GeoHoods @ Blade's Place
A comprehensive list of all GeoCities Homestead Neighborhoods and
Suburbs.
Preface
When GeoCities first started offering free web pages to the public, they
decided to create themed neighborhoods. Each neighborhood was then divided into
blocks (each block was numbered between 1000 up to 9999). A user would then
adopt a block and thus create their own pages within that block. Thus, a user
would then have their own web pages located at a URL in this format:
http://www.geocities.com/neighborhood/XXXX ("XXXX" would be a four digit
number). The whole management of each Neighborhood was run by volunteers - known
as 'Community Leaders' (CL's), which is what made the GeoCities experience so
special.
However, this meant that there could only ever be a maximum of 9000 users in
each neighborhood. So, Suburbs (often known as 'burbs) were created in each
neighborhood (decided by the Community Leaders), and would be named to fit in
with the theme of the neighborhood. Each suburb also had its own blocks, and
when they filled up, more suburbs in the neighborhood could easily be created.
Thus, a user would then have their own web pages located at a URL in this format:
http://www.geocities.com/neighborhood/suburb/xxxx ("XXXX" would be a four digit
number).
This whole process was known as 'homesteading', and each user had their own
'homestead'. Community Leaders helped out each 'homesteader', and created an
friendly atmosphere which contributed to the rapid explosion of personal web
pages on the internet.
Unfortunately, when Yahoo! took over GeoCities in July 1999, Yahoo decided to
make the whole Neighborhoods and Homesteads theme defunct and dismantle
the Community Leaders program due to possible legal concerns. Yahoo
decided instead decided to go with "vanity" URLs
to tie in with users' Yahoo IDs (each Geocities user got a Yahoo ID); so their URL would be in this format
http://www.geocities.com/YahooID. If the Geocities user found their ID was already taken by another user on Yahoo,
they could choose a new one, or keep their Geocities login ID but with a .geo appended to the end of it, like this: GeoCitiesID.geo
.
Thankfully, as existing Geocities users got to keep their Homestead Neighborhood
URL too, and their pages could be viewed with either URL - this is why you might stumble across one today.
This page is a dedication to the memory of the GeoCities Spirit. I have listed
every Neighborhood and every Suburb that was in every Neighborhood.
The 'Community Centre' (CC) links refer to the (defunct) community centers
(run by the volunteer Community Leaders) that I have managed
to find. These CC's contained web resources, HTML tutorials and other useful
tools for homesteaders. Alas, I couldn't find all the CC's, because most have
long been deleted. Some deleted CC's, as well as other
pages, may be viewed via WebArchive. However, where possible, I've linked to them via the Geocities Mirroring Project run by oocities - they mirrored as much of Geocities as possible in October 2009 prior to Geocities being deleted by Yahoo.
'Added' refers to when the neighborhood was first created (Hollywood was the
very first).
Keep in mind that American English spelling and grammar was used in GeoCities,
and as such, is generally used on this page too. Please Contact
me if you see that I have missed a Suburb or for any corrections - I know that I'm
missing another Heartland suburb, I accidentally deleted the email I got from someone
advising this.
Edit 2006-07-21: Added Blossom to Tokyo. Thanks, Nelson!
Edit 2007-01-02: Added Pond to Heartland. Thanks, Noah!
Edit 2009-10-26: GeoCities deleted by Yahoo. The end of the era.
Note on Icons
Geocities, during its homestead days, requred all homesteaders to put a link, on all of their pages, back to the official Geocities pages. Of course, this was somewhat boring, so people were creative in making new icons and buttons to meet this requirement. Interestingly, the link didn't have to just link back to the Geocities homepage itself, but instead could link to the headquarters of a particular neighbourhood, or even a community leaders page. The icon itself might be a plain Geocities theme, or - commonly - a neighbourhood theme, or perhaps even a suburb or block theme.
One person became famous throughout the golden age of homesteading for making icons for all the neighbourhoods (bar one), and quite a few suburbs, and even a block or two, in the classical 88 pixels by 31 pixels button. Not only did he take requests, but he freely gave all of them away for anyone to use. He was Chaz Boston Baden, and his site was called Hazel's Geocities Icons (archived here on oocities), and his last work was dated 30 April 1997, meaning he made no icon for Petsburgh which was added in March 1998. Please note that the West Hollywood icon was not made by him, but given to him to list with his collection.
I deeply admired his work, so I've put an icon or two of his for each neighbourhood (except Petsburgh) on this page, and the balloon-themed icon above is also his work. So too is the plain looking button I've used for North Pole.
