miles southeast of Fargo in North Dakota; greater than 85 miles west of Brainerd; and 112 miles northwest of Saint Cloud. Underwood is not the home of deviled ham; but it is well situated to have been in the movie Fargo.
9. Wildwood, Florida, United States
Arguably best known as where the northwestern terminus of Florida’s Turnpike meets Interstate 75, Florida State Highway 44, and United States Highway 301, Wildwood is a city which is located in Sumter County in west central Florida and was named for its remote location in the woods. The city is sometimes known by the nickname The Crossroads of Florida. Man — this wood cannot get much wilder than that!
10. Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States
Woods Hole is located at the extreme southwest corner of Cape Cod in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County in southeastern Massachusetts near Martha’s Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands; and it is home to the Nobska Point Lighthouse, the Woods Hole Science Aquarium, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Aquarium of the National Marine Fisheries, the Woods Hole Drawbridge, the Woods Hole Historical Museum, the Marine Biological Laboratory, and — last but not least — The Knob. Martha and Elizabeth each must have had a Falmouth when they entertained people with The Knob in their Woods Hole.
Final Boarding Call
If while reading this article you felt that so many more entries were missing and long overdue, know that dozens more examples of locations with suggestive names will be considered for future articles here at The Gate…
…but in the meantime, please feel free to offer suggestions of your own in the Comments section below.
If you have not had enough in the meantime, please be sure to read the other articles in this series:
- 10 Suggestive Names of Real Locations Worldwide — Part 1
- 10 Suggestive Names of Real Locations Worldwide — Part 2: Chest Version
- 10 Suggestive Names of Real Locations Worldwide — Part 3: Male Appendage Version
- 10 Suggestive Names of Real Locations Worldwide — Part 4: Rear End Version
- 10 Suggestive Names of Real Locations Worldwide — Part 5: Intimate Acts Version
- 10 Suggestive Names of Real Locations Worldwide — Part 6: Female Private Part Version
- 10 Suggestive Names of Real Locations Worldwide — Part 7: Bodily Functions Version
- 10 Suggestive Names of Real Locations Worldwide — Part 8: Results of Lascivious Thoughts Version
- 10 Suggestive Names of Real Locations Worldwide — Part 9: The Cock Pit Version
- 10 Suggestive Names of Real Locations Worldwide — Part 10: The Bush League Version
- 10 Suggestive Names of Real Locations Worldwide — Part 11: Look A Head Version
- 10 Suggestive Names of Real Locations Worldwide — Part 12: The Oldest Profession Version
- 10 Suggestive Names of Real Locations Worldwide — Part 13: The Miscellaneous Version
- 10 Suggestive Names of Real Locations Worldwide — Part 14: Defecation Version
- 10 Suggestive Names of Real Locations Worldwide — Part 15: Lick Version
- 10 Suggestive Names of Real Locations Worldwide — Part 16: Bad to the Bone
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