List of fictional U.S. states

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This is a list of fictional U.S. states found in various works. Fictional states are not as common as fictional cities, counties, or countries; often, a work will invent a fictional city and simply not reveal its state. Occasionally, however, a fictional state is created to house fictional cities, towns, or counties. Typically, a work that features a fictional state will also reveal the names of several cities within that state.

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  • Calisota, in the Scrooge McDuck universe from various Walt Disney comic books. Calisota is probably roughly equivalent to Northern California. It includes the city of Duckburg, and possibly Mouseton, Spoonerville, and St. Canard. The name is a portmanteau of California and Minnesota, with possible references to the Northern California town of Calistoga.
  • Cherokee State is on the license plates in Malcolm in the Middle. Whether this is the state's actual name or a nickname is unknown.
  • Dorado in I-0, a 1997 work of interactive fiction by Adam Cadre.
  • Eagle State is the state in which Fairview is located, which is the primary place of action for the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. Its exact location is not known.
  • Fremont, in the novel "Space" by James A. Michener. This fictional state is located roughly along the land along the border between Kansas and Nebraska, and is meant to stand for the American midwest in general. Named for 19th century explorer & politician John Charles Fremont.
  • Malebolgia, a Bible Belt state in the Doctor Who audio drama Minuet in Hell.
  • Michisota, in the children's book "Avalanche Annie: A Not-So-Tall-Tale" by writer Lisa Wheeler. This fictional state is a cross between Michigan and Minnesota and has snowy weather, from what the book describes. In this fictional state, a mountain called Mount Himalachia is found.
  • Mickewa, a state represented by Senator Elias Gotobed, in "The American Senator", an 1877 novel by Anthony Trollope.
  • Missitucky, in the 1947 Broadway musical "Finian's Rainbow", with music by Burton Lane] and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, which follows one Finian McLonergan from Ireland in the town of Rainbow Valley in the mythical state of Missitucky, intent on burying a stolen pot of gold in the shadows of Fort Knox, in the mistaken belief it will grow and multiply. The name is a portmanteau of Mississippi and Kentucky.
  • Moosylvania, from Jay Ward's Rocky and Bullwinkle television series. This state has been contested by the U.S. and Canada in two episodes of the series, "Moosylvania" and "Moosylvania Saved". The U.S. says it is a province of Canada, while Canada says it is a U.S. state. It is an island in the middle of western Lake Superior. Bullwinkle is governor of Moosylvania. The state's official sport is farkling. Jay Ward even tried to make the 51st state, which he called "Moosylvania", by claiming an island off the coast of the U.S. and Canada for himself and promoting it all over the country. When he and a publicist named Brandy came to the White House with a proposal and various signatures with him, the guards told Ward and Brandy to get out due to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
  • New Temperance, in Gangsters 2. The state map had an eastern coastline and included several large islands, and was made up of a combination of urban and upstate areas. The architecture and in particular civic institutions like the police seemed largely based on Illinois - the most important fact about it, however, was simply that it was a dry state during prohibition.
  • New Troy, in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. The state Metropolis is in. New Troy is probably analogous to New York State. The name was never used as a state in the comics, which has placed Metropolis in various locations along the eastern coast of the United States over the decades. The name has also been used by writer Mark Gruenwald as a direct analog of New York State for the original version of the Squadron Supreme in assorted Marvel Universe comics series.
  • Ochichornia, in the semi-biographic novels and stories of Russian writer Vasily Aksyonov. This name can be related to the popular Russian song "The Dark Eyes" ("Очи черные", "Ochi Chernie" in Russian). It has been suggested that Ochichornia is just another name for California.
  • San Andreas, from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. San Andreas has similarities to California and Nevada: Los Santos and San Fierro are based on Los Angeles and San Francisco, respectively, while Las Venturas is a version of Las Vegas.
  • Skrugstate or something similar, the state where Hooterville and surrounding areas are located in the television series Green Acres and Petticoat Junction. It was revealed in an episode of Green Acres that the state was named after its first governor, Rutherford B. Skrug, although the state's name was not actually stated. However, Petticoat Junction and The Beverly Hillbillies place Hooterville in Missouri.
  • Statesota is the state Moralton is located in the Adult Swim show Moral Orel. Kansas seems to be broken in half, with Statesota being the western half.
  • Winnemac, in the novels of Sinclair Lewis. Several of his novels are set in the Winnemac town of Zenith, and the University of Winnemac is located in Mohalis. Winnemac is bordered by Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana.
  • The unnamed state that Springfield, Shelbyville, and Capitol City are in, from The Simpsons. Producer/director David Silverman once unofficially named Springfield's setting as being in the fictional state of North Takoma. In one episode of The Simpsons, Homer's driver's license states that the postal abbreviation of their home state is "NT."

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  • The comic book Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew took place in the "United Species of America" on the parallel world of Earth-C; the comic featured several analogs of real US states, including:
  • The episode of the animated series Futurama entitled "Bendin' in the Wind" showed some maps of the USA in the year 3000. Many states were humorously respelled (such as "eHIO" for Ohio). The map also showed two new states: Pennsylvania being divided into the Penn Republic and Sylvania([1]), parodying the breakup of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Other humorous states, such as "East West Virginia," are included. Most of the series takes place in New New York, which the final episode confirms is the name of both the state and city's name.
  • The animated series The Flintstones presented a few "prehistoric" versions of modern-day states, including:
    • Texarock: A parody of Texas (though the name "Texas" was also used interchangeably)
    • Arkanstone: A parody of Arkansas; the former home of various hillbilly ancestors of Fred Flintstone, as well as their rivals, the Hatrock family.
  • In Orson Scott Card's Alvin Maker series, the United States exists as a much smaller nation, between the area of New England and the Crown Colonies which extend from roughly Virginia south to Georgia. The nation has a significantly higher Iroquis and Dutch influence than in the real world. Member states include:
  • Barry Shils' 1991 film Motorama contains a number of fictional states, which appear to be in the southwestern US. In order of appearance, they are:
    • Mercer (Nickname: The Frontier State)
    • South Lydon (Nickname: The Lonesone State)
    • Tristana (Nickname: The Green State)
    • Bergen (Nickname: The Long State)
    • Vetner (no nickname given)
    • Essex (Nickname: The Last State)

It is interesting to note that three of these (Mercer, Bergen, and Essex) are counties in New Jersey.

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