Bulletin No. 268 Series P, Geography, 45 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

CHARLES D. WALCOTT, DiKECTOR

THE

ORIGIN OF CERTAIN PLACE NAMES

IN

THE UNITED STATES

(Second Edition)

BY

HENKY GANNETT

WASHINGTON

GQYE,RNME.$!T PRIN.TING OFFICE;

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CONTENTS.

.Page. 

Letter of transmittal ..................................................... 5

Introduction............................................................. 7

Acknowledgments. .................................................... 7

Authorities .......................................................... 10

The names and their origin ............................................... 15

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY,

Washington, D. C. , January 0, 1905.

SIR: I transmit herewith a bulletin on the origin of place names in 

the United States. This is a second edition of Bulletin No. 197. 

The material has been compiled from various sources, printed and 

manuscript, as set forth in the introduction. I think this work will 

be of great interest as embodying much local and general history. -

Very respectfully,

HENRY GANNETT,

Geographer. 

Hon. CHARLES D. WALCOTT,

Director United States Geological Survey.

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THE ORIGIN OF CERTAIN PLACE NAMES IN THE 

UNITED STATES.

By HENRY GANNETT.

INTRODUCTION.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

During the compilation of this work a large correspondence was 

carried on with State and local historical societies, State, county, and

township officers, and individuals in all parts of the country for the 

purpose of obtaining information concerning the subject in hand. 

The greatest interest was shown and much work done by correspondents, who have thus contributed very largely to the work. Much valuable material was collected in this wajr which otherwise would have 

been unavailable.

Among my correspondents, special thanks are due to the following 

persons and organizations:

Thomas M. Owen, Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama, for valuable references.

Major G. E. Bailey, of San Francisco, California, for extensive 

information concerning the Spanish nomenclature of several hundred 

towns in California.

C. M. Drake, of Eureka, California, for information concerning 

names in Montere}' and Humboldt counties.

The Bureau of American Ethnology, to which I am especially' 

indebted, not only for much information concerning Indian names, but 

for guidance, advice, and suggestions in obtaining sources of information. Indeed, most of the information concerning the meaning of 

Indian names is derived, either directly or indirectly, from this source, 

and all names of Indian origin have been verified and corrected by 

officers of this Bureau.

William N. Byers, of Denver, Colorado, for additions to and corrections of count}r names.

Mrs. J. V. Calver, Washington, District of Columbia, who has 

furnished valuable and extensive information concerning hundreds of 

place names in all the States of the Union.

Robert C. Rockwell, Pittsh'eld, Massachusetts, for additions to and 

corrections of Connecticut and Massachusetts place names.

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Otis Ashmore, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia, for 

revising list of counties.

C. J. Bassett, Secretary of State, Boise, Idaho, for revising and 

adding to list of counties.

Charles Evans, Chicago Historical Society, who sent a comprehensive list embracing most of the important names in his State.

William R. Sandham, Wyoming, Illinois, superintendent of schools, 

Stark County, 1882-1898, for much valuable information concerning 

the nomenclature of several hundred cities and towns, and corrections 

of county names in the State of Illinois.

J. P. Dunn, Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, Indiana, for 

additions to and corrections of county names.

M. W. Davis, State Historical Society, Iowa City, Iowa, for much 

valuable information about his State. All of the information concerning town names in this State was received from him.

George W. Martin, Kansas State Historical Society, for much valuable material concerning the place names of his State. In addition 

to the list of counties, he also sent a great deal of material concerning 

town names, in which was included information furnished by Mrs. 

N..R. Calver.

Mrs. Jennie C. Morton, Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort, 

Kentucky, for additions to and revisions of names of counties.

William Beer, Howard Memorial Library, New Orleans, Louisiana, 

for helpful references and suggestions.

Grace King, Louisiana Historical Societj^, New Orleans, Louisiana, 

for additions to and corrections of parish names.

Francis E. Sparks, Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Maryland, for valuable information regarding names of counties.

George Francis Dow, Secretary, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, for additions to and corrections of Massachusetts town names.

Samuel A. Green, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, for references which proved of great assistance in compiling 

information concerning the State.

Charles J. Taylor, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, for nomenclature of towns and physical features in Massachusetts.

H. F. Keith, Mount Washington, Massachusetts, for information 

regarding the meanings of names in the Berkshire Hills.

George K. Holmes, Department of Agriculture, Washington, District of Columbia, for valuable information concerning physical fea- 

. tures in the Berkshires,.and additions to place names in Massachusetts, 

New York, and Connecticut.

C. M. Burton, Michigan Historical Society, Detroit, Michigan, for 

assistance in collecting information. Mr. Burton went to much trouble 

to get information concerning the names of towns in his State, which 

resulted in adding much material to that branch of the work.
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Warren Uphara, Secretary The Minnesota Historical Society, fora 

revision of the complete list of Minnesota county names.

Franklin L. Riley, Mississippi Historical Society, University, Mississippi, for information concerning town names in his State.

G. C. Broadhead, Columbia, Missouri, for additions to the list of 

Missouri names.

Miss Marjory Dawson, Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, Missouri, for a large amount of information concerning Missouri names*

Mary C. Gardner, Helena Public Library, Helena, Montana, for 

numerous additions to the list of town names in Montana.

Mrs. Laura E. Howey, Montana Historical Libraiy, Helena, Montana, for data concerning county and town names in the State.'

Eugene Howell, by A. W. Morris, Deputy, Department of State, 

Carson, Nevada, for correcting list of names of counties.

C. W, Ernst, Boston, Massachusetts, for information concerning

names in New England.

N. F. Carter, New Hampshire Historical Society, for valuable 

references.

William Nelson, New Jersey Historical Societ}^, Paterson, New Jersey, for references, revision of names of counties, and a valuable list 

of town names.

J. W. Reynolds, Secretaiy of New Mexico, for corrections of and 

additions to list of counties.

F. J. H. Merrill, Historical and Art Society, Albaivy, New York, 

for names of towns in the State.

E. Tuttle, Long Island Historical Society, Brooklyn, New York, for 

list of town names.

William Strunk, jr., Ithaca, New York, for corrections of translations.

Edwin Bay lies, LL.D., Johnstown, New York, for translations of 

German and Indian names in New York.

Julius Schoonmaker, Kingston, New York, for great assistance concerning town names.

Robert H. Kelly, New York Historical Society, for additions to and 

corrections of county names.

Kenip P. Battle, Department of History, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for complete list of town names.

E. F. Porter, Secretary of State, Bismarck, North Dakota, for many 

additions to list of counties. Nearly all the information concerning 

county names in this State was furnished by him.

H. C. Hawkins, Cleveland, Ohio, for valuable additions to the list 

of Ohio city and town names.

Bishop J. M. Levering, President Moravian Historical Society, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, for much valuable information concerning the 

names of towns in Pennsylvania.
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John W. Jordan, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania, for much valuable aid. Names of counties, towns, and 

natural features were sent by him.

A large amount of material has been drawn from manuscript books 

compiled by Mr. Watkins, of Beaver, Pennsylvania.

Clarence S. Brigham, Rhode Island Historical Society, for numerous 

references concerning names in his State.

A. S. Salley, South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, South 

Carolina, for much material of value in connection with the State 

names. Complete lists of county and town names were sent by him, 

also information concerning his State not otherwise available.

Doane Robinson, Department of History, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 

for names of counties and many town names.

Charles P. Garrison, Texas Historical Society, Austin, Texas, for 

list of town names.

Mrs. E. WT . Parker, for county names in Texas. Through her courtesy and kindness were obtained the origins of nearly all the county 

names of that State.

Joseph A. De Boer, Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier, Vermont, for list of county and town names.

John M. Comstock, Chelsea, Vermont, for list of town names in 

Orange County.

Virginia Historical Society, for corrected list of names of counties.

Edward N. Fuller, Washington Historical Society, Tacoma, Washington, for references and other assistance.

J. P. Hale, Historical and Antiquarian Society, Charleston, West 

Virginia, for material in the shape of county and town lists.

Joseph Barry, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, for information relating to towns in that State.

Hu Maxwell, Treasurer, Trans-Allegheny Historical Society, Morgantown, WTest Virginia, for additions to lists of counties, towns, and 

natural features in West Virginia.

R. G. Thwaites, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, 

Wisconsin, for much material, valuable suggestions, and references, 

especially in the way of putting me into communication with other 

sources of information.

In addition to the above, many courteous and useful letters have 

been received from c6unty clerks, treasurers, and other State and 

county officials, all of whom have shown interest and have furnished 

all the material in their power.

AUTHORITIES.

Information was obtained from the following books, two and three 

authorities being quoted in cases where differing opinions exist concerning origins:
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INDIAN NAMES.

The Aboriginal Races.of North America, by Samuel G. Drake; fifteenth edition, 

revised by Prof. H. L. Williams.

The American Indian, by Elijah M. Haines, 1888.

League of the Iroquois, by L. H. Morgan, 1857.

Indian Local Names, with their Interpretations, by S. G. Boyd, 1885.

Algonquin Series, by W. W. Tooker.

The Story of the Indian, by George Bird Grinnell.

The Siouan Tribes of the East, by James Mooney: Bulletin 22 of the Bureau of 

American Ethnology.

Indian Linguistic Families of America North of Mexico, by J. W. Powell: Seventh 

Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, pp. 1-142.

The Ghost-dance Religion and the Sioux Outbreak of 1890, by James Mooney: 

Fourteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, pp. 641-1110.

Calendar History of the Kiowa Indians, by James Mooney: Seventeenth Annual 

Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, pp. 129-445.

Tribes of the Extreme Northwest, by W. H. Ball: Contributions to North America:i Ethnology, Vol. I.

Vocabularies of Tribes of the Extreme Northwest, by W. H. Ball: Contributions 

to North American Ethnology, Vol. I, pp. 121-153.

Cherokee Nation of Indians, by Charles C. Royce: Fifth Annual Report of the 

Bureau of American Ethnology, pp. 121-378.

The Menomini Indians, by W. J. H off man: Fourteenth Annual Report of the 

Bureau of American Ethnology, pp. 3-328.

Klamath Indians of Southwestern Oregon, by Albert Samuel Gatschet: Contributions to North American Ethnology, Vol. II, 1890.

The Seminole Indians of Florida, by Clay MacCauley: Fifth Annual Report of the 

Bureau of Ethnology, pp. 469-531.

Tribes of California, by Stephen Powers: Contributions to American Ethnology, 

Vol. III.

Dakota-English Dictionary, by Stephen R. Riggs: Contributions to North American 

Ethnology, Vol. VII.

Pamunkey Indians of Virginia, by John Garland Pollard: Bulletin 17 of the Bureau 

of American Ethnology,

Tribes of Western Washington, by George Gibbs: Contributions to North .American Ethnology, Vol. I, pp. 157-241.

INDIVIDUAL STATES.

ALABAMA.

History of Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi, by Albert James Pickett.

ARKANSAS.

A Journal of Travels into the Arkansas Territory, by Thomas Nuttalls, 1821. 

Some Old Frenc'h Place Names in the State of Arkansas, by John C. Branner.

CALIFORNIA.

History of the State of California, by John Frost. 

History of the State of California, by .Miguel Venegas.

Report of Exploring Expedition to Oregon and California, 1843-44, by John Charles 

Fremont: Senate Doc., Twenty-eighth Congress, second session. 

History of Oregon and California, by Robert Greenhow, 1845.
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CONNECTICUT.

Gazetteer of Connecticut and Rhode Island, by J. C. Pease and J. M. Niles, 1819. 

Indian Names of Places in Connecticut, by J. H. Trumbull. 

Connecticut Historical Collections, by J. W. Barber, 1849.

FLORIDA.

Gazetteer of Florida, by Adiel Sherwood.

Handbook of Florida, by Charles Ledyard Norton, 1890.

GEORGIA.

Gazetteer of Georgia, by Adiel Sherwood, 1829. 

History of Georgia, by William Bacon Stevens. 

History of Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi, by Albert James Pickett.

INDIANA.

Indiana Gazetteer or Topographical Dictionary, published by E. Chamberlain, 1849. 

History of Indiana to 1856, by John B. Dillon, 1859. 

Indiana, by J. P. Dunn.

KENTUCKY.

Historical Sketches of Kentucky, by Lewis Collins, 1848.

LOUISIANA.

A Description of Louisiana, by Father Louis Hennepin, Translated from the Edition 

of 1083, and Compiled with Nouvelle De"couverte, the La Salle Documents, and Other 

Contemporaneous Papers, by John Gilmary Shea, 1880.

MAINE.

History of Maine to 1842, by George J. Varney, 1873.

Gazetteer of Maine, by N. E. Hayward.

History of Maine, 1602-1820, by W. D. Williamson, 1832.

Collections of the Maine Historical Society, 1847-1859. (In seven volumes.)

MASSACHUSETTS.

Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts, by Rev. Elias Nason, 1874.

Historical Collections Relating to Every Town in Massachusetts, by John Warner 

Barber, 1846.

Gazetteer of Massachusetts, by J. Hayward, 1847.

The Indian Names of Boston and Their Meaning, by Eben Norton Hosford: New 

England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. XL, 1886, pp. 94-103.

Massachusetts Historical Society Proceedings, Vol. XII, 1873.

MICHIGAN.

Gazetteer of Michigan, by John T. Blois, 1840.

Memorials of a Half Century in Michigan and the Lake Region, by Bela Hubbard.

MISSISSIPPI.

A History of Mississippi from the Discovery of the Great River by Hernando de 

Soto, Including the Earliest Settlements Made by the French under Iberville to the 

Death of Jefferson, by Robert Lowry and William H. McCardle.

Mississippi River, by Henry R. Schoolcraft.

History of Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi, by Albert James Pickett.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Gazetteer of New Hampshire, by Alonzo J. Fogg.

New Hampshire State Papers.

New Hampshire Town Papers.

Manual of the Court of New Hampshire.

Gazetteer of New Hampshire, by J. Haywarcl, 1849.

Gazetteer of New Hampshire, by J. Farmer and J. B. Moore, 1823.

NEW JERSEY.

Gazetteer of New Jersey, by Thomas F. Gordon, 1834. 

Historical Collections of New Jersey, by J. W. Barber and H. Howe. 

Indian Names in New Jersey, by T. Gordon: Historical Collections of the State of 

New Jersey, 1844, p. 512.

NEW MEXICO.

Historical Sketches of New Mexico, by Le Baron Bradford Prince, 1883. 

Doniphan's Expedition, by John T. Hughes, 1849.

NEW YORK.

History of the State of New York, 1609-1664, by John Roineyn Brodhead.

Gazetteer of New York, by Thomas F. Gordon, 1836.

Gazetteer of New York, by Horatio Gates Spafford, 1813.

New York State Eegister, by Orville Luther Holley, 1843.

History of Lewis County, 1860.

History of St. Lawrence and Franklin Counties, by Franklin B. Hough.

New York State Register, by John Disturnell, 1858.

Historical Collections of New York, 1524-1845, by J. W. Barber and H. Howe, 1845.

History of the Late Province of New York to 1732, by W. Smith, 1757.

OHIO.

Gazetteer of Ohio, by John Kilbourn, 1821. 

Pioneer History of Ohio, by S. P. Hildreth.

Biographical and Historical Memoirs of the Early Pioneer Settlers of Ohio, by 

S. P. Hildreth.

Historical Collections of Ohio, by Henry Howe. (Three volumes in two): 1889,189V 

Ohio Gazetteer, by Warren Jenkins, 1837.

OREGON. .

History of Oregon, by Hubert Howe Bancroft, 1886.

Report of the Exploring Expedition to Oregon and North California, 1843-44, 1 y 

John Charles Fremont: Senate Doc., Twenty-eighth Congress, second session.

History of Oregon and California, by Robert Greenhow, 1845.

Oregon; the Struggle for Possession, by William Barrows, 1884.

Mountains of Oregon, by W. G. Steel.

Tribes of Western Washington and Northwestern Oregon, by George Gibbs: Con* 

tributions to North American Ethnology, Vol. I, 1877, pp. 157-241.

PENNSYLVANIA.

Historical Collections of Pennsylvania (1680-1778); by S. Day, 1843. 

History of Pennsylvania to 1776, by Thomas F. Gordon, 1829.

RHODE ISLAND.

Gazetteer of Rhode Island, by Pease and Niles.

Rhode Island Historical Society Proceedings, 1886-87, pp. 42-51.
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Indian Names of Places in Rhode Island, by U. Parsons, 1861.

Gazetteer of Connecticut and Rhode Island, by J. C. Pease and J. M. Niles, 1819.

SOUTH CAROLINA.

. Historical Collections of South Carolina, by B. R. Carroll, 1836.

Documents Connected with the History of South Carolina, by P. C. J. Weston. 

Collections of the South Carolina Historical Society, Vols. I-V, 1857-1897.

TENNESSEE. . .

History of Tennessee; the Making of a State, by James Phelan.

UTAH. °

Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, by Howard 

Stansbury: Senate Ex. Doc. No. 3, special session, March, 1851.

VERMONT.

Vermont Historical Gazetteer, by A. B. Hemenway, 1867-1871.

VIRGINIA.

Historical Collections of Virginia: Virginia Historical Society publications. 

History of Virginia to 1754, by W. H. Brockenbrough: History of Virginia, by 

Joseph Martin, 1835. .

WASHINGTON.

Tribes of Western Washington and Northwestern Oregon, by George Gibbs: Contribution to North American Ethnology, Vol. I, 1877, pp. 157-241. 

History of Washington, by Elwood Evans.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Canoe Voyage up the Minnay Sotor, by George William Featherstonebaugh. 

Astoria, by Washington Irving. 

Henry-Thompson Journals, by Elliot Coues.

The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, by Elliot Coues. (Three volumes, 

1895.) 

History of the Expedition under Lewis and Clark, by Elliot Coues, Philadelphia

American Philosophical Society, pp. 17-33, 1893.

Account of an Expedition from Pittsburg to the Rocky Mountains under the Command of Maj. Stephen H. Long. Compiled by Edwin James. (Three volumes, 1823.)

Narrative of an Expedition to .the Source of St. Peters River, Lake Winnepeek, 

Lake of the Woods, etc., under the Command of Stephen H. Long, by William H. 

Keating. (Two volumes, 1825.) 

The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, or Scenes beyond the Rocky Mountains and 

the Far West, by Washington Irving, 1850.

Yellowstone Park, by H. M. Chittenden.

Geographical Names as Monuments of History:- Transactions of the Oneida Historical Society, No. 5, 1889-1892.

Report of Reconnaissance of Northwestern Wyoming, Including the Yellowstone 

Park, in 1873, by William A. Jones, 1875.

Exploration of the Colorado.River of the West, by J. W. Powell, 1875.

Report upon the Colorado River of the West, by Joseph C. Ives: Senate Doc., 

Thirty-sixth Congress.

Excursion to the Grand Canon of the Colorado, by W. M. Davis.

Colorado Exploring Expedition^ by Joseph C. Ives: War Department, Office 

Explorations and Surveys, pp. 31-42, 1859.
THE NAMES AND THEIE OKIGIK

Aaronsburg; town in Center County, Pennsylvania, named for Aaron Levy, who

laid it out in 1786. 

Abahtacook; creek in Maine, branch of the Matamiscontis River. An Indian word

meaning "stream that runs parallel with a big river." 

Abajo; mountains in Utah. A Spanish word meaning "low." 

Abanako; village in Van Wert County, Ohio, named from an Indian tribe. The

-word means "the east land." , ' 

Abaquage; pond near the source of Little Kiver, Connecticut. An Indian word

meaning "flaggy meadow." , 

Abbeville; county, and town in same county, in South Carolina, settled and named

by immigrants from France, for the French town of that name. 

Abbot; town in Piscataquis County, Maine, named for Prof. John Abbot, treasurer

of Bowdoin College. 

Abbotsford; village in St. Clair County, Michigan, named from the home of Sir

Walter Scott. 

Abbott; village in Arapahoe County, Colorado, named for Albert F. Abbott, who

platted it. 

Abbottstown; tow,n in Adams County, Pennsylvania, named for John Abbott, who

laid it out in 1753.

Aberdeen; city in Monroe County, Mississippi, town in Moore County, North Carolina, and numerous other places, named from the city in Scotland. 

Abert; lake in Oregon, named for Col. J. J. Abert, topographical engineer, United

States Army. 

Abiathar j peak in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, named for Charles Abiathar White,

of the United States Geological Survey.

Abilene; city in Dickinson County, Kansas, and village in Charlotte County, Virginia, named from the province of ancient Syria. The word means "grassy

plain."

Abilene ; city in Taylor County, Texas, named from the city in Kansas. 

Abingdon; city in Knox County, Illinois, named from Abingdon, Maryland, the

birth place of one of its founders.

Abingdon; village in Harford County, Maryland, town in Washington County, Virginia, and several other places, named generally from the borough in Berkshire,

England. 

Abington; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, and several other places,

named from the parish of Cambridgeshire, England. 

Ableman; village in Sank County, Wisconsin, named for Col. S. V. R. Ableman,

who settled there in 1851. 

Abocadneticook; creek in Maine, a branch of the Penobscot River. An Indian

word meaning "stream narrowed by the mountains." 

Aboljackarmegas; creek in Maine, a branch of the Penobscot River, at the foot of

Mount Katahdin. An Indian woi'd meaning "bare" or "bold."

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.-Atorigada; hill in Waterbury, Connecticut, having on its side a deep cavern-like 

'cliff called the "Indian House," hence the name, which is a Spanish word meaning "shelter" or "hiding place." 

-Absaroka; range of mountains in Wyoming, named from the native name of the

Crow Indians. Grinnell says the word refers to some kind of a bird, possibly

crows. 

Acabonack; harbor in Long Island. An Indian word meaning "root place,"

applied to the harbor from the meadows near, where the Indians found roots

which they prized. . ' < 

Acadia; parish in Louisiana, and villages in Aroostook County, Maine, and Lee

County, Virginia, named from Acadia, the original name of Nova Scotia. The

word is the French form of the Indian word akadi, " where there is," "where

there are," " where are found." 

Acama; town in San Diego County, California. From the Spanish, meaning

"place of repose." 

Acampo; village, in San Joaquin County, California. A Spanish word meaning

" portion of common given to herds for pasture." 

Accomac; county, and village in same county, in Virginia. An Indian word which

seems to mean " on the other side." 

Acequia; village in Douglas County, Colorado. A Spanish word meaning " canal"

or "channel." 

Acerico; town in Sonoma County, California. A Spanish word meaning "pin

cushion" or "small pillow." 

Aceyedan; creek in Iowa. An Indian word, doubtfully said to mean "place of

weeping."

Ackerman; town in Choctaw County, Mississippi, named for a landowner. 

Ackley; town in Hardin County, Iowa, laid out in 1857 by J. W. Ackley. 

Acme; village in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. A Greek word meaning

"summit."

Acolito; town in San Diego County, California. The Spanish form of "acolyte." 

Acorn; town in Humboldt County, California, named from the oak trees in the

vicinity, conspicuous in a pine district. 

Acquackanonk; township in Passaic County, New Jersey. An Indian word mean-'

ing " where gum blocks were made (or procured) for pounding corn." 

Acquehadongonock; point in Maine. An Indian word said to mean " smoked

fish point." 

Acton; station in Los Angeles County, California, and town in York County, Maine,

named from Acton, Massachusetts.

Acton; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named from the town in Middlesex County, England. 

Acushnet; town and river in Bristol County, Massachusetts. The name of an Indian

village which occupied a part of the site of the.present city of New Bedford. 

Acworth; town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, named in honor of Lord

Acworth.

Ada; county in Idaho, named for the eldest daughter of H. C. Riggs. 

Ada; town in Kent County, Michigan, named for the daughter of Sidney Smith. 

Ada; village in Norman County, Minnesota, named for the daughter of W. H.

Fisher, a railroad official.

fAdair; counties in Iowa, Kentucky, and Missouri;

\ Adairville; town in Logan County, Kentucky. Named for Gen. John Adair, govl ernor of Kentucky.

Adams; county in Colorado, named for Alva Adams, a former governor of the State. 

Adams; counties in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, named for President John

Quincy Adams.
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Adams; counties in Iowa and Mississippi; peak of the White Mountains in New 

Hampshire; village in Herkimer County and town in Jefferson County, New 

York; county in Ohio; point at the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon; 

county in Pennsylvania; and county and mountain in Washington; named for 

President John Adams.

Adams; town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named for Samuel Adams.

Adams; village in Gage County, Nebraska, named for an early settler, J. 0. Adams.

Adams; town in Robertson County, Tennessee, named for the owner of the town 

site, Reuben Adams.

Adams, J. Q,.; peak in New Hampshire, named for President John Quincy Adams.

Adamsboro; village in Cass County, Indiana, named for George E. Adams, its 

founder.

(Adamsburg; borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania;

J Adamstown; borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Said to have been

[ named for President John Adams.

Addison; towns in Washington County, Maine, and Steuben County, New York, 

township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, and county, and town in same 

county, ill Vermont, named for the English writer, Joseph Addison.

Addison; town in Webster County, West Virginia, named for Addison McLaughlin,

a prominent lawyer. 

Adel; town in Dallas County, Iowa. So named from its situation on a dell of North

Raccoon River; formerly written A.dell. 

Adelante; post-office in Napa County, California. A Spanish word meaning

"forward," "onward." 

Adena; town in Jefferson County, Ohio, named for the home or country seat of the

.late Governor Worthlngton, of Ohio, which was in Ross County. The word

means "paradise." 

Adirondacks; village in Warren County, and mountains, in New York. Derived

from the Canienga (Mohawk) Iroquois language, in which the original form is

rtiMront&ks, meaning "bark eaters." 

Admiralty; inlet in Washington named by Vancouver, the English explorer, for

incumbent in the Admiralty.

Adobe; station in Kern County, California. A Spanish word meaning a "sundried brick." 

Adrian; city in Lenawee County, Michigan, named for the Roman Emperor

Hadrian or Adrian. 

Advance; village in Boone County, Indiana, named in anticipation of the Midland

Railroad passing through the region. 

2Etna Hot Springs; village and springs in Napa County, California, named from

Mount ^Etna in Sicily. 

Afton; town in Union County, Iowa, laid out in 1854 and named by Mrs. Baker,

wife of one of the proprietors, from the little river in Scotland immortalized by

Burns. Many other places bear the same name. 

Agamenticus; mountain in York County, Maine. An Indian word meaning "on

the other side of the river." . Agassiz; mountains in Arizona and New Hampshire, named for Louis J. R. Agassiz,

the Swiss naturalist. 

Agate; bay in Lake Superior, Michigan, and creek in Yellowstone Park, so named

from the agates found in them. 

Agawam; river, and town in Hampden County, in Massachusetts. An. Indian

word meaning "lowland," "marsh," or "meadow." . . 

Agency; town in Wapello County, Iowa, and village in Buchanan County, Missouri, which were formerly Indian agencies. 

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Agua Caliente; village in Maricopa County, Arizona, and township in San Diego 

County, and village in Sonoma County, California, so named from the hot 

springs. A Spanish phrase meaning "hot water."

Agua de Vida; town and springs in Alameda County, California. A Spanish 

phrase meaning "water of life."

Agua Dulce; creek in Texas. A Spanish word meaning "sweet water."

Agua Fria; valley in Yavapai County, and river in Arizona, village in Mariposa 

County, California, and peak and village in Santa F6 County, New Mexico. A 

Spanish phrase meaning "cold water."

Agua Hedionda; town in San Diego County, California, named from the sulphur 

springs. A Spanish phrase meaning "stinking water."

Agua Tibia; town in San Diego County, California. A Spanish phrase, translated 

as "flute water."

Ahiki; eastern tributary of the Chattahoochee River, Georgia. An Indian word, 

ahi-iki, meaning "sweet potato mother."

Aiken; county, and town in same county, in South Carolina, named for William 

Aiken, governor of the State in 1844-1846.

Aikin; landing and swamp in Chesterfield County, Virginia, named for the late 

owner, Albert Aikin.

Ainsworth; town in Washington County, Iowa, named for D. H. Ainsworth, a 

civil engineer. . Ainsworth; station on the Union Pacific Railroad in Franklin County, Washington, named for J. C. Ainsworth, a prominent western railroad man.

Aitkin; county, and township and village in same county, in Minnesota, named 

for Samuel Aiken or Aitken, an old trapper and fur dealer.

Ajax; villages in Nevada and Santa Barbara counties, California, named for the 

Greek hero of Homer's Iliad.

Akron; town in Washington County, Colorado, and village in Erie County, New 

York, named from the city in Ohio.

Akron; city in Summit County, Ohio, which occupies the highest ground in the 

northern part of the State, and several other places so named on account of their 

elevation. A Greek word meaning "summit" or "peak."

Alabama; settlement in Fresno County, gulch in Inyo County, mine in PlacetCounty, and township in Sacramento County, California, named from the State. 

Alabama; State of the Union and a river in that State; 

Alabama pity; town in Etowah County, Alabama, named for an Indian tribe.

Gatschet gives the meaning as "burnt clearing." Haines, in his "American 

Indian," gives "thicket clearer."

Alabaster; mount in Arkansas whose summit is composed of alabaster.

Alabaster; town in Eldorado County, California, named from the gypsum deposits 

in the vicinity.

Alabaster; postToffice in losco County, Michigan, so named from its quarry of gypsum and manufactory of calcined plaster.

Alachua; county, and town in same county, in Florida. An Indian word, the meaning of which is variously interpreted as alachua savanna, "grassy, marshy plain." 

The name is of the Creek or Maskoki language.

Alamance; county and creek in North Carolina. The word is said to have been 

given by Germans, from Allamanca, who settled in the valley of the creek, which 

received the name first. Some authorities say it is of Indian origin.

Alameda; village in Clarke County, Alabama, county, and city in same county, in 

California, and town in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. A Spanish word, 

meaning "poplar grove," or, in the ordinary use of the word, a "promenade."

Alamitos; town in Santa Clara County, and beach in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish word meaning "little poplars."
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Alamo; post-office in Contra Costa County, California, and many other places, named

from the old fort in Texas, which was so called from a grove of cottonwood

trees. A Spanish word meaning " poplar" or "cottonwood." 

Alamogordo; city in Otero County, New Mexico. A Spanish word meaning "large

poplar" or "large cottonwood." 

Alamoosook; pond in Hancock County, Maine, near Orland. An Indian word

meaning "little dog place." 

Alamosa; town in Conejos County and stream in Colorado. The stream was named

by the early Spanish explorers, the town taking its name from the stream. A

Spanish word, meaning "shaded with elms," though cottonwood is the actual

growth. 

Alaqua; river and town in Walton County, Florida. An Indian word meaning

"sweet gum." 

Alaska; Territory of the United States. Possibly from the Esquimaux word

Alakshak, peninsula. 

Albany; township and village in Whiteside County, Illinois, county in Wyoming,

and many other places, named from the city in New York. 

Albany; county, and city in same county, in New York, named for the Duke of

York, whose Scotch title was "Duke of Albany," afterwards James II of England. 

Albemarle; town in Stanly.County and sound in North Carolina, and county in

Virginia, named for Gen. George Monk, Earl of Albemarle, one of the original

proprietors. 

Alberhill; railroad station and mine in Riverside County, California, named for the

owners, Albers and Hill. 

Albert Lea; lake in Freeborn County, Minnesota, named for Lieut. Albert M. Lea,

who explored the "Blackhawk Purchase" and published an account of his

explorations in 1836. 

Albert Lea; city in Freeborn Comity, Minnesota, between two lakes, from one of

which it derives its name.

Albertville; town in Marshall County, Alabama, named for the first settler. 

Albina; village, now a part of Portland, Oregon, named for the wife of Judge Page,

of Portland. 

Albion; town in Kennebec County, Maine, and many other places named from the

ancient name of England. 

Albion Hills; village in Nevada County, California, the name being suggested by

the white bluffs. 

Albuquerque; city in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, named for the Spanish Duke

of Albuquerque, who visited this spot in 1703-1710. From the Latin, quercus

albus, meaning "white oak." 

Alburg; town in Grand Isle County, Vermont, named for Gen. Ira Alien, one of

the original grantees.

Alcalde; town in Fresno County, California. A Spanish word, meaning "judge." 

Alcatraz; island and post-office in San Francisco County, California. A Spanish

word, meaning "pelican." 

Alcona; county, and post-office in same county, in Michigan. An Indian form,

manufactured by Schoolcraft, meaning "unknown." 

Alcorn; county in Mississippi, named for James L. Alcorn, 'governor of the State in

1870-71. 

Alden; town in Hardin County, Iowa, named for Henry Alden, who settled there

in 1854. 

Alden; town in Erie County, New York, named by one of its citizens for his wife's

mother. 

Alder son; town in Monroe County, West Virginia, named for Eev. John Alderson,

pioneer settler
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Aldie; town in Loudoun County, Virginia, named from the village in Italy. 

Aledo; city in Mercer County, Illinois, named by the first settler from Aledo in

Spain. 

Aleutian; islands in the Pacific Ocean. A derivation of the Russian word aleaut,

meaning "bald rock."

Alexander; county in Illinois, named for Dr. William M. Alexander, a pioneer. 

Alexander; village in Morgan County, Illinois, named for John T. Alexander, a

prominent landowner. 

Alexander; village in Genesee County, New York, named for Alexander Rea, first

settler and State senator.

Alexander; county in North Carolina, named for several prominent citizens: William J. Alexander, State solicitor; Gov. Nathaniel Alexander, and J. McNitt

Alexander, secretary of the Mecklenburg Congress. 

Alexander; lake in Connecticut, named for Nell Alexander, who was owner of a

large tract in the town of Killingly, Connecticut. 

Alexandria; town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, named for Alexander Futton, one

of the original proprietors, and a benefactor of the town.

Alexandria; township and village in Douglas County, Minnesota, named for Alexander Kincaid, a pioneer settler.

Alexandria; village in Thayer County, Nebraska, named for S. J. Alexander, secretary of state. 

Alexandria; town in Jefferson County, New York; named for Alexander Le Ray,

son of J. D. Le Ray, who fell in a duel in 1836. 

Alexandria; county, and city in same county, in Virginia, named for a prominent

family of early settlers.

Alexandria Bay; bay and village in Jefferson County, New York; named for Alexander Le Ray. 

Alexis; village in Warren County, Illinois, named for the crown prince of Russia at

the time it was founded. 

Alford; town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named for Hon. John Alford, of

Charlestown. 

Alfordsville; village in Daviess County, Indiana, named for James Alford, who built

the first house. 

Alfred; towns in York County, Maine, and Allegheny County, New York, named for

King Alfred the Great, of England. 

Algansee; township and post-office in Branch County, Michigan. An Indian form

manufactured by Schoolcraft, from Ojibwa roots, and intended to signify 

"Algonquin lake." 

Alger; county in Michigan, and village in Hardin County, Ohio, named for Hon.

Russell A. Alger, Secretary of War during President McKinley's administration. 

Algodones; villages in San Diego County, California, and Sandoval County, New

Mexico. A Spanish word, meaning "cotton plants." 

Algoma; city in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, and places in several other States.

An Indian word formed by Schoolcraft from Algonquin and goma, meaning

"Algonquin waters." 

Algona; city in Kossuth County, Iowa, and post-office in Jefferson County, New

York. An Indian word, probably meaning the same as Algoma, "Algonquin

waters." 

Algonac; village in St. Clair County, Michigan. An Indian derivative, manufac- (

tured by Schoolcraft, compounded from Algonquin and auke, meaning "land of

theAlgons." 

Algonquin; village in Mctlenry County, Illinois, named by Samuel Edwards, an

early settler, from a vessel on which he had served.
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Algonquin; post-offices in Franklin,County, New York, and Carroll County, Ohio,

named from a prominent Indian tribe. The word seems to mean "(people) on

the other side," or "eel-spring place." 

Alhambra; post-office in Los Angeles County, California, village in Madison County,

Illinois, and six other places, named from the palace in Spain. 

Aliquippa; borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, named for a Delaware Indian

woman. Said to mean "hat," and also spelled Allegrippus in early period. 

Aliso; villages in Orange and San Bernardino counties, California. A Spanish word

meaning "alder tree."

Alkali; creek in Montana, so named from the alkaline quality of the water. 

Allagash; principal branch of St. Johns River, and plantation and post-office in

Aroostook County, Maine. An Indian word meaning "bark cabin lake." The

Indians had a hunting camp near the headwaters of the river, hence the name. 

Allamakee; county in Iowa. The Iowa Historical Society says it was named for

Alien Makee, an Indian trader.

Allegan; county, and village in same county in Michigan; 

Allegany; county in Maryland, county, and town in Cattaraugus Comity, New

York, and post-office in Coos County, Oregon; 

Alleghany; counties in North Carolina and Virginia;

Allegheny; county, city in same county, and river in Pennsylvania, and mountains in the eastern United States. A corruption of the" Delaware Indian name

for the Allegheny and Ohio rivers, the meaning of the name being lost. 

Alleghany; village and mining camp in Sierra County, California, named by early

settlers from Alleghany, Pennsylvania. 

Allemands; town in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, situated on Bayou des Allernands, "bayou of the Germans."

Alien; county in Indiana, named for Col. William Alien, of Kentucky. 

Alien; county in Kansas, named for William Alien, United States Senator from

Ohio, 1837-1849. 

Alien; counties in Kentucky and Ohio, named for Col. John Alien, who fell at the

battle of Raisin River, in the war of 1812. 

Alien; township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, named for William Alien,

of Pennsylvania, at one time chief justice of the province.

Allendale; village in Wabash County, Illinois, named for a railroad contractor, 

Allendale; town in Barnwell County, South Carolina, named for the Alien family,

prominent in that district. / 

Allenhill; post-office in Ontario County, New York, named for Nathaniel Alien,

one of the first settlers. 

Allenstown; town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, named for Samuel Alien,

to whose children the grant was made in 1722. 

Allentown; borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, and city in Lehigh

County, Pennsylvania, named for William Alien, of Pennsylvania, at one time

chief justice of the province. 

Allerton; village in Vermilion County, Illinois, named for Samuel Allerton, founder

and extensive land owner. 

Alliance; city in Stark County, Ohio, so named because of its location midway the

towns of Freedom and Mount Union, and also as the union of two railroads. 

Alligator; river and swamp in North Carolina, so named because of the numerous

alligators.

Allan; town in McLean County, Illinois, named for James Allin, a pioneer. 

Alloway; township in Salem County, and creek in New Jersey, named for a resident

Indian chief.
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Allred; county in North Dakota, named for L. J. Allred, member of the territorial

council. 

Allum; pond in Connecticut, named for a Quinebaug captain. The word signifies

" dog" in the local Indian dialect. 

Alma; town in Santa Clara County, California. From the Spanish, meaning "spirit

of man." 

Alma; town in Park County, Colorado, named by Mr. James, a merchant, for his

wife. 

Alma; township and village in Marion County, Illinois, city in Wabaunsee County,

Kansas, and village in Gratiot County, Michigan, named from the battlefield in

the Crimea, where the allied French, English, and Turkish troops triumphed

over Russia, September 20, 1854. 

Alma; city in Harlan County, Nebraska, named for the daughter of one of the first

settlers. 

Almaden; township in Santa Clara County, California, containing mines of mercury.

These mines are named from the quicksilver mines in Spain. 

Almond; town in San Diego County, California, so named because of the almond

orchards in the vicinity. 

Almont; village in Lapeer County, Michigan, named for the Mexican general,

Almonte. 

Alpena; county, and city in same county, in Michigan, and village in Jerauld County,

South Dakota. An Indian form manufactured by Schoolcraft from Algonquin,

and jenaisee, bird, in the Ojibwa language. 

Alpha; village in Nevada County, California, and township and village in Henry

County, Illinois, named from the first letter of the Greek alphabet, signifying

"the beginning." 

Alpine; county in California, so named because of its mountainous surface, being

traversed by the Sierra Nevada. Many places in the United States bear this

name in reference to their elevation. 

Alta; village in Placer County, California; town in Buena Vista County, Iowa, and

post-office and mining camp in Salt Lake County, Utah. A Latin word meaning

"high." Many other places bear this name with reference to their elevation. 

Alta; village in Peoria County, Illinois, situated on the highest point between Peoria

and Rock Island. 

Altadena; town in Los Angeles County, California, named with reference to its

elevation.

Altamont; post village in Alameda County, California, town in Effingham County, 

. Illinois, situated on the highest point between St. Louis and Terre Haute, and

post-office in Garrett County, Maryland. A Spanish phrase meaning "high

mountain." 

Altaville; villages in Calaveras and Del Norte counties, California, named from their

elevation.

Alta Vista; village in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, so nained by Rock Island Railroad officials because that road crosses the watershed between the Kansas and

Neosho rivers at this point. 

Alton; village in Humboldt County, California, named from the city in Illinois.

Many other places are named from the same. 

Alton; city in Madison County, Illinois, named by Rufus Easton, the founder, for

his son.

Alton; town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, named from the town in England. 

Altoona; town in Polk County, Iowa, situated at the highest elevation between the

Des Moines and Mississippi rivers; and city in Blair County, Pennsylvania, so

named because of its high situation in the Allegheny Mountains. A derivative

of the Latin word altus, meaning "high."
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Altoona; city in Wilson County, Kansas, named from the city in Pennsylvania.

Alto Pass; village in Union County, Illinois, situated at a notch or pass in the main 

ridge of the Ozark uplift; hence the name, "high pass."

Alturas; town in Modoc County, California, so named from its mountains. A 

Spanish word meaning "summits of mountains."

Alum; creek in Yellowstone Park. A characteristic name, as the water is a strong 

solution of alum.

Alvarado; town in Alameda County, California, named for Juan V. Alvarado, 

Mexican governor of California.

Alvarado; city in Johnson County, Texas, named from the town in Mexico.

Alviso; township in Santa Clara County, California, named for an old Spanish 

family.

Alvord; lake in Oregon, named for Gen. Benjamin Franklin Alvord, who was stationed there at one time.

r Amador; county and valley in California;

< Amador City; city in Amador County, California. Named for Joseph M. Amador,

I formerly manager of the property of the mission of San Jose.

Amakalli; tributary of Flint River, Mississippi. A Cherokee word meaning "tumbling water."

Amalthea; village in Franklin County, Ohio, named for the nurse of Jupiter.

Amargosa; river in Inyo County, California, running through deposits of soda, 

borax, and salt. From the Spanish meaning "bitter water."

Ambajeejus; lake, and falls in the Penobscot River, in Maine. An Indian word, 

referring to the two large, round rocks in the lake, one on top of the other.

Ambajemackomas; fall in the Penobscot River, Maine. An Indian word, meaning "little cross pond."

Ambler; borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, named for the Ambler 

family, of which Joseph Ambler, who settled there in 1723, was a member.

Amboy; towns in Lee County, Illinois, and Miami County, Indiana, and many 

other places. An Indian word, meaning "hollow inside," "like a bowl."

Ambrose; creek in Ravalli County, Montana, named for an early settler.

Amelia; county, and town, in same county, in Virginia, named for the Princess 

Amelia, youngest daughter of George II of England.

Amenia; town in Dutchess County, New York, named by an early scholar of the 

State, who also named the State of Vermont. A Latin word, meaning "pleasant," "delightful," "lovely." Prof. Jules Marcow attributes the name to the 

Amerriques tribe of Indians in eastern Nicaragua.

America; the Western Hemisphere, named for Amerigo Vespucci, sometimes spelled 

Aniericus Vespucius, who touched the South American coast somewhere near 

Surinam in 1499. The name was first used in 1509, and first appeared on a map 

made in Frankfort, Germany, in 1520.

American; river in California, so called by the Spanish, Rio de los Americanos, 

because most of the Americans entering California at the time the Spaniards 

ruled there, came down that river.

Ames; city in Story County, Iowa, named for Oakes Ames.

Ames; post-office in. Montgomery County, New York, named for Fisher Ames.

Amesbury; town in Essex County, Massachusetts, named from the English town.

Amethyst'; mountain in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, so named by the United States 

Geological Survey, from the crystalline amethysts formerly abundant on its 

broad summit.

Amethyst; creek in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, so named by the United States 

 Geological Survey because it flows from Amethyst Mountain.

Amherst; town in Hancock County, Maine, named from the town in New Hampshire.
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Amherst; towns in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, and Hillsboro County, New

Hampshire, and county in Virginia, named for Lord Amherst. 

Amicalola; town in Dawson County, Georgia. A Cherokee Indian word, meaning

"tumbling water" or "rolling water." 

Amite; town in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, and county in Mississippi, named

from the river. 

Amite; river in Mississippi and Louisiana. Corrupted from the French amitie,

meaning "friendship," so called by the early settlers from the friendly reception

given them by the Indians.

Amity; town in Yamhill County, Oregon, so named as a result of the settlement of 

 a neighborhood contention regarding the location of aschoolhouse in 1849. The

schoolhouse was named first and later the town. 

Ammonoosuc; river in New Hampshire. An Indian word, interpreted by some to

mean "stony fish place;" by others, "fish story river."

Amo; towns in El Paso County, Colorado, Hendricks County, Indiana, and Cottonwood County, Minnesota. An Indian word, meaning "bee." 

Amphitheater; creek in Yellowstone Park, named by the United States Geological

Survey, from the form of a valley near its mouth. 

Amsterdam; city in Montgomery County, New York, named by Emanuel E.

De Graff, an early settler, from Amsterdam, Holland. Several places in the

United States are named from the city in New York.

Anaconda; township and city in Deerlodge County, Montana, named for the Anaconda Company. 

Anacostia; village in the District of Columbia, named from an Indian tribe, from

Anacostan, Latinized form of Nacochtank, a former Indian settlement of the

vicinity. 

Anada; town in Trinity County, California. From the Spanish, meaning "to

nothing," signifying "down to bed-rock." 

Anaheim; township and town in Orange County California. Named for Anna

Fischer, the first child born in the settlement, and heirn, the German word

for "home." 

Anamosa; city in Jones County, Iowa. A corruption of the name of a Sank Indian

woman distinguished in the Black Hawk war, and refers to a litter of puppies

or young foxes with eyes not yet open. 

Anastasia; island off the coast of Florida, named by the early Spanish explorers

St. Anastasia, for a saint of the Catholic Church.

Ancona; town in Livingston County, Illinois, named from the city in Italy. 

Andalusia; town in Covington County, Alabama, and villages in Randolph County,

Georgia, Rock Island County, Illinois, and Bucks County, Pennsylvania, named

from the ancient division of Spain. 

Anderson; village in Mendocino County, California, named by settlers from Anderson County in Kentucky. 

Anderson; city in Madison County, Indiana. The name is the English translation

of a Delaware Indian chief. 

Anderson; county in Kansas, named for Joseph C. Anderson, member of the first

Territorial legislature of Kansas. 

Anderson; county in Kentucky, named for Richard C. Anderson, a former member

of Congress.

Anderson; county, and city in same county, in South Carolina, named for Col. Robert Anderson, Revolutionary soldier. 

Anderson; county in Tennessee, named for Joseph Anderson, Comptroller of the

United States Treasury under President James Madison. 

Anderson; county in Texas, named for Kenneth L. Anderson, vice-president of the

Republic of Texas.
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Anderson; island in Puget Sound, Washington, named for the surgeon of the ship

Resolution, who died just before its discovery. 

Andersonburg1 ; village in Perry County, Pennsylvania, named for the original

owner. 

Anderson ville; village in Sumter County, Georgia, named for the original proprietor. 

Andes; town in Delaware County, New York, named from the mountains of South

America, because of its mountainous character. 

Andover; towns in Essex County, Massachusetts, and Windsor County, Vermont,

named from the town in England. 

Andrew; county in Missouri, named for Andrew S. Hughes, of Clay County, who

first publicly proposed the "Platte purchase." 

Andrews; county in Texas, named for the only man killed in a two days' skirmish

with the Mexicans near San Antonia, in 1835. 

Androscoggin; county in Maine, and river in Maine and New Hampshire. An

Indian word first given to the river, from the tribe Amasctfjunticook, who formerly

lived on its banks. The authorities give the meaning "fishing place for alewives," or "fish spearing." 

Angelica; town in Allegany County, New York, named for Mrs. Angelica Church,

daughter of Gen. Philip Scuyler. 

Angelina; river and county in Texas. The name is a diminutive of "angel." One

authority suggests that the county may have been named for Jos6 Angel Cabaso,

the Spanish priest in charge of the district early in the nineteenth century. 

Angel Island; in San Francisco Bay, Marin County, and post-office on the island.

Named fora miner who settled there in 1849. 

Angels; town in Calaveras County, California, named for Henry Angel, who discovered gold in that vicinity in 1848. 

Anglesea; borough in Cape May County, New Jersey, named from the town in

Wales. 

Anita; village in Butte County, California, and town in Cass County, Iowa. The

Spanish form of "little Ann." 

Aniwa; village in Shawano County, AVisconsin. Corruption of an Indian word,

aniwi, meaning "those," a Chippewa prefix signifying superiority. 

Ann; cape, eastern extremity of Essex County, Massachusetts, named for Queen

Anne, wife of James I. of England. 

Anna; city in Union County, Illinois, named for Mrs. Anna Davis, wife of the

owner of the land. 

Annapolis; city in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, named in honor of Queen

U Anne, of England, 1702-1714. 

Ann Arbor; city in Washtenaw County, Michigan. The first part of the name was

given in honor of the wives of the two early settlers, Alien and Rumsey; the

latter part refers to the grovelike appearance of the site. 

Annawan; township and village in Henry County, Illinois, named by its founder

for a Massachusetts Indian chief. 

Anne Arundel; county in Maryland, named in honor of Lady Anne Arundel, wife

of Cecilius Calvert, second Lord Baltimore.

Annisquam; village in Essex County, Massachusetts, and lake, bay, and river in 

, New Hampshire. An Indian word meaning "rock summit" or "point of

rocks." 

Anniston; city in Calhoun County, Alabama, named for Annie, wife of Col. Alfred

L. Tyler. 

Annsville; town in Oneida County, New York, named for the wife of J. W. Bloomfield, first settler.
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Auoka; village in Cass County, Indiana, county, and city in same county, in Minnesota, and village in Broome County, New York. An Indian word meaning '' on

both sides." 

Anson; county in North Carolina, named for Admiral Anson, British navy, who

purchased land in the State. 

Anson; town in Jones County, Texas, named for Anson Jones, first president of the

Texas Republic. 

Ansonia; city in New Haven County, Connecticut, named for Anson G. Phelps,

senior partner of the firm of Phelps, Dodge & Co., which established the place. 

Ansonville; town in Anson County, North Carolina, named for Admiral Anson of

the British navy, who built the town. 

Ansted; town in Fayette County, West Virginia, named for Professor Ansted, the

English geologist, who reported on a tract of coal land there and had an interest

in it. 

Antelope; township in Mono County and town in Sacramento County, California,

and many other places; generally named from the antelope of the plains. 

Antelope; county in Nebraska, named at the suggestion of Mr. Leander Gerrard, in

commemoration of the killing and eating of an antelope during the pursuit of

some Indians.

Antero; mount in the Sawatch Range, Colorado, named for a prominent Ute Indian. 

Anthony; city in Harper County, Kansas, named for Governor George T. Anthony. 

Anthony's Nose; promontory on the Hudson River, New York, said by Irving to

have been named so in reference to Anthony Van Corlear's nose; Lossing says,

"Anthony de Hooges, secretary of Rensselaerwick, had an enormous nose, and

the promontory was named in honor of that feature." 

Antigo; city in Langlade County, Wisconsin. The name is taken from the Indian

word neequee-antigo-sebi, antigo meaning "evergreen." 

Antioch; town in Contra Costa County, California, village in Lake County, Illinois,

and many other places, named from the city in Syria. 

Antrim; county in Michigan, and town in Guernsey County, Ohio, named by early

Irish settlers from the town in Ireland. Many other places are named from the

same. 

Antwerp; town in Jefferson County, New York, built by a company which was

formed in Holland, who named the new place from the city in Belgium. 

Antwerp; village in Paulding County, Ohio, named from the town in New York. 

Apache; county and pass in Arizona, village in Huerfano County, Colorado, and

town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, named from the Indian tribe. The word is

of Pima or Pajago Indian origin and signifies "alien," i. e., "enemy." \\ 

Apalach.ee; river and post-office in Morgan County, Georgia. From the Hichiti

Indian word, meaning "on the other side" (of a stream), or it may be derived

from apalatchioJcli, "people on the other side." 

Apalachicola; river and city in Franklin County, Florida. A Hichiti Indian word,

signifying "people on the other side." 

Apex; village in San Diego County, California, named with reference to its situation

in the mountains. 

Apex; village in Wake County, North Carolina, so named because it is the highest,

point between Raleigh and Deep rivers.

Apollo; borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, named for the classical god. 

Apopka; town in Orange county, Florida. The name derived from the Indian word

tsalopopkohatchee, meaning "catfish eating creek." 

Apostles; group of islands in Lake Superior, so called by the early Jesuits, under

' the impression that they numbered twelve. 

Appalachia; village in Wise County, Virginia. Name derived from Appalachian.
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Appalachian; general appellation of the mountain system in the southeastern part 

of North America, extending under various names from Maine southwestward 

to the northern part of Alabama. The name was given by the Spaniards under 

De Soto, who derived it'from the name of a neighboring tribe, the Apalachi. 

Brinton holds its radical to be the muscogee apala, "great sea," or "great ocean," . 

and that apalache is a compound of this word with the Muscogee personal participle " chi," and means."those by the sea."

Appanoose; county in Iowa, and village in Douglas County, Kansas. An Indian 

word said to mean "a chief when a child." The name of a chief of the Sacs 

and Foxes. The word is a diminutive form, but probably has no reference to 

"chief."

Apple; small stream in northern Illinois, so named on account of the crab-apple 

orchards in the vicinity. . Applebachville; village in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, named for Gen. Paul 

Applebach and his brother Henry.

Applegate; town in Jackson County, Oregon, named for an early settler.

Apple River; township and village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, named from its 

location on Apple River.

Appleton; town in Knox County, Maine, named for Nathaniel Appleton, one of

the original proprietors. 

Appleton; village in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, situated on Apple Creek;

hence the name. 

Appleton; city in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, named for Samuel Appleton, one

of the founders of Lawrence University, located at that place.

Appleton City; township and city in Saint Glair County, Missouri, named for William H. Appleton, of New York. 

Appling; county, and town in Columbia County, in Georgia, named for Col. Dan

Appling. 

Appomattox; river, and county in Virginia. An Indian word meaning "tobacco

plant country." , Apricot; village in Monterey County, California, named from the apricot orchards

in the vicinity. 

Aptakisic; village in Lake County, Illinois. An Indian word meaning "half day,"

or "sun at meridian."

Apukwa; lake in Wisconsin. An Indian word of uncertain meaning. 

Apulia; village in Onondaga County, New York, named from the ancient province

of southern Italy. 

Aquaschicola; creek, and village in Carbon County, in Pennsylvania. An Indian

word meaning "where we fish with the bush net." 

Aquebogue; village in Suffolk County, New York. An Indian word meaning "at

the end of a small pond." 

Aransas; county in Texas, named from the river which flows into Aransas Harbor,

through the county. 

Arapahoe; county in Colorado; town in Furnas County, Nebraska; post-office in

Pamlico County, North Carolina, and town in Custer County, Oklahoma. The

name is that of a noted Indian tribe, and signifies "traders." 

Arastraville; mining camp in Tuolumne County, California, named from the arastras, primitive mills used on free-milling gold ores, used by the early Mexicans. 

Arbuckle; town in Colusa County, California, named for the founder of the town. 

Arbuckle; mountains in Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, named from Fort

Arbuckle, which was named for Brevet Brig. Gen. Matthew Arbuckle, who

fought in the Mexican war. 

Arcata; town in Humboldt County, California. An Indian word meaning "sunny

spot."
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Arch Beach; village in Orange County, California, named from the natural arches

in the cliffs in the ocean. 

Archdale; town in Eandolph County, North Carolina, named for John Archdale, a

lord proprietor and governor of Carolina.

I Archer; county in Texas. 

Archer City; village in Archer County, named for Dr. Branch T. Archer, prominent in the early days of the State. 

Archuleta; county in Colorado, named for J. M. Archuleta, head of one of the old

Spanish families of New Mexico. 

Arcola; township and city in Douglas County, Illinois, named from the ancient

town in Italy. 

Arctic; village in San Bernardino County, California, so called derisively from its

location in the Mojave desert. 

Arden; town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, named from the Forest of

Arden, in Shakespeare's play "As You Like It." 

Arenac; county, and village in same county, in Michigan. An Indian word, auke,

"earth" or "land," compounded with the Latin word arena. The name was

coined by Schoolcraft and a party of early explorers. 

Arenzville; village in Cass County, Illinois, named for Francis A. Arenz, pioneer

and founder.

Arequa; gulch in Colorado, named for a man named Requa. 

Argenta; villages in Beaverhead County, Montana, and Salt Lake County, Utah, so

named because of near-by silver mines. From the Latin argentum, meaning

"silver.' 1 

Argentine; city in Wyandotte County, Kansas, so named from the Latin argentum,

"silver," a smelter being the first industry there. 

Argonia; city in Sumner County, Kansas, named from the ship Argo, in which

Jason sailed to Colchis in quest of the "golden fleece."

Argos; town in Marshall County, Indiana, named from the town in Greece. 

Arguello; village in Santa Barbara County, California. A Spanish term meaning

"lack of health." 

Argusville; village in Schoharie County, New York, named for its principal paper,

the Albany Argus. 

Argyle; towns in Walton County, Florida,'and Winnebago County, Illinois, settled

by Scotch, and named by them from the city in Scotland.

Argyle; town in Washington County, New York, named for the Duke of Argyle in

1786.

Arietta; town in Hamilton County, New York, named for the wife of Eensselaer 

Van Rennselaer.

Arikaree; river, and village in Arapahoe County, in Colorado, named from the 

Indian tribe. The word refers to "horn."

Arizona; Territory of the United States. The word probably means arid zone or 

desert, but Mo wry claims that the name is Aztec, from arizuma, signifying "silver bearing."

Arkadelphia; town in Clark County, Arkansas. The word is compounded of the 

abbreviation of Arkansas and the Greek word adelphus, "brother."

Arkansas; State of the Union, county, and township in same county, and river in 

said State, and city in Cowley County, Kansas. Marquette and other French 

explorers wrote the word Alkansas and Akamsea, from the Indian tribe later 

known as Quapaw. The meaning of the name is unknown, but it is of Algonquin origin and has no connection with the French arc, as has been asserted.

Armada; town in Riverside County, California, and village in Macomb County, 

Michigan. A Spanish word, meaning "fleet," "squadron."
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Armagh; borough and town in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, named from the

Irish town. 

Armonk; village in Westchester County, New York. An Indian word meaning

"fishing place." 

Armemrdale; formerly a village, now a station in Kansas City, Kansas, named for

the Armour brothers, bankers and pork packers.

Armstrong; county in Pennsylvania, named for Gen. John Armstrong, of Pennsylvania, who commanded the expedition against the Indians atKittanning in 1.756. 

Armstrong; county in South Dakota, named for Moses K. Armstrong, Congressman

and legislator, 1870.

Armstrong; county in Texas, named for a pioneer of the State. 

Arnolds; creek in Ohio County, Indiana, named for Colonel Arnold, of the Revolutionary war. 

Aromos; town in San Benito County, California. A Spanish word meaning

"perfumes." 

Aroostook; river and county in Maine. An Indian word meaning "good river,"

or "clear of obstruction." 

Arrow; lake in Minnesota, so called from the name given by the early French

explorers, lac auxfleches, "lake of the arrows." 

Arrowhead; hot springs in southern California, named from a huge discoloration

on the slopes of a mountain north of San Bernardino, which takes the form of

an Indian arrowhead. 

Arrow Rock; village in Saline County, Missouri, built upon a spot where the

Indians formerly resorted for arrowheads, because of the suitability of the rock

for that purpose. 

Arrowsmith; town in McLean County, Illinois, named for Daniel Arrowsmith, its

founder.

! Arroyo; villages in Elk County, Pennsylvania, and Cameron County, Texas; 

Arroyo Grande; town in San Luia Obispo County, California. A Spanish word 

meaning "creek" or "rivulet," and "grande large."

Arroyo Hondo; village in Taos County, New Mexico, which takes its name from a 

near-by creek. A Spanish name meaning "deep creek."

Arroyo Seco; village in Monterey County, California. From the Spanish meaning "dry creek."

Artesia; village in Los Angeles County, California, and town in Lowndes County, 

Mississippi, named from artesian wells.

Arthur; village in Moultrie County, Illinois, named for Arthur Hervey, brother of 

the founder.

Asbury Park; borough and city in Monmouth County, New Jersey, named for 

Francis Asbury, the pioneer bishop of Methodism in America. Several towns 

in the southern States bear his name.

Ascension; parish in Louisiana, named by the early French settlers from the festival of the Ascension.

Ascutney; mountain in Vermont. An Indian word meaning "fire mountain," 

from its having been burned over. It is also said to signify "three brothers," 

and is supposed to refer to three singular valleys which run down the western 

slope of the mountain.

Ascutneyville; village in Windsor County, Vermont, named from Ascutney 

Mountain.

Ashbee; harbor in Virginia, named for Solomon Ashbee.

Ashburnham; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for John, second 

earl of Ashburnham.

Ashbyburg; village in Hopkins County, Kentucky, named for Gen. Stephen 

Ashby.
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rAshe; county in North Carolina;

 I Asheboro; town in Ashe County. Named for Samuel Ashe, governor of the State,

I 1795-1798. - '

Ashersville; village in Clay County, Indiana, named for John Asher, its founder.

Ash.fl.at; village in Sharp County, Arkansas, named from a prairie upon which the

town is situated, in early days surrounded by ash timber. 

Ashford; village in Henry County, Alabama, named for Thomas Ashford, or his

son, Frederick A. Ashford. ' 

Ashkum; village in Iroquois County, Illinois. An Indian word meaning "more

and more." 

Ashland; city in Clark County, Kansas; towns in Middlesex County, Massachusetts,'

Benton County, Mississippi, and Boone County, Missouri; village in Saunders

County, Nebraska; town in Greene County, New York; county, and town in

same county, in Ohio; borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; county in

Wisconsin; and many other cities, towns, and villages; named for the home of

Henry Clay in Kentucky. 

Ashland; city in Boyd County, Kentucky, so named, according to Henry Clay, from

the ash timber which abounded in the vicinity. His home was also called

"Ashland."

Ashley; county in Arkansas, named for Senator Chester Ashley. 

Ashley; city in Washington County, Illinois, named for Colonel Ashley, of the

Illinois Central Railroad. 

Ashley; village in Gratiot County, Michigan, named for H. W. Ashley, general

manager of the Ann Arbor Railroad, which passes through the village. 

Ashley; town in Pike County, Missouri, named for Gen. W. H. Ashley, lieutenant

governor 1821-1824. 

Ashley; river in South Carolina which unites with the Cooper, both named for the

Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord Anthony Ashley Cooper, one of the original proprietors. 

Ashley; lake in Utah, named for its discoverer, W. H. Ashley, a St. Louis fur

trader.

(

Ashley Falls; village in the town of Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; 

Ashley Mountain; mountain in 'the town of Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Named for Brig, or Maj. Gen. John Ashley, of the Revolutionary war. 

Ashmore; township and village in Coles County, Illinois, named for the founder,

Hezikiah J. Ashmore. 

Ashowugh; island off the coast of Connecticut, near New London. An Indian

word meaning "halfway place," or "place between."

Ashtatmla; village in Barnes County, North Dakota, named from the city in Ohio. 

Ashtabula; county, city in same county, and river, in Ohio. An Indian word

.meaning "fish river." 

Ashton; city in Spink County, South Dakota, so named because of the heavy growth

of ash timber. 

Ashuelot; river, arid village in Cheshire County, in New Hampshire. An Indian

word meaning "collection of many waters."

Asotin; county in Washington;, a-Nez Perce Indian word, meaning "eel creek." 

Aspen; town in Pitkin County, Colorado, which takes its name from a near-by

mountain, Quaking Asp. 

Aspetuc; river and hill in New Milford, Connecticut. An Indian word, meaning

"a height."

Asproom; mountain in Connecticut. An Indian word, meaning "high," "lofty." 

Assaria; city in Saline County, Kansas, named from a church which was built by

Swedish Lutherans previous to the incorporation of the place. The word means

"In God is our help."
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Assawa; lake near the sources of the Mississippi. An Indian word, meaning "perch 

lake." , . ,

Assawampset; pond in Middleboro, Massachusetts. An Indian word, meaning 

"white stone."

Assawog; river in Connecticut. An Indian word, meaning "place between," or 

"halfway place."

Assinniboine; fort and military reservation in Choteau County, Montana, named 

from a tribe of Indians. The name signifies "stone boilers," and is said to have 

been given to them because of the singular manner they had of boiling their meat 

by dropping heated stones into the water in which the meat is placed until it is 

cooked. According to another authority, it signifies "stone Sioux," from omn, 

"stone," and buanag, "boilers" or "roaster," the Ojibwa name for the Sioux.

Assiscunk; creek in Burlington County, New Jersey. An Indian word, meaning 

"muddy," or "dirty."

Assumption; township and village in Christian County, Illinois, named by its 

founder from Assumption in Canada. .

Assumption; parish in Louisiana, named in honor of the festival of the assumption 

of the Virgin Mary. .

Astoria; town in Fulton County, Illinois; villages in Wright County, Missouri, 

Queens County, New York, and Deuel County, South Dakota, named for the 

Astor family, of New York.

Astoria; city in Clatsop County, Oregon, named for the founder, John Jacob Astor, 

who established a fur-trading station there in early days.

Asuncion; village in San Luis Obispo County, California. A Spanish word, meaning "elevation to a higher dignity."

Aswaguscawadic; branch of the Mattawamkeag River, Maine. An Indian word, 

meaning "place where one is compelled to drag his canoe through a stream."

Atalla; town in Etowah County, Alabama. A corruption of a Cherokee word, meaning "mountain" or "highland."

Atascadero; village in San Luis Obispo County, California. A Spanish word, meaning "quagmire" or "obstruction."

Atascosa; county, and village in Bexar County, Texas. A Spanish word-, meaning 

"boggy" or "miry."

Atchafalaya; bayou of Red River, Louisiana. A Choctaw Indian word, meaning 

"long river."

Atchison; county, and city in same county, in Kansas, and. county in Missouri, 

named for David R. Atchison, United States Senator from Missouri.

Aten; village in Cedar County, Nebraska, named for John A ten, a State senator.

Athens; cities in Clarke County, Georgia, and Menard County, Illinois; villages in 

Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, and Greene County, New York; county in Ohio; 

borough and township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania; and many other 

cities, towns, and villages. Named from the capital city of .Greece.

Athol; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, said to have been named for 

James Murray, second Duke of Athol.

Atisowil; creek in Washington, emptying into Willapa Harbor. An Indian word, 

meaning "bear river."

Atkins; bay at the mouth of Kennebec River, Maine, named for an early landowner.

Atkins; peak in Yellowstone Park, named by the United States Geological Survey, 

for John D. C. Atkins, Indian commissioner.

Atkinson; township and village in Henry County, Illinois, named for its founder, 

Charles Atkinson.

Atkinson; toAvn in Piscataquis County, Maine, named for Judge Atkiuson, a prominent resident.
32 .PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [BULL. 258.

Atkinson; township and town in Holt County, Nebraska, named for Col. John 

Atkinson, of Detroit, Michigan.

Atkinson; town in Buckingham County, New Hampshire, named for Theodore 

Atkinson, a large landholder.

Atkinsonville; village in Owen County, Indiana, named for Stephen Atkinson.

Atlanta; township and city in Logan County, Illinois, named from the city in Georgia.

