Town Name Generator

Realistic fictional town names for writers and worldbuilders

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Generate believable made-up town names for novels, screenplays, tabletop campaigns and games: New England mill towns, Midwestern crossroads, Southern hollows, English villages and frontier settlements that sound like they have been on the map for a century.

About town names

Real town names are almost always a description of the place or a memory of who settled it. English-speaking towns follow a small set of patterns: a founder plus a feature (Miller's Crossing, Hatcher's Bend), a natural feature plus a landform (Cedar Hollow, Pine Ridge, Otter Creek), an old English compound that has worn smooth into one word (Ashgrove, Brackenfield, Willoughby), or a hopeful abstract noun the founders chose on purpose (Temperance, Amity, Harmony Grove). Infrastructure words like Junction, Station, Mills, Ford and Landing date a town to the railroad, river or wagon era, which is useful when you want the name to carry history.

The trick to a believable fictional town is restraint. One strong image is enough; Blackthorn works, Blackthorn Shadow Valley does not. Mixing sub-styles across a map also helps: a county with a Saint Aubrey, a Quarry Bend and a Lonesome Pine feels settled by different people in different decades, which is how real regions look.

The names here cover New England mill towns, Midwestern railroad stops, Southern hollows and forks, English-style villages, Western settlements, mining camps, lake country, suburbs and Spanish and French names. Pick one that matches your region's climate and founding era, say it with the county or state after it, and check it doesn't already belong to a well-known real place.

How to choose town names

Match the suffix to the era. Mills, Ford and Landing suggest a town that grew up around a river; Junction and Station suggest the railroad; Heights and Crossing suggest twentieth-century suburbs.
Use one descriptor, not two. Real places are Cold Harbor or Pine Ridge, not Cold Pine Harbor Ridge.
Give neighboring towns different styles so the map feels organically settled rather than named in one sitting.
Read the name in a sentence a character would actually say ('I grew up in Harrow Creek') to test whether it sounds natural.
Search the name with the state or country you are setting it in; many plausible names belong to small real towns, which matters if your story involves crime or scandal.

Frequently asked questions

How do I make a fictional town name sound realistic?

Borrow the structures real towns use: a surname with a feature (Palmer's Rest), a tree or animal with a landform (Heron Creek), or a single worn-down compound word (Ashcombe). Keep it to one or two words and avoid words that only appear in fantasy, such as shadow, doom or crystal.

Can I use a real town name in my novel?

You can, but a made-up town gives you freedom to invent geography, history and local scandals without worrying about real residents. Many authors create a fictional town within a real state or county to get both freedom and authenticity.

What is the difference between a town, a village and a city name?

Mostly scale and era. Village names tend to be older single words (Thornby, Appleby); town names often add a feature or founder (Winslow Bend); city names are usually short and carry weight on their own. If your settlement is big, drop the Hollow or Creek and keep the root.

Are these names suitable for games and tabletop campaigns?

Yes. They are written to be realistic rather than fantastical, which suits modern, historical, horror and Western settings, as well as low-fantasy campaigns where you want towns to feel grounded. For high fantasy, pair them with a fantasy city or kingdom generator.

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A: 38 names

Abbots Wenning
Abbott's Corner
Abergarth
Addlestead
Agua Clara
Albright's Meadow
Alcott Depot
Alder Creek
Aldercott
Aldermoor
Aldrich
Aldwick
Amberly
Ambleford
Ambrose
Amity
Amos Depot
Anse Bleue
Anthracite
Anvil Rock
Appleby
Arbor Lakes
Arcady
Arden
Arroyo Blanco
Ashby Fen
Ashby-on-the-Wold
Ashcombe
Ashcroft
Ashford Junction
Ashgrove
Ashmere
Ashton Vale
Ashwood Station
Aspen Grove
Asterley
Auburn Hollow
Averyport

B: 85 names

Babcock's Store
Badger Butte
Ballyshane
Balmoral Creek
Balsam Portage
Bannock
Barley Hill
Barnstead
Barrow
Bartlett
Bascom
Basswood Knoll
Bayou Lirette
Beacon Point
Beale's Wharf
Bear Wallow
Beauchene
Beckettsville
Beech Notch
Beecham
Bellcastle
Belle Prairie
Belle Riviere
Belle Terrace
Bellfountain
Bellingham Falls
Bellwether
Belmont Forks
Bethabara
Beulah
Bexley
Bickerstow
Birchbark Rapids
Birchmont
Birchwood Flats
Bishop's Reach
Bishops Melling
Bison Prairie
Bitter Root
Bittern Marsh
Blackthorn
Blackwater Ford

