Mooselookmeguntic

This week's patron of the week is the woman who called this afternoon to ask: "What is the longest name of any town in the United States?" I struggled for a while to find an authoritative source, but I was able to learn that there exists such a thing as the United States Board of Geographic Names (it's some arm of the federal government) and that this question is #22 on its page of Frequently Asked Questions!


For those of you too lazy to click on the link, I present:

The following list is for names of communities only, and does not represent the longest name in the database.

These are the longest community names with a hyphen or "-" in the name and total number of characters.

• Winchester-on-the-Severn, MD (24)
• Linstead-on-the-Severn, MD (22)
• Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL (21)
• Vermillion-on-the-Lake, OH (21)
• Wymberly-on-the-March, GA (21)
• Kentwood-in-the-Pines, CA (21)

These are the longest community names without a hyphen or "-" in the name and total number of characters.

• Mooselookmeguntic, ME (17)
• Kleinfeltersville, PA (17)
• Chickasawhatchee, GA (16)
• Chancellorsville, VA (16)
• Eichelbergertown, PA (16)