Atlanta; city in Fulton County, Georgia, so named to designate its relationship to 

the Atlantic Ocean, by means of a railway running to the coast.

Atlantic; ocean, named from the Greek word, meaning "the sea beyond Mount 

Atlas." . 

(Atlantic; county in New Jersey;

\Atlantic City; city in Atlantic County, New Jersey; named from the ocean.

Atlantic; creek in Yellowstone Park, named because it flows from Two-Ocean Pass 

down the slope toward the Atlantic Ocean.

Atlantic Highlands; borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, so named from 

its situation, which overlooks the ocean.

Atoka; town in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. An Indian word, meaning "in 

another place," or "to another place."

rAttala; county in Mississippi;

I Attalaville; village in Attala county. Named for Atala, the heroine of an Indian

I romance, by Chateaubriand.

Attapulgus; village in Decatur County, Georgia. An Indian word, meaning "boring holes into wood to make a fire."

Attica; city in Fountain County, Indiana; village in Wyoming County, New York, 

and many other places, named from the ancient division in Greece.

Attitahr, peak of the White Mountains in New Hampshire. An Indian word, meaning "blueberries."

Attleboro; town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, named from the town in 

England.

Atwater; village in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, probably named for Isaac 

Atwater, early settler of St. Paul.

Atwater; town in Portage County, Ohio, named for Capt. Caleb Atwater, an early 

surveyor in the Western Reserve.

Atwood; village in Piatt County, Illinois, named from its location at the edge of 

the woods

Atwood; city in Kawlins County, Kansas, named for Attwood Matheny, a son of 

the founder, J. M. Matheny.

Aubrey; valley in Arizona, named for an army officer.

Auburn; city in Placer County, California, named by settlers from the city in New 

York. " .

rAuburn; city in Cayuga County, New York; and many other places;

< Auburndale; village in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Named with

i reference to Auburn in Goldsmith's poem, "The Deserted Village."

Audrain; county in Missouri, named for Col. James K. Audrain, who died while 

serving as member of the Missouri legislature, 1832.

Audubon; mount in Colorado, county in Iowa, and village in Becker County, Minnesota, named for the celebrated ornithologist, John James Audubon. Many 

other places bear his name.

Aughwick; tributary of the Juniata River, Pennsylvania. An Indian word, meaning " overgrown with brush."

Auglaize; river in Missouri, and river and county in Ohio. A French phrase, meaning "at the clay " or "at the loam," used descriptively.

Augusta; city in Richmond County, Georgia, settled during the reign of King 

George II of England, and named for the royal princess Augusta.
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Augusta; township and village in Hancock County, Illinois, named from the city in

Georgia, the home of the first settlers. 

Augusta; city in Butler County, Kansas, named for the wife of C. N. James, a

trader. 

Augusta; city in Kennebec County, Maine, and county in Virginia, named for

Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales.

Auraria; town in Lumpkin County, Georgia, surrounded by a hilly country containing valuable gold mines. A Latin word, meaning "gold town." 

Aurelius; town in Cayuga.County, New York, named for the Roman emperor. 

Aurora; city in Dearborn Comity, Indiana, named for the association which laid it

out. 

Aurora; township in Portage County, Ohio, named for the daughter of Amos Spafford, a surveyor of the Connecticut Land Company. 

Aurora; county in South Dakota and in many other places, named from the Latin

word, meaning "morning," "dawn," "east." 

Ausable; river, and town in Clinton County, New York. A French word, meaning

"sandy," or "at the sand." 

Austin; town in Lonoke County, Arkansas, and county and city in Travia County,

Texas, named for Stephen Fuller Austin, the first man'to establish a permanent

American colony in Texas.

Austin; suburb of Chicago, Illinois, named for Henry W. Austin, its founder. 

Austin; city in Mower County, Minnesota, named for Horace Austin, governor in

1870-1874. 

Austin; town in Tunica County, Mississippi, named for Colonel Austin, on whose

plantation the town was built. 

Austinburg; town in Ashtabula County, Ohio, named for Judge Austin, an early

settler.

(Autauga; county in Alabama;

j Autaugaville; town in Autauga County, Alabama. From an Indian word said to 

* mean "land of plenty." 

Autryville; town in Sampson County,'North Carolina, named for a member of the

State legislature. 

Auxvasse; village in Callaway County, Missouri, named from the French word

vasse, meaning "muddy."

Ava; town in Oneida County, New York, named from the city in Burma. 

Avalon; town in Livingston County, Missouri, named from the town in France.

Several other places bear this name.

Avena; village in Inyo County, California. A Spanish word, meaning "oats." 

Avenal; town in San Luis Obispo County, California. A Spanish term, meaning

"field sown with oats." 

Avery; gores in Essex and Franklin counties, Vermont, named for the original

grantee, Samuel Avery.

Averyville; village in Peoria County, Illinois, named from the Avery Manufacturing Company, whose plant is located in the village. 

Avoca; town in Steuben County, New York, named by Sophia White, a resident,

in allusion to Thomas Moore's poem, "Sweet Vale of Avoca." 

Avon; village in Fulton. County, Illinois, named from the village in New York. 

Avon; village in Livingston County, New York, also many other places, named

from the river in England, upon which Shakespeare's home was situated. 

Avoyelles; parish in Louisiana, named from an Indian tribe.' 

Axtell; city in Marshall County, Kansas, named for Dr. Jesse Axtell, an officer of

the St. Joseph and Grand Island Railway. 

Ayer; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named for Dr. James C. Ayer, who

partially donated the town hall. 

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34 PLACE NAMES IN" THE UNITED STATES. [BULL. 258.

Ayish.; bayou in Texas, named from an Indian tribe.

Ayr; village in Adams County, Nebraska, named for Doctor Ayr, of Iowa, a railroad director.

Ayrshire; town in Palo Alto County, Iowa, named from the town in Scotland.

Azalia; village in Bartholomew County, Indiana, named for the flower.

Aztec; village in San Juan County, New Mexico, named for one of the native tribes of 

Mexico. The word is said to mean "place of the heron." Other interpretations 

give "white," or "shallow land where vapors arise." Humboldtgives "land 

of flamingoes." The word azcatl means "ant," but Buschmann says that this 

word has no connection with the name of the tribe.

Babruly; creek in Missouri. The word is a corruption of the French bois brule, 

*'burnt wood."

Babylon; village in Suffolk County, New York, named from the ancient city in Asia.

Baca; county in Colorado, named for a prominent Mexican family of Trinidad, 

Colorado.

Bache; mount in California, named for A. D. Bache, superintendent of the Coast 

and Geodetic Survey.

Baconhill; village in Saratoga County, New York, named for Ebenezer Bacon, a 

tavern keeper in early days.

Bad; river in Michigan, named by the Dakota Indians, wakpashicha, "bad river."

Badaxe; river in Wisconsin, and village in Huron County, Michigan.

Baden; borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and several other places in the 

United States, named from the German state.

Badger; town in Tulare County, California, named by settlers irom Wisconsin, the 

"Badger State."

Badger; creeks in Iowa, Yellowstone Park, and many other places, so named from 

the presence of that animal.

Badlands; term applied to a region in South Dakota. It is said that the old 

French voyageurs described the region as "mauvqises terres pour traverser," 

meaning that it was a difficult country to travel through; from this the term has 

been carelessly shortened and translated into the present misnomer.

Bagdad; town in San Bernardino County, California, named from the city in Asiatic 

Turkey.

Baggers; point on Indian River, Florida, named for the owner, John Baggers.

[Bailey; town in Shasta County, California;

] Baileys Ferry; village in Stanislaus County, California. Named for Capt. G.

^ Bailey, United States Army.

Bailey; county in Texas, named for one of the men who fell at the Alamo, March 6,

1836. His first name is worn off the stone monument, which is the only record

left of his career. 

Baileyville; village in Stephenson County, Illinois, named for 0. Bailey, an early

settler. 

Bainbridge; towns in Decatur County, Georgia, and Chenango County, New York,

and village in Boss County, Ohio. Named for Commander William Bainbridge,

of the war of 1812 and the war with Tripoli. 

Baird; town in Sunflower County, Mississippi, named for the man who owned the

land upon which the town is built. 

Baker; county in Florida, named for James M. Baker, judge of the fourth judicial

district of the State. 

Baker; county in Georgia, named for Col. John Baker, an officer in the war of the

Revolution,

[Baker; county in Oregon;

j Baker City; city in Baker County, Oregon. Named for Edward Dickinson Baker, 

* officer in the Union Army, and senator from Oregon.
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Baker; mount in Washington, named by the explorer, Vancouver, for a lieutenant

in -his party. 

Bakers; river in Grafton County, New Hampshire, named for Captain Baker, a

soldier of the Indian wars.

Bakersfleld; city in Kern County, California, named for Col. Thomas Baker. 

Bakersfield; town in Franklin County, Vermont, named for Joseph Baker, who

owned the land in 1789.

Bakers Mills; village in Warren County, New York, named for the owner. 

Bakersville; town in Mitchell County, North Carolina, named for a prominent

resident. 

Bakersville; town in Coshocton County, Ohio, named for John Bake*r, who laid it

out in 1848. 

Baku; village in Sonoma County, California, situated in the petroleum district, and

named from the oil fields of Baku, in Russia. 

Bald Eagle; village in Nevada County, California, named from the eagles in the

sierras in the vicinity. 

Bald Eagle; valley, creek, and village in York County, Pennsylvania, named for

the noted Seneca chief, Bald Eagle.

Baldwin; county in Alabama, and county, and town in Habersham County, in 

Georgia, named for Abraham Baldwin, United States Senator from Georgia.

Baldwin; town in Jackson County, Iowa, named for Judge Baldwin.

Baldwin; city in Douglas County, Kansas, named for John Baldwin, of Berea, Ohio.

Baldwin; town in Cumberland County, Maine, named for Loammi Baldwin, one 

of the proprietors.

Baldwin; village in Lake County, Michigan, named for Governor Baldwin, of Michigan.

Baldwin; town in Chemung County, New York, named from Baldwin Creek, which 

was named for Isaac, Walter, and Thomas Baldwin, early settlers at the mouth 

of the creek.

Baldwin; village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, named for D. A. Baldwin, an early 

settler.

Baldwinsville; village in Onondaga County, New York, named for Dr. Johas C. 

Baldwin, its founder.

Baldwyn; town in Lee County, Mississippi, named for a landowner.

Balize; pilot town at the northeast pass at the mouth of the Mississippi in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, the name of which comes from the French word balizc, 

" stake," " beacon," the most of the houses being built on piles.

Ballard; county in Kentucky, named for Capt. Bland Ballard, an officer in the war 

of 1812. ' 

Ballena; village in San Diego County, California. A Spanish word meaning 

" whale," and given the settlement because of a whale being stranded on the 

beach.

Ballentine; post-office in Lexington County, South Carolina, named for a resident 

family.

Ballston; town in Saratoga County, New York.

Ballston Spa; village in Saratoga County, New York, named for Rev. Eliphalet 

Ball, an early settler. "Spa" was added in reference to the medicinal springs, 

from the celebrated watering place in Belgium.

Baltimore; county and city in Maryland, and town in Windsor County, Vermont; 

named for Cecilius Calvert, Lord Baltimore, who settled the Maryland province 

in 1635. A Celtic word, meaning " large town."

Bamberg; county, and town in same county, in South Carolina, named for a family 

prominent in the recent history of the State.
36 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [BULL. 258.

Bandera; county, and town in same county, in Texas, named from a pass in the 

State. The word is Spanish, meaning " flag."

Bangor; village in Butte County, California, named from the city in Maine.

Bangor; city in Penobscot County, Maine, named by the Eev. Seth Noble, its representative in legislature, from an old psalm tune.

Bangor; borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and village in La Crosse 

County, Wisconsin, named from the town in Wales because of the Welsh settlers in these places.

Bangs; mount in Arizona, named for James E. Bangs, clerk upon .the King Survey.-

(Banks; county in Georgia;

JBanksville; village in Banks County, Georgia. Named for Dr. Richard Banks.

Banner; village in Wells County, Indiana, named for a newspaper, the Bluffton 

Banner.

Banner; county in Nebraska, so named because it was considered the banner county 

of the State when named.

Bannock; county and peak in Idaho, town in Beaverhead County, Montana, and 

peak in Yellowstone Park, named from a tribe of Indians. This tribe inhabited 

the country southwest of Yelowstone Park, finally settling on a reservation in 

southern Idaho. Some authorities give the derivation from bannai' liti "southern people."

Bantam; river, and village in Litchfield County, Connecticut. The name is derived 

from the Indian word pean^wn, "he prays," or "he is praying."

Baptist Hill; village in Ontario County, New York, named from a Baptist church 

erected there at an early date.

Baraboo; city in Sauk County, Wisconsin, named for Jean Baribault, a French 

settler. An article written by Julia A. Lapham claims that the Bariboo River 

was named for Captain Barabeary, who was with Morgan's expedition against 

the Indians and wintered at the month of the stream. The statement is credited 

to John De la Rond, who settled near Fort Winnebago in 1828. Rond was living 

on the banks of .the Baraboo River, with his Winnebago wife, in 1873.

Baraga; county, and village in same county, in Michigan, named for Bishop Friedrich 

 Baraga, a missionary among the Indians of the Lake Superior region.

Baranof; one of the Alexander Islands, Alaska, named for the man who for a long 

time managed the affairs of the Russian-American Company.

Barataria; bay, and post-office in Jefferson Parish, Lousiana. 'The name is derived

from an-old Frerich word, meaning "deceit."

Barber; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for a settler. 

Barber; county in Kansas, named for Thomas W. Barber, Free State martyr. 

Barbour; county in Alabama, named for-James Barbour, governor of Virginia, and

Secretary of War under John Quincy Adams. 

Barbour; county in West Virginia; 

Barboursville; town in Cabell County, West Virginia, and several other towns in

the Southern States. Named for Philip P. Barbour, an early governor of Virginia. 

Barcelona; village in Tulare County, California, named from. the seaport town in

Spain. 

Bardolph; village in McDonough County, Illinois, named for William H. Bardolph,

one of the founders. 

Bardstown; city in Nelson County, Kentucky, named for David Baird, one of the

original proprietors. 

Bardwell; village in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, named for the Bardwell

family, early and prominent residents.

Bargersville; village in Johnson County, Indiana, named for Jefferson Barger. 

Bar Harbor; village in Hancock County, Mount Desert Island, Maine, so named

from a sandy bar, visible only at low tide.
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Baring; town in Washington County, Maine, said to be named for the Baring

family, celebrated bankers of London, 'England. 

Barker; town in Broome County, New York, named for John Barker, the first

settler. 

Barlow; town in Clackamas County, Oregon, named for John L. Barlow, an early

settler. 

Barlow; peak in Yellowstone Park, named by the United States Gieological Survey

for Capt. J. W. Barlow, Engineer Corps, United States Army. 

Barnard; village in Siskiyou County, California, named from Barnard, Vermont. 

Barnard; town in AVindsor County, Vermont, named for Francis Barnard, a grantee. 

Barnegat; inlet, and village in Ocean County, in New Jersey. A Dutch name,

given by Henry Hudson, meaning "breaker's inlet." 

Barnes; city in Washington County, Kansas, named for A. S. Barnes, a publisher

of United States history. 

Barnes; county in North Dakota, named for Hon. A. H. Barnes, early Territorial

judge. 

Barnesville; town in Pike County, Georgia, named for Gideon Barnes, the first

settler.

Barnesville; village in Belmont County Ohio, named for a family of early settlers. 

Barnet; town in Caledonia County, Vermont, said to be named from the town in

England from which the ancestors of Enos Stevens, an early settler, emigrated. 

Barnstable; county, and town in same county, in Massachusetts, named from the

seaport in England.

Barnum; town in Arapahoe County, Colorado, named for P. T. Barnnm, who owned 

. a large tract of land there. 

Barnum; town in Carlton County, Minnesota, named for a paymaster of the St. Paul

and Duluth Railroad.

Barnwell; county, and town in same county, in South Carolina, named for a distinguished family of the State. 

Baronette; peak in Yellowstone Park, named for "Yellowstone Jack," C. D. Baronette, a famous scout. 

Barraque; township in Jefferson County, Arkansas, named for a Frenchman,

Monsieur Barraque, who lived near the Arkansas River. 

Barre; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for "Col. Isaac Barre, the

friend of America in the British Parliament. 

Barre; towns in Orleans County, New York, and Washington County, Vermont,

named from the town in Massachusetts. 

Barren; island in the Hudson River. The name is derived from the Dutch word

beeren, "bears," which was applied to the island by the early Dutch settlers. 

Barren; county in Kentucky, in the Carboniferous limestone region. The name is

supposed to have been given in reference to this formation, thougli.the soil is in

reality fertile. 

Barrington; town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, probably named for Sir John

Barrington, dissenter, who died in 1734, though by some it is thought to have

received its name from some of the early settlers who came from the parish of

Barrington in Somersetshire, England. 

Barren; county, and city in same county, in Wisconsin, named for Judge Henry D.

Barron, of that State. 

Barry; township and city in Pike County, Illinois. First named Barre, from the

town in Vermont, and changed to Barry by the Post-Office Department. 

Barry; county in Michigan, named for William T. Barry, postmaster-general under

President Jackson. 

Barry; county in Missouri, named for Commodore John Barry.
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Bartholomew; county in Indiana, named for Gen. Joseph Bartholomew, United 

States Senator from that State.

Bartlett; town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, named for Governor Josiah 

Bartlett, 1792-1794.

Barton; county in Kansas, named for Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross Society in America.

Barton; county in Missouri, named for David Barton, member of Congress from 

Missouri.

Barton; town in Orleans County, Vermont, named for William Barton, a Revolutionary general and principal proprietor.

Bartow; county, and town in Jefferson County, in Georgia, named for Gen. F. S. 

Bartow, killed at the battlo of Manassas.

Basalt; peak which gives name to a town in Eagle County, Colorado, named from 

the summit rock.

Base Line; village in San Bernardino County, California, situated on the base line 

of the United States land surveys.

Bashbish; stream and deep gorge in the Taghkanic Mountains, Berkshire County, 

, Massachusetts, named for an Indian squaw, Bess, who lived near the source of 

the stream.

Bashes Kil; creek in Orange County, New York, named for Bashe, an Indian 

woman.

Basin; village in Kern County, California, so named because of the shape of the 

plain in which it is located.

Baskahegan; river and lake in Maine. An Indian word meaning "branch stream 

which turns down."

Baskingridge; village in Somerset County, New Jersey, where it is said animals 

resorted in chilly weather to bask^in the milder air.

Bass wood; island in Lake Superior, one of the Apostles, a translation of wigobiminiss, the Indian name for the island.

Bastrop; town in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, and county, and town in same 

county, in Texas, named for Baron de Bastrop, a Mexican, who was a commissioner of Texas to extend land titles, in 1823.

Batata; village in Merced County, California. A Spanish word meaning "sweet 

potato."

Batavia; village in Solano County, California, named from Batavia in Illinois.

Batavia; township and city in Kane County, Illinois, named'from the town in New

York. 

Batavia; town in Genesee County, New York, named for the Batavian Republic,

which name was applied to Holland by the French after its conquest in 1795.

Seven other places in the United States bear this name. 

Batchelders; grant in Oxford County, Maine, named for the original grantee, Josiah

Batchelder. 

Bates; county in Missouri, named for Gov. Frederick Bates, who died in 1825 while

in office. 

Batesburg; town in Lexington County, South Carolina, named for a family of that

State. 

Batesville; city in Independence County, Arkansas, named for James Woodson

Bates.

Batesville; village in Noble County, Ohio, named for Rev. Timothy Bates, a Methodist preacher. 

Bath; county in Kentucky, village in Rensselaer County, New York, and county in

Virginia, so named because of the medical springs. 

Bath; city in Sagadahoc County, Maine, and borough in Northampton County,

Pennsylvania, named from the city in England.
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Bath; town in Steuben County, New York, named for Lady Henrietta, Countess of

Bath, daughter of Sir William Pultney. 

Bath Alum Spring; village in Bath County, Virginia, so called from the medicinal

springs situated there.

Bath Springs; town in Decatur County, Tennessee, so named because of the medicinal springs within its limits. 

Baton Rouge; city in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. It is a French name,

meaning "red staff" or "red stick," given because of a tall cypress tree which

stood upon the spot where it was first settled. Some authorities say that the

name is derived from the name of an Indian chief, whose name translated into

French was Baton Rouge. Still another theory ascribes the name to the fact

that a massacre by the Indians took place upon the spot upon the arrival of the

first settlers. 

Battenkill; creek, tributary to the Hudson River, called originally Bartholomew's

Kill, for an early settler, Bartholomew Van Hogeboom, who was usually called

Bart or Bat. 

Battleboro; town in Nash County, North Carolina,-named for James S. and Joseph

Battle, railroad contractors. 

Battle Creek; city and creek in Calhoun Count}', Michigan, so called because a

battle was fought upon the banks of the creek. 

Battle Ground; creek in Illinois, so called from a battle fought on its banks between

the Cahokia and Kaskaskia Indians in 1782. 

Battle Ground; town in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, named in commemoration

of the battle of Tippecanoe..

Battlement; mesa in western Colorado, so named by Hayden because of its shape. 

Bavaria; village in Saline County, Kansas, named from one of the divisions of

Germany.

Baxter; county in Arkansas, named for Elisha Baxter, twice governor of the State. 

Baxter Springs; city in Cherokee County, Kansas, named for A. Baxter, the first

settler. There are also springs in the vicinity.

Bay; town in Sonorna County, California, situated on the edge of San Francisco Bay. 

Bay; county in Michigan, named from its situation on Saginaw Bay. 

Bayard; town in Grant County, West Virginia, named for Senator Bayard. 

Bayboro; town in Pamlico County, North Carolina, so named from its situation on

Pamlico Sound. 

Bay City; city in Bay County, Michigan, so named from its situation on Saginaw

Bay. . 

Bayfleld; county, and village in same county, in Wisconsin, named for Rear-Admiral

H. D. Bayfield, who surveyed the Great Lakes. 

Bayhead; borough in Ocean County, New Jersey. The name is descriptive of its

geographical position at the head of Barnegat Bay. 

Baylis; village in Pike County, Illinois, named for a railroad official. 

Baylor; county in Texas, named for Henry W. Baylor, who fell at Dawson's massacre in 1842. 

Bay of Noquet; bay in Michigan, named from an Indian tribe. The word seems

to refer to "otters." 

Bayou; village in Livingston County, Kentucky. The word is used frequently in

the Southern States, being a Choctaw term to denote a small sluggish stream. 

Bayou Boeuf; creek in Louisiana. A French name meaning "buffalo creek." 

Bayou Chetimaches; creek in Louisiana, named for an Indian of the vicinity. The

name is Choctaw and means "those who possess cooking vessels." 

Bayou des Buttes; creek of Louisiana, named by the French "bayou of the

mounds," from the mounds found along its course. 

Bayou Huflfpower; creek in Louisiana, named for an old settler.
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Bayou Said; creek emptying into Cote Blanche Bay, Louisiana. A French name 

meaning "salt bayou" or "salt creek."

Bay St. Louis; city in Hancock County, Mississippi, named for Louis XI of France, 

and situated on a bay, hence the prefix.

Bay Spring; town in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, named for the home of Robert Lowery in the same county.

Beacon; town in Mahaska County, Iowa, named for Lord Beaconsfield.

Beadle; county in South Dakota, named for W. H. H. Beadle, superintendent of 

public instruction in 1884.

Bear; creek in Missouri, sometimes called Loose Creek, probably from a careless 

corruption of the French, 1'ourse, "the bear."

Bear; creek in Yellowstone park named from a hairless cub found there by a party 

of explorers. This name is applied to numerous places in the United States, 

from the presence of the animal at the time of naming.

Beardstown; city in Cass County, Illinois, named for Thomas Beard, the founder.

Bear Lake; county in Idaho, named from Bear Lake.

Bear Lake; village in Manistee County, Michigan, so named because of a fancied 

resemblance between the outline of the village limits and a sleeping bear.

Beatrice; village in Humboldt County, California, named for the wife of an early 

settler.

Beatrice; city in Gage County, Nebraska, named for the daughter of Judge Kinney, 

one of the earliest settlers in the State, and who assisted in locating the town site.

Beattie; city in Marshall County, Kansas, named for A. Beattie, mayor of St. 

Joseph, Missouri, in 1870.

Beattyville; town in Lee County, Kentucky, named for Samuel Beatty, one of the 

first settlers. '

Beaufort; county, and town in Carteret County, in North Carolina, named for the 

Duke of Beaufort, a lord proprietor.

Beaufort; county, and town in same county, in South Carolina, said by some authorities to be named for the Duke of Beaufort, but other authorities claim that the 

name was given by the French Protestants, who took refuge there from Lord 

Berkeley, giving the name of the town in Anjou, France.

Beauregard; town in Copiah County, Mississippi, named for Gen. Pierre Gustave 

Toutant Beauregard, Confederate Army.

Beaver; county in Oklahoma, county, and borough in same county, in Pennsylvania, 

county in Utah, and twenty post-offices, and numerous creeks, lakes, and other 

natural features in the United States. It was adopted by the Indians as a personal as well as tribal name, because of the widespread presence of the animal.

Beaver; lake in Indiana, called by the Indians, sagayiganuhnickyug, "lake of 

beavers."

Beaverdam; city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, creek in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, and numerous post-offices, so called from an obstacle placed in streams by 

beavers.

Beaverhead; county in Montana, named from a rock in the county shaped like a 

beaver's head.

Bechler; creek in Yellowstone Park, named by the United States Geological Survey 

for Gustavus R. Bechler, topographer, with the Hayden Survey.

Bechtelsville; borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, named for.the family of 

which Judge 0. P. Bechtel is a prominent member.

Becker; county, and town in Sherburne County, in Minnesota, named for Gen. 

George L. Becker, who was one of the leading men of the State at the time.

Beckley; village in Raleigh County, West Virginia, named for Gen. Alfred Beckley, 

an early settler.
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Beckwith; butte and town in Plumas County, California, and mountain in Colorado, 

named for Lieutenant Beckwith, of the Pacific Railroad Exploring Expedition.

Bedford; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named for Wriothesley Russell, 

Duke of Bedford.

Bedford; town in Westchester County, New York, named for Bedfordshire, England.

Bedford; county, and borough in same county, in Pennsylvania, said by some to be' 

named from the county in England; by others it is thought that the name was 

given in honor of the Dukes of Bedford.

Bedford; county, and village in same county, in Tennessee, named for Thomas Bedford.

rBedford; county in Virginia;

< Bedford City; town in Bedford County, Virginia. Named for John, Duke of Bedl ford.

Bedloe;. island in New York Harbor, named for Isaac Bedlow, its first proprietor.

Bee; county in Texas, named for Bernard E. Bee, minister to Mexico in 1830.

Beetoe; town in White County, Arkansas, said to have been named for Roswell Beebe, 

an early settler.

Beech; there are six post-offices named Beech in the country and thirty-six with various suffixes, the name being applied because of the 'widespread occurrence of 

this tree.

Beech Creek; creek and borough in Clinton County, Pennsylvania. A translation 

of the Indian name schauwemimsch-hanna.

Beecher City; village in Effingham County, Illinois, named for Charles A. Beecher, 

a railway solicitor.

Beechy; cape in Alaska, named for Capt. F. W. Beechy, the navigator.

Beekman; village in Dutchess County, New York, named for Henry Beekman, who 

owned a grant there in 1703.

Beekmanton; town in Clinton County, New York, named for AVilliam Beekman, 

one of the original grantees. '/

Bekuennesee; rapids in the Menominee River, Wisconsin. An Indian word, meaning "smoky falls."

Belair; post villages in Richmond County, Georgia, and Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, town in Harford County, Maryland, and village in Lancaster County, South 

Carolina. A French phrase, meaning "good air."

Belchertown; town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, named for Jonathan 

Belcher, one of the original grantees and one time governor of Massachusetts.

Beleu; town in Quitmaii County, Mississippi, named from the battle ground upon 

which Col. John A. Quitman fought during the Mexican war.

Belew; town in Jefferson County, Missouri, named for Silas Belew, who owned 

property in the vicinity.

Belfast; city in Waldo County, Maine, named by James Miller, an early settler, 

from his native city in Ireland. Numerous other places in the country bear this 

name.

Belknap; township and village in Johnson County, Illinois, named for a prominent 

railroad man.

Belknap; county in New Hampshire. The origin of this name is in doubt, but by 

some the county is thought to have been named for Jeremy Belknap, who wrote 

a history of the State.

Belknap; mount in Utah, named for William Worth Belknap, secretary of war 

under President Grant.

Bell; county in Kentucky, named for Josh Bell.

Bell; county in Texas, named for P. H. Bell, governor of the State in 1849-1857.

Bellaire; city in Belniont County, Ohio, named for the town of Belair in Maryland.
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Bellavista; town inShastaCounty, California. A Spanish p'hrase, meaning "beautiful view."

Belle; a French word meaning "beautiful," of frequent occurrence in the country, 

there being seventy-eight post-offices which have this name in combination with 

descriptive suffixes.

Beliefontaine; city in Logan County, Ohio, so named because of the beautiful 

springs in the neighborhood.

Belleville; township and city in St. Clair County, Illinois. The name was suggested by John'Hay, a French Canadian, prominent in the early days of the 

State.

Belleville; city in Republic County, Kansas, named for Arabelle, wife of A. B. 

Tutton, president of the town-site company.

Belleville; village in Jefferson County, New York, named from the village in Wisconsin.

Belleville; village in Dane County, Wisconsin, named by the first settler, John 

Frederick, from his native village in Canada.

Bellevue; village in Sonoma County, California; a French term meaning "beautiful 

view."

Bellevue; township and city in Jackson County, Iowa, named for John D. Bell, the 

first settler.

Bellflower; township and village in McLean County, Illinois, so named by the 

early settlers from the fields of bell-shaped flowers.

Bellingham; town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, named for Governor Richard 

Bellingham.

Bellingham; bay in Washington, named by Vancouver, the explorer, probably for 

Sir Henry Bellingham, who was knighted in 1796.

Bellmont; village in Franklin County, New York, named for William Bell, an early 

proprietor.

Bellows Falls; village in Windham County, Vermont, named for Col. Benjamin 

Bellows, an early settler and founder of Walpole.

Bell Spring; mountain in Humboldt County, California, so named by an early 

explorer, who found a cow bell in a spring on the mountain. 

Bellwood; village in Butler County, Nebraska, named for D. J. Bell, its proprietor 

and patron.

Belmont; village in San Mateo County, California, and Allegany County, New York,

named for its pleasing situation in the hills; translation from the French, "fine

mountain."

Belmont; towns in Mississippi County, Missouri, and Belknap County, New Hampshire, named for August Belmont, of New York. 

Belmont; county, and village in same county, in Ohio, named for an early settler.

Ho we says it is named in reference to its hilly surface; French, "fine mountain." 

Belmont; village in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, named for three mounds within

its limits, which the early French travelers called "Belles Montes." 

Beloit; city in Rock County, Wisconsin. A coined name selected by a committee,

to whom it was suggested by the name Detroit.

Beloit; city in Mitchell County, Kansas, named for the city in Wisconsin. 

Belpre"; town in Washington County, Ohio, named from the French, meaning

"beautiful prairie," from its situation on a prairie. . .

Belton; town in Anderson County, South Carolina, named for a prominent family. 

Belton; city in Bell County, Texas, named for Governor P. H. Bell. 

Beltrami; county, and village in same county, in Minnesota*, Hamed for Count C. C.

Beltrami, an Italian, with Major Long's exploring expedition into the Northwest

country.
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Belvedere; town in Marin County, California. From the Italian, meaning "beautiful sight."

Belvidere; township and city in Boone County, Illinois, named by one of the 

founders for his native place in Canada.

Belzoni; town in Washington County, Mississippi, named for a,n Italian, Giambattuta 

Belzoni, a celebrated archaeologist.

Bement; township and village irTPiatt County, Illinois, named for a United States 

surveyor.

Bemis Heights; village in Saratoga County, New York, named for Jonathan Bemis, 

innkeeper there during the Revolution.

Benedicta; town in Aroostook County, Maine, named for Bishop Benedicta Fenwick, who was an early proprietor.

Benhur; village in Mariposa County, California, named for the character in Gen. 

Wallace's novel.

Benicia; city in Solano County, California, named by General Vallejo for his wife.

Benita; village in Kern County, California. A Spanish word meaning "nun."

Ben Lomond; post-offices in Sevier County, Arkansas, Santa Crux County, California, Issaquena County, Mississippi, and Mason County, West Virginia; named 

from the lake in Scotland.

Bennett; town in Cedar County, Iowa, named for Chet Bennett, a railroad man.

Bennett; point in Maryland, named for Richard Bennett

Bennett; town in Lancaster County, Nebraska, named for a resident.

Bennett Creek; village in Nansemond County, Virginia, named for Richard Bennett, 

governor in 1652-1656.

Bennetts; wells on the westerly border of Death Valley, Inyo County, California, 

named for the Bennett party of immigrants, most of whom perished in the neighborhood in 1852.

Bennettsville; town in Marlboro County, South Carolina, named for a family 

prominent in the State.'

Bennington; town in Hillsboro County, .New Hampshire, and county, and township, and town in same county in Vermont, named for Governor Benning 

Wentworth, of New Hampshire.

Benson; town in Johnston County, North Carolina, named for a prominent citizen.

Benson; county in North Dakota, named for Hon. B. VV. Benson, member of the 

State legislature and banker, of Valley City, North Dakota.

Benson; town in Rutland County, Vermont, said by some to have been named for 

Judge Egbert Benson, one of the original proprietors. The Vermont Historical 

Society says that it was named by-James Meacham, a proprietor, for a Revolutionary officer.

Bent; county in Colorado, named for William Bent, first United States governor of 

New Mexico.

Benton; counties in Arkansas, Indiana, and Iowa; village in Marshall County, 

Kentucky; town in Bossier Parish, Louisiana; county, and township and village in Carver County, in Minnesota; counties in Mississippi and Missouri; town 

in Grafton County, New Hampshire; and counties in Oregon and Tennessee; 

named for Senator Thomas H. Benton, of Missouri. Thirty other cities, towns, 

and villages bear this name, most of them in honor of the same man.

Benton; town in Yates County, New York, named for Caleb Benton, the first settler.

Bentonia; town in Yazoo County, Mississippi, named for the maiden name of Mrs. 

Hal Green, a resident.

Benwood; city in Marshall County, West Virginia, named for Benjamin Latrobe, 

an engineer on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

Benzie; county in Michigan. Probably named from the town of Benzonia, which 

was founded and named before the county. There are some, however, who think
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the name a corruption from Betsie River and Point, which were originally called 

Aux Bees Sties, a French form meaning "at the snouts of the sawfish."

Benzonia; village in Benzie County, Michigan, named from the Hebrew, meaning 

"sons of light," by the Key. J. B. Walker, member of a company formed to 

found a college where poor students could be educated; the college was built 

upon the spot where the village now stands.

Beowawe; post-office in Eureka County, Nevada, said to be from an Indian word 

meaning "gate," so named from the peculiar shape of the hills at. this point, 

which gives the effect of an open gateway up the valley to the canyon beyond.

Berea; towns in Adair County, Iowa, Madison County, Kentucky, and Cuyahoga 

County, Ohio, named from the ancient city in Macedonia.

Berenda; town in Madera County, California. A Spanish word meaning "antelope," so applied because the country was overrun with antelope.

Beresford; lake in Florida, named for an early*English proprietor.

Berg; village in Sutter County, California, so named from its location in the mountains. From the German,.meaning "mountain."

Bergen; county in New Jersey, named from Bergen Point.

Bergen Point; post village of Hudson County, New Jersey, named by colonists 

from Bergen, Norway.

Bergholtz; village in Niagara County, New York, named for the town in Prussia.

Bering; sea and strait lying between Alaska and Asia, named for the Dutch navigator, Ivan Ivanovitch Bering.

Berkeley; city in Alameda County, California, named for Dean Berkley, Bishop 

of Cloyne.

Berkeley; county in South Carolina^ named for John Lord Berkeley, one of the

original proprietors. 

Berkeley; county in West Virginia;

Berkeley Springs; town in Morgan County, West Virginia. Named for William 

Berkeley, governor of Virginia in 1642.

Berkley; town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, probably named for Dean Berkley, Bishop of Cloyne, though some authorities say for James and William 

Berkley, members of the Privy Council.

Berkley; town in Norfolk County, Virginia, named for a prominent family of land 

holders.

Berks; county in Pennsylvania, named from the county of Berks in England.

Berkshire; county in Massachusetts, named from Berkshire, England. Several

towns in the country are named from the same. 

Berlin; thirty-seven post-offices in the United States bear the name of the city in

Germany. 

Bermuda; villages in Conecuh County, Alabama, Gwinnett County, Georgia,

Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, Marion County, South Carolina, and Knox

County, Tennessee; named from the group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean

which were named for the Spanish discoverer, Juan Bermudez. 

(Bern; towns in Adams County, Indiana, and Albany County, New York; 

 jBernville; borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Named from the town of 

I Bern in Switzerland. 

Bernal; suburb of San Francisco, California. A Spanish word meaning "vernal,"

"green." ° Bernalillo; county in New Mexico, named from the town on the Rio Grande. A

Spanish-Christian name, meaning "little Bernal." 

Bernalillo; town in Sandoval County, New Mexico, settled by descendents of

Bernal Diaz del Castillo, who was associated with Cortez in the conquest of

Mexico.
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Bernardo; township and village in San Diego County, California. From the Spanish, relating to the Bernardine religious order.

Bernardstown; town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, named for the British 

governor, Sir Francis Bernard.

Berrien; county in Georgia, and county, and township in same county, in Michigan, 

named for John McPherson Berrien, attorney-general of the United States in 

1829.

Berry; creek in Idaho, so named by Captain Clark, the explorer, because he subsisted entirely on berries at that place.

Berry; village in Harrison County, Kentucky, named for a man who had a station 

there called Berry's station.

Berryville; town in Carroll County, Arkansas, named for James H. Berry, governor 

of the State.

Berthoud; village in Larimer County, Colorado, named for E. L. Berthoud, chief 

engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad.

Bertie; county in North Carolina, named for James and Henry Bertie, in whom 

the proprietary rights of the Earl of Clarendon rested.

Berwick; town in York County, Maine, named from the town in.England, Berwickupon-Tweed.

Berwick; borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, named from the county in 

Scotland.

Bessemer; town in Jefferson County, Alabama, city in Gogebic County, Michigan, 

town in Gaston County, North Carolina, and several other places; named for 

Sir Henry Bessemer, who invented the process of reducing iron ore.

Bethaldo; village in Madison County, Illinois. Changed from Bethel to distinguish 

it from another post-office of that name.

Bethany; village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, borough in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, and many other places bear the name of the village in Palestine.

Bethel; town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and many other places, named 

directly or indirectly from Bethel in Palestine.

Bethesda; post-office in Montgomery County, Maryland, and several other places, 

named from the pool in Jerusalem.

Bethlehem; borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, originally a Moravian 

settlement, named on Christmas Day, 1741, from the birthplace of Christ in 

Judea. Twelve other places in the Union bear the same name.

Betsie; river, point, and town, in Michigan, a corruption of the French name given 

to the river in early days, aux bees scies, meaning "at the snouts of the sawfish."

Beulah; post-office in Crawford County, Kansas, and many towns and villages bear 

this Scriptural name.

Beverly; city in Essex County, Massachusetts, and many towns and villages bear 

this.name, probably derived from Beverly, in Yorkshire, England.

Beverly; township and city in Burlington County, New Jersey, so named by the 

first settlers, who found the country overrun with beavers.

Beverly; town in Randolph County, West Virginia, doubtless named for William 

Beverly, the original grantee of Beverly manor.

Bevier; village in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, and city in Macon County, Missouri, named for Col. Robert Bevier, of Kentucky.

Bexar; villages in Marion County, Alabama; Fulton County, Arkansas, and Lauderdale County, Tennessee, and county, and village in game county, in Texas, named 

for the Duke of Bexar, a Spanish nobleman.

Bibb; counties in Alabama and Georgia, named for Dr. William Wyatt Bibb, member of Congress from Georgia.

Bicknell; village in Knox County, Indiana, named for John Bicknell.
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Biddeford; city in York County, Maine, named from the place in England whence

some of the early settlers emigrated."' 

Bienville; parish, and town in same parish, in Louisiana, named for Governor Jean

Baptiste Lemoine Bienville, *son of the French explorer who accompanied La

Salle on his expedition. 

Big1 Bar; post-office and mining settlement in Trinity County, California, named for

the rich and extensive bars of placer gravel. . 

Big Blackfoot; river in the Eocky Mountains, Montana, the name of which is

derived from the Blackfeet Indian tribe. 

Big Blue; creek in Missouri, which was formerly called Bluewater Creek, the name

being derived from its French name, riviere de I'eau bleue. 

Bigbone; village in Bcione County, Kentucky, so named from the numbers of bones

of mastodons discovered in the vicinity. 

Big Dry; creek, in Montana, so named by Lewis and Clark, because it was dry

when they reached it.

Big Gravois; creek in Missouri. A French name meaning "rubbish." 

Biggsville; village in Henderson County, Illinois, named for Thomas Biggs, who

built the first mill.

Bighorn; river in Montana, tributary to the Yellowstone River, so named from the 

. Kocky Mountain sheep, frequently called "big horn." Its Indian (Dakota)

name was papatunkau, meaning "big head." 

Bighorn; county in Wyoming, named from the range of mountains, which took

their name from the sheep which were found in them. The Indian (Absaroka)

name of the mountains was ahsahta, meaning "big head.'? 

Bigler; lake in California, named for John Bigler, governor of the State. 

Big Muddy; creek in Missouri; the name is translated from that given it by the

early French, grande riviere vaseuse, "great muddy river." 

Big Palm Springs; village" in San Diego County, California, named for the desert

palms or giant yuccas in the vicinity. 

Big Rapids; city in Mecosta County, Michigan, so named from rapids in the Muskegon Eiver.

Big Sioux; river in Minnesota and South Dakota, named from the Indian tribe. 

Big Spring; town in Meade County, Kentucky, so named from a spring which rises

near the middle of the town. There are fifteen other places in the country that

bear this name because of the presence of springs. ' . Bigstone; county in Minnesota, which takes its name from a river, which was

doubtless named descriptively. 

Big Timber; town in Sweet Grass County, Montana, so named from a stream which

rises in the Crazy Mountains and flows into the Yellowstone River at a point

opposite the town. This stream was called the Big Timber for years before the

town was settled. 

Bigtooth; creek in Center County, Pennsylvania, a translation of the Indian name

of the creek, mangipisink, "place where big teeth are found." 

Big Tree; village in Erie County, New York, so called from the Indian village which

formerly occupied the site, deonundaga, "big tree." 

Big Trees; village in Calaveras County, California, so named from a grove of about

ninety enormous trees of the genus Sequoia. 

Bigwood; river in Idaho, the name of which is derived from the name given by the

early French traders, boise or boisee, "woody;" so called because of its wooded

banks.

Bijou; town in Eldorado County, California. A French word meaning a "jewel." 

Bijou; hills in South Dakota, named for an early French hunter. 

Bijou Hills; village in Brule County, South Dakota, named from the hills.
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Billerica; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named from the town in Essex, 

England.

Billings; city in.Yellowstone County, Montana, named for Parmley Billings, son of 

the first president of the Northern Pacific Eailroad.

Billings; county in North Dakota, named for Frederick Billings, at one time president of the Northern Pacific Railroad.

Billingsport; town in Gloucester.County, New Jersey, named for an English merchant, Edward Bylling.

Billington Sea; pond in Plymouth, Massachusetts, named for the discoverer, Billington, one of the Mayflower passengers, who reported it as an inland sea.

Bill Williams; mountain in Arizona, named for a guide and trapper.

Biloxi; bay, and city in Harrison County, in Mississippi. An Indian tribe of this 

name inhabited this part of the country. The name is of Choctaw origin, variously rendered as referring to "worthless" or "terrapin."

Biltmore; town in Buncombe County,'North Carolina, named by George Vanderbilt from the last part of his name, with the Gaelic m6r, "great."

Bingham; county in Idaho, named by Governor Bunn for his friend, Congressman , Bingham, of Pennsylvania.

Bingham; town in Somerset County, Maine, named for William Bingham, a large

landowner in early days.

Binghamton; city in Broome County, New York, named for William Bingham, of 

Philadelphia, a benefactor of the town.

Birch; nineteen post-offices, besides many natural features, bear this name, either 

alone or with suffixes, generally indicating the presence of the tree.

Bird; city in Cheyenne County, Kansas, named for its founder, Benjamin Bird.

Birdsall; towii in Allegany County, New York, named for Judge John Birdsall.

Birdsboro; borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, named for William Bird, who 

in 1740 bought the tract on which the town now stands.

Birmingham; twelve places in the country, named from the manufacturing town in 

England.

Bismarck; cities in St. Francois County, Missouri, and Burleigh County, North 

Dakota, and many other places, named for Prince Otto von Bismarck of Germany.

Bison; peaks in Colorado and Yellowstone Park, named for their shape.

Bitterwater; town in San Benito County, California, named from the bitter mineral 

springs in the vicinity.

Bitterwater; branch of Grand Eiver, Utah, so named from the character of the 

water.

Bituma; village in Ventura County, California, named from the asphalt beds in the 

neighborhood.

Blackbird; town in Holt County, Nebraska, named for the great warrior and chief 

of the Omaha Indians, Wasldngasahba, meaning " blackbird."

Black Butte; village in.Siskiyou County, California, named from an extinct volcanic cone.

Black 'Creek; town in Wilson County, North Carolina, named from a creek of dark 

water.

Black Diamond; town in Contra Costa County, California, so named from its coal 

mines.

Blackfoot; peak, and village in Bingham County, in Idaho, named from the Blackfeet Indian tribe.

Blackford; county, and village in Jaspar County, Indiana, named for Isaac Blackford, judge of the supreme court of Indiana.

Blackhawk; town in Gilpin County, Colorado, named from one of the earliest mining companies.
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Blackhawk; county, and village in Davis County, in Iowa, named for a noted chief 

of the Sac and Fox Indians.

Blackhawk; town in Carroll County, Mississippi, named for a Choctaw Indian chief.

Black Hills; mountain range in South Dakota, called by the early French traders 

cole noire, "black hills," from the character of the timber which grows on them, 

giving a dark appearance.

Blackiston; village in Kent County, Delaware, named for one of the original proprietors of large tracts of land in the county.

Blacklick; creek in Pennsylvania, called by the Indians naeskahoni, "lick of 

blackish color."

Blackmore; mount in Montana, named for the English ethnologist, William Blackmore, of London.

Black Mountain; town in San Diego County, California, named from the black 

volcanic rocks.

Black Mountain; range in North Carolina, so named from the dark-green foliage of 

the balsam fir which covers the top and sides.

Black Mountain; town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, named from the 

mountain towering above it.

Black River; village in Jefferson County, New York, named from a river the waters 

of which are the color of sherry.

Black River Falls; city in Jackson County, Wisconsin, named from the falls of 

Black River, near which it is situated.

Blacksburg; town in Cherokee County, South Carolina, named for a prominent 

family in the neighborhood.

Blackstone; village in Livingston County, Illinois, named for Timothy B. Blackstone, a prominent railroad official.

Blackstone; river, and town in Worcester County, in Massachusetts, named for 

William Blackstone, the first settler in Boston.

Black Warrior; river in Alabama, a translation of the Choctaw Indian word 

tuscaloosa.

Blackwells; island in East River, New York, named for the Black well family, who

owned it for one hundred years. 

Bladen; county in North Carolina;

Bladenboro; town in Bladen County. Named for Martin Bladen, one of the lord 

commissioners of trades and plantations.

Bla.densbu.rg; town in Prince George County, Maryland, named for Gov. Thomas

Bladen.

Blain; borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, named for James Blain, the warrantee of the land upon which it was built. 

Blaine; mountain in Colorado, county in Idaho, town in Aroostook County, Maine,

counties in Nebraska and Oklahoma, and many other places, named for James

G. Blaine. 

Blair; county in Pennsylvania, named for John Blair. 

Blair; city in Washington County, Nebraska; 

Blairstbwn; town in Benton County, Iowa; 

Blairstown; towns in Henry County, Missouri, and Warren County, New Jersey.

Named for John I. Blair, of New Jersey. 

Blairsville; borough and town in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, named for John

Blair, a prominent resident of Blairs Gap.

Blakely; town in Early County, Georgia, named for Captain Blakely, naval officer. 

Blakiston; island in the Potomac River, named for Nehemiah Blakiston, collector

of customs. 

Blalock; village in Gilliam County, Oregon, named for Dr. Blalock, an early settler.
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Blanca; peak in the Sierra Blanca, Colorado, so named from the white rocks on its 

summit.

Blanchard; town in Piscataquis County, Maine, named for one of the early proprietors, Charles Blanchard.

Blanco; cape on the coast of Oregon, discovered by Martin de Agnilar, the Spanish 

explorer, who named it. A Spanish word meaning "white."

Blanco; county in Texas, named from the Rio Blanco, "white river."

Bland; county in Virginia, said to have been named for Richard Bland, of Revolutionary fame.

Blandford; town in Hampden County,'Massachusetts, named for the Duke of Marlborough, whose second title was Marquis of Blandford.

Blandinsville; township and village in McDonough County, Illinois, named for 

. Joseph L. Blandin, first settler and owner of the land.

Blandville; town in Ballard County, Kentucky, named for Capt. Bland Ballard.

Bledsoe; county in Tennessee, named for Jesse Bledsoe, United States Senator.

Bleecker; village in Fulton County, New York, named for Rutger Bleecker, an early 

patentee.

Blennerhassett; island in the Ohio River, named for Herman Blennerhassett, who 

was accused of complicity with Aaron Burr.

Blissfield; village in Lenawee County, Michigan, named for Henry Bliss, an early

settler, upon whose homestead'the village is built. 

Block; island off the coast of Rhode Island, named for Adrien Block, the Dutch

discoverer. 

Blocksburg; town in Humboldt County, California, named for Ben Blockburger,

the founder.

Bloods; village in Steuben County, New York, named for Calvin Blood. 

Bloomer; village in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, named probably for a Galena

merchant. 

Bloomfield; city in Stoddard County, Missouri, named from the field of flowers

which grew there when the place was founded. 

Bloomfield; town in Essex County, New Jersey, named for Governor Joseph

Bloomfield of that State.

Bloomington; township and city in McLean Cdunty, Illinois, named from Blooming Grove, so called from its profusion of wild 'flowers. 

Bloomington; township and city in Monroe County, Indiana, named for an early

settler, Philip Bloom. 

Bloomsburg; town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, named for Samuel Bloom,

county commissioner of Northumberland County. 

Blossburg; borough in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, named for Aaron Bloss, who

settled there in 1806. 

Blount; county in Alabama, named for Willie Blount, governor of Tennessee in

1809-1815.

Blount; county in Tennessee, named for William Blount, governor in 1790-1796. 

Blountsville; village in Henry County, Indiana, named for Andrew Blount, its

founder. 

Blowing Rock; town in Watauga County, North Carolina, named from a cliff

where the wind blows upward. 

Blue Earth; county and river in Minnesota; 

Blue Earth City; township and city in Faribault County, Minnesota, so named

because of the bluish hue of the earth, due to the presence of copper. 

Bluefield; city in Mercer County, West Virginia, named from the bluegrass valley

in which it is situated.

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Blue Grass; villages in Fulton County, Indiana, Scott County, Iowa, Knox County, 

- Tennessee, and Russell County, Virginia, named from a variety of grass which

grows in Kentucky. 

Blue Hill; village in Webster County, Nebraska, so named because of the bluish

atmosphere surrounding the hill on which the village is located. 

Blue Hills; range of hills in Massachusetts, which are said to have given name to

the State, the Indian name Massashusetts meaning ''great hills." 

Blue Island; village in Cook County, Illinois, so named because when viewed from

a distance by the early settlers it appeared like an island covered with blue

flowers. 

Blue Mound; township in Macon County, Illinois, named from its proximity to a

hill covered with blue flowers. 

Blue Mounds; village in Dane County, Wisconsin, named from mounds which

appear bluish from a distance. 

Blue Mountain; town in Tippah County, Mississippi, named from a large bluish

hill near the site. 

Blue Ridge; the most eastern of the principal ridges of the Appalachian chain of

mountains, so called from the hue which frequently envelops its distant summits. 

Blue Springs; town in Union County, Mississippi, named from springs with water

of bluish hue. 

Bluffs;, village in Scott County, Illinois, so named from its location on the side of

high bluffs. 

Bluffton; city in Wells County, Indiana, so named on account of the high bluffs

which once surrounded the town. 

Blunt; village in Hughes County, South Dakota, named for the chief engineer of

the Chicago and North Western Railroad, Arthur E. Blunt. 

Blunts; reef on the coast of California, named for Captain Blunt, of the Hudson Bay

. Company.

Blyville; village in Knox County, Nebraska, named for George W. Ely, early settler. 

Boardman; mountain in Franklin County, Maine, named for Herbert Boardman,

who settled at its base in 1795. 

Boardman; town in Columbus County, North Carolina, named for a pioneer Baptist

preacher. 

Boardman; township and village in Mahoning County, Ohio, named for the original

proprietor, Frederick Boardman. 

Boca; post-office in Nevada County, California, at the mouth of the Truckee River.

A Spanish word, meaning "mouth."

Bodega; township in Sonoma County, California. A Spanish word meaning "winevault."' 

Bodie; island in North Carolina, named for Hon. N. W. Bocldie, of Nashville, North

Carolina.

Bodock; creek in Arkansas, corrupted from the French, bois d'arc, a species of wood. 

Boerne; village in Kendall County, Texas, named for the German writer, Louis

Boerne. 

Bogota; borough in" Bergen County, New Jersey, named for the South American

city. 

Bogue Chitto; town and creek in Lincoln County, Mississippi. An Indian name

meaning "big creek." 

Bohemia; villages in Escambia County, Florida, Suffolk County, New York, and

Douglas County, Oregon, named from the province in Austria-Hungary. ' 

Bois Brule; township in Perry County and creek in Cole County, Missouri. A

French name meaning "burnt forest." 

Bois d'Arc; village in Greene County, Missouri, "bowwood," the French name of

the Osage orange from which the Indians procured wood for their bows.
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Bois de Sioux; tributary of the Red River, North Dakota. A French name meaning "Sioux forest."

Boise; county, and city in Ada County, in Idaho, situated on Boise River. A French 

word meaning " woody," given by the early French traders because of the trees 

upon the banks of the river.

Bolinas; bay, and town in Marin County, in California. A Spanish word meaning 

"whale." '

Bolivar; county, and village in same county, in Mississippi, city in Polk County, 

Missouri, town in Allegany County, New York, town in Hardeman County, 

Tennessee, town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, and four other places; 

named for Gen. Simon Bolivar.

Bollinger; county in Missouri, named for Maj. George F. Bollinger, an early settler.

Bolsa; village in Orange County, California. A Spanish word meaning "purse."

Bolton; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for Charles Powlet, third 

Duke of Bolton.

Bolton; town in Hinds County, Mississippi, named for a man interested in building 

a railroad from Vicksburg to Jackson.

Bombay; town in Franklin County, New York, named by Mr. Hogan, an early

settler, from Bombay, India. 

Bonair; towns in Howard County, Iowa, and AVhite County, Tennessee, and village

in Chesterfield County, Virginia. A French name, meaning "good air." 

Bonanza; village in Klamath County, Oregon, and seven other places in the country.

A Spanish word meaning "prosperity."

Bonaparte; town in Van Buren County, Iowa, and village hi Lewis County, NewYork, named for Napoleon Bonaparte. 

Bonaqua; town in Hickman County, Tennessee, so called because it is situated near

mineral springs. A Latin name, meaning "good water." 

Bond; county in Illinois, named for Shadrack Bond, first governor of the State,

, 1818-1822.

Bondurant; town in Polk County, Iowa, named for A. C. Bondurant. 

Bonfield; village in Kankakee County, Illinois, named for Thomas Borifield, a

prominent railroad official. 

Bonham; town in Faunin County, Texas, named for Col. J. B. Bonham, who died

in.the Alamo in 1836. 

Bonhomme; island in the Missouri River, in South Dakota, named for Jacques Bon

Homme, the Frenchman's " Uncle Sam."

Bonhomme; county in South Dakota, named from the island in the Missouri River. 

Bonita; point in California, and village in Ottertail County, Minnesota. A Spanish

word, meaning "pretty," "graceful." 

Bonner; town in Missoula County, Montana, named for E. T. Bonner, of Missoula,

Montana. 

Bonner Springs; city in Wyandotte County,'Kansas, named for Robert Bonner,

horseman, and editor of the New York Ledger. 

Bonneterre; town in St. Francois County, Missouri. A French name, meaning

"good earth." The name was given by early French settlers to a mine which

contained lead. 

Bonneville; mounts in Nevada and Wyoming, and a village in Multnomah County,

Oregon, named for Capt. B. L. E. Bonneville, early explorer in the Northwest. 

.Bonpas; creek and town in Richland County, Illinois, named from the prairie which

is now called Pornpare, but which Avas named by the early French, bon pas,

meaning " good walk." 

Bonpland; lake in California and mount in Nevada, named for Aime Bonpland, the

French botanist.
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Bon Secours; triangular projection on the east side of Mobile Bay, and post-office 

in Baldwin County, Alabama. A French name, meaning "good succor."

Book; plateau in Colorado; so named from its shape. 

Boon; town in ^^7'exford County, Michigan;

Boone; counties in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Nebraska, 

town in Watauga County, North Carolina, and county in West Virginia. Named 

for Daniel Boone; his name appears with different suffixes in many parts of 

the country.

Boone; county, city in same county, and creek in Iowa, named for .Captain Boone, 

United States dragoons, who captured Des Moines Valley above Coon Forks.

Boone; creek in Yellowstone Park, named forEobert Withrow, who called himself 

'' Daniel Boone the second.''

fBoonesboro; town in Howard County, Missouri;

\Boone Station; village in Fayette County, Kentucky. Named for Daniel Boone.

Booneville; town in Prentiss County, Mississippi, named for Reuben H. Boone, 

who settled there in 1836.

Boonton; town in Morris County, New Jersey, named for Thomas Boone, its colonial governor in 1760.

Boonville; town in Warrick County, Indiana, Some authorities say that it received 

its name in honor of Daniel Boone, while Conklin says it was named for Katliffe 

Boone, second governor of the State, who laid out the town.

Boonville; towns in Cooper County, Missouri, and Yadkin County, North Carolina, 

named for Daniel Boone.

Boonville; village in Oneida County, New York, named for Gerrit Boon, agent of 

the Holland Land Company, who made the first settlement.

Boothbay; town in Lincoln County, Maine, named from the town in England.

Borate; village in San Bernardino County, California, named from the extensive 

veins of colemanite (borate of lime).

Borax; lake in California, the waters of which contain borax in solution.

Bordeaux; town in Abbeville County, South Carolina, named from the city in 

France.

Borden; towns in Madera County, California, and county and village in Colorado 

County, Texas, named for Gail Borden, member of the consultation of 1833, collector of customs at Galveston in 1837, editor and financier.

Bordentown; city in Burlington County, New Jersey, named for Joseph Borden, its 

founder. ' 

Borgne; lake in Louisiana. A French word, meaning "one-eyed," hence something "defective," given to the lake by the French because they did not consider it a lake, but rather a bay, as it had the appearance of being separated from 

the sea by numerous islands.

Borodino; village in Onondaga County, New York, named from the town in Russia.

Boscawen; town in Merrimac County, New Hampshire, named for Admiral Edward 

Boscawen.

Boscobel; city in Grant County, Wisconsin, named from a place in Shropshire, England.

Bosque; county and river in Texas. A French and Portuguese word, meaning 

"wood," "forest," applied to the country because of the forests of oak and cedar.

Bosqueville; village in McLennan County, Texas; so named because near Bosque 

River.

Bossier; parish, and village in same parish, in Louisiana, named for General Bossier, 

a celebrated duelist.

Bostic; town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, named for George T. Bostic.

Boston; city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. By some authorities the name is 

said to have been given in honor of John Cotton, vicar of St. Bodolph's church
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in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, and one of the first clergymen in the American Boston. Others say it was named before the arrival of John Cotton, for 

three prominent colonists from Boston, England. Sixteen places in the country 

have taken their names from the Massachusetts city.

Botetourt; county in Virginia, named for Norborn'e Berkeley, Lord de Botetourt, 

royal governor of Virginia in 1768.

Bottineau; county, and town in same county, in North Dakota, named for Pierre 

Bottineau, one of the early settlers of the Red River Valley.

Bouckville; village in Madison County, New York, named for Governor William C. 

Bouck.

Bouff; creek in Chicot County, Arkansas. A corruption of the French bayou aux 

boeufs, "cattle creek."

Boulder; county, and city in same county, in Colorado, named from the huge boulders found in the county.

Boundbrook; borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, named from a creek emptying into the Raritan River, which was the northern boundary of the grant made 

to Governor Carteret. It is now part of the boundary between Middlesex and 

Somerset counties.

B'ouquet; river in Essex County, New York; said to be named from the flowers

upon its banks. Some authorities think it is derived from the French, baquel,

"trough." 

Bourbeuse; river in Missouri. A name applied to the river by the early French

traders, meaning " rniry." 

Bourbon; town in Marshall County, Indiana, and counties in Kansas and Kentucky,

besides several small places, named for the royal family of France. 

Bovina; town in Delaware County, New York; from the Latin, because of its fitness

for grazing.

Bow; creek in Nebraska, named by the early French petit arc, "little bow." 

Bow; town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, so named from a bend in the

river within the town limits. 

Bowdoinham; town in Sagadahoc County, Maine. Some authorities say it was

named for James Bowdoin, governor of Massachusetts in 1785-86, while Varney

claims that it was named for William Bowdoin, of Boston. 

Bowen; town in Jones County, Iowa, named for Hugh Bowen. 

Bowerbank; plantation in Piscataquis County, Maine, named for a London merchant, the first owner.

Bowie; town in Prince George County, Maryland, named for Governor Oden Bowie. 

Bowie; county, and village in Montague County, in Texas, named for James Bowie,

Indian and Mexican fighter, the inventor of the bowie knife, who was killed at

the Alamo. 

Bowling Green; the name of seven places in the country. The word is said to be

derived from a term denoting ornamental gardening, or a plat of turf for bowling.

The name is found in Yorkshire, England. 

Bowman; village in Fleming County, Kentucky, named for Col. Abram Bowman,

first settler. 

Bowman; county in North Dakota, named for E. M. Bowman, a member of the

Territorial legislature in 1883. 

Bowman; town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, named for the Fleming

family, of Orangeburg. 

Boxbutte; county, and town in same county, in Nebraska, named from a butte in

the county.

Boxelder; county in Utah and creek in Montana, also six other places in the country, named from the tree.
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Boxford; town in Essex County, Massachusetts, probably named from the town in

Suffolk, England. 

Boyd; county, and village in Harrison County, in Kentucky, named for Linn Boyd,

statesman, of Tennessee, one time lieutenant-governor of Kentucky. 

Boyd; county in Nebraska, named for James E. Boyd, governor of the State in

1891-93. 

Boyd Tavern; village in Albemarle County, Virginia, named for a family who kept

a tavern there many years ago. 

Boyerton; borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, named for the Boyer family,

early settlers.

Boyle; county in Kentucky, named for John Boyle, chief justice of the State. 

Boylston; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for a resident family

of Boston.

Boylston; town in Oswego County, New York, named for Thomas Boylston. 

Bozeman; city in Gallatin County, Montana, named for J. M. Bozeman, an early

trapper. 

Bozrahville; town in New London County, Connecticut, named from the ancient

town in Syria. 

Braceville; township and village in Grundy County, Illinois, first called Braysville,

for an early settler. 

Braceville; township in Trurnbull County, Ohio, named for Jonathan Brace, an

early settler. 

Bracken; county in Kentucky, named for two creeks, Big and Little Bracken, which

were named for William Bracken, a pioneer hunter.

Brackettville; town in Kinney County, Texas, named for Oscar B. Brackett, a 

* prominent resident.

Bracks; butte in California, named for an old settler. 

Braddock; borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, named from the battlefield

where General Brad'dock was defeated by the French and Indians. 

Braddys; pond in Portage County, Ohio, named for Capt. Samuel Brady. 

Bradford; county in Florida, named for Captain Bradford, who was killed in battle

on an island in western Florida. 

Bradford; village in Stark County, Illinois, named for Bradford S. Foster, one of its

principal founders. 

Bradford; village, now a part of Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, named

from the town in Yorkshire, England. 

Bradford; town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, and village in Orange

County, Vermont, named from the village in Massachusetts. 

Bradford; town in Steuberi County, New York, named for General Bradford. 

Bradford; county, and city in McKean County, in Pennsylvania, named for William

Bradford, 1755-1795, Attorney-General of the United States. 

Bradfordsville; town in Marion County, Kentucky, named for Peter Bradford, the

first settler.

Bradley; county in Arkansas, named for Capt. Hugh Bradley. 

Bradley; village in Tazewell County, Illinois, named for the Bradley Manufacturing

Company located there. 

Bradley; town in Greenwood County, South Carolina, named for a family of the

State. 

Bradley; county in Tennessee. The origin of the name is in doubt; Judge P. B.

Mayfield, of Cleveland, Tennessee, says it was probably named for a schoolteacher.

Bradley Beach.; borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, named ,for the original owner, James A. Bradley.
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Bradys Bend; town in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, named for Capt. Samuel 

Brady, the noted Indian fighter.

Braidwood; city in Will County, Illinois, named for James Braidwood, who developed coal mines in the vicinity.

Brainerd; city in Butler County, Kansas,'named for E. B. Brainerd, who owned a 

farm upon which part of the city is built. ,

Brainerd; city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, named for David Brainerd, a celebrated missionary to the Indians.

Braintree; town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, named.from the town in Essex; 

England.

Braintree; town in Orange County, Vermont, named from the town in Massachusetts, where many of the early grantees-resided.

Bramwell; town in Mercer County, West Virginia, named for an English engineer 

and coal operator who lived in the town.

Branch; county, and township in Mason County, in Michigan, named for John 

Branch, secretary of the navy under President Jackson. '

Branchport; town in Yates County, New York, which derives its name from its 

position on one of the branches of Crooked Lake.

Branchville; borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, named for the branch or river 

known as Long Branch.

Branchville; town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, named from the forks of 

the two branches of the South Carolina Railroad.

Brandenburg; town in Meade County, Kentucky, named from a province in Prussia.

Brandon; town in Kankin County, Mississippi, named for Gerard C. Brandon, 

governor in 1828-32.

Brandon; town in Rutland County, Vermont. A corruption of "burnt town," from 

the circumstance of the burning of the settlement by Indians in 1777.

Brandt; lake and town in Erie County, New York, named for Col. Joseph Brandt, 

a Mohawk chief.

Brandywine; creek in Pennsylvania. According to a tradition, the name is derived 

from the occasion of a vessel laden with brantewein (brandy), which was lost in 

its waters. Other authorities derive it from Andrew Braindwine, who owned 

lands near its mouth in early days. A third theory is that the slough near 

Downingtown discharged its muddy waters into the creek, tinging it the color of 

brandy. A celebrated battle was fought there, which accounts for the name 

being given to eight places in in the country.

Branford; town in New Haven County, Connecticut, named from the town of 

Brentford, England.

Brasher; town in St. Lawrence County, New York,, named for Philip Brasher, part 

owner.

Brassua; lake of Moose River, Maine, said to be named for an Indian chief. The 

word is said to signify " frank."

Brattleboro; town in Windham County, Vermont, named for Col. William Brattle, 

a citizen of Boston.

