Border towns in the United States with portmanteau names
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What follows is a list of border towns in the United States named to indicate the border they are near. These are all examples of portmanteaux.
[edit] Border town portmanteaus
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- Florala, Alabama (Florida and Alabama)
- Calexico, California (California and Mexico) (Also see Mexicali)
- Delmar, Delaware and Delmar, Maryland (Delaware and Maryland)
- Delmarva Peninsula (Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia)
- Marydel, Delaware and Marydel, Maryland (Delaware and Maryland)
- Tennga, Georgia (Tennessee and Georgia)
- Chambana, Illinois (Champaign and Urbana cities)
- Wamac, Illinois (Washington, Marion and Clinton counties)
- Kanorado, Kansas (Kansas and Colorado)
- Michiana, Michigan (Michigan and Indiana)
- Monida, Montana (Montana and Idaho)
- Texico, New Mexico (Texas and New Mexico)
- Norlina, North Carolina (North Carolina and Virginia)
- Virgilina, Virginia (Virginia and North Carolina)
- Arkoma, Oklahoma (Arkansas and Oklahoma)
- Texhoma, Oklahoma and Texhoma, Texas (Texas and Oklahoma)
- Dalhart, Texas (Dallam and Hartley counties)
- Dalworthington Gardens, Texas (Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington)
- Texarkana, Texas and Texarkana, Arkansas (Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana)
- Ucolo, Utah (Utah and Colorado)
- Kenova, West Virginia (Kentucky, Ohio, and W. Virginia)
- Cal-Nev-Ari, Nevada (California, Nevada and Arizona)
- PenMar, Maryland (Maryland and Pennsylvania)
- Kentuckiana, Kentucky (Kentucky and Indiana)
