Idiotville

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proper noun

A ghost town in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A ghost town in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.

Origin

From idiot + -ville. Approximately 0.5 miles up Idiot Creek was a site known as Ryan's Camp, a logging operation in the Tillamook Burn. It is said that only ‘an idiot’ would labor there due to its far-flung location, hence the name. The toponym was eventually applied to the stream.

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APA

Idiotville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Idiotville

MLA

“Idiotville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Idiotville. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Idiotville,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Idiotville.

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