Braxton; county in West Virginia, named for Carter Braxton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Braysville; village in Owen County, Indiana, named for its founder.

Brazil; city in Clay County, Indiana, named from the country in South America.

Brazoria; county, and town in same county, in Texas. The olcl municipality of 

Brazoria, founded under the Mexican rule, was named from the Brazos River.

Brazos; river and county in Texas. A Franciscan monk named the neighboring 

stream now the Colorado Brazos de Dios, "arm of God." The Mexicans 

confused the two rivers and called the Colorado the Brazos, and vice versa, and 

so the names stand to-day.
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Breakabeen; village in Schoharie County, New York, named from the German

word for the rushes which grew upon the banks of the creek. . Breathitt; county in Kentucky, named for John Breathitt, former governor of the

State. 

Breckenridge; town in Summit County, Colorado, and city in Caldwell County,

Missouri, named for John C. Breckinridge, vice-president of the United States. 

Breckinridge; county in Kentucky, named for John Breckinridge, a Kentucky

statesman. 

Breedsville; village in Van Buren County, Michigan, named for Silas Breed, an early

settler. 

Breese; village in Clinton County, Illinois, named for Lieutenant-Governor Sidney

Breese. 

Bremer; county in Iowa, named for Fredrika Bremer, the Swedish authoress, who

spent some time in that region in 1850. 

Brentwood; town in Contra Costa County, California, named from the town in

New Hampshire. 

Brentwood; town in Buckingham County, New Hampshire, incorporated as Brintwood; probably named from a place in England.

Brevard; county in Florida, named for Doctor Brevard, author of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. 

Brevard; town in Transylvania County, North Carolina, named for Ephraim J.

Brevard, a Kevolutionary patriot.

Brewer; mount in California, named for Prof. W. H. Brewer. 

Brewer; city in Penobscot County, Maine, named for Col. John Brewer, a first settler. 

Brewer; strait of Staten Island, New York, discovered by Brewer in 1643. 

Brewster; town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, named for Elder William

Brewster, one of the first settlers in Plymouth colony. 

Brewster; village in Putnam County, New York, probably named after James and

Walter F. Brewster, who at one time owned the tract of land comprising the

village. 

Brewster; county in Texas, named for H. P. Brewster, private secretary to Samuel

Houston.

Briceland; village in Humboldt County, California, named for a resident. 

Bridal Veil; falls in Yosemite Valley, California, and falls on a branch of the

Columbia Eiver, Oregon. A descriptive name.

Bridal Veil; village in Multnomah County, Oregon, named'for the falls.

Bridge; creek in Yellowstone Park, named from a natural bridge of trachyte over it.

Bridgeport; city in Fairfield County, Connecticut; also of numerous other places,

usually so called from a bridge in or near the place. The suffixes "ton,"

"town," "water," and "ville" are also used frequently. 

Bridgeport; township and town in Lawrence County, Illinois, first called The

Bridge, from a bridge spanning a stream at that point.

Bridger; peak, village in Carbon County, and river in Montana, lake in Yellowstone Park, and pass in the Eocky Mountains, named for Maj. James Bridger, a

noted guide. 

Bridgeton; city-in Cumberland County, New Jersey. Corrupted from bridge town,

so named because of its location by the bridge over the old fording place on the

Cohansey River. 

Bridgewater; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, named for the Duke of

Bridgewater. Nason says the name was derived from a town in Somersetshire,

England. 

Bridgton; town in Cumberland County, Maine, named for an early settler, Moody

Bridges.
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Briensburg; village in Marshall County, Kentucky, named for James Bricn, member of the legislature.

Brigham; city in Boxelder County, Utah, named for Brigham Young.

Bright Angel; creek in Arizona, so named because of the clearness of its waters.

Brighton; township and village in Macoupin County, Illinois, named by settlers 

from Brighton (a part of Boston), Massachusetts. Many other places also bear 

this name, being named either directly or indirectly from Brighton in England.

Briscoe; county in Texas, named for Andrew Briscoe, a San Jacinto veteran.

Bristol; town in Lincoln County, Maine, county in Massachusetts, town in Ontario 

County, New York, village in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, county, and city in 

same county, in Rhode Island, town in Sullivan County, Tennessee, and city in 

Harrison County, West Virginia; named from the town in England.

Bristol; town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, named for Rev. Ira Bristol, an early 

settler.

Britton; village in Marshall Comity, South Dakota, named for Col. Isaac Britton.

Broad; mountain ridge in Pennsylvania which has a broad tableland almost destitute of trees.

Broadalbin; town in Fulton County, New York, named from a place in Scotland.

Broadhead; town in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, named for a resident.

Broadlands; village in Champaign County, Illinois, so called from a farm of the 

same name, containing a thousand acres.

Broadtop; mountain in Bedford and Huntingdon counties, Pennsylvania; a descriptive name.

Broadwater, county in Montana, named for Col. Charles Broadwater.

Brock; village in Nemaha County, Nebraska, named for a resident.

Brockport; village in Monroe County, New York, named for Hiel Brockway, an 

early settler.

Brockton; city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, named for an old resident 

family.

Brocton; village in Edgar County, Illinois, named from Brockton, Massachusetts.

Brodhead; city in Green County, Wisconsin, named for Edward Brodhead, a prominent resident.

Brokenstraw; village in Chautauqua County, New York, and creek in Warren 

County, Pennsylvania. A translation of the Indian word def/asysnohdyahyali.

Bronco; village in Nevada County, California. A Spanish word meaning "rough" 

or "coarse."

Bronson; village in Bourbon County, Kansas, named for Ira D. Bronson, of Fort

Scott.

Bronx; river in Westchester County, New York; 

Bronxdale; village in Westchester County, New York;

Bronxville; village in Westchester County, New York. Named for Jonas or Jacob 

Bronck, an early settler.

Brook; many places in the country bear this name, mostly descriptive of the situation upon some stream. The word is used with various suffixes, such as " ville," 

"vale," "view," "wood," etc.

Brooke; county in West Virginia, named for Robert Brooke, governor of the State 

of Virginia in 1794-1796.

Brookneld; township and city in Linn County, Missouri, named for John W. 

Brooks, of Boston, a prominent railroad official.

Brookneld; town in Orange County, Vermont, so called, according to tradition, 

because of the number of brooks in the region in early days.

Brookings; county in South Dakota, named for Wilmot W. Brookings, a legislator.

Brookland; town in Lexington County, South Carolina, crossed by several small 

streams.
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Brookline; town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. The name is said to be a modification of Brooklyn. Some authorities say, however, that the name was given 

because of a small creek running through the place.

Brooklyn; township in Schnyler County, Illinois, town in Poweshiek County, 

Iowa, and villages in Jackson County, Michigan, and Perry County, Mississippi, 

named from Brooklyn, New York.

Brooklyn; part of New York City; a corruption of the Dutch name Breuckelm, 

from a village in the province of Utrecht, Holland. The name signifies "broken 

up land" or "marshy land."

Brooks; county in Georgia, named for Preston L. Brooks.

Brooks; town in Waldo County, Maine, named for Governor Brooks, of Massachusetts.

Brooks Grove; village in Livingston County, New York, named for Micah Brooks.

Brooksville; town in Noxubee County, Mississippi, named for a resident family.

Brookville; town in Franklin County, Indiana, named for Jesse Brook Thomas, the 

original proprietor.

Brookville; town in Bracken County, Kentucky, named for David Brooks.

rBroome; county in New York;

JBroome Center; village in Schoharie County, New York. Named for Lieutenant-

-l Governor John Broome.

Brown; counties in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin, named for Maj. Gen. 

Jacob Brown, commander in chief, United States Army, 1821-1828.

Brown; county in Kansas, named for 0. H. Browne, member of the first Territorial 

legislature.

Brown; county in Minnesota, named for Joseph R. Brown, a member of the council 

in 1855.

Brown; county in Nebraska, named for two members of the committee who reported 

the bill for the organization of the county.

Brown; county in South Dakota, named for Alfred Brown, a legislator in 1879.

Brown; county in Texas, named for Henry S. Brown, an old settler.

Brownfield; town in Oxford County, Maine, named for Capt. Henry Young Brown, 

to whom the site was granted.

Brownington; town in Orleans County, Vermont, named for Timothy and Daniel 

Brown, to whom part of the land was originally granted.

Browns; village in Edward County, Illinois, named for L. J. Brown, the principal

landowner.

/Brownstown; town in Jackson County, Indiana;

\Brownsville; town in Edmonson County, Kentucky. Named for Gen. Jacob Brown.

Brownsville; borough in Fayette County," Pennsylvania, named for the Brown

brothers, Thomas and Basil, early settlers. 

Brownsville; city in Camerpn County, Texas, named for Major Brown, who was

killed there at the beginning of the war with Mexico. 

Browntown; village in Green County, Wisconsin, named for^William G. Brown, an

early settler. 

Brownville; town in Piscataquis County, Maine, named for Deacon Francis Brown,

an early resident. 

Brownville; city in Nemaha County, Nebraska, named for the first settler, Richard

Brown, who went there from Holt County, Missouri. 

Brownville; town in Jefferson County, New York, named for John Brown, an early

settler, father of General Brown.

Brownwood; city in Texas, named for Henry S. Brown, an old settler. 

Bruceton Mills; town in Preston County, West Virginia, named for an early prominent settler.
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Bruceville; village in Knox County, Indiana, named for William Brace, the former 

owner of the laud.

Brule; town in Keith County, Nebraska, county in South Dakota, and town in 

Douglas County, Wisconsin, and several other places, named for a tribe of 

Indians. The word means "burnt," and the tribe, the Brule Sioux, were said 

to have acquired the name from having been caught in a prairie fire and being 

badly burned about the thighs.

Brunson; town in Hampton .County, South Carolina, named for a prominent family.

Brunswick; town in Cumberland County, Maine, named for the house of Brunswick, to which the reigning King of Great Britain, William III, belonged.

Brunswick; city in Chariton County, Missouri, named for Brunswick Terrace in 

England, the former home of the founder, James Keyte.

Brunswick; counties in North Carolina and Virginia, named for the duchy in 

Germany.

Brush; creek in Pennsylvania. From the Indian word, achweek, meaning "bushy" 

or "overgrown with brush."

Brushland; village in Delaware County, New York, named for Alexander Brush, 

first settler and proprietor.

Brushton; village in Franklin County, New York, named for Henry N. Brush, 

an extensive property owner.

Brutus; town in Cayuga County, New York, named by the-State land board of NewYork, which gave names of celebrated Romans to townships in the military tract 

in central New York. Village in Clay County, Kentucky, town in Emmet 

County, Michigan, and village in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, also bear this 

name.

Bryan; county in Georgia, named for Jonathan Bryan, one of the founders of the 

State.

Bryan; village in Williams County, Ohio, named for John A. Bryan, a former auditor of the State.

Bryan; city in Brazos County, Texas, named for Moses Austin Bryan.

Bryn Mawr; village in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, named from the town in 

Wales.

Bryson; town in Swain County, North Carolina, named for T. D. Bryson, member 

of the legislature, and owner of the town site.

Buchanan; counties in Iowa, Missouri, and Virginia, and several other places in the 

country, named for President James Buchanan.

Buchanan; town in Botetourt County, Virginia, named for Col. John Buchanan, 

pioneer and Indian fighter of Augusta County.

Buck Creek; village in Greene County, Indiana, so named because a buck appeared 

each returning season on the banks of a near-by creek.

Buckeye; township in Shasta County, California, named by settlers from Ohio, the 

Buckeye State.

Buckeye; post-offices in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, Mississippi County, Missouri, 

and several towns and villages. The word is applied to.a species of horse chestnut which grows on river banks in western Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan, 

the fruit resembling the eye of a buck.

Buckneld; town in Oxford County, Maine, named for Abijah Bucks, one of the first 

settlers.

Buckhannon; river and town in TJpshur County, West Virginia. An Indian name 

said to mean "brick river."

jBuckingham; county in Virginia;

|Bucks;.county in Pennsylvania. Named from Buckinghamshire, England.

Bucks Bridge; village in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for Isaac Buck, 

an early settler.
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Buckskin; village in Park County, Colorado, named for Joseph Higginbottom, 

"Buckskin Joe."

Bucksport; town in Humboldt County, California, named for David Buck, who laid 

it out in 1851.

Bucksport; town in Hancock County, Maine, named for Col. Jonathan Bucks, of 

Haverhill, an early settler. - Bucoda; village in Thurston County, Washington, named by taking the first part 

of the names of three men, Buckley, Collier, and Davis.

Bucyrus; city in Crawford County, Ohio, named by Col. James Kilbourne. The 

daughters of Samuel Norton, who live there, say that Colonel Kilbourne's favorite 

character was Cyrus, King of Persia, to which "bu" was prefixed, referring to 

the beautiful country. An old citizen, F. Adams, says that it was named by 

Colonel Kilbourne from Busiris in ancient Egypt.

Buda; village in Bureau County, Illinois, named from Buda in Austria.

Buel; village in Montgomery County, New York, named for Jesse Buel, of Albany.

Buell; lake, partly in the town of Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named for Samuel Buell, a neighboring resident, who saved three girls 

from drowning. " Buena Vista; county in Iowa, city in Rockbridge County, Virginia, and twenty

other places in the country. The name of the field upon which General Taylor

won his victory, and doubtless given in some cases for patriotic reasons, but the

majority of places are named descriptively. Spanish words, meaning "beautiful

' view."

Buffalo; county in Nebraska, city in Erie County, New York, counties in South 

Dakota and Wisconsin, and numerous creeks, rivers, towns, and villages, usually 

so named because of the former presence of the buffalo.

Bullards Bar; town in Yuba County, California, named for an old settler.

fBullitt; county in Kentucky;

^Bullittsville; town in Boone County, Kentucky. Named for Alexander Scott

I Bullitt.

fBulloch; county in Georgia;

JBullochville; village in.Meriwether County, Georgia. Named for Archibald Bull loch, one of the most eminent men of his time.

Bullock; county, and village in Crenshaw County, in Alabama, named for E. C. Bullock, of that State.

Buiitown; village in Braxton County, West Virginia. Named for an Indian called

Bull, who was imprisoned for taking part in Pontiac's conspiracy, and was murdered in 1773 by Jesse Hughes and John Hacker.

Bunceton; city in Cooper County, Missouri, named for Harvey Bunce, of the county.

Buncombe; county in North Carolina and several places in the Southern States, 

named for Col. Edward Buncombe, of the Continental Army.

Bunker Hill; city in Macoupin County, Illinois, and eleven other places, named for 

the famous battle of the Eevolution.

Bunker Hill; eminence in Charlestown (Boston), Massachusetts, the scene of conflict between the American and British forces, June 17, 1775.

Bunsen; peak in Yellowstone Park, named by the United States Geological Survey 

for the eminent chemist and physicist, Robert Wilhelm Bunsen.

Burden; city in Cowley County, Kansas, named for Robert F. Burden, a leading 

member of the town company.

Bureau; county, and town in same county, in Illinois, named for a French trader, 

Pierre de Beuro, who established a trading post upon a creek which first bore 

his name.

Burgaw; village in Pender County, North Carolina, named for a resident family.
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Burke; county in Georgia, and towns in Franklin County, New York, and Caledonia 

County, Vermont, named for Edmund Burke, the English statesman.

Burke; county "in North Carolina, named for Thomas Burke, governor of North 

Carolina in 1781-82.

Burleigh; county and creek in North Dakota, named for Walter A. Burleigh, an 

early settler, and delegate to.Congress.

Burleson; county, and village in Johnson County, in Texas, named for Edward Burleson, Indian fighter, and vice-president of the Republic of Texas under President Houston, 1841.

Burlingame; town in San Mateo County, California, named from Burlingame in 

England.

Burlingame; city in Osage County, Kansas, named for Anson Burlingame, minister 

to China.

Burlington; city in Des Moines County, Iowa, town in Coffey County, Kansas, and 

village in Calhoun County, Michigan, named from the city in Vermont.

Burlington; county, and city in same county, in New Jersey, named from Brilington (commonly pronounced Burlington), England.

Burlington; city in Chittenden County, Vermont, named for the Burling family, 

of New York.

Burlington; city in Eacine County, Wisconsin, named from Burlington Flats in 

New York.

Burnet; county, and town in same county, in Texas, named for David G. Burnet, 

twice governor of the State.

Burnett; town in Antelope County, Nebraska, named for the first superintendent of 

the Sioux City and Pacific Kail road.

Burnett; county in Wisconsin, named for Thomas P. Burnett, an early legislator of 

the State.

Burnside; river and island in Georgia, named for an early settler.

Burnsville; village in Bartholomew County, Indiana, named for Brice Burns, its 

founder.

Burnsville; town in Yancey County, North Carolina, named for Otway Burns, captain of the privateer Snapdragon.

Burr; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for early settlers.

Burrillville; town in Providence County, Rhode Island, named for lion. James 

Burrill, jr., attorney-general of the State.

Burr Oak; city in Jewell County, Kansas, and village in St. Joseph County, Michigan, named from the species of tree common to both sections.

Burrs Mills; village in Jefferson County, New York, named for John Burr and 

Sons, mill owners.

Burrton; city in Harvey County, Kansas, named for I. T. Burr, vice-president of 

the Atchison, Topeka and Santa F6 Railroad.

Burt; town in Kossuth County, Iowa, named for the president of the Union Pacific 

Railroad.

Burt; county in Nebraska, named for Francis Burt, governor of the Territory in 1854.

Bushkill; two creeks, and village, in Pike County, Pennsylvania. A Dutch word 

meaning "bushy stream."

Bushnell; township and city in McDonough County, Illinois, named, for N. Bushnell, president of the first railroad in that part of the State.

Bushy; creek in western Pennsylvania. A translation of the Indian word achemek.

Buskirk Bridge; village in Washington County, New York, named for Martin 

Van Buskirk.

Busti; town in Chautauqua County, New York, named for Paul Busti, of the Holland Land Company.
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Butler; county in Alabama, named for Capt. William Butler, of that State. 

Butler; village in Montgomery County, Illinois, named for Butler Seward, a first

settler. 

Butler; county in Iowa, and city in Bates County, Missouri, named for William 0.

Butler, of Kentucky, a general in the Mexican war. 

Butler; county in Kansas, named for Andrew P. Butler, United States Senator from

South Carolina in 1846-1857. 

Butler; counties in Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, named for Gen. Richard

Butler, who fell at St. Glair's defeat.

Butler; county in Missouri, named for a member of President Jackson's Cabinet. 

Butler; county in Nebraska, named for David Butler, first governor of the State. 

Butte; County in California, named from Marysville Buttes. A French word meaning "small knoll" or "small hill." 

Butte; city in Silverbow County, Montana, named from a bare butte overlooking

the place. 

Butte; county in South Dakota, so named from buttes, prominent features in the

county.

Butte des Mprts; town in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. French words meaning "hill of the dead," so called by the early explorers from the native graves

found there. 

Butterfly; village in Madera County, California. A translation of the Mexican

name Mariposa. 

Butter Hill; an eminence on the Hudson River, so called from its resemblance to a

huge lump of butter. 

Butts; county in Georgia, named in honor of Capt. Samuel Butts,'an officer in the

war of 1812.

Buttzville; town in Ransom County, North Dakota, named for a resident. 

Buxton; town in York County, Maine, named from the native place of Rev. Paul

Coffin, the first minister. 

Buxton; village in Washington County, Oregon, named for Henry Buxton, an early

settler. 

Buzzards Bay; village in Barnstable County, and bay in Massachusetts, named for

a small hawk very abundant on the coast. 

Byers; town in Arapahoe County and mount in Colorado, named for W. N. Byers,

of Denver.

Byhalia; town in Marshall County, Mississippi. An Indian word meaning "standing white oaks."

Bynumville; town in Chariton County, Missouri, named for Dr. Joseph Bynum, an 

early settler.

Byron; town in Houston County, Georgia, °and Genesee County, New York, named 

for Lord Byron. Eighteen other places bear this name, all of which were probably named for the English poet.

Cabarrus; county in North Carolina, named for Stephen Cabarrus, speaker of the 

house of commons in that State.

Cabazon; station on the Southern Pacific Railroad in Riverside County, California. 

A Spanish word, translated as "shirt collar" or "tax gatherer."

Cabell; county in West Virginia, named for William Cabell, governor of Virginia in 

1805-1808.

Cable; village in Mercer County, Illinois, named for Ransom R. Cable, railway 

manager.

Cabot; town in Washington County, Vermont, named for Miss Cabot, a descendant 

of Sebastian Cabot.

Cache; county, village in same county, and streams and valley in northeastern Utah.
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A French word meaning "hiding place," probably applied because of certain

things having been hidden there by early explorers and travelers. 

Cache la Poudre; creek in Colorado, named from the French, meaning "powder

hiding place." 

Cacheville; village in Yolo County, California. So named by early settlers who

were in the habit of hiding their supplies at this point. 

Cactus; village in San Diego County, California, so named from the abundance of

cacti in the vicinity. 

Caddo; town in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, parish and lake in Louisiana,

county in Oklahoma, village in Stephens County, Texas, 'and several small

places; named from a former important tribe of eastern Texas and western

Louisiana. 

Cadillac; city in Wexford County, Michigan, named for La Motte (or La Mothe)

Cadillac, who established a fort on the Detroit River in 1701. Cadiz; township and village in Harrison County, Ohio, named from the city in

Spain. Six other small places in the country are so called. 

Cadott; village in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, named for an half-breed Indian,

Baptiste Cadotte, who lived near the falls which first bore his name.

Caernarvon; townships in Pennsylvania, named from the town in Wales.

Canto; creek and village in Mendocino County, California, an Indian word, meaning "fish."

Cahuilla; valley and village in Riverside County, California, named from an Indian 

tribe. The word is said to mean "master."

Caillou; lake and bayou in Louisiana. A French word meaning "pebble" or " flint 

stone."

Ca Ira; town in Cumberland County, Virginia. A French expression used in a 

famous revolutionary song, meaning "it shall go on."

Cairo; fourteen places in the country bear the name of the capital of Egypt.

Cajon; town in San Bernardino County, California, and pass in the Sierra Madre 

range. A Spanish word meaning "box."

Calabasas; township in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish word meaning "pumpkins."

Calais; city in Washington County, Maine, and town in Washington County, Vermont, named from Calais in France.

Calamine; town in Sharp County, Arkansas, named from the zinc mines, calamina, 

meaning the native siliceous oxide of zinc.

Calapooya; mountains in Oregon, named from an Indian tribe.

Calaveras; river and county in California, so called from the numbers of skulls 

found in the vicinity, supposed to be the remains of a bloody battle among the 

Indians. The word is Spanish, meaning "skull."

Calcutta; villages in Columbiana County, Ohio, and Pleasants County, West Virginia, named from the city in India.

Caldwell; city in Sumner County, Kansas, named for Alexander Caldwell, of 

Leavenworth, United States Senator.

Caldwell; counties in Kentucky and Missouri, named for Gen. John Caldwell, 

formerly lieutenant-governor of Kentucky.

Caldwell; parish in Louisiana, named for Matthew Caldwell, of North Carolina, a 

noted frontiersman.

Caldwell; borough in Essex County, New Jersey, named for Rev. James Caldwell, 

a patriotic clergyman of the Revolution.

Caldwell; town in Warren County, New York, named for Gen. James Caldwell, 

patentee.

Caldwell; county in North Carolina, named for Dr. Joseph Caldwell, first president 

of the State University.
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Caldwell; village in Noble County, Ohio, named for Joseph and Samuel Caldwell, 

to whom the land belonged.

Caldwell; county, and town in Burleson County, Texas, named for Matthew Caldwell, an old settler and colonel of a Texas regiment in 1841.

Caledonia; village in Livingston County, New York, county in Vermont, and sixteen other places in the country, named from the ancient name of Scotland.

Calexico; town in San Diego County, California, so named from its location on the 

boundary between California and- Mexico.

Calfee; cree*k in Yellowstone Park, named for H. B. Calfee, a photographer of 

note.

Calhouu; counties in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Texas, and West Virginia, also many small places, named for 

John C. Calhoun, of South Carolina, vice-president in 1825-1833.

Calhoun; town in McLean County, Kentucky, named for Judge John Calhoun.

Calhoun; village in Washington County, Nebraska, so named because situated on 

the site of Fort Calhoun.

Calhoun Falls; town in Abbeville County, South Carolina, named for a prominent 

family.

Calico; mountain range in California, so named from the variegated colors of the 

rocks.

Caliente; towns in Kern and Sonoma counties,- California. The Spanish form for 

"hot," "vehement."

Califa; village in Madeira County, California. The Spanish form of "caliph" or 

"successor."

California; State of the Union. This name was applied by Cortez to the bay and 

country, which he supposed to be an island. The name is that of an island in 

an old Spanish romance, where a great abundance of precious stones were found. 

Eight post-offices bear this name.

Callahan; county in Texas; named for James M. Callahan, a survivor of the massacre of 1836.

Callaway; county, and village in same county, in Missouri, and several other places; 

named for Capt. James Callaway, grandson of Daniel Boone.

Callensburg; borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, named for Hugh Callen, 

its founder.

Callicoon; town in Sullivan County, New York. The word is said to signify '' turkey "

in both Dutch and Indian languages. The Dutch word for "turkey," however,

is spelled kalkoen.

Galloway; county in Kentucky; named for Col. 'Richard Galloway.

Caloosa; river, and village in Lee County, Florida; named for an Indian tribe.

Calumet; river in Illinois and Indiana, county, and village in Fond du Lac County, 

in Wisconsin, and seven other places in the country. A Canadian corruption of 

the French, chalemcl, which literally means "little reed," but which, in its 

corrupted form, refers to the "pipe of peace," used by the Indians to ratify 

treaties. Haines derives the word from calamo, "honey wood." Other authorities say that the name was originally "kennamick" or "kennomic."

Calvary; town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, and seven other places in the 

country, named from the hill near Jerusalem.

Calvert; county, and post village in Cecil County, in Maryland, named for Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore. Eight other places are so named, doubtless, directly or 

indirectly for the same.

Calvert; town in Robertson County, Texas, named for Robert Calvert, an early 

settler.

Camano; island in Puget Sound, Washington, which takes its name from a canal 

named for Don Jacinto Caniano.
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Camarillo; town in Ventura County, California. A Spanish word meaning "small

room." 

Camas; villages in Fremont County, Idaho; Missoula County, Montana; and Clarke

County, Washington; 

Camas Valley; village in Douglas County, Oregon. The Indian name of a small

onion which grows in those States. 

Cambria; county in Pennsylvania named from the ancient name of Wales. The

word means "land of mountains." 

Cambria; village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, probably so named because of

the Welsh settlers. 

Cambridge; township and village in Henry County, Illinois, named from the city

in Massachusetts, the home of several of the founders.

Cambridge; city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named from the English 

university town, after the general court decided to establish a college there. 

Twenty-two other places bear the name of the English town, two having the 

suffix "port" and one "springs."

Cambridge; township and city in GJuernsey County, Ohio, named from the town in 

Maryland, each being situated on a Wills Creek.

Camden; city in Ouachita County, Arkansas, named from the city in South Carolina. 

Camden; county in Georgia, town in Knox County, Maine, county and'city in same

county in New Jersey, village in Oneida County, New York, county and village

in same county in North Carolina, and town in Kershaw County, South Carolina;

named for Chief Justice Pratt, Earl of Camden, a friend of the colonies during

the Revolution.

Camden; county in Missouri, named from Camden County, North Carolina. 

Camden; village in Preble County, Ohio, named from the city in New Jersey. 

Camels Hump; peak in the Green Mountains, Vermont, so named from its resemblance to the hump of a camel. 

Cameron; parish, and town in same parish, in Louisiana, county, and village in same

county, in Pennsylvania, and town in Marshall County, West Virginia, named

for Simon Cameron. 

Cameron; city in Clinton County, Missouri, named for Judge Elisha Cameron, of

Clay County, Missouri. 

Cameron; town in Steuben County, New York, named for Dugald Cameron, agent

for the Pultney estate. 

Cameron; town in Monroe County, North Carolina, named for a prominent family

in the county. 

Cameron; town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, named for J. Don Cameron,

United States Senator from Pennsylvania. 

Cameron; county, and city in Milam County, in Texas, named for Ervin or Erving

Cameron, who fell in the expedition against Me'ir. 

Camillus; village in Onondaga County, New York, built within the State Land

Board limits, and named by members of the board for the Roman magistrate. 

Camp; county in Texas, named for J. L. Camp, prominent lawyer. 

Campbell; county in Georgia, named for Col. Duncan G. Campbell, of the State

legislature.

Campbell; county in Kentucky, named for John Campbell, of the State senate. 

Campbell; county in Steuben County, New York, named for the Campbell family,

early settlers. 

Campbell; county, and village in same county, in South Dakota, named for Gen. C.

T. Campbell, pioneer.

Campbell; county in Tennessee, named for Col. Arthur Campbell. 

Campbell;' county in Virginia, named for Gen. William Campbell, an officer of the

American Revolution.

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Campbellsville; city in Taylor County, Kentucky, named for Adam Campbell, the 

first settler.

Campello; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. An Indian word meaning 

"cedar tree."

Camp Grant; town and fort in Humboldt County, California, named for Gen. U. S. 

Grant.

Camp Grove; village in Marshall County, Illinois, named from its location on a 

favorite camping ground of emigrants on their journey westward.

Camp Hill; borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, so named because the 

seat of a soldiers' orphan school.

Camp Knox; village in Green County, Kentucky, named from a camp of Col: James 

Knox and 22 men, in 1770.

Campo; town in San Diego County, California. A Spanish word meaning "field" 

or "plain."

Campo Seco; town in Calaveras County, California, so named from the general 

character of its surroundings. A Spanish name meaning "dry plain."

Camp Point; township and village in Adams County,-Illinois, so named from its 

location on an Indian camping ground.

Campton; town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, so called because the first surveyors of the site built a camp on the present town site.

Canaan; town in Litchfield County, Conneticut, and fourteen other towns and 

villages, given the name of the "Promised Land" of the Israelites.

Canada; villages in Marion County, Kansas, Pike County, Kentucky, and Muskegon 

County, Michigan, named from the Dominion of Canada. Authorities differ as 

to the derivation of this name. Father Hennepin says the Spaniards were the 

original discoverers of the country, but upon landing they were disappointed in 

the general appearance and expressed their feelings by saying, II capa di 

nada, "Cape nothing." Sir John Barlow says the Portuguese, who first ascended 

the St. Lawrence, believing it to be a passage to the Indian sea, expressed their 

disappointment when they discovered their mistake by saying Canada, 

" Nothing here." This the natives are said to have remembered and repeated 

to the Europeans who arrived later, who thought it must be the name of the 

country. Dr. Shea says the Spanish derivation is fictitious. Some think it was 

named for the first man to plant a colony of French in the country, Monsieur 

Cana. Charlevoix says the word originated with the Iroquois Indians, kanata, or 

kanada, "a collection of huts," "a village," "a town," which the early explorers 

mistook for the name of the country. Other etymologies propose'the two 

Indian words, Kan, "a mouth," and ada, "a country," hence "the mouth of 

the country," originally applied to the mouth of the St. Lawrence. There is a 

respectable authority that the name was first applied to the river. Lescarbot 

tells us that the Gasperians and Indians who dwelt on the borders of the bay of 

Chaleur called themselves Canadaquea; that the word meant "province" or "country." Sweetser says that the word came from the Indian caughnawaugh, "the 

village of the rapids." Brant, the Indian chieftain, who translated the gospel into 

his own language, used the word Canada for "village." Another authority gives 

it as derived from Canada del osos, meaning "bear's pass," and this was used, perhaps a century ago, by Spanish priests as an equivalent of "pass" or "gap." 

Canadawa; creek in Chautauqua County, New York. An Indian word, meaning

"running through the hemlocks."

Canadian; town in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, county in Oklahoma, river 

traversing both Territories, and village in Hemphill County, Texas.. A Spanish 

word, diminutive of canyon, meaning "steep-sided gorge."

Canajoharie; town in Montgomery County, New York. This name was originally 

given to a deep hole of foaming water at the foot of one of the falls in Canajo-
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harie Creek. An Indian word meaning "kettle that washes itself," or "kettleshaped hole in a rock." Morgan says the meaning is "washing the basin."

Canal; town in Venango County, Pennsylvania, so named because traversed by the 

Franklin Canal.

Canal de Haro; canal in Washington, named for the Spanish explorer, Lopez de 

Haro.

Canal Dover; village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, situated on the Ohio Canal and 

named from the city in New Jersey.

Canal Lewisville; town in Coshocton County, Ohio, named for T. B. Lewis, who 

founded it.

Canaiidaigua; village in Lenawee County, Michigan, and lake and town in Ontario 

County, New York. An Indian word, the deriviation of which is in dispute. 

Morgan gives canandargua, "place selected for settlement," "chosen spot;" 

Haines, "town set off," while another theory is that it is corrupted from the 

Seneca Indian, genundewahguah, "great hill people," so called from a large hill 

near the lake.

Canaseraga; village in Allegany County, New York. From an Indian word, kanasawaga, "several strings of beads with a string lying across."

Canastota; villages in Madison County, New York, and McCook County, South 

Dakota. An Indian word, kniste, or kanetota, "pine tree standing alone." The 

New York village took its name from a cluster of pines that united their 

branches over the creek which passes through the town.

Canavaral; cape, and village in Brevard County, in Florida. A Spanish word meaning "cane plantation."

Canby; town in Modoc County, California, and city in Clackamas County, Oregon, 

named for General Canby, United States Army, who was treacherously murdered by Modoc Indians.

Candelaria; post-offices in Esmeralda County, Nevada, and Presidio County, Texas. 

The Mexican name for a species .of branching cactus.

Candia; town in Rockingharn County, New Hampshire, named from the island in 

the Mediterranean where Governor Wentworth was once a prisoner.

Caneadea; town in Allegany County, New York. An Indian word meaning 

"where the heavens rest upon the earth."

Caney; city in Montgomery County, Kansas, villages in Morgan County, Kentucky, 

Vernon Parish, Louisiana, and Matagorda County, Texas, besides several other 

small places. This word is frequently used alone and with the suffixes "branch," 

"spring," and "ville," in the Southern States, and refers to the cane which 

covers vast tracts of country in the alluvial bottoms.

Canfield; village in Mahoning County, Ohio, named for one of the original proprietors, Jonathan Canfield.

Canisteo; river and town in Steuben County, New York. An Indian word meaning "board on the water."

Cankapoja; lake at the head of Vermilion Eiver, South Dakota. An Indian word 

meaning "light wood."

Cannelburg; town in Daviess County, Indiana, named for the Buckeye Cannel Coal 

Company.

Cannelton; city in Perry County, Indiana, village in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, 

and town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, named from the beds of cannel 

coal in the vicinity.

Cannon; river in Minnesota. The name is a corruption of the name given by the 

early French, rivtere aux canots, "river of the canoes."

Cannon; county in Tennessee, named for Newton Cannon, governor of the State in 

1835-39.

Cannonball; river in North Dakota, a translation of the French name, le boulet.
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Cannon Falls; village in Goodhue County, Minnesota, named from the river.

Cannonsburg; town in Kent County, Michigan, named for Le Grand Cannon, of 

Troy, New York.

Cannonsville; village in Delaware County, New York, named for Benjamin Cannon, early owner.

Canoeridge; village in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, so named because it is situated on the highest point on the west branch of the Susquehanna River to which 

a canoe could be pushed.

Canoga; village in Seneca County, New York, named from a large spring which 

affords permanent motive power for two mills. An Indian word meaning " oil 

floating on the water."

Canon; a name given by the Spaniards to narrow mountain gorges or deep ravines. 

Various places, sometimes spelled canon, others canyon, named from their proximity to gorges; such as Canyonville, Oregon, and Canyon, Colorado. A Spanish 

word meaning "tube," or "funnel."

Canon de Ugalde; pass in Texas named for a Mexican general.

Cano'nicut; island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, named for Canonicus, an 

Indian chief of the Narragansett tribe, a friend of Koger Williams.

Canonsburg; town in Washington County, Pennsylvania, laid out by and named 

for Col. John Cannon.

Canoochee; river, and village in Emanuel County, in Georgia. An Indian word said 

to be derived from ikanodshi, " graves are there."

Cantara; town in Siskiyou County, California. A Spanish word meaning a "largemouthed pitcher."

Canterbury; town in Windham County, Connecticut, and villages in Kent County, 

' Delaware, Men-knack County, New Hampshire, and Mingo County, West Virginia, named from the English city.

Canton; numerous places in the country, which derive their name, either directly 

or indirectly, from the city in China.

Cantrall; village in Sangamon County, Illinois, named for its founder.

Capac; town in St. Clair County, Michigan, named for Manco Capac, the first 

emperor or chief of the Peruvian empire. The word, manco, is said to mean 

"chief."

Cape Elizabeth; town in Cumberland County, Maine, named from the cape, which 

was named for Queen Elizabeth of England.

Cape Girardeau; county, and city in same county, in Missouri, named for Gieur

Girardot, of Kaskaskia. 

Cape Horn; station on the Central Pacific Railroad in Placer County, California.,

A difficult curve and grade, and spoken of as "rounding Cape Horn," after the

South American cape.

Cap ell; mountain and fort in California, named for an officer. 

Cape May; county, and city in same county, in New Jersey, named from the cape

named for Cornells Jacobse May, a navigator in the employ of the Dutch West

Indian Company. 

Cape Vincent; town in Jefferson County, New York, named for Vincent, son of

Le Ray de Chaurnont. 

Capitan; village in Santa Barbara County, California. The Spanish form for

"captain" or "leader."

Capitol; peak in Colorado, so named from its form. 

Carancahua; village in Jackson County, Texas, named for the Karankawa tiibe of

Indians.

Carbon; a name of frequent occurrence in the country, given to indicate the presence of coal deposits. Counties in Montana, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Wyoming

are so called. Various suffixes, such as "dale," "hill," etc., are also used.
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Carbon Cliff; village in Rock Island County, Illinois, named from its location on a 

hillside and its proximity to coal mines.

Cardiff; villages in Jefferson County, Alabama, Garfield County, Colorado, and 

Onondaga County, New York, named from the city in Wales.

Cardington; township and village in Morrow County, Ohio, so named because the 

carding machine was the introduction of the first industry in the village.

Cardwell; village in Dunklin County, Missouri, named for Frank Cardwell, of Paragould, Arkansas.

Carencro; town in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, so named because large flocks of 

buzzards roosted in the cypress trees common in that neighborhood. A Creole 

word, meaning "buzzard."

Carey; village in Wyandot County, Ohio, named for Judge John Carey, a prominent 

resident.

Carillo; village in Sonoma County, California. A Spanish word, meaning "beloved."

Carlinville; city in Macoupin County, Illinois, named for Thomas Carlin, governor 

of the State in 1834-42.

Carlisle; county in Kentucky, named for John G. Carlisle, secretary of the treasury 

under President Cleveland.

Carlisle; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named, according to Whitmore, 

for Charles Howard, Earl of Carlisle. Other authorities say it was named from 

the town in Scotland.

Carlisle; borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, named from the town in 

England.

Carlisle; town in Union County, South Carolina, named for a prominent family.

Carlsbad; town and health resort in San Diego County, California, named from the 

town and springs in Bohemia.

Carlstadt; borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, named by early German settlers 

from the .town in Croatia.

Carlton; county, and town in same county, in Minnesota, named for Reuben B. 

Carlton, one of the first settlers and proprietors of Fond du Lac, at the head of 

navigation on the St. Louis River.

Carlton; town in Ravalli County, Montana, named for Robert Carlton, the owner 

of the land on which the town is located.

Carlyle; township and city in Clinton County, Illinois, named for Thomas Carlyle 

by,English colonists.

Carmel; town in Penobscot County, Maine, and several other small places, named 

from the mountain in Palestine.

Carmi; township and city in White County, Illinois, named by the settlers for the 

fourth son of Reuben.

Carnadero; station on the Southern Pacific Railroad in Santa Clara County, California. A Spanish term, meaning "bait maker."

Carnegie; borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, named for Andrew Carnegie.

Carnesville; town in Franklin County, Georgia, named for Col. T. P. Carnes, sr.

Caro; village in Tuscola County, Michigan, a fanciful name given by its founder, 

W. E. Sherman.

Carolina; two States of the Union, North Carolina and South Carolina. Near the 

middle of the sixteenth century, Jean Ribault visited the region and named it 

Carolina, in honor of his king, Charles IX of France, but the name never came 

into general use and soon disappeared. About 1628 this name was applied definitely to that part of the country lying between Virginia and Florida, having 

been given in honor of Charles I of England. In an old manuscript, now in 

London, the following may be found: "1629-30, Feb. 10. The Attorney-General 

is prayed to grant by Patent 2 Degrees in Carolina," etc., In 1663 the name was
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definitely applied to the province granted to proprietors by Charles II of England. This province was named in honor of the reigning king, and thus the old 

name given in honor of Charles I was retained.

Caroline; county in Maryland, named in honor of Caroline Calvert, daughter of 

Charles, Fifth Lord Baltimore.

Caroline; county in Virginia, named for the wife of George II.

Carondelet; village in St. Louis County, Missouri, named for Baron Carondelet, 

Spanish commander-in-chief and governor of Louisiana in 1791.

Carp; river and railroad station in Marquette County, Michigan. A translation of 

the Indian name literally meaning "big carp river."

Carpenteria; village in Santa Barbara County, California. The Spanish form for 

" carpenter shop."

Carrington; island in Great Salt Lake, Utah, named for a member of an exploring 

party.

Carrington; island in Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone Park, named for Campbell 

Carrington.

Carrituck; plantation in Somerset County, Maine. An Indian word meaning 

" place where the water forms a semicircle around the land."

Carrizo; village and creek in San Diego County, California. A Spanish word 

meaning " common reed grass."

Carroll; counties in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Virginia, and several 

small places, named for Charles Carroll, of CarrolIton, Maryland.

Carroll; county in Tennessee, named for William Carroll, governor in 1821-27.

Carrollton; township in Carroll County, Arkansas; town in Carroll County, Georgia; 

cities in Carroll County, Iowa, and Carroll County, Kentucky; village in Carroll 

County, Maryland; town in Carroll County, Mississippi; city in Carroll County, 

Missouri; and village in Carroll County, Ohio; named from the estate of Charles 

Carroll. /

Carrollton; town in Cattaraugus County, New York, named for G. Carroll, an 

original proprietor.

Carrying Place; plantation in.Somerset County, Maine, so named because the 

Indians had to carry their canoes from one waterway to another en route to 

Canada.

r Car son; pass, lake, river, and valley in Nevada, and peak in Utah;

< Carson City; city in Ormsby County, Nevada. Named for Christopher, or Kit

I Carson, the Rocky Mountain guide.

Carson; county in Texas, named for S. P. Carson, secretary of state under David G.

Burnet. 

Carter; county, and village in same county, in Kentucky, named for William G.

Carter, a member of the State senate.

Carter; county in Missouri, named for Zimri Carter, an early settler. 

Carter; county, and village in same county, in Tennessee, named for Gen. Lanclon

Carter.

Carteret; county in North Carolina, name'd for Sir George Carteret, one of the proprietors. 

Cartersville; city in Bartow County, Georgia, named for Col. F. Carter, of Milledgeville. 

Carterville; city in Williamson County, Illinois, named for Laban Carter, the first

settler and discoverer of coal in the vicinity. 

Carthage; city in Jasper County, Missouri; village in Jefferson County, New York;

and many other places; named from the ancient city in Africa. 

Caruthersville; city in Pemiscot County, Missouri, named for Hon. Samuel

Caruthers, of Madison County.
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Carver; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, named for John Carver, first 

governor of Plymouth colony.

Carver; county, and town in same county, in Minnesota, named for Capt. Jonathan 

Carver, who, in 1766-67, traveled from Boston to the Minnesota River, and 

wintered among the Sioux near the site of New Ulrn, Minnesota.

Gary; village in Wake County, North Carolina, named for the temperance lecturer 

of Ohio.

Gary Station; village in McHenry County, Illinois, named for one of its founders.

Caryville; town in Genesee County, New York, named for Col. Alfred Gary, early 

settler.

Casa Blanca; villages in Riverside County, California, and Goliad County, Texas. 

A Spanish phrase meaning "white house."

Cascade; county in Montana, so named because it contains the great falls of the Missouri River.

Cascade; chain of mountains in Oregon and Washington, so called from the cascades 

in the Columbia River breaking through the range.

Cascade Locks; town in Wasco County, Oregon, situated at the locks built at the 

cascades in the Columbia River.

Casco; bay and town in Cumberland County, Maine. From an Indian word meaning, according to some authorities, "resting place," or "crane bay."

Casetas; village in Ventura County, California. A Spanish word meaning 

"cottages."

Casey; county in Kentucky;

Caseyville; town in Union County, Kentucky. Named for Col. William Casey, a 

pioneer of the State.

Caseyville; township and village in St. Clair County, Illinois, named for LieutenantGovernor Badock Casey, member of Congress from Illinois in 1833.

Cash City; town in Clark County, Kansas, named for its founder, Cash Henderson.

Cashie; river in North Carolina, named for an Indian chief.

Cashion; town in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, named for Roy Cashion, a Rough 

Rider in the Spanish-American war, and the only one of the Oklahoma contingent killed in the charge up San Juan hill.

Cass; counties in Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa; county and river in Michigan; county 

and lake in Minnesota; county in Nebraska; and. county and village in same 

county in Texas; named for Gen. Lewis Cass, governor of Michigan in 1820.

Cass; county in North Dakota, named for Gen. George W. Cass, director of the 

Northern Pacific Railroad.

Cassadaga; lake, creek, and village in Chautauqua County, New York. An Indian 

word, meaning "under the rocks."

Casselton; town in Cass County, North Dakota, named for Gen. George W. Cass, 

director of the Northern Pacific Railroad.

Cassia; county and creek in Idaho. A corrupted form of the name of an early French

settler.

Cass Lake; village in Cass County, Minnesota; 

Cassopolis; village in Cass County, Michigan;

Cassville; village in Grant County, Wisconsin. Named for Gen. Lewis Cass, governor of Michigan in 1820.

Castalia; town in Erie County, Ohio, named from the ancient fountain at the foot 

of Mount Parnassus in Phocis.

Castile; town in Wyoming County, New York, named from the ancient kingdom 

of Spain.

Castine; town in Hancock County, Maine, named for Baron de St. Castine, a French 

nobleman, by whom it was settled.

Castle; peak in the Sierra Nevada, California, so named from its conical shape.
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Castle; peak in Elk Mountains, Colorado, named from its castellated summit.

Castle; island in the Hudson River, New York, so called from a stockade built by 

the Dutch as a protection from the Indians.

Castle Rock; towns in Douglas County, Colorado, and Grant County, Wisconsin, 

named from the Castle Rocks.

Castle Rock; town in Summit County, Utah,,so called from a vast rock which bears 

a resemblance to a ruined castle.

Castleton; village in Stark County, Illinois, named for Dr. Alfred Castle, who was 

instrumental in introducing a railroad into the settlement.

Castleton; village in Rensselaer County, New York, named from an ancient Indian 

castle on the adjacent hills. 

Castleton; town in Rutland County, Vermont, named for one of the original proprietors.

Castor; bayou in Louisiana, and river in Missouri, so named because of the prevalence of beavers. From the Greek, kastor, meaning "beaver."

rCastro; county in Texas;

< Castroville; town in Medina County, Texas. Named for Henri Castro, who settled

I 600 immigrants in Texas under Government contract between 1842 and 1845.

Caswell; county in North Carolina, named for Richard Caswell, governor of the 

State in 1777-1779.

Catahoula; lake and parish in Louisiana, named for an extinct Indian tribe.

Cataract; village in Owen County, Indiana, so named on account of the falls in the 

river near.

Cataraque; river in New York. An Indian word meaning "fort in the water," 

the early name of Lake Ontario.

Catasauqua; creek and borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. A Delaware 

Indian word, a corruption of goltoshacki, "the earth thirsts for rain," or 

"parched land."

Catawba; river in North Carolina and South Carolina; county, and town in same 

county, in North Carolina; village in Clark County, Ohio; town in Roanoke 

County, Virginia; town in Marion County, West Virginia; island in Lake Erie; 

and several other places; named from the Indian tribe. The word maybe from 

the Choctaw, katapa, meaning "cut off," "separated."

Catawissa; branch of the Susquehanna River, and borough and township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. A corruption of the Indian word gatlawisi, "growing fat," though some authorities say the name signifies "clear water."

Cathaneu; river of Maine. An Indian word meaning "bent," or "crooked." 

Catharine; town in Schuyler County, New York, named for Catharine Montour,

the wife of an Indian sachem. 

Cathedral; peak in the Sierra Nevada, in Mariposa County, California, so named

from its resemblance to a spire.

Catheys; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for an old settler. 

Cathlamet; point and town in Wahkiakum County, Washington, named from the

Indian tribe, Kathlamet.

Cathlapootle; river in Washington, named for the Cathlapotle Indian tribe. 

Catlettsburg; city in Boyd County, Kentucky, named for Horatio Catlett, one of

the first settlers. 

Catlin; township and village in Vermilion County, Illinois, named for J. M. Catlin,

a railroad official. 

Cato; town in Cayuga County, New York, named by the State land board in honor

of the distinguished Roman. 

Catoctin; stream in. Virginia tributary to the Potomac River. An Indian word

meaning "great village."
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Catskill; creek, mountains, and town in Greene County, New York. The mountains were called katsbergs by the Dutch, from the number of wild-cats found in 

them, and the creek, which flows from the mountains, was called' Katerskill, 

"tomcats' creek."

Cattaraugus; county, village in same county, and creek in New York. An Indian 

word meaning " bad smelling shore."

Caucomgoxnoc; lake in Maine. A corruption of an Indian word, meaning "big 

gull lake."

Caugwaga; creek in Erie County, New York. A corruption of the Indian gagwaga, "creek of the Cat nation."

Causton; bluff in Georgia, named for Thomas Causton.

Cavalier; county, and town in Pembina County, in North Dakota, named for Charles 

Cavalier, one of the old settlers in the Lower Red River Valley.

Cave in Rock; village in Hardin County, Illinois, named from a cave in a rocky 

bluff on the Ohio River.

Cawanesque; branch of the Chemung River, in New York. An Indian word 

meaning "at the long island."

Cawanshanock; creek in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. An. Indian word

derived from gaivunschhanne, "green briar stream."

Cawker; city in Mitchell County, Kansas, named for E. H. Cawker.

Cayadutta; creek in Fulton County, New York; stated by Beauchamp to mean 

"stone standing out of the water." The origin is thought by Baylies to be 

purely conjectural. The most noticeable feature to which the name could apply 

was a large rock in midstream below some beautiful falls.

Cayncos; town in San Luis Obispb County, California. A Spanish word meaning 

" small fishing boats."

Cayuga; county, village in same county, and lake in New York. An Indian word, 

the derivation of which is in dispute. The generally accepted theory is that it 

means "long lake," having been originally applied to the lake, which is 38 

miles long and from 1 to 3£ miles wide. . Morgan derives it from gweugweh, 

" the mucky land," while-others say that it signifies "canoes pulled out of the 

water." One of Iroquois tribes was so called. Six small places in the country 

bear this name.

Cayuse; village in Umatilla County, Oregon, named from an Indian tribe.

Cazadero; village in Sonoma County, California. A Spanish term meaning "place 

for pursuing game."

Cazenovia; township in Woodford County, Illinois, and villages in Pipestone County, 

Minnesota, and Richland County, Wisconsin, named for the town in New York.

Cazenovia; lake and town in Madison County, New York, named by its founder, 

Col. John Linklaen, for Theophilus Cazenove, general agent of the Holland 

Land Company.

rCecil; county in Maryland;

 jCecilton; town in Cecil County, Maryland, named for Cecil Calvert, second Lord

I Baltimore.

Cedar; this word, with various suffixes, forms the name of numerous features 

throughout the country. Counties in Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska, 153 postoffices, with or without suffixes, and numerous rivers, creeks, etc., bear the name, 

referring to the presence of the tree in the vicinity.

Cedar Keys; town in Levy County, Florida, named from a group of islands in the 

harbor.

Celeron; island near Detroit, Michigan, named for Sieur Celeron, commandant at 

Detroit in early days.

Celina; village in Mercer County, Ohio, named from Salina in New York; the 

orthography was changed to avoid confusion.
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Center; town in Sharp County, Arkansas, and county in Pennsylvania, so named

because of their geographical situation. One hundred and fifty places in the

country bear this name, alone or with various prefixes. 

Center Harbor; town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, named for one of the

first settlers, Col. Joseph Senter.

Central; town in Pick ens County, South Carolina, so named because of its geographical situation. Twenty-eight other places, with and without suffixes, are so called. 

Central City; town in Gilpin County, Colorado, so named because it was originally

the center of several mining camps. 

Central City; town in Huntington County, West Virginia, so named because it is

nearly halfway between Guyandotte and Catlettsburg. 

Centralia; township and city in Marion County, Illinois, so named by the Illinois

Central Railroad from its location at the junction of the main line and the

Chicago line. . 

Central Lake; village in Antrim County, Michigan, situated on a lake which is in

the center of a chain of lakes and rivers in the county. 

Ceredo; village in Wayne County,. West Virginia, so named by its founder because

of the bountiful harvest of corn upon its site. The name is derived from Ceres,

the goddess of corn and harvests. 

Cerrillos; town in Santa F6 County, New Mexico. A Spanish word meaning "little

eminences," or "little hills." 

Cerritos; village in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish word meaning

"little hills." 

Cerro Colorado; a conical hill of reddish color in Colorado. The name was given

by the Mexicans, and means "red hill." 

Cerro Gordo; village in Piatt County, Illinois, county in Iowa, and village in

Columbus County, North Carolina, named from the Mexican battlefield. The

words mean "large (around) hill." 

Ceylon; village in Erie County, Ohio, and five other places, named from the island

off the coast of India. 

Chadbourn; town in Columbus County, North Carolina, named for a prominent

business man of Wilmington, North Carolina. 

Chadds Ford; village in Chester County, Pennsylvania, named for the proprietor,

Francis Chadsey. 

Chadron; city in Dawes County, Nebraska, named for an old French squawman.

Chadwick; village in Carroll County, Illinois, named for an engineer who was connected with the building of the first railroad through that section.

Chaffee; county in Colorado, named for Jero.~ne B. Chaffee, United States Senator.

Chaffin; bluff in Virginia, named for the family who owned it.

Chagrin; river in Ohio. Two different theories obtain in regard to this name, one 

being that a party of surveyors under Harvey Rice, so named it because of their 

disappointment at finding that they were not following the course of the Cuyahoga River. Howe says that it is named from the Indian word shagrin, which 

is said to mean " clear."

Chagrin Falls; village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, named from the river.

Chamberlain; lake in Maine, named for an old settler.

Chamberlain; city in Brule County, South Dakota, named for Selah Chamberlain, 

a director of the Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railroad.

Chambers; county in Alabama, named for Senator Henry C. Chambers of that 

State.

Chambers; county in Texas, named for Thomas J. Chambers, major-general in the 

Texas revolution.

Chambersburg; township in Pike County, Illinois, named for a family of first 

settlers.
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Chambersburg; town in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, named for a Scotchman

who founded it, Benjamin Chambers. 

Champaign; county, and city in same county, in Illinois, named from the county in

Ohio. . 

Champaign; county in Ohio, so named from the general character of the country.

From the French, champ, meaning "fields," and plains, "flat." 

Champion; town in Jefferson County, New York, and township in Trumbull

County, Ohio, named for Gen. Henry Champion, of Connecticut. 

Champlain; lake, and town in Clinton County, in New York, named for the discoverer of the lake, Samuel de Champlain, a French naval officer, who explored

that .country in 1609. 

Chancellorsville; village in Spottsylvania County, Virginia, named for a family in

the neighborhood. 

Chandeleur; bay and islands on the coast of Louisiana, so named because they were

discovered on Candlemas or Chandeleur day.

Chandlersville; village in Muskingurn County, Ohio, named for Samuel Chandler. 

Chandlerville; village in Cass County, Illinois, named for Dr. Charles Chandler,

its founder. 

Chainey; creek in Mississippi, named for Robert Chaney, an early settler in Perry

County. 

Chanhassan; river in Minnesota and North Dakota. An Indian word meaning

"pale bark wood," or "sugar tree." 

Chanhassen; village in Carver County, Minnesota. An Indian word meaning

"firestone."

Chankie; creek in South Dakota. Goues says it is clipped iromtschehkanakasalUapah, 

"breech clout." Haines gives chanka, "firestone," so named from a very hard rock

of vitrified sandstone found near its mouth. 

Chanlers; purchase in Coos County, New Hampshire, named for Jeremiah Chauler,

an early owner.

Chanopa; lake in Minnesota. A Sioux Indian word meaning "two wood." 

Chanshayapi; river in Minnesota. A Sioux Indian word meaning "redwood,"

or "post painted red." 

Chanute; city in Neosho County, Kansas, named for 0. Chanute, civil engineer

with the LeavenwOrth, Lawrence, and Galveston Railroad. 

Chapa; river .in Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "beaver." 

Chapel Hill; town in Orange County, North Carolina, named from a colonial chapel

of the Church of England, built on a hill.

Chapin; village in Morgan County, Illinois, named for its founders, Charles and 

 .Horace Chapin.

Chapin; town in Lexington County, South Carolina, named for a family of that name. 

Chapman; borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, named for William

Chapman, who owned slate quarries there. 

Chappaqua; town in Westchester County, New York. An Indian word meaning

edible root of some kind. 

Chappaquiddick; island in Dukes County, Massachusetts. From an Indian word,

cheppiaquidne, "separated island." So called because separated from Marthas

Vineyard by a narrow strait. 

Chapparal; village in Butte County, California. From the Spanish, meaning a

"plantation of evergreen oaks." 

Chardon; village in Geauga County, Ohio, named for a proprietor, Peter Chardon

Brooks. 

Chariton; township and city in Lucas County, Iowa, and county, river, and town in

Putnam County, Missouri. The origin of the name is in doubt; The most generally accepted theory is that it was given by the early French, but that the
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original form of the word has been lost, hence the translation is impossible.

Some persons say that there was a French trader who had his agency near the

mouth of the river, whose name was similar. 

Charlemont; town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, named for the Earl of

. Charlemont. 

Charles; county in Maryland, named in honor of Charles Calvert, son of Cecilius

Calvert, second Lord Baltimore.

rCharles; river in Massachusetts, and point in Northampton County, Virginia; 

\Charles City; county in Virginia. Named for Charles I of England. 

Charles City; township and city in Floyd County, Iowa, named by Kelley St. Charles

for his son.

Charles Mix; county in South Dakota, named for a pioneer citizen. 

Charleston; township and city in Coles County, Illinois, named for Charles Morton,

one of the founders. 

Charleston; town in Penobscot County, Maine, named for an early settler, Charles

Vaughan. 

Charleston; town in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, named from Charleston,

South Carolina. 

Charleston; county, and city in same county, in South Carolina. The city was

named first and was originally called Charles Town, in honor of Charles II of

England. 

Charleston; city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, named for Charles Clendman,

father of George Clendman, the founder.

Charlestown; plart of Boston, Massachusetts, named for Charles I of England. 

Charlestown; town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, named for Sir Charles

Knowles. 

Charlestown; town in Washington County, Rhode Island, named either for King

Charles II of England, or for Charles Edward, the pretender. 

Charles Town; town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, named for the brother of

George Washington, Charles Washington, who owned the land upon which the

town was built.

Charlevoix;. county, and village in same county, in Michigan, named for Pere Francis X. Charlevoix, a missionary and historian. 

Charley Apopka; creek in Florida'. A corruption of the Indian word, tsalopopkohatchee, "catfish eating creek." 

Charloe; village in Paulding County, Ohio, named for an Ottawa Indian chief.

Charlotte; county in Virginia, and village in Monroe County, New York, named for 

Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Wales.

Charlotte; city in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, named for the wife of 

George III of England.

Charlottesville; city in Albemarle County, Virginia, named for Charlotte Augusta, 

Princess of Wales.

Charlton; county, and village in same county, in Georgia, named for Kobert M. 

Charlton, poet, and United States Senator in 1852.

Charlton; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for Sir Francis Charlton, gentleman of the privy chamber in 1755.

Chartiers; two creeks, and townships in Allegheny and Washington counties, Pennsylvania, named for Peter Chartiers, a noted half-breed spy and Indian hunter.

Chase; county in Kansas, named for Salmon P. Chase, secretary of the treasury 

under President Lincoln.

Chase; county in Nebraska named for a former mayor of Omaha.

Chaska; city in Carver County, Minnesota. A Sioux Indian name for a first-born 

son.
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Chateaugay; river, lake, and village in Franklin County, New York, named from 

the town in France. The name was applied to a seigniory created in 1673, and 

was applied to the river which traversed it, and the appellation naturally followed the stream to its source.

Chatham; county in Georgia, towns in Barnstable County Massachusetts, and 

Carroll County, New Hampshire; borough in Morris County, New Jersey; village in Columbia County, New York, county in North Carolina, and many other 

places, named for William Pitt, Earl of Chatham.

Chatsworth; township and town in Livingston County, Illinois, named from the 

country home of the Duke of Devonshire, England. '

Chattahooch.ee; river, county, and village in Fulton County, Georgia, and town in 

Gadsden County, Florida; a Creek Indian Avord meaning "painted stone."

Chaumont; village in Jefferson County, New York, named for Le Ray de Cahumont, 

an early proprietor.

Chautauqua; county in Kansas; county, lake, and town in same county, in New 

York. An Indian word which has been the subject of much controversy. 

Webster says it is.a corruption of a word which means "foggy place." Another

derivation gives the meaning as " bag tied in the middle," referring to the shape

of the lake. It is also said to mean "place where a child was washed away." 

Dr. Peter Wilson, an educated Seneca, says it is literally "where the fish was 

taken out." Other meanings given are "place of easy death," and "place 

where one Avas lost."

Chaves; county in New Mexico, named for Mariano Chaves, governor in 1836.

Cheanill; chain of hills in Oregon. An Indian word meaning "bald hills."

Cheat; river in West Virginia, so called because of the variableness of the volume of 

water.

Cheatham; county in Tennessee, name for Benjamin Cheatham, a Confederate 

general.

Chebanse; town in Iroquois County, Illinois, named for an Indian chief. The word 

means " little duck."

Chebeague Island; village in Cumberland County, Maine. The name is probably 

derived from chebeeg, "great waters," or "wide expanse of water."

Cheboygan; river, country, and city in same county, in Michigan. An Indian word 

variously interpreted. Haines says it is composed of two words, die, "great," 

and poygan, "pipe." Another derivation gives the meaning, "the river that 

comes out of the ground." The Michigan Historical Society gives chabwegan, a 

place of ore." '

Checaque; river in Iowa. An Indian word meaning "skunk."

Chectemunda; creek in Montgomery County, New York. An Indian word meaning "twin sister."

Cheektowaga; town in Erie County, New York. Derived from the Indian words 

juk do waah geh, "place of the crab apple tree."

Cheesechankamuck; eastern branch of Farmington River, Connecticut. An Indian 

word meaning "great fishing place at the weir." 

Cheetiery Sopochnie; chain of volcanic mountains in the Aleutian Islands. ' Indian 

words meaning "four mountains."

Chefuncte; river in Louisiana. An Indian word meaning "chinkapin."

Chehalis; river, county, and city in Lewis County, in Washington, named from an 

Indian tribe. The word means "sand" or "inlanders."

Chehtanbeh; river in Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "sparrow hawk's 

nest." -,-* 

Chelan; county and lake in Washington. Ah Indian word meaning "deep water" 

. or "big water." . .;,.--
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Chelmsford; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named from the English 

town.

Chelsea; city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, named from the English town.

Chelsea; towns in Washtenaw County, Michigan, and Orange County, Vermont; 

indirectly named from the town in England.

Ch.em.awa; village in Marion County, Oregon. An Indian word said to mean 

"our old home."

*Chemehuevis; valley in Arizona, named from a tribe of Indians.

Chemung; river, county, and town in same county, in New York. An Indian 

word, meaning "bighorn" or "big horn in the water." The river was so 

named from the tradition of a huge fossil tusk, supposed to be of some prehistoric 

monster, having been found in the bank of the river.

Chenango; river, county, and town in Broome County, in New York. An Indian 

word meaning " bull thistles."

Chene; bayou in Louisiana. A French word meaning "oak."

Cheney; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for an old settler.

Cheney; city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, named for P. B. Cheney, stockholder of 

the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.

Cheney; town in Spokane County, Washington, named for Benjamin P. Cheney, 

of Boston, one of the originators of the Northern Pacific Railroad.

Chenoa; township and city in McLean County, Illinois. From the Indian word 

"chenowa," meaning "white dove."

Chepachet; river, and village in Providence County, in Rhode Island, and village in 

Herkimer County, New York. An Indian word meaning "where the stream 

divides," or "place of separation."

Chepultepec; town in Blount County, Alabama. An Aztec Indian word meaning 

. "grasshopper mountain."

Cheputnaticook; lake in Maine. An Indian word meaning "great hill lake."

Cheraw; town in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, named from the Sara or 

Cheraw Indian tribe.

Cherokee; county, and town in Colbert County, in Alabama; township in Benton 

County, Arkansas; village in Butte County, California; county, and village in 

same county, in Georgia; county, and city in same county, in Iowa; nation in 

Indian Territory; county, and city in Crawford County, in Kansas; villages in 

Lawrence County, Kentucky, and Lowndes County, Mississippi; county, and 

village in Swain County, in North Carolina; post-office in Woods County, Oklahoma; county, and post-office in Spartanburg County, in South Carolina; village 

in Lauderdale County, Tennessee; county, and village in San Saba County, in 

Texas; and village in Marathon County, Wisconsin; named for an Indian tribe. 

The meaning is uncertain.

Cherry; county in Nebraska, named for Lieutenant Cherry, United States Army.

Cherry Creek; town and creek in Chautauqua County, New York, named by Joshua 

Bentley, jr., a surveyor who found the center of the town to be on a small island 

in a stream on which was a small cherry tree.

Cherryvale; city in Montgomery County, Kansas, in the valley of Cherry Creek. 

The name "Cherry" occurs frequently with and without suffixes, generally 

referring to the presence of the tree.

Chesaning; village in Saginaw County, Michigan. An Indian word meaning "big 

rock," the name having been given because of a large rock near the place.

Chesapeake; bay in Maryland which gives name to several places in the country. 

An Indian name variously explained, but. which seems to be a contraction of the 

Delaware name kitshishwapeak, "great salty bay."

Cheshire; towns in New Haven County, Connecticut, and Berkshire County, Massachusetts; township in Allegan County, Michigan; county in New Hampshire;
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and villages in Ontario County, New York, and Gallia County, Ohio, named 

from the county in England.

Chester; city in Randolph County, Illinois, and town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, named from the city in England.

Chester; county in Pennsylvania, named by George Pearson, a friend of William 

Penn, in honor of the native place of Penn.

Chester; county, and town in same county, in South Carolina, named from Chester 

County, Pennsylvania.

Chester; county in Tennessee, named for Eobert I. Chester, an old settler.

Chesterfield; town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, and counties in South 

Carolina and Virginia, named for Philip Dormer Stanhope, fourth Earl of Chesterfield.

Chesterfield; county in North Carolina, named from the town in Derbyshire, England.

Chesterville; village in Albany County, New York, named for Eev. John Chester, 

of Albany.

Chestnut; twenty-seven post-offices and many natural features bear this name, indicating the presence of the tree.

CheSUIlCOOk; lake and town in Piscataquis County, Maine. An Indian word which, 

according to Judge Potter, means "goose place." Thoreau gives, "place where 

many streams empty." Haines says that it signifies " great goose place."