B, continued

Blue Hollow
Bluebonnet
Bluestem
Bluffton
Blythe
Bobcat Canyon
Bollingsburg
Bonanza Wash
Bonnie Glen
Boone's Landing
Borax Flats
Boxwood
Bracewell
Bracken Hollow
Brackenfield
Bradbury
Bradford Station
Bramblecross
Brambleton
Bramblewood
Branford
Brantleyville
Breaker Hill
Breezewood
Brentmoor Park
Brewster Siding
Briar Cove
Briar Ridge
Brickyard
Brightling
Brightmoor
Brightwater
Broadmoor
Brook Haven
Buck Hollow
Buckeye Plains
Buckwheat Corners
Bulrush Bottoms
Burdick
Burke Court House
Burlwood
Burnt Oak
Butternut Valley

C: 89 names

Calder
Caldera Springs
Caldwell Gap
Calloway
Calthorpe
Camp Ferrell
Camp Thornton
Cantrell
Cape Dunnock
Cape Lorimer
Cape Sennet
Cardinal Ridge
Caribou Portage
Carlyle Manor
Carmody Switch
Carrow Bay
Carson Flats
Carver's Bluff
Cascade Hollow
Castle Embry
Catalpa Mound
Catfish Bayou
Cattail Slough
Cavanaugh
Cavendish
Cedar Hollow
Cedarcrest
Chalk Butte
Chapel Row
Charcoal Landing
Charity Hill
Chestnut Ridge
Chilton
Chimney Rock
Chipping Marrow
Chokecherry Coulee
Cinder Hollow
Cinder Lake
Cinnabar Gulch
Claymore
Clayton Forge
Clearfork
Clearmont
Clearwater Ridge

C, continued

Clemency
Clement
Clifton Reach
Clover Bottom
Cloverly
Coalport
Cobalt Springs
Cobble Hill
Coffeyton
Cold Creek
Cold Harbor
Coldbrook
Coldspring
Coldwater Bend
Colliery Row
Colton
Compton Fennel
Constancy
Copper Creek
Copperfield
Corbinville
Corliss
Cormorant Bay
Cornwall Ridge
Corwin
Cote Blanche
Cotter
Cottesmere
Cottonwood Coulee
Coventry Falls
Coyote Basin
Cranbrook
Crandallville
Crane Hollow
Cranmere
Crawford's Landing
Crescent Bay
Cresthaven
Crestline Park
Crossridge
Crow's Landing
Crowfield
Cuesta Linda
Cutler's Mill
Cypress Bend

D: 33 names

Dabney's Hundred
Daleford
Dalrymple's Knob
Dappleford
Delmar
Denby Hollow
Devonhurst Terrace
Dewberry
Diligence
Dillardsville
Dimmitt
Dogwood Glade
Dorsey
Dos Alamos
Dove Creek
Dovecote
Dovering
Dovetail
Driftwood Harbor
Drummond
Drury
Dunbar
Dunham's Tavern
Dunhill
Dunholt
Dunleavy
Dunlochan
Dunmere
Dunmore
Dunnsboro
Dunstan
Duskwood
Dusty Creek

E: 32 names

Eagle Ledge
Earlham
East Luddon
Easterby
Eastgate
Eastlake Summit
Eckertsburg
Edgemere Beach
Edgewater
Egret Slough
El Nogal
Elderglen
Eldridge
Elim
Elk Meadow
Elkhart Ridge
Eller's Chapel
Ellery
Ellis Ironworks
Ellsworth
Elm Station
Elmbrook
Elmscott
Elmstow
Ember Ridge
Endeavor
Endicott
Equality
Eubank's Level
Evanston Ridge
Evergreen Junction
Everly

F: 43 names

Fairbank
Fairbluff
Fairfax Hollow
Fairhaven
Fairlight
Fairmeade Acres
Fairweather
Fallbrook Station
Fallon
Fallow Creek
Fallowden
Faraday
Farleigh
Farrington
Farrow
Farwell
Feldspar
Felicity
Fennmoor
Fenwick
Ferncliff
Ferris Point
Ferrisburg
Fiddler's Green
Fidelity
Flax Prairie
Flood's Depot
Fogarty's Cabin
Fontaine Rouge
Forbearance
Fort Ashby
Fort Halloran
Fort Loudermilk
Fort Pritchard
Fosterdale
Foundry Bend
Foxcote
Foxglove
Foxhollow
Friars Ditton
Friendship
Froxley
Furnace Branch

