Some places seem to qualify as border-name places but for various reasons do not. The book explains in detail, but a list of these towns and some explanation is provided below. They fall into two categories: spurious border-name places and other name-spliced places.

Other Name-Spiced Places

These places have names spliced together from various sources other than state names. These may combine the names of people, companies, or geographic entities, for example. The book also traces the origins of these placenames.