Chetimaches; lake in Louisiana, which is also" known as Grand Lake, the name of 

an Indian tribe; the word is from the Choctaw language and means, " they possess cooking vessels."

Chetopa; city in Labette County, Kansas. An Indian word meaning "four houses," 

the town having been built on the site of four houses occupied by the wives of 

an Osage chief.

Chewaukan; marsh in Oregon. An Indian word meaning " water potato."

Cheyenne; county and mountain in Colorado, county in Kansas, county and river 

in Nebraska, city in Laramie County, Wyoming, and a number of other places, 

named for the Indian tribe. The Cheyennes call themselves Dzitzistas. The 

popular name is a corruption of the name given them by the Sioux, and said to 

signify "aliens."

Chicacomico; creek on the eastern shore of Maryland. An Indian word meaning 

"place where turkeys are plenty."

Chicago; city and river in Illinois.. The Ojibwa Indian form, she-kag-ong, signifies 

"wild onion place," from a root form implying a "bad smell."

Chichester; town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, and village in Ulster 

County, New York, named from the city in England.

Chickahominy; river in Virginia, which according to De Vere is named from the 

Indian word, checahaminend, "land of much grain," so called, because it flows 

through fertile lowlands. Heckewelder, with doubtful authority, says that it 

is corrupted from Tschikene-mahoni, "lick frequented by turkeys."

Chickies; creek and village in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The name is 

derived from the Indian, clrikiswalungo, meaning "place of crabs." Heckewelder says the meaning is-" place of crawfish," and Sener states it is a corruption of chickesaiunga.

Chickisalunga; creek in Pennsylvania. An Indian word derived from chickiswalunga, "place of crawfish," or "place of crab fish." .

Chickomuxen; creek in Maryland. An Indian word meaning "fishing place at a 

weir."

Chickwolnepy; creek in New Hampshire. An Indian word meaning " near great 

pond."
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Chico; township and city in Butte County, California. A Spanish word meaning

"little." 

Chicomico; creek in Connecticut. An Indian derivation! from she or che, "great,"

and komuk, or comaco, "house," or "inclosed place." 

Chicopee; river, falls, and city in Hampden County, in Massachusetts. An Indian

word, meaning "cedar tree," or "birch-bark place." 

Chicora; town in Berkeley County, South Carolina. From an Indian word, yuchikere, meaning "yuchi are there,' or "yuchi over there." 

Chicot; county in Arkansas and creek in New York. A French word meaning

"wood;" a term also applied to a stub or broken piece of wood. 

Childress; county; and town in same county, in Texas, named for George C. Childress, author of the Texas declaration of independence. 

Chillicothe; city in Peoria' County, Illinois, towns in Wapello County, Iowa, and

Livingston County, Missouri, and city in Ross County, Ohio, named from a

Shawnee subtribe. The correct Shawnee form signifies "man'made perfect."

(Gatschet.) 

Chillisquaque; creek and village in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. A

Delaware Indian word meaning " place of snowbirds."

Chilmark; town in Dukes County, Massachusetts, named from the town in England. 

Chilson; lake and village in Essex County, New York, named for a family of early

settlers. 

Chilton; county, and village in Clarke County, in Alabama, named for William P.

Chilton, of that State. 

Chilton; city in Calumet County, Wisconsin, named Chillington, from the home of

an early settler, Chillington Hall, England, but the county clerk in recording

the name, omitted the second syllable, hence Chilton. 

Chimney Rock; town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, named from nearby

cliffs, which bear a likeness to colossal chimneys.

Chinook; village in Pacific County, Washington, named from a tribe of Indians. 

Chinquapin; town in Duplin County, North Carolina. The name is the Indian

name for "nut," or "small chestnut."

Chippew'a; county and river in Michigan, and counties in Minnesota and Wisconsin; 

Chippewa Falls; city-in Chippewa County, Wisconsin. Named from a noted Indian

tribe. The proper Indian form is Ojibwa. 

Chisago; county and lake in Minnesota, named by W. H. C. Folsoni, from two

Ojibwa Indian words, kiclri, "large," and saga, "fair" or "lovely."

Chissesessick; rivers in Virginia and Georgia. An Indian word meaning "place of

bluebirds." 

Chittenango; creek and village in Madison County, New York. Morgan says it is

an Indian word, meaning " where the sun shines out;" other authorities translate it "waters divide and run into." 

Chittenden; county in Vermont, named for Thomas Chittenden, governor of the

State in 1790-97.

Chittenden; peak in Yellowstone Park, named for George B. Chittenden. 

Chivington; village in Kiowa County, Colorado, near the battle ground where

Colonel Chivington massacred the Cheyenne Indians in 1864. 

Chocorua; peak in the White Mountains, New Hampshire, said to be named for a

prophet-chief of the Socoki Indians, who, being pursued to this lofty peak by a

white hunter, leaped over the precipice and met his death. 

Choctawhatchee; bay and river in Florida. An Indian word meaning "river of

the Choctaws."

Chohwajica; lake in Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "willow." 

Chokin; lake in Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "place of roasting," the lake
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probably having been so named because the Dakota Indians roasted the teepwinna root, which they used for food, on the shore of the lake.

Chokio; village in Stevens County, Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "middle."

Chokoloskee; town in Lee County, Florida. The name is derived from the Indian 

word, chokoliska, meaning "red houses."

Choteau; county, and township in Teton County, in Montana, and county in South 

Dakota, named for the Chouteau family, two brothers of which, Auguste and 

Pierre, founded St. Louis.

Chouptyatanka; lake in Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "big dry wood."

Chowan; river arid county in North Carolina, named from the Chowanoke Indian 

tribe. The word is a variant of the Algonquian sorwdn, "south." One authority derives the word from sowan-ohke, "south country."

Christian; county in Kentucky, named for Col. William Christian, an officer of the 

Bevolution.

Christian; counties in Illinois and Missouri, named from the county in Kentucky.

Christiana; creek, and village in Newcastle County, in Delaware, and borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, named for the King and Queen of Sweden, Christian 

and Christiana.

Christianstourg; town in Montgomery County, Virginia, named for a first settler.

Christman; city in Edgar County, Illinois, named for Mathias Christman, its founder. 

Chromite; village in Shasta County, California, named from the chrome iron mines. 

Chuctanunda; stream in Montgomery County, New York. An Indian word meaning "twin sisters." . 

'Chula; village in Livingston County, Missouri; 

Chulannnee; town in Cleburne County, Alabama; 

Chulahoma; town in Marshall County, Mississippi. From a Choctaw Indian word

meaning "red fox." 

Chuluotaj, town in Orange County, Florida. An Indian word meaning "beautiful

view." 

Churchill; county in Nevada, which takes its name from Fort Churchill, named for

an officer of the United States Army. 

Churchville; village in Monroe County, New York, named for Samuel Church, a

pioneer settler. 

Cibolo; river and village in Guadalupe County, Texas. A Spanish word meaning

"buffalo." 

Cicero; town in Onondaga County, New York, named by the State land board for

the celebrated Roman. 

Cienega; station in Los Angeles County, California, and mining locality in Yavapai

County, Arizona. A Spanish word meaning "marsh.". 

Cimarron; river in Oklahoma and Indian Territory, city in Gray County, Kansas,

and village in Colfax County, New Mexico. A Spanish word meaning "wild,"

"unruly." 

Cincinnati; city in Hamilton County, Ohio, laid out and named by Col. Israel Ludlow, from an organization of officers formed after the Revolutionary war and

named in honor of Cincinnatus, the Roman patriot. 

Cicinnatus; town in Cortland County, New York, named by the State land board,

for the celebrated Roman patriot.

Cinnabar; village in Trinity County, California, named from the quicksilver mines. 

Cinnabar; mountain just north of Yellowstone Park, named from its rocks, which

are colored red by iron, which was mistaken for cinnabar. 

Cinnaminson; town in Burlington County, New Jersey. The name is derived from

the Indian, cinna, orsinne, "stone," and mona, ormmno. "island," hence "stone

island place." 

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Circleville; village in Pickaway County, Ohio, so named from the circular Indian

mounds in the neighborhood. 

Cisco; town in Eastland County, Texas, named for John J. Cisco, a prominent

resident. 

Cisco; many places in the United States bear this name. An Indian word meaning

a kind of trout of an oily nature.. 

Cissna Park; village in Iroquois County, Illinois, named for William Cissna, one of

its founders.

Citra; town in Marion County, Florida; 

Citrona; village in Yolo County, California;

Citrus; town in Inyo County, California, and county in Florida. From citrus, a 

small genus of trees of the orange family; so named because of the abundance 

of orange groves in these regions. 

Clackamas; county, village in same county, and river in Oregon, named from an

Indian tribe. 

Claiborne; parish in Louisiana and counties in Mississippi and Tennessee, named

for William C. C. Claiborne, governor of Mississippi Territory and of Louisiana

as a Territory and a State.

Clallam; county in Washington, named from an Indian tribe. 

Clancey; creek, and town in Jefferson County, in Montana, named for Judge Clancey,

a prospector and mining promoter of an early day.

Clanton; town in Chilton County, Alabama, named for General Clanton, a Confederate general. 

Clapper; town in Monroe County, Missouri, named for Henry Clapper, who was

instrumental in bringing a railroad into the place. 

Clare; county, and city in same county, in Michigan. The origin of the name is in

doubt, but the Michigan Historical Society says that it is probably named from

County Clare in Ireland. 

Claremont; town in Los Angeles County, California, named from the town in New

Hampshire. 

Claremont; town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, named from the country

seat of Lord Clive, an English general. 

Clarence; city in Shelby County, Missouri, named for a son of John Duff, an early

settler. 

Clarendon; "county, and town in same county, in South Carolina, named for Edward,

Earl of Clarendon.

Clarinda; city in Page County, Iowa, named for Clarinda Buck, a niece of the 

founder.

Clarion; river in Pennsylvania. A French term, meaning "clear." The name may 

have been suggested by the noise made by the river, sounding like the distant 

noteof theclarion. Said by some to have been called gowunsch, "briar stream,"

Clarion; county, and borough in same county in Pennsylvania, named from the 

river.

Clark; county in Arkansas, named for Governor William Clark.

Clark; peak in California, named for Fred Clark, a topographer.

Clark; counties in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, named for Gen. George 

Rogers Clark, who captured Vincennes.

Clark; county in Kansas, named for Capt. Charles F. Clarke,'United States Volunteers, who died at Memphis December 10, 1862.

Clark; county in Missouri, named for Capt. William Clark, of the Lewis and Clark 

expedition.

Clark; creek in Nebraska, named for Dr. M. H. Clark, first member of the Territorial council from Dodge County.

Clark; county in South Dakota, named for Newton Clark, legislator in 1873.
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Clark; county in Wisconsin, named for A. VV. Clark, early settler.

Clarke; county in Alabama, named for Governor John Clarke of Georgia.

Clarke; county in Georgia, named for Gen. Elijah Clarke, officer of the Revolution.

Clarke; county in Iowa, named for James Clarke, governor of the State in 1846.

Clarke; county in Mississippi, named for Joshua G. Clarke, first chancellor of the 

State.

Clarke; county in Virginia, named for Gen. George Rogers Clarke.

Clarke; county in Washington, and river in Montana, named for Capt. William 

Clark, of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Clarke City; village in Kankakee County, Illinois, named for the man who opened 

the first coal mine in the vicinity.

Clarkfork; town in Kootenai County, Idaho, named for Capt. William Clark, of the 

Lewis and Clark expedition.

Clarkia; village in Kootenai County, Idaho, named for Capt. William Clark, of the 

Lewis and Clark expedition.

Clarks; village in Merrick County, Nebraska, named for S. H. H. Clark,'superintendent of the Union Pacific Railroad.

Clarksburg; town in Berkshire Countyj Massachusetts, named for three brothers

who were among the first settlers. 

Clarksburg; town in Harrison County, West Virginia. Some authorities claim

that it was named for Capt. AVilliam Clark, of the Lewis and Clark expedition,

while others maintain that it was named for a pioneer.. 

Clarksdale; town in Coahoma County, Mississippi, named for Captain Clark,

brother-in-law of Governor Alcorn. 

Clarkson; town in Monroe County, New York, named for General Clarkson, a large

landowner. _ <, 

rClarkston; village in Asotin County, Washington;

 > Clarksville; city in Pike County, Missouri. Named for Capt. William Clark, of 

I the Lewis and Clark expedition. 

Clarksville; town in Plabersharu County, Georgia, named for Gen. John Clarke,

governor of Georgia. 

Clarksville; town in Hamilton County, Indiana, and city in Montgomery County,

Tennessee, named for Gen. George Rogers Clark, who captured Vincenn'es. 

Clarksville; town in Coos County, New Hampshire, named for Benjamin Clark. 

Clarkton; town in Dunklin County, Missouri, named for Plenry E. Clark, an early

contractor. 

Clatskanie; town in Columbia County, Oregon, named from the Indian tribe, Tlatskanai.

Clatsop; county in Oregon, named for an Indian tribe. 

Claverack; town in Columbia County, New York, from the Dutch, Maver-akker,

"clover field," said by some to have been so called from the immense fields of

clover which abounded there at the time of its settlement. Another opinion is

that it is of Dutch origin, the first part of the word meaning '.'opening" or "side

gorge," the latter part being a division of the river which the Dutch skippers

referred to; the Hudson was divided into 13 "racks" or "reaches.'.' 

Clay; counties in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, and Kansas; town

in Webster County, Kentucky; counties in Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,

North Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia; mount in

New Hampshire; and many small places; named for Henry Clay. The county

in Nebraska was doubtless named for him also.

Clay; county in Arkansas, named for John M. Clayton, State senator. 

Clay; county in Iowa, named for Henry Clay, jr., who fell at the battle of Buena

Vista. 

Clay; county in Kentucky, named for Gen. Green Clay.
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Clay City; village in Clay County, Illinois, and town in Clay County, Indiana,

named for Henry Clay. 

Claymont; village in Newcastle County, Delaware, named from the character of the

soil.

Clayton; town in Contra Costa County, California, named from Clay ton, Missouri. 

Clayton; town in Kent County, Delaware, named for Thomas Clayton, or his son,

Col. Joshua Clayton. 

Clayton; county, and town in Rabun County, in Georgia, named for Augustin Smith

Clayton.

Clayton; township and village in Adams County, Illinois, named for Henry Clay. 

Clayton; village in St. Louis County, Missouri, named for Ralph Clayton. 

Clayton; county in Iowa, town in- Jefferson County, New York, and town in Johnston County, North Carolina, named for John M. Clayton, Senator from Delaware. 

Claytonville; town in Brown County, Kansas, named for Powell Clayton, United

States Senator from Arkansas. 

Clear Creek; county in Colorado, so called because it is drained by Clear Creek, an

affluent of the South Platte. 

Clearfield; creek in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, named from the clearings

along its banks. 

Clearfield; county, and borough in same county, in Pennsylvania, named from the

creek. 

Clear Lake; village in Polk County, Wisconsin, situated on a lake of that name.

A descriptive name. 

Clearwater; descriptive name given to a river in Idaho and to many smaller streams

in the country, which in turn have given names to twelve post-offices. 

Clearwater; county and river in Minnesota. The name is a direct translation of

the Ojibwa word, descriptive of the river. 

Cleburne; counties in Alabama and Arkansas, and town in Johnson County, Texas,-

named for Gen. Patrick Cleburne.

Clermont; county in Ohio, name probably derived from Clermont, France. 

Clermont; village in Columbia county, New York, named by Chancellor Livingstoh, a friend of Fulton, for the first American steamboat. 

Cleveland; counties in Arkansas and Oklahoma, named for President Grover

Cleveland. 

Cleveland; village in Oswego County, New York, named for James Cleveland,

an early settler. 

Cleveland; county, and village in Rowan County, in North Carolina, named for Col.

Benjamin Cleveland. 

Cleveland; city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, named for Gen. Moses Cleveland, of

the Connecticut Land Company, who surveyed it. 

Cleveland; town in Bradley County, Tennessee, named for John Cleveland, who

. went there from North Carolina. 

Clifford; village in Lapeer County, Michigan, named for Clifford Lyman, the first

child born in the settlement. 

Clifton; village in Iroquois County, Illinois, named from the Clifton Hotel in

Chicago. 

Clifton; village in Greene County, Ohio, named from the cliffs which bound the

river at that point. 

Clifton Springs; village in Ontario County, New York, so named because of the

cliffs and springs in the neighborhood. 

Climax; village in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, so called because when Daniel B.

Eldred first visited the township he said, "This caps the climax."
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.Clinch; county in Georgia, and river in Virginia and Tennessee, named for Gen.

Duncan L. Clinch. 

Clingmans Dome; peak in Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina, named for

United States Senator Thomas L. Clingman, who determined its altitude. 

Clinton; town in Jones County, Georgia; county, and city in Dewitt County, in

Illinois; counties in Indiana, Iowa, and Kentucky; towns in Worcester County,

Massachusetts, and Henry County, Missouri; county in Michigan; towns in

Passaic County, New Jersey, and Rock County, Wisconsin; named for DeWitt

Clinton, governor of New York and projector of the Erie Canal. 

Clinton; county in Missouri; county, town in Dutchess County, and village in Oneida

County, New York; and county in Ohio; named for George Clinton, governor of

New York. 

Clinton; town in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, named for the Clinton family of

New York. 

Clinton; county in Pennsylvania, supposed to have been named for Gen. Henry

Clinton. 

Clintonville; village in New Haven County, Connecticut, named for the family of

Clinton. 

Clockville; village in Madison County, New York, named for John Klock, the

original grantee. 

Cloquet; town in Carlton County, Minnesota, so named from the mills there. A

French word, meaning "sound of the mill."

Cloud; county in Kansas, named for William F. Cloud, colonel of the Second Regiment of Kansas. 

Cloverdale; township and town in Sonoma County, California, so named because

of the rich growth of clover in the valley in which the town is located. 

Clymer; village in Cass County, Indiana, named for George Clymer, its founder. 

Clymer; town in Chautauqna County, New York, named for George Clymer, a

signer of the Declaration of Independence. 

Coahoma; county, and town in same county, in Mississippi. A Choctaw Indian

word meaning "red panther." 

rCoal City; city in Gruncly County, Illinois;

<Coal Valley; township and village in Rock Island County, Illinois. Named from 

I coal mines in the vicinity. 

Coarsegold; mining town in Madera County, California, so named because of the

gold nuggets found in its placer mines. 

Coast; range of mountains in Oregon, so named because lying parallel with the

Pacific coast. 

Coatsburg; village in Adams County, Illinois, named for Robert Coats, one of the

founders. 

Coatesville; borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, named for Moses Coates,

one of the early settlers. 

Cobalt; village in Middlesex County, Connecticut, so named from mines of cobalt

in the neighborhood. 

Cobb; county in Georgia, named for Thomas W. Cobb, United States Senator from

that State. 

Cobbosseecontee; river and lake in Maine. An Indian word, meaning "place

where sturgeon are taken."

Cobden; village in Union County, Illinois, named for Richard Cobden. 

Cobleskill; creek and town in Schoharie County, New York, named for Cobel, an

early mill owner. 

Cobscook; arm of Passamaquoddy Bay, Maine. Hubbard derives it from the name

of the Indian tribe Passamaquoddy, which he says signifies "falls" or "rough
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water." Other derivations are kabassak-hige, "sturgeon-catching place," and 

"small, muddy stream."

Cocalico; creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Corrupted from achgookwalico, 

'' where snakes gather in holes."

Cochecalechee; tributary of the Chattahoochee, in Georgia. An Indian word 

meaning "broken arrow."

Cocheco; river in New Hampshire. An Indian word meaning '' rapid " or " violent.''

Cochecton; town in Sullivan County, New York. An Indian word meaning, 

according to Haines, "low ground;" others say "finished small harbor."

Cochise; county in Arizona, named for the chief of the Chiricahua Apache Indians, 

an enemy, of all civilization.

Cochituate; village in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. An Indian word meaning "land on rapid streams."

Cochran; county in Texas, named for a man who fell at the Alamo.

Cocke; county in Tennessee, named for Gen. William Cocke, United States Senator 

from that State in 1796-97 and 1799-1805.

Cock Robin; island in California, settled by a man named Robin, who, because of 

his bragging of his fighting qualities, was nicknamed "Cock Robin."

Coconino; county in Arizona, named from a tribe of Indians.

Cocoosing'; creeks in Connecticut and Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning 

"owl place."

Cod; cape in Massachusetts, which received its name from Bartholomew Gosnold, 

who caught many codfish there.

Codington; county in South Dakota, named for Rev. R. B. Codington, legislator 

in 1875.

Codornices; creek in California. Derived from the Spanish codorniz, "quail."

Codbrus; creek in York County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word said to mean 

"rapid water."

Coeur; village in Trinity County, California, named from its location in the heart 

of the mountains. A French word meaning "heart."

Coeur d'Alene; lake and town in Kootenai County, Idaho; named from a tribe of 

Indians. A French phrase, meaning "needle hearts" or "awl hearts." Some 

authorities say that this name was given to these Indians because the expression- was used by a chief of the tribe to denote his opinion of the Canadian trappers' meanness. Rev. M. Eells says that the name was given to the tribe by 

members of the Hudson Bay Company, because of their sharpness in trade.

Coeyxnan; town in Albany County, New York, named for the patentee, Barent 

Peterse Coeymans.

( Coffee; counties in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee;

\ Coffeeville; town in Yalobusha County, Mississippi. Named for Gen. John Coffee,

I noted Indian fighter.

Coffee; creek in Humboldt County, California, named from the circumstance of a 

sack of coffee having been spilled into it.

Coffeen; village in Montgomery County, Illinois, named for Gustavus Coffeen, one 

of the founders.

fCoffey; county in Kansas;

 Icoffeyville; city in Montgomery County, Kansas. Narnedfor A. M. Coffey, meml ber of the first Kansas Territorial legislature.

Cohasset; town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. An Indian word, said by some 

to mean "fishing promontory," "place of pines," or "young pine trees."

Cohocton; town in Steuben County, New York. From an Indian word cohocta, 

"steam rising in a black-alder swamp with overhanging trees," or "trees in 

water."
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Cohoes; city in Albany County, New York, named from Cohoes falls. An Indian 

word, meaning "shipwrecked canoe;" also.said.to signify "great bendings."

Cokato; village in Wright County, Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "at the 

middle."

Coke; county, and village in Wood County, in Texas, named for Richard Coke, governor of and United States Senator from Texas.

Cokesbury; town in Greenwood County, South Carolina. A combination of the 

names of two bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Thomas Coke and 

Francis Asbury.

Cblbert; county in Alabama, named for Greorge and Levi Colbert.

Colby; city in Thomas County, Kansas, named for J. R. Colby, one of the old 

settlers.

Colby; city in Clark and Marathon counties, Wisconsin, named for Charles Colby, 

president of the Wisconsin Central Railroad.

Colchester; borough in New London County, Connecticut, and other places in the 

country, named from the town in England.

Colchester; township and city in McDonough County, Illinois, first called Chester, 

"Col" being prefixed to distinguish it from Chester in Randolph County.

Colchester; town in Delaware County, New York, named from Colchester, Connecticut.

Golden; town in Erie County, New York, named for Cadwalader D. Golden, of the 

State senate.

Cold Spring; town in Cape May County, New Jersey, and many small places in the 

country; named from springs near.

Coldwater; city in Comanche County, Kansas, named from the city in Michigan.

Coldwater; city in Branch County, Michigan, and town in Tate County, Mississippi, named from streams. The name is applied descriptively.

Cole; county in Missouri, named for Capt. Stephen Cole, an Indian fighter.

Colebrook; town in Coos County, New Hampshire, named for Sir George Colebrook, original grantee.

Coleman; county, and town in same county, in Texas, named for R. M. Coleman, 

captain of the first company of Texas rangers.

Colerain; town in Bertie County, North Carolina, named from .the town in Ireland.

Coleraine; town in Franklin County, Massachusetts. The origin of the name is in 

doubt, but Gabriel Hanger was created Baron Coleraine in 1761, the date of the 

naming of the town.

Coles; county in Illinois, named for Edward Cole, governor of the State in 1823-1826.

Colesville; town in Broome County, New York, named for Nathaniel Cole, one of 

the first settlers.

Colfax; towns in McLean County, Illinois, Clinton County, Indiana, Grant Parish, 

Louisiana, and Bay County, Michigan; counties in Nebraska and New Mexico; 

and town in Whitman County, Washington; named for Schuyler Colfax, VicePresident under President Grant.

Collar Back; ridge of limestone in the Catskill Mountains, New York. A corruption of the Dutch name Kalkberg, meaning "lime hill."

Collegeville; borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, seat of Ursinus College.

Colleton; county in South Carolina, named for Sir John Colleton, one of the eight 

original proprietors of Carolina.

Collettsville; town in Caldwell County, North Carolina, named for a family resident there. . Collin; county in Texas, named for Collin McKinney, an early settler.

Collingsworth; county in Texas, named for Judge James Collingsworth, secretary 

of state of the republic in 1836. '
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Collinsville; city in Madison County, Illinois, settled by four brothers named Collins, from Litchfield, Connecticut.

Collinsville; town in Dundy County, Nebraska, named for Moses Collins, an early 

settler. * . . Collinsville; village in Lewis County, New York, named for Homer Collins.

Collis; village in Fresno County, California, named for Collis P. Huntington, president of the Southern Pacific Railroad.

Coloma; town in Eldorado County, California, named from an Indian tribe.

Colony; city in Anderson County, Kansas, named for a colony from Ohio and

Indiana, which settled in the neighborhood.

Colorado; State of the Union, river in Texas, and river in Utah and Arizona; 

Colorado City; town in El Paso County, Colorado;

Colorado Springs; city in El Paso County, Colorado. A Spanish word meaning 

"ruddy" or "blood red;" in a secondary sense, "colored."

Colorado; county in Texas, named from the river.

Colquitt; county, and town in Miller County, in Georgia, named for Walter T. Colquitt, United States Seriator.

Colter; peak in Yellowstone Park, named for John Colter, a guide with the Lewis 

and Clark expedition.

Colton; town in St. Lawrence County, New York, named, for Jesse Colton Higley, 

an early settler.

Colton; township and city in San Bernardino County, California, named for Col. 

David Colton, an early and prominent citizen.

Coltsneck; town in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The name is probably derived 

from an innkeeper's sign upon which was printed the old seal of New Jersey a 

horse's head with a wreath around the neck.

Columbia; counties in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Wisconsin, and river in Oregon and Washington. The 

river was named by Captain Gray for the vessel in which he entered its mouth.

rColumbiana; county, and village in same county, in Ohio;

 I Columbus; county in North Carolina, and 26 places in the country. Named for

I Christopher Columbus.

Columbus Grove; village in Putnam County, Ohio, so named by the first settlers 

from the city of Columbus.

Colusa; county, and town in same county, in California, named from the Korusi 

tribe of Indians.

Colville; town in Stevens County, Washington, named from the old Hudson Bay 

Company's fort near the Columbia River.

Colwich; city in Sedgwick County, Kansas. The name is a compound of Colorado 

and Wichita, with reference to the Colorado and Wichita Railroad.

Comal j county in Texas which, takes its name from, the river. A Spanish word 

meaning "flat earthen pan."

Comanche; counties in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, named from the Indian tribe.

Cometa; village in San Joaquin County, California. The Spanish form of "comet."

Commack; village in Suffolk County, New York. From an Indian word, winnecomac, "beautiful place."

Commencement; bay in Washington, named by Vancouver, because he thought it 

the beginning of the arm of an inlet.

Commerce; village in Scott County, Missouri, so named because it was a trading 

post as early as 1803.

Communipaw; village in Bergen County, New Jersey, named for the original grantee, 

Michael Pauw, director of the Dutch West India Company. The word is of 

Indian origin. <
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Como; town in Park County, Colorado, so named by the early miners because of a 

lake in the neighborhood; referring to Lake Como, Italy.

Como; town in Panola County, Mississippi, named from a highland pond upon the 

place of Dr. G .G. Tate, who settled it.

Compton; village in Lee County, Illinois, named for Joel Compton, its founder.

Comstock; famous silver and lead bearing lode in Nevada, named for Henry Page 

Comstock.

Conant; creek in Yellowstone Park, named for Al Conant, who nearly lost his life 

in it.

Concho; county and river in Texas. A Spanish word meaning a "shell."

Concord; towns in Contra Costa County, California, and Essex County, Vermont, 

named from the town in Massachusetts.

Concord; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, so called either from the Christian concord among the first company, or "from the peaceful manner of its 

acquisition," it having been purchased from the Indians.

Concord; city in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, named from the battle of Concord.

Concordia; city, in Cloud County, Kansas, named so because there was a controversy for years over a permanent seat of county government, which was finally 

settled with unanimity.

Cone; peak in Siskiyou County, California, so named because of its regular conical 

shape.

Conecuh; county and river in Alabama, from the Creek Indian word conata, meaning "crooked," probably given with reference to the winding course of the 

river.

Conedogwinit; stream in Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning "for a long 

way nothing but bends."

Conejoj^town in Fresno County, California.

Conejoe; county, and town in same county, in Colorado, named from the Rio de los 

Conejos. A Spanish term meaning "rabbit," and applied to these localities on 

account of the great numbers of these animals.

Conemaugh; river and town in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word 

meaning "otter creek."

Conequonessing; creek in Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian word meaning "for 

a long time straight."

Conestoga; creek and village in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, named from an 

Indian tribe. The word is interpreted to mean "great maize land," or "crooked 

stream." . .

Conesus; lake and town in Livingston County, New York. The name is derived 

from the Indian word ganeasos, "place of many berries," or, according to Morgan, "place of nanny-berries."

Conewago; creek and village in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word 

meaning " long reach," or " long strip."

Conewango; river in New York. The name is derived from the Indian word ganoiuungo, "rapids," or, according to some other authorities, "they have been 

gone a long time."

Coney; island at the extremity of Long Island, New York, which is said by some to 

have been so named because of the numbers of rabbits there. Another theory 

ascribes it to the winds having driven the sand into truncated cones. It appears, 

however, to have been originally called Conga, which suggests another derivation.

Confluence; borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, so named because situated 

near the confluence of three streams.

Congaree; river, and town in Richmond County, in South Carolina, named from a 

tribe of Indians.
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Conklin; town in Broome County, New York, named for Judge John Conklin. 

Conly; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for an old settler. 

 Conneaut; townships in Crawford and Erie counties, Pennsylvania, and village and

creek in Ashtabula County, Ohio;

Conneaut Lake; borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania; 

Conneautville; borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Heckewelder says it

is a corruption of the Indian, gunniate, meaning "it is a long time since they

are gone." According to other authorities it is a Seneca Indian word, signifying "many fish." A third authority gives "snow place." 

Connecticut; State of the Union and river in New England. An Indian name,

derived from quonoktacut, meaning, according to some authorities "river whose

water is driven in waves by tides or winds.'' Haines says, '' land on the long tidal

river.'' Other interpretations are, '' on long river," " long river,'' and '' the long

(without end) river." 

Connellsville; borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, named for Zachariah

Connell, who laid it but. 

Connersville; city in Fayette County, Indiana, named for John Conner, who laid

out the place .in 1817.

Connersville; village in Harrison County, Kentucky, named for Lewis Conner. 

Conness; mount in California, named for John Conness, Senator from California in

1863-1869. 

Cononodaw; creek in Pennsylvania. ' The name is corrupted from the Indian word

gunniada, "he tarries long." 

Conoquenessing; borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania. The name is corrupted

from the Delaware Indian word gunachquene' sink, meaning "for a long way

straight." 

Conoy; creek and village in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. A corruption of a

tribal name, said to mean "long."

Conquest; town in Cayuga County, New York, so named to commemorate the conquest achieved by those who favored a division of the old town of Cato. 

Conshohocken; borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word

meaning '' pleasant valley.'' 

Constable; village in Franklin County, New York, named for William Constable,

agent and part proprietor. 

Constableville; village in Lewis County, New York, named for William Constaable, son of the original proprietor. 

Constantine; township and village in Saint Joseph County, Michigan, named for

the Roman emperor.

Constitution; island in the Hudson River, New York, named from the fort. 

Contoocook; river in New Hampshire. An Indian word meaning "crow river." 

Contra Costa; county in California. A Spanish term meaning "coast opposite

another." 

Converse; county in Wyoming, probably named for A. R. Converse, territorial

treasurer. 

Conway; county, and town in Faulkner County, in Arkansas, named for Henry W.

Conway, Territorial delegate in Congress. 

Conway; town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, named for Henry Seymour

Conway, secretary of state of England. Some authorities claim that the name

was derived from the town in Wales. 

Conway; town in Horry County, South Carolina, named for Gen. Robert Conway,

an early resident. 

Cook; inlet of the Pacific Ocean on the coast of Alaska, named for Captain Cook, the

navigator. 

Cook; county in Illinois, named for Danied P. Cook, member of Congress.
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Cook; county in Minnesota, named for Maj. Michael Cook, who was killed in the

civil war. 

Cooke; county in Texas, named for William G. Cooke, captain of New Orleans

Grays at the storming of Bexar. 

Cooksburg; village in Albany County, New York, named for Thomas B. Cook, an

early landholder. 

Coolidge; city in Hamilton County, Kansas, named for Thomas Jefferson Coolidge,

former president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. 

Cooper; township in AVashington County, Maine, named for Gen. John Cooper, an

early and esteemed settler.

Cooper; county in Missouri, named for Capt. Sanshell Cooper, an early settler. 

Cooper; river in South Carolina, named for the Earl of Shaftsbury, Lord Ashley

Cooper, one of the proprietors. 

Cooper; point in Washington, named for a man who took up a claim there, which

he afterwards deserted. 

Coopersburg; village in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, .named for a family of early

settlers. 

Cooperstown; village in Otsego County, New York, named for the father of James

Fenimore Cooper. 

Cooperstown; borough in Venango County, Pennsylvania, named for its founder,

William Cooper. 

Cooperstown; town in Eobertson County, Tennessee, so named because a great

many barrels were made there for the Red River mills. 

Coopersville; village in Clinton County, New York, named for Ebenezer Cooper, a

mill owner.

/Coos; county in New Hampshire;

ICoos; bay, river, and county in Oregon. An Indian word meaning "place of pines." 

Coosa; river and county in Alabama, named from a tribe of Indians, the Kusa. 

Coosawhatchie; river, and town in Beaufort County, in South Carolina. An Indian

word meaning "river of the Coosas," a former Indian tribe. 

Cope; town in Arapahoe County, Colorado, named for Jonathan Cope, who laid

it out. 

Cope; town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, named for J. Martin Cope, its

founder. 

Copemish; village in Manistee County, Michigan. An Indian word meaning "beech

tree."

Copenhagen; village in Lewis County, New York, named from the city in Denmark. 

[Copiah; county in Mississippi;

JGopiah Creek; village in Copiah County, Mississippi. An Indian word meaning 

I "calling panther." 

Coplay; creek and borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word

meaning "that which runs evenly" or "fine-running stream." 

Copley; township in Summit County, Ohio, named for the wife of Gardner Green,

a land proprietor.

Copper; harbor in Michigan, so called from the copper mines near. 

Copperopolis; town in Calaveras County, California, named from the extensive copper mines in the vicinity. 

Coquille; river and town in Coos County, in Oregon. A French word meaning

"shell."

Coralville; town in Johnson County, Iowa, so named from the coral formation underlying the town.

Coram; village in Suffolk County, New York, named for an Indian chief. 

Coraopolis; borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, named for Cora Watson,

the wife of one of the proprietors.
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Corapechen; creek in Maryland. An Indian word said to mean "fierce-running

stream." 

Corbett; post-office in Multnomah County, Oregon, named for H. W. Corbett,

United States Senator from the State. 

Corbin; town in Jefferson County, Montana, named for Daniel Corbin, at one time

a resident of Helena, afterwards of New York.

Corcoran; mount in California, named for W. W. Corcoran, of Washington, D. C. 

Cordero; village inSan Diego County, California. A Spanish word meaning "lamb." 

Cordova; thirteen places in the country, named from the city in Spain. 

Corfu; village in Genesee County, New York, named for the ancient city of the

Ionian Islands.

Corinna; town in Penobscot County, Maine, named for the Greek poetess of Boeotia. 

Corinth; city in Alcorn County, Mississippi, named from the ancient city in Greece. 

Cork; villages in Butts County, Georgia, Fulton County, New York, Ashtabula

County, Ohio, and Tyler County, West Virginia; named from the city in Ireland. 

Cornelius; town in Washington County, Oregon, named for Col. T. R. Cornelius,

volunteer in Cay use war.

Cornell; village in Livingston County, Illinois, named for a family of first settlers. 

Cornell; mount in New York, named for Ezra Cornell, founder of Cornell University. 

Cornettsville; village in Daviess County, Indiana, named for Myer and Samuel

Cornett, who laid it out, 

Corning1 ; town in Adams County, Iowa, and cities in Steuben County, New York,

and Nemaha County, Nebraska, named for Erastus Corning. 

Cornplanter; township in Venango County and Indian reservation in Warren

County, Pennsylvania, named for a Seneca Indian chief. 

Cornville; town in Somerset County, Maine, so named from an unusually good

yield of corn. - 

Coronaca; town in Greenwood County, South Carolina, which derived its name from

the plantation of Joseph Salvador, a wealthy Jewish landowner of Charleston. 

Coronado; cities in San Diego County, California, and Wichita County, Kansas,

named for the Spanish explorer, Francisco VYisquez de Coronado. 

Corpus Christi; city in Nueces County, and bay in Texas, named with reference

to a festival of the Roman Catholic Church. 

Corral; village in Santa Barbara County, California. A Spanish word meaning

"inclosure" or "cattle pen."

Correct!onville; town in Woodbury County, Iowa, situated on a correction line.

Corry; city in Erie County, Pennsylvania, named for a former owner, Hiram Corry.

Corsica; borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, named from the island in the 

Mediterranean Sea.

Corsicana; city in Navarro County, Texas, named for the wife of Navarro, a Mexican, who owned a large tract of land in the county.

Corson; inlet in New Jersey, named for a family who lived north of the inlet.

Corte Madera; town in Marin County, California. A Spanish phrase, meaning 

"felled timber."

Cortina; village in Colusa County, California. A Spanish word meaning "curtain" or "veil."

Cortland; city in Republic County, Kansas, named from the city in New York.

rCortland; county, and city in same county, in New York;

 iCortlandt; town in Westchester County, New York. Named for Pierre Van Cortl landt.

Corunna; city in Shiawassee County, Michigan, named from the city in Spain.

Corvallis; town in Ravalli County, .Montana, named from and settled by people 

from Corvallis, Oregon.
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' Corvallis; city in Ben ton County, Oregon. The name is formed of two Spanish 

words, meaning "heart of valley," so named from its situation in Willamette 

Valley.

Corvette; ledge in Maryland, so named because a French corvette went ashore on 

the ledge.

Corwin; village in Warren County, Ohio, named for Thomas Corwin, governor of 

the State.

Gory; village in Clay County, Indiana, named for a resident of Terre Haute.

Coryell; county, and village in same county, in Texas, named for James Coryell, a 

large landowner.

Coshocton; county, and village in same county, in Ohio, named from the Delaware 

Indian town of Goshocking. The word means, according to some authorities, 

'' habitation of owls.'' Heckewelder gives '' union of waters.'' Others say '' finished small harbor."

Cossatot; river in Arkansas, supposed to be a corruption of the French word cassette, "tomahawk."

Cossayuna; lake and village in Washington County, New York. An Indian word, 

said to signify "lake at our points."

Costilla; county in Colorado, named from the Costilla estate, which extends into 

Taos County, New Mexico.

Cosumne; town in Sacramento County, California, named from a tribe of Indians. 

The word means "salmon."

Cota; town in San Diego County, California. A Spanish word meaning- "coat of 

mail."

C6te Blanche; bay in Louisiana. French words meaning "white shore."

Cottage City; town in Dukes County, Massachusetts. A summer resort, so named 

from the many cottages along the shore.

Cottle; county in Texas, named for G. W. Cottle, who fell at the Alamo.

Cottleville; town in St. Charles- County, Missouri, named for Lorenzo Cottle, an 

early settler.

Cotton Plant; town in Dunklin County, Missouri, distinguished by fields of growing cotton.

Cottonwood; county and river in Minnesota, a translation of the Dakota (Sioux) 

name, given on account of the abundance of the cottonwood tree.

Cottonwood Falls; city in Chase County, Kansas, situated at a fall or rapid of Cottonwood Creek; hence the name.

Cottrell; key in Florida, named for Jeremiah Cottrell, first keeper of the light-house 

on the island.

Coulter; village in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, named for Eli Coulter, an early 

settler.

Coulter; creek in Yellowstone Park, named for John M. Coulter, botanist with the 

Hayden expedition.

Coulterville; town in Randolph County, Illinois, named for its founder, James B. 

Coulter.

Council Bluffs; city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, so called from a council held 

near there by Lewis and Clark with the Indians.

Council Grove; city in Morris County, Kansas, so named from a treaty which was 

effected with the Osage Indians in a grove at that place.

Coupeville; village in Island County, Washington, named for a navigator, Captain 

Coupe.

Coventry; towns in Tolland County, Connecticut, Chenango County, New York, 

Kent County, Rhode Island, and Orleans County, Vermont, named from the 

town in England.
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Covington; county in Alabama, cities in Newton County, Georgia, and Ken ton

County, Kentucky, county in Mississippi, and town in Wyoming County, New

York, named for Gen. Leonard Covington, distinguished at Fort Eecovery, 1794. 

Cow; island in the Missouri River in Kansas, from the old name given by the

French, isle de vache, "isle of the cow," from the buffalo found there. 

, Cowanesque; creek in Potter County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning

"overgrown with briars." 

Cowanshannock; creek in Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian word, gavrienschhanne, "green briar stream."

Cowautacuck; creek in Connecticut. An Indian word meaning "pine woodland." 

Cowen; mount in Montana, named for the assistant secretary of the interior. 

Cowen; town in Webster County, West Virginia, named for the president of the

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 

Coweta; county in Georgia, named from a former important Creek town about the

present.site of Columbus, Ga.

Cowhocton; river in New York. An Indian word meaning "log in the water." 

Cowles; town in Webster County, Nebraska, named for W. D; Cowles, a railroad man. 

Cowley; county in Kansas, named for Matthew Cowley, first lieutenant Company

I, Ninth Kansas Volunteer Regiment. 

Cowlitz; county and river in Washington, named from the Indian tribe of the same

name. 

Cowpens; village in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, made famous by a battle

fought there during the Revolution. It received its name from an early cattle

corral.

Cox; bar in California, named for an old settler. 

Cox; creek in Florida, named for a man who lived on its banks. 

Coxsackie; town in Greeue County, New York. The name is derived from the

Indian kuk, "to cut," and auke, "earth," descriptive of the ridge cut by the

waters of the Hudson. Another theory derives the name from an Indian word

meaning "hooting of owls." 

Coyote; village in Santa Clara County, California, and town in Rio Arriba County,

New Mexico. From the Mexican coyoll, "prairie wolf." 

Cozad; town in Dawson County, Nebraska, named for the original owner of the site,

John J. Cozad. 

Crab Grass; creek in Florida, so called from a species of grass plentiful along its

banks. 

Crabtree; town in Linn County, Oregon, named for John J. Crabtree, an early

settler. 

Craftonville; town in San Bernardino County, California, named for its founder,

George Craft. 

Craftsbury; town in Orleans County, Vermont, named for Ebenezer Crafts, one of

the original grantees.

Craig; village in Routt County, Colorado, named for Rev. Bayard Craig, of Denver. 

Craig; county and creek in Virginia, named for a prominent family of Augusta

County. 

Craig; pass in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, named for Mrs. Ida Craig Wilcox, the

first tourist to cross the pass.

Crai.gh.ead; county in Arkansas, named for Thomas B. Craighead, of the State senate. 

Cranberry; islands in Hancock County, Maine, named from a marsh of cranberries on the largest island.

Cranberry Isles; town in Hancock County, Maine, named from the islands. 

Crane; county in Texas, named for William Carey Crane, a Baptist minister. 

Cranesville; village in Erie County, Pennsylvania, named for its founder, Fowler

Crane.
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Cranston; town in Providence County, Rhode Island, named for Samuel Cranston,

governor of the State for nearly thirty years. 

Crater; town in Mono County, California, named from its location near extinct

volcanoes..

Crater; buttes in Idaho, so named from their volcanic origin.

Crater; lake In Oregon, so named because it occupies the crater of a former volcano. 

Craven; county in North Carolina, named for William, Earl of Craven, a lord

proprietor. 

Crawford; county in Arkansas, county, and city in Oglethorpe County, in Georgia,

and counties in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin, named for William H.

Crawford, secretary of the treasury under President Monroe. 

Crawford; county in Kansas,, named for Samuel J. Crawford, colonel Second Kansas

Regiment, and governor in 1865-69. 

Crawford; counties in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, named for Col.

William Crawford, who was captured by Indians and burned at the stake at

Sandusky, Ohio, in 1782.

Crawford; town in Lowndes County, Mississippi, named for Rev. Crawford, a Baptist preacher. 

Crawford; purchase in COOS County, New Hampshire, named for the original

owner, Ethan A. Crawford.

("Crawford House; village in Coos County, New Hampshire; 

] Crawford Notch; gap in White Mountains, New Hampshire. Named from the

* purchase.

Crawfordsville; city in Indiana, named for William H. Crawford, secretary of the 

treasury under President Monroe.

Crawfordsville; town in Linn County, Oregon, named for George F. Crawford, an 

earley settler.

Crawfordville; town in Taliaferro County, Georgia, named from William H. Crawford, secretary of the treasury under President Monroe.

Creal Springs; city in William son County, Illinois, named for the founder.

Creede; city in Mineral County, Colorado, named for a miner who made rich discoveries of gold in the region.

Creek; nation in Indian Territory, occupied by the Creek tribe of Indians. It is 

said that the English gave the name to the tribe because the country formerly 

inhabited by them in Alabama and Colorado was full of creeks.

Creighton; township and town in Knox County, Nebraska, named for Edward 

Creighton, of Omaha.

Crenshaw; county in Alabama, named for Anderson Crenshaw, of that State.

Cresco; city in Howard County, Iowa. From the Latin, signifying "I grow."

Cresskill; borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, named from a creek abounding 

in water cress. The word kil is Dutch for "stream."

fCresson; village in Cambria County, Pennsylvania;

j Cressona; borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Named for Elliott Cres-

* son, a Philadelphia merchant.

Crested Butte; town in Gunnison County, Colorado, named for a conical, gray peak

which dominates the valley. The mountain derives its name from its shape. 

Crestline; village in Crawford County, Ohio, so called because it occupies the crest

line of the middle elevation of the State. 

Creston; town in San Luis Obispo County, California, named from its location on

the crest of a ridge.

Creston; village in Ogle County, Illinois, named from its location on the highest 

- point of land between Chicago and the Mississippi River. 

Creston; city in Union County, Iowa, so named because it was the highest point on

the Chicago, Burlington and Quiiicy Railroad.
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Crestone; mountain in Colorado, named from its shape.

Creswell; town in Washington County, North Carolina, named for PostmasterGeneral Creswell. 

Crfeve Coeur; village in St. Louis County, Missouri, named for an early French fort.

The name means "heart breaking."

Crittenden; county in Arkansas, named for Robert Crittenden, territorial governor. 

Crittenden; county, and town in Grant County, in Kentucky, named for John J.

Crittenden, governor of and United States Senator from that State. 

Crockett; county in Tennessee, and county, and town in Houston County, in Texas,

named for Col. David Crockett, celebrated frontier Indian fighter, who fell at

the Alamo.

Croghan; town in Lewis County, New York, named for Col. George Croghan 

Cronly; town in Columbus County, North Carolina, named for the former owner of

the site. 

Crook; town in Logan County, Colorado,'and counties in Oregon and Wyoming,

named for Gen. George H. Crook, the Indian fighter. 

Crooked; creek in Pennsylvania, named from the old Indian name, woak-hanne,

"crooked stream." 

Crookston; township and city in Polk County, Minnesota, named for Col. William

Crooks, an old settler.

Crosby; county in Texas, named for Stephen Crosby, prominent citizen. 

Crosman; valley in Nevada, named for CoL G. H. Crosman. 

Cross; county in Arkansas, named for Judge Edward Cross, a pioneer. 

Crossville; village in White County, Illinois, named for a family of first settlers. 

Crosswicks; town in Burlington County, New Jersey. A corruption of the Indian

crossweeksung, "house of separation."

Croswell; village in Sanilac County, Michigan, named for Governor Croswell. 

Crothersville; town in Jackson County, Indiana, named for Doctor Crothers. 

Croton; village in Newaygo County, Michigan, named from the town in New York. 

Croton; river in New York, named for an Indian chief whose name was Kenoten,

Knoten, or Noton, meaning "the wind."

Croton Falls; town in Westchester County, New York, named from Croton Elver. 

Crow; river in Minnesota. A literal translation of "the Indian name, Andaig. 

Crowley; village in Polk County, Oregon, named for Solomon K. Crowley, an early

settler. 

Crown Point; town in Essex County, New York. From the original French name,

point au chevalure, "point of the hair (or scalp)," because it is said the French

and Indians sent out "scalping parties" from this place. 

Crow Wing; river in Minnesota, called.by the Indians kayaugeweguan, meaning

'' crow' s feather.'' 

Crow Wing; county, and village in same county, in Minnesota, named from the

river.

Croydon; town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, named from the town in Surrey, England.

Crugers; village in Westchester County, New York, named for Col. John P. Cruger. 

Crum Elbow; village inDutchess County, New York, the name of which was given,

it is said, from a sudden bend in the Hudson River at that place. 

Cuba; city in Fulton County, Illinois, named from the island of Cuba. 

Cucharas; river and village in Huerfano County, Colorado. A Spanish word meaning "spoon brook." 

Cudahy; village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, named for the Cudahy brothers,

who own a pork-packing establishment there. 

Cuddeback; town in Humboldt County, California, named for an old settler.
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Cuerno Verde; mountain in Colorado, named for its shape and color. Spanish

words meaning "green horn." 

Cuero; town in Dewitt County, Texas. A Spanish word meaning "hide," "skin,"

or "leather." 

Cuesta; village in San Luis Obispo County, California. A Spanish word meaning

"mount." 

Cuivre; river and village in Lincoln County, Missouri. A French word meaning

"copper.". 

Cullman; county, and city in same county, in Alabama, named for General John G.

Cull man, of that State. 

Culloden; village in Monroe County, Georgia, named for William Culloden, one of

the first settlers in the county. 

Cullom; village in Livingston County, Illinois, named for Shelby M. Cullom, United

States Senator from that State. 

Culpeper; county, and town in same county, in Virginia, named for Lord Thomas

Culpeper, governor in 1679-80. 

Cumberland; islands off the coast of Georgia, county and river in Kentucky, city

in Allegany County and mountains in Maryland, counties in New Jersey and

North Carolina, and town in Providence County, Rhode Island, named for the

Duke of Cumberland, the victor of Culloden.

Cumberland; county in Illinois, named from the Cumberland road, which was projected to pass through it. 

Cumberland; counties in Maine, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, named from the

county in England. 

Cumberland; city in Allegany County, Maryland, named from and built on the

site of old Fort Cumberland, erected during the French and Indian wars. The

fort was named for the Duke of Cumberland. 

Cumberland; county in Tennessee, named from the mountains. 

Cumberland; city in Barren County, Wisconsin, named from the city in Maryland. 

Cuming; county, and town in same county, in Nebraska, named for T. B. Cuming,

governor of the Territory in 1854-55. 

Gumming; town in Forsyth County, Georgia, named for Col. William Gumming,

of Augusta, Georgia. 

Cummington; town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, named for Col. John

Cummings, the former owner. 

Cumminsville; village in Wheeler Comity, Nebraska, named for J. F. Cummings,

county clerk. 

Cumminsville; village in Hamilton County, Ohio, named for David Cummins, an

early settler. 

Gundy; harbor and ledge in Maine, named for a family who settled there at an early

date.

Cunning-ham; town in Chariton County, Missouri, named for Dr. John F. Cunningham, of Brunswick, Missouri. 

Cupsuptic; lake in Maine. An Indian word meaning "drawing a seine while

fishing."

Currie; village in Murray County, Minnesota, named from the parish in Scotland. 

Curry; county in Oregon, named for George L. Curry, governor of the Territory in

1855-1859. 

Currytown; village in Montgomery County, New York, named for William Curry,

patentee. 

Curryville; town in Pike County, Missouri, named for Perry Curry, who laid out

the town. 

Curtin; village in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, named for the Curtin family, of

which Governor A. G. Curtin was a member. 

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Curtisville; village in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named for 

Elnathan Curtis, a settler of 1712. . Curwensville; borough in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, named for John Curwen, of Montgomery County.

Gushing; town in Knox County, Maine, named for Thomas Cushing, lieutenantgovernor of Massachusetts.

Cusseta; town in Chambers County, Alabama, and village in Chattahoochee County, 

Georgia, named from a former Creek Indian town. Meaning unknown.

Ouster; county in Colorado; county, and town in same county, in Idaho; county and 

creek in Montana; county, and township in same county, in Nebraska; county, 

and village in Beaver County, in Oklahoma; county, a"nd township and city in 

same county, in South Dakota; and several other places; named for Gen. George 

A. Custer, who was killed by-Indians in 1876 on the banks of Rosebud River.

Cuthbert; town in Randolph County, Georgia, named for Col. J. A. Cuthbert, 

member of Congress.

Cutler; town in Washington County, Maine, named for an early proprietor, Joseph 

Cutler, of Newburyport, Massachusetts.

Cuttawa; town in Lyon County, Kentucky, named from the old Indian name of the 

Kentucky River, Kuttawa.

Cuttingsville; village in. Rutland County, Vermont, named for one of the first 

settlers.

Cuttyhunk; island in Buzzards Bay. A contraction of the Indian word poocutohhunkunnok, "thing that lies out in the water." 

Cuyahoga; river and county in Ohio;

Cuyahoga Falls; village in Summit County, Ohio, situated at falls on the Cuyahoga 

River. The name is said by some to be derived from cayahaga, "crooked," but 

Atwater derives it from cuyahogan-uk, "lake river." Another authority gives 

carrihoga, meaning " news carrier."

Cuylerville; town in Livingston County, New York, named for W. T. Cuyler, an 

early settler.

Cynthiana; city in Harrison County, Kentucky, named for the two daughters of 

the original proprietors, Cynthia and Anna Harris.

Cypress; island in Washington; so named by Vancouver's party, from the abundance of that species of tree on the island.

Cyr; plantation in Aroostook County, Maine, named for a family numerous in that

section.

Dade; county, and city in Pasco County, in Florida, and counties in Georgia and

Missouri;

Dadeville; town in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. Named for Maj. Francis L. Dade, 

of the Seminole war.

Daggett; pond in Maine, named for an early settler.

Daggett; town in San "Bernardino County, California, named from the town in 

Indiana.

Daggett; village in Owen County, Indiana, named for Charles Daggett, a prominent 

resident.

Dagsboro; town in Sussex County, Delaware, named for Sir John Dagworthy.

Dahlonega; towns in Lumpkin County, Georgia, and Wapello County, Iowa. 

From a Cherokee Indian word signifying "yellow," referring to the gold formerly mined in upper Georgia.

Dakota; States of the Union North Dakota and South Dakota, and counties in 

Minnesota and Nebraska, and several small places, named for the Indian tribe. 

The Indian form is Lakota, Nakota or Dakota, according to the dialect, signifying "allies," the common name of the confederated Sioux tribes.

Dale; county in Alabama, named for Gen. Samuel Dale of that State.
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Dallam; county in Texas, named for James AV. Dallam, the lawyer who made the

first digest of Texas laws. 

Dallas; county in Alabama, named for A. J. Dallas, Secretary of the Treasury under

President Madison. 

Dallas; counties in Arkansas, Iowa, and Missouri; town in Gaston County, North

Carolina, and county, and town in same county, in Texas; 

Dallas Center; town in Dallas County, Iowa. Named for George M.. Dallas, VicePresident under President Polk. 

Dalles; city in Waaco County, Oregon, named from the dalles on the Columbia

Eiver. 

Dalles; the name given by the Hudson Bay Company to deep chasms in rocks

forming a narrow passage for rivers. A French word meaning "flagstone,"

"slab," also a "spout for water" or "trough." The most famous dalles are on

the Columbia River, Oregon. l 

Dalmatia; town in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, named from the titular

kingdom of Austria. 

Dalton; towns in Whitfield County, Georgia, and Berkshire County, Massachusetts,

named for Gen. Tristram Dalton, speaker of the house of representatives of

Massachusetts.

Dalton; village in Chariton County, Missouri, named for William Dalton. 

Dalton; town in Coos County, New Hampshire, named for Hon. Tristram Dalton,

a grantee. 

Daly; mountain in Colorado, named for Judge Charles P. Daly, formerly president

of the American Geographical Society. 

Daly; county in Montana, named for Marcus Daly. 

Damariscotta; river, and town in Lincoln County, in Maine. An Indian name

meaning "alewife place" or "river of little fishes." 

Damascus; town in Placer County, California, and thirteen other towns, and villages,

named from the ancient city in Syria.

Dana; village in Lasalle County, Illinois, named for a railroad official. 

Dana; town in AVorcester County, Massachusetts,'named for the family of which

Chief Justice Francis Dana was a member.. 

Danbury; city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and several other places, named

from the (own in Essex, England.

Danby; town in Rutland County, Vermont, named from Danby, England. 

Dandridge; town in Jefferson County, Tennessee, named for the maiden name of

the wife of George Washington, Mrs. Martha Custis, nee Dandridge. 

Dane; county, and village in same county, in Wisconsin, named for Nathan Dane,

an American jurist and a member of Congress. 

Danforth; township and village in Iroquois County, .Illinois, named for George M.

Danforth, its founder. 

Danielson; borough in Windham County, Connecticut, named, for Gen. James Danielson, the builder of the first house in the settlement.

Danielsville; town in Madison County, Georgia, named for Gen. Alien Daniel. 

Dannebrog; village in Howard County, Nebraska, settled by Danes from Milwaukee,

A\risconsin. 

Dannemora; town in Clinton County, New York, named from the celebrated iron

region in Sweden. 

Dansville; town in Steuben County, and village in Livingston Comity, New York,

named for Daniel P. Faulkner, who laid out the village.

Danube; town in Herkirner County, New York, named from the river in Austria. 

Danvers; township and village in McLean County, Illinois, named from the town

in Massachusetts.
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Danvers; town in Essex County, Massachusetts, said to have received its name 

from the Earl D'Anvers, but Nason says it received its name in honor of Sir 

Danvers Osborn, governor of New York in 1.753. 

Danville; village in Ingham County, Michigan, named for Daniel L. Crossman, a

resident. 

Danville; township and city in Vermilion County, Illinois, named for Dan Beckwith, an Indian trader, who donated a part of the town site.

Danville; town in Hendricks County, Indiana, named for Daniel Bales, proprietor. 

Danville; city in Boyle County, Kentucky, named for its founder Walker Daniel. 

Danville; village in Montgomery County, Missouri, built on land which formerly

belonged to Daniel M. Boone, son of Daniel Boone. 

Danville; borough in Montour County, Pennsylvania, named for Gen. Daniel

Montgomery, an early settler. 

Danville; town in Caledonia County, Vermont, named for the distinguished French

admiral, D'Anville. 

Danville; city in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, so named because situated on 'the

the river Dan. 

Darby; borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, named from Derby, England,

whence many of the early settlers came. 

Darbyville; village in Pickaway County, Ohio, named for a Wyandotte Indian

chief. 

Dare; county in Virginia named for Virginia Dare, the first white child born in the

New World, 1587. 

rDarke; county in Ohio;

JDarkesville; town in Berkeley County, West Virginia. Named for Gen. William 

I Darke, an officer of the Revolution. 

Darlington; borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, named for S. P. Darlington,

a merchant of Pittsburg.

Darlington; county, and village in same county, in South Carolina. The origin of 

the name is not known, but may have been given in honor of Colonel Darlington, 

a Revolutionary leader. 

Darlington; city in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, named for Joshua Darlington, a

prominent resident.

Dartford; village in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, named for the first settler. 

Dartmouth; town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, named, according to Whitmore, 

from the seaport in Devonshire, England; other authorities give William, Earl 

of Dartmouth. 

Dartmouth; college in Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, founded by and

named for William, Earl of Dartmouth. 

Darwin; town in Inyo County, California, and village in Clark County, Illinois,

named for Charles Darwin, the English naturalist. 

Darysaw; village and township in Grant County, Arkansas. A corruption of the

French, des ruisseaux, "of the streamlets." 

Dauphin; county in Pennsylvania, named for the Dauphin of France, son of

Louis XVI. 

Davenport; city in Scott County, Iowa, named for Colonel Davenport, an early

settler.

Davenport; village in Thayer County, Nebraska, named from .Davenport, Iowa. 

Davenport; town in Delaware County, New York, named for John Davenport, an

early settler.

David City; city in Butler County, Nebraska, named for David Butler, first governor 

of the State.
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Davidson; town in Boulder County, Colorado, named for Col. William A. Davidson, 

president of the Davidson Coal and Iron Mining Company, which platted the 

town.

Davidson; village in Josephine County, Oregon, named for Elijah B. Davidson, an 

early settler.

rDavidson; counties in North Carolina and Tennessee;

< Davidson College; town in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Named for

I Gen. William Davidson, an officer of the Revolution.

Davie; county in North Carolina, named for Gen. William R. Davie, governor in 

1798-99.

Daviess; counties in Indiana, Kentucky, and Missouri, named for Col. Joseph 

Daviess, who fell at the battle of Tippecanoe.

Davis; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for an old settler.

Davis; village in Stephenson County, Illinois, named for one of its founders, S. J. Davis.

Davis; county, and town in Decatur County, Iowa, named for Garrett Davis, member of Congress.

Davis; county in Utah, named for Capt. Daniel Davis, a first settler, and captain of 

the first body of mounted rangers organized in the county.

Davis; town in Tucker County, West Virginia, named for Senator H. G. Davis. 

Davison; county in South Dakota,-named for Henry C. Davison, the first settler in

the county. 

Davitte; village in Polk County, Georgia, named for the original proprietor, J. S.

Davitte. 

Dawes; county in Nebraska, named for James W. Dawes, former governor of the

State. 

Dawson; county in Georgia, named for William C. Dawson, United States Senator

from that State. 

Dawson; township in McLean County, Illinois, named for John Wells Dawson, a

pioneer. 

Dawson; village in Sangamon County, Illinois, named for Bert Dawson, one of its

founders. 

Dawson; county in Montana, named for Andrew Dawson, of the American Fur

Company. 

Dawson; village in Richardson County, Nebraska, named for Joshua Dawson, an

early settler. 

Dawson; county in Texas, named for Nicholas Dawson, who led the forces at the

battle of Salado, in 1836. 

Dawsonville; town in Dawson County, Georgia, named for William C. Dawson,

United States Senator from that State. 

Day; county in Oklahoma. The counties in Oklahoma were originally named from

the letters of the alphabet; later, names were given which began with the letter

corresponding to the one by which the county had been known. 

Day; county in South Dakota, named for Merritt H. Day, legislator. 

Dayansville; village in Lewis County, New York, named for Charles Dayan, who

founded it in 1826.

Dayton; town in York County, Maine, named for a prominent politician. 

Dayton; city in Montgomery County, Ohio, named for Jonathan Dayton, one of

the original proprietors.

Dayton; city in Rhea County, Tennessee, named from the city in Ohio. 

Dayton; city in Columbia County, Washington, named for Jesse N. Day, an early

proprietor.

Daytona; town in Volusia County, Florida, named for W. T. Day, of Ohio. 

Dead; mountain in Nevada, so called because it was supposed by the Mohave Indians

to be the abode of departed spirits.
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Deadmans; island in San Pedro Bay, Los Angeles County, California, supposed to

be an Indian burial ground, because of the skeletons found in excavating. 

Deadwood; town in Trinity County, California, and city in Lawrence County, South

Dakota, named from adjacent forests of dead timber. 

Deaf Smith; county in Texas, named for Erastus Smith, Indian and Mexican

fighter and scout, so called because his hearing was imperfect.

Deal; island in Maryland. The name is corrupted from the old name, Devils Island. 

Deal; borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey; 

Deal Beach; post-office in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Named from Deal,

England.

Deal Island; village in Somerset County, Maryland, named from the island. 

Deansville; village in Oneida County, New York, named for Thomas Dean, agent

of the Brothertown Indians. 

Dearborn; county in Indiana, town in Wayne County, Michigan, river in Montana,

and. mount in South Carolina, named for Gen. Henry Dearborn, Secretary of

War under .President Thomas Jefferson. 

Death; valley in Inyo County, California, so called because of the death of a party

of immigrants from tbirst and starvation. A gloomy tract of desert, 159 feet

below sea level. 

Deblois; town in Washington County, Maine, named for Thomas Amory Deblois,

a bank president. 

Decatur; counties in Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, and Kansas; towns in Newton County,

Mississippi, and Otsego County, New York, and many other places; named for

Commodore Stephen Decatur. 

Deckertown; borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, named for a family numerous

in the neighborhood. 

Decorah; city in Winneshiek County, Iowa, named for Dehere, meaning "spoon,"

a Winnebago chief. Another authority gives the orthography as Decorie. 

Dedham; town in Hancock County, Maine, named from the Massachusetts town. 

Dedham; town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, named from the parish in England. 

Deep; river in North Carolina. A translation of the Indian name sapponali, "deep

river." 

Deep River; town in Poweshiek County, Iowa, named from a creek near.

Deerfield; descriptive name given to. many places. The town in Rockingham

County, New Hampshire, was so named because when the petition for a town

was pending Mr. Batchekler killed a deer, and upon presenting it to Governor

Wentworth obtained the act and name. 

Deerfield; township in Portage County, Ohio, named from Deerfield Valley, in

Massachusetts. 

Deering; town in Hillsboro County, New Hampshire, named by Governor Benning

Wentworth for the maiden name of his wife. 

Deer Isle; town in Hancock County, Maine, named from three islands upon which

deer were very abundant. 

Deerlodge; county, and town in Powell County, in Montana, named from a salt lick

where deer came in droves. 

Defiance; county, and city in same county, in Ohio, named from a fort erected

by Gen. Anthony Wayne in defiance of the British and Indians. 

De Funiak Springs; celebrated resort in Walton County, Florida, named for a

resident of Nashville. 

Dehesa; town in San Diego County, California. A Spanish word meaning "pasture

land." ' . 

Dekalb; township and city in Dekalb County, Illinois, named from the county.
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Dekalb; counties in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Tennessee, 

and numerous places in the country, named for Baron De Kalb, who fell at the 

battle of Camden.

De Lacy; creek in Yellowstone Park, named for William W. De Lacy, the first 

white man known to have passed along the valley.

De La Mar; town in Shasta County, California, From the Spanish, meaning "by 

the sea."

Delancey; village in Delaware County, New York, named for James De Lancey, an 

early patentee.

De Land; town in Volusia County, Florida, named for H. A. De Land, a manufacturer of Fairport, New York, who founded it.

Delano; town in Kern County, California, and mountains in Montana and Utah, 

named for Columbus Delano, Secretary of the Interior under President Grant.

Delavan; township and city in Tazewell County, Illinois, and city in AValworth 

County, Wisconsin, named for E. C. Delavan, a temperance advocate of Albany, 

New York.

