yikes
another mxus pair might be sasabe arizona & sasabe sonora
m
--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "acroorca2002" <orc@o...> wrote:
> --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "ps1966nl" <smaardijk@y...> wrote:
> > As I understood it, the request was about towns with the same
name
> on
> > both sides of the border. It is rather rare, I think. At the time
I
> > couldn't think of one. But Comines on the BEFR border might be
one.
> > The problem is
>
> yes
> i cant speak for dan
> but it seems to me you have disqualified this one too
> m
>
> that Comines (BE) isn't a separate municipality
> > anymore, but part of the municipality Comines-Warneton (Komen-
> Waasten
> > in Dutch), an exclave of the province of Hainaut in between West-
> > Flanders and the French departement Nord. Comines (FR) definitely
> is
> > a municipality. The towns are separated by the border river
> Lys/Leie.
> >
> > Peter S.
> >
> > --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "zoommedix" <zoomer@t...> wrote:
> > > --Emerson MB and Noyes, MN are pretty much the same town
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > - In BoundaryPoint@y..., "acroorca2002" <orc@o...> wrote:
> > > > back in june
> > > > message 6735
> > > >
> > > > --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "djtilque" <dtilque@n...> wrote:
> > > > > When a border splits a municipal area, the towns on either
> side
> > > > > usually have different names. But sometimes they have the
> same
> > > > name.
> > > > > As far as I can tell, this is purely a North American
> > phenomenon,
> > > > but
> > > > > if not, I'm sure someone will tell me so.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyway, I've compiled a list of these border towns that
have
> > the
> > > > same
> > > > > name. I've only included those where both towns are
> > incorporated.
> > > > > There's some others where one or both are not incorporated,
> > such
> > > as
> > > > > Marydel, MD/DE. And I'm not sure about Flin Flon MB/SK. The
> > large
> > > > > part in MB is incorporated, but I can't find any evidence
> that
> > the
> > > > > small bit in SK is.
> > > > >
> > > > > The list is at the link below. If anyone knows of
additions,
> > > please
> > > > > let me know.
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.nwlink.com/~dtilque/Split_towns.html
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Dan Tilque
> > > >
> > > > i just want to congratulate dan on this original &
interesting
> try
> > > > which tho not strictly multipointing did generate over 20
> > responses
> > > > all of them well meaning of course
> > > > tho none really to the exact point of his request
> > > > or so i gather & presume
> > > > as there were apparently no changes made by him at the above
> site
> > > > but i would also like to suggest one possible addition myself
> > > > the mxus border town of naco in arizona & sonora
> > > > with best wishes
> > > > m