books.google.com - Paris, Tightwad, Peculiar, Neosho, Gasconade, Hannibal, Diamond, Quarantine, Zif, and Zig. These are just a few of the names Margot Ford McMillen covers in her lively new book on the history of place names in Missouri. The origins behind the names range from humorous to descriptive: Tightwad, Missouri,...http://books.google.com/books/about/Paris_Tightwad_and_Peculiar.html?id=pERUTWaHLFsC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareParis, Tightwad, and Peculiar