Delaware; State of the Union, river, and counties in Indiana, Iowa, New York,

. Ohio, and Pennsylvania, named for Lord de la Warr, governor and first captaingeneral of Virginia. Many small places also bear this name. A tribe of Indians

was known by this name, and in the case of the county in Indiana, the name

was given because this tribe had villages within the boundaries of the county. 

fDeleon; town in Comanche County, Texas;

IDeleon Springs; town in Volusia County, Florida. Named for Ponce de Leon. 

Delgada; point in California, named for an old Spanish explorer. 

Delhi; village in Delaware County, New York, named from the city in India.

Several other places bear this name. 

Dellenbaugh; mount in Arizona, named for F. S. Dellenbaugh, the artist, by the

Powell survey. 

Delmar; town on the border between Delaware and Maryland, named from the first

syllables of the name of each State. 

Del Monte; city in Monterey County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning "of

the mountain." 

Del Norte; county in California, situated in the northwest corner of the State.

Spanish words, meaning "of the north." 

Del Norte; town in Rio Grande County, Colorado, named from the river Rio Grande

del Norte, "grand river of the north." 

Delphi; town in Carroll County, Indiana, and village in Onondaga County, New

York, named for the ancient town in Phocis. 

Delphos; city in Alien County, Ohio, and several other places named from the

classical Delphos of Greece. 

Del Rey; town in Fresno County, California. A. Spanish phrase meaning "of the

king." 

Del Bio; town in Valverde County, Texas, named from its situation on Rio Grande.

-Spanish words, meaning "of the river." 

Delrosa; town in San Eernardino County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning

"of the rose." 

Delsur; town in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning "of

the south." 

Delta; town in Shasta County, California, and counties in Michigan and Texas, so

named because triangular in shape. 

Delta; county in Colorado, named from a delta of arable land at the mouth of the

Uncompahgre River, where it flows into Gunnison River. 

De Luz; township in San Diego County, California. From the Spanish, meaning

'' the light," " inspiration..''
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Demopolis; city in Marengo County, Alabama. A Greek word meaning "city of

the people."

Denbigh; town in Warwick County, Virginia, named from the county in Wales. 

Denison; city in Crawford County, Iowa, named for J. W. Denison; who laid it

out. 

Denison; city in Grayson County, Texas, settled by persons from the north, and

probably named for Eev. C. W. Denison of early antislavery fame. 

Denmark; town in Lewis County, New York, named from the kingdom in Europe. 

Denmark; town in Bamberg County, South Carolina, named for B. A. Denmark, a

railroad director.

Denning1 ; town in Ulster County, New York, named for William H. Denning, a former proprietor. 

Dennis; village in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, named for its first minister,

Rev. Josiah Dennis. 

Dennison; village inTuscarawas County, Ohio, named, probably, for Gov. William

Dennison.

Dennys; river in Maine, named for an Indian hunter.

Dennysville; town in Washington County, Maine, named from Dennys Eiver. 

Dent; county in Missouri, named for Lewis Dent, early resident. 

Denton; town in Caroline County, Maryland, named for Sir Robert Eden, governor of the province in 1769-1776. It was first called Eden Town, from which

it was shortened to the present form. 

Denton; river, county, and city in same county in'Texas, named for Capt. John B.

Denton, who was killed in battle with the Indians. 

Denver; county, and city in Arapahoe County, in Colorado, named for James W.

Denver, a former governor of Kansas. Many towns and villages take their name

from the city. 

Depauville; village in Jefferson County, New York, nained for Francis Depau, a

large proprietor. 

Depere; city in Brown County, Wisconsin, so named because situated on Rapides

des Peres. 

Depew; village in Erie County, New York, named for Chauncey M. Depew, United

. States Senator. 

Depeyster; town in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for Frederick DepeySter, member of a celebrated New York family. 

Deposit; village in Delaware and Broome counties, New York, SO named beCRUSeit

was formerly a place of deposit for lumber, 

Deptford; township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, named from a port in

England. 

Depue; village and creek in Bureau County, Illinois, named forDePue, an early

French trader.

Derby; city in New Haven County, Connecticut, and town in Orleans County, Vermont, named from the town and county in England. Many other places also

bear this name, given either directly or indirectly from the same. 

Derrick City; village in McKean County, Pennsylvania, so named from the great

numbers of derricks which mark the oil wells in the vicinity. 

Derry; town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, and borough in Montour

County, Pennsylvania; also one or two small places. Named from the town in

Ireland, now called Londonderry. 

Deruyter; village in Madison County, New York, named for Admiral De Ruyter, of

the Dutch navy. 

Descanso; town in San Diego County, California. From the Spanish, meaning "rest

from labor."
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Deschutes; river, and village in Sherrnan County, in Oregon. From the early

French name riviere des chutes, meaning "river of the falls." 

Desha; county in Arkansas, named for Captain Ben Desha, a prominent citizen of

the State. 

De Smet; town in Kooten'ai County, Idaho, and village in Kingsbury County, South

Dakota, named for Peter John De Smet, a Jesuit missionary.

Des Moines; river, county, and city in Polk County, in Iowa. This name is thought 

to have been derived from the Indian word mikonang,.meaning "road." This 

name was applied by the Indians in the form of moingona, which the French 

shortened into moin, calling the river "riviere des mains." Finally, the name 

became associated with the Trappist monks, and the river by a spurious 

etymology was called "la riviere des moines," "the river of the monks." 

De Soto; village in Snmter County, Georgia; county in Florida; township and vil-- 

lage in Jackson County, Illinois; parish in Louisiana; county in Mississippi; and 

twelve other places, named for Hernando de Soto, the discoverer of the Mississippi River, 

DesPlaines; river and village in Cook County, Illinois. Derived from the presence

of a species of maple called by the French "pMne." 

Destruction; island on the northwest coast of North America, so named because of

the massacre of a boat crew upon this coast. 

Detour; village in Chippewa County, Michigan, so named from its position, it being

necessary to make a detour in order to reach it.

Detroit; township and town in Pike County, Illinois, named from Detroit, Michigan.

Detroit; river, and city in Wayne County, in Michigan. A French word, meaning

"strait," or "narrow passage," given to the river by the early French explorers

because it is a short, narrow river connecting Lake St. Clair with Lake Erie.

Deuel; county in Nebraska, named for Harry P. Deuel, superintendent of the Union

Pacific Railroad.

Deuel; county in South Dakota, named for Jacob Deuel, a legislator in 1862. 

Devils; lake in Sank County, Wisconsin, so named because it is .situated in a deep

chasm with no visible inlet or outlet.

Devils Lake; village in Sank County, Wisconsin, named from the lake. 

Devine; town in Medina County, Texas, named for Hon. Thomas J. Devine, an old

resident of San Antonio. 

Devoe; creek in Arkansas, so called from the name given by the early French,

de veau, "of calf." 

Dewey; county in Oklahoma, named for Admiral George Dewey. A number of

towns also bear his name. 

Dewey; county in South Dakota, named for William P. Dewey, surveyor-general

in 1S73.

Dewitt; county, and village in same county, in Illinois, township and city in Clinton 

County, Iowa, and town in Carrol! County, Missouri, named for DeWitt Clinton, 

former governor of New York. 

Dewitt; town in Onondaga County, New York, named for Moses De Witt, an early

settler.

Dewitt; county in Texas, named for Green De AVitt, a coloni/er who settled families at Gonzales in 1827. 

Dexter; city in Cowley County, Kansas, named for a trotting horse of Robert P>onner, of New York.

Dexter; town in Penobscot County, Maine, named for Judge Samuel Dexter, candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 1816.

Dexter; village in Washtenaw County, Michigan, named for Samuel W. Dexter, who 

settled there in 1829.
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Dexter; village in Jefferson County, New York, named for S. Newton Dexter, a

prominent business man of Whitesboro. 

D'Hanis; town in Medina County, Texas, named for Count von D'Hanis, who

founded the town about 1845. 

Diamond; village in Grundy County, Illinois, named from its location in the center

of the "Black Diamond" coal district.

Diana; town in Lewis County, New York, named for the Roman goddess 

Dickens; county in Texas, named for J. Dickens, who fell at the Alamo. 

Dickenson; county in Virginia, named for William J. Dickenson of the State. ' 

Dickey; county, and village in Lamoure County, in North Dakota, named for Hon.

George Dicke}r , member of the legislature. 

Dickey; river in Washington. The name is derived from the Indian name, dickohdockteader. 

Dickinson; counties in Iowa and Kansas, named for Daniel S. Dickinson, United

States Senator from New York in 1844. 

Dickinson; county in Michigan, named for Don M. Dickinson, postmaster-general

under President Cleveland. 

Dickinson; town in Stark County, North Dakota, named for W. S. Dickiuson, of

"Malone, New York; who founded it.

Dickinson; county in Virginia, named for a prominent member of the legislature. 

Dicksburg; village in Knox County, Indiana, named for Thomas Dick, former

. owner of the ground. -

Dickson; county, and town in same county, in Tennessee, named for William Dickson. 

Die All; island in California, so named because all the Indians on the island died. 

Dighton; city in Lane County, Kansas, named for Dick Deighton, a surveyor. 

Dighton; village in Bristol County, Massachusetts, named for Frances Dighton,

wife of Eichard Williams, one of the first settlers. 

Diller; village in Jefferson County, Nebraska, named for H. H. Diller, an early

settler. 

Dillon; city in Beaver head County, Montana, named for Sydney Dillon, railroad

president.

Dillon; town in Marion County, South Carolina, named for a prominent family. 

Dillsboro; town in Dearborn County, Indiana, named for Gen. James Dill, an early

settler. 

Dillsboro; town in Jackson County, North Carolina, named for George W. Dill, an

early settler.

Dimmick; township and village in Lasalle County, Illinois, named foran early settler. 

Dimmit; county in Texas, named for Philip Dimmit, one of the earliest settlers in

the State. 

Dinwiddie; county, and town in same county, in Virginia, named for Robert Dinwiddie, lieutenant-governor of the State in 1752-1758. 

Dirty Devil; creek in Arizona, so named by Major Powell during hisfirst trip down

the canyon of the Colorado, because of the muddiness of its waters. 

Disappointment; cape at the mouth of the Columbia River, AVashington, so named

by John Meares, the English navigator, who thought no river existed in the

region. 

Dismal; swamp in Virginia and North Carolina, so named because of its dismal

appearance, due to the dense forest of juniper, cypress, etc., which cover it. 

District of Columbia. See Columbia. 

Dix; mount and town in Schuyler County, New York, named for Gen. John A.

Dix, United States Senator.

Dixmont; town in Penobscot County, Maine, named for Dr. Elijah Dix, of Boston. 

Dixmont; village in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, named for Miss Dorothea

Dix, American philanthropist.
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Dixon; town in Solano County, California, named for Thomas Dixon, a pioneer

settler".

Dixon; city in Lee County, Illinois, named for John Dixon, the founder. 

Dixon; town in Webster County, Kentucky, named for Hon. Archibald Dixon. 

Dixville; town in Coos County, New Hampshire, named for Col. Timothy Dix, first

settler. 

Doane; mount in Yellowstone Park, named for Lieut. Oiustavus C. Doane, United

States Army, who commanded-the military escort of an expedition in 1870. 

Dobbins; town in Yuba County, California, named for a settler. 

Dobbs Ferry; village in Westchester County, New York, named for a Swede who

owned a ferry. 

Dobson; town in Snrry County, North Carolina, named for W, P. Dobson, State

senator. 

Doctortown; town in Wayne County, Georgia, built upon the site of an old Indian

settlement, which was the abode of a great "medicine man." 

Doddridge; county in West Virginia, named for Philip Doddridge, a distinguished

statesman of western Virginia. 

Dodge; county in Georgia, named for W. E. Dodge, of New York, who, with W. P.

Eastman, presented a court-house to the county. See Eastman.

Dodge; city in Ford County, Kansas, on the site of old Fort Dodge, and counties in 

Minnesota and Wisconsin, named for Gen. Henry Dodge, governor of Wisconsin 

Territory, and later United States Senator from Wisconsin.

Dodge; county in Nebraska, named for Augustus Csesar Dodge, United States Senator from Iowa. .

Dodge Center; village in Dodge County, Minnesota;

Dodgeville; city in Iowa County, AVisconsin. Named for Gen. Henry Dodge, governor of Wisconsin Territory.

Dolores; county in Colorado, named from the Bio Dolores. A Spanish word, meaning "grief," which has a special significance among the Spaniards, being one of 

the titles of the Virgin Mary.

Dolph; village in Tillamook County, Oregon, named for J. N. Dolph, United States 

Senator.

Dominguez; creek in Colorado, named for a Spanish priest, who was one of the 

early explorers in this region.

Domke; mountain, lake, and creek in Chelan County, in Washington, named for the 

first settler in the vicinity.

Dona Ana; county, and town in same county, in New Mexico.. A Spanish name 

meaning "Madam Anna," and probably given in honor of some Spanish matron.

Donaldsonville; town in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, named for William Donaldson.

Donderberg; mountain in New York, on the Hudson. A Dutch word, meaning 

"thunder mountain," so called by the early Dutch settlers because of the frequent thunder storms in its vicinity.

Donegal; borough and township in Westmorland County, Pennsylvania, named 

from the town in Ireland.

Dongola; village in Union County, Illinois, named by the founder from Dongola in 

Africa.

Doniphan; county, and city in same county, in Kansas, city in Ripley County, Missouri, and village in Hall County, Nebraska, named for Col. Alexander William 

Doniphan, a distinguished western soldier.

Donley; county in Texas named for Stockton P. Donley, justice of the supreme 

court of the State.

Donnaha; post-office in Forsyth County, North Carolina, named for the last chief 

of the Sauras.
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Donner; lake in Nevada County, California, named for a leader of a'party of immigrants, nearly all of whom perished from starvation.

Dooly; county in Georgia named for Col. John Dooly, an officer in the Revolution.

Boon; towns in Sierra County, California, and Lyon County, Iowa, named from the 

river in Scotland.

Door; county in Wisconsin, so named because of its proximity to" "Death's Door," 

entrance to Green Bay.

Doran; village in Coles County, Illinois, named forS. A. Doran, a neighboring landowner.

Dorchester; county in Maryland, named for the Earl of Dorchester, whom Scharf 

says was a family friend of the Calverts.

Dorchester; part of Boston, Massachusetts, named from the town in England.

Dorchester; county in South Carolina, named from the town in Massachusetts.

Dormansville; village in Albany County, New York, named for Daniel Dorman, 

former irin and store keeper.

Dorrance; borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, named for a family of early 

settlers.

Dosoris; village in Queens County, New York. The name is a contraction of "dos 

tixoris," "dowry of a wife," the property having come to the first settler through 

his wife.

Dos Palmos; town in Riverside County, California, named from the giant yucca 

palms which grow near the spring. A Spanish phrase, meaning " two palms."

Dos Palos; town in Merced County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning "two 

' timbers."

Dos Pueblos; town in Santa Barbara County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning "two towns."

Dossett; village in Anderson County, Tennessee, named for the owner of the property, Jacob Dossett.

Dougherty; County in Georgia, named for Charles Dougherty.

Dougherty; township in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, named for Daniel Dougherty, 

one of the prominent residents.

Douglas; counties in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, 

Nevada, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, and probably the counties in Nebraska, 

Oregon, and Washington; named for Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois.

Douglas; creek in Colorado, named for Chief Douglas, of the White River Utes.

Douglas; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for Dr. William

Douglas, of Boston, author of a history of New England. 

Douglas; mount in Montana, named for E. M. Douglas, of the United States

Geological Survey. 

Douglas City; township in Trinity County, California, named for Stephen A.

Douglas, of Illinois. 

Douglass; city in Butler County, Kansas, named for Joseph Douglass, by whom it

was laid out. 

Dover; cities in Kent County, Delaware, and Strafford County, New Hampshire,

and town in Morris County, New Jersey, named from the town in England. 

Dowa.giac; river, and city in Cass County, in Michigan. An Indian word meaning

"fishing river." 

Downers Grove; township and village in Dupage County, Illinois, named for

Pierce Downer, who located there in 1830.

Downieville; town in Sierra County, California, named for a pioneer. 

Downingtown; borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, named for Thomas

Downing. 

Downs; town in McLean County. Illinois, named for Lawson Downs, a pioneer

settler.
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Downs; city in Osborne County, Kansas, named for William F. Downs, of Atchison. 

Downsville; village in .Delaware County, New York, situated on Downs Creek.

Both are named for Abel Downs, who had a tannery there. 

Dows; town in W right County, Iowa, named for a railroad contractor. 

Doylestown; borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, named for William Doyle,

an early settler. 

Dracut; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named from the home of the

Varnum family, in Wales.

Drakes; bay in California, named for Sir Francis Drake, the navigator. 

Drakesville; town in Davis County, Iowa, named for John A. Drake, who laid it

out. 

Drayton; town in Dooly County, Georgia, named for Colonel Drayton, of South

Carolina.

Dresden; fifteen places in the country bear the name of the city in Germany. 

Drew; county in Arkansas, named for Thomas S. Drew, governor in 1844-1848. 

Drew; village in Sunflower County, Mississippi, named for a railroad man.

I

Drewry; bluff on James Kiver, Virginia; 

Drewry Bluff; post-office in Chesterfield County, Virginia. Named for Maj, 

Augustus Drewry.

Drummond; lake in the center of Dismal Swamp in Virginia, named for William

Drurnmond, former governor of North Carolina. Another authority says that

it was named for a hunter who discovered it.

Dryden; town in Toinpkins County, New York, named for the poet, John Dryden. 

Dry Tortugas; ten small islands off the coast of Florida. The name was given

from the lack of springs and abundance of sea turtles. Tortugas is a Spanish

word meaning "tortoises." 

Duane; town in Franklin County, New York, named for James Duane, proprietor

and first settler. 

Duanesburg; town in Schenectady County, New York. French says that it was

named for James Duane, the principal proprietor. Gordon says it was named

for Judge Duane. 

Dublin; city in Laurens County, Georgia, named from the city in Ireland. Several

other places are named from the same. 

Dubois; township and village in Washington County, Illinois, *namcd for Jesse K.

Du Bois, State auditor of public accounts, 1856-1864. 

Dubois; county in Indiana, named for Toussaint Dubois, who had charge of the

guides and spies in the Tippecanoe campaign.

Dubois; borough in Pennsylvania, named for its founder, John Dubois. 

Dubuque; county, and city in same county, in Iowa, named for a French trader,

Julien Dubuque. 

Duck Hill; town in Montgomery County, Mississippi, named from a lull near the

town where ducks were plentiful in early days.

Dudley; town in Kings County, California, named from the town in Massachusetts. 

Dudley; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for two brothers, Paul

and William Dudley, who were among the. first proprietors. 

Dufur; village in Wasco County, Oregon, named for an old settler. 

Dukes; county in Massachusetts, so named because it was under the government of

the Duke of York, afterwards James II. 

Duluth; city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, named for Sieur Daniel Graysoloii

Duluth, a French traveler.

Dulzura; town in San Diego County, California. A Spanish word meaning "gentleness," "forbearance." 

Dumfries; town in Prince William County, Virginia, named from the town in

Scotland.
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Dummer; town in Coos County, New Hampshire;

Dummerston; town in Windham County, Vermont. Named for William Dummer, lieutenant-governor of Vermont and acting governor of Massachusetts, 

1723-1730.

Dumont; village in Clear Creek County, Colorado, named for John M. Dumont, a 

mine operator.

Dunbar; village in Otoe County, Nebraska, named for John Dunbar, a large landowner.

Dunbar; borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, named for Col. John Dunbar, 

who commanded an English force at this point and was defeated by the French 

and Indians.

Dunbar; village in Marlboro County, South Carolina, named for a family in the 

neighborhood.

Dunbarton; town in Merrimac County, New Hampshire, named by Archibald 

Stark, one of the first proprietors, who emigrated from Dunbarton, Scotland.

Duncan; village in Stark County, Illinois, named for James Henry Duncan, United 

States Congressman from Massachusetts, 1849-1853.

Duncan; town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, named for a leading citizen.

Duncan Falls; town in Muskingum County, Ohio, named for a trader, Major 

Duncan.

Duncannon; borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, named from the town in 

Wexford, Ireland.

Duncombe; town in Webster County, Iowa, named for Hon. J. F. Duncombe.

Dundaff; borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, named from the town in 

Wales.

Dundee; township in Kane County, Illinois, named from the village in New York.

Dundee; village in Yates County, New York, named from the town in Scotland. 

A number of other places also bear this name.

Dundy; county in Nebraska, named for Judge Elmer S. Dundy. 

Dungeness; town in Clallam County, Washington. This name was given to a low 

point of land in the county by Vancouver, because of its resemblance to Dungeness in the British channel, and subsequently applied to the town.

Dunkirk; city in Chautauqua County, New York, named indirectly from the town 

in France.

Dunklin; county in Missouri, named for Daniel Dunklin, governor of Missouri in

1832-1836.

Dunlap; village inPeoria County, Illinois, named for Alva Dunlap, proininent landOwner.

Dunlap; town in Harrison County, Iowa, named for the superintendent of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway.

Dunlap; city in Morris County, Kansas, named for Joseph Dunlap, a trader among 

the Indians and founder of the town.

Dunlapsville; town in Union County, Indiana, laid out by John Dunlap, one of the 

first settlers.

Dunmore; lake in Vermont, named by the Earl of Dunmore, who waded into it and 

formally christened it for himself.

Dunmore; town in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, named for John (Lord) Dunmore, governor of Virginia, 1772-1776.

Dunn; town in Harnet County, North Carolina, named for a resident.

Dunn; county in North Dakota, named for John P. Dunn, a pioneer of the State in 

1871.

Dunn; county in Wisconsin, named for Charles Dunn, first chief justice of the 

Territory.
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Dunnsville; town in Albany County, New York, named for Christopher Dunii, 

the original owner.

Dunraven; peak in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, named for the Earl of Dunraven.

Dunstable; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The history of the town 

 states that it was named for the mother of one of the petitioners, Mary Tyng, 

but there is no record of her maiden name or birthplace, There is, however, 

record of a large family by the name of Long, who came from Dunstable, England, in 1635. This fact gives direct connection, and it is probable that the 

town took its name from the English town.

Dupage; county in Illinois, named from the river.

Dupage; river in Illinois, named for a French Indian, Du Page or De Page, who had 

his headquarters on the river before 1800.

Duplin; county in North Carolina, named for Lord Duplin, or Dupplin, of the board 

of trade.

Duquesne; borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, named from old Fort 

Dnquesne, which was named for a distinguished French officer.

Duquoin; city in Perry County, Illinois, said to have been named for an Indian 

chief of the Kaskaskia tribe.

Durand; village in Winnebago County, Illinois, named for H. S. Dimind, a prominent railroad official. 

Durand; village in Shiawassee County, Michigan, named for George H. Durand, of

Flint, Michigan, member of Congress. 

Durand; city in Pepin County, Wisconsin, named for Miles Durand Prindle, an

early settler.

Durango; city in La Plata County, Colorado, named for a resident Spanish family. 

Durant; town in Cedar County, Iowa, named for Thomas Durant. 

Durants; neck of land in Perquimans County, No'rth Carolina, granted to George

Durant in 1662.

Durham; town in Butte County, California, named from the town in Maine. 

Durham; town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, named from the town in England. 

Durham; town in Androscoggin County, Maine, named from the former residence

of the royal family, by early settlers. 

Durham; county, and town in same county, in North Carolina, named for Dr.

Bartholomew Durham, owner of the town site. 

Dushore; borough in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, named for its founder, the

name being a corruption of Dupetit-Thouars. 

Duston; island in New Hampshire, named for an early settler. 

Dutchess; county in New York, named for Mary of Modena, Duchess of York.

Previous to the appearance of Johnson's Dictionary the title was spelled with

a "t;" hence the name of the county is so spelled.

Dutton; mount in Utah, named by Major Powell for Maj. C. E. Dutton. 

Duval; county in Florida, named for William P. Duval, Territorial governor in

1822-1834. 

Duval; county in Texas, named for the Duval family, prominent in the State. One

member) Burr H. Duval, fell in Fannin's massacre.

Duwamish; river in Washington, named from the Duwamish tribe of Indians. 

Duxbury; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, settled by Miles Standish. It

is said to have received its name from the seat of the Standish family in England,

Duxbury Hall. 

Dwight; township and village in Livingston County, Illinois, named for Henry A.

Dwight, junior, a benefactor of the town. 

Dwight; village in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, named for the Dwight family,

prominent early settlers.
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Dycusburg; village in Crittenden County, Kentucky, named for William E. Dycus,

its founder.

rDyer; county in Tennessee;

JDyersburg; city in Dyer County, Tennessee. Named for Col. Henry Dyer, who 

I. fell at the battle of New Orleans.

Dyersville; town in Dubuque County, Iowa, named for a former owner, James Dyer. 

Dyerville; town in Humboldt County, California; named for a settler. 

Dysart; town in Tania County, Iowa, named from the town in Scotland. 

Eagle; this word, either alone or with suffixes, forms the name of 81. post-offices in

the United States in many cases so called because of the former presence of the

bird. 

Eagle; county in Colorado. Hall's History gives the origin as from the river of that

name flowing through this county. 

Eagle Pass; town in Maverick County, Texas, so named because the contour of the

hills through which the Rio Grande flows bore a fancied resemblance to the

outstretched wings of an eagle. 

Eagle River; village in Keweenaw County, Michigan, named from the Indian

migisiwisibi, meaning "eagle."

Earl Park; town in Ben ton County, Indiana, laid out by Adams Earl and A. D. Raub. 

Earlville; town in Delaware County, Iowa, named for its first settler, G. M. Earl. 

Earlville; village in Madison County, New York, named for Jonas Earl, canal

commissioner. 

Early; county in Georgia, named in honor of Peter Early, governor of the State in

1813.

Easley; town in Pickens County, South Carolina, named for General Easley, a prominent South Carolinian.

East Baton Rouge; parish in Louisiana. See Baton Rouge. 

East Bend; town in Yadkin County, North Carolina, named from the bend in the

Yadkin River at that point. 

East Brady; borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, on the Allegheny River,

east of Bradys bend. 

East Bridge-water; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, named from the

original name of Brockton, Massachusetts, which first received the name of

Bridgewater in honor of a celebrated English duke. 

East Carroll; parish in Louisiana, named in honor of Charles Carrollof Carrollton.

East Fallowfield; townships in Crawforcl and Washington counties, Pennsylvania,

said to be named for Lancelot Fallowfield, one of the first purchasers of land

from William Penn.

East Feliciana; parish in Louisiana. A Spanish word meaning "dome." 

East Greenbush; town in Rensselaer County, New York, named by the Dutch, het

groen bosch, meaning "green bush," because of the pine woods near, which

were continually green. 

East Greenwich; town in Kent County, Rhode Island, named from the manor of

East Greenwich in Kent County, England. 

Eastham; town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, named from its extreme

eastern situation in the county.

Eastland; county, and town in same county, in Texas, named for M. W. Eastland. 

Eastman; town in Dodge County, Georgia, named for W. P. Eastman, who, with

W. E. Dodge, presented the county with a court-house.

Easton; town in Talbot County, Maryland, so named because of its location easterly of St. Michaels. 

Easton; city in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, named from the estate of an

English nobleman, Lord Pomphret.
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Easton Center; village in Bristol County, Massachusetts, perhaps named in honor

of Hon. John Easton, governor of Rhode Island. 

East Pepperell; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named for Sir William

Pepperell, who commanded an army in the expedition against Louisburg, Cape

Breton. 

Eastport; city in Washington County, Maine, originally called Moose Island, but

later incorporated under its present name in honor of being the most eastern

city in the United States. 

East River; a body of water at New York, properly a strait connecting Long Island

Sound with New York Bay; called a river no doubt from the river-like action of

its tides; the name is used to distinguish it from North Eiver, that is, the Hudson. 

Eastwood; village in Onondaga County, New York, a suburb of Syracuse, and named

from its easterly direction from that place. 

Eaton; town in Weld County, Colorado, named for Benjamin H. Eaton and Aaron

J. Eaton, of the Eaton Milling and Elevator Company. 

Eaton; county in Michigan, named for John H. Eaton, Secretary of War under

President Jackson. 

Eaton; town in Madison County, New York, and village in Treble County, Ohio,

named for Gen. William Eaton, of Massachusetts, a Revolutionary officer and

commander of the United States military forces in Tripoli. 

Eaton Rapids; town in Eaton County, Michigan, so named on account of the rapids

in Grand River.

Eatonton; city in Putnam County, Georgia, named for Gen. William Eaton. 

Eatontown; township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, named for an old settler. 

Eau Claire; river in Michigan. The name is French and signifies "clear water." 

Eau Claire; county, and city in same county, in Wisconsin, named from the river in

Michigan.

Eau Galle; river and town in Dunn County, Wisconsin. From the French, meaning "bitter water." 

Eau Pleine; river and town in Portage County, Wisconsin. French words meaning

"full water," or "stock river." 

Ebeeme; mountain and gorge in Piscataquis County, Maine. An Indian word,

meaning " where they get high-bush cranberries." 

Ebenecook; village in Lincoln County, Maine. A corruption of the Indian,

abanauk, meaning "bread place," or according to another authority, "highbush cranberry place." 

Ebenezer; town in Holmes County, Mississippi, named by the early settlers from

the old Jewish city. 

Ebensburg; borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, laid out by the Rev, Rees

Lloyd, and named by him for his eldest son, Eben.

Echaconnee; creek in Georgia. An Indian word meaning "beaver stream." 

Echaconnee; town in Bibb County, Georgia, named from the creek on which it is

located.

Echo; canyon in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah; a descriptive name. : Echo; peak in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, so named because of its remarkable

echo.

Echo Canyon; town in Summit County, Utah, named from the canyon. 

Echo Mountain; summer resort in Los Angeles County, California, named from

the reverberating echo.

Echols; county in Georgia, named for Robert M. Echols. 

Eckley; town in Yuma County, Colorado, said to be so named for Amos Eckles,

cattle foreman for J. W. Bowles.

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Ecola; creek and summer resort in Clatsop County, Oregon, so named by Captain 

Clark, from ecola, a Chinook Indian word meaning "whale," because a whale 

was washed up on the shore.

Economy; township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, established in 1825 by a Harmonist society, and named to indicate the principles of their government and 

their habits of living.

Ecore Fabre; stream in Arkansas. The name is derived from the French word 

ecore, meaning "shore," "bank," or "bluff," and Fabre, a proper name.

Ecorse; river in Michigan, from the French word ecorce, meaning "bark," so 

named on account of the birch and other kinds of bark found on its banks.

Ecorse; town in Wayne County, Michigan, named from the river of the same name.

Ector; county in Texas, named for Matthew Ector, Confederate commander and 

judge.

Eddington; town in Penobscot County, Maine, named for Colonel Eddy, a prominent settler.

Eddy; county in New Mexico, named in honor of C. B.. Eddy, a prominent citizen.

Eddy; county in North Dakota, named for one of the early bankers of Fargo.

Eddyville; town in Wapello County, Iowa, named for J. P. Eddy, who established 

a post there at an early day.

Eddyville; city in Lyon County, Kentucky, so named for the large eddies in the 

Cumberland River at this point.

Edelstein; village in Peoria County, Illinois, named for a railroad official.

Eden; town in Hancock County, Maine, named probably for Richard Eden, an early 

English author.

Eden; town in Concho County, Texas, named for Fred Ede, who owned the land.

Edenton; town in Chowan County, North Carolina, named for Charles Eden, governor of the State in 1714-1722.

Edenvale; town in Santa Clara County, California, named with reference to the 

Garden of Eden, because of the beauty and fertility of the place.

Edgar; county in Illinois, named for Gen. John Edgar, an early and distinguished 

pioneer of the State.

Edgecomb; town in Lincoln Cow.nty, Maine, named for Lord Eclgecombe, a friend 

of the American colonies.

Edgecombe; county in North Carolina, named for Richard, Baron of Mount Edgecombe, of the board of trade.

Edgefield; county, and town in same county, in South Carolina, named, as Simms 

supposes, because of the geographical situation at the edge of the State. There 

is also a supposition that the county derives its name from the fact that it borders on an older county.

Edgerton; city in Johnson County, Kansas, named for the chief engineer of the 

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.

Edgerton; village.in Williams County, Ohio, named for Alfred P. Edgerton.

Edgerton; city in Rock County, Wisconsin, probably named for E. W. Edgerton, 

an early settler.

Edgewood; town in Effingham County, Illinois, named from its location near the 

edge of the forest.

Edina; city in Knox County, Missouri A poetical name given to Edinburgh.

Edinburg; post-office in Leake County, Mississippi, and several other places bear 

the name of the city in Scotland.

Edinburg; township in Portage County, Ohio, named for Lewis Eddy, a resident. 

It was formerly called Eddysburg.

rEdison; village in Morrow County, Ohio;

I Edison Park; village in Cook County, Illinois. Named for Thomas A. Edison,

I the inventor.
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Edisto; river and island in South Carolina, named from an Indian tribe. 

Edmeston; town in Otsego County, New York, named for Robert Edmeston, an

early pioneer. 

Edmonson; county of Kentucky, named for Capt. Jack Edmonson, who fell at the

battle of Raisin River. 

Edmunds; county in South Dakota, named in honor of Newton Edmunds, governor

in 1803.

Edna; city in Labette County, Kansas, named in 1876 for a child, Edna Gragery. 

Edwards; county in Illinois, named for Ninian Edwards, governor of Illinois Territory in 1809. 

Edwards; county in Kansas, named for W. C. Edwards, of Hutchinson, first settler,

who took active part in its organization. 

Edwards; town in Hinds County, Mississippi, named for Dick'Edwards, owner and

proprietor of the Edwards House, Jackson, Mississippi. 

Edwards; town in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for Edward McCormack,

brother of the founder. 

Edwards; town in Beaufort County, North Carolina, named for a prominent family

of the neighborhood. 

Edwards; county in Texas, named for Harden Edwards, who established, under

grant from the Mexican Government, a colony at Nacogdoches in 1825. 

Edwardsport; village in Knox County, Indiana, named for Edwards Wilking. 

Edwardsville; .city in Madison County, Illinois, named for Ninian Edwards, Territorial governor in 1809. 

Edwardsville; village in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for Jonathan S.

Edwards, the-first postmaster. 

Eel; river in California, named fmn the Indian word wishosk, "eel river," so called

because of its winding course. 

Eel; river in Indiana, called by the Indians ahoamaque, "slippery fish." The Indiana

State Historical Geology, 1882, gives the Indian name as ke-wd-be-gwinn-maif),

and the meaning "snake-fish-river."

Effingham; county in Georgia, named for Lord Effingham. 

Effingham; county in Illinois. The origin of the name is in doubt. It has been

stated that the county was named for Gen. Edward Efh'ngham, a surveyor, or it

may have been named for Lord Effingham, an officer in the British army, who

resigned his commission rather than fight against the American colonies in their

struggle for liberty. . 

Effingham; city in Atchison County, Kansas, named for Effingham Nichols, of

Boston, a promoter of the Central Branch, Union Pacific Railroad. 

Egbertsville; village in Richmond County, New York, named for James Egbertsville, a former resident. 

Egg Harbor; township, and city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, bordering on the

ocean and Great Egg Harbor Bay. It was so called because of the number of

gull's eggs found near the bay. 

Egremont; town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, supposed to have received its

name from Charles Wyndhain, Earl of Egremont, who-was secretary of state in

1671. 

Egypt; fourteen places of the United States are named from the ancient country in

Africa, the Hebrew expression for "the land of oppression." 

Ehrenberg; town in YCima County, Arizona, founded in 1856 by Herman Ehrenberg. 

Ehrhardt; town in Bamberg County, South Carolina, named for a prominent

family. 

Elba; there are sixteen places of this name in the United States, most of which

were named from the island in the Mediterranean.
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Elbert; county and peak in Colorado, named for Samuel W. Elbert, governor of the

Territory in 1873-74. . ' 

rElbert; county in Georgia;

JElberton; city in Elbert County, Georgia. Named for Samuel Elbert, formerly a 

I governor of the State.

Elbow; lake in Maine, so called because of its shape. 

Elbridge; town in Onondaga County, New York, probably named after Elbridge

Gerry, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. 

El Cajon; township in San Diego County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning

"the box," often applied to high-walled canyons. 

El Campo; town in Marin County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning ."the

flat country." 

El Capitan; cliff in the Yosemite Valley, California. The name is Spanish, meaning

"the captain." 

El Casco; village in Riverside County, California. A Spanish word meaning "the

cranium." 

El Chorro; village in San Luis Obispo County, California. A descriptive Spanish

name, meaning "the gushing water."

Eldeua; village in Lee County, Illinois, named for the wife of the founder. 

Eldora; city in Hardin County, Iowa;

Eldorado; county in California, the first in which gold was discovered, city in Butler County, Kansas, and many other places. From the Spanish, meaning "the

gilded." 

Eldorado; city in Saline County, Illinois, originally named for two settlers, Elder

and Reed, but the spelling was afterwards changed to its present form. 

Eldred; township and borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, named for Judge

Nathaniel B. Eldred.

Electric; peak in Yellowstone Park, named by Henry Gannett, United States geographer, on account of a severe electrical storm encountered there. 

Eleroy; village in Stephenson County, Illinois, named for E. Leroy, son of Hiram

Jones, a first settler. 

Eleven Mile; creek in Genesee County, New York, so called because it crosses the

Buffalo road eleven miles from Buffalo.

Elgin; city in Kane County, Illinois, named for the Earl of Elgin. Another authority states that the name is transferred from the city in Scotland. 

Eliseo; town in Ventura County, California. The Spanish form of Elijah. 

Elizabeth.; cape in Maine, and group of islands in Massachusetts, named in honor of

Queen Elizabeth of England. This word, either alone or with suffixes, forms

the names of 25 places in the United States, most of which were so named. 

Elizabeth; city in Union County, New Jersey, named for the wife of Lord Carteret. 

Elizabeth; borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, named by the founder,

Stephen Bayard, for his wife. 

Elizabeth; town in Wirt County, West Virginia, named for Elizabeth, the wife of

David Beauchamp. 

Elizabeth City; county in Virginia, and town in Pasquotank County, North Carolina,

named for Queen Elizabeth of England. 

Elizabethtown; town in Bartholomew County, Indiana, named for Elizabeth

Branham, the wife of the founder. 

Elizabethtown; city in Hardin County, Kentucky, named for the wife of Col. John

Hardin, for whom the county was named. 

Elizabethtown; town in Bladen County, North Carolina, named for the wife of

Lord Carteret, Elizabeth.
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Elk; counties in Kansas and Pennsylvania. This word, either alone or as a prefix,

forms the name of 63 places in the United States, most of them doubtless given

on account of the presence of elk. 

Elk Falls; town in Elk County, Kansas, receives its name from a waterfall in Elk

River, near the site of the town. 

Elk Garden; town in Mineral County, West Virginia, so named by Senator Davis,

because of the former abundance of elk. 

Elkhart; county, and city in same county, in Indiana, which take their name from

the river. 

Elkhart; village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, named from the lake, which at

this point resembles an elk's heart.

Elkhorn; village in Douglas County, Nebraska, named from the river. 

Elkhorn; city in AValworth County, Wisconsin. This city is named from the prairie,

Elkhorn, which was named thus by Samuel F. Phoenix in July, 1836, when he

found an elk's horn upon a tree.

Elkins; town in Randolph County, AVest Virginia, named for Senator S. B. Elkins. 

Elko; county in Nevada. The origin of this name is not certain, for according to

some it is an Indian word, and according to others was so named on account of

the abundance of elk. 

Ellen; mountain in Utah, named by J. W. Powell, United States Geological Survey,

for the wife of A. H. Thompson, also of the Geological Survey. 

Ellenburg; town in Clinton County, New York, named for the daughter of John R.

Murray, of New York, the principal owner of township 5 of the military tract. 

Ellendale; village in Sussex County, Delaware, named for the wife of Dr. J. S.

Pretty man, who laid it out. 

Ellendale; township and city in Dickey County, North Dakota, named for the wife

of S. S. Merrill. 

Ellensburg; city in Kittitas County, Washington, named for the wife of the original

founder. 

Ellery; town in Chautauqua County, New York, named for William Ellery, a signer

of the Declaration of Independence. 

Ellicott; city in Howard and Baltimore counties, Maryland, first settled and named

by the brothers Andrew and John Ellicott. 

[Ellicott; town in Chautauqua County, New York;

JEllicottville; village in Cattaraugus County, New York. Named for Joseph Ellil cott, of the Holland Land Company. 

Ellijay; town in Gilmer County, Georgia. From a Cherokee Indian name, meaning

"new ground." 

Ellinwood; city in Barton County, Kansas, named for Col. John R. Ellinwood,

engineer, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. 

Elliott; county in Kentucky, named for Judge John M. Elliott. 

Elliottsville; village in Richmond County, New York, named for Dr. Samuel M.

Elliott. 

Ellis; county, and city in same county, in Kansas, named in honor of Gieorge Ellis,

first lieutenant, Twelfth Kansas Infantry. 

Ellis; county in Texas, named for Richard Ellis, president pro tempore of the first

Senate of the Republic. 

Ellisburg; town in Jefferson County New York, which derives its name from

Lyman Ellis, of Troy, New York, who settled there as a proprietor in 1797. 

Ellisville; township and village in Fulton County, Illinois, named for Levi D. Ellis,

its founder. 

Ellisville; town in Jones County, Mississippi, named for Powhatan Ellis, member

of the supreme court and United States Senator.
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Ellsworth; town in Hamilton County, Iowa, named for a banker at Iowa Falls. 

Ellsworth; county, and city in same county, in Kansas, named from the fort, Ellsworth, which in turn was named for Lieut. Alien Ellsworth. 

Ellsworth; city in Hancock County, Maine, named for Oliver Ellsworth, one of the

delegates to the National Constitutional Convention. 

Elm; this word, with the suffixes "hurst," "wood," "dale," "hall," "grove,"

"creek," "city," "bury," "branch," forms the. name of 29 places in the

United States, in most cases given on account of the presence of this species of

tree in the vicinity. 

Elma; village in Erie County, New York, named for a large elm tree which stands

near the village. 

Elmira; township in Solano County, California, and township and village in Stark

County, Illinois, named from Elmira, New York. 

Elmira; city in Chemung County, New York, said to have been named for Elmira

Teall, daughter, of Nathan Teall, a tavern keeper.

El Monte; township in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning "the mountain."

Elmore; county in Alabama, named for John A. Elmore, of the State. 

Elmore; county in Idaho, named for a celebrated mine in the county. 

Elmore; village and town in Lamoille County, Vermont, named for the original

grantee, Col. Samuel Elmore. 

Elmsford; village in Westchester County, New York, so rnamed because of the elm

trees in the vicinity. 

Elon College; town in Alamance County, North Carolina, named, probable, for

Judge Elon. , 

El Paso; county in Colorado, The name is given with reference to the Ute Pass,

which is within the limits of the county; 

El Paso; county, and city in same county, in Texas, which take their name from

the presence of a pass that of the Rio Grande. The name is Spanish, and

means "the pass," "the gap," or "the passage."

El Paso; township and city in Woodford County, Illinois, so named from the papsing or crossing of two railroads. 

El Pinal; village in San Joaquin County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning

"the grove of pines." 

Elreno; city in Canadian County, Oklahoma. A Spanish name meaning "the

reindeer." 

Elrio; post-office in Ventura County, California. A Spanish name meaning "the

river." 

El Robles; town in Mendocino County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning

"the oaks." 

Elsie; village in Clinton County, Michigan, named for Miss Elsie Tillotson, the

daughter of an early pioneer.

Elsie; town in Perkins County, Nebraska, named for the daughter of C. E. Perkins. 

Elsinore; township and city in Riverside County, California. Corruption of the

Spanish el senor, meaning "the gentleman," a large part of the land upon which

the city is built having been owned by a don.

El Toro; village in Orange County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning "thebull." 

El Verano; village in Sonoma County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning

"the summer." 

Elwin; village in Macon County, Illinois, a combination of the names of the founders,

Elmwood and Martin. 

Elyria; city in Lorain County, Ohio, named for Heman Ely, who owned 12,500

acres of land around the falls of Black River. "Ria" was suggested by the

Greek name Illyria.
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Emanuel; county in Georgia, named for David Emanuel, at one time president of

the Georgia senate. 

Emaus;. borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, named by the Moravians in

memory of the little village in Palestine. 

Embarcadero; village in Sonoma County, California. A Spanish word meaning

"harbor" or "port," 

Embarrass; river and village in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. A French word

meaning 'obstruction." 

Emerick; village in Madison County, Nebraska, named for John Eraerick, an early

settler.

Emery; village in Macon County, Illinois, named for Charles F. Emery, a neighboring landowner.

Emery; county in Utah, named for George W. Emery, governor in 1875-1880. 

Emigrant Gap; town in Placer County, .California, named from the pass in the

Sierra Nevada through which the pioneers of 1849 entered the State. 

Eminence; city in Henry County, Kentucky, so named because of its situation on

the highest point of land between Louisville and Lexington. 

Emlenton; borough in Venango County, Pennsylvania, named for Ernlen, the wife

of Joseph M. Fox, one of the original proprietors.'

Emma; mountain in Arizona, named by Maj. J. W. Powell, of the United States 

Geological Survey, for his wife, Emma.

[Emmet; county in Iowa, and county, and village in Saint Clair County, in Michigan;

JEmmetsburg; city in Palo Alto County, Iowa. Named for the Irish patriot,

V Robert W. Emmet.

Emmitsburg; town in Frederick County, Maryland, named for William Emmitt, 

its founder.

Emmons; mountains in Colorado and Utah, named for S. F. Emmons, thegeologist.

Emmons; mountain in New York, named for Ebene/er Emmons, geologist.

Emmons; county in North Dakota, named for James A. Emmons, a pioneer steamboat man and merchant of Bismarck. '

Emory; town in Washington County, Virginia, named from Emory and Henry 

College, which is situated there and which received part of its name from Bishop 

Emory.

Empire; city in Cherokee County, Kansas, so named by the founder, S. L. Cheney, 

on account of the town topping a ridge.

I

Emporia; city in Lyon County, Kansas; 

Emporium; borough in Cameron County, Pennsylvania. A Latin word meaning 

"center of trade."

Emuckfaw; village in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. A Creek Indian word meaning "shell medal."

Encinal; village in Santa Clara County, California. A Spanish word meaning "forest of evergreen oak."

Encinitas; township in San Diego County, California. A Spanish word meaning 

"little oaks."

Enfleld; town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, named, according to Dr. J. G. 

Holland, for Robert Field.

Enfield; towns in Grafton County, New Hampshire, and in Halifax County, North 

Carolina, named from the birthplace of John Wesley in England.

Engelmann; canyon and peak in Colorado, named for the botanist.

Englewood; city in Bergen County, New Jersey, named from the English "wood 

ingle," a woody nook or corner.

Englund; village in Marshall County, Minnesota, named for its first postmaster.

Ennis; city in Ellis County, Texas, named for Cornelius Ennis, of Houston, a prominent railroad official.
120 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. TBOLL. 258.

Enno; town in Wake County, North Carolina, named for an Indian tribe.

Enon; village in Clark County, Ohio, named from the river in Palestine where John

baptized the people.

Enoree; river in South Carolina, named for an Indian tribe. 

Enosburg; town in Franklin County, Vermont, named for Roger Enos, to whom

the land was originally granted. 

Enterprise; towns in Clarke County, Mississippi, .and Wallowa County, Oregon,

and many other towns and villages, so named to denote the policy of their

inhabitants.

rEphrata; town in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania;

<Ephratah; town in Fulton County, New York. Named from the ancient city of 

I Palestine. 

Eppes; creek, and island in the James River, in Charles City County, \rirginia, named

for an early owner of the property. , 

Epping; town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, named from the town in

Essex, England. 

Epsom; village in Daviess County, Indiana, so named because of a well near by

which contains water much resembling epsom salts in taste. 

Epsom; town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, named from the town in Surrey, England. 

Epworth; town in Dubuque County, Iowa, named from the town in Lincolnshire,

England. 

Equimmk; villages in Delaware County, New York, and VVayne County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word, meaning "place where clothing is distributed." 

Erath; county in Texas, named for an earler settler and Indian fighter, George B.

Erath. 

Erie; one of the Great Lakes, drained by the St. Lawrence. From erie, erike, or

criga, meaning "wildcat," the name of an ancient tribe on its borders conquered

by the Iroquois. 

Erie; township and village in Whiteside County, Illinois, named from the county

in New York. 

Erie; city in Neosho County, Kansas, named from a small lake near by of that

name. 

Erie; counties in New York and Ohio, and county, and city in same county, in

Pennsylvania; 

Erieville; village in Madison County, New York. Named from the lake.

Erin; the name of numerous towns and villages in the United States, named from

the ancient name of Ireland.

Errol; town in Coos County, New Hampshire, named from the parish in Scotland. 

Erskine; village in Passaic County, New Jersey, named from the parish in Scotland. 

Erving; town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, named for the man who owned

"Ervings Grant," in early days. 

Erwin; town in Steuben County, New York, named for Col. Arthur Erwin, of Pennsylvania. 

Escambia; river in Alabama and Florida. Probably derived from the Spanish,

cambiar, meaning "barter" or "exchange." 

Escambia; counties in Alabama and Florida, named from the river traversing both

States. 

Escanaba; river, and city in Delta County, in Michigan. According to Haines it is

an Indan word meaning "flat rock," but according to other authorities it means

a "young male quadruped." 

Eschscholtz; inlet of Kotzebue Sound, Alaska, named for J. F. Eschscholtz, the

naturalist.
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Escoheag; town in Kent County, Rhode Island. An Indian word, supposed to

mean "origin of three rivers." 

Escondido; city in San Diego County, California. A Spanish word meaning

"hidden treasure." 

Esculapia; watering place in Lewis County, Kentucky, named for the god of the

medical art Esculapius. 

Eskridge; city in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, named for C. V. Eskridge, the first

purchaser of a town lot. 

Eskutassis; stream in Piscataquis County, Maine. An Indian word meaning '' smal 1

trout." 

Eskweskwewadjo; mountain in Maine. An Indian word meaning "she-bear

mountain." 

Esmeralda; post village in Calaveras County, California, mining camp in Idaho,

and county in Nevada. The Spanish term for "emerald," the places being so

named on account of the presence of this gem. 

Esopus; stream in New York. A difference of opinion exists as to whether the

Indian tribe of this name took the name from the river or whether the river was

named for the tribe. Schoolcraft gives "seepus" or " seepu," "river," as the

word nearest like it in the Indian language. 

Esparto; village in Yolo County, California. A Spanish word meaning "feather

grass." 

Esperance; town in Schoharie County, New York. A French word meaning

"hope." 

Espinoso; towns in Monterey and Solano counties, California. A. Spanish word

meaning "thorny." 

Essex; township in Stark County, Illinois, named for Isaac B. Essex, the first white

settler in the county. 

Essex; counties in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, and Virginia,

named from the English county of Essex. 

Essexville; village in Bay County, Michigan, named for an early settler, Ransom

Essex. 

Estaboga; town in Talladega County, Alabama. An Indian word meaning "where

people reside." 

Estherville; city in Emmet County,.Iowa, named for Esther A. Ridley, wife of one

of the original proprietors. 

Estill; county, and town in Madison County, in Kentucky, named for Capt. James

Estill, an Indian fighter..

Estill; town in Howard County, Missouri, named for Col. John R. Estill. 

Estrado; town in Monterey County, California. A Spanish word meaning "guest

chamber." 

Estrella; town in San Luis Obispo County, California. A Spanish word meaning

"star." 

Ethel; town in Attala County, Mississippi, named for the daughter of Capt. S. B.

McCounico. 

Etna; many places in the United States are named from the celebrated volcano in

Sicily. , 

Etowah; county in Alabama, and river in Georgia. A Cherokee Indian corruption,

meaning unknown. 

Etruria; township in Halifax County, North Carolina, named from the division of

ancient Italy. 

Eucalyptus; town in San Joaquin County, California, so named from the prevailing

species of trees. 

Euclid; village in Onondaga County, New York, and .town in Cuyahoga County,

Ohio, and named for the celebrated geometer of Alexandria.
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Eudora; city in Douglas County, Kansas, named for the daughter of Pascal Fish. 

Eufaula; town in Barbour County, Alabama; named from a former noted Creek

Indian town (Yufala) of that vicinity; meaning unknown.

Eugene; city in Lane County; Oregon, named for Eugene F. Skinner, its first settler. 

Eulalia; township in Potter County, Pennsylvania, named for the first child bom

within its limits. 

Eureka; cities in Hurnboldt County, California, .Woodforcl County, Illinois, and

Greenwood County, Kansas, and county in Nevada. A Greek expression meaning "I have found it."

Eustis; town in Lake County, Florida, named for .Gen. Henry L. Eustis. 

Eustis; town in Franklin County, Maine, named for Charles L. Eustis, an early

proprietor.

Eutaw; town in Greene County, Alabama. 

Eutaw Spring; small affluent of the Santee River in South Carolina. According to

Gatschet it is named from the Indian tribe, also known as eliwaiv, or from itawa,

"pine tree." 

Eutawville; town in Berkeley County, South Carolina, named from the famous

Eutaw Spring. 

Evangeline; township in Charlevoix County, Michigan, named for the heroine of

Longfellow's poem. 

Evans; town in Weld County, Colorado, named for John Evans, a former governor

of Colorado. 

Evans; town in Erie County, New York, named for David E. Evans, agent of the

Holland Land Company. 

Evansburg; village in Coshocton County, Ohio, named for Isaac Evans-, who laid

it out. 

Evans Mills; village in Jefferson County, New York, named for Ethni Evans, a

resident mill owner. 

Evanston; town in Cook County, Illinois, and city in Uinta County, Wyoming,

named for John Evans, a former governor of Colorado. 

Evansville; city in Vanderburg County, Indiana, named for Gen. Robert Evans,

who laid it out.

Evansville; city in Rock County, Wisconsin, named for Calvin Evans, a first settler. 

Evart; township and village in Osceola County, Michigan, named for Frank Evart,

a pioneer. 

Evarts; mountain in Yellowstone Park, named for Truman C. Evarts.

Evening Shade; town in Sharp County, Arkansas, so named from the density of

shade cast by the tall pine timber on an adjacent hill. 

Everett; city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and town in Bedford County,

Pennsylvania, named for Edward Everett, of Massachusetts. 

Everetts; town in Martin County, North Carolina, named for a resident family. 

Ewing; village in Cole County, Missouri, named from citizen living near by. 

Ewings; creek in Missouri. Ewing is probably a contraction of "E. Wing," which

designated this creek upon an early map.

Excelsior; towns in Sonoma and Sierra counties, California. A Latin word meaning " ever upward." 

Excelsior Springs; city in Clay County, Missouri, named from the medicinal

springs. 

Exeter; town in Scott County, Illinois, named from Exeter, New Hampshire, the

former home of its founders. 

Exeter; towns in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, and Washington County,

Rhode Island, and twelve other places, named from Exeter in England. 

Eyota; village in Olmstead County, Minnesota. From a Sioux Indian word, iyotak,

meaning "greatest," "most."
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Fabius; river in Missouri and town in Onondaga County, New York, named for the

celebrated Roman consul. The town was named by the State land board of

New York. 

Factory; hill in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, covered with geysers and hot springs,

so named because of the noise and steam proceeding from them, resembling in

this respect an active factory town. 

Fair; a name used with various suffixes, such as "brook," "land," "port,", etc., to

indicate an attractive appearance.

Fairbank; township in Sullivan County, Indiana, named for General Fairbanks. 

Fairbury; city in Jefferson County, Nebraska, named by an early settler, Mr.

McDonell, for his home, Fairbury, Illinois.

Fai.rch.ild; creek in Park County, Colorado, named for A. Fairchikl, a prospector. 

Fairfax; county, and town in same county, in Virginia, named for Lord Fairfax,

grandson of Lord Culpeper. . 

Fairfield; county, and town in same county, in .Connecticut, town in Somerset

County, Maine, and counties in Ohio and South Carolina, so named from the

beauty of their fields. . . 

Fairmont; city in Marion County, West Virginia, so named for its situation on a

hill. 

Fairplay; town in Park County, Colorado, established by gold miners who named

it as a living reproof to their "grab-all" neighbors. 

Fairport; village in Monroe County, New York, so named for its pleasing location

on the Erie Canal.

Faison; town in Duplin County, North Carolina, named for a prominent family. 

Falkner; island in Long Island Sound, New Haven County, Connecticut. Named

by the discoverer, Capt. Adrien Block, Valcken Eylandl (Falcon Island), of

which the present appellation is a corruption. 

Fall; river in Massachusetts, so named because it is only about 2 miles in length and

falls about 140 feet in a half mile.

Fall River; city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, situated on the Fall River. 

Fall River; county in South Dakota, named from the river. A literal translation

of the Indian name. 

Fallowfield; township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, named for Lancelot

Fallowfield, one of the first purchasers of the land from William Penn. 

Falls; county in Texas, named from the falls in Bra/os Rivor. 

Falls Church; town in Fairfax County, Virginia, so named because of the Episcopal

church established there. 

Fallston; borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, named from the falls in Beaver

River. 

Falls Village; village in Litchfield County, Connecticut, named from the falls in

the Housatonic River.

Falmouth; towns in Cumberland County, Maine, and Barnstable County, Massachusetts, named from the seaport town in Cornwall. 

Famoso; town in Kern County, California. A Spanish word meaning "famous,"

or "celebrated." 

Fannin; county in Georgia, and county, and village in Groliad County, in Texas, named

for Col. James W. Fannin,'of North Carolina, who fought in the Texan war. 

Farallone; group of small islands on the coast of California, named by the early

Spanish explorers. The word farcdlon means "needle," or "small, pointed

island." 

Fargo; city in Cass County, North Dakota, named for one of the members of the

Wells, Fargo Express Company. Several other places bear his name. 

Faribault; county, and city in Rice County, in Minnesota,;named for John Baptiste

Faribault, a settler and French fur trader among the Sioux Indians.
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Farina; town in Fayette County, Illinois, named from its location in.the wheatgrowing district.

Farley; town in Dubuque County, Iowa, named for the superintendent of the Sioux 

City Railroad.

Farmer; name applied to many small places, either with or without suffixes, indicative of rural conditions and appearance.

Farmersville; village in Collin County, Texas. A.n early settler set apart a square 

piece of land as a gathering place for farmers from the surrounding country, 

which square forms the nucleus of the existing village.

Farmington; town in San Joaquin County, California; an agricultural district, so 

designated to distinguish it from the mining regions.

Farmington; town and river in Hartford County, Connecticut, named from a place 

in England.

Farmington; township and city in Fulton County, Illinois, and town in Ontario 

County, New York, named from Farmington, Connecticut.

Farmington; village in Oakland County, Michigan, named from Farmington, New 

York. 

Farmington; town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, so named because of its 

unusual adaptability to farming purposes.

Farnham; village in Erie County, New York, named for Le Roy Farnham, the first 

merchant.

Farnham; town in Richmond County, Virginia, named from the town in Surrey, 

England.

Farragut; town in Fremont County, Iowa, named for Admiral Farragut.

Farrandsville; village in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, laid out by and named for 

William P. Farrand, of Philadelphia.

Farrar; town in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, named for a wealthy citizen.

Farwell; village in Clare County, Michigan, named for Samuel B. Farwell, an officer

of the old Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad. 

Faulk; county in South Dakota;

Faulkton; township and city in Faulk County. Named for Andrew J. Faulktho, 

the second governor of Dakota Territory.

Faulkner; county, and village in same county, in Arkansas, named for Sandy Faulkner, the real "Arkansas Traveller."

[Fauquier; county in Virginia;

| Fauquier Springs; village in Fauquier County. Named for Francis Fauquier,

* governor of the State.

Fausse Riviere; village in Louisiana, so called because it is situated on what was 

formerly the bed of the Mississippi River. Many years ago the river wore 

through an isthmus and left, its former bed dry for a distance of about 30 miles. 

A French name, meaning "false river."

Faustburg; village in South Carolina, named for the first settler.

Fayette; counties in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, 

Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia, and many places throughout the country, named for the Marquis de la Fayette. The name is also used 

with suffixes, such as " ville" and "corner."

Fear; cape and river in North Carolina. Sir Richard Grenville narrowly escaped 

being wrecked near the cape, in consequence of which he so named it.

Feather; river in California. .A translation of the early Spanish name, plumas.

February; village in Washington County, Tennessee, named for a resident of the 

place.

Federal; name given to several places in the country, in reference to the national 

form of government.
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Federalsburg; village in Caroline County, Maryland, so named because settled by

persons from the Northern States. 

Felix; townships in Grnndy counties, Illinois and Iowa, named for Felix Grundy,

Senator from Tennessee.

Fells; point in Maryland named for the purchaser, a ship carpenter, William Fell. 

Felts Mills; village in Jefferson County, New York, named for John Felt, an early

proprietor. 

Fence; rivers in Wisconsin and Michigan. A translation of the Indian word "mitckigan," referring to a wooden fence constructed near its banks by the Indians for

catching deer. 

Fenner; towns in San Bernardino County, California, and Madison County, New

York, named for Governor Fenner, of Rhode Islond.

Fennimore; village in Grant County, Wisconsin, named for a settler who disappeared during the Black Hawk war. 

Fennville; village in Allegan County, Michigan, named for a lumberman, Elam

Fenner, who founded the village. 

Fentpn; village in Genesee County, Michigan, named for Colonel Fenton, who

owned a large tract of land on the present site.

Fentonville; village in Chautauqua County, New York, named for Reuben Eaton

Fenton, governor of the State in 1865-1869. 

Fentress; county in Tennessee, named for James Fentress, member of a commission

appointed to fix upon a place for the seat of justice for Shelby County. 

Fergus; county in Montana; 

Fergus Falls; city in Ottertail County, Illinois. Named for John Fergus, a pioneer

of the West. 

Fergusonville; village in Delaware County, New York, named for the Ferguson

brothers, who were largely engaged in business there. 

Fermanagh; township in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, named from the county in

Ireland. 

Fern; town in Shasta County, California, named from its location in the fern district

of the Siskiyou Range. 

Fern; name used with various suffixes, generally given because of the presence of

the plant. Eighteen places bear this name, some with suffixes, such as " dale,"

"bank," and "ridge."

Fernandina; city in Nassau County, Florida, named for a Spaniard, Fernandez. 

Ferrisburg; town in Addison County, Vermont, named for Benjamin Ferris, who

applied for a charter in 1762.

Ferry; county in Washington, named for Elisha P. Ferry, governor of the Territory. 

Fetterman; town in Taylor County, West Virginia, named fora resident of Pitts-.

burg, Pennsylvania, who owned the land. 

Fever; river in Illinois, named by the early French, la riviere de feve, "the river

of the bean," because of the immense quantity of wild beans upon its banks.

The name was corrupted to fievre, "fever," which gave rise to the impression

that the place was unhealthy. 

Fidalgo; island and village in Skagit County, Washington, and harbor in Alaska,

named for the Spanish explorer/

Fields Landing; village in Humboldt County, California, named for a settler. 

Fifty Eight; village in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, named so because it is

58 miles from Charleston.

Fillmore; mount in California, named for a naval officer. 

Fillmore; counties in Minnesota and Nebraska, and many places in the country

named for Millard Fillmore, President of the United States. 

Fillmore; station in Wyoming, named for a superintendent of the Southern Pacific

Railroad.
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Fincastle; town in Botetourt County, Virginia, and several other places directly 

 .or indirectly named for Governor Lord Duninore and his son George, Lord

Fincastle. 

Findlay; city in Hancock County, Ohio, named from Fort Findlay, built by Col.

James Findlay, of Cincinnati. 

Findley; township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, named for William Findley,

governor of the State in 1817-1820. 

Fine; town in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for'John Fine, the principal

proprietor. v 

Finney; county in Kansas, named for David W. Finney, lieutenant-governor in

1881-1885. ' 

Fire; hill in Humboldt County, California, so named because in early days.it was

used as a station from which to signal with fire. 

Fire; creek in Missouri, originally called Fire-prairie Creek, because of the fires that

swept over the prairies. 

Firehole; river in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming. The word "hole" was used by

the early explorers to designate depressions among the mountains, while the first

part of the name refers to the remarkable geyser region from which the river

flows. 

Fisher; county, and village in same county, in Texas, named for S. Rhodes Fisher,

secretary of the navy in Houston's cabinet. 

Fishkill; town, creek, plains, and mountains in Dutchess County, New York,

named by the early Dutch settlers, vischkill, "fish creek." 

Fitch; stream in Stark County, Illinois, named for George Fitch, an early settler on

its banks. 

Fitchburg1 ; city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for John Fitch, one of

the committee that procured the act of incorporation. 

Fitchville; township in Huron County, Ohio, named for Colonel Fitch. 

Fithian; village in Vermilion County, Illinois, named for Dr. William Fithian. 

Fitzwilliam; town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, named for the Earl of

Fitzwilliam.

Five Corners; village in Miami County, Indiana, so named because it is at the junction of several roads. 

Flackville; village in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for John P. Flack,

first postmaster.

Flagstaff; town in Coconino County, Arizona, named from a pole set by a party of

immigrants who camped near and celebrated the Fourth of July. 

Flagstaff; plantation in Somerset County, Maine, so named because Benedict Arnold

encamped here on his Quebec expedition and erected a flagstaff. 

Flambeau; river and lakes in Wisconsin, so called because of the practice of using

torches to catch fish at night. 

Flambeau; town in Gates County, Wisconsin, named from the river of the same

name. 

Flatbush; part of Brooklyn, New York, so named from woods that grew on flat

country. 

Flathead; lake, county, and river in Montana, named from an Indian tribe. The

name originated with the early settlers who called several different tribes of

Indians by this name on account of their custom of flattening the heads of

infants by fastening a piece of board or a pad of grass upon the forehead. . After

this had been worn several months it caused a flat appearance of the head. 

Flatonia; city in Fayette County, Texas, named for F. W. Flato, a first settler. 

Flattery; promontory in Washington, so nan^d by Captain Cook, "in token of an

improvement in our prospects."
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Flavel; summer resort in Clatsop County, Oregon, named for a prominent resident 

of Astoria.

Fleming; town in Cayuga County, New York, named for Gen. George Fleming, an 

. old resident.

( Fleming; county in Kentucky;

JFlemingsburg; town in Fleming County. Named for Col. John Fleming, an early

! settler in the State.

Flint; river in Georgia; a translation of the.Indian word tlironatuska, also lunoto, 

"flint."

Flint; city in Genesee County and river in Michigan; called by the Indians, pawonmilc-ening, "river of the Hint."

Flirt; lake in Florida, named for a Government schooner.

Flora; city in Clay County, Illinois, named for Flora Whittleby, daughter of the 

founder.

Flora; town in Madison County, Mississippi, named by W. B. Jones for his wife.

Floral Park; village in Nassau County, New'York, so named because of the abundance of flowers.

Florence; city in Lauderdale County, Alabama, village in Hampshire County, 

Massachusetts, and town in Oneida County, New York, named from the city 

in Italy.

Florence; city in Marion County, Kansas, named for Miss Florence Crawford, of 

Topeka.

Florence; town in Eavalli County, Montana, named for Florence Abbott Hammond, wife of A. B. Harnmond, of Missoula.

Florence; village in Douglas County, Nebraska, named for Miss Florence Kilbourn.

Florence; county, and township and town in same county, in South Carolina, named 

for the daughter of Gen. W. W. Hardlee.

Florence; county in Wisconsin, named for the Florence Mining Company.

Flores; creek in Idaho, named from the flowers on its banks.

Florida; State of the Union, named by Ponce de Leon, the florid or flowery land. 

He chose this name for two reasons: First, because the country presented a 

pleasant aspect; and, second, because he landed on the festival which the Spaniards call Pascua de Flores, or Pascua Florida, "Feast of flowers," which corresponds to Palm Sunday. The second reason is generally considered to have more 

weight.