G: 45 names

Gadsby
Galena Forks
Galloway
Gallows Hill
Gantt's Quarry
Garland Siding
Garnet Springs
Garrison Hill
Garthby
Gentry
Gibbonsville
Gilead
Glen Aldous
Glen Corrie
Glenallen Terrace
Glenhaven
Glenorrin
Glenreath
Goforth's Store
Goldenrod
Good Hope
Goodwill
Goose Landing
Gorham
Gorseby
Gosling
Gower's Purchase
Granger Falls
Granite Notch
Graybridge
Grayling
Graylock
Grayson's Mill
Greasewood Flats
Great Pelling
Greaves
Greenbank
Greenfield Hollow
Greenhollow
Greer
Greyhaven
Grimsby Hollow
Grindleham
Gristmill
Gypsum Wells

H: 59 names

Hackberry Draw
Haddon
Hadleigh-le-Moor
Hadley Lock
Hadley Mills
Hadlock's Grant
Halcyon
Hale's End
Halifax Hollow
Hallett
Halloway
Halverson
Harbor Light
Harcastle
Hardscrabble
Hargrove
Harlan's Ferry
Harlowville
Harmony Grove
Harnley-on-Tarn
Harrow Creek
Hartlecombe
Hartsfield
Hartwell
Haskell
Hatcher's Bend
Hatherly
Havenbrook
Haverford Springs
Hawk's Nest
Hawkridge
Hawthorne Bay
Hazelburg
Hazelwood
Heathcote
Hemlock
Hendricksboro
Hensley
Heron Creek
Heron Shoals
Hesper
Hexcombe
Hickory Bluff
Highbridge
Hillcrest Junction
Hinton St Giles
Hobson's Bend
Hollins Park
Hollis Point
Holliston
Hollow Brook
Holloway Mills
Hollowell
Hollybrook
Hollyhock
Honeyfield
Hooper's Folly
Hope Landing
Huckleberry

I: 14 names

Icehouse Bay
Indigo Creek
Ingalls
Ingersollville
Inglethwaite
Ingram's Claim
Inverloy
Iron Gate
Ironwood
Isham's Tavern
Isle Fortier
Islingham
Ivory Falls
Ivy Bridge

J: 12 names

Jarvisburg
Jasper Flats
Jessop's Corners
Jessup
Jewett Mills
Josselyn
Joyner's Chapel
Jubilee
Judson
Juniper Flats
Juniper Ridge
Juniper Wells

K: 24 names

Keelerville
Kell's Corner
Kelstead
Kenmore Falls
Kenwick Manor
Kesslerburg
Kestrel Bay
Kettle Cove
Kettle Falls
Kilbrannoch
Kilmoray
Kiln Hollow
Kimbrough
Kingbird Prairie
Kingfisher
Kings Farthing
Kingsmere
Kingsport Bay
Kinsale Point
Kirby's Furnace
Kirkby Sallow
Kirkstow
Kittery Point
Kittredge

L: 65 names

La Paloma
Lac Verdier
Lake Evangeline
Lake Marrin
Lake Ostrow
Lake Tennant
Lakeshore Pines
Lakewood Terrace
Lamplight
Langford
Langley Bend
Lantern Hill
Larch Summit
Larchmere
Lark's Rest
Larkbury
Larkspur
Larrabee
Las Golondrinas
Lathamsburg
Lathrop's Switch
Latimer
Laurel Hollow
Laurelton Shores
Lavender Hill
Ledbetter's Trace
Lesser Duncote
Liberty Corners
Lighthouse Neck
Lilac Hill
Limekiln
Linden Falls

L, continued

Lindendale
Lindisholt
Linnet
Linwood
Little Wending
Live Oak Bend
Llano Verde
Llanvechan
Loch Hollow
Lockhart
Lockwood
Locust Prong
Loftin's Cove
Loma Dorada
Lone Elm
Lonesome Pine
Long Portage
Long Withen
Loomisport
Loon Narrows
Loring
Lorne
Los Encinos
Los Sauces
Lowell's Landing
Lower Maddock
Lower Pennick
Lowry
Ludlow Creek
Lyle
Lyndhurst
Lynwood
Lynx Lake

