NAME
|
STATE
|
GEOGRAPHY
|
ORIGIN OF NAME
|
Money
|
Mississippi
|
Town
|
Senator Hernando DeSoto Money
|
Dollar’s Corner
|
Washington
|
Town
|
The Dollar family
|
Dollarville
|
Michigan
|
Town
|
Robert Dollar General Manager
of American Lumber Company in 1882.
|
Dollar Bay
|
Michigan
|
Bay
Town
|
Shape of small inlet of Portage Lake
From the name of the Bay
|
Dollar Lake
|
Oregon
|
Tarn
|
Almost perfectly round much
like that of a silver dollar.
|
Dollarhide
|
Texas
|
Town
|
Town no longer exists. May have been named after a
drought killed most of the cattle and their hides were sold for a dollar
each.
|
Last Dollar
|
Colorado
|
Mountain
|
Probably named after a mining
claim.
|
Greenback
|
Tennessee
|
Town
|
By postmaster after Local “Greenback” political party
|
Hardmoney
|
Kentucky
|
Town
|
Established in 1880; named for
the political controversy of the day over the gold standard. Town no longer
exists.
|
Cash
|
Texas
|
Town
|
Originally called Sylvia. Residents attempted to change
name to name it after local store owner John A. Money. Postmaster rejected
name and they settled on “Cash”.
|
Cashtown
|
Pennsylvania
|
Town
|
A post office called Cashtown has
been in operation since 1833. According to tradition, the community was named
for the fact a local tavern owner required that payment be made in cash.
|
Coin
|
Iowa
|
City
|
Population 193. Origin of name unknown.
|
Dime Box
|
Texas
|
Unincorporated Community
|
Unknown
|
Dinero
|
Texas
|
Unincorporated Community
|
Unknown
|
Monday, March 11, 2019
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