List of irregularly spelled places in the United States

This list is a sublist of List of irregularly spelled English names.

List
Place IPA Note
Aberdeen, Washington /ˈæbərdiːn/ Also the city in Maryland
Abiquiú /ˈæbəkjuː/
Acequia /əˈsiːkwə/
Achilles, Kansas /əˈkɪlɪs/
Advance, North Carolina /ˈædvæns/ Also the place in Missouri
Alachua /əˈlætʃuːeɪ/
Albany, Georgia /ɔːlˈbeɪni, -ˈbɛni/
Albuquerque /ˈælbəkɜːrki/
Alma, Wisconsin /ˈælmə/
Aloha, Oregon /əˈloʊə/
Amherst, Massachusetts /ˈæmərst/
Arab, Alabama /ˈeɪræb/ Also the place in Missouri
Arkansas /ˈɑːrkənsɔː/
Arkansas City, Kansas /ɑːrˈkænzəs/
Arkansas River /ɑːrˈkænzəs/[1]
Armada, Michigan /ˈɑːrmeɪdə/
Athens, Kentucky /ˈeɪθənz/ Also the places in Illinois and Vermont
Au Sable River /ɔː ˈseɪbəl, aʊ ˈseɪbəl/
Austwell, Texas /ˈɔːswɛl/
Avon, New York /ˈævɒn/
Bahama, North Carolina /bəˈheɪmə/
Balmorhea, Texas /ˌbælməˈreɪ/
Bangor /ˈbæŋɡɔːr/
Banquete, Texas /bæŋˈkɛti/
Barre, Vermont /ˈbæri/
Beatrice, Alabama /biːˈætrɪs/ Also the place in Nebraska
Beatty, Nevada /ˈbeɪti/
Beaufort, South Carolina /ˈbjuːfərt/
Bedias, Texas /ˈbiːdaɪs/
Belen /bəˈlɪn/
Bellefontaine, Ohio /bɛlˈfaʊntɪn/
Belle Fourche River /bɛl ˈfuːʃ/
Benld /bəˈnɛld/
Bergen, New York /ˈbɜːrdʒən/
Berlin /ˈbɜːrlɪn/ Name of multiple places
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania /ˈbɛθləm/[2]
Bexar County, Texas /ˈbeɪ.ər, ˈbɛər/
Billerica /bɛlˈrɪkə/
Bingen, Washington /ˈbɪndʒən/
Biscay, Minnesota /ˈbɪski/
Boca Raton /ˈboʊkə rəˈtoʊn/
Boerne, Texas /ˈbɜːrni/
Bogata, Texas /bəˈɡoʊtə/
Bogota, New Jersey /bəˈɡoʊtə/
Bois D'Arc /ˈboʊ dɑːrk/
Boise /ˈbɔɪsi/ in Idaho; /ˈbɔɪzi/ elsewhere
Boise City, Oklahoma /ˈbɔɪs/[3][n 1]
Bolivar, Missouri /ˈbɒlɪvər/ Name of multiple places[n 2]
Bolivar Township /ˈbɒlɪvər/
Bosque County, Texas /ˈbɒski/
Bossier City, Louisiana /ˈboʊʒər/
Bowie, Maryland /ˈbuːi/ Also the place in Texas
Buena, New Jersey /ˈbjuːnə/
Buena, Washington /ˈbjuːɛnə/
Buena Vista, Colorado /ˌbjuːnəˈvɪstə/ Name of multiple places
Buck Creek, Indiana /ˈbʌkrɪk/
Buddha, Indiana /ˈbuːdi/
Buhl /bjuːl/
Bulverde, Texas /bʊlˈvɜːrdi/
Burgundy Street, New Orleans, Louisiana /bərˈɡʌndi/
Burien /ˈbjʊəriən/
Burnet, Texas /ˈbɜːrnɪt/
Burthe Street, New Orleans, Louisiana /bjuːθ/
Cairo, Georgia /ˈkeɪroʊ/ Also the place in Mississippi
Cairo, Illinois /ˈkɛəroʊ/ Also the places in New York and Ohio
