Looneyville, Texas
Looneyville is an unincorporated community in Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States.
History
Looneyville was named in the 1870s for John Looney, who kept a store at the site. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Looneyville
- ^ Long, Christopher. "Looneyville, Texas". The Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
- ^ Parker, Quentin (2010). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places. Adams Media. pp. xi. ISBN 9781440507397.
- ^ Birnbach, Lisa; Marx, Patricia; Hodgman, Ann (May 14, 2002). 1,003 Great Things About America. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-7407-2949-2.