Florissant; town in El Paso County, Colorado, named by Judge James Castello from 

his old home in Missouri.

Florissant; city in St. Louis County, Missouri, named from the flowery valley in 

which it is situated.

Flowing Well; town in San Diego County, California, named from the artesian 

wells used for irrigating purposes.

Floyd; county in Georgia, named for Gen. John Floyd, at one time member of Congress from that State. .

Floyd; county in Indiana, said by some authorities to have been named for Col. 

John Floyd, while others claim that it was named for Davis Floyd.

Floyd; county, town in same county, and river in Iowa, named for Sergt. Charles 

Floyd, of the Lewis and Clarke exploring party.

Floyd; county in Kentucky, named for Col. John Floyd, an officer of the Revolution.

Floyd; town in Oneida County, New York, named for William Floyd, a signer of 

the Declaration of Independence.

Floyd; county in Texas, named for Dolfin Floyd, who fell at the Alamo.

Floyd; county, and town in same county in Virginia, named for Gov. John Floyd.

Floyds; creek in Adair County, Missouri, named for an early settler who came from 

Kentucky.
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Flushing; town in Queens County, New York, now a part of New York'City, called 

by the early Dutch settlers, " Viissengen," of which the present name is a corruption. Some authorities claim that the early settlers came from Flushing, 

Holland.

Fluvanna; county in Virginia, named from a river which was named for Queen 

Anne, of England.

Fly; stream, and swamp of 12,000 acres, in Fulton County, New York. From vlaie, 

meaning a "channel of water," a name given by the Dutch settlers, from the 

fact that the region is land at certain seasons and water at other times. The 

name was corrupted by the Scotch, Dutch, and Irish settlers to the present form.

Foard; county in Texas, named for Robert L. Foard.

Folsom; post-office in Sacramento County, California, laid out on a ranch formerly 

owned by the Folsom family.

Folsom; peak in Yellowstone Park, named for David E. Folsom, leader of an expedition in 1869.

Fonda; village in Montgomery County, New York, named for Douw Fonda.

Fond du Lac; town in St. Louis County, Minnesota, and county, and city in same 

county, in Wisconsin, so named because of their situation. A French phrase, 

. meaning "end of the lake."

Fontaine-qui-Bouille; creek in Colorado, so named because its head is a spring of 

water highly aerated. A French'phrase, "fountain which boils."

Fontana; city in Miami County, Kansas, named from a spring a mile west of the 

town site.

Fontanelle; town in Adair County, Iowa, and creek in Wyoming, named for a 

trapper in the employ of the American Fur Company.

Ford; county in Illinois, named for Thomas Ford, governor of the State in 1842-1846.

Ford; county, and city in same county, in Kansas, named for James H. Ford, 

colonel of Second Colorado Cavalry.

Ford; village in Holt County, Nebraska, named for an early settler.

Forellen; peak in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming. A German word meaning 

"trout."

Forest; counties in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, so named from the forests within 

their limits. The name occurs, either alone or with suffixes, as the name of 

ninety places in the country.

Forrest; town in St. Francis County, Arkansas, named for Gen. N. B. Forrest, who 

built the first house there.

Forsyth; county, and city in Monroe County, in Georgia, named for Governor John

Forsyth. 

Forsyth; village in Macon County, Illinois, named for Robert Forsyth, a railroad

official. 

Forsyth; county in North Carolina, named for Major Forsyth, a distinguished officer

of the State, killed in the war of 1812.

Fort Ann; village in Washington County, New York, named from an old fortification built in 1756, during the wars with the French. 

Fort Atkinson; city in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, named for Gen. Henry Atkir.-

son, who commanded a stockade there during the Black Hawk war. 

Fort Bend; county in Texas, named from a fort on Braxos River. 

Fort Benton; town in Choteau County, Montana, on the site of an old fort which

was named for Thomas H. Benton, of Missouri. 

Fort-Collins; city in Larimer County, Colorado, named for Col. W. T. Collins of

the Eleventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Fort Covingtoh; village in Franklin County, New York, named for Gen. Leonard

Covington.
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Fort Crook; village in Sarpy County, Nebraska, named from a fort which was

named for Gen. George Crook. 

Fort Bade; village in Hernando County, Florida, so named because situated near

the spot where Major Dade and companions perished while defending themselves against a party of Seminoles.

Fort Dodge; city in Webster County, Iowa, named for Senator Dodge, of Wisconsin. 

Fort Edward; town in Washington County, New York, named from an old fort

built in 1709, named in honor of Edward, Duke of York. 

Fort Fairfield; town in Aroostook County, Maine, named for an old fort which

took its name from John Fairfield, who was governor of Maine for many years. 

Fort Fetterman; village in Albany County, Wyoming, named for Lieut. Col. W. J.

Fetterman, killed by the Indians in 1866.

Fort Gaines; town in Clay County, Georgia, named for Gen. E. P. Gaines. 

Fort Gratiot; township in St. Clair County, Michigan, named for General Gratiot,

, U. S. Army, who, as an engineer, laid out the fort. 

For.t Hall; part of an Indian reservation in Bingham County, Idaho, named from a

fort which was built by Capt.'N. J. Wyeth and named for one of his partners. 

Fort Hamilton; village in Kings County, now a part of New York City, named for

Alexander Hamilton. 

Fort Kent; town in Aroostook County, Maine, named from a fort which was named

for Governor Edward Kent, of Maine. 

Fort Keogh; village in Custer County, Montana, named from a fort which took its

name,from Captain Keogh, who fell with General Custer.

Fort Klamath; town in Klamath County, Oregon, named from an Indian tribe. 

Fort Leavenworth; town in Leavemvorth County, Kansas, named for Gen. Henry

Leaven worth, who erected the fort. 

Fort Lemhi; precinct and fort in Lemhi County, Idaho. The fort was built for

protection against the Indians by the early Mormon settlers. The name, meaning "land," is taken from the Book of Mormon. 

Fort Logan; town in Meagher County, Montana, named for Captain Logan, killed

in battle of the Big Hole. 

Fort Lupton; town in Weld County, Colorado, named for an early settler on Adobe

Creek in 1840. 

Fort Madison; city in Lee County, Iowa, named for James Madison, President of

the United States. 

Fort Monroe; United States school of artillery and arsenal .on Hampton Roads,

Elizabeth City County, Virginia, named for James Monroe, fifth President of

the United States.

Fort Morgan; town in Morgan County, Colorado, named for Col. C. A. Morgan.- 

Fort Motte; town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, so named because situated upon the site of Motte's house, which was fortified by the British during

the Revolution. 

Fort Myers; town in Lee County, Florida, first a military post, named for Capt.

Abraham C. Myers.

Fort Pierre; village in Stanley County, South Dakota, named for Pierre Choteau. 

Fort Plain; village in Montgomery County, New York, named from an old fortress

erected on a plain at the junction of the Mohawk and Osquaga rivers. 

Fort Recovery; village in Mercer County, Ohio, named from an old fort built by

General Wayne.

Fort Scott; city in Bourbon County, Kansas, named for Gen. Winfield Scott. 

Fort Sheridan; village in Lake County, Illinois, named from the military post near,

which was named for Gen. P. H. Sheridan.

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Fort Smith; town in Sebastian County, Arkansas, named for a fort built under the 

direction of Gen. Persifer F. Smith, for whom it was named.

Fortuna; town in Humboldt County, California. The Spanish form of "fortune."

Fort Wayne; city in Alien County, Indiana, named from a fort built by LieutenantColonel Hamtrarnck in 1794, name'd for Gen. Anthony Wayne.

Fort Worth; city in Tarrant County, Texas, named for General Worth, prominent 

in the Mexican war.

Fortyfort; borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, named from the old fort of 

Revolutionary days.

Foster; county in North Dakota, named for Hon. George I. Foster, a pioneer, 

prominent in the Territorial legislature.

Foster; town in Providence County, Rhode Island, named for Theodore Foster, 

United States Senator from that State.

Fosterburg; township and village in Madison County, Illinois, named for Oliver 

Foster, who made the first land entry in the vicinity.

Fostoria; city in Senica County, Ohio, named for Governor Charles Foster.

Fountain; name given to many places, mostly because of Springs.

Fountain; county in Indiana, named for Major Fountain, of Kentucky, killed at the 

battle of Maumee in 1790.

Four Oaks; town in Johnston County, North Carolina, named from four great oaks 

near.

Fowler; village in Clinton County, Michigan, named for John N. Fowler.

Fowler; town in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for Theodocius Fowler, 

former proprietor.

Fowler; township in Trumbull County, Ohio, named for Samuel Fowler, a land 

proprietor.

Fowlerville; village in Livingston County, Michigan, named for Ralph Fowler, the 

first settler. "^

Fowlerville; village in Livingston County, New York, named for Wells Fowler, 

the first settler.

Foxburg; village in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, named for the original proprietor, H. M. Fox.

Fox Chase; substation in Philadelphia, named from an old race course and fox 

chase frequented many years ago by citizens of Philadelphia.

Foxcroft; town in Piscataquis County, Maine, named for Col. Joseph E. Foxcroft, of

New Gloucester, an early proprietor.

Fox Lake; village in Dodge County, Wisconsin, named from the Indian name of

the Lake, hosh a rac ah tah, "fox." 

Frackville; borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, named for Daniel Frack,

one of the original settlers.

Framboise; island in the Missouri River. A French word meaning "raspberry." 

Framingham; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The name is evidently

a corruption of Framlingharn, Suffolk County, England. 

Francestown; town in Hillsboro County, New Hampshire, named for the wife of

Governor Benning Wentworth, whose maiden name was Frances Deering. 

Franceville; town in El Paso County, Colorado, named for Hon. Matt France, of

Colorado Springs. 

Franceway; creek in Grant County, Arkansas. The name is a corruption of the

name Francois, given by the early French.

Francis; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for a settler. 

Franconia; town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, named from the Duchy in

Germany. 

Frank; island in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, named for the brother of Henry W.

Elliott, of the Hayden expedition.
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Frankford; station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, named by a land company which 

organized at Frankfort-on-the-Main in Germany, and which purchased the land 

upon which Germantown and other suburbs now stand.

Frankfort; city in Clinton County, Indiana, named for the city in Kentucky.

Frankfort; city in Marshall County, Kansas. The origin of the name is in dispute; 

one authority says it was named for Frank Schmidt, of Marysville, owner of the 

site, and another states the name was transferred from Frankfort-on-the-Main.

Frankfort; city in Franklin County, Kentucky, named for one of aband of pioneers, 

Avho alone succeeded in fording the Kentucky Eiver, and was killed by Indians 

on reaching the opposite bank.

Frankfort; village in Herkimer County, New York, named for Lawrence Frank, an 

early settler.

Franklin; counties in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida; county, and town in Heard 

County, in Georgia; counties in Illinois and Indiana; county, and town in Lee 

County, in Iowa; county in Kansas; county, and city in Simpson County, in Kentucky; parish in Louisiana; county, and town in Hancock County, in Maine; 

county, and town in Norfolk County, in Massachusetts; counties in Mississippi 

and Missouri; county, and town in same county, in Nebraska; county, and

village, in Delaware County, in New York; county, and town in Macon County,

in North Carolina; county in Ohio; county, and boroughs in Cambria and

Venango counties, Pennsylvania; counties in Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and

Washington; and mountain in New Hampshire; named for Benjamin Franklin.

Many other places throughout the country bear his name. 

Franklin; town in Delaware County, New York, named for Temple Franklin. 

Franklin; county in Texas, named forB. C. Franklin, first judge of the district court

of the republic. 

Frankstown; village in Blair County, Pennsylvania, named for Stephen Franks, a

German trader.

Franktown; town in Douglas County, Colorado, named for Hon. J. Frank Gardner, an early resident. 

Fraser; village in Macomb County, Michigan, named for a lawyer from Detroit,

Michigan.

Frazer; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler. 

Frazer; village in Delaware County, New York, named for Hugh Frazer, an early

patentee. 

Frederic; town in Crawford County, Michigan, named for Frederick Barker, a

pioneer.

Frederica; town in Glynn County, Georgia, named for Frederick, Prince of Wales. 

Frederick; county in Maryland, named for Frederick, son of Charles, Fifth Lord

Baltimore. It may have been given also in reference to Frederick, Prince of

Wales.

[Frederick; county in Virginia;

JFredericksburg1 ; city in Spottsylvania County, Virginia. Named for Frederick, 

' Prince of Wales. 

Fredericktown; city in Madison County, Missouri, named for George Frederick

Bollinger, a former member of the State legislature.

Fredonia; city in Wilson County, Kansas, named for Fredonia, New York. 

Fredonia; village in Chautauqua County, New York. The name was devised to

signify "land of freedom," and proposed as a name for the United States. 

Freeborn; county, and township in same county, in Minnesota, named for William

Freeborn, a member of the council in 1855.

Freehold; town in Monmouth County, New Jersey, originally a freehold. 

Freelandsville- village in Knox County, Indiana, named for Dr. John F. Freeland.
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Freeman; town in Franklin County, Maine, named for Samuel Freeman, of Portland, Maine.

Freemansburg; borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, named for Jacob 

Freeman.

Freeo; creek in Arkansas. A corruption of the Spanish word/no, "cold."

Freeport; town in Cumberland County, Maine, so named because it was intended 

that it should be a free port. The named is found frequently in the country, 

generally having been given in the spirit of liberty.

Freeport; township and city in Stephenson County, Illinois. The name was first 

applied to the home of an early settler because of his hospitality, and clung to 

the settlement.

Freestone; county in Texas, so named from the character of the soil.

Freetown; town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, called by the original settlers

Freeman's Land.

Fremont; county and pass in Colorado; counties in Idaho and Iowa; town in Rockingham County, New tlampshire; town in Steuben County, New York; city in 

Sandusky County, Ohio; island in Utah; county and peak of the Wind River 

Mountains, Wyoming; and many other places;

Fremontville; town in Ventura County, California. Named for Gen. John C. Fremont.

French; river in Massachusetts, so named from a.settlement of French Protestants 

in the town of Oxford.

French. Broad; river in North Carolina, so named because the country west of the 

Blue Ridge was held by the French, according to some authorities. Others hold 

that the river was named by a party of hunters for their captain, whose name 

was French. The latter part of the name is used descriptively.

Frenchburg; town in Menifee County, Kentucky, named for Judge Richard French, 

prominent politician.

French Camp; town in Choctaw County, Mississippi, so named from an old settlement made by French.

Frenchman; bay on the coast of Maine, so named because a settlement was made 

here by Frenchmen.

Frenchs Mills; village in Albany County, New York, named for Abel French, who 

owned a factory there.

Fresno; county, city in same county, and river in California, so named from the

heavy growth of ash trees; the Spanish form for "ash tree."

Friar Point; town in Coahoma County, Mississippi, named for an old woodchopper,

an early settler. 

Friedensville; village in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, named for an old Dutch

church, Friedenskirche, meaning "peace church." 

Friend; village in Saline County, Nebraska, named for C. E. Friend, the original

owner of the town site. 

/Frio; county in Texas;

\Friotown; village in Frio County, Texas. A Spanish word, meaning "cold." 

Frontier; county in Nebraska, so named because it was on the frontier at the time

of its naming. 

Front Royal; town in Warren County, Virginia, first known as Royal Oak, named

for an immense tree growing in the common. Front Royal originated from the

circumstance of a colonel, who, becoming confused in his commands, ordered

his regiment to "front the royal." 

Frostburg; town in Allegany County, Maryland, named for a family who owned

the land.

rFruita; town in Mesa County, Colorado;

< Fruito; town in Glenn County, California. Named from their location in large fruitl growing districts.
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Frustum; mount in Colorado, named from its shape.

Fryburg; town in North Dakota, named for General Fry, United States Army.

Fryeburg; town in Oxford County, Maine, named for its founder, Gen. Joseph

Frye, a veteran officer of the French wars, who received a grant of land in Maine

as a reward for his services.

Fulford; village in Eagle County, Colorado, named for A. H. Fulford, a pioneer. 

Fullerton; city in Nance County, Nebraska, named for Randall Fuller, early

stockman. 

Fulton; county in Arkansas, named for William Savin Fulton, governor of the

Territory. 

Fulton; counties in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky; county, and villages in

Montgomery and Oswego Counties, in New York, and county in Pennsylvania,

named for Robert Fulton. His name has been given' to numerous places

throughout the country.

Fulton; city in Bourbon County, Kansas, named from Fulton, Illinois. 

Funk; town inPhelps County, Nebraska, named for P. C. Funk. 

Funkstown; town in Washington County, Maryland, named for Jacob Funk, original

proprietor.

Furnas; county in Nebraska, named for Robert W. Furnas, governor in 1873-1875. 

Gabilan; mountain ridge, spur of the coast range in California. A Spanish word

meaning "sparrow hawk." 

Gadsden; town in Etowah County, Alabama, and county in Florida, named for

James Gadsden, the American statesman.

Gaffney; city in Cherokee County, South Carolina, named for a family in the State. 

Gage; county in Nebraska, named for a Methodist minister. 

Gagetown; village in Tuscola County, Michigan, named for James Gage, the first

settler.

Gaines; town in Orleans County, New York, named for Gen. E. P. Gaines. 

Gaines; county in Texas, named for James Gaines, who fought in the war for Texan

independence. 

Gainesville; city in Alachua County, Florida, towns in Hall County, Georgia, and

Wyoming County, New York, and city in Cooke County, Texas, named for Gen.

E. P. Gaines.

Galatia; township and village in Saline County, Illinois, named for Albert Gallatin. 

Galen; town in Wayne County, New York, named by the State land board for

Claudius Galenus, an illustrious physician of antiquity. 

Galena; cities in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, and Cherokee County, Kansas, and

mount in Colorado, named from the lead ore found in the several vicinities. 

Galesburg; city in Knox County, Illinois, named for Rev. George W. Gale, the

founder. 

Galesburg; village in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, named for Gen. L. Chile, early

settler. 

Galesville; village in Trempealean County, Wisconsin, named for Hon. George

Gale, who laid it out. 

Gallatin; counties in Illinois and Kentucky; county and river in Montana; towns

in Columbia County, New York, Copiah County, Mississippi, and Stunner

County, Tennessee; named for Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury under

President Thomas Jefferson.

Gallaway; town in Fayette County, Tennessee, named for Governor Gallaway. 

Gallia; county in Ohio, settled in 1790 by a colony of Frenchmen, and named by

them from the Latin appellation of France. 

Gallinas; river in New Mexico. A Spanish word, gallina, "hen," used figuratively

to denote a coward. 

Gallipolis; city in Gallia County, Ohio, so named because settled by French.
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Gallitzin; borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, named for its founder, Prince 

Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin.

Gallman; town in Copiah County, Mississippi, named for a leading citizen.

Galloo; islands in Lake Ontario, Jefferson County, New York, named for an old 

resident.

Galton; village in Douglas County, Illinois, named for a railroad stockholder.

Galva; township and town in Henry County, Illinois, named by Olaf Johnson, 

from Gefle, his home in Sweden, and Anglicized to the present form.

Galva; city in McPherson County, Kansas, named by Mrs. J. E. Doyle for her old 

home in Illinois.

Galveston; county, and city in same county, in Texas, named for Don Jose" Galvez, 

Spanish viceroy of Texas; in 1797 proclaimed king by the people of Mexico.

Galway; village in Saratoga County, New York, named from the county in Ireland.

Gambler;- village in Knox County, Ohio, named for Lord James Gambier, a British 

admiral, a benefactor of Kenyon College, located there.

Gannett; station on the Union Pacific Railroad in Nebraska, named for J. W. Gannett, auditor of the road.

Gans; town in Humboldt County, California, named for a settler.,

Gansevoort; village in Saratoga County, New York, named for Col. Peter Gansevoort, who located there soon after the war.

Garberville; town in Humboldt County, California, named for J. C. Garber.

Garden; thirty places in the country bear this name, used descriptively, either with 

or without suffixes.

Garden of the Gods; locality near Pikes Peak, Colorado. Lewis N. Tappan and 

three others went from Denver to select a site for a town. They stood upon a 

rocky prominence and exclaimed, "A fit garden for the gods," hence the name.

Gardiner; city in Kennebec County, Maine, named -for Sylvester Gardiner, one of 

the proprietors of the old Plymouth patent.

Gardiner; town in Ulster County, New York, named for Addison Gardiner, formerly 

lieutenant-governor.

Gardiner; river in Yellowstone Park, probably named for an old trapper who was 

a companion of Joseph Meek.

Gardiners; island lying east of Long Island, named for the first settler, Lyon Gardiner, a Scotchman.

Gardner; village in Grundy County, Illinois, named for Henry C. Gardner, its

founder. 

Gardner; city in Johnson County, Kansas, named for Henry J. Gardner, governor

of Massachusetts in 1855. 

Gardner; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for Col. Thos. Gardner,

who fell at the battle of Bunker Hill. 

Garfield; town in Humboldt County, California, named for the son of Gilbert

Garfield, a settler. 

Garfleld; county and mountain in Colorado; mountain in Idaho; town in Lasalle

County, Illinois; town in Pawnee County, Kansas; plantation in Aroostook

County, Maine; county in Nebraska; borough in Bergen County, New Jersey;

town in Mahoning County, Ohio; county in Oklahoma; town in Clackamas

County, Oregon; and counties in Utah and Washington; named for President

James A. Garfield. His name is also borne by many other places in the country. 

Garfield; lake in the town of Monterey, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named

for a resident family.

Garland; county in Arkansas, named for A. H. Garland, governor of the State in 1874. 

Garland; town in Penobscot County, Maine, named for Joseph Garland, the first

settler.
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Garnett; city in Anderson County, Kansas, named for W. A. Garnett, of Louisville,

Kentucky. 

Garrard; county in Kentucky, named for Col. James Garrard, governor of the State

in 1796. 

Garrett; city in Dekalb County, Indiana, county in Maryland, and borough in

Somerset County, Pennsylvania, named for John W. Garrett, president of the

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 

Garrettsville; township and village in Portage County, Ohio, named for Col. John

Garrett, its founder. 

Garrison; village in Nacogdoches County, Texas, named for Z. B. Garrison, an

early settler, although the name was probably also given in reference to Others

of that name in the.first settlement. 

Garysburg1 ; town in Northampton County, North Carolina, named for Roderick B.

Gary. 

Garza; county in Texas, named for the family of that name of which Governor

Garza, who founded San Antonio, was a member. 

Gasconade; river and county in Missouri. The name is from Gascon, an inhabitant

of Gascony, and was applied by the early French.

Gasport; village in Niagara County, New York, so named from springs which emit

an inflammable gas.

Gaston; camp in Nevada County, California, named for a military commander. 

Gaston; county in North Carolina, named for William Gaston, a judge of the

supreme court of the State.

Gaston; town in Lexingtoii County, South Carolina, named for the Gaston family. 

Gastonia; town in Gaston County, North Carolina, named for William Gaston, a

judge of the supreme court of the State.

i Gates; town in Monroe County, New York, and county in North Carolina; 

| Gatesville; town in Gates County, North Carolina. Named for Gen. Horatio Gates, 

I Revolutionary commander.

Gates; county in Wisconsin, named for J. L. Gates of the Gates Land Company. 

Gaviota; tpwn in Santa Barbara County, California, a Spanish word meaning "sea

gull." 

Gay Head; headland and town in Dukes County, Massachusetts, so named from

the brilliant colors of the cliffs. 

Gaylesville; town in Cherokee County, Alabama, named for George W. Gayle, a

prominent politician of the State. 

Gaylord; city in Smith County, Kansas, named for C. E. Gaylord, of Marshall

County.

Gaylord; village in Otsego County, Michigan, named for an attorney of the Michigan Central Railroad. 

Gayoso; village in Pemiscot County, Missouri, named for Governor Don Manuel

Gayoso de Lernos. 

Geary; county, and town in Doniphan County, in Kansas, named for John W.

Geary, governor of the Territory in 1856-57. 

Geauga; county in Ohio. The name is thought by some to have been derived from

the same source as Cuyahoga; others say it is derived from the Indian word

sheauga-sipe 'meaning "raccoon river," a name originally applied to Grand

River. Saines says that it was the name of a chief of one of the Six Nations.

Still another theory derives it from cageauga, "dogs around the fire." 

Geddes; town in Onondaga County, New York, named for James Geddes, the first

settler. 

Genesee; county, river, and town in Wyoming County, in New York, and county in

Michigan, besides several other small places, named from the Indian, ireaning

"shining valley" or. "beautiful valley."
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Geneseo; cities in Henry County, Illinois, and Rice County, Kansas, and town in

Livingston County, New York, on the Genesee River. The name is a modification of Genesee. 

Geneva; county, and town in same county, in Alabama, and city and town in Ontario

county, New York, and twenty other places, the name having been transferred

from the city in Switzerland. 

Geneva; township and city in Kane County, Illinois, and township arid village in

Ashtabula County, Ohio, named from the city in New York. 

Genoa; township and village in Dekalb County, Illinois, named from the town in

New York. 

Genoa; town in Cayuga County, New York, and fourteen other places bear the

name of the city in Italy. 

Gentry; county, and town in same county, in Missouri, named for Col. Richard

Gentry, killed at the battle of Okeechobee, Florida. 

George; lake in eastern New York, named for George II of England. 

Georgetown; town in Clear Creek County, Colorado, named for George Griffith,

clerk of the court. 

Georgetown; town in Sussex County, Delaware, named for Commissioner George

Mitchell, a prominent resident. 

Georgetown; formerly a city, now a part of the District of Columbia, named for

George Boone, an Englishman who purchased several tracts of land in the

neighborhood. 

Georgetown; village in Vermilion County, Illinois, named for George Haworth, son

of the founder. 

Georgetown; village in Brown County, Indiana, named for George Grove, its

founder. / . ( 

Georgetown; towns in Eldorado County, California,, and Scott County, Kentucky,

named for President George Washington. 

Georgetown; town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, and county, and city in same

county, in South Carolina, named for George I, King of England. 

Georgetown; town in Essex County, Massachusetts, thought to be named from

George Peabody, a London banker, who built a memorial church and endowed

a public library. 

Georgetown; county, and city in same county, in South Carolina, named for King

George III, of England. 

Georgetown; town in Williamson County, Texas, said to have been named for

George Glasscock, an early settler.

Georgia; State of the Union, named by and for King George II, of England. 

Georgia; strait between Washington and Vancouver Island, named for George III,

King of England. 

German; town in Chenango County, New York, named for Gen. Obadiah German,

the original proprietor. 

German Flats; town in Herkimer County, New York, named so from the German

settlers on the Mohawk Flats.

Germanton; village in Stokes County, North Carolina, settled by Germans. 

Gerry; town in Chautauqua County, New York, named for Elbridge Gerry, a signer

of the Declaration of Independence.

Gervais; town in Marion County, Oregon, named for Joseph Gervais, a pioneer. 

Gethsemane; town in Nelson County, Kentucky, named for the garden at the foot

of the Mount of Olives. 

Gettysburg; borough in Adams County, Pennsylvania, named for James Gettys,

who laid it out. 

Geuda; city in Sumner County, Kansas, named from the mineral springs near.
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(Gibbon; river and hill in Yellowstone Park and village in Umatilla County, Oregon; 

 JGibbonsville; town in Lernhi County, Idaho. Named for Gen. John Gibbon, 

I United States Army. 

Gibraltar; villages in Wayne County, Michigan, Union County, North Carolina,

and Berks County, Pennsylvania, named from the city in Spain. 

Gibson; county in Indiana, named for John Gibson, secretary and acting governor

of Indiana Territory in 1811-1813. 

Gibson; county, and town in same county, in Tennessee, named for Col. Thomas

Gibson. 

Gibson City; city in Ford County, Illinois, named by the founder for his wife's

family. 

Gibsonville; town in Guilford County, North Carolina, named for a prominent

resident. 

Gifford; village in Champaign County, Illinois, named for its founder, B. F. Gifford. 

Gila; county in Arizona and river of Arizona and New Mexico. The name is said

to be of Spanish origin, but the meaning is lost. 

Gilberton; borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, named for John Gilbert,

who owned coal mines there. 

Gilboa; towns in Schoharie County, New York, and Putnam County, Ohio, named

from the mountain in Palestine. The name means "bubbling fountain." 

Gildehouse; village in Franklin County, Missouri, named for a family who first

settled there. 

Gilead; town in Oxford County, Maine, named from the large balm of gilead tree

standing in the middle of the town. The name means "strong," "rocky." 

Giles; village in Brown County, Nebraska, named for the first postmaster, Giles

Mead. 

Giles; county in Virginia, named for William Branch Giles, governor of the State

in 1827-1830. The county in Tennessee was probably named for the same. 

Gilford; town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, named for 8. S. Gilman, who

made the first settlements there.

Gill; town in Franklin County, Massachusetts,.named for Moses Gill, one time lieutenant-governor of the State. 

Gillespie; township and village in Macoupin County, Illinois, named for Judge

Joseph Gillespie. 

Gillespie; county in Texas, named for Robert A. Gillespie, who fell at the battle of

Monterey. 

Gilliam; village in Saline County, Missouri, named for a farmer residing in the

neighborhood.

Gilliam; county in Oregon, named for Col. Cornelius Gilliam, member of the volunteers of Willamette Valley. 

Gilman; town in Eagle County, Colorado, named for H. M. Gilman, a prominent

resident. ( 

Gilman; city in Iroquois County, Illinois, named for Samuel Gilman, a prominent

railroad man.

Gilman; town in Marshall County, Iowa, named for a railroad contractor. 

Gilman; town in Hamilton County, New York, named for John M. Gilman, an

early settler, from New Hampshire. 

Gilmanton; town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, named for the former owners

of the site. 

Gilmer; county in Georgia, named for George P. Gilmer, governor of the State in

1830.

Gilmer; county in West Virginia, named for Thomas W. Gilmer, a member of Congress from Virginia.
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Gilpin; county and mountain in Colorado, named for William Gilpin, the first Territorial governor. 

Gilroy; township and city in Santa Clara County, California, named for an old

' trapper and guide. 

Gilsum; town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, named for the first proprietors,

Gilbert and Sumner. 

Girard; township and city in Macoupin County, Illinois; village in Trumbull

County, Ohio, and borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania; 

Girardville; borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, and several other towns

and villages. Named for Stephen Girard, at one time the wealthiest man in the

United States.

Girard; city in Crawford County, Kansas, named from the borough in Pennsylvania. 

Gladstone; village in Henderson County, Illinois; city in Delta County, Michigan,

and town in Stark County, North Dakota, named for the English statesman,

William E. Gladstone.

Gladwin; county, and city in same county, in Michigan, named for Maj. Henry Gladwin, in command at Detroit at the time of Pontiac's-conspiracy. 

Glasco; city in Cloud County, Kansas, named'from the city in Scotland, and spelled

by the first postmaster "Glasco." 

Glascock; county in Georgia, named for Thomas Gilascock, an officer of the war of

1812. .

Glasford; village in Peoria County, Illinois, named for Thomas Glassford, its founder. 

Glasgow; city in Barren County, Kentucky, and several other places, named from

the city in Scotland. 

Glassboro; town in Gloucester County, New Jersey, named from its glass factories. 

Glasscock; county in Texas, named for George W. Glasscock, who took part in the

storming of San Antonio. 

Glastonbury; town in Hartford County, Connecticut, named from the town in

England. 

Glazypool; mountain and creek in Arkansas. A corruption of the French name

glaise cL Paul, "Paul's clay pit." 

Glen; two hundred and fifty-six places in the country bear this name alone or with

suffixes. In the majority of cases the word is used descriptively, but in a few

cases it is a proper name. 

Grlen; town in Montgomery County, New York, named for Jacob Glen, a prominent

citizen. 

Glencoe; township and village in McLeod County, Minnesota; the name is taken

from Scott's writings. 

Glenn; county in California, named for Hugh J. Glenn, a prominent resident of

the county. 

Glenn Springs; town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, named from a famous

spring owned by the Glenn family. ;

Glens Falls; village in Warren County, New York, named by and for John Glenn. 

Glenville; town in Schenectady County, New York, named from the manor of

Sandir Leenderste Glen, which formerly occupied the site. 

Glenwood; township and city in Mills County, Iowa, named for a Presbyterian

minister, Glenn Wood. 

Glenwood Springs; town in Garfield County, Colorado, named from the city in

Iowa and the famous hot springs in the neighborhood.

Glidden; town in Carroll .County, Iowa, named for a manufacturer of barbed wire. 

("Gloucester; city in Essex County, Massachusetts, and counties in New Jersey and 

I . Virginia;

Gloucester City; city in Camden County, New Jersey. Named from Gloucestershire, England.
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Glover; town in Orleans County, Vermont, named for Gen. John Glover, of Marblehead, a principal proprietor.

Gloversville; city in Fulton County, New York, named from its glove factories. 

Glynn; county in Georgia, named for John Glynn, an English lawyer and warm

friend of the American colonies.

Gnaden.lru.tten; village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, settled by Moravian missionaries. A German word meaning "sacred hut" or "log tabernacle." 

Goddard; city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, named for J. F. Goddard, general

manager of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.

Godfrey; township and village hi Madison County, Illinois, named for Capt. Benjamin Godfrey, who founded a seminary in 1837. 

Goff; city in Nemaha County, Kansas,, named for Edward H. Goff of the Union

Pacific Railroad.

Goffstown; town in Hillsboro County, New Hampshire, named for Col. John Goffe. 

Gogebic; county and lake in Michigan. An Indian word, according to some authorities, a contraction of agojebic, meaning "rocky," or "rocky shore;" others say

it is from gogebing, "dividing lake." 

Golconda; city in Pope County, Illinois, and town in Humboldt County, Nevada,

named from the city in India. 

Gold; a name of frequent occurrence throughout the country. It appears with

numerous suffixes and in most cases was given to denote the presence of the

metal.

fGolden; city in Jefferson County, Colorado, named from the Golden Gate; 

JGolden Gate; narrow pass in the mountains in Jefferson County, Colorado, which 

I at the time of naming led to the principal gold mines of the State. 

Golden Gate; bay in California, named by Colonel Fremont, before the discovery

of gold in the country, because of the brilliant effect of the setting sun on the

cliffs and hills. 

Gold Point; town in Martin County, North Carolina, named from the gold leaf

tobacco. 

Goldsboro; township and city in Wayne County, North Carolina, named for M. T.

Goldsboro, of Maryland. 

Goldthwaite; town in Mills County, Texas, named for a man prominent in the

organization of a railroad running into the town. 

Goleta; town in Santa Barbara County, California. A Spanish word meaning

"schooner." 

Goliad; county in Texas, named by making an anagram of the name, "Hidalgo,"

the Mexican revolutionary hero. 

Gonzales; county in Texas, named for Raphael Gonzales, at one time provisional

governor of the State. 

Goochland; county in Virginia, named for William Gooch, lieutenant-governor of

Virginia in 1727-1749. 

Goodhue; county, and village in same county, in Minnesota, named for James M.

Goodhue, the first journalist of the Territory, who founded the Pioneer, of

St. Paul, in 1849. 

Goodland; town in Newton County, Indiana, so named because of the rich character

of the soil. 

Goodman; town in Holmes County, Mississippi, named for the first president of the

Mississippi Central Railroad. 

Goose; river in Maine, named from a pond at the source, so called by an early settler

from a wild-goose nest which he found on a rock on the bank of the pond. 

Gooski; lake in Florida, named for an old settler, a Pole. 

Gorda; town in Monterey County, California. A Spanish word meaning "fat,''

"full-fed."
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Gordon; county in Georgia, named for William W. Gordon, first president of the

Central Eailroad of Georgia. 

Gordonsville; town in Orange County, Virginia, named for its founder, Nathaniel

Gordon.

Gore; pass in Colorado, named for a gunsmith of Denver. 

Gorham; town in Cumberland County, Maine. Some authorities say it was named

for Col. Shubael Gorham, one of the original proprietors, but Whitmore says

that it was named for Capt. John Gorham, an early proprietor. 

Gorham; town in Coos County, New Hampshire, named for Captain Gorham, who

was in the Narragansett fight.

Gorham; town in Ontario County, New York, named for Nathaniel Gorham. 

German; township in Ottertail County, Minnesota, named for Willis A. Gorman;

former governor of the State.

Goshen; township in Stark County, Illinois, named from Goshen, Ohio. 

Goshen; city in Elkhart County, Indiana, village in Orange County, New York,

and township and village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, named from the "Land

of Goshen." The name is found in many parts of the country, applied as a

synonym of fruitfulness and fertility.

Gosiute; peak and lake in Nevada, named for an Indian tribe. 

Gosnold; town in Dukes County,- Massachusetts, settled by Bartholomew Gosnold. 

Gosper; county in Nebraska, named for John J. Gosper, secretary of state. 

Gothic; mountains in the Adirondacks, New York, and Elk Mountains, Colorado,

so named because of pinnacles resembling gothic architecture. 

Gouldsboro; town in Hancock County, Maine, named for Robert Gould, one of the

original proprietors. 

Gouverneur; town in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for Gouverneur

Morris, an American statesman. 

Govan; town in Bamberg County, South Carolina, named for a family prominent

in South Carolina history. 

Gove; county, and city in same county, in Kansas, named for Grenville L. Gove,

. captain in the Eleventh Kansas Regiment. 

Governors; island in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, named for Governor Winthrop,

to whose descendants it still belongs. 

Governors; island in New York Harbor, named for Governor Van Twilier, who

owned it at an early date. 

Gowanda; village in Cattaraugus County, New York. An Indian word meaning

"town among the hills by the water side." 

Grafton; village in Pope County, Illinois, named from the town in Massachusetts,

the native place of the first settler. 

Grafton; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for Charles Fitz-Roy,

Duke of Grafton. 

Grafton; county, and town in same county, in New Hampshire, named for Augustus

Henry Fitz-Roy, Duke of Grafton. 

Grafton; city in Taylor County, West Virginia, so named by the Baltimore and Ohio

Railroad, because they grafted a branch from this point to Wheeling. 

Graham; county in Kansas, named for John L. Graham, captain of the Eighth

Kansas Regiment. 

Graham; county, and town in Alamance County, North Carolina, named for Senator

William A. Graham, secretary of the navy under President Fillmore. 

Graham; city in Young County, Texas, named for one of two brothers, who owned

salt works near where the town was built.

Grahamsville; village in Sullivan County, New York, named for Lieutenant Graham, who was killed by Indians near the site of the village. 

Grahamton; town in Meade County, Kentucky, named for an early pioneer.
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Grahamville; town in Beaufort County, South Carolina, named for the founder.

Grainger; county in Tennessee, named for Mary Grainger.

Granby; town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, said to have been named for

John, Marquis of Granby.

Granby; town in Essex County, Vermont, named for Earl Granby, in 1761. 

Grand; county in Colorado, named from Grand Lake, the source of Grand River. 

Grand Coteau; town in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, so named because of its position. A French name meaning "great hill." 

Grand Forks; county, and city in same county, in North Dakota, which take their

name from the junction of the Bed River of-the North with Red Lake River. 

Grand Haven; city in Ottawa County, Michigan, so named because it is situated on

the best harbor on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. 

Grand Island; city in Hall County, Nebraska, on Platte River, which is divided

into two channels at that point by an island nearly 50 miles long. 

Grand Isle; town in Aroostook County, Maine, named from an island in the river

at that point. 

Grand Isle; county, and village in same county, in Vermont, named from an island

in Lake Chainplain, now called South Hero. The early French called it Grand

Isle. 

Grand Junction; city in Mesa County, Colorado, so named because of its location

at the junction of the Gunnison and Grand rivers. 

Grand Junction; town in Greene County, Iowa, so named from its position at the

junction of the Keokuk and Des Moines and the Chicago and North western

railroads. 

Grand Lake Stream; plantation in Washington County, Maine, named from a lake

in the northern part of the State. 

Grand Ledge; city in Eaton County, Michigan, so named because of the rock ledges

along the Grand River in the vicinity. 

Grand Rapids; cities .in Kent County, Michigan, and Wood County, Wisconsin,

named from rapids and falls in the Grand and AVisconsin rivers. 

Grand Bonde; river and valley in Oregon. A French name meaning "great

round." It was applied by the early French trappers to the valley because of

its circular shape. 

Grand Tower; city in Jackson County, Illinois, named from a high rocky island in

the Mississippi River, which resembles a tower.

Grand Traverse; county in Michigan, named from Grand Traverse Bay. 

Granite; county in Montana, named from a mountain which contains the celebrated

Granite Mountain silver mine. 

Granite Falls; city in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, located at falls in

Minnesota River, so named because of the presence of immense masses of granite

rock. 

Graniteville; village in Iron County, Missouri, named for a quarry near, considered

one of the most remarkable in the world. 

Grant; military post in Arizona, county in Arkansas; town in Huniboldt County,

California; town in Montgomery County, Iowa; county in Kansas; parish in

Louisiana; county in Minnesota; county, and village in Perkins County, Nebraska;

counties in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, and West Virginia;

and many small places throughout the country; named for Gen. U. S. Grant. 

Grant; county in Indiana, named for Samuel and Moses Grant, of Kentucky, killed

in battle with the Indians. 

Grant; county in Kentucky. According to John McGee it was named for Col. John

Grant, an early settler, but according to J. Worthing McCann, the county was

named for Samuel Grant.
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Grant; river and county in Wisconsin, named for a trapper who had a cabin on the

river bank. , . 

Grantsdale; town in Eavalli County, Montana, named for H. H. Grant, land owner,

who built the first flour mill and kept the first store.

Grantsville; town in Calhoun County, West Virginia, named for Gen. U. S. Grant. 

Granville; township and village in Putnarn County, Illinois, and township and village in Licking County, Ohio, named from the town in Massachusetts. 

Granville; towns in Hampden County, Massachusetts, and Washington County,

New York, and county in North Carolina, named for John Carteret, Earl of

Granville. 

Grass; river in St. Lawrence County, New York, from the name given it by the

early French, la grass& riviere, meaning "the fertile river."

Grass Valley; township and city in Nevada County, California, named from a valley covered with grass. 

Gratiot; county in Michigan, named for Capt. Charles Gratiot, United States Army,

who constructed Fort Gratiot in 1814. 

Gratiot; village in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, named for Col. Henry Gratiot, an

Indian agent.

Grattan; township in Kent County, Michigan, named for the Irish orator. 

Gratz; borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, named from the Prussian town. 

Graves; county in Kentucky, named for Capt. Benjamin Graves, who fell at the

battle of Raisin Eiver. 

Gravesend; village in Kings County, New York, now a part of New York City.

named by persons from Gravesend, England.

Gravette; town in Benton County, Arkansas, named for E. T. Gravette. 

Gray; county in Kansas, named for Alfred Gray, secretary of the Kansas State

board of agriculture in 1873-1880. 

Gray; town in Cumberland County, Maine, said to have been named for Thomas

Gray, one of the proprietors.

Gray; county in Texas, named for Peter W. Gray, a prominent lawyer of Houston. 

Grayling; town in Crawford County, Michigan, named from the fish for which the

Au Sable River was famous.

Graymount; town in Colorado near the foot of Gray's Peak; hence the name. 

Grays; peak in Colorado, named by Doctor Parry for Dr. Asa Gray, botanist. 

Grays; harbor in Washington, named for the discoverer, Capt. Robert Gray, of

Boston.

Grayson; counties in Kentucky and Virginia, named for Col. Wiliam .Grayson,

United States Senator from Virginia.

Grayson; town in Carter County, Kentucky, named for Col. Robert Grayson. 

Grayson; county in Texas, named for Peter W. Grayson, attorney-general of the

Texas Republic in 1836.

Graysville; village in Sullivan County, Indiana, named for Joe Gray, its founder. 

Graysville; village in Herkimer County, New York, named for Latham Gray, a

resident. "> 

Grayville; township and city in White County, Illinois, named for James Gray,

who laid out the town in 1828. 

Great Barrington; town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named for Lord

Barrington. "Great" was prefixed to distinguish it from Barrington, Rhode

Island, which town was formerly .considered as possibly being within the limits

of Massachusetts. 

Great Basin; an area of territory in Utah whose waters do not reach the sea; hence

the name. 

Great Bend; city in Barton County, Kansas, which takes its name from a bend in

the Arkansas River south of the site.
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Great Bend; borough in Su'squehanna County, Pennsylvania, named from a bend

in the Susquehanna River at that point. 

Great Black; river in Maine, which takes its name from the Indian designation

chimkazaootook, meaning "big black stream." 

Great Butte des Morts; lake in Wisconsin, so called from neighboring mounds,

said to contain the bodies of Indians slain in battle. A French phrase, meaning 

. "hill.ofthe'dead."

Great Falls; city in Cascade County, Montana, named from the falls in the Missouri River, near the city. 

Great Q,uab*bin; mountain in Massachusetts, named for a celebrated Indian sachem.

The word is supposed to mean "many waters." 

Great Salt; lake in Utah, named from the salinity of its waters. 

Great Sinabar; creek in Missouri. A corruption of the old French name chenal au

barre, meaning' " channel to the bar." 

Greeley; city in Weld County, Colorado; county, and city, in Anderson County,

Kansas, and county in Nebraska, named for Horace Greeley. 

Greeley; village in Holt County, Nebraska, named for Peter Greeley. 

Green; descriptive word found frequently with and without various suffixes. The

river in AVyoming and Utah was so called from the green shale through which

it flows.

Green; river rising in the Wind River range of the Rocky Mountains, formerly 

known as popo agie, words of the Crow dialect, meaning "head of river."

Green; mountains in Vermont, so named from their forests of evergreen trees.

Green; counties in Kentucky and Wisconsin, named for Gen. Nathaniel Greene.

Green Bay; city in Brown County, Wisconsin, named from the bay which was 

called by the early French la grande baie, "the large bay," which was corrupted into the present name. Other authorities claim that the name was occasioned from the deep greenish hue of the water of the bay.

Greenbrier; county in West Virginia, named from the river, which was so called 

by Col. John Lewis.

Greenbush; town in Rensselaer County, New York; a translation of the original 

Dutch name yroen bosch, from the pine woods which originally covered the flats.

Greencastle; city in Putnam County, Indiana, named from the town in Ireland.

Green Cove Springs; town in'Clay County, Florida, named from a large sulphur 

spring, supposed by some to be the "fountain of youth" of Spanish and Indian 

legends.

Greene; counties in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa; town in Androscoggin County, 

Maine; counties in Mississippi, Missouri, and New York, and village in Chenango County, New York; counties in North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia; named for Gen. Nathaniel Greene, Revolutionary soldier.

Greene; town in Butler County, Iowa, named for Judge George Green of Linn 

County.

(Greenesville; county in Virginia;

(Greeneville; townin Greene County, Tennessee. NamedforGen. Nathaniel Greene.

Greenfield; town in Adair County, Iowa, named from the town in Massachusetts.

Greenfield; town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, which derives its name from 

the river which intersects it. Before its incorporation as a town the settlement 

was known as " Green River District."

Greenfield; village in Highland County; Ohio, so named from its general appearance.

Green Island; town in Albany County, New York, so named because situated on 

an island of that name in Hudson River.

Green Lake; county in Wisconsin, named from a lake which was called so from the 

color of its waters.
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Greenleaf; city in Washington County, Kansas, named for the treasurer of the

Union Pacific Kailroad, A. W. Greenleaf.

Greenport; village in Suffolk County, New York, so named for the green hill sloping to the bay. 

Greensboro; town in Hale County, Alabama, named for Gen. Nathaniel Greene, a

Eevolutionary celebrity.

Greensbiirg; city in Kiowa County, Kansas, named for Col. D. R. Green. 

Greensburg; town in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, named for Gen.

Nathaniel Greene. 

Greenup; village in Cumberland County, Illinois, named for William Greenup, first

clerk of the Illinois Territorial legislature. 

Greenup; county, and town in same county, in Kentucky, named for Christopher

Greenup, governor of the State in 1804-1808. 

Greenville; city in Butler County, Alabama, so named by early settlers from the

town in South Carolina.

Greenville; city in Bond County, Illinois, named from the town in North Carolina. 

Greenville; city in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, town in Pitt County, North

Carolina, and city in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, named for Gen. Nathaniel

Greene. 

Greenville; city in Montcalni County, Michigan, named for John Green, one of

the first settlers.

Greenville; town in Washington County, Mississippi, named for the first settler. 

Greenville; county, and city in same county, in South Carolina, named from the

physical appearance. The name was first given to the city and from that applied

to the county.

Greenwich; towns in Fairfield,County, Connecticut, and Hampshire County, Massachusetts, and village in Washington County, New York, named from Greenwich

in England. 

Greenwood; town in Sebastian County, Arkansas, named for Moses Greenwood, a

prominent merchant of early days. 

Greenwood; county in Kansas, named for Alfred B. Greenwood, Commissioner of

Indian Affairs in 1859-60. 

Greenwood; city in Leflore County, Mississippi, named for Greenwood Leflore, a

noted Choctaw Indian chief. 

Greenwood; village in Cass County, Nebraska, named for an early settler, J. S.

Green.

Greenwood; county in South Carolina, descriptively named.

Greer; county in Oklahoma, named for John A. Greer, governor of Texas in 1849-

1853.

Greer; town in Greenville County, South Carolina, named for a resident family. 

Gregg; county in Texas, named for a prominent citizen. John Gregg, killed in the

civil war.

Gregory; county in South Dakota, named for J. Shaw Gregory, legislator. 

Greig; town in Lewis County, New York, named for the late John Greig, of

Canandaigua. 

Grelder Hollow; a deep cleft in the east side of the Taghkanic Mountains, in the

town of Egremont, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named for John van Grelder,

a Dutchman, who lived in the hollow. 

Grenada; county, and town in same county, in Mississippi, named from the Spanish

province. 

Grenola; city in Elk County, Kansas, named by compounding the first part of the

name of two rival towns in the neighborhood Greenfield and Kanola. 

Greylock; mountain in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named from its hoary

aspect in winter. Greylock is the highest elevation in the State.
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Gridley; township and town in McLean County, Illinois, named for Asabel Gridley,

State senator, 1850-1854.

Griffin; city in Spalding County, Georgia, named for Gen. L. L. Griffin. 

rGrifton; town in Pitt County, North Carolina;

< Grifton Corners; village in Delaware County, New York. Named for the Grifton 

I family. 

Griggs; county in North Dakota, named for Hon. Alexander Griggs, a pioneer of

Grand Forks, member of the constitutional convention of North Dakota. 

Griggsville; township and city in Pike County, Illinois, named for its founder,

Richard Griggs.

Grimes; town in Colusa County, California, named for the man who founded it. 

Grimes; town in Polk County, Iowa, named for Senator Grimes. 

Grimes; county in Texas, named for Jesse Grimes, member of the council of provisional government.

Grimesland; town in Pitt County, North Carolina, named for Ofen. Bryan Grimes. 

Grinnell; city in Poweshiek County, Iowa, named for Hon. W. H. Grinnell, a

citizen. 

Griswold; town in New London County, Connecticut, named for Koger Griswold,

governor of the State in 1811. 

Griswold; town in Cass County, Iowa, named for J. N. A. Griswold, a prominent

railroad official. 

Grizzly; peak in Colorado, named by a party of scientists from an adventure with

a grizzly bear. 

Gross; point in Maine on the Penobscot River, named for the first settler, Zachariah

Gross. - 

Grossdale; village in Cook County, Illinois, named for E. A. Gross, one of its

founders. 

Grosse Isle; village in Wayne County,. Michigan, which takes its name from an

island in Detroit River, which was called by the early French grosse isle,

"great isle."

Grossepoint; town in Wayne County, Michigan, so named from a large point which

' projects into Lake St. Glair, named by the French grosse pointe, "great point."

Grosvenor; mount in Arizona, named for H. C. Grosvenor, who was killed there

in 1861.

Groton; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named from the place in England owned by the family of Deane Winthrop, whose name headed the petition

for the grant.

Groton; village in Tompkins County, New York, named from the town in Massachusetts. 

Groveland; town in Essex County, Massachusetts. The origin of the name is

obscure, but the name is believed to have been suggested by attractive groves

in the neighborhood. 

Grover; village in. Cleveland County, North Carolina, and town in Dorchester

County, South Carolina, named for President Grover Cleveland. 

Grubbs; village in Newcastle County, Delaware, named for the early owner, John

Grubbs.

Grundy; counties in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Tennessee; 

Grundy Center; town in Grundy County, Iowa. Named for Felix Grundy,

United States Senator from Tennessee. 

Guadalupe; county in New Mexico, and river, county, and town in Victoria

County, Texas, named for Don Felix Victoria, first President of Mexico, known

as "Guadalupe Victoria." The name is of Arabic origin. 

Guernsey; county in Ohio, named by emigrants from the island of Guernsey in the

English channel. 

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Guero; mount in Colorado, named for a Ute Indian.

Guilford; borough in New Haven County, Connecticut, named from the town in

England. 

Guilford; county in North Carolina, named for the Earl of Guilford, father of Lord

North.

Guinda; town in Yolo County, California. A Spanish word meaning '.'cherry." 

Gulfport; town in Harrison County, Mississippi, so named by W. H. Hardy because

of its situation. 

Gulpha; creek in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The name is a corruption of Calfat, a

proper name, probably belonging to an early settler. 

Gunnison; county, town in same county, mountain, and river in Colorado, and

island in Great Salt Lake, Utah, named for Capt. J. W. Gunnison, an early

explorer. 

Gurnet; point at the entrance to Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts, named from the

gurnet, a sea fish.

Guthrie; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler. 

Guthrie; county in Iowa, named for Capt. Edwin B. Guthrie. 

Guthrie; town in Callaway County, Missouri, named for Guthrie brothers, early

settlers.

Guthrie Center; town in Guthrie County, Iowa, named for Capt. Edwin B. Guthrie. 

Guttenburg; city in Clayton County, Iowa, and town in Hudson County, New

Jersey, named for the inventor of printing. 

Guyandot; town in Cabell County and river in West Virginia; the French form of

Wyandotte, the name of the tribe of Indians. 

Guyot; mounts in Colorado, New Hampshire, and Tennessee, named for Arnold

Guyot, the geographer.

Gwinnett; county in Georgia, named for Button Gwinnett, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. 

Gypsum; town in San Bernardino County, California, named from the gypsum

deposits. 

Habersham; county in Georgia, named for Col. Joseph Habersham, speaker of the

general assembly of Georgia in 1785. 

Hacienda; town in Santa Clara County, California. A Spanish Avord meaning

"estate." 

Hackensack; town in Bergen County, New Jersey. An Indian word; authorities

differ as to its meaning, the many versions being "hook mouth," "stream that

unites with another on low ground," "on low ground," "land of the big snake." 

Hackers; creek in Lewis and Harrison counties, West Virginia. Named for John

Hacker, an Indian scout. 

Hackettstown; town in Warren County, New Jersey, named for Samuel Hackett,

a large landowner. 

Hackneyville; town in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, named from the suburb in

London.

Haddonneld; borough in Camden County, New Jersey, named for Elizabeth Haddon. 

Hadley; mountain and town in Humboldt County, California, named for an early

settler. 

Hadley; town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, named from the parish in

Essex, England. 

Hadlyme; town in New London County, Connecticut. The name is formed of a

combination of the names of the two townships in which it is located Haddam

and Lyme. 

Hagerstown; city in Washington County, Maryland, named fora German, Jonathan

Hager, one of the original proprietors.
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Hague; precinct in Alachua County, Florida, and town in Warren County, New

York, named from the city in Holland. 

Hague; peak in Colorado, named for Arnold Hague of the United States Geological

Survey.

(

Hahn; peak in Colorado; 

Halm Peak; village in Routt County, Colorado. Named for Joe Hahn, an early 

settler. 

Hailey; precinct in Blaine County, Idaho, named for its founder, Hon. John Hailey,

of Boise City. 

Hainesville; village in Holt County, Nebraska, named for S. S. Haines, an early

' settler.

Halcott; town in Greene County, New York, named for George W. Halcott, sheriff. 

Haldane; village in Ogle County, Illinois, named for Alexander Haldane, the first

railroad agent.

Hale; county in Alabama, named for Stephen F. Hale, prominent in the State. 

Hale; village in Carrol 1 County, Missouri, named for John P. Hale, of Carrollton. 

Hale; county in Texas, named for Lieut. J. C. Hale, of the Confederate army. 

Hale Eddy; village in Delaware County, New York, named for a family of early

settlers. 

Half Dome; mountain of granite in California, on the walls of the Yosemite Valley,

so named because it has the appearance of a half dome. 

Halfmoon; bay in California, so named from its crescent shape. 

Halfmoon; town in Saratoga County, New York, so named from a crescent-shaped

piece of land between the Hudson and the Mohawk. 

Halibut; island off the coast of Alaska, so named on account of the large number of

halibut found there. 

Halifax; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, county in North Carolina, town

in Windhana County, Vermont, and county in Virginia, named for George Montague, Earl of Halifax. 

Hall; county in Georgia, named for Dr. Lyman Hall, a signer of the Declaration of

Independence.

Hall; county in Nebraska, named for Augustus Hall, former Congressman from Iowa. 

Hall; county in Texas, named for an early settler and captain in the war of independence, Warren 0. C. Hall. 

Halletts Cove; part of New York City, formerly a village in Queens County, New

York, which received its name from the original patentee. 

Hallowell; city in Kennebec County, Maine, named for Benjamin Hallowell, a

large proprietor in the Kennebec patent. 

Hallstead; borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, named for William F.

Hallstead, general manager of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. 

Hallsville; village in Montgomery County, New York, named for Capt. Robert

Hall. 

Halseyville; village in Tompkins County, New York; named for the first settler,

Nicholl Halsey.

Halstead; city in Harvey County, Kansas, named for the journalist, Murat Halstead. 

Hamblen; county in Tennessee, named for Hezekiah Hamblen. 

Hamburg; towns in Erie County, New York, and Aiken County, South Carolina,

and twenty other places, named from the city in Germany.

Hamersville; village in Brown County, Ohio, named for Gen. Thomas Lyon Hamer. 

Hamilton; counties in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, and Kansas; town in Essex County,

Massachusetts; counties in New York, Ohio, and Tennessee; probably the county

in Nebraska; and many cities, towns, and villages; named for the statesman,

Alexander Hamilton.
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Hamilton; town in Harris County, Georgia, named for General Hamilton, governor 

of South Carolina.

Hamilton; city in Hancock County, Illinois, named for Artois Hamilton, a first 

settler.

Hamilton; county in Iowa, named for William W. Hamilton, president of the senate in 1857.

Hamilton; county in Texas, named for James Hamilton, of South Carolina, a sympathizer and helper of Texas in its war.

Hamlet; village in Richmond County, North Carolina, named for its founder.

Hamlin; city in Brown County, Kansas, plantation in Aroostook County, Maine, 

county in South Dakota, and several other places, named for Hannibal Hamlin.

Hammond; village in Piatt County, Illinois, named for Charles Goodrich Hammond, railway manager.

Hammond; city in Lake County, Indiana, named for Abram Hammond, twelth 

governor, 1860-61.

Hammond; town in Presque County, Michigan, named for Stephen Hammond.

Hammond; town in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for Abijah Hammond, 

an early proprietor.

Hammonton; town in Atlantic County, New Jersey, named for a family of former 

residents.

Hammonville; town in Hart County, Kentucky, named for a resident.

Hampden; county, and town in same county, in Massachusetts, and town in Penobscot County, Maine, named for the English patriot, John Hampden.

Hampshire; counties in Massachusetts and West Virginia, named from the county 

in England.

Hampstead; village in Carroll County, Maryland; town in Rockingham. County, 

New Hampshire; and villages in Pender County, North Carolina, and King 

George County, Virginia, named from the parish in England.

Hampton; town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, and twenty-five other 

places, directly or indirectly named from the parish in Middlesex, England.

Hampton; county, and town in same county, in South Carolina, named for Gen. 

Wade Hampton.

Hamptonburg; town in Orange County, New York, named from the birthplace 

Wolverhampton of William Bull, the first settler.

Hampton Roads; Virginia; a channel between Chesapeake Bay and the estuary of 

James River. Scene of the naval battle between the Monitor and Merrimac, 

March 9, 1862.

Hancock; counties in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Kentucky; county, and 

town in same county, in Maine; town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts; county 

in Mississippi; mountain in New Hampshire; town in Delaware County, New 

York; and counties in Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia; named for John Hancock, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Many other places in the 

United States are named for the same man.

Hancock; mount in Yellowstone Park, named for Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock. 

Hand; county in South Dakota, named for George A. Hand, Territorial secretary in

1880. 

Handsboro; town in Harrison County, Mississippi, named for a northern man who

established a foundry there before the civil war.

Hanford; city in Kings County, California, named for one of the earliest settlers. 

Hanging Bock; village in Lawrence County, Ohio, named from the presence of a

cliff at the back of the town.

Hangmans; creek in Washington, tributary of the Spokane River, so named because 

a number of Indians were hanged on its bank.
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Hanna; township in Henry County, Illinois, named for Rev. Philip Hanna, a first

settler. 

Hanna; reef and island in Texas, probably named for Captain Hanna, captain of

the Leonidas, in 1837. 

Hatmacrois; creek in New York, said to.have been named by the Dutch harmekr'aai, meaning "cock-crowing creek," from the legend that a rooster floated

down this creek on a cake of ice. 

Hannibal; town in Oswego County, New York, named by the State land board,

being situated in the military tract given to the surviving soldiers of the

Revolution;

Hannibal; city in Marion County, Missouri. Named for the Carthaginian general. 

Hanover; city in Washington County, Kansas, town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, county in Virginia, and several other places, named for the Duke of

Hanover, afterwards George I of England, or from the Prussian province and

city belonging to him. 

Hansford; county in Texas, named for John M. Hansford, who was a judge and

lawyer there during the days of the Republic. 

Hanson; county in South Dakota, named for Joseph R. Hanson, clerk of the first

legislature. 

Happy Camp; town in Siskiyou County, so called by miners in the early days of

prosperity. 

Haralson; county, and village in Coweta County, in Greorgia, named for Gen. Hugh

A. Haralson, former congressman from that State. 

Harbeson; village in Sussex County, Delaware, named for Harbeson Hickman, a

large landowner.

Harbine; village in Thayer County, Nebraska, named for Col. John Harbine. 

Hardeman; county in Texas, named for two brothers, Bailey and T. J. Hardeman,

prominent citizens in the clays of the Republic; and a county in Tennessee,

named for one of the brothers, Col. T. J. Hardeman. 

Hardenburg; town in Ulster County, New York, named for Johannes Hardenburg,

an early patentee in Delaware and Sullivan counties.

Hardin; county, and village in Calhoun County, in Illinois; counties in Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee, and several towns and villages, named for Col. John

J. Hardin, who was killed in the Mexican war. 

Hardin; city in Ray County, Missouri, named for Gov. Charles H. Hardin, 1875-

1877.

Hardin; county in Texas, named for the family of William Hardin, of Liberty. 

Hardin Factory; town in Gaston County, North Carolina, named for the builder

of the factory. 

Hardinsburg; town in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, named for Capt. William

Hardin, a pioneer. 

Hardwick; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for Philip Yorke,

Lord Hardwicke, a member of the privy council.

Hardy; town in Sharp County, Arkansas, named for a railroad official. 

Hardy; county in West Virginia, named for Samuel Hardy, a member of Congress

from Virginia in 1784.

Hardy Station; town in Grenada County, Mississippi, named by the railroad company for Richard Hardy, the owner of the land upon which the depot was built. 

Harford; county, and village in same county, in Maryland, named for Henry Harford, the natural son of Lord Baltimore, the sixth, and proprietor at the time of

the Revolution.

Harlan; city in Shelby County, Iowa, named for Senator Harlan. 

Harlan; village in Smith County, Kansas, named for John C. Harlan, one of the

first settlers.
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Harlan; county, and town in same county, in Kentucky, named for Maj. Silas Harlan.

Harlan; county in Nebraska, named for James Harlan, secretary of the interior, 

1865-66.

Harlem; part of New York City and the channel which extends northward from 

Hell Gate, connecting with the Hudson, named from the town in Holland.

Harleyville; town in Dorchester County, South Carolina, named for a resident 

family.

Harman; village in Arapahoe County, Colorado, named for L. B. Harrnan, its 

founder.

Harmer; township and village in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, named for the 

Hon. Harmer Denny.

Harmony; borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, named.by a colony of Germans to indicate the principle of its organization.

Harnett; county in North Carolina, named for Cornelius Harnett, an American 

statesman.

Harney; county, city in same county, and lake in Oregon, named for General 

Harney.

Harper; county in Kansas, named far Marion Harper, first sergeant Company E, 

Second Kansas Regiment.

Harpers Ferry; town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, named for Robert Harper, who settled there in 1734 and established a ferry.

Harpersfield; town in Delaware County, New York, named for Joseph Harper, an 

original patentee.

Harpersfleld; township in Ashtabula County, Ohio, named from the town in New 

York.

Harperville; village in Scott County, Mississippi, named for G. W. Harper, an old. 

resident.

Harpswell; town in-Cumberland County, Maine, probably named from the town in 

England.

Harrellsville; town in Hertford County, North Carolina, named for a former resident.

Harriet; lake in Minnesota, named for the wife of Colonel Leavenworth.

Harrietstown; town in Franklin County, New York, named for the wife of James 

Duane.

Harrietta; village in Wexford County, Michigan, a combination of the names of the 

manager of the Ann Arbor Railroad, Harry, and that of his wife, Henrietta.

Harring-ton; town in Kent County, Delaware, named for the Hon. Samuel M. Harrington, at one time chancellor of the State.

Harris; town in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler.

Harris; county in Georgia, named for Charles Harris, a prominent lawyer and judge.

Harris; county in Texas, named for John R. Harris, who erected the first steam 

sawmill in Texas (1829).

Harrisburg; township and city in Saline County, Illinois, named for a family of first 

settlers.

Harrisburg; town in Lewis County; New York, named for Richard Harrison, of 

New York.

Harrisburg; city in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, named for John Harris, the 

original proprietor.

Harrison; counties in Indiana, Iowa, and Mississippi; town in Gloucester County, 

. New Jersey, and twenty other places,-named for President William Henry Harrison.

Harrison; counties in Kentucky and West Virginia, named for Col. Benjamin Harson, father of William Henry Harrison.
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Harrison; town in Cumberland County, Maine, named .for Harrison Gray Otis, of

Boston. 

Harrison; town in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, named for James T. Harrison,

a prominent lawyer.

Harrison; county, and city in Cass County in Missouri, named for Albert G. Harrison, of Callaway County, member of Congress in 1838.

Harrison; town in Westchester County, New York, named for John Harrison. 

Harrison; county in Texas, named for an early pioneer. 

Harrisonburg; village in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, and town in Buckingham

County, Virginia, named for the Harrisons of Virginia. 

Harrisville; town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, named for Milan Harris,

who established a mill there. 

Harrisville; town in Lewis County, New York, named for Fosket Harris, the first

settler.

Harrisville; village in Medina County, Ohio, named for Joseph Harris, a pioneer. 

Harrisville; town in Eitchie County, West Virginia, named for Gen. Thomas

Harris. 

Harrodsburg; city in Mercer County, Kentucky, named for Col. James Harrod,

who built the first cabin.

Hart; county in Georgia, named for Nancy Hart, the celebrated Georgia heroine of

the Revolution.

Hart; county in Kentucky, named for Nathaniel Hart, an officer of the War of 1812. 

Hart; township and village in Oceana County, Michigan. The name was originally

'" Heart," to signify the center of the county. 

Hart; river and lake in Yellowstone Park, named for Hart Hunney, an old hunter.

Others say it was named "Heart" from its shape. 