M: 66 names

Mabry's Siding
Maddox
Magnolia Crossing
Maids Morley
Mallard Cove
Maple Junction
Maplethorpe
Mapleton
Marais Doucet
Marble Dale
Marbury
Marchbanks
Margrave
Marigold
Market Dunning
Marlingham
Marlowe
Marrow Creek
Marsh Haven
Marsh Tolland
Marshfield
Marten Narrows
Mather
Mayfair Village
Mayhewville
Maywood
Meadowlark
Meetinghouse Common
Mercer
Mercy Falls
Merrimanville
Merritt
Merriweather

M, continued

Mesa Roja
Mesquite Wash
Mica Hill
Middlebrook
Milkweed Meadows
Millbrook
Miller's Crossing
Millrace
Minster Lovage
Mirewood
Mistral
Monks Arley
Monroe Station
Monte Claro
Moonstone
Moose Meadow
Morningside
Morrow
Mortimer
Moss Landing
Mossbridge
Mossy Oak
Mount Alder
Mount Carrick
Mount Haskin
Mount Hermon
Mount Sorrel
Mount Tabor
Much Hazeldon
Muddy Fork
Mulberry Crossing
Munsonville
Muskrat Slough

N: 30 names

Nessing
Nether Coldwell
Nether Hadlow
Nettlebrook
Nettlestead
New Carlow
New Dunkeld
New Leyden
New Lindau
New Ravenna
New Sligo
New Thessaly
New Tralee
New Uppsala
Newbury Falls
Newcombsport
Newton Pomfret
Nickerson
Nightingale
Nightshade Hollow
Nolan's Cut
Nora Falls
Norrington
Northcott
Northfield
Northgate Village
Norton Bassett
Norvale
Norwich Falls
Nugget Bar

O: 25 names

Oakenshaw
Oakhurst
Oakleyville
Oakmont Estates
Oakstead
Ojo Frio
Old Harbor
Old Mill
Oleander
Orchard Grove
Orcutt
Ore Hill
Oriole
Orlingham
Orrin Corners
Osgood
Osprey Shoals
Ostranderville
Oswaldby
Otter Creek
Ottery Regis
Overton's Ordinary
Owl Creek
Oxley
Oyster Point

P: 62 names

Painted Rocks
Palisade
Palmer's Rest
Palmetto Shores
Panther Branch
Pardee
Parkhaven
Parnassus
Paso Alto
Patience
Pawpaw Bottoms
Paxson Center
Paxton
Pecan Grove
Pelican Point
Pemberton
Pemmican Narrows
Penhallow
Pennistow
Pennock's Store
Penny Lake
Pennyworth
Penrose
Peregrine
Perrin
Persimmon Knob
Petit Bois
Pettigrew
Pevensham
Phelps
Pickett's Run

P, continued

Pickwell
Piedra Alta
Pike Rapids
Pike's Hollow
Pine Hollow
Pine Ridge
Pinecrest
Pinewater
Pioneer Flats
Pisgah
Pittmanville
Placer Flats
Plover Neck
Plowright
Plum Hollow
Pointe Marchand
Pollard
Port Aurelia
Port Ellery
Port Hadwin
Port Sedley
Portage Delisle
Porter's Gap
Possum Trot
Potash Crossing
Prairie Thibodeau
Priors Ashcott
Pronghorn Pass
Prospect Hill
Pruittsburg
Pumpkin Hollow

Q: 9 names

Quail Run
Quarry Bend
Quarry Siding
Quenby
Quiet Harbor
Quigley Common
Quillen
Quimby
Quincy Flats

R: 37 names

Radnor Green
Ransom Creek
Ravelstow
Raven's Roost
Ravenglass
Ravenhurst
Ravensworth
Rawlingsburg
Redbud
Redfern
Redstone
Reedmoor
Reliance
Remington
Renfro's Tunnel
Renner
Ridgefield
Ridgemont
Ridgeway
Ridgewood Falls
Ridley
Rimrock
Rincon del Sol
Rio Sereno
Riviere Perdue
Rockmill
Rollins
Rook Hill
Rosehaven
Rosemont Crossing
Rowan
Ruby Gulch
Rudd's Bridge
Ruggles
Rustling Hill
Ruthven
Rutledgeport