Cahuenga Pass /kəˈwɛŋɡə/
Calais, Maine /ˈkælɪs/[n 3] Also the place in Vermont
Calliope Street, New Orleans, Louisiana /ˈkælioʊp/
Camano Island /kəˈmeɪnoʊ/
Canaan Valley /kəˈneɪn/
Casa Grande, Arizona /ˈkæsə ˌɡrænd/
/ˈkæsə ˌɡrændi/
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania /kæmˈpɪl/
Canajoharie /ˈkænədʒəˈhɛəri/
Canyon de Chelly /ˈʃeɪ/
Castile, New York /ˈkɒstaɪl/
Cathlamet /kəθˈlæmət/
Celina, Texas /sɪˈlaɪnə/
Chartres Street, New Orleans, Louisiana /ˈtʃɑːrtər/
Charlevoix /ˈʃɑːrləvɔɪ/
Charlotte, Vermont /ʃɑːrˈlɒt/ Also the place in New York
Chatham, Massachusetts /ˈtʃætəm/ Also the places in New York and New Jersey
Chauncey, Ohio /ˈtʃænsi/
Chehalis River /ʃəˈheɪlɪs/
Chelan County /ʃɪˈlæn/
Cheyenne /ʃaɪˈæn/
Cherryville, North Carolina /ˈtʃɜːrvɪl/
Chewelah /tʃɪˈwiːlə/
Chicago /ʃɪˈkɑːɡoʊ/
Chickasha, Oklahoma /ˈtʃɪkəʃeɪ/
Chili, New York /ˈtʃaɪlaɪ/[4] Also the place in Indiana
Clastkanie /ˈklætskənaɪ/
Clinton, South Carolina /ˈklɪnən/
Coahoma /kəˈhoʊmə/
Coeur d'Alene /ˌkɔːr dəˈleɪn/
Concord, New Hampshire /ˈkɒŋkərd/ Also the place in Massachusetts
Conneaut /ˈkɒniɔːt/
Conneautville /ˈkɒniɔːt/
Conetoe /kəˈniːtə/
Connecticut /kəˈnɛtɪkət/
Copalis Beach /koʊˈpeɪlɪs/
Copiague /koʊˈpeɪɡ/
Coquille /koʊˈkiːl/
Cordele, Georgia /kɔːrˈdiːl/
Cordele, Texas /kɔːrˈdɛl/
Corfu, New York
Cotulla, Texas /kəˈtjuːlə/
Coupland, Texas /ˈkoʊplənd/
Courtois Creek locally /ˈkoʊtəweɪ/
Coxsackie /kʊkˈsæki/
Creve Coeur /ˈkriːv ˈkʊər/
Cudahy, California /ˈkʌdəheɪ, ˈkuːdəhaɪ/
Damariscotta /dæmrɪˈskɒtə/
Delhi /ˈdɛlhaɪ/ Name of multiple places
Del Norte County /dɛl ˈnɔːrt/
Demonbreun Street, Nashville /dəˈmɒnbri.ɪn/[5]
Des Moines, Iowa /dɪ ˈmɔɪn/
Des Moines, Washington /dɪ ˈmɔɪnz/
Deschutes River /dɪˈʃuːts/
Duarte /ˈdwɔːrti/
DuBois, Pennsylvania /duˈbɔɪz, -ˈbɔɪs/[n 4]
Dubois County, Indiana /duˈbɔɪz, -ˈbɔɪs/[n 5]
Duenweg /dʌnəˈwɛɡ/
Duffau, Texas /dəˈfoʊ/
Dungeness River /ˈdʌndʒɪnɪs/[n 6]
El Dorado, Arkansas /ˌɛldəˈreɪdoʊ/ Multiple placenames
El Dorado Springs /ˌɛldəˈreɪdoʊ/
Elbe, Washington /ˈɛlbiː/
Elgin /ˈɛldʒɪn/[n 7]
Elizabethton /ɪˌlɪzəˈbiːθən/
Embarras River /ˈæmbrɔː/
Ephrata, Washington /iˈfreɪtə/[n 8]
Estacada /ˌɛstəˈkeɪdə/
Faneuil Hall, Boston /ˈfæn(i)əl/
Floydada, Texas /flɔɪˈdeɪdə/
Fort Duquesne, Pittsburgh /duːˈkeɪn/
Fremont /ˈfriːmɒnt/
Freret, New Orleans /fərˈɛt/
Fries, Virginia /ˈfriːz/