Hartford; county, and city in same county, in Connecticut, and twenty other cities,

towns, and villages, the name being transferred from England. 

Hartford; city in Lyon County, Kansas, township in Trumbull County, Ohio, town .

in Windsor County, Vermont, and village in Mason County, West Virginia; 

Hartford City; city in Blackford County, Indiana. Named from the city in Connecticut.

Hartley; county in Texas, named for 0. C. and R. K. Hartley, distinguished members of the bar in the days of the Texas revolution. 

Hartsgrove; township in Ash tabula County, Ohio, named for Richard Hart, of

Connecticut. 

Haftsville; town in Bartholomew County, Indiana, named for Gideon B. Hart, a

pioneer.

Hartsville; town in Darlington County. South Carolina, named for a resident family. 

Hartwick; town in Otsego County, New York, named for Christopher Hartwick,

patentee. 

Harvard; mountain in Colorado, and city in McHenry County, Illinois, named

from the university. 

Harvard; university in Cambridge, Middlesex County, and town in Worcester

County, Massachusetts. Named for the Rev. John Harvard, who founded the

university. ' 

Harvey; county in Kansas, named for James M. Harvey, captain Company G, Tenth

Kansas Regiment, governor, and United States Senator. 

Harwich; town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, named from the seaport in

Essex County, England. 

Harwinton; town in Litchfield County, Connecticut. . The name is formed from

Hartford and Windsor, of which it originally comprised two half townships. 

Hasbrouck Heights; borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, named for Mr. Hasbrouck, the principal owner of the land upon which the borough is located.
152 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [BULL. 258.

Hasenclever; village in Herkimer County, New York, named for a German who 

received a grant of land there.

Haskell; county in Kansas, named for Dudley C. Haskell, a former member of 

Congress.

Haskell; county in Texas, named for Charles Haskell, of Tennessee.

Hastings; city in Barry County, Michigan, named for Eurotas P. Hastings, formerly auditor-general of the State.

Hastings; city in Dakota County, Minnesota, named for Henry Hastings Sibley, 

one of the proprietors.

Hastings; city in Adams County, Nebraska, named for Col. T. D. Hastings, who 

was instrumental in introducing a railroad through the town.

Hatboro; borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, so named because of its 

extensive hat factories.

Hatchechubee; town in Russell County, Alabama. A combination of the Creek 

Indian words hatchie, "creek," and chubba, "halfway," "the middle."

Hatchie; river in Tennessee. An Indian word meaning "small river."

Hatfield; town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, named from the town in 

England.

Hatteras; township and cape in Dare County, North Carolina, named for a tribe of 

Indians.

Hattiesburg; town in Perry County, Mississippi, named for the wife of Capt. W. 

H. Hardy, its founder.

Havana; township and city in Mason County, Illinois, named from the city in Cuba.

Havensville; city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, named for Paul E. Havens, of 

Leavenworth.

Haverford; township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, named from the town in 

Wales.

Haverh.il!; city in Essex County, Massachusetts, named from the town in England.

Haverhill; town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, named from the town in 

Massachusetts.

Haverstraw; town in Eockland County, New York, named by the early Dutch 

haverstroo, meaning "oats straw."

Havilah; town in Kern County, California, named from the Bible, the word meaning "land of gold."

Havilandsville; village in Harrison County, Kentucky, named for Robert Haviland.

Havre de Grace; town in Harford County, Maryland. A French phrase meaning 

"harbor of grace." Probably named from the French seaport, Havre, formerly 

known as Havre de Grace.

Haw; river, and town in Alabama County, in North Carolina, named from the Indian 

tribe Sissipahaw.

Hawesville; city in Hancock County, Kentucky, named for Richard Hawes.

Hawkeye; town in Fayette County, Iowa, named for a noted Indian chief.

Hawkins; county in Tennessee, named for Benjamin Hawkins, United States Senator from North Carolina.

Hawkinsville; town in Pulaski County, Georgia, named for Col. Benjamin Hawkins, Indian agent.

Hawks Nest; town in Fayette County, West Virginia, named from a cliff on New 

River.

Hawley; town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, named for Joseph Hawley, of 

Northampton.

Hawthorne; borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, named for Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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Hayden; town in Grand County, Colorado; mountain in the Grand Teton Range in

Wyoming, and valley in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming; 

Hayden Hill; village in Lassen County, California. Named for Dr. Ferdinand V.

Hayden, the geologist. 

Haydensville; village in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, named for Joel Hayden,

its founder.

Hayes; village in Douglas County, Illinois, named for Samuel Jarvis Hayes, a railroad official, 

Hayes; county in Nebraska and mount in New Hampshire, named for President

Rutherford B. Haves. 

Hayesville; tuvvn in Clay County, North Carolina, named for George W. Hayes,

State senator. 

Hays; city in Ellis County, Kansas, named for Gen. William Hays, United States

. Army. 

Hays; county in Texas, named for John C. Hays, colonel in the Texan service in

the war between Mexico and the United States. 

Hay Springs; village in Sheridan County, Nebraska, so named because of the vast

'quantities of hay cut in the valley just east of the springs. 

Hayward; town in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, named for Anthony J. Hayward,

its founder.

Haywards; town in Alameda County, California, named for an early settler. 

Haywood: county in North Carolina, named for John Haywood, State treasurer. 

Haywood; county in Tennessee, named for Judge John Haywood, author of a history of Tennessee. 

Hazardville; village in Hartford County, Connecticut, named for Colonel Hazard,

owner of powder works. 

Hazelton; city in Barber County, Kansas, named for its founder, Rev. J. H.

Hazel ton. 

Hazlehurst; town in Copiah County, Mississippi, named for Col. George H. Hazlehurst. 

Hazlerigg; village in Boone County, Indiana, named for H. G. Hazlerigg, its founder. 

Hazleton; city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, so named from the great abundance of hazel bushes. 

Healdsburg; city in Sonoma County, California, named for Col. liarrnon Heald, an

early settler. 

Healing Springs; village in Bath County, Virginia, named for the thermal mineral

springs, situated there. 

Heard; county in Georgia, named for Stephen Heard, an officer of the American

Revolution.

Heath; town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, named for Gen. William M. Heath. 

Heath Springs; town in Lancaster County, South- Carolina, named for a firm of

capitalists, Heath & Springs. 

Heber; city in Wasatch County, Utah, named for Heber C. Kimball, a leader of the

Mormons. 

Hebron; twenty-five cities, towns, and villages in the United States bear the name

of the ancient city in Palestine. 

Heceta; village in Lane County, Oregon, probably named for the early explorer,

Capt. Bruno de Heceta.

Hector; town in Schuyler County, New York, named for the character in the Iliad. 

Hedges; peak in Yellowstone Park, named for Cornelius Hedges. 

Hedrick; town in Keokuk County, Iowa, named for General Hedrick. 

Heidelberg; name of several places in the United States settled by colonists from

Heidelberg in Germany.
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Helderberg; plateau in New York, so named because of the fine prospect from it.

A Dutch word meaning "clear mountain."

Helena; city in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. Opinions differ as to the origin 

of the name, for by some it is supposed to be named for Helen of Troy, but, 

according to the Helena Historical Directory of 1879, it was named by John 

Somerville, of Minnesota, St. Helena, from the resemblance in its location to that 

of the original St. Helena. It was then voted to drop the prefix Saint. 

Helena; village in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for the daughter of

Joseph Pitcairn, of New York.

Helicon; village in Winston County, Alabama, named from the ancient mountain 

in Boeotia.

Hellertown; borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, named for a family 

of early settlers.

Hellgate; river in Montana, named by Father de Smet porte de I'enfer, meaning 

"gate of hell," because by way of the river the Blackfeet Indians reached the 

settlers.

Hell Gate; narrow pass in East River, New York. A Dutch word hellegat, the 

translation of which is "bright strait," or "clear opening." The Anglicized 

form was applied to the pass as being appropriate on account of whirlpools which 

made navigation at that point dangerous.

Hell Roaring1 ; creek in Yellowstone Park, so named by a prospecting party, one of 

whom described the creek as a "hell roarer."

Helvetia; village in Randolph .County, West Virginia, settled by Swiss, and by 

them given the ancient name of Switzerland. Post-villages in Pima County, 

Arizona, and Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, also bear this name.

Hemlock; lake in New York. A translation of the Indian word onehda.

Hemphill; county in Texas, named for John Hemphill, former Congressman from 

Texas.

Hempstead; county in Arkansas, named for Edward Hempstead, .first delegate to 

Congress from Missouri Territory.

Hempstead; towns in Nassau County, New York, and Waller County, Texas, 

named by early setters from Hemel-Hempstead in England.

Henderson; county and river in Illinois; county, and city in same county, in Kentucky, and county, and village in Chester County, Tennessee, named for Col. 

Richard Henderson, of Kentucky.

Henderson; town in Wexford County, Michigan, named for its first settler.

Henderson; village in York County, Nebraska, named for David Henderson, one of 

its first settlers.

Henderson; town in Jefferson County, New York, named for William Henderson, 

a proprietor.

Henderson; county in North Carolina, named for Chief Justice Leonard Henderson.

Henderson; county in Texas, named for James Pinckney Henderson, foreign minister in the days of the republic; its first governor..

Henderson; village in Mason County, West Virginia, named for a family of early 

settlers.

Hendersonville; town in Henderson County, North Carolina, named for Chief 

Justice Leonard Henderson.

Hendricks; county in Indiana, named for William Hendricks, one of the early governors of the State.

Hendrix; village in McLean County, Illinois, named for John Hendrix, the first 

settler in the county.

Henlopen; cape on the coast of Delaware. Derived from the Dutch words hin 

loop or inlopen, meaning to "mil in."
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Hennepin; county in Minnesota, and village in Putnam County, Illinois, named for

Louis Hennepin, a Franciscan missionary, explorer, and author. 

Hennessey; city in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, named for Pat Hennessey, an

Indian fighter, who was killed upon the ground which later became the town

site. 

Henniker; town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, named for .John Henniker, esq., a merchant of London.

Henrico; county in Virginia, named for the Prince of Wales, son of James I. 

Henrietta; town in Monroe County, New York, named for Henrietta Laura, Countess of Bath. 

Henrietta; town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, named for the wife of S. B.

Tanner. 

Henry; counties in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and

Ohio; county and mountain in Tennessee, and county in Virginia, named for

Patrick Henry, of Virginia. 

Henry; lake in Idaho, and fork of Snake 'River, named for one of the partners of the

Northwest Fur Company. 

Henry; township and city in Marshall County, Illinois, named for Gen. James D.

Henry, a prominent leader in the Black Hawk war. 

Henry; county in Iowa, named for Gen. Henry Dodge, governor of the Territory of

Wisconsin.

Henry; cape on coast of Virginia, named for the Prince of Wales, son of James I. 

Henson; town in Hinsdale County, Colorado, named from the creek, which was

named for any early settler.

Hepburn; town in Page County, Iowa, named for Congressman Hepburn. 

Hepler; city in Crawford County, Kansas, named for B. F. Hepler, of Fort Scott. 

Herculaneum; village in Jefferson County, Missouri, named from the ancient

Roman city. 

Herington; city in Dickinson County, Kansas, named for M. D. Herington, its

founder. 

Herkimer; county in New York, named for Gen. Nicholas Herkiiner, a German,

one of the patentees.

Herman; village in Washington County, Nebraska, named for Samuel Herman, conductor on the Omaha and Northwestern Railroad. 

Hermann; town in Gasconade County, Missouri, settled by Germans, and named by

them for their countryman, who fought so bravely at the time of the Roman

invasion. 

Hermitage; town in Hickory County, Missouri, named from the residence of Andrew

Jackson. 

Hermon, village in St. Lawrence County, New York, named from the mountain in

Syria. 

Hermosa; town in San Bernardino County, and beach in Los Angeles County,

California, descriptively named. A Spanish word, meaning "beautiful." 

Hernando; county in Florida and city in De Soto County, Mississippi, named for

Hernando De Soto, discoverer of the Mississippi River. 

Hersey; village in Nobles County, Minnesota, named for General Hersey, of Maine,

largely interested in the then Territory. ' 

Hertford; county, and town in Perquimans County, in North Carolina, named for

Conway, Marquis of Hertford.

Hettinger; county in North Dakota, named for an early settler. 

Heuvelton; village in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for Jacob Van

Heuvel. 

Hewes; point in Penobscot Bay, Maine, named for its first settler, Paola Hewes.
156 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [BULL. 258.

Heyworth; village in McLean County, Illinois, named for Lawrence Heyworth, a

railroad stockholder. 

Hiawatha; city in Brown County, Kansas, named for the hero of Longfellow's

poem. 

Hibernia; villages in Clay County, Florida, Morris County, New Jersey, and Dutch -

ess County, New York, bearing the ancient Latin name of Ireland. 

Hickman; county, and city in Fulton County, Kentucky, named for Capt. Paschal

Hickman.

Hickman; county in Tennessee, named for Edmund Hickman. 

Hickory; town in Newton County, Mississippi, county in Missouri, and town in

Catawba County, North Carolina, named for President Andrew Jackson Old

Hickory. This name alone or with suffixes is borne by 46 places in the United

States. 

Hickory Flats; town in Benton County, Mississippi, named for a near-by hickory

grove. 

Hicks; island at entrance to Napeague Bay, Long Island, New York, named for the

owner. 

Hicksville: village in Queens County, New York, named for Charles Hicks, the

Quaker reformer. 

Hicksville; village in Defiance County, Ohio, named for Henry W. Hicks, who was

one of the founders. 

Hidalgo; county in Texas, said to be named for Hidalgo y Costilla, a priest, and

leader in' Mexican war of independence. 

Higganum; village in Middlesex County, Connecticut. A corruption of the Indian

word tomhegan-ompakut, meaning "at the tomahawk rock." 

Higginsport; village in Brown County, Ohio, named for Col. Robert Higgins, who

laid it out. 

Higginsville; city in Lafayette County, Missouri, named for Harvey J. Higgins,

who originally owned the land upon which the city is built. 

Highbridge; borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, named for its remarkable

railroad bridge.

Highgate; town in Franklin County, Vermont, named from the chapelry in Middlesex, England. 

Highland; city in Doniphin County, Kansas, and counties in Ohio and Virginia, so

named on account of the high location. 

Highlands; borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, adjacent to the Atlantic

Highlands, and taking its name therefrom. 

Highlands; broken hills on the Hudson Eiver, New York. The name is derived

from hogeland, or hoogland, meaning "highland," originally given by the Dutch. 

Highlands; town in Mason County, North Carolina, so named because it is the

highest village east of the Mississippi. 

High Point; village in Guilford County, North Carolina, so named because it is the

highest point on the North Carolina Railroad. 

Hightower; village in Fprsyth County, Georgia, on the Etowah River. The name

is a corruption of the name of the river.

Hightstown; borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, named for the Hight family. 

Hildebran; village in Burke County, North Carolina, named for Pope Gregory VII. 

Hilgard; mountain in Utah, named for J. E. Hilgard, formerly superintendent

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.

Hill; city in Graham County, Kansas, named for W. R. Hill, who located the town. 

Hill; town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, named for Isaac Hill, governor,

1836-1839. 

Hill; county in Texas, so named because of the range of hills extending through the

easterly part. Another authority contends it Avas named for George W. Hill.
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Hillburn; town in Rocklancl County, New York, originally named Woodburn,

changed in 1882 to Hillburn in order not to conflict with a post-office of the same

name in that State. Both names are descriptive. 

Killers; mountain in Utah, named for John H. Hillers, photographer. 

Hillsboro; counties in Florida and New Hampshire, and town in Orange County,

North Carolina, named for the Earl of Hillsborough.

Hillsboro; township and city in Montgomery County, Illinois, named from its location on hills. 

Hillsboro; city in Marion County, Kansas, named for a former mayor, John G.

Hill. 

Hillsboro; township and city in Traill County, North Dakota, named for James

Hill, a prominent railroad official.

Hillsboro; city in Hill County, Texas, named from the county. 

Hillsboro; town in Loudoun County, Virginia, named for its location in a gap of a

short hill range. 

Hillsboro; village in Vernon County, Wisconsin, named for the Hillsboro brothers,

who made the first claim within the town. 

Hillsdale; county in Michigan, so named because of its rolling surface hills and

valleys. 

Hiltonhead; village in Beaufort County, North Carolina, said to have been named

for the captain of the ship in which Colonel Sayle came over to make discoveries. 

Hinckley; lake, and village in Oneida County, New York, named for a resident

family. 

Hinds; county in Mississippi, named for Gen. Thomas Hinds, former Congressman

from that State.

Hinesburg; town in Chittenden County, Vermont, named for an original proprietor, Abel Hines.

Hinesville; town in Liberty County, Georgia, named for Charlton Hines, esquire. 

Hingham; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, named from the town in

England.

Hinsdale; county in Colorado, named for Lieutenant-Governor George A. Hinsdale. 

Hinsdale; village in Dupage County, Illinois, named for H. W. Hinsdale, a prominent railroad man, and from the town of Hinsdale, New York. 

Hinsdale; town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named for Rev. Theodore

Hinsdale. 

Hinsdale; town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, named for Col. Eberiezer

Hinsdale, one of its principal inhabitants. 

Hinton; city in Summers County, West Virginia, named for the former owner of

the town site. 

Hippocrass; island in Maine, probably so named by seamen, the word meaning

"spiced wine." 

Hiram; town in Oxford County, Maine, and township in Portage County, Ohio,

named for Hiram, King of Tyre, 1014 B. C. The name means "nobly born." 

Hitchcock; county in Nebraska, named for Phineas W. Hitchcock, senator from

Nebraska. 

Hoback; peak and river in Wyoming, named for an early trapper with the Missouri

Fur Company.

Hobart; town in AVexford^County, Michigan, named for the first settler. 

Hobart; town in Delaware County, New York, named for Bishop Hobart, of New

Jersey. 

Hobgood; town in Halifax County, North Carolina, named for the principal of the

Oxford Female Seminary.
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Hoboken; city in Hudson County, New Jersey. Derived from the Indian word

hopocan, meaning "tobacco pipe," or "pipe country." 

Hockanum; river and village in Hartford County, Connecticut. An Indian word,

meaning "hook-shaped," or "hook;" so named because of the change in the

course of the river at this point. 

Hockendaqua; stream in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian

word, meaning "searching for land." 

Hockessin; village in Newcastle County, Delaware. An Indian word meaning

"good bark;" applied to this locality on account of .the good quality of white

oak found there. 

Hocking; river and county in Ohio. Derived from the Delaware Indian word

hockhock, "gourd" or "bottle," and ing, meaning "place;" so called because at

this point the river suddenly assumes the shape of a bottle. 

Hockley; county in Texas, named for G. W. Hockley, prominent in the Texan

revolution. 

Hodgdon; town in Aroostook County, Maine, named for the proprietor, John

Hodgdon. 

Hodgeman; county in Kansas, named for Amos Hodgeman, captain Company H,

Seventh Kansas.

Hodgensville; town in Larue County, Kentucky, named for Robert Hodgen. 

Hodges; ledge of rock in Massachusetts, named for Isaac Hodges. cHodges; town in Greenwood County, South Carolina, named for a resident family. 

Hoffman; mount in California, named for Charles F. Hoffman, State geological

survey.

Hoffman; village in Richmond County, North Carolina, named for a resident family. 

Hoffmans Ferry; village in Schenectady County, New York, named for John

Hoffman, owner of a ferry. 

Hog Creek; village in Alien County, Ohio, named from a stream with the Indian

name, koskosepe, meaning "hog river." 

Hohenlinden; village in Chickasaw County, Missouri, named from the village in

Bavaria. '"* 

Hohokus; town in Bergen County, New Jersey, said to be derived from "the Indian'

word ho-hokes, meaning "a shout," or "some kind of a tree bark." 

Hoisington; city in Barton County, Kansas, named for A. J. Hoisington, of Great

Bend. 

Hokah; village in Houston County, Minnesota, named from the river. An Indian

word meaning "horn."

Hokaman; lakes in Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "where herons set." 

Holbrook; town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, named for Elisha Holbrook, a

prominent citizen. 

Holden; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for the Hon. Samuel

Holden, one of the directors of the Bank of England. . 

Holden; city in Johnson County, Missouri, named for Major Nathaniel Holden,

prominent in the history of the county. 

Holderness; town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, named from the district in

Yorkshire, England.

Holdridge; town in Phelps County, Nebraska, named for G. W. Holdridge, superintendent Burlington and Missouri River Railway. « 

Holgate; stream in northern Illinois, named for James Holgate, the first judge of

Stark County. 

Holland; village in Dubois County, Indiana, and city in Ottawa County, Michigan,

named by early settlers from the country of Europe. 

Hollandale; town in Washington County, Mississippi, named for Dr. Holland, whose

plantation the town site now occupies.
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Holland Patent; village in Oneicla County, New York, named for Henry, Lord

Holland, patentee. 

Holley; village in Orleans County, New York, named for Byron liolley, one of the

first canal commissioners. 

Holliday; town in Johnson County, Kansas, named for Cyrus K. Holliday, of ,

Topeka. 

Holliday; village in Monroe County, Missouri, named for Sarnnel Holliday, of St.

Louis. 

Hollidaysburg; borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, named for William and

Adam Holliday, the first settlers. 

Hollis; town in Hillsboro County, New Hampshire, named for Thomas Hollis, a

benefactor of Harvard College; or, according to Togg, for the Duke of Newcastle. 

Hollister; town in San Benito County, California, named for Col. W. W. Hollister,

an early settler. 

Hollister; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named for Thomas Hollis, of

London, a patron of Harvard College. 

Holly; township and village in Oakland County, Michigan, named from Holly

Beach in New Jersey.

Holly Beach; borough in Cape May County, New Jersey, named for a beach within 

its precincts where holly is supposed to have been found abundantly.

Holly Springs; city in Marshall County, Mississippi, and village in Wake County, 

North Carolina, so named on account of the prevalence of these two features.

Holmes; county in Mississippi, named for David Holmes, governor of the Territory 

and State, 1809-1817.

Holmes; county in Ohio, named for Major Holmes, an officer of the War of 1812.

Holmes; mountain Utah and Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, .named for the geologist, 

W. H. Holmes.

Holmesville; village in Gage County, Nebraska, named for L. M. Holmes, its 

founder.

Holmesville; village in Holmes County, Ohio, named for Major Holmes.

Holston; branch of the Tennessee River, named, according to Haywood, for its 

discoverer.

Holt; county in Missouri, named for David Rice Holt, member of the State legislature.

Holt; town in Clay County, Missouri, named for Jerry Holt, upon whose land the 

town was established.

Holton; city in Jackson County, Kansas, named for Hon. Edward Holton.

Holts Summit; village in Callaway County, Missouri, named for Timothy Holt.

Holy Cross; mountain peak in Colorado, so named for a cross of snow upon its eastern face.

Holyoke; town in Phillips County, Colorado, named from the city in Massachusetts.

Holyoke; city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, named for Rev. Edward Holyoke, an early president of Harvard College.

Holyoke; mountain in Hampden County, Massachusetts, named about 1650 for 

Elizur Holyoke, father of Rev. Edward Holyoke.

Homer; village in Cortland County, New York, and sixteen other places bear the 

name of the Greek poet.

Homestead; borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Named for the company 

by which the town was laid out.

Homosassa; town in Citrus County, Florida. A Seminole Indian word, the meaning 

differing according to different authorities, two versions being " river of fishes " 

and " pepper ridge."

Honda; town in Santa Barbara County, California. A Spanish word meaning 

"sling."
160 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [BULL. 258.

Honesdale; borough in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, named for Philip Dale, a

patron of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company. 

[Honeoye; lake in Ontario County, New York;

j Honeoye Falls; village in Monroe County, New York. From the Iroquois, haye- 

* ay eh, meaning "a finger lying."

Honey Grove; city in Fannin County, Texas, so named by explorers, who, encamping in the wood, found large quantities of honey in the trees. 

Honolulu; name transferred from the city in Hawaii to a village in Craven County,

North Carolina, meaning "fair haven," from hono, "harbor," and lulu,

"smooth," "quiet." '

Hood; river and mountain in Oregon and a canal in Washington, named for Alexander Arthur Hood, afterwards Lord Brinport.

Hood; county in Texas, named for Gen. John B. Hood, a frontiersman. 

Hookerton; town in Greene County, North Carolina, named for a prominent citizen. 

Hookstown; borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, named for Matthias Hook,

an early resident.

Hookton; village in Humboldt County, California, named for Major Hook. 

Hoopa; town and valley in Humboldt County, California, named for the Hoopa

Indians, a tribe, on the lower Trinity River. 

Hoopeston; city in Vermilion County, Illinois, named for its founder, Thomas

Hoopes. 

Hoosac; river in Massachusetts, New York, and Vermont. Derived from the

Mohican Indian, wudjoo, meaning "mountain," and abic, "rock." 

Hoosick; town in Kenssalaer County, New York, named from the river. 

Hoover; village in Cass County, Indiana, named for Riley Hoover, its founder. 

Hopatcong; lake in New Jersey. An Indian name meaning "stone over water,"

because of an artificial causeway of stone which connected an island of the lake

with the shore. 

Hope; town in Hempstead County, Arkansas, named for the daughter of J. M.

Loughborough. 

Hope; town in Bartholomew County, Indiana, so named by its Moravian settlers as

a monument to the sentiment which caused them to emigrate there. 

Hopedale; township and village in Tazewell County, Illinois. The name is

descriptive of the location and the sentiment that inspired the founders. 

Hopedale; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named by a community

known as "The Dale" (now defunct) to which "hope" was prefixed as an

expression of their sentiment as to the welfare of the settlement. 

Hopewell; borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, named according to the Puritan

system of nomenclature, the place having been settled early in the eighteenth

century by families from Long Island, formerly from Connecticut. 

Hopkins; county in Kentucky, named for Samuel Hopkins, a Revolutionary officer. 

Hopkins; county in Texas, named for a pioneer family. 

Hopkinsville; city in Christian County, Kentucky, named for Gen. Samuel Hopkins,

a Revolutionary officer. 

Hopkinton; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named for Edward Hopkins,

early governor and patron of Harvard College. 

Hopkinton; town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, named from the town in

Massachusetts. 

Hopkinton; town in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for Roawell Hopkins,

the first settler. 

Hopkinton; town in Washington County, Rhode Island, said to have been named

for Stephen Hopkins, governor. 

Hoppeny; creek in Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning u where the wild

potato grows." ;
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, Hoppogue; village in Suffolk County* Long Island, New York. A corruption of

the original Indian name winganhapjxigue, meaning "sweet water," 

Hoquiam; river and city in Chehalis County, Washington. From the Indian

Tio-qui-umptse, meaning "hungry for wood;" the river being so called on account

of the great amount of driftwood at its mouth.

Horace; city in Greeley County, Kansas, named for Horace Greeley. 

Horicon; town in Warren County, New York, and lake and city in Dodge County,

Wisconsin; an Indian derivation of unknown meaning. 

Hornby; town in Steuben County, New York, named for John Hornby, an early

English landholder. 

Hornellsville; city in Steuben County, New York, named for its first settler, George

Hornell. 

Hornersville; village in Dunklin County, Missouri, named for William H. Horner,

its founder.

Horry; county in South Carolina, named for Gen. Peter Horry. 

Horse; creek, a branch of Green River in Wyoming, which, at the time of receiving

its name was the grazing ground of a herd of wild horses. 

Horseheads; town in Chemung County, New York., so named because at this point,

during an expedition against the Indians, General Sullivan caused his pack

horses to be killed and the heads piled up.

Horton; city in Brown County, Kansas, named for Chief Justice A. H. Horton. 

Hortonville; village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, named for its founder. 

Hoseusack; creek in Pennsylvania. A German word meaning "breeches pocket,"

and so called by a hunter who became bewildered in its valley. 

Hosensack; village in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, named from the creek. 

Hospital Creek; stream in Vermont, so named because of the hospital built upon

its banks by General Gates. 

Hot Springs; county in Arkansas, so named for the famous springs formerly within

its limits. 

Houghs; neck of land in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, named for Allerton

Hough, one of the original settlers of Boston and a large landowner. 

Houghton; county in Michigan, named for Douglas Houghton, formerly State

geologist. 

Houlton; town in Aroostook County, Maine, named for an early settler, Joseph

Houlton. 

Hounsfleld; town in Jefferson County, New York, named for Ezra Hounsfield, early

proprietor. 

Housatonic; river in Massachusetts and Connecticut. From the Indian words

wusai, "beyond," and adene, "mountain," meaning "beyond the mountain."

According to other authorities, from the Indian words wassa, "proud," aton,

"stream," and ick, from azhubic, meaning "rocks," the whole meaning "proud

river flowing through the rocks."

Housatonic; village in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named from the river. 

Houseville; village in Lewis County, New York, named for its founder, Eleazer

House.

Houston; county in Alabama, named for Gov. R. L. Houston of the State. 

Houston; village in Kent County, Delaware, named for John W. Houston. 

Houston; county in Georgia, named for John Houston, an early governor. 

Houston; county in Minnesota; cities in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, and Texas

County, Missouri; county in Tennessee; and county, and city in Harris County,

in Texas; and several other places; named generally for Gen. Samuel Houston,

president of the Texas republic, and later United States Senator from the State

of Texas.

Houstonia; village in Pettis County, Missouri, named for Gen. Samuel Houston. 

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Houtzdale; borough in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, named for Dr. Daniel

Houtz, who owned the land upon which the town is built. 

Hovenweep; creek in Mineral County, Colorado. An Indian word meaning

"deserted valley."

Howard; county in Arkansas, named for James Howard, State senator. 

Howard; counties in Indiana and Iowa, named for Gen. T. A. Howard, of Indiana. 

Howard; city in Elk County, Kansas, named for Gen. 0. 0- Howard. 

Howard; county in Maryland, named for Gen. John Eager Howard, of Revolutionary fame.

Howard; county in Missouri, named for Gen. Benjamin Howard, an early governor. 

Howard; county in Nebraska. Opinions differ as to whether this county was named

for Gen. 0. 0. Howard or Howard Paul, son of an early settler. 

Howard; county in Texas, named for Volney Howard, United States Congressman. 

Howe; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler. 

Howell; town in Vanderburg County, Indiana, named for Capt. Lee Howell, a local

railroad man. 

Howell; township and village in Livingston County, Michigan, named for Thomas

N. Howell, of Canandaigua, New York. 

Howell; county in Missouri, named for an early settler. 

Howell; town in Monmouth County, New Jersey, probably named for Eichard

Howell, an early governor.

Howell; town in Marion County, Oregon, named for an early settler. 

Howe's Cave; cave in Schoharie County, New York, six miles east of Cobleskill,

from which a strong current of cold air issues. Named for Lester Howe, who

first explored its recesses. . Hoxie; city in Sheridan County, Kansas, named for H. M. Hoxie, general manager

of the Missouri Pacific Railroad. 

Hoyt; mount in Wyoming, named for Hon. John W. Hoyt, formerly governor of

Wyoming. 

Hubbard; county in Minnesota, named for Gen. Lucius F. Hubbard, governor of

the State, 1882-87.

Hubbard; village in Dakota County, Nebraska, named for Judge A. W. Hubbard. 

rHubbardston; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts;

JHubbardton; town in Rutland County, Vermont. Named for Thomas Hubbard, 

I of Boston, one of its charter citizens. 

Hudson; township and town in McLean County, Illinois, named from Hudson, New

York, the home of its founders. 

Hudson; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named for the Hon. Charles

Hudson, born in the town. 

Hudson; township and village in Lenawee County, Michigan, named for Dr. Daniel

Hudson, one of the first landowners in the township. 

Hudson; county in New Jersey, and river in and city in Columbia County, in New

York, named for Henry Hudson, the.discoverer.

Hudson; village in Summit County, Ohio, named for David Hudson, an early settler. 

Huerfano; county, town in same county, river, and canyon in Colorado, named

from an isolated mountain in the river valley. A Spanish word meaning 

"orphan." 

Hughes; county in South Dakota, named in honor of Alexander Hughes, legislator,

1873. 

Hughes; river'in West Virginia, a tributary of the Little Kanawha, named for Jesse

Hughes, an Indian fighter. 

Hughesville; town in Gilpin County, Colorado, named for Patrick Hughes, upon

whose ranch the town is located.
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Hugoton; city in Steyens County, Kansas, named for Victor Hugo, "ton" being

added to prevent conflict with Hugo, Colorado. 

Hulberton; village in Orleans County, New York, named for Hulbert, a former

resident.

Hull; town in Sioux County, Iowa, named for John Hull.

Hull; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, named from the town in England. 

Huxnboldt; counties in California and Iowa, city in Alien County, Kansas, county

and river in Nevada, and nine other places, named for the geographer, Baron

Alexander von Humboldt.

Hume; village«in Edgar County, Illinois, named for E. W. Hume, its founder. 

Hummelstown; borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, named for Frederick

Hummel, by whom it was laid out. 

Humphrey; peak of the San Francisco Mountains in Arizona, and mount in Yellowstone Park, named for Gen. A. A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, United

States Army. 

Humphrey; town in Cattaraugus County, New York, named for Charles Humphrey,

speaker of the assembly when the town was founded. 

Humphreys; county in Tennessee, named for Parry W. Humphreys. 

Humphreysville; village in New Haven County, Connecticut, named for the Hon.

David Humphreys. 

Humptulips; river in Chehalis County, Washington. An Indian word meaning

"chilly region." 

Hunnewell; city in Sunmer County, Kansas, and city in Shelby County, Missouri,

named for H. H.'Hunnewell, of Boston. 

Hunniwell; point at the mouth of the Kennebec Elver, Maine, named for a former

resident of the vicinity. 

Hunt; county in Texas, named for Meuiucan Hunt,- at one time minister from the

Republic of Texas.

Hunter; town in Greene County, New York, named for John Hunter, a proprietor. 

Hunterdon; county in New Jersey, named for Governor Robert Hunter, of New

York.

Huntersville; town in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, named fora prominent citizen. 

Huntersville; village in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, so called because the

site was originally occupied by hunters' cabins. 

Huntingburg; city in Dubois County, Indiana, so named because the neighborhood

was originally known as an excellent hunting field. 

Huntingdon; county, and town in same county, in Pennsylvania. The town was

named for Selena, Countess of Huntingdon, and -the county was named from, the

town. 

Huntingdon; town in Carroll County, Tennessee, named for Memucan Hunt, whose

heirs donated the land for its site. 

Huntington; county in Indiana, named for Samuel Huntington, of Connecticut, a

signer of the Declaration of Independence. 

Huntington; town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, named for Charles P.

Huntington, of Northampton. 

Huntington; town in Baker County, Oregon, named for J. B. Huntington, upon

whose ranch the town was built. 

Huntington; city in Cabell County, West Virginia, named for C. P. Huutington,

of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.

Huntley; village in McHenry County, Illinois, named for one of its founders. 

Huntsburg; township in Geauga County, Ohio, named for Dr. Eben Hunt, a laud

proprietor. .''...
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Huntsville; town in Madison County, Alabama, named for John Hunt, its first 

settler.

Huntsville; city in Randolph County, Missouri, named for David Hunt, of Kentucky, the first settler.

Huntsville; town in Walker County, Texas, named from the town in Alabama.

Hurley; town in Ulster County, New York, named for the Lovelace fan.' who 

were Barons Hurley, of Ireland.

Hurley; town in Iron County, Wisconsin, named for M. A. Hurley, of v/ausau, 

Wisconsin.

Huron; one of the Great Lakes of North America. Opinions differ as to the classification of the name, whether French or Indian, and to its meaning. According 

to most authorities, it is a corruption of the French word hure, given a tribe of 

Indians by the French, the word meaning "wild boar," on account of their 

unkempt appearance.

Huron; city in Atchison County, Kansas, county in Michigan, and city in Beadle 

County, South Dakota, named for the Huron Indians.

Huron; county, and village in Erie County, Ohio, named from the lake.

Hustisford; village in Dodge County, Wisconsin, named for John Hustis, an early 

settler. . Hutchinson; city in Reno County, Kansas, named for C. C. Hutchinson, its founder.

Hutchinson; village in McLeod County, Minnesota, named for the Hutchinson 

brothers, its founders.

Hutchinson; county in South Dakota, named for John Hutchinson, first Territorial 

secretary.

Hutchinson; county in Texas, named for Anderson Hutchinson, a prominent citizen in the days of the Republic.

Huttonsville; village in Randolph County, West Virginia, named for Jonathan 

Hutton, the first-settler.

Hyannis; town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, named for the Indian sachem, 

Hianna.

Hyde; county in JSorth Carolina, named for Edward Hyde, governor during colonial

Hyde; county in SouttrDakota, named for James Hyde, a member of the legislature

in 1873. 

Hyde Park; town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, and Dutchess County, New

York, named from Hyde Park, London. 

Hyde Park; town in Lamoille County, Vermont, named for Jedediah Hyde, an

early settler.

Hydesville; town in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler. 

Hyndman; peak in Idaho, named for an old resident of the vicinity. 

Iberia; parish in Louisiana, named from the ancient name of Spain. 

Iberville; parish in Louisiana, named for Pierre le Moyne Iberville, a Canadian

naval commander, who built the first fort on the Mississippi River. 

Ibex; town in San Bernardino County, California, named from the circumstance of

the finding of a pair of horns of the Rocky Mountain goat by early settlers. 

Ichoconnaugh; creek in Georgia. A Creek Indian word meaning "deer trap." 

Icy; cape in Alaska, so named because of the ice along the coast at this point. 

Ida; county in Iowa, named by the pioneers from the mountain in Greece, thereby

linking the new State with the ancient civilization. 

Idaho; State of the Union and county in same State. An Indian word of unknown

meaning. 

Iliff; town in Logan County, Colorado, named for John W. Iliff, a Colorado cattle

king, near whose ranch the town is located.
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Ilion; village in Herkimer County, New York, named from the place mentioned in

Homer's poem. 

Illinois; State of the Union and river in same State. Named from the Illini Indians,

who inhabited the region, the name meaning " men." 

Illiopolis; township and village in Sangamon County, Illinois. A name coined

from Illinois and polls, meaning "city." 

Illyria; village in Fayette County, Iowa, named from the ancient kingdom of

Austria. 

Imlay City; village in Lapeer County, Michigan, named for Judge Imlay, of New

York, who owned a mill in the township. 

Independence; county in Arkansas, city in Montgomery County, Kansas; and

twenty-six cities, towns, and villages bear this name in commemoration of the

Declaration of Independence. 

Indiana; State of the Union; probably so named because of the purchase from the

Indians of that tract of land lying along the Ohio River; by another authority

said to have been named from the Indian tribes who settled in western

Pennsylvania. 

Indiana; county in Pennsylvania, named from the general appellation of the Indian

tribes. 

Indian Cattle; village in Herkimer County, New York, named from the Indian

fort, part of a chain of defenses which guarded the approach to Canada. 

Indio; town in Riverside County, California. The Spanish form of "Indian." 

Industry; town in Franklin County, Maine, so named on account of the industrious

character of the people.

Ingalls; town in Payne County, Oklahoma, named for the senator from Kansas. 

Ingham; county in Michigan, named for Samuel D. Ingham, Secretary of the Treasury under President Jackson.

Ingold; village in Sampson County, North Carolina, named for a resident family. 

Inkpa; tributary of the Minnesota River. An Indian word, eenk-pa, or piah, meaning "end" or "point."

Imnan; city in McPherson County, Kansas, named for Maj. Henry Inman. 

Inman; station in Holt County, Nebraska, named for W. H. Inman, an early settler. 

Inman; town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, named for a resident family. 

Interlaken; city in Putnarn County, Florida, named from a town in Switzerland. 

Inverness; township in Cheboygan County, Michigan, -named from the city in

Scotland, meaning "mouth of Ness."

Inverury; village in Sevier County, Utah, named from the town in Scotland. 

lola; city in Alien County, Kansas, named for the wife of J. F. Colborn. 

Ionia; county in Michigan, and twelve other places, the name being transferred

from Greece. 

losco; county in Michigan. An Indian derivative, manufactured by Schoolcraft,

meaning "water of light," or "shining water." 

Iowa; State of the Union, county and river in same State, and county in Wisconsin.

The nanie is derived from the name of an Indian tribe, meaning "sleepy ones,"

or "drowsy ones."

Iowa Falls; city in Hardin.County, Iowa, named from the falls in the river. 

Ipswich; town in Essex County, Massachusetts, and township and village in

Edmunds County, South Dakota, named from the capital city of Suffolk, England. 

(Tra; town in Rutland County, Vermont;

<Irasburg; town in Orleans County, Vermont. ' Probably named for Ira Alien, a 

I grantee. 

Iredell; county in North Carolina, named for James Iredell, judge of the Supreme

Court.
166 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES * [BULL. 258.

Irion; county in Texas, named for an early settler.

Iron; counties in Michigan, Missouri, Utah, and Wisconsin, so named on account of

the great amount of iron ore found within their limits.

Irondequoit; town in Monroe County, New York. An Indian word which, accord- 

. ing to some authorities, means "place where the waves gasp and die," and

according to others, "bay." 

Iron Mountain; city in Dickinson County, Michigan. Large iron-ore mines being

discovered in the Menominee range; a settlement grew up around them, hence

the name. 

Ironton; city in Lawrence County, -Ohio. The name is contracted from "iron

town."

Iroquois; county in Illinois, named from the river which flows through it. 

Iroquois; river in Indiana and Illinois, and town in Kingsbury County, South

Dakota. The river is so named from a battle on its banks between the Iroquois

and Illinois Indians, in which the former were defeated. From the famous

Iroquois Indian Confederacy. The word is said to be from hiro, " I have said,"

and koue, a vocable, which expressed joy or sorrow, according to the rapidity

with which it is pronounced. . 

Irvine; town in Estill County, Kentucky, named for Col. William Irvine. 

Irving; city in Marshall County, Kansas; 

Irvington; township and village in Washington County, Illinois, town in Essex

County, New Jersey, and village in AVestchester County, New York. Named

for Washington Irving. 

Irwin; village in Gunnison County, Colorado, named for Richard Irwin, a noted

mining man.

(Irwin; county in Georgia;

 I Irwinton; town in Wilkinson County, Georgia. Named for Gen. Jared Irwin, forl mer governor of the State. 

Irwin; borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Named for John Irwin,

who owned the land upon which the town is built.

Isa; lake in Yellovvstone Park, named for Miss Isabel Jelke, of Cincinnati. 

Isaac; branch of St. Jones Creek, Delaware, named for Isaac Webb, an early settler. 

Isabella; county in Michigan, named for the daughter of John Hurst, who was the

first white child born within its limits. 

Isanti; county in Minnesota, named from the Sioux Indian word isafi, "knife,"

applied to the eastern division of the Sioux tribe formerly occupying that region.

Ishawooa; town in Bighorn County, Wyoming. An Indian word meaning "much

cascara." 

Isnpeming; township and city in Marquette County, Michigan. An Ojibwa Indian

word meaning "heaven" or "high up."

Island; county in Washington, so named because it is composed entirely of islands. 

Island Falls; town in Aroostook County, Maine, so named on account of an island

which is midway of the stream at the verge of the falls. 

Island Mine; village on Isle Eoyale, Michigan, so named because of a copper mine

there. 

Island Pond; village in Essex County, Vermont, so named because of an island in

the center of a little lake between the spurs of the mountains. 

Isle au Chene; island in Lake Superior, Wisconsin; one of the Apostle Islands. A

Franch phrase meaning "island of the oak." 

Isle au Haut; island at the entrance to Penobscot Bay, Maine, composed of high,

steep cliffs. A French phrase meaning "island of the height." 

Isle au Haut; town in Hancock County, Maine, named from the island. 

Isle Lamotte; town in Grand Isle County, Vermont, named for a French officer,

La Motte.
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Isle of Wight; county in Virginia, named from the island in the English Channel. 

Islesboro; township in Waldo County/Maine, so named because it consists of a long

narrow island in Penobscot Bay. 

Islington; village in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, named from the parish in

England.

Islip; town in Suffolk County, New York, named from the parish in England. 

Israels; stream in Coos County, New Hampshire, named for a noted trapper, Israel

G lines.

Issaquena; county in Mississippi. An Indian word meaning "deer river." 

Istachatta; town in Hernando County, Florida. A Seminole Indian word meaning

"man snake." 

Italian; mountain peak in Colorado, so named because at a distance it displays the

national colors of Italy red, white, and green.

Itasca; village in Dupage County, Illinois, named from the lake in Minnesota. 

Itasca; county and lake in Minnesota. An alleged Indian form, coined by Schoolcraft, based upon the Ojibwa totosh, a " woman's breast." 

Itawamba; county in Mississippi, said to have been named for the daughter of a

Chic'kasaw Indian chief. 

Ithaca; village in Gratiot County, Michigan, and city in Tompkins County, New

York, and named for one of the Ionian Islands, supposed to be the one celebrated

in the Homeric poems as the Kingdom of Ulysses. 

Ivanhoe; town in Lake County, Illinois, and several other places, named from Scott's

novel.

Izard; county in Arkansas, named for George Izard, former governor. 

Izuza; tributary of the Minnesota Biver. A Sioux Indian word, meaning "white

stone." 

Jacinto; towns in Glenn County, California, and Alcorn County, Mississippi. A

Spanish word meaning "hyacinth." 

( Jack; county in Texas;

Jacksboro; town in Jack County, Texas. Named for William Houston and Patrick 

I Jack, brothers, early settlers and prominent citizens in the days of the republic, 

Jackson;, counties in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,

and Kentucky; parish in Louisiana; counties in Michigan, Mississippi, and Missouri; town in Carroll County, New Hampshire; county in North Carolina;

county, and city in same county, in Ohio; counties in Oregon, Tennessee, Texas,

West Virginia, and Wisconsin; and many other places, named for Gen. Andrew

Jackson. 

Jackson; mountain in theSawatch Range in Colorado, named for the photographer,

W. H. Jackson. 

Jackson; county in Georgia, named for Gen. James Jackson, United States Senator

from that State. 

Jackson; town in Waldo County, Maine, named for Henry Jackson, a contemporary

of Colonel Knox in the Revolution. 

Jackson; county, and city in same county, in Minnesota, named for Henry Jackson,

the first merchant of Saint Paul.

Jackson; river in western Virginia, named for the first settler on its banks. 

Jackson; lake in Wyoming, named for David Jackson, a noted mountaineer. 

Jacksonville; city in Morgan County, Illinois, named for a prominent colored

preacher. 

Jacksonville; town in Randolph County, Missouri, and village in Onslow County,

North Carolina, named for Gen. Andrew Jackson.

Jacoby; creek in Huinboldt County, California, named for an early settler. 

Jaffray; town in Cheshire County, and southern point of entrance to Portsmouth

Harbor, New Hampshire, named for George Jaffray, one of the original proprietors, and later a chief justice of the State.
168 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [BULL. 258.

Jalama; town in Santa Barbara County, California. From the Spanish jalma, meaning "pack saddle."

Jamaica; town in Queens County, New York. An Indian word meaning, according to some authorities, "country abounding in springs;" according to others, 

"land of water and wood."

James; peak in Colorado, named for the botanist.

James; county in Tennessee, named for Jesse J. James.

James; river in Virginia, named for James I of England.

Jamesburg1 ; borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, named for a resident family.

James City; county in Virginia, named for the first English settlement, Jamestown.

Jamestown; town in Boone County, Indiana, named for James Mattock, its founder.

Jamestown; city in Cloud County, Kansas, named for James P. Porneroy, of the 

Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad. 

Jamestown; city in Chautauqua County, New York, named for James Pendergast, 

an early settler.

Jamestown; village in Greene County, Ohio, named for James Browder, a first 

settler.

Jamestown; town in Newport County, Rhode Island, named for the Duke of York 

and Albany, later James II of England.

Jamestown; town in James City County, Virginia, named for King James I, and 

the first English settlement in America.

Jamesville; village in Onondaga County, New York, named for James De Witt.

Jamesville; town in Martin County, North Carolina, named for a prominent citizen.

Janesville; town in Lassen County, California, and city in Rock County, Wisconsin, named for Henry F. Janes, of Wisconsin.

Janesville; town in Bremer County, Iowa, named for the wife of John T. Barrick, 

its founder.

Jara; creek in Colorado. A Spanish word, literally " rock rose," but in connection 

with the creek meaning "willow brush."

Jarrolds; village in West Virginia, named for a resident family.

Jasonville; village in Greene County, Indiana, named for Jason Rogers, one of its 

founders.

Jasper; county, and town in Pickens County, in Georgia; counties in Illinois, Indiana, 

Iowa, Mississippi, and Missouri; town in Steuben County, New York; county in 

Texas; and many other places; named for Sergt. William Jasper, of Fort Moultrie

(S. C.) fame, who was killed in the siege of Savannah.

Java; town in Wyoming County, New York, named from the island in the Malay 

Archipelago. A Malay word meaning " the land of nutmegs."

Jay; county in Indiana, towns in Franklin County, Maine, Essex County, New 

York, and Orleans County, Vermont, named for Hon. John Jay, an eminent 

statesman, proprietor, and early governor of New York.

Jeddo; village in Orleans County, New York, and borough in Luzerne County, 

Pennsylvania, named from the capital of Japan, the old name of Tokyo.

Jeff Davis; county in Texas, named for Jefferson Davis.

Jefferson; counties in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, 

and Kentucky; parish in Louisiana; counties in Mississippi, Missouri, and Montana; town in Coos County, and peak of the White Mountains, in New Hampshire; county in New York; mount in Oregon; counties in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin; probably the counties in 

Alabama, Florida, Nebraska, and Ohio; and many towns and villages; named 

for President Thomas Jefferson.

Jefferson; town in Ashe County, North Carolina, named for a prominent citizen.

Jefferson; county in Texas, named for Jefferson Beaumont, an early settler and 

prominent citizen.
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Jekyl; island in Georgia', named for Sir Joseph Jekyl.

Jenkintown; borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, named for William

Jenkins, early settler. 

Jennings; county in Indiana, named for Jonathan Jennings, first governor of the

State.

Jenny; lake in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, named for the Shoshone wife of Richard Leigh.

Jenny Lind; town in Calaveras County, California, named for the Swedish songstress.

Jerauld; county in South Dakota, named for H. J. Jerauld, legislator. 

Jericho; town in Chittenden County, Vermont, named from the ancient city in

Palestine.

Jerome; town in Bladen County, North Carolina, named for a prominent citizen. 

Jeromeville, village in Ashland County, Ohio, named for John Baptiste Jerome, a

French trader.

Jersey; county in. Illinois, named from the State of New Jersey. 

Jersey City; city in Hudson County, New Jersey, originally called the "city of

Jersey," named from one of the channel islands of England. 

Jersey Shore; town in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, named by the first settlers

for their native State New Jersey.

Jerseyville; city in Jersey County, Illinois, named from the State of New Jersey. 

Jerusalem; towns in Lake County, California, and Yates County, New York,

named from the ancient city of Jerusalem. A Hebrew name meaning "foundation of peace." 

Jessamine; county and creek in Kentucky, named for Jessamine Douglass, the

daughter of an early settler. 

Jessup; village in Antelope County, Nebraska, named for ex-Governor Jessup, of

Iowa.

Jesup; town in Buchanan County, Iowa, named for Morris K. Jesup, of New York. 

Jetmore; city in Hodgeman County, Kansas, named for Col. A. B. Jetmore, of

Topeka. 

Jewell; county, and city in same county, in Kansas, named for Lieut. Col. Lewis

B. Jewell, Sixth Kansas Cavalry. 

Jewett; town in Greene County, New York, named for Freeborn G. Jewett, justice

of the supreme court. 

Jewett; village in Harrison County, Ohio, named for T. M. Jewett, former president

of the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis Bailroad. 

Jo Daviess; county in Illinois, named for Col. Joseph Hamilton Daviess, of

Kentucky, killed in the battle of Tippecanoe. 

Joe Gee; hill in Orange County, New York, named for the last Indian who had his

cabin on the hill 

Joes; brook near Walden, Vermont, named for Captain Joe, a friendly Indian of

the St. Francis tribe. 

Johannesburg; mining town in Kern County, California, named from the city in

South Africa. 

John Day; river, and town in Grant County, in Oregon, named for a member of

Hunt's Astoria overland expedition.

Johns; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler. 

Johnsburg; town in Warren County, New York, named for John Thurman, an

early settler.

Johnson; county in Arkansas, named for Judge Benjamin Johnson. 

Johnson; county in Georgia, named for Governor H. V. Johnson. 

Johnson; county in Indiana, named for John Johnson, judge of the supreme court

of the State.
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Johnson; counties in Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, and Nebraska, named for Richard 

Johnson, vice-president of the United States.

Johnson; county in Iowa, named for Andrew Johnson.

Johnson; county in Kansas, named for Rev. Thomas Johnson, missionary to the 

Shawnees. 

Johnson; city in Stanton County, Kansas, named for Col. Alexander S. Johnson, of 

Topeka. . -

Johnson; village in Nemaha County, Nebraska, named for Julius A. Johnson, large 

landowner. '

Johnson; county in Tennessee, named for Samuel Johnson.

Johnson; county in Texas, named for M. G. Johnson, a member of the Texas 

congress.

Johnson; town in Lamoille County, Vermont, named for the proprietor, William S. 

Johnson.

Johnson; county in Wyoming, named for E. P. Johnson, a member of the legislature at the time of the organization of the county.

Johnson City; town in Washington County, Tennessee, named for an early settler.

Johnsons: creek in New York, named for Sir William Johnson, who encamped on 

its banks when on his way to Fort Niagara.

Johnsonville; town in Humphreys County, Tennessee, named for Andrew Johnson.

Johnston; town in Rhode Island, named for Augustus J. Johnston, attorney-general 

of the colony.

Johnston; pass in Utah, named for Gen. A. S. Johnston.

Johnstons; county in North Carolina, named for Gabriel Johnston, governor.

Johnstown; city in Fulton County, New York, named for its founder, Sir William 

Johnson. . Johnstown; city, and borough in Cambria County, in Pennsylvania, named for an 

early settler, Joseph Jahns or Yahns.

Joliet; township and city in Will County, Illinois, first called Juliet, for Juliet 

Campbell, daughter of the founder. By an act of the Illinois General Assembly the name was changed to Joliet, the name of the explorer.

Jones; county in Georgia, named for James Jones, member of Congress from that 

State.

Jones; county in Iowa, named for George W. Jones, United States Senator from 

that State.

Jones; county in Mississippi, named for Commodore John Paul Jones.

Jones; county in North Carolina, named for William Jones, a North Carolina

statesman. 

Jones; county in Texas, named for Anson Jones, one of the first Senators in the

United States Congress from Texas. 

Jones; creek in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, named for Col. W. A. Jones, United

States Army, its first explorer. 

Jonesboro; township and city in Craighead County, Arkansas, named for Senator

William A. Jones. 

Jonesboro; city in Union County, Illinois, named for Doctor Jones, a prominent

settler. 

Jonesboro; town in Washington County, Maine, named for John C. Jones, one of

the original proprietors. 

Jonesboro; town in Washington County, Tennessee, named for William Jones, a

North Carolinian statesman.

Jonesburg; town in Montgomery County, Missouri, named for the first settler. 

Jonesport; town in Washington County, Maine, named for John C. Jones, one of

the original proprietors.
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Jonesville; town in Bartholomew County, Indiana, named for Benjamin Jones, its

founder.

Jonesville; village in Hillsdale County,: Michigan, named for an early settler. 

Jonesville; town in Union County, South Carolina, named for a resident family. 

Joplin; city in Jasper County, Missouri, named from Joplin Creek, which was

named for Rev. H. G. Joplin, who lived on .its banks. 

Joppa; post-offices in Cullman County, Alabama, and Harford County, Maryland,

and* several towns and villages, the name being transferred from the ancient city

in Palestine. A Hebrew word meaning "beauty." 

Jordan; villages in New London County, Connecticut, and Onondaga County, New

York, stream in Utah, and 25 other places, the name being transferred from the

river in Palestine. A Hebrew word meaning " descender."

Joseph; peak in Yellowstone Park, named for the famous Nez Perce", Chief Joseph. 

Josephine; county in Oregon, named for Josephine Rollins, the daughter of the

discoverer of the first gold in that county.

Juab; county in Utah, named for a friendly Indian of the region. 

Juan de Fuca; strait separating Washington from Vancouver Island, named for a

Greek navigator in the Spanish service, who explored it. 

Judith; river in Montana, named for Miss Hancock, of Fincastle, Virginia. 

Judsonia; town in White County, Arkansas, named for Rev. Adoniram Judson, a

Baptist missionary. 

Juhelville; village in Jefferson County, New York, named for Madame Juhel, a

relative of the Le Ray family. 

Julesburg; town in Sedgwick County, Colorado, said to be named for Jules Benard,

a frontiersman. 

Julien; township in Dubuque County, Iowa, named for Julien Dubuque, the French

trader for whom the county was named. 

Junction; city in Geary County, Kansas, so named because it is near the junction

of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers.

Junction; borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, so named because it is situated at the junction of two railroads. 

Junction; butte in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, so named because it is at the

junction of the Yellowstone and Lamar rivers. 

June; mountain in the town of Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts,

named for Benjamin June, who lived on the mountain.

Juneau; city in Alaska, named for Joseph Juneau, a gold prospector of 1851. 

Juneau; county, and city in Dodge County, in Wisconsin, named for the founder of

Milwaukee. i 

Juniata; county, river,,and township in Perry County, in Pennsylvania; 

Juniataville; village in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. From an Indian word

which means "they stay long," or, according to another derivation, "beyond

the great bend." 

Junius; town in Seneca County, New York, named by the State land board for

Junius,.of the classics.

Kahoka; city in Clark County, Missouri. See Cahokia.

Kaibab; plateau in Arizona. An Indian word meaning "mountain lying down." 

Kalama; town in Cowlitz County, Washington, probably named from the Indian,

okala kalama, meaning "goose." 

Kalamazoo; county, city in same county, and river in Michigan. According to one

authority the name is derived from the Indian word, negikanamazo, meaning

"otter tail." "Beautiful water," "boiling water," and "stones like otters" are

other translations. . Kalispel; city in Flathead County, Montana, named for an Indian tribe.
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Kamas; town in Summit County, Utah. The Indian name for Camassia esculenta,

the root of which is used as food by the Indians of the Pacific coast. 

Kamrar; town in Hamilton County, Iowa, named for Senator Kamrar. 

Kanab; town, creek, and plateau in Kane County, Utah. A Ute Indian word,

meaning "willow." 

Kanabec; county in Minnesota. An Indian word, meaning "snake." The usual

Ojibway word given by these Indians to the Snake River flowing through the

county. 

Kandiyohi; county, and town in same" county in Minnesota. From the Sioux

Indian kandi, meaning "buffalo fish," and ohi, "arrive in." 

Kane; county in Illinois, named for Elias Kent Kane, United States Senator from

Illinois, 1824-1835.

Kane; town in McKean County, Pennsylvania, named for a resident family. 

Kane; county in Utah; 

Kaneville; town in Kane County, Illinois. Named for Gen. Thomas L. Kane, of

Philadelphia. 

Kanopolis; city in Ellsworth County, Kansas. The name is a combination of Kansas

and Centropolis, Ellsworth being the central county of the State. 

Kansas; State of the Union, river in same State, and nation in Oklahoma; 

Kansas City; cities in Wyandotte County, Kansas, and Jackson County, 'Missouri.

Named for an Indian tribe. 

Kaolin; village in Chester County, Pennsylvania, so named because of the large

deposits of kaolin.

Kappa; village in Wood ford County, Illinois, named from the Kappa Indians. 

Karnes; county in Texas, named for Henry Karnes, an early settler and Indian

fighter. 

Karsaootuk; stream in northern Maine. An Indian word meaning "black river,"

or "pinestream." 

Kaskaskia; town in Randolph County, Illinois, and river in the same State. An

Indian word of unknown meaning, the name of a tribe of Illinois Indians. 

Kasota; village in Lesueur County, Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "cleared,"

"cleared off," or "sky clear from clouds." 

Kasson; village in Dodge County, Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "to use

up." 

Katahdin; mountain in Maine. An Indian word meaning, according to different

authorites, " highest land," " big mountain," " chief mountain."

Katchenaha; lake in Florida. An Indian word meaning "turkey lake."

Katellen; village in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, named for Kate Ellen 

Brodhead.

Katonah; village in Westchester County, New York, named for an Indian chief. 

The word means "sickly."

Kaufman; county, and city in same county, in Texas, named for David S. Kaufman, 

a former congressman.

Kaukauna; city in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. An Indian word, which, according to different authorities, means "portage," "long portage," "place where 

pickerel are caught," "place of pike."

Kay; county in Oklahoma, formerly written "K," alphabetically lettered.

Kearney; county, and city in Buffalo County, in Nebraska, and town in Hudson 

County, New Jersey, named for Gen. Philip Kearny.

Kearney; city in Clay County, Missouri, named for Gen. Stephen W. Kearny.

Kearny; county in Kansas, named for Gen. Philip Kearny.

Kearsarge; mountain in New Hampshire. An Indian word meaning "peaked 

mountain," or koowas, "pointed mountain," "highest place;" another authority gives "proud" or "selfish."
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Keene; city in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, named for Sir Benjamin Keene.

Keeseville; village in Essex County, New York, named for its founder, Richard 

Keese.

Keith; county in Nebraska, named for John Keith, of North Platte, Nebraska.

Keithsburg; township, and city in Mercer County, Illinois, named for an early 

settler.

Kelleys Island; township, and village in Erie County, Ohio, named from an island 

in Lake Erie, which was owned by Datus and Irad Kelly.

Kellogg1 ; town in Jasper County, Iowa, named for an early settler.

Kemper; county in Mississippi, named for Col. Reuben Kemper, an American soldier in the Florida and Mexican wars.

Kemper City; town in Victoria County, Texas, named for Captain Kemper.

Kenausville; town in Duplin County, North Carolina, named for lion. James 

Kenan, member of Congress.

Keudall; county in Illinois, and town in Orleans County, New York, named for 

Hon. Amos Kendall, Postmaster-General of the United States, 1835-1840.

Kendall; county in Texas,.named for George W. Kendall, a prominent citizen.

Kendallville; city in Noble County, Indiana, named for Amos Kendall, PostmasterGeneral under President Jackson.

Kenduskeag; town and river in Penobscdt County, Maine. An Indian word meaning "little eel river," or "place for taking salmon."

Kenly; town in Johnston County, North Carolina, named for a prominent railroad 

official.

Kennard; town in Washington County, Nebraska, named for Hon. Thomas P. 

Kennard, Secretary of State, 1867.

Kennebec; county and river in Maine; the word is said to mean "long lake." 

Kennebunk; town in York County, Maine;

Kennebunkport; town in York County, Maine. An Indian name, said to mean 

'' long water place."

Kenner; city in Jefferson County, Louisiana, named for Duncan F. Kenner, an 

eminent lawyer of that State.

Kennett Square; borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, named from the village of Kennett, Wiltshire, England.

Kenney; village in Dewitt County, Illinois, named for Moses Kenney, its founder.

Kenosha; county, and city in same county, in Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning 

"fishy' "pickerel," "pike."

Kenoza; lake in Essex County, Massachusetts. An Indian word meaning "pickerel."

Kensington; town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, named from the 

parish in England.

Kent; counties in Delaware, Maryland, and Rhode Island, named from the county 

of Kent in England.

Kent; county in Michigan, named for Chancellor Kent of New York.

Kent; town in Putnam County, New York, named for a family of early settlers.

Kent; village in Portage County, Ohio, named for a family of extensive real-estate 

holders.

Kent; county in Texas, named for R. Kent, an early settler.

Kentland; town in Newton County, Indiana, named for A. J. Kent, who laid out 

the town.

Kenton; county in Kentucky and city in Hardin County, Ohio, named for Gen. 

Simon Kenton, pioneer of Kentucky.

Kentucky; State of the Union. An Indian word of uncertain meaning.

Kentwood; town in Taugipahoa Parish, Louisiana, named for a local merchant, 

Arnacker Kent.
174 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [BULL. 258.

Keokuk; county, and city in Lee County, in Iowa, named for an Indian chief, the

word meaning "running fox" or "watchful fox." 

Keosauqua; town in Van Buren county, Iowa. An Indian word meaning "great

bend," so named for a bend in the Des Moines Eiver. 

Keota; town in Keokuk, County, Iowa. An Indian word meaning either "gone to

visit" or "the fire is gone out."

Kern; county, city in same county, and river in California, named for three brothers. 

Kernersville; town in Forsyth County, North Carolina, named for a prominent

citizen.

I Kerr; county in Texas;

 I Kerrville; town in Kerr County, Texas. Named for James Kerr, a prominent early 

[ settler. 

Kershaw; county, and town in Lancaster County, in South Carolina, named for the

Kershaw family, early settlers. 

Keshena; town in Shawano County, Wisconsin, named for an Indian chief, the

word meaning "swift flying." 

Keswick; town in Shasta County, California, named by English mine owners from

the city in England. 

Ketchum; precinct in Blaine County, Idaho, named for David Ketchum, a pioneer

settler.

Ketten Chow; valley in California. An Indian name meaning "camrnas valley." 

.Kewanee; township and city in Henry County, Illinois. An Indian word, same as

kewaunee. 

Kewaskum; village in Washington County, Wisconsin, named for an old Indian

chief, the word meaning "returning track." 

Kewaunee; county, city in same county, and river in Wisconsin. An Indian word

meaning "prairie hen" or "wild duck;" or, according to another authority,

"to go around." 

Keweenaw; county in Michigan; the vicinity was so named by the Indians because

of the point of land which projects into Lake Superior; the word means "canoe

carried back," "carrying place," hence, a portage. 

Keyapaha; county and river in Nebraska. A Sioux Indian word meaning " turtle

hills.

Keyser; town in Moore County, North Carolina, named for a prominent citizen. 

Keyser; town in Mineral County, West Virginia, named for an officer of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

Keystone; towns in Wells County, Indiana, and Dickey County, North Dakota, 

- named by its Pennsylvania settlers for the Keystone State.

Keytesville; city in Chariton County, Missouri, named for Rev. Keyte, an early 

settler.

Key West; city on Thompsons Island, or Bone Key, Monroe County,. Florida, 

named for its location on one of the most westerly keys. Bone Key is a translation of the Spanish, cayo'hueso, meaning "bone reef," so-named because of 

the bones found upon the island.

Kezar; village in Gunnison County, Colorado, named for Gardner H. Kezar.

Kezar; ponds in Oxford County, Maine, named for an old hunter.

Khartoum; town in San Bernardino County, named from the city in Egypt.

Kickapoo; town in Peoria County, .Illinois, township in Leaven worth County, 

Kansas, town in Anderson County, Texas, and river in Wisconsin, named from 

an Indian tribe.

Kidder; village in Caldwell County, Missouri, named from the Kidder Land Company, of Boston, who laid out the town.

Kidder; county in North Dakota, named for Hon. Jefferson P. Kidder, prominent 

in the State's political affairs.
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Kidron; town in Coweta County, Georgia, named from the brook near Jerusalem. 

Kilbourn City; village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, named for Byron Kilbourn,

a pioneer. " 

fKilbuck; town in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania;

\Killbuck; town in Wayne County, Ohio. Named for a chief of the Delaware Indians. 

Kildare; township in Juneau County, Wisconsin, named from the town in Ireland. 

Kilkenny; village in Lesueur County, Minnesota, named from the town in Ireland. 

Killingwortb.; town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, intended by its Scotch

settlers to be named Kenilworth, but, by the mistake of the clerk of the court,

named as above.

Kilmarnock; town in Lancaster County, Virginia, named from the town in Scotland. 

Kimball; county in Nebraska, named for John P. Kimball.

Kimball; township and city in Brule County, South Dakota, named for F. W. Kimball, chief engineer of the Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railroad. 