Table of Contents
Click on a 'hood to be taken to the list of 'burbs
Area51
Science Fiction, Fantasy. Added April 1996.
[Community Centre]
| Atlantis |
Aurora |
Capsule |
Cavern |
| Chamber |
Comet |
Corridor |
Crater |
| Dimension |
Dreamworld |
Dunes |
Dungeon |
| Hollow |
Juipiter |
Keep |
Labyrinth |
| Lair |
Matrix |
Meteor |
Nebula |
| Neptune |
Nova |
Omega |
Orion |
| Planet |
Portal |
Quadrant |
Quark |
| Quasar |
Rampart |
Realm |
Saturn |
| Shadowlands |
Shire |
Shuttle |
Stargate |
| Starship |
Station |
Underworld |
Vault |
| Zone |
|
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Athens
Education, literature, poetry, philosophy. Added August 1995.
| Academy |
Acropolis |
Aegean |
Agora |
| Atlantis |
Atrium |
Bridge |
Column |
| Crete |
Cyprus |
Delphi |
Forum |
| Ithaca |
Library |
Marathon |
Marble |
| Olympus |
Oracle |
Pantheon |
Parthenon |
| Rhodes |
Sparta |
Stage |
Styx |
| Thebes |
Troy |
|
|
Augusta
Golf, the finer side of fairways. Added July 1997.
[Community Centre]
Baja
Four Wheeling, SUVs (4WDs), off-roading, adventure travel. Added March
1997.
[Community Centre]
| Canyon |
Cliffs |
Desert |
Dunes |
| Mesa |
Mountain |
Outback |
Ravine |
| Trails |
|
|
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BourbonStreet
Jazz, Cajun food, Southern culture. Added February 1996.
[Community Centre]
| Bayou |
Canal |
Delta |
Inn |
| Quarter |
Square |
|
|
Broadway
Theater, musicals, show business. Added August 1995.
[Community Centre]
| Alley |
Balcony |
Booth |
Lobby |
| Orchestra |
Stage |
Wing |
|
CapeCanaveral
Science, mathematics, aviation. Added April 1996.
| Campus |
Cockpit |
Galaxy |
Hall |
| Hangar |
Lab |
LaunchPad |
Orbit |
| Runway |
Station |
|
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CapitolHill
Government, politics and lots of strong opinions. Added July 1995.
[Community Centre]
| Booth |
Congress |
Embassy |
House |
| Lobby |
Parliament |
Rotunda |
Senate |
CollegePark
University life, from academics to extracurricular's. Added July 1996.
| Bookstore |
Cafeteria |
Campus |
Center |
| Classroom |
Club |
Den |
Dorm |
| Field |
Grounds |
Gym |
Hall |
| Housing |
Lab |
Library |
Locker |
| Lounge |
Plaza |
Pool |
Quad |
| Residence |
Square |
Stadium |
Theater |
| Union |
Varsity |
|
|
Colosseum
Sports and recreation. Added August 1995.
| Arena |
Base |
Bench |
Bleachers |
| Court |
Dome |
Dugout |
Field |
| Game |
Goal |
Gym |
Hoop |
| Lane |
Lodge |
Loge |
Midfield |
| Mound |
Park |
Pool |
Pressbox |
| Ring |
Rink |
Sideline |
Slope |
| Stadium |
Stands |
Track |
Turf |
EnchantedForest
A neighborhood by kids, for kids. Added November 1996.
[Community Centre]
| Arbor |
Cottage |
Cove |
Creek |
| Dell |
Fountain |
Glade |
Kingdom |
| Meadow |
Mountain |
Palace |
Pond |
| Tower |
|
|
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Eureka
Small business, home offices. Added April 1997.
[Community Centre]
| Account |
Boardroom |
Business |
Company |
| Concourse |
Enterprises |
Executive |
Fund |
| Gold |
Meeting |
Mine |
Office |
| Park |
Plaza |
Promenade |
Suite |
| Vault |
|
|
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FashionAvenue
Top designers, beauty and fashion. Added April 1997.
| Agency |
Catwalk |
Mall |
Runway |
| Salon |
Show |
Stage |
|
Heartland
Families, pets, hometown values. Added November 1995.