Galice /ɡəˈliːs/
Galveston, Indiana /ɡælˈvɛstən/[n 9]
Geauga County /dʒiˈɔːɡə/
Genoa, New York /dʒɛˈnoʊə/
Ghent, Ohio /ˈdʒɛnt/
Gloucester County /ˈɡlɔːstər/[n 10] Name of multiple places
Gnadenhutten /dʒəˌneɪdənˈhʌtən/
Gogebic County /ɡoʊˈɡiːbɪk/
Greenwich /ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ/[n 11]
Greenwich Village /ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ/[n 12]
Gruene, New Braunfels, Texas /ˈɡriːn/
Harlingen, Texas /ˈhɑːrlɪndʒən/[6]
Haverhill /ˈheɪvərɪl/
Havre /ˈhævər/
Havre de Grace /ˈhævər də ˈɡreɪs/
Helena, Alabama /həˈliːnə/
Hereford, Texas /ˈhɜːrfərd/ Also a place in Pennsylvania
Hindman, Kentucky /ˈhɪmən/[n 13]
Hochheim, Texas /ˈhoʊhaɪm/
Hockessin /ˈhoʊkɛsɪn/
Holcomb, Missouri /ˈhɔːkəm/
Houston, Delaware /ˈhaʊstən/ Also places in Georgia and Ohio
Houston, Texas /ˈ(h)juːstən/[n 14]
Houston Street, New York City /ˈhaʊstən/
Hualapai /ˈwɒləpaɪ/
Huger, South Carolina /ˈ(h)juːdʒi/
Humble, Texas /ˈʌmbəl/
Hurricane, Utah /ˈhɜːrɪkən/[n 15][n 16] Also places in Mississippi and West Virginia
Illinois /ˌɪlɪˈnɔɪ/
Ilwaco /ɪlˈwɑːkoʊ/[n 17]
Inez, Kentucky /ˈæniːz/[n 18]
Iowa, Louisiana /ˈaɪ.əweɪ/
Iraan, Texas /ˌaɪrəˈæn/
Ironton /ˈɑːrntən/
Ischua /ˈɪʃweɪ/
Isla Vista /ˌaɪlə ˈvɪstə/
Iselin /ˈɪzlən/
Isle au Haut /ˈaɪləhoʊ/
Islip /ˈaɪslɪp/
Italy, Texas /ˈɪtli/[n 19]
Jourdanton, Texas /ˈdʒɜːrdəntən/
Juab County /ˈdʒuːæb/
Julian, Pennsylvania /dʒuːliˈæn/
Kalaloch /ˈkleɪlɒk/
Kamay, Texas /ˈkeɪmeɪ/
Kamela, Oregon /kəˈmiːlə/
Kamiah /ˈkæmiaɪ/
Kearney /ˈkɑːrni/ Various places
Keechelus Lake /ˈkɛtʃələs/
Keuka Lake /ˈkjuːkə/
Keweenaw County /ˈkiːwɪnɔː/
Kissimmee /kɪˈsɪmiː/
Kleberg County, Texas /ˈkleɪbɜːrɡ/
Kosciusko /kɒziˈɛskoʊ/
Kosciusko County /kɒsiˈɒskoʊ/
Kountze, Texas /ˈkuːnts/
Kure Beach /ˈkjʊəri/
La Fayette /ləˈfeɪət, -ˈfaɪ-/
La Grande /lə ˈɡrænd/
La Jolla /lə ˈhɔɪə/
Lac Courte Oreilles /ləˌkuːtəˈreɪ/
Lafayette /ˌlɑːfiːˈɛt, ˌlæf-/
La Plata /lə ˈpleɪtə/
Lake Orion /ˈɒriən/
Lake Oswego /ɒsˈwiːɡoʊ/
Lake Pend Oreille /pɒndəˈreɪ/
Lalor Street, Trenton /ˈlɔːlər/
Lamesa, Texas /ləˈmiːsə/
Lancaster, Pennsylvania /ˈlæŋkɪstər/
Lapwai /ˈlæpwaɪ/
Latah /ˈleɪtɑː/ Also Latah County
Leakey /ˈleɪki/
Lebam /ləˈbæm/
Lebanon, Pennsylvania /ˈlɛbənən/, /ˈlɛbnən/ Also the city in New Hampshire
Leicester, Massachusetts /ˈlɛstər/[n 20]
Leicester, Vermont /ˈlaɪstər/
