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15 Odd Massachusetts Town Names

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15 Odd Massachusetts Town Names
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Since I've been around some of these towns for most of my life, I've become so immune to the oddity of these town names. However, for all the non-Massholes, enjoy.

1. Florida

Yeah, this is an actual town I didn’t know existed until this year. It’s in Western Mass so it figures.

2. Satan’s Kingdom

This is an “unincorporated community” in Northfield and no one’s quite sure why it’s called this.

3. Egypt


Now part of Scituate, there’s only one country store that still acknowledges the former town name.

4. Belchertown


It sounds funny, alright?

5. Mashpee

Who would look at a town and say, “This looks like it should be named after a smushed vegetable”?

6. Peru

No need to go to South America in order to visit the exotic Peru. You don’t even need to known Spanish here. Though, it is a plus!

7. Sandwich


Yeah, just plain old Sandwich. It was clearly a slow day when it was named.

8. Blubber Hollow

Now part of Salem, this town gained wealth from the tanning (leather) industry until it fell on hard times

9. Pittsfield

Hehe, Pitts.

10. Winchendon

This is just funny to say hehe

11. Boxford

There’s also a Boxborough, but they’re not primarily known for storing things.

12. Manchester-by-the-Sea

That’s its actual name that was just changed in 1989 from simple Manchester.

13. Marblehead

Sometimes I think the people naming MA towns just tossed a dart at two nouns, maybe an adjective, and just went with it.

14. Reading

To most non-Massholes, this town seems to be pronounced like you’re reading a book but in fact it’s the past tense, so like “Red-ing”

15. Sharon

I want a town named after me one day. Lucky Sharon.

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