[PW] Re: WARNING!! Before directing someone to Centerville, Ohio

[Barbara J Bussart]

I recently came across an article that was talking about the most common
town names in states, and it said that there were (at least) 120
Springfields.  This was my first indication that town names could be
duplicated.

Barbara Bussart
Woonsocket Harris Public Library
Woonsocket, RI (probably not one of the more common city names, although
there is another one in South Dakota!)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeanne Schramm" <jeanne.schramm at gmail.com>
To: <list at project-wombat.org>
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 11:24 AM
Subject: [PW] WARNING!! Before directing someone to Centerville, Ohio


>   Recently a patron was planning to attend a meeting in Centerville, Ohio,
> and asked how far away that is from here (West LIberty, WV). I checked the
> index to the very reliable Rand McNally  Road Atlas and then informed her
> that Centerville is about 200 miles away (near Dayton).  The next day
while
> double-checking this info on MapQuest I discovered that there are actually
7
> PLACES IN OHIO CALLED "CENTERVILLE!"  --  one of which is about 40 miles
> from here.
>     Maybe this is common knowledge, but I was not aware that names can be
> used multiple times within a single state.
>      Jeanne Schramm, WLSC, W. Liberty, WV   26074
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