Lemhi County /ˈlɛmhaɪ/
Lemoore /ləˈmɔːr/ Colloquial pronunciation
/ˈliːmɔːr/ Official pronunciation
Leominster /ˈlɛmɪnstər/
Levy, South Carolina /ˈliːvi/
Lewes /ˈljuːɪs/
Lima /ˈlaɪmə/
Lodi /ˈloʊdaɪ/
Lompoc /ˈlɒmpoʊk/
Los Angeles /lɒs ˈændʒələs/
Louisville /ˈluːɪsvɪl/ Most places besides the one in Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky /ˈlʌvəl/ (listen)
/ˈluːəvəl/ (listen)
Lowville, New York /laʊvɪl/
Mabank /ˈmeɪbæŋk/
Makinac Island /ˈmækɪnɔː/
Madras, Oregon /ˈmædrəs/
Madrid, Alabama /ˈmædrɪd/ Name of various places
Malad River /məˈlæd/
Malheur River /ˈmælhjʊər/
Manchaca, Texas /ˈmænʃæk/
Manor, Texas /ˈmeɪnər/
Mantua, Utah /ˈmænəweɪ/
Marathon, Texas /ˈmɛərəθən/
Marquam /ˈmɑːrkəm/
Marquez, Texas /mɑːrˈkeɪ/
Marseilles, Illinois /mɑːrˈseɪlz/ Also a place in Ohio
Martinez, Georgia /mɑːrtɪˈnɛz/
Mattapan /mætəˈpæn/
Maury County /ˈmɜːri/
Mazatzal Mountains /mætəˈzɛl/
McGaheysville, Virginia /məˈɡækizvɪl/
Mebane, North Carolina /ˈmɛbən/
Medina, Ohio /mɪˈdaɪnə/ Also places in Washington and New York
Melpomene Street, New Orleans, Louisiana /ˈmɛlpəmiːn/
Mentor, Ohio /ˈmɛn(t)ər/
Mesa, Washington /ˈmiːsə/
Methow /ˈmɛtaʊ/
Mexia, Texas /məˈheɪə/
Miami, Oklahoma /maɪˈæmə/[n 21] Also a place in Texas
Micanopy /ˌmɪkəˈnoʊpi/
Michigan /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/ (listen)
Milan, Illinois /ˈmaɪlən/ Name of multiple places
Minam, Oregon /ˈmaɪnəm/
Minot, North Dakota /ˈmaɪnɒt/
Missouri /mɪˈzɜːri/
Mobile, Alabama /moʊˈbiːl/
Mogollon Rim /mʌɡɪˈjoʊn/
Monson, Massachusetts /ˈmʌnsən/
Montague, Texas /ˈmɒntæɡ/
Montpelier, Vermont /mɒntˈpiːliər/[n 22] Pronunciation used for the other places with this name
Montpelier, Virginia /mɒntpəˈlɪər/
Moscow, Idaho /ˈmɒskoʊ/[n 23] Also a place in Tennessee
Mount Desert Island /dɪˈzɜːrt/[n 24]
Munday, Texas /ˈmʌndi/
Mulino, Oregon /məˈlaɪnoʊ/
Nacogdoches /ˌnækəˈdoʊtʃɪs/
Nahant /nəˈhɑːnt/
Naselle /neɪˈsɛl/
Natchitoches /ˈnækɪtəʃ/
Nederland, Texas /ˈniːdərlənd/
Nehalem /niːˈheɪləm/
Nenana River /niːˈnænə/
Neodesha /niːˈoʊdəʃeɪ/
Nespelem /nɛsˈpiːləm/
Netarts /ˈniːtɑːrts/
Nevada (state) /nəˈvædə/[n 25]
Nevada (cities) /nəˈveɪdə/ Name of various cities
Nevada County /nəˈveɪdə/
Newark, Ohio /ˈnɜːrk/[n 26]
New Athens Name of multiple places
New Berlin Name of multiple places
New Orleans /ˈɔːrlɪnz/[n 27]
New Madrid, Missouri /ˈmædrɪd/