[Community Centre]
| Acres |
Arbor |
Bluffs |
Cabin |
| Canyon |
Cliffs |
Cottage |
Country |
| Creek |
Estates |
Falls |
Farm |
| Fields |
Flats |
Forest |
Garden |
| Glade |
Grove |
Hearth |
Hills |
| Hollow |
Lake |
Lane |
Meadows |
| Oaks |
Orchard |
Park |
Pines |
| Plains |
Pointe |
Pond |
Prairie |
| Ranch |
Ridge |
River |
Shores |
| Stream |
Trail |
Valley |
Village |
| Vista |
Woods |
|
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Hollywood
| Academy |
Agency |
Boulevard |
Bungalow |
| Camera |
Chateau |
Cinema |
Club |
| Derby |
Film |
Guild |
Heights |
| Highrise |
Hills |
Interview |
Land |
| Location |
Lot |
Makeup |
Mansion |
| Movie |
Palace |
Park |
Pavillion |
| Picture |
Prop |
Screen |
Set |
| Star |
Studio |
Theater |
Trailer |
| Video |
|
|
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HotSprings
Health and fitness. Added April 1996.
| Bath |
Chalet |
Falls |
Oasis |
| Resort |
Retreat |
Sauna |
Spa |
| Villa |
|
|
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MadisonAvenue
Advertising. Added May 1997.
| Boardroom |
Commercial |
Newsstand |
Suite |
MotorCity
Cars, trucks, motorcycles. Added February 1996.
| Boulevard |
Downs |
Factory |
Flats |
| Freeway |
Garage |
Highway |
Lane |
| Lot |
Pit |
Shop |
Show |
| Speedway |
Street |
Strip |
Track |
NapaValley
Food, wine, dining out, the gourmet lifestyle. Added April 1996.
| Cellar |
Cupboard |
Kitchen |
Vineyard |
Nashville
Country music. Added March 1997.
[Community Centre]
| Bluegrass |
Opry |
Ranch |
Rodeo |
| Stage |
|
|
|
Paris
Romance, poetry, the arts. Added July 1995.
[Community Centre]
| Arc |
Art |
Bistro |
Boutique |
| Cabaret |
Cafe |
Cathedral |
Chalet>
|
| Chateau |
Cinema |
Concorde |
Fontaine |
| Galerie |
Gallery |
Jardin |
LeftBank |
| Library |
Lights |
Loft |
Louvre |
| Maison |
Metro |
Musee |
Opera |
| Palais |
Parc |
Pavilion |
Promenade |
| Rue |
Salon |
Shoppe |
Sorbonne |
| Theatre |
Tower |
Villa |
|
Pentagon
Military men and women. Added May 1997.
| Barracks |
Base |
Bunker |
Camp |
| Fort |
Quarters |
|
|
Petsburgh
Pets and the people who love them. Added March 1998.
| Fair |
Farm |
Haven |
Park |
| Reserve |
Stable |
Yard |
Zoo |
PicketFence
Home Improvement and Real Estate. Added December 1997.
Pipeline
Extreme Sports. Added October 1997.
| Cliff |
Curb |
Dropzone |
Extreme |
| Force |
Halfpipe |
Ramp |
Rapids |
| Reef |
Ridge |
Shore |
Slope |
| Speed |
Valley |
|
|
RainForest
The environment, conservation, recycling. Added January 1996.
[Community Centre]
| Andes |
Canopy |
Jungle |
Station |
| Vines |
Watershed |
Wetlands |
|
ResearchTriangle
The future of technology. Added January 1997.
| Campus |
Facility |
Forum |
Invention |
| Lab |
Node |
Station |
System |
| Thinktank |
|
|
|
RodeoDrive
Shopping, upscale living. Added July 1995.
[Community Centre]
| Boutique |
Mall |
Outlet |
Plaza |
SiliconValley
Hardware, software, programming. Added August 1995.
[Community Centre]
| Bay |
Bit |
Board |
Bridge |
| Byte |
Cable |
Campus |
Chip |
| Circuit |
Code |
Disk |
Drive |
| File |
Foothills |
Garage |
Grid |
| Hardware |
Haven |
Heights |
Hills |
| Horizon |
Hub |
Lab |
Lakes |
| Modem |
Monitor |
Mouse |
Network |
| Node |
Office |
Orchard |
Park |
| Peaks |
Pines |
Platform |
Port |
| Program |
Ridge |
Screen |
Sector |
| Server |
Station |
Software |
Vista |
| Way |
|
|
|
SoHo
Art, poetry, prose, the bohemian spirit. Added November 1995.
[Community Centre]
| Atrium |
Bistro |
Cafe |
Canvas |
| Coffeehouse |
Courtyard |
Den |
Easel |
| Exhibit |
Gallery |
Hall |
Lofts |
| Museum |
Nook |
Opening |
Palette |
| Park |
Rooftop |
Square |
Studios |
| Study |
Suite |
Veranda |
Village |
| Workshop |
|
|
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SouthBeach
Hanging out, friends, chatting, meeting and greeting. Added July 1996.
