Thanks Cliff. Maybe I can persuade the local Kendal town council here in England to set up cultural links with Kendall in Pennsylvania ;) But nobody has yet explained where the US counties got their names or whether it's possible they were named by ex-pats after their own home counties in the UK or wherever. Cheers, Nigel. >Sorry to miss lead you or any others out here. Kendall is on state highway >168, just W.NW. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This must be a very small >town, cause it isn't in the list of the names of citys or town. But it does >show the little town on the map " RAND McNALLY 2000 MILLENNIUM ATLAS", >that i just purchased two nights ago. >Once again, I'm Sorry! Sincerely Cliff Hunter II > >______________________________