New Prague, Minnesota /ˈpreɪɡ/
New Tripoli, Pennsylvania /trɪˈpoʊli/
Noel, Missouri /noʊl/
Norfolk, Nebraska /ˈnɔːrfɔːrk/
Norfolk, Virginia /ˈnɔːrfʊk/[n 28]
Ochelata /oʊʃəˈleɪtə/
Ochiltree County /ˈɒkəltriː/
Ojai /ˈoʊhaɪ/ As per the Spanish
Olathe /oʊˈleɪθə/
Ontonagon River /ˌɒntəˈnɑːɡən/
Orcas Island /ˈɔːrkəs/
Ouray /ˈjʊəreɪ/
Palacios /pəˈlæʃəs/
Palermo, North Dakota /ˈpælərmoʊ/
Palestine, Texas /ˈpælɪstiːn/[n 29]
Palo Gaucho Bayou, Texas /ˈpɑːliˌɡɑːtʃ/
Palouse /pəˈluːs/
Paso Robles /ˌpæsə ˈroʊbəlz/
Pass Christian /ˌpæskrɪstʃiˈæn/[n 30]
Patchogue /ˈpætʃɒɡ/
Pawtucket /pəˈtʌkɪt/
Peabody, Massachusetts /ˈpiːbədi/[n 31]
Pearrygin Lake /ˈpɛərɪdʒɪn/
Pedernales /ˌpɜːrdəˈnælɪs/
Pend Oreille River /ˌpɒndəˈreɪ/
Peru, Indiana /ˈpiːruː/
Picabo /ˈpiːkəbuː/
Piceance Creek /ˈpiːɔːns, -æns/
Pierre, South Dakota /pɪər/
Pittsburgh /ˈpɪtsbɜːrɡ/
Placer County /ˈplæsər/
Placerville
Plano /ˈpleɪnoʊ/[n 32]
Plymouth /ˈplɪməθ/
Point Mugu /ˌpɔɪnt məˈɡuː/
Pojoaque /pəˈwɑːki/[n 33]
Pompeii, Michigan /ˈpɒmpiːaɪ/[n 34]
Port Bolivar /ˈbɒlɪvər/
Port Hueneme /pɔːrt waɪˈniːmi/
Poth /poʊθ/
Poughkeepsie /pəˈkɪpsi/
Poulsbo /ˈpɔːlzboʊ/
Poway /ˈpaʊ.eɪ/
Prague, Oklahoma /preɪɡ/
Puget Sound /ˈpjuːdʒɪt/
Purgatoire River /ˈpɪkɪt.waɪər/
Pulaski, New York /pəˈlæskaɪ/
Quincy, Massachusetts /ˈkwɪnzi/
Quitaque /ˈkɪtəkweɪ/
Qulin /ˈkjuːlɪn/
Raleigh /ˈrɑːli/[n 35]
Refugio, California /rəˈfjuːfioʊ, -hioʊ/ Name of multiple places
Refugio, Texas /rəˈfjʊərioʊ/
Rensselaer /ˌrɛnsəˈlɪər/ Name of multiple places
Rhea County /reɪ/
Riga, New York /ˈraɪɡə/
Rio /ˈraɪoʊ/ In Florida and Wisconsin
Rio Grande, Ohio /ˌraɪoʊ ˈɡrænd/
Ronkonkoma /rɒnˈkɒŋkəmə/
Ruch /ruːʃ/
Russia, Ohio /ˈruːʃi/
Russiaville /ˈruːʃivɪl/
Rutherfordton, North Carolina /ˈrʌlftən/
Saline, Michigan /səˈliːn/
Samish Island /ˈsæmɪʃ/
Sammamish /səˈmæmɪʃ/
San Jose, Illinois /sæn ˈdʒoʊz/
San Rafael, California /sæn rəˈfɛl/
San Xavier, Arizona /sæn ˈhɑːvieɪ/
Sangre Street, Stillwater, Oklahoma /zæŋr/
Sault Sainte Marie /ˈsuː seɪnt məˈriː/
Schaghticoke /ˈskætɪkʊk/
/ˈskætkoʊk/
Schuylkill River /ˈskuːkəl/
Scituate /ˈsɪtʃuɪt/
Sebring, Florida /ˈsiːbrɪŋ/
Sedro-Woolley /ˈsiːdroʊ ˈwʊli/
Sekiu /ˈsiːkjuː/
Semiahmoo Bay /sɛmiˈɑːmoʊ/
Sequim /ˈskwɪm/
Shawangunk Ridge /ˈʃɒnɡʌm/[n 36]
Shawano /ʃɔːnoʊ/
Shoshone, Idaho /ʃoʊˈʃoʊn/
Siuslaw River /saɪˈjuːslɔː/
Skagit /ˈskædʒɪt/ Various places
Skamokawa /skəˈmɒkəweɪ/
