Here are 11 Connecticut town names that can make your GPS have an existential crisis due to their unusual or tricky names:
- Bozrah — A town named after an ancient place with a quirky story behind its name.
- Fenwick — A small borough on the southern coast, often confused by non-locals.
- Hazardville — A historic village with a name that sounds ominous.
- Moodus — An interesting-sounding place that can throw off pronunciation.
- Noank — Pronounced “no-WANK” by locals, often misread by outsiders.
- Poquetanuck — A rare and complex Native American name tough for GPS systems.
- Ekonk — An onomatopoeic-sounding name that feels like a comic book sound effect.
- Sodom — A place name that raises eyebrows due to its biblical reference.
- Cos Cob — A neighborhood that surprises visitors with its name pronunciation.
- Occum — A name with Native American origins that might puzzle GPS.
- Gaylordsville — Despite its old French surname roots, often catches people off guard.
These names reflect Connecticut’s rich Native American, colonial, and local history and are sources of both charm and GPS confusion.
SOURCES
[1](https://www.reddit.com/r/Connecticut/comments/17hn4ry/what_are_some_townscities_in_connecticut_that/)
[2](https://i95rock.com/6-connecticut-towns-with-really-weird-names/)
[3](https://www.ctmq.org/top-10-fake-ct-towns/)
[4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Unusual_place_names)
[5](https://kicks1055.com/ct-and-n-y-towns-included-on-national-weird-towns-list/)
