Most People Don’t Know The Meaning Behind These 9 Indiana Town Names

There's much debate about the origin of this unusual town name. Story #1 suggests a Civil War soldier was left on the side of the road in this unnamed town, so intoxicated that he was gnawing on a leftover bone from his lunch. Story #2 indicates the owner of the town's sawmill was spotted gnawin' on a bone, leading to the town's name. Story #3 is much more straightforward and claims the town was named after Narbonne, France, where many of the towns earliest settlers were from.

This gorgeous town was actually partly named after its scenic land. "Knobs" refers to the charming hills that are scattered throughout this small town and "Floyds" comes from Colonel David Floyd.

This unincorporated community is now officially a part of West Terre Haute. But residents will always know it as "Toad Hop," the swampy field town named after the large number of frogs you could find here.

This Spencer County town's origin story goes exactly the way you might be expecting: upon finding this land, a pioneer exclaimed, "Eureka!" and the rest is history. Fun fact: this is one of two towns named Eureka in Indiana.

Originally known as Harrisburg, this small town in Grant County officially changed its name to Gas City in 1892 during the gas boom when the Gas City Land Company was founded here.

Popcorn was named after Popcorn Creek. How did either get its legendary name? Rumor has it an out-of-town visitor compared the size of farmers' corn kernels to popcorn. It's now also the home of Popcorn, Indiana kettlecorn - a top rated popcorn brand throughout the country.

This Orange Country unincorporated town is rumored to have gotten its name due to its popular pumpkin growing district. It's also one of two Pumpkin Center towns in Indiana.

Known as the home of the Joe Palooka statue, this town was so famous for its limestone, it was actually named "Limestone." It took on the name "Oolitic" after the Greek word "oolite" which means eggs and stone.

This jolly town was originally known as Santa Fe, until it became known that there already was a Santa Fe, Indiana. After a few town meetings, the name "Santa Claus" was agreed upon, and once letters to Santa began delivering here, this historic town's place in Christmas history began.