Skaneateles Lake /ˌskɪniˈætləs/
Sol Duc River /ˈsoʊl dʌk/
Spokane /'spoUkæn/
Staunton, Virginia /ˈstæntən/
Stehekin /stəˈhiːkɪn/
Steilacoom /ˈstɪləkʌm/
Strait of Juan de Fuca /ˌhwɑːn də ˈfjuːkə/
Study Butte /ˈstjuːdi/
Suisun City /sɪˈsuːn/
Swarthmore /ˈswɑːθmɔːr/
Swansea /ˈswɑːnzi/
Taliaferro County /ˈtɒlɪvər/
Tanana River /ˈtænənɑː/
Tchoupitoulas Steeet /ˌtʃɒpɪˈtuːləs/
Tekoa, Washington /ˈtiːkoʊ/
Telocaset /ˌtɛləˈkæsɪt/
Terre Haute /ˌtɛrə ˈhoʊt, -ˈhʌt/
Tewksbury /ˈtʊksbəri/
Thames River, Connecticut /ˈθeɪmz/, not /tɛmz/
The Dalles /ˈdælz/
Thibodaux /ˈtɪbədoʊ/
Thoreau, New Mexico /θəˈru/
Throop /ˈtruːp/
Tieton /ˈtaɪ.ətən/
Tigard /ˈtaɪɡərd/
Tillamook /ˈtɪləmʌk/
/ˈtɪləmʊk/
Tok /toʊk/
Tooele /tuˈɪlə/
Topsail Beach /ˈtɒpsəl/
Topsham /ˈtɒpsəm/
Touchet River /ˈtuːʃi/
Tow, Texas /taʊ/
Towson /taʊsən/
Tripoli, Iowa /trɪˈpoʊlə/
Tualatin /tuˈɑːlətɪn/
Tucson /ˈtuːsɒn/
Tulare /tʊˈlɛəri, -ˈlɛər/
Tuolumne River /tuˈɒləmi/
Tygh Valley /taɪ/
Uhland /ˈjuːlənd/
Utley, Texas /ˈjuːtli/
Valatie /vəˈleɪʃə/
Valdez, Alaska /vælˈdiːz/
Vallejo /vəˈleɪ(h)oʊ/
Veneta /vɪˈniːtə/
Verdi /ˈvɜːrdaɪ/
Vergennes /vərˈdʒɛnz/
Versailles /vɜːrˈseɪlz/ Various places
Vici /ˈvaɪsaɪ/
Vienna /vaɪˈænə/ In Illinois, Ohio, and South Dakota
Visalia /vaɪˈseɪliə/
Waelder /ˈwɛldər/
Wahkiakum County /wəˈkaɪ.əkəm/
Wallowa Mountains /wəˈlaʊə/
Waltham /ˈwɔːlθæm/[n 37]
Waukesha /ˈwɔːkɪʃɔː/
Waupun /ˈwɔːpɔːn/
Waxahachie /ˌwɒksəˈhætʃi/
Waynoka /wəˈnoʊkə/
Wayzata /waɪˈzɛtə/
Weippe /ˈwiːaɪp/
Weiser /ˈwiːzər/
Whitemarsh Island /ˈhwɪtmɑːrʃ/
Wilkes-Barre /'bær@/
/'bæri/
/'bE@r/
Willamette River /wɪˈlæmɪt/
Willapa River /ˈwɪləpɑː/
Woburn /ˈwuːbərn/[n 38]
Wooster /ˈwʊstər/[n 39]
Worcester /ˈwʊstər/[n 40] Various places
Wyandanch /ˈwaɪənˌdæntʃ/
Yakima /ˈjækəmɑː/[n 41]
Yachats /ˈjɑːhɑːts/
Yaquina Bay /jəˈkwɪnə/
Yocona River /ˈjɒkni/
Youghiogheny River /ˌjɔːkəˈɡeɪni/
Ypsilanti /ˌɪpsɪˈlænti/
Yreka /waɪˈriːkə/
Zabcikville /ˈzɑːbtʃɪkvɪl/
Zuehl, Texas /ziːl/
Zzyzx, California /ˈzaɪzɪks/

Notes
  1. The "s" sound generally merges with the same sound in "City."
  2. In contradistinction to the surname, by convention, these rhyme with "Oliver"
  3. The town of Calais in France was for centuries also pronounced /ˈkælɪs/ in English; today /kæleɪ/, with initial stress in British English and final stress in American English are the normal pronunciations.