S: 97 names

Sable Creek
Sable Harbor
Saddle Rock
Saffron Hill
Sage Hollow
Saint Aubrey
Saint Cyr
Saint Odile
Salt Works
Saltbush
Salterville
Saltmarsh
San Bartolo
San Lazaro
Sandhaven Beach
Sandhill Crossing
Sandpiper Cove
Sandy Fork
Santa Brigida
Santa Eulalia
Sardis
Sassafras Lick
Satterfield's Shoals
Sawdust Flats
Sawkill
Sawtooth Summit
Sawyer's Mill
Saxby
Saxton-by-Sea
Schoolhouse Corners
Seabright
Seaview Crossing
Sedge Harbor
Selby
Serviceberry Knob
Sewell Crossroads
Shady Grove Station
Shelby Forks
Sheldon Gap
Shepherd's Gate
Sherbourne Gardens
Shingle Mill
Sibley
Silent Springs
Silverbell
Silverbrook
Silverlake
Silverton

S, continued

Slate Run
Smelter Hill
Snowberry
Snowshoe
Soapstone
Somerby
Sorghum Hill
Sorrow's End
South Tawney
Southwick
Sparrowhawk
Sprague
Springwell
Spruce Narrows
Stanton Reach
Stanwick
Starling Cove
Steeple Garth
Sterling Reach
Stillhouse Branch
Stillwater Crossing
Stirling Cross
Stoke Averill
Stoke Hallam
Stonebridge
Stonehaven
Stonewater
Stoney Brook
Stony Creek Junction
Stony Reach
Stover's Landing
Strathmore
Stratton Village
Stricklandville
Sturgeon Landing
Sumac Dell
Summer Hill
Summerfield
Sumner
Sunny Hollow
Sunnymede
Sunset Mesa
Sutton
Swale Abbas
Swallowtail
Swan Creek
Sweetwater Pass
Switchgrass Draw
Sycamore Bend

T: 52 names

Taft Junction
Tallgrass
Tallow Bayou
Tamarack Inlet
Tamsin
Tangle Creek
Tanner's Ford
Tannery Falls
Tarkiln Branch
Tarn Hollow
Tarrow
Tarwater
Tatum's Ferry
Teal Inlet
Teasdale
Temperance
Temple Linby
Terrapin Neck
Thackley
Thayer
Thimble Creek
Thistle Creek
Thistledown
Thornby
Thorne
Thornhill Crossing
Thrushcombe
Thunder Basin
Thurlestead
Tierra Buena
Tillman
Timberline
Tindall
Tobin
Tolandville
Tolbert's Stand
Tolliver
Torrance Bay
Tranquility
Trapper's Cache
Trask
Tredinnick Cross
Tremble Creek
Tremont
Trevenna
Trois Chenes
Trout Pond
Tuckerman
Tumbleweed Junction
Tupelo Ridge
Tuttleburg
Tyree's Wharf

U: 8 names

Uffingham
Ulverholt
Upham
Upper Kennet
Upper Tolling
Uppingstead
Upshaw's Pier
Upton Furnace

V: 14 names

Valle Escondido
Vance
Varner
Varnum
Vennacott
Verity
Vesper
Vieux Moulin
Villa Serena
Vinehall
Vinton
Vista Hermosa
Vossburg
Voyageur Bay

W: 51 names

Wadeboro
Wading River
Wakefield Springs
Walleye Point
Wardlow
Warrick
Waverly
Weatherly
Welcome
Wenlow-in-the-Marsh
West Pinnock
Westbrook Heights
Weston Carew
Westover Park
Wetherden
Wexford Falls
Wexley-under-Hill
Wheatfield
Wheelwright
Whippoorwill Branch
Whisper Creek
Whistler's Gap
Whitcombville
Whitfield
Whitlock
Whitlow's Field
Whitmore
Wickham
Widow's Peak
Wild Rice Lake
Wilder City
Wildrose
Wildwood
Willoughby
Willowmere
Windmere Shores
Windy Gap
Winnow
Winslow Bend
Winterberry Pond
Winterbourne
Wintergreen
Wofford's Stage
Wolcott
Wolf Hollow
Wolverstead
Woodruff
Wren's Landing
Wrenfield
Wychwood
Wyndham

Y: 8 names

Yancey
Yarbrough's Neck
Yardley
Yarnwick
Yarrow
Yatesboro
Yelverstone
Yoder's Pasture

Z: 2 names

Zinc Springs
Zoar