[Community Centre]
| Balcony |
Bay |
Bluffs |
Boardwalk |
| Breakers |
Bungalow |
Cabana |
Canal |
| Cape |
Castle |
Channel |
Cliffs |
| Club |
Coast |
Cove |
Disco |
| Docks |
Dunes |
Gulf |
Harbor |
| Inlet |
Island |
Jetty |
Keys |
| Lagoon |
Lights |
Lounge |
Mansion |
| Marina |
Palms |
Patio |
Peir |
| Plateau |
Pointe |
Port |
Reef |
| Sandbar |
Sands |
Shores |
Strand |
| Suite |
Surf |
Terrace |
Tidepool |
| Wharf |
|
|
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SunsetStrip
Rock, grunge, punk, the club scene. Added July 1995.
| Alley |
Amphitheater |
Arena |
Auditorium |
| Backstage |
Balcony |
Bar |
Basement |
| Bass |
Beat |
Birdland |
Bistro |
| Booth |
Cabaret |
Club |
Concert |
| Derby |
Diner |
Disco |
Event |
| Exhibit |
Festival |
Floor |
Frontrow |
| Gala |
Garage |
Hall |
Hotel |
| Limo |
Lobby |
Loft |
Loge |
| Lounge |
Mezzanine |
Palace |
Palladium |
| Palms |
Pavilion |
Performance |
Pit |
| Plaza |
Scene |
Set |
Show |
| Stadium |
Stage |
Street |
Studio |
| Tempo |
Theater |
Towers |
Underground |
| Venue |
Villa |
Vine |
|
TelevisionCity
TV fan clubs, sitcoms, talk shows. Added November 1996.
[Community Centre]
| Broadcast |
Lot |
Network |
Satellite |
| Set |
Stage |
Station |
Studio |
| Taping |
|
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TheTropics
| Bay |
Beach |
Cabana |
Coast |
| Cove |
Equator |
Harbor |
Island |
| Lagoon |
Paradise |
Reef |
Resort |
| Shores |
|
|
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TimesSquare
Computer, video and role-playing games. Added July 1995.
[Community Centre]
| Adventure |
Alley |
Arcade |
Arena |
| Avatar |
Battlefield |
Bridge |
Bunker |
| Castle |
Cauldron |
Cave |
Cavern |
| Chamber |
Chaos |
Chasm |
Corner |
| Corridor |
Dome |
Dragon |
Dungeon |
| Fortress |
Frontier |
Galaxy |
Hangar |
| Hero |
Labyrinth |
Lair |
Legend |
| Maze |
Metro |
Portal |
Realm |
| Ring |
Stadium |
Tower |
Zone |
Tokyo
Anime and all things Asian. Added July 1995.
[Community Centre]
| Bay |
Blossom |
Bridge |
Club |
| Courtyard |
Dojo |
Field |
Flats |
| Fountain |
Fuji |
Garden |
Ginza |
| Gulf |
Harbor |
Highrise |
Island |
| Lights |
Market |
Pagoda |
Palace |
| Shores |
Shrine |
Spa |
Springs |
| Subway |
Teahouse |
Temple |
Towers |
| Villa |
|
|
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Vienna
Classical music, opera, ballet. Added May 1996.
[Community Centre]
| Choir |
Opera |
Stage |
Strasse |
| Studio |
|
|
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Wallstreet
Personal investing, finance, economics. Added July 1995.
[Community Centre]
| Bank |
Bureau |
District |
Exchange |
| Floor |
Fund |
Highrise |
Market |
| Stock |
|
|
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Wellesley
A community for women. Added March 1997.
| Atrium |
Commons |
Garden |
Gazebo |
| Veranda |
|
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WestHollywood
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered. Added July 1995.
| Cafe |
Castro |
Chelsea |
Club |
| Heights |
Parade |
Park |
Salon |
| Stonewall |
Village |
|
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Yosemite
Hiking, rafting, and the great outdoors. Added March 1996.
| Cabin |
Campground |
Canyon |
Falls |
| Forest |
Geyser |
Gorge |
Meadows |
| Rapids |
Trails |
|
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Northpole
Special Temporary Neighborhood for Christmas 1996!
This neighborhood had no suburbs.
You can see a web-archive entry, which shows the old community page.
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If you spot any errors, have information on missing suburbs, or
have any feedback, please contact
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