  4. Cf the surnames Du Bois and De Bois, which is often -/ˈbwɑː/
  5. Cf the surnames Du Bois and De Bois, which is often -/ˈbwɑː/
  6. cf. English low-lying point (without a middle syllable).
  7. cf. Scottish original place or Elgin, Texas /ˈɛlɡɪn/
  8. cf. intuitive Borough of Ephrata, Pennsylvania, which is pronounced /ˈɛfrətə/
  9. cf. intuitive/ˈɡælvɪstən/ for larger Galveston, Texas
  10. As per traditional English town, county and nursery rhyme
  11. Beginning defies traditional English rules (cf. green) But Greenwich, New Jersey is pronounced as if it were "green-witch"
  12. Beginning defies traditional English rules (cf. green) But Greenwich, New Jersey is pronounced as if it were "green-witch"
  13. Intuitively /ˈhaɪndmən/ is sometimes used outside Eastern Kentucky
  14. Named via Sam Houston after Houston, Scotland, a concatenation of "Hu's town"'
  15. The last syllable is standard in the British pronunciation of hurricane, but not in American English, whereas the first syllable is counterintuitive and muted compared to hurricane in either.
  16. Anecdotally, locals of Hurricane say that the proper pronunciation rhymes with that of the neighboring town La Verkin.
  17. cf. various Waco towns
  18. locally
  19. with two syllables only
  20. As per English town and county
  21. cf. the obvious final syllable of Miami, Florida
  22. All derived from Montpellier, France [mɔ̃pɛlje]
  23. equivalent to the British English pronunciation of Moscow, Russia. Other Moscows in America are /ˈmɒskaʊ/, the American English pronunciation of the Russian city.
  24. Homophone to the dining course, dessert
  25. The pronunciation /nəˈvɑːdə/, while fairly common (particularly in the eastern United States), is stigmatized locally.
  26. cf. Newark, New Jersey /ˈnjuːərk/ and cf Newark, Delaware and Newark, New York /ˈnjuːɑːrk/ generally
  27. Traditionally locally /ˈnwɔːrlɪnz/ with a very light /w/ is used, i.e. between the local and national.
  28. Identical to the English county of Norfolk, and intuitive given the common word folk. Popular navy wordplay notwithstanding, the vowel in the last syllable is unstressed, very short, and closed, as in foot. Locals born in or after the last half of the 20th Century, who have partly or wholly adopted the American Broadcast Accent, often pronounce it /ˈnɔːrfɪk/ with the r substituted for /ɻ/
  29. cf. Palestine: /ˈpælɪstaɪn/
  30. cf. the regular American pronunciation of "Christian", /ˈkrɪstʃən/
  31. Not intuitive /ˈpiːˈbɒdi/
  32. cf. common and well-known Spanish approximations elsewhere.
  33. Or intuitively per Spanish among Hispanics
  34. Italian ruined city pronounced /pɒmˈpeɪ/)
  35. cf. Raleigh surname and brands traditionally said like Wall
  36. Locally.
  37. Same as examples in England such as London Borough of Waltham Forest. cf. greatly US well-known comparators.
  38. Woburn, Bedfordshire and Woburn, Toronto are simply /ˈwoʊbərn/
  39. Mispronounced as /ˈwuːstər/
  40. As per traditional English town, county and sauce
  41. Though the pronunciation /ˈjækəmə/ is also heard. The Native American people for whom the river, city, and county are named now prefer the spelling Yakama.
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gollark: I can only hold 2 right now.
gollark: For a CB Fire Gem egg (red), can I probably ask for two CB common hatchlings?
gollark: Zyumorphs seem to be the new Muskies: stupidly overvalued despite not being very rare. Especially yellows.
gollark: They do seem to sit for a little while.

References
  1. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Arkansas
  2. https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2013/03/bethlehem_bethlum_or_bethleum.html
  3. http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=4&article_id=9295&page_number=4
  4. Though indeed named after the country Chili, now Chile Town of chili.org
  5. "The evolution of Demonbreun Street". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  6. cf. intuitive /ˈhɑːrlɪŋən/ for Harlingen, Netherlands
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