What Are the Most Unusual Town Names in the USA?
20. Fertile, Iowa
While Fertile, Iowa isn't the only Fertile in the United States, it's 0.94 square miles of land is also the reason behind its name. It was originally called Rhodes Mill after the founding settler, William Rhodes, who built his house there in 1856. In 1877, however, the locals named the land Fertile due to the quality of the soil, and the town itself was fully incorporated at the turn of the 20th century.
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