Kimble; county in Texas, named for George C. Kimble, an early settler. 

Kimbolton; village in Guernsey County, Ohio, named from the town in England. 

Kincaid; city in Anderson County, Kansas, named for Robert Kincaid, of Mound

City. . 

Kinderhook; town in Columbia County, New York. The Anglicized form of

kinder hoeck, the name given the place by Henry Hudson, meaning "children's

point," on account of the many Indian children.

Kineo; mountain in Maine. An Indian word, meaning "high bluff." 

King; peak in Humboldt County, California, named for Captain King, of the United

States Army.

King; county in Texas, named for William King, a prominent citizen. 

King; county in Washington, named for William Rufus King, former Vice-President

of the United States. 

King and Queen; county in Virginia, founded in 1691, and named for William aud

Mary, of England. 

Kingfisher; county in Oklahoma; so named on account of the great number of

birds of this species which live on the banks of Kingfisher Creek within the

county. .

King George; county in Virginia, named for King George I of England. 

Kiugman; county, and city in same county, in Kansas, named for Chief Justice S.

A. Kingman.

King-man; town in Penobscot County, Maine, named for R. S. Kingman. 

Kingman; pass in Yellowstone Park, named for Lieut. D. C. Kingman, United

States Army.

Kings; peak in Humboldt County, California, named for Captain King. 

Kings; county in New York, named for the Stuart dynasty. 

Kingsbury; plantation in Piscataquis County, Maine, named for Hon. Sanford

Kingsbury, of Gardiner. . . Kingsbury; county in South Dakota, nanied for C. W. Kingsbury, an early legislator. 

Kingsley; town in Plymouth County, Iowa, named for Hon.. J. T. Kingsley, a

prominent railroad official.

Kingsley; village in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, named for Judson Kingsley, who gave the site for the railway depot.

Kingston; town in Barton County,^Georgia, named for J. P. King, of Augusta. 

Kingston; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, named for Evelyn Pierrepont, first Duke of Kingston. 

Kingston; village in Tuscola County, Michigan, named for two families, King and

Kingsbury.

Kingston; city ill Caldwell County, Missouri, named for an early governor, Austin 

 A. King.
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Kingston; city in Ulster County, New York, named from the city in England. 

Kingstree; town in Williamsburg County, South Carolina; so named because of the

presence of a large pine tree on the bank of Black Eiver. 

Kingsville; village in Johnson County, Missouri, named for Gen. William M. King,

who located it. 

King William; county in Virginia, founded in 1701, and named for William III of

England. 

Kinmans; pond in Humboldt County, California, named for Seth Kinman, an early

settler. 

Kinmundy; township and city in Marion County, Illinois, named from Kinmundy

in Scotland.

Kinney; county in Texas, named for an early settler, H. L. Kinney. 

Kinnikinnick; village in Kose County, Ohio. An Indian word meaning a mixture

of tobacco and red willow bark. 

Kinsale; village in Westmorland County, Virginia, named from the town in

Ireland.

Kinsey; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler. 

Kinsley; city in Edwards County, Kansas, named for W. E. W. Kinsley, of Boston,

Massachusetts.

Kinsman; township in Trumbull County, Ohio, named for a pioneer family. 

Kinston; town in Lenoir County, North Carolina,' named for King George III of

England. 

Kinzua; creek in Central Pennsylvania, meaning, according to S. M. Sener, "they

gobble," referring to the wild turkeys that congregated on its banks. 

Kiowa; county and river in Colorado, county, and city in Barber County, in Kansas,.

and county in Oklahoma. Named from the Kiowa Indian tribe. The meaning

of the word is unknown.

Kirkland; town in Oneida County, New York, named for Rev. Samuel Kirkland. 

Kirklin; town in Clinton County, Indiana, named for Nathan Kirk, its founder. 

Kirklin; town in Clinton County, New York, named for Martin Kirk, proprietor. 

Kirksville; city in Adair County, Missouri, named for Jesse Kirk. 

Kirkwood; village in Newcastle County, Delaware, and township in Belinont

County, Ohio, named for Maj. Robert Kirkwood, a Revolutionary officer. 

Kirkwood; town in St. Louis County, Missouri, named for the first chief engineer

of the Missouri Pacific Railway. 

Kirtland; township in Mahoning County, Ohio, named for Judge Turnhand

Kirtland.

Kirwin; city in Phillips County, Kansas, named for Col. John Kirwin, of the Regular Army. 

Kishacolquillas; creek, and village in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, named for a

Delaware Indian chief; the meaning is said to be "the snakes are already in

their dens." 

Kishwaukee; river and town in Winnebago County, Illinois. An Indian word

which means "sycamore tree." 

Kiskiminitas; township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian

word meaning " make daylight." 

Kisnop; creek in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and the outlet of Twin Lakes in

Salisbury, Connecticut, named for John Sconnoup, an early Dutch settler, of

whose name Kisnop is a corruption. 

Kit Carson; county, and town in Cheyenne County, in Colorado, named for the

Rocky Mountain guidei 

Kitsap; county in Washington, named for Kitsap, a former noted .Indian chief of

that region.
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Kittarming; borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, located on the site of an 

Indian village. The name is corrupted from the Delaware Indian kithanne, 

meaning "greatest river."

Kittatinny; range of hills in eastern Pennsylvania and Virginia. A Delaware 

Indian word meaning "endless hills."

Kittitas; county in Washington, named from an Indian settlement on the banks of 

the Yakima River. The word means " shoal" in the Yakima language.

Kittrell; town in Vance County, North Carolina, named for a prominent resident.

Kittson; county in Minnesota, named for Norman W. Kitson, a leading pioneer of 

the State.

/Klamath; river in California, lake and county in Oregon;

iKlamath Falls; town in Klamath County, Oregon; named for the Indian tribe.

Klej Grange; town in Worcester County, Maryland; the name is a combination of 

the first letters of the names of the daughters of J. W. Drexel, of New York 

Kate, Louise, Emma, and Josephine.

Klickitat; county in Washington, named from a tribe of Indians, the name signifying "beyond."

Kline; town in Barnwell County, South Carolina, named for a resident.

Kneeland; prairie in Humboldt County, California,' named for an early settler.

Knife; river in North Dakota, the original French name being couteau, meaning

"knife." 

Knightstown; town in Henry County, Indiana, named for Jonathan Knight, United

States engineer.

Knightsville; town in Clay County, Indiana, named for A. W- Knight, its founder. 

Knott; county in Kentucky, named for Proctor Knott.

Knowersville; town in Albany County, New York, named for the Knower family. 

Knox; counties in Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky, county, and town in Waldo

County, in Maine, and counties in Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas. 

Knoxville; village in Crawford County, Georgia; town in Albany County, New

York, and city in Knox County, Tennessee; named for Gen. Henry Knox. 

Knoxville; town in Franklin County, Mississippi, named by the first settlers from

the city in Tennessee. 

Knoxville; village in Madison County, New York, named for Herman Knox, an

early resident. 

Knoxville; village in Steuben County, New York, and borough in Allegheny

County, Pennsylvania, named for Chief Justice John Knox, of the supreme court. 

Konkapot; creek, rising in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named for Capt. John

Konkapot, chief of the Stockbridge Indians, about 1720. 

Kooskia; town in Idaho County, Idaho, named from the Clearwater River, whose

Nez Perc<§ Indian name, kooskooskee, means "small water" or "small stream." 

Korbel; town in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler. 

Kortright; town in Delaware County, New York, named for Lawrence Kortright,

a patentee. 

Kosciusko; county in Indiana and town in Attala County, Mississippi, named for

Tadeusz Kosciusko, a Polish patriot. . Koshkonong; village in Oregon County, Missouri, and lake, creek, and town in

Rock County, Wisconsin. An Indian word of doubtful meaning, possibly referring to koshkosh, a hog. 

Kossuth; county in Iowa, plantation in Washington County, Maine, town in Alcorn

County, Mississippi, and village in Auglaize County, Ohio, named for Louis

Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot. 

Kotzebue; sound of Alaska, named for its discoverer, the Russian navigator, Otto

von Kotzebue. -' - 

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Kreischerville; village in Richmond County, New York, named for B. Kreischer. 

Krenitzin; five islands in the Aleutian Archipelago, named for the navigator who

first discovered them. 

Kubbakwana; lake at the sources of the Mississippi. An Indian word meaning

"rest in the path." 

Kutztown; borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, named for George Kutz, who

laid out the town. 

Kwichluak; an arm of the Yukon River in Alaska. An Indian word meaning

"crooked river."

Labaddie; village in Franklin County, Missouri, named for a citizen of Saint Louis. 

La Bajada; town in New Mexico, on the road from Santa Fe, which at this point

makes a rapid descent. It was so named by the Spanish on this account, the

name meaning "descent," or "landing." 

Labette; county, and township in same county, in Kansas. French words meaning

"the beet." 

Labonte; creek and town in Converse County, Wyoming, named for La Bonte, an

early French trapper.

Laceyville; village in Harrison County, Ohio, named for Maj. John S. Lacey. 

Lackawanna; county and river in Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian word meaning "stream that forks." 

Lackawannock; mountain, and township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, named

from, the Lackawanna River, with the suffix signifying "at the river fork." 

Lackawaxen; township in Pike County, Pennsylvania, at the confluence of the

Lackawanna and Delaware rivers, and on this account given the Indian name,

which means " where the roads fork."

!

La Clede; township in Fayette County, Illinois. 

Laclede; county, and town in Linn County, in Missouri. Named for Pierre Laclede 

Ligueste, founder of St. Louis. 

Lacon; township and city in Marshall County, Illinois, named from Laconia in

Greece.

Laconia; city in Belknap County, New Hampshire, named from a portion of Greece. 

La Conner; town in Skagitt County, Washington, named for J. J. Connor, an "early

settler.

La Costa; town in San Diego County, California. A Spanish phrase, meaning "the 

coast."

Lac qui Parle; county, lake, and river in Minnesota. A French name meaning

 "lake that speaks." Translated from the Dakota (Sioux). Probably suggested 

by the echoes from the bluffs bordering the lake.

La Crosse; county, and city in same county, in Wisconsin. A French name given 

the town because before its settlement the ground was a favorite place for ball 

playing with the Indians, the game being called by the French la crosse.

Lac Traverse; lake in Minnesota. A French phrase, meaning "across the lake."

Lacygne; city in Linn County, Kansas, named from the river Marais.des Cygnes. 

A French name meaning "the swan."

Laddonia; city in Audrain County, Missouri, named for Amos Ladd, an early 

settler.

Ladrillo; town in San Diego County, California. A Spanish word meaning "brick."

Ladys Creek; stream in Missouri, named for William Lady.

La Fave; stream in Perry County, Arkansas, named for a French family, La Feye, 

who lived at its mouth.

Lafayette; counties in Arkansas and Florida; parish in Louisiana; counties in Mississippi and Missouri; mountain in New Hampshire; town in Yamhill County, 

Oregon; county in Wisconsin; and many towns and villages; named for Marquis 

de Lafayette, who served in the American Army during the Revolutionary war.
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Laflin; borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, probably named for Laflin, of the 

firm of Laflin & Eand, powder manufacturers.

Lafourche; parish in. Louisiana, named for the Bayou La.Fourche, which intersects 

it. The name is French, meaning " the fork."

L'Agles; stream in Bradley County, Arkansas, corrupted from the French I'aigle, 

meaning "the eagle."

La Graciosa; town in Santa Barbara County, California. A Spanish phrase, meaning "the graceful."

Lagrange; county in Indiana, and towns in Diitchess County, New York, and 

Lehoir Comity, North Carolina, named for the home of Lafayette, near Paris.

Lagrue; stream in Arkansas; a French name meaning " the crane."

Laguna; station in Sonoma County, California. A Spanish word meaning "lake."

Lagunita; town in Inyo County, California. A Spanish word meaning "little 

lake."

LaHarpe; township and city in Hancoc^County, Illinois, named for Bernard de 

la Harpe, who led an exploring party in the Southern Mississippi Valley about 

1720.

La Honda; town in San Mateo County, California. A Spanish term meaning " the 

sling."

Lain.gsbu.rg; village in Shiawassee County, Michigan, named for Doctor Laing, an 

early settler and founder of the village.

Lairdsville; village in Oneida County, New York, named for Samuel Laird, an early 

settler.

La Junta; town in Otero County, Colorado, at the junction of two railroads; a 

Spanish name meaning "the junction" or " the meeting."

Lake; counties in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, and Tennessee. The name alone and with 

varions suffixes is borne by more than two hundred cities, towns, and villages, 

being generally used descriptively.

Lake; city in Columbia County, Florida, so named on account of its location near 

ten lakes.

Lake Ann; village and lake in Benzie County, Michigan, named for the wife of the 

first settler, A. P. Wheelock.

Lake Charles; town and lake in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, named for Charles 

Salleir, the first settler on the shores of the lake.

Lake City; city in Calhoun County, Iowa, named from a lake near by.

Lake Forest; city in Lake County, Illinois, named from its location.

Lake Geneva; city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, so named because of the resemblance in its geographical situation to Geneva, New York.. , .

Lake Helen; village in Volusia Qounty, Florida, named for the daughter of its 

founder, H. A. DeLand.

Lake Linden; village in Houghton County, Michigan, named for an early settler.

Lake Mills; town and village in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, so named. because 

situated on Hock Lake, which is the source of power for saw and grist mills.

Lake Odessa; township and village in Ionia County, Michigan, named from the 

city in Russia.

Lake of the Woods; lake in Minnesota. Originally called lac des bois by the 

French, " lake of the woods," because of the heavily wooded islands in the lake.

Lakeville; village in the town of Salisbury, Connecticut, near and overlooking Lake 

Wononscopomus, whence the name.

Lakeville; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, so named because a great portion of the township is occupied by a chain of lakes.

Lakin; city in Kearny County, Kansas, named for David L. Lakin, of Topeka.
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Lamanda; town in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish name meaning "the

proposal." 

Lamar; county in Alabama, towns in Prowers County, Colorado., and Benton County

Mississippi, city in -Barton County, Missouri, and river in Yellowstone Park,

Wyoming, named for L. Q. C. Lamar, Secretary of the Interior. 

Lamar; town in Darlington County, South Carolina, named for a resident family. 

Lamar; county in Texas, named for Mirabeau B. Lamar, a prominent Texas statesman.

Lamartine; town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, named for the French historian. 

Lamb; county in Texas, named for Lieutenant Lamb. 

Lambertville; city in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, named for John Lambert,

an early settler. 

La Mesa; town in San Diego County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning " the

plain." 

La Mirada; town in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish name meaning

'' the transient view.'' 

La Moille; township and village in Bureau County, Illinois, named from Lamoille

Valley in Vermont. 

Lamoille; county and river in Vermont; the name is probably a mistaken rendition

of La Mouette, the name originally given the river by Charnplain. 

Lamoine; town in Hancock County, Maine, named for an early French resident. 

La Motte; island in Lake Champlain, New York, named for Capt. Pierre Sieur de

la Motte, who built a fort on the island. 

Lamoure; county in North Dakota, named for Hon. Judson Lamoure, an early settler

and a prominent man in Territorial politics. 

Lampasas; county, town in same county, and creek in Texas. A Spanish word

meaning "water lily." 

Lampeter; village in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, named from the town in

Wales.

Lamy; village in Sante Fe County, New Mexico, named for Archbishop Lamy. 

Lana; stream in Vermont, named for General Wool, United States Army, lana

being Latin for '' wool.''

Lanark; city in Carroll County, Illinois, named from the town in Scotland. 

Lancaster; town in Los Angeles County, California, named from the city in

Pennsylvania. 

Lancaster; city in Garrard County, Kentucky, named from and laid out after the

plan of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. 

Lancaster; counties in Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia, and

22 cities, towns, and villages; the name is transferred from the county in

England.

Landaff; town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, named from the town in Wales. 

Landenberg; town in Chester County, Pennsylvania, named for Martin Landenberger, a mill operator and large real estate owner. 

Lander; county in Nevada, named for Gen. F. W. Lander. 

Landisburg; borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, named for James Landis, its

founder.

Landrum; town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, named for a resident family. 

Lane; county in Kansas, named for James H. Lane, Senator from that State. 

Lane; county in Oregon, named for Joseph Lane, twice governor of the Territory. 

Lanesboro; town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named for James Lane, Viscount Lanesborough. 

Lanesboro; borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, named for Martin Lane,

an early settler.
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Langdon; town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, named for Governor John

Langdon. 

Langford; mountain in Yellowstone Park, named for the first superintendent of the

park, Nathaniel Pitt Langford.

(Langhorne; borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania;

JLanghorne Manor; borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Named for Jerel miah Langhorne, an early settler and prominent in State politics. 

Langlade; county in Wisconsin, named for the first white settler in the State. 

L'Anguille; stream and township in Arkansas. French words meaning "the eel." 

Lanier; town in Bryan County, Georgia, named for Clement Lanier. 

Lansingburg; town in Rensselaer County, New York, named for Abraham Lansing, its founder. 

La Panza; town in San Luis Obispo County, California. A Spanish name meaning

"the belly." 

La Patera; town in Santa Barbara County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning

"the goblet." 

Lapeer; county, and city in same county, in Michigan. A corruption of the French

lapierre, meaning "the flint." 

Lapile; stream, and town in Union County, Arkansas. French words meaning

"the pier." 

La Pita; town in San Diego County, California. A Spanish name meaning "the

agave" or "the aloe," a common desert plant. 

La Plata; county in Colorado, which contains the Sierra La Plata, and river in the

same State. A Spanish name meaning " mountain of silver." 

La Playa; village in Santa Barbara County, California. A Spanish word meaning

"shore" or "strand," and given to this village-on account of its location on the

Pacific coast. 

Lapompique; branch of the Aroostook River, Maine. An Indian word meaning

"rope stream."

Laporte; county in Indiana. A French name meaning "the door" or "the opening" between two stretches of forest connecting two prairies. 

Laporte; borough in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, named for a French family

who were large land owners. 

La Presa; town in San Diego County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning "the

prize." 

La Punta; town in San Diego County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning "the

point." 

Lapwai; town in Nez Perces County, Idaho. An Indian word meaning "place of

division," or "boundary." 

Laramie; village in Shelby County, and river in Ohio, named for Peter Laramie, a

French Canadian trader. 

Laramie; county, and city and peak in Albany County, in Wyoming, and river in

Colorado and Wyoming, named for Jacques Laramie, a French fur trader. 

Laredo; city in Webb County, Texas, named from the seaport town in Spain. 

Laribee; town in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler. 

Larimer; county in Colorado, named for Gen. William Larimer, an early pioneer

in Colorado and Nebraska. 

Larimore; township and city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, named for

N. G. Larimore, a proprietor.

Lamed; city in Pawnee County, Kansas, named for Gen. B. F. Lamed. 

La Bocha; town in San Diego County, California. From the Spanish la roca, meaning "the bluff."

* Larrabee; town in Cherokee County, Iowa, named for Governor William Larrabee. 

Larue; county in Kentucky, named for John La Rue, an early settler.
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Las Aguilas; town in San Benito County, California. A Spanish name meaning

"the eagles." 

Las Aguites; town in San Benito County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning

"the mists." 

Lasalle; county, and city in same county, in Illinois; village in Niagara County, New

York, and county in Texas, named for Rene Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle. 

Las Animas; county, and town in Bent County, in Colorado. A contraction of the

name originally given the river by the Spaniards, el rio de las animas perdilas,

"the river of the lost souls," because, traditionally, a Spanish regiment on its

way to Florida was lost in the river. 

Las Cruces; town in Santa Barbara County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning

"the crosses," a term frequently applied to cemeteries. 

Las Gallinas; town in Marin County, California. A Spanish name meaning "the

hens."

Lassecks; peak in Humboldt County, California, named for an Indian chief. 

Lassen; county and peak in California, named for Peter Lassen, an early explorer. 

Last Chance; mining town in Placer County, California, so named by miners who

had been unfortunate in finding "pay gravel." 

Las Vegas; city in San Miguel County, New Mexico. A Spanish name meaning

"the plains," or "the meadows," and given this city on account of its situation

in the midst of a fertile meadow. 

Latah; county in Idaho, said by one authority to be an Indian word meaning

"succession." 

Latrobej* borough in Westmorland County, Pennsylvania, named for Benjamin H.

Latrobe, jr., a distinguished engineer and architect.

Latta; town in Marion County, South Carolina, named for a prominent family. 

Lattimore; town in Cleveland County, North Carolina, named for a prominent

resident. 

Latty; village in Paulding County, Ohio, named for the first settler, Judge A. S.

Latty. 

Lauderdale; county in Alabama, county, and town in same county, in Mississippi,

and county in Tennessee, named for Col. James Lauderdale. 

Laughery; river and town in Ohio County, Indiana, so named from the massacre

of Captain Laughery's company by the Indians. 

Laughing Fish Pond; point in Schoolcraft County, Michigan, so named from the

Indian name, stihuneg bapid, meaning "laughing white fish." 

Laura; village in Knott County, Nebraska, named for the wife of the first settler,

whose name was Estep or Estop. 

Laurel; county in Kentucky, and town in Jones County, Mississippi, so named on

account of the dense laurel thickets growing within their limits. 

Laurens; county in Georgia, named for Col. John Laurens, of South Carolina, the

Bayard of the American Revolution. 

Laurens; county, and town in same county, in South Carolina, named for Col. Henry

Laurens and his son, John. 

Lausanne; township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, named from the town in

Switzerland. - 

Lava; station in San Bernardino County, California, named from the volcanic

deposits that cover the Mohave desert in the vicinity. 

Lavaca; river, county, and bay in Texas. A corruption of the name les vaches,

given the river by the Spanish explorer, La Salle, on account of the number of

buffalo found there, les vaches meaning "the cows."

Lavallette; city in Ocean County, New Jersey, named for a resident family. 

Lawrence; counties in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi,

Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee, and many other places, named for
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Capt. James Lawrence, of the battle with the British on Lake Erie in the war

of 1812.

Lawrence; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler. 

Lawrence; city in Douglas County, Kansas, named for Amos Lawrence, of Boston. 

Lawrence; city in Essex County, Massachusetts, named for Hon. Abbott Lawrence,

of Boston. 

Lawrence: county in South Dakota, named for John Lawrence, a former member of'

State legislature. 

Lawrenceburg; city in Dearborn County, Indiana, named for the wife of Captain

Vance, whose maiden name was Lawrence. 

jLawrenceburg'; town in Lawrence County, Tennessee;

JLawrenceville; town in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and city in Lawrence County, 

I Illinois. Named for Capt. James Lawrence. 

Lawson; village in Clear Creek County, Colorado, named for Alexander Lawson,

keeper of a wayside inn. 

Lawton; village in VanBuren County, Michigan, named for Nathaniel Lawton, who

donated the right of way to the Michigan Central Railroad. 

Lead; city in Lawrence County, South Dakota; 

Lead Hill; town in Davidson County, North Carolina; 

Leadville; city in Lake County, Colorado. So named on account of the species of

ore found within their limits. 

Leadbetter; point in Shoalwater Bay, Washington, named for." Lieutenant Leadbetter, United States Army. 

Leake; county in Mississippi; 

Leakesville; town in Greene County, Mississippi. Named for the Hon. Walter

Leake, an early governor of the State. 

Leaksville; village in Rockingham County, North Carolina, named for a prominent

resident. 

Leakton; village in Newton County, Georgia, named for the man who kept the

village store in early times. 

Leavenworth; town in Crawford County, Indiana, named for the proprietors,

S. M. and Z. Leavenworth. 

Leavenworth; county, and city in same county, in Kansas, named for Gen. Henry

Leavenworth, for whom Fort Leavenworth is named. 

Lebanon; city in Marion County, Kentucky, village in Warren County, Ohio, and

town in AVilson County, Tennessee, so named because of the abundance of cedar

trees. A Semitic word, meaning "whitish." 

Lebanon; county, and city in same county, in Pennsylvania. This name, either

alone or with suffixes, is borne by many places in the United States, being transferred from the mountain in Palestine.

Lebo; city in Coffey County, Kansas, named for an early settler. 

Leboeuf; township in Erie County, LDennsylvania, named from the creek which was

so named by the French on account of the number of buffalo found upon its

banks. 

Le Claire; town in Scott County, Iowa, named for Antoine Le Clair, the French

founder of Davenport. 

Lecompton; city in Douglas County, Kansas, named for Judge D. S. Lecompte,

chief justice of the Territory. . Leconte; mountain in Tennessee, named for Joseph Leconte, a geologist. 

Ledyard; town in New London County, Connecticut, named for Col. William Ledyard, of the State militia. . . 

Ledyard; town in Cayuga County, New York, named for Benjamin Ledyard, agent

for the disposal of the lands of the military tract. 
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Lee; counties in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Caro

lina, and Texas, named for Robert E. Lee, commander of the armies of the

Confederacy. 

Lee; counties in Georgia and Illinois, named for Gen. Richard Henry Lee, of the

Revolution. 

Lee; towns in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and Oneida County, New York,

named for Gen. Charles Lee, of Massachusetts. 

Lee; county in Iowa, named for a member of the New York land company, Albany,

New York.

Lee; county in Virginia, named for Henry Lee, a former governor of the State. 

Leechburg; borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, named for David Leech. 

Leech Lake; lake in Minnesota. A translation of the Indian name, which means

"place of leeches." 

Leeds; town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, and 15 other places, bear the

name of the manufacturing town in Yorkshire, England. 

Leelanau; county in Michigan. An Indian word, meaning "delight of life." 

[Leesburg1 ; town in Loudoun County, Virginia;

JLeesville; town in Lexington County, South Carolina. Named for the Lee family, 

* of Virginia.

Leflore; county in Mississippi, named for Greenwood Leflore. 

Left Hand; creek in 'Boulder County, Colorado, named for a chief of the Arapaho

Indians, still living in 1904.

Lehi; city in Utah County, Utah, named for a character in the book of Mormon. 

Lehigh; town in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. A coal mining district, named

from the county in Pennsylvania. 

Lehigh; river and county in Pennsylvania; 

Lehighton; borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Named by the Delaware

Indians, lechauwekink, "where there are forks," of which the present name is a

corruption. 

Leicester; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for Robert Dudley,

Earl of Leicester. 

Leicester; town in Livingston County, New York, named for Leicester Phelps, son

of Judge Oliver Phelps. 

Leidy; mountains in Utah and Wyoming, named for the paleontologist, Joseph

Leidy. 

Leigh; township in Prince Edward and Amelia counties, Virginia, named for the

Leigh family of Virginia. 

Leigh; lake in Yellowstone Park, named for Richard Leigh, "Beaver Dick," hunter

and guide in the Teton Mountains. 

Leipsic; villages in Kent County, Delaware, and Putnam County, Ohio, named from

the city in Saxony.

Leitchfleld; town in Grayson County, Kentucky, named for Maj. David Leitch. 

Leland; village in La Salle County, Illinois, named for Edwin S. Leland. 

Le Mars; city in Plymouth County, Iowa. The name is composed of the initials of

the ladies who accompanied its founder on his first visit to the spot. 

Lemhi; county in Idaho, named from Fort Lemhi, which was erected by the Mormons for protection against the Indians. The name is taken from the Book of

Mormon, meaning "land." 

Lemon; town in Los Angeles County, California, named from the lemon orchards

in the district. 

Lemont; township and village in Cook County, Illinois, named from its elevated

location. 

Lena; town in Stephenson County, Illinois, named from the Plain of Lena in the

poem of Fingal by Ossian.
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Lenape; villages in Leavenworth County, Kansas, and Chester County Pennsylvania. The name is the proper name of the Delaware Indians, and means "original people," or "first people."

Lenawee; county in Michigan. The Shawnee Indian word for "Indian."

Lenoir; county, and town in Caldwell County, in North Carolina, named for Gen. 

William Lenoir, a Revolutionary officer.

Lenora; city in Norton County, Kansas, named for Mrs. Leonora Hauser.

Lenox; town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, the family name of the Duke of 

Kichmond, who was secretary of state at the time.

Leominster; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named from the town in 

Hertfordshire, England.

Leon; county in Florida, and city in Butler County, Kansas, named for Ponce de 

Leon.

Leon; county in Texas, named for Alonzo de Leon, a Spanish captain and builder 

of missions in Texas.

Leonard; village in Oakland County, Michigan, named for Leonard Rowland.

Leonardville; city in Riley County, Kansas, named for Leonard T. Smith, an officer 

of the Kansas Central Railroad.

Leonard Wood; county in New Mexico, named for Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood,

United States Army.

Leopold; town in Perry County, Indiana, named for Leopold, King of the Belgians. 

Leoti, city in Wichita County, Kansas, named for a white girl captured by the

Indians, the name meaning "prairie flower."

Le Ray; town in Jefferson County, New York, named for Mr. Le Ray Chaumont. 

LeRaysville; borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, named for Vincent Le

Ray, the son of a large landowner. 

Lerdo; town in Kern County, California. A Spanish word meaning "slow" or

"dull." 

Le Roy; town in Osceola County, Michigan, named for an Indian chief who lived

near the town. 

Leroy; town in Genesee County, New York, .named for Herman Le Roy, a large

proprietor. 

Les Che'neaux; strait in Mackinaw County, Michigan. A French phrase meaning

"the little oaks."

Leslie; county in Kentucky, named for Governor Preston H. Leslie. 

Lesueur; county, and borough in same county, in Minnesota, named for Pierre

Charles Le Sueur, an explorer, who was on the-upper Mississippi River, 1683-

1701. 

Letcher; county in Kentucky, named for Robert P. Letcher, former governor of the

State.

Letitz; borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, named by the Moravian founders from the barony in Bohemia. 

Leverett; town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, named for Sir John Leverett,

colonial governor.

Levy; county in Florida, named for a prominent politician. 

Lewiedale; town in Lexington County, South Carolina, named for a member of a

prominent resident family.

Lewis; creek in Colorado, named for a pioneer ranch owner. 

Lewis; counties in Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, and Washington, named for Meriwether Lewis.

Lewis; county in New York, named for Morgan Lewis, former governor of the State. 

Lewis; county in West Virginia, named for Col. Charles Lewis. 

Lewis and Clark; county in Montana, and river in Clatsop County, Oregon,

named for Capt. Meriwether Lewis and Capt. William Clark, of the Lewis and

Clark'expedition.
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Lewisberry; borough in York County, Pennsylvania, named for the Lewis family,

of which Dr. Ellis Lewis was a member. 

Lewisboro; town.in Westchester County, New York, named for John Lewis, a

prominent resident.

Lewisburg; town in Green brier County, West Virginia, named for Samuel Lewis. 

Lewis Fork; southern branch of Columbia River, in Idaho, named for Meri wether

Lewis.

Lewiston; township in Trinity County, California, named from the city in Maine. 

Lewiston; city in Nez Perce County, Idaho, named for Meriwether Lewis, of the

Lewis and Clark expedition. 

Lewiston; city in Androscoggin County, Maine, named for the founders, the Lewis

families. 

Lewiston; village in Niagara County, New York, named for Morgan Lewis, former

governor of the State.

Lewiston; town in Bertie County, North Carolina, named for a prominent resident. 

Lewistown; township and city in Fulton County, Illinois, named for Lewis Ross,

son of the founder. 

Lewistown; town in Logan County, Ohio, named for Capt. John Lewis, a noted

Shawnee chief. 

Lexington; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named from the parish of

Lexington, England. 

Lexington; county in South Carolina, and twenty-seven other places, most of them

having been named in commemoration of the Revolutionary battle. 

Leyden; towns in Franklin County, Massachusetts, and Lewis County, New York,

named from the town in the Netherlands, the refuge of the Pilgrim Fathers

prior to their emigration to America. 

Liberal; cities in Seward County, Kansas, and Barton County, Missouri, so named

to characterize the ideas of the people. 

Liberty; counties in Florida and Georgia, city in Montgomery County, Kansas, and

county in Texas, named from the sentiment of the American people. 

Liberty Center; village in Wells County, Indiana, so named because it is located

in the center of Liberty Township. 

Licking; county in Ohio, so named because the deer and elk found the saline

deposits of the Licking River a favorite feeding ground.

Ligonier; city in Noble County, Indiana, named from the borough in Pennsylvania. 

Ligonier; borough in Westmorland County, Pennsylvania, named for Sir John

Ligonier, Lord Viscount of.Enniskillen. 

Lilesville; town in Anson County, North Carolina, named for a merchant of the

place. 

Lillington; town in Harnett County, and village in Pender County, North Carolina,

named for Col. John A. Lillington, of the Revolution. 

Lily; bay and township in Piscataquis County, Maine, so named on account of the

luxuriant growth of lilies. 

Lime; lake in Cattaraugus County, New York, a translation of the Indian name,

tecarnowundo, meading "lime lake." 

Limerick; village in Bureau County, Illinois, named for George Limerick, an early

settler. . . 

Limerick; town in York County, Maine, and township in Montgomery County,

Pennsylvania, named from Limerick in Ireland. 

Limesprings; town in Howard County, Iowa, so named from the springs in the

rocks. 

Limestone; county in Alabama, village in Cattaraugus County, New York, and

county in Texas, so named because of the nature of the. rock found within their

limits.
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Lincklaen; town in Chenango County, New York, named for John Lincklaen, an 

early proprietor of the township.

Lincoln; county in Arkansas; county and mountain in Colorado; counties in

and Kansas; parish in Louisiana; counties in Minnesota andJMississippi; county, 

and city in Lancaster County, Nebraska; county in Nevada; mountain in New 

Hampshire; counties in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Oregon; town in Providence County, Rhode Island; and counties in South Dakota, Washington, West 

Virginia, and Wisconsin; named for President Abraham Lincoln.

Lincoln; counties in Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, and Tennessee, 

named for Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, an officer of the Revolution.

Lincoln; town in Middlesex County,' Massachusetts, named for the ninth Earl of 

Lincoln.

Lincoln; county in Maine, named from Lincolnshire, England.

Lincoln; town in Penobscot County, Maine, named for Governor Enoch Lincoln. 

Lincolnton; towns in Lincoln County, Georgia, and Lincoln County, North

Carolina;

Lincolnville; town in Waldo County, Maine. Named for Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, 

an officer of the Revolution.

Lincolnville; town in Berkeley County, South Carolina, named for President Abraham Lincoln.

Linda Rosa; towns in San Diego and Riverside counties, California, in the flower 

districts. A Spanish phrase, meaning "pretty rose."

Linda Vista; township in San Diego County, California. A Spanish phrase, meaning "beautiful view."

Lindley; town in Steuben County, New York, named for Col. Eleazar Lindley.

Lindsay; creek in Hurnboldt County, California, named for an early settler.

Lindsborg; city in McPherson County, Kansas, so named because the first syllable 

of the names of many of the early settlers was " linds," the "borg" being added, 

which in Swedish means "castle."

Line Port; town in Stewart County, Tennessee, so named because it is situated 

on the Cumberland River and on the line between the States of Kentucky and 

Tennessee. 

Linn; mountain in California; counties in Iowa and Kansas; county, and village in

Osage County, Missouri, and county in Oregon;

Linneus; city in Linn County, Missouri. Named for Hon. Lewis F. Linn, United 

States Senator from Missouri.

Linton; city in Greene County, Indiana, named for a resident of Terre Haute.

Linwood; city in Leaven worth County, Kansas, and village in Butler County, 

Nebraska, so named on account of the abundance of linden trees.

Lipscomb; county in Texas, named for Abner Lipscomb, a prominent early resident, and associate justice of the supreme court.

Lisbon; town in St. Lawrence County, New York, and 21 other towns and villages 

bear the name of the city in Portugal.

Lisbon; city in Ransom County, North Dakota, named from the town in New York.

Lisle; towns in Dupage County, Illinois, and Broome County, New York, named 

from the city in France.

Litchfield; county in Connecticut and town in Herkimer County, New York, named 

from the city in England.

Litchfield; city in Montgomery County, Illinois, named for E. B. Litchfield, one of 

its founders.

Lititz; borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, named from the barony of 

Lititz in Bohemia.

Little; village in Holt County, Nebraska, named for L. B. Little.
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Little Beaver; stream on the boundary between Pennsylvania and Ohio; translation of the Delaware Indian name, tangamochke.

Little Ferry; borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, so named on account of the 

ferry at Overpeck Creek.

Little Mountain; town in Newberry County, South Carolina, so named because it 

is situated near Little Mountain.

Little River; county in Arkansas, named from the river which forms its northern 

boundary.

Little Rock; city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, so named because it is built upon a 

bed of rock.

Little Sioux; river in Iowa. A translation of the name originally given it by the 

French, petite riviZre des Sioux.

Little Tabeau; river in Missouri; the name is a corruption of the original French 

name, terre beau, "beautiful land."

Littleton; town in Arapahoe County, Colorado, named for Eichard S. Little.

Littleton; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named for George Littleton, 

a member of the British Parliament.

Littleton; town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, named for Col. Moses Little.

Live Oak; county in Texas, named from the abundance of this species of oak.

Livermore; town in Alameda County, California, named for a pioneer settler who 

owned the greater part of the valley.

Livermore; town in Androscoggin County, Maine, named for Deacon Elijah Livermore, an early settler.

Livermore; town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, named for a prominent resident family.

Liverpool; village in Onondaga County, New York, and township in Medina 

County, Ohio, and seven other towns and villages, named from the city in 

England.

Living-ston; counties in Illinois, Michigan, and Missouri, named for Edward Livingston, secretary of state under President Jackson.

Livingston; county in Kentucky, parish in Louisiana, and county in New York, 

named for Robert R. Livingston, a prominent politician.

Livingston; city in Park County, Montana, named for Crawford Livingston, one 

of the proprietors of the town site.

Livingston; town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, named for a prominent

resident family. 

Livonia; townships in Wayne County, Michigan, and Livingston County, New York,

named from a province of Eussia. . Lizard; river in Iowa; the name is a translation of the Indian name, wassakapompah, "river with lizards." 

Llagas; post-office in Santa Clara County, California. A Spanish name meaning

"wounds," a term frequently applied to the crucifixion. 

Llano; towns in Los Angeles and Sonoma counties, California, named from their

location on level ground. A Spanish word meaning "plain." 

Llano; county and river in Texas, so called because of the level character of the

land.

Llano Estacado; an elevated plateau in northwest Texas and New Mexico; Spanish words meaning "staked plain," applied to this plateau on account of.the

stake-like boles of the yucca plant which grows there. 

Loachapoka; town in Macon County, Alabama. An Indian word meaning "here

terrapins are killed."

Locke; town in Cayuga County, New York, named for the philosopher, JohnLocke. 

Lock Haven; city in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, so named because of the two

locks and a safe harbor near it.
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Lockport; township and village in Will County, Illinois, named for its location at

the principal locks of the Illinois and Michigan canal. 

Lockport; village in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, so named because it was once a

favorite tying-up place for the river boats. 

Lockport; city in Niagara County, New York, so named for the double tier of locks

at this point. 

Loda; township and village in Iroquois County, Illinois, named from Ossian's poem,

Cath-Loda. 

Lodi; borough and township in Bergen County, New Jersey, town in Columbia

County, Wisconsin, and several other places, named from the city in Italy. 

Logan; mountain in Arizona and counties in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, North

Dakota, and Oklahoma, named for Gen. John A. Logan. 

Logan; county in Arkansas, named for James Logan, a pioneer settler. 

Logau; county in Illinois, named for Judge Samuel T. Logan, for several years a law

partner of Abraham Lincoln.

Logan; counties in Kentucky and Ohio, named for Gen. Benjamin Logan, a pioneer. 

Logan; creek in Nebraska, village in Hocking County, Ohio, and city in Cache

County, Utah, named for Logan Fontanelle, a friendly Indian chief. 

Logan; county in West Virginia, named for Logan, an Indian chief of the Mingo

tribe. 

Logansport; city in Cass County, Indiana, named for Captain Logan, a Shawnee

Indian chief, nephew of Tecumseh. 

Loleta; town in Humboldt County, California. The Mexican colloquial term for

" Mary of the Sorrows." Another authority states it is of Indian origin, meaning " pleasant place." 

Lolo; town in Missoula County, Montana, meaning, in the Nez Perce" language,

"muddy water."

Loma Linda; town in San Bernardino County, California. A. Spanish phrase meaning "boundary hill," marking a comer in the old Spanish land grant. 

Lonaconing; village in Allegany County, Maryland. A Delaware Indian word

meaning "where many waters meet."

Loma Prieta; village in Santa Cruz County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning "dark-colored hillock." 

Loma Vista; town in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning

"view from a hill in the midst of a plain." 

Lombardville; village in Stark County, Illinois, named for the Lombard family,

its founders, and part owners of the site. 

Lomitas; town in Napa County, California. A descriptive Spanish name meaning

"little hills." 

London; village in Madison County, Ohio, and ten other places, being directly or

indirectly named from the city in England. 

Londonderry; towns in Kockingham County, New Hampshire, and Windham

County, Vermont, so named in compliment to Kev. Matthew Clark, who distinguished himself in the defense of Londonderry, Ireland. 

Lone Rock; village in Kichland County, Wisconsin, so named on account of the

remarkable mound of sandstone situated near the town. 

Lone Tree; town in Johnson County, Iowa, named for a single tree which stands in

the prairie. 

Long Branch; celebrated watering place in New Jersey, taking its name from a

branch of South Shrewsbury River. 

Long Island; island on the Atlantic coast, part of the State of New York. An

Anglicization of the Dutch name, Lange Eylandt. 

Longmeadow; town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, so named on account of

the presence of a long meadow within the township.
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Longmont; town in Boulder County, Colorado. A combination of the name of the

discoverer of Longs Peak and the French mont, "mountain." 

Longton; city in Elk County, Kansas, named from the town in England. 

Longs; peak in Colorado, named for Capt. Stephen D. Long. 

Long Tom; stream in the Willamette Valley; the name is a corruption of the Indian

word, lung-tum-ler. 

Longview; town in Gregg County, Texas, so named because of the extensive view

afforded by a hill.

Lonoke; county in Arkansas. Said by one authority to be an Indian word meaning "the people," but according to another authority it was so named on account

of the presence of a lone oak tree which stood near its present site. 

Lonsdale; village in Providence County, Rhode Island, named from the division in

England.

Lookout; town in Modoc County, California, so named from the extensive view. 

Lookout; capes in North Carolina and Oregon, so named because of the dangers of

navigation at these points. 

Lookout; mountain in Tennessee, so named on account of the extensive prospect

from its summit.

Loose; creek in Osage County, Missouri. Corrupted from I'Ours. 

Lorain; county in Ohio, named from Loraine in France. 

Lordstown; township in Trumbull County, Ohio, named for a Lord family of the

State.

Loretto; borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, named from the city in Italy. 

Los Alamos; town in Kern County, California. A Spanish name meaning "the

poplars." 

Los Alisos; town in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning

"the alder trees," a descriptive name. 

Los Angeles; county, and city in the same county, in California. A Spanish name

meaning "the angels." 

Los Banos; health resort in Merced County, Califorina. A Spanish name meaning

"the baths."

Los Berros; town in San Luis Obispo County, California. From the Spanish meaning '' the water cresses.'' 

Los Gatos; city in Santa Clara County, California. A Spanish name meaning, "the

cats," and doubtless applied to the city because of the presence of wild-cats in

the country. 

Los Laureles; town in Monterey County, California. A Spanish name, descriptively

applied, meaning "the laurels." 

Los Medanos; town in Contra Costa County, California. A Spanish name meaning

"the sand dunes on the seashore." 

Los Nietos; township in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish term meaning

"the grandchildren." 

Los Olivos; village in Santa Barbara County, California. A Spanish term meaning

"the olives."

Los Pinos; river in Colorado. A Spanish name meaning "the pines." 

Lost; river in Washington County, Indiana, which for several miles is lost in a

subterranean channel. 

Lostant; village in Lasalle County, Illinois, named for the Countess of Lostant,

wife of the French minister to the United States about 1860. 

Lost River; stream in Hardin County, West Virginia, which flows through a cave

in a mountain and on the other side is known as the Capon River. 

Lott; town in Falls County, Texas, named for a prominent citizen. 

Loudon; town in Merrirnac County, New Hampshire, named for.the Earl of

Loudon.
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Loudon; county in Tennessee, named from Fort London.

Loudonville; village in Ashland County, Ohio, named for James Loudon Priest,

one of the original surveyors.

Loudoun; county in Virginia, named for the Earl of Loudon. 

Louisa; county in Iowa, named for Louisa Massey. 

Louisa; county, and town in the same county, in Virginia, named for the daughter

of George II.

Louisburg; town in Franklin County, North Carolina, named for the fortress. 

Louisiana; State of the Union, named for Louis XIV of France. 

Louisiana; city in Pike County, Missouri, named from. Louisiana Territory, of which

it was a part when founded. 

Louisville; township and village in Clay County, Illinois, named for a family of

settlers named Lewis, the change in orthography having been made.by mistake. 

Louisville; city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, named for Louis Wilson, the son

of the original preemptor of the town site.

Louisville; city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, named for Louis XVI of France. 

Louisville; town in Winston County, Mississippi, named for Col. Louis Winston, a

prominent early settler.

Loup; county in Nebraska, named for the tribe of Pawnee Loups. 

Love; town in De Soto County, Mississippi, named for Colonel Love. 

Loveland; village in Larimer County, Colorado, named for Hon. W. A. H. Loveland. 

Lovewell; mountain and pond in New Hampshire, named for Capt. John Lovewell,

the hero of a fight with the Indians.

Loving; county in Texas, named for Oliver Loving, an early pioneer. 

Lovington; township and village in Moultrie County, Illinois, named for Andrew

Love, the first postmaster.

Lowell; military post in Arizona, named for Gen. C. R. Lowell. 

Lowell; town in Penobscot County, Maine, named for Lowell Hayden, the first

person born within its limits.

Lowell; plantation in Franklin County, Maine, city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, village in Kent County, Michigan, and town in Gaston County, North

Carolina, named for Francis Cabot Lowell, of Boston. 

Low Freight; stream'in Clark County, Arkansas. The name is a corruption of the

original French name, Vcaufroid, meaning "the cold water." 

Lowndes; counties in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi, named for William Jones'

Lowhdes, member of Congress from South Carolina. 

Lowndesville; town in-Abbeville County, South Carolina, named for the Lowndes

family, prominent in that State.

Lowville; town in Lewis County, New York, named for Nicholas Low. 

Loyalhanna; stream and township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The

name is a corruption of the Delaware Indian word laweel-hanna, meaning

"middle stream." 

Loyalsock; branch of the Susquehanna River, and township in Lycoming County,

Pennsylvania. A corruption of the Delaware Indian, laiui-saquik, meaning

"middle creek." '

Loydsville; town in Belmot County, Ohio, named for a Welsh family. 

Lubbock; county in Texas, named for Tom Lubbock, a colonel in the civil war. 

Lucas; county, and town in same county, in Iowa, and county in Ohio, named for

Robert Lucas, governor of Ohio and first governor of Iowa Territory. 

Luce; county in Michigan, named for Governor Cyrus G. Luce. 

Lucerne; town in Kern County, California, so named from the luxurious growths

of alfalfa (lucerne) in the district.
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/Lucerne; town in Columbiana County, Ohio;

ILucerneville; village in Knox County, Ohio. Named from the lake in Switzerland.

Ludington; city in Mason County, Michigan, named for James Ludington, of 

Milwaukee.

Ludlow; township and village in Champaign County, Illinois, named for Thomas 

W. Ludlow, a railroad incorporator.

Ludlow; town in Kenton County, Kentucky, named for Israel Ludlow, a prominent 

pioneer.

Ludlow; town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, named from the town in Shropshire, England.

Lugenberl; county in South Dakota, named for Major Lugenberl, of the regular 

army, who was stationed at Fort Randall in territorial days.

Luling; town in Caldwell County, Texas, named for Charles Luling, of Boston, 

Massachusetts.

Lumberton; town in Pearl River. County, Mississippi, so named on account of its 

principal industry.

Lumpkin; county, and town in Stewart County, in Georgia, named for Wilson 

Lurnpkin, an early governor.

Luna; county in New Mexico, named for a prominent resident family.

Lunenburg; towns in Worcester County, Massachusetts, and Essex County, Vermont, named for the Duke of Luneburg, George II of England.

Lunenburg; county in Virginia, named for the royal family. The Anglicized form 

of Luneburg, one of the titles of George I, as Duke of Bunswick-Luneburg.

Luray; town in Page County, Virginia, a corruption of la reine.

Lutesville; village in Bollinger County, Missouri, named for its founder, Eli Lutes.

Luther; village in Lake County, Michigan, named for William A. Luther, an early 

settler.

Luthersburg; village in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, named for W. H. Luther, 

an old resident.

Luverne; township and village in Rock County, Minnesota, named for the daughter 

of one of the proprietors of the town site.

Luzerne; county, and borough in same county, in Pennsylvania, named for Chevalier della Luzerne, former minister from France to the United States.

Lycoming; branch of Susquehanna River, and county, and town in same county in 

Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian word meaning "sandy stream."

Lyell; mountain in California, named for the English geologist, Sir Charles Lyell.

Lykens; borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; a corruption of the name of 

the man for whom it was named Andrew Lycan.

Lyman; town in York County, Maine, named for Theodore Lyrnan, of Boston.

Lyman; town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, named for Daniel Lyman, one 

of the early proprietors.

Lyman; county in South Dakota, named for W. P. Lyman, legislator and soldier.

Lyme; towns in New London County, Connecticut, Grafton'County, New Hampshire, and Jefferson County, New York, named either directly or indirectly from 

the borough of Lyme-Regis, England.

Lynchburg; city in Campbell County, Virginia, named for a rich settler and officer 

of the Revolution.

Lynchtown; township in Oxford County, Maine, named for the owner of Lynch'g 

mills.

Lyndeboro; town in Hillsboro County, New Hampshire, named for Benjamin 

Lynde, a large landowner.

Lyndon; city in Osage County, Kansas, named from, the town in Caledonia County, 

Vermont.
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Lyndon; town in Caledonia County;

Lyndon Center; village in Caledonia County;

Lyndonville; village in Caledonia County, Vermont. Named for Josiah Lyndon,

son of an early proprietor. 

Lynn; city in Essex County, Massachusetts, named for Lynn-Regis, England. 

Lynn; county in Texas, named for G. W. Lynn, an early settler. 

Lynnfield; town in Essex County, Massachusetts. It was originally the West

Parish of Lynn and bore the name of Lynn End, and was incorporated in 1814

as Lynnfield. 

Lynnville; town in Jasper County, Iowa, so named on account of the proximity of

a basswood grove. 

Lynxville; village in Crawford County, Wisconsin, named for the steamer Lynx,

which brought the Government surveyors to the place. 

Lyon; counties in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, and Nevada, named for Gen. Nathaniel

Lyon, United States Army.

Lyon; county in Kentucky, named for Col. Crittenden Lyon. 

Lyons; city in Rice County, Kansas, named for Truman J. Lyon, the owner of the

town site.

Lyons; village in Burt County, Nebraska, named for Waldo Lyon, an early resident. 

Lyons; town in Wayne County, New York, named from the city in France. 

Lyonsdale; village in Lewis County, New York, named for its first settler, Galen

Lyon.

Lysander; town in Onondaga County, New York, named for the Spartan general. 

McAdenville; town in Gaston County, North Carolina, named for Hon. R. Y.

McAden, speaker of the House of Representatives. 

McArthur; village in Vinton County, Ohio, named for Gen. Duncan McArthur, an

officer in the Indian wars.

McBride; village in Montcalm County, Michigan, named for an early settler. 

McClellandville; village in Newcastle County; Delaware, named for William

McClelland, an early settler.

McColl; town in Marl bo ro'County, South Carolina, named for D. .D. McColl, a capitalist.

McComb; town in Pike County, Mississippi, named for a former owner of the Mississippi Central Railroad.

McConnellsburg; borough in .Fulton County, Pennsylvania, named for its founder. 

McConnellstown; village in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, named for its

founder.

McConnelsville; village in Morgan County, Ohio, named for Robert McConnel. 

McCook; city in Redwillow County, Nebraska, named for Gen. Alexander McCook,

of Leavenworth, Kansas.

McCook; county in South Dakota, named for Edwin S. McCook, of Ohio, distinguished in the Civil war.

McCool; town in Attala County, Mississippi, named for Hon. James F. McCool. 

McCracken; city in Rush County, Kansas, named for AVilliam McCracken, of New

York City, an official of the Missouri Pacific Railway. 

McCracken; county in Kentucky, named for Capt. Virgil McCracken. 

McCulloch; county in Texas, named for Benjamin McCulloch, a brigadier-general

in the Confederate army.

McCune; city in Crawford County, Kansas, named for Isaac McCune, its founder. 

McDonald; county in Missouri, named for Sergeant McDonald, of South Carolina. 

McDonough; village in Newcastle County, Delaware, town in Henry Counry,

Georgia, county in Illinois, and town in Chenango County, New York, named

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for the American naval officer of the War of 1812, Commodore Thomas

McDonough. 

McDowell; county in North Carolina, named for the two generals, Joseph and

Charles McDowell, of Revolutionary fame. 

McDowell; town in Highland County, Virginia, and county in West Virginia, said

to have been named for James McDowell, former governor of Virginia. 

McDuffie; county in Georgia, named for George McDuffie, an early governor of

South Carolina.

McFarlan; town in Anson County, North Carolina, named for a prominent citizen. 

McGrawville; village in Allegany County, New York, named in honor of a Mr.

McGraw, who owned considerable property. 

McGregor; city in Clayton County, Iowa, named for an early proprietor, Alexander

. McGregor.

McHenry; county in Illinois, named for Gen. William McHenry, a prominent officer in the Black Hawk war. , 

McHenry; township and village in McHenry County, Illinois, named from the

county. 

McHenry; fort near Baltimore, Maryland, named for James McHenry, secretary of

war under Presidents Washington and Adams. 

McHenry; county in North Dakota, named for Hon. James McHenry, an early

pioneer. 

Mcllhaney; village in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, named for Thomas M.

Mcllhaney. 

Mclntosh: county in Georgia, named for the Mclntosh family, members of which

accompanied Oglethorpe in his first expedition into the State. 

Mclntosh.; county in North Dakota, named for Hon. E. H. Mclntosh, a member of

the Territorial legislature. 

McKean; county in Pennsylvania, named for Thomas McKean, an early governor,

and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

McKee; town in. Jackson County, Kentucky, named for Judge Gieorge R. McKee. 

McKeesport; city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, named for David McKee,

who kept a ferry. 

McKenzie; county in North Dakota, named for Alexander McKenzie, a State

politician.

McKinley; .county in New Mexico, named for President Wijliam McKinley. 

McKinney; city in Collin County, Texas, named for Collin McKirmey, a pioneer

settler. 

McLaurin; village in Perry County, Mississippi, named for General McLaurin, first

president of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad. 

McLean; county in Illinois, named for John McLean, United States Senator, 1824-

1830.

McLean; village in McLean County, Illinois, named from the county. 

McLean; county in Kentucky, named for Judge Alney McLean. McLean; county in North Dakota, named for Hon. John R. McLean, a prominent

State politician.

McLeansboro; township and city in Hamilton County, Illinois, named for Dr. William McLean, the first settler.

McLennan; county in Texas, named for Neil McLennan. 

McLeod; county in Minnesota, named for Hon. Martin McLeod, president of the

State council.

McLouth; city in Jefferson County, Kansas, named for the owner of the town site. 

McMechen; town in Marshall County, West Virginia, named for a former resident. 

McMinnville; city in Yamhill County, Oregon, named from the town in Tennessee,

the native place of an early settler,
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fMcMinn; county in Tennessee;

jMcMinnville; town in Warren Comity, Tennessee. Named for Gen. Joseph

I McMinn, an early governor.

McMullen; county in Texas, named for John McMiillen, a colonizer of western

Texas.

McNairy; county in Tennessee, named for Judge John McNairy. 

McNeils; island in Washington, named for the captain of a steamer of the Hudson

Bay Company. 

McPherson; county, and town in same county, in Kansas, and counties in Nebraska

and South Dakota, named for Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson. 

Mabbettsville; village in Dutchess County, New York, named for James Mabbett,

the former proprietor. 

Macedon; town in Wayne County, New York; 

Macedonia; village in Hamilton County, Illinois, township and town in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, and nine other places. The name is transferred from the

ancient Macedonia of the Greeks. 

Machado; town in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish word meaning

"hatchet." 

Machhanna; the largest of the three streams which, united, form the Lehigh Kiver.

A Delaware Indian word meaning "the largest stream." 

rMachias; river and town in Washington County, Maine;

<Machiasport; town in Washington County, Maine. From the Indian word 

I machisses, "bad small falls." 

Machigamic; river in northern Wisconsin, so called because it flows from the lake

bearing the Indian name, mitckigamic, meaning "large lake."

Macintire; mountain in the Adirondaeks, named for an iron speculator of the region. 

Mackinac; county, and town in same county, in Michigan. Derived from the Ojibwa

Indian word michilimackinac, meaning "island of the great turtle," or in other

dialects, "island of the giant fairies." 

Mackinaw; township and town in Tazewell County, Illinois. An Indian word

meaning "turtle." See Mackinac. 

Macksville; city in Stafford County, Kansas, named for George Mack,-the first

postmaster in the county.

Maclenny; town in Baker County, Florida, named for H. C. MacClenny, its founder. 

Maconib; township and city in'McDonough County, Illinois, county in Michigan,

and town in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for Gen. Alexander

Macoinb of the War of 1812. 

Macon; county in.Alabama; county, and city in Bibb County, in Georgia; county,

and village in same county, in Illinois; city in Noxubee County, Mississippi;

county, and city in same county, in Missouri; county, .and city in Warren

County; in North Carolina; and county in Tennessee; named for Gen. Nathaniel'

Macon, United States Senator from North Carolina, 1816-1826. 

Macoupin; county and creek in Illinois, so named by the Indians because the white

potato, signified by the name, was found abundantly along the banks of the

creek. 

Macungie; borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. An Indian name meaning

'' the feeding place of bears.'' 

Madawaska; branches of the St. John and Aroostook rivers in Maine, and town in

Aroostook County. An Indian word meaning "porcupine place," or, "where

one river enters another."

Madden; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for Captain Madden. 

Madera; county, and town in same county, in California. A Spanish word meaning

"lumber;" .the county having been formed from a part of Fresnq County after
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the building of the town of Madera, it was named from the town, which was a 

lumber center.

Madison; counties in Alabama, Arkansas, and Florida; county, and city in Morgan 

County, in Georgia; counties in Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa; township and city in 

Greenwood County, Kansas; county in Kentucky; parish in Louisiana; town in 

Somerset County, Maine; counties in Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, and 

Nebraska; town in Carroll County, New Hampshire; counties in New York, 

North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia; city in Dane County, 

Wisconsin; and peak in the White Mountains; named for President James 

Madison.

Madison; city in Lake County, South Dakota, named from the city in Wisconsin, 

because of its prOximinity to several lakes.

Madrone; town in Santa Clara County, California. From madrono, an evergreen 

tree of northern California.

Magalloway; river in New Hampshire. An Indian word meaning "large tail."

Magataukamde; lake in Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "swan lake."

Magnolia; town in Kent County, Delaware, and twenty-five other towns and villages, being .generally named, directly or indirectly, for Dr. Pierre Magnol, for 

whom the species .of magnolia tree was named.

Magoffin; county in Kentucky, named for Beriah Magoffin, .a former governor.

Magothy;-river in Maryland. An Indian word meaning "small plain devoid of

timber.'' 

Mahanoy; mountain and river tributary to the Susquehanna, Schuylkill County,

Pennyslvania;

Mahanoy City; borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. From the Delaware 

Indian mahoni, "a lick," a survival of the expression to describe saline 

deposits where deer congregate.

Mahantango; branch of the Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian 

word meaning "where we had plenty of meat to eat."

Mahaska; county in Iowa, named for a chief of the lowas.

Mahomet; village in Champaign County, Illinois, named for the founder of the 

Mohammedan religion.

Mahon; village in Marshall County, Mississippi, named for John Mahon.

Mahoning; county and river in eastern Ohio. From the Delaware Indian word 

mahonink, meaning "there a lick," applied to many places of saline deposits.

Mahtowa; town in Carlton County, Minnesota, named from the Indian word meaning "grass lands."

Maiden Bock; village in Pierce County, Wisconsin, named for the rock, famous in 

Indian legends, from which it is said an Indian maiden leaped to escape marriage with a warrior of another tribe.

Maidstone; town in Essex County, Vermont, named from the town in Kent, 

England.

Maine; State of the Union, said to be named for the private estate of Henrietta 

Maria, in Maine, a province of France; or, according to another authority, so 

called because the fishermen of the islands along the coast referred to the mainland as the main, and in some early documents it was spelled Mayn.

Makage; western tributary of the Minnesota River. From an Indian word, makar/i, 

meaning "brown earth."

Makanda; township and village in Jackson County, Illinois, named for an Indian 

chief.

Makiapier; pond in New Jersey. An Indian word meaning "water of a reddish 

color." '

Malade; river and village in Oneida County, Idaho. A French word meaning 

"sick" or "infirm."
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Malaga; towns in Gloucester County, New Jersey, and Monroe County, Ohio, named

from Malaga in Spain.

Malcom; town in Poweshiek County, Iowa, named for an early Scotch settler. 

Maiden; city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named from the borough of

Maldon in England.

Malheur; river and county in Oregon. A French word meaning "misfortune." 

Malmaison; village in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, named for a chateau in France. 

Malta; towns in Saratoga County, New York, and Morgan County, Ohio, named

from the island in the Mediterranean Sea. 

Malvern; town in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, named from Malvern Hill in

Virginia. 

Malvern; towns in Emannel County, Georgia, and Carroll County, 01)io, and

borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania; 

Malvern Hill; watering place in Heririco County, Virginia. Named, directly or

indirectly, from the watering place in England.

Mamajuda; island in the Detroit River, Michigan, named for an Indian squaw. 

Mamakating; town in Sullivan County, New York, named for an Indian chief. 

Mamaroneck; town in Westchester County, New York, named for an Indian chief. 

Mammoth; cave in Kentucky, so named on account of its great si/e. 

Manada; stream in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning

"island." 

Manahan; stream in York County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning

"where liquor has been drunk." 

Manahawkin; town in Ocean County and creek in New Jersey. An Indian name

meaning "good corn land," and applied to this section on account of the productiveness of the land. 

Manalapan; river in New Jersey. An Indian word meaning "good bread" or

"good country."

Man an; islands on the coast of Maine. The Indian word for island. , 

Manasquan; village in Monmouth County, New Jersey. An Indian word, originally wanasquan, meaning a "point" or "top." 

Manatawny; branch of the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania. Derived from the

Delaware Indian word menhaltanink, "here we drank" (liquor). 

Manatee; county, town in same county, and river in Florida, so named because the

sea cow or manatee is found on the coast. 

Manaticut; river in Massachusetts, named from the Indian, and probably meaning

" place of observation." 

Manato-Kikewe; stream in Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning "stoopingspirit

. river." 

Manayunk; substation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian word

meaning "place where we drank." 

Mancebona; village in Antrim County, Michigan, named for the youngest daughter

of Perrig Andress, the first settler. 

Manchester; city in Delaware County, Iowa. From "Chesterman," the name of

the original proprietor. 

Manchester; town in Essex County, Massachusetts; city in Hillsboro County, New

Hampshire; village in Ontario County, New York, and town in Chesterfield

County, Virginia; named from the city in England.

Mandan; city in Morton County, Nortb Dakota, named for the Indian tribe. 

Mandarin; town in Duval County, Florida, so named because its chief orange crop

is of this species. 

Mandeville; town in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, named for Mandeville de

Marigny, a descendant of the French officer of the first colonixation.
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Manhasset; formerly a village in Queens County, New York, and now a part of

New York City. An Indian name meaning " at the little island." 

Manhattan; an island in New York. An Indian word variously said to refer to

"island" or "place of drunkenness."

Manheim; towns in Herkimer County, New York, and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, named from the town in Germany.

Manidowish; river in Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning "evil spirit." 

Manistee; county, city in same county, and river in Michigan. An Indian word

meaning "vermilion river," or, according to other authorities, "lost river," or 

"island in the river." 

Manistique; township and village in Schoolcraft County, Michigan. An Indian

word with the same meaning as Manistee. 

'Manito; township and village in Mason County, Illinois; 

Manitou; town in El Paso County, Colorado, county in Michigan, and river in

Wisconsin. An Algonquian Indian term applied to any object of reverence,

meaning literally "spirit." 

Manitowoc; county, and city in same county, in Wisconsin. An Indian word

meaning "spirit land." : Mankato; cities in Jewell County, Kansas, and Blue Earth County, Minnesota.

An Indian word meaning "bule," or, more properly, "green earth." 

Mankisitah-Wakpa; river in South Dakota, strongly impregnated with white slime;

hence given this name by the Indians, it meaning "cloudy river." 

Manlius; town in Onondaga County, New York, named for a Roman general. 

Manly; village in Moore County, North Carolina, named for Governor Charles

Manly.

Manning; town in Carroll County, Iowa, named for a merchant of the place. ,. 

Manning; town in Clarendon County, South Carolina, named for the Manning

family, prominent in South Carolina history.

Mannsville; village in Jefferson County, New York, named for Col. H. B. Mann. 

Mannussing1 ; island in Long Island Sound. From an Indian wood, munnohan,

meaning "island." 

Mansfield; town in Holland County, Connecticut, named for Moses Mansfield, mayor -

of New Haven. 

Mansfield; village in Piatt County, Illinois, named for Gen. John Mansfield, an

officer in the civil war. 

Mansfield; town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, named for William Murray, Earl

of Mansfield. 

Mansfield; city in Richland County, Ohio, named for Col. Jared Mansfield, at one

time surveyor-general, United States. 

Mansfield; town in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, named for Asa Mann, original

owner of the land.

Manson; town in Calhoun County, Iowa, named for a resident. 

Manteno-; village in Kankakee County, Illinois. Possibly a corruption of the Indian

word manitou, meaning "spirit." 

Manteo; town in Dare County, North Carolina, named for an Indian chief of Roanoke Island in 1585.

Manton; village in Michigan, named for the first white settler, George Manton. 

Mantua; towns in Gloucester County, New Jersey, and Portage County, Ohio,

named from the town in Italy. 

Manuelito; station in McKinley County, New Mexico, named for a former chief of

the Navajos. A Spanish word meaning "little Manuel." 

Manzana; town in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish word meaning

"apple."
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Manzanita; towns in Marin, San Diego, and Tehama counties; California, named

from the extensive growths of manzanita brush.

Maple Forest; town in Crawford County, Michigan, so named because of its beautiful forests of maple trees. 

Maquon; town in Knox County, Illinois. This name was given William Penn by

the Indians because in his treaty with them on the banks of the Delaware he

used a quill pen, this word with them signifying "quill" or "feather." 

Marais; town in Orange County, Missouri. French word meaning "swamp" .or

"marsh." 

Marais des Cygnes'; river in Wabaunsee County, Kansas. A French phrase

meaning "swans' marsh." 

Marathon; town in Cortland County, Ne\v York, and county in Wisconsin, named

from the battlefield in Greece.

Marblehead; town in Essex County, Massachusetts,' so named because of the porphyry-colored rocks along the shore. 

Marcellus; towns in Cass County, Michigan, and Onondaga County, New York,

named for the illustrious Koman, M. Claudius Marcellus.

Marcus Hook; borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, named for, but a corruption of the name Of, an Indian chief, Maarte, who lived in that section. 

Marcy; town iii Oneida County, and mountain, in New York, named for a former

governor, William L. Marcy. 

Mare; island in San Pablo Bay, California, said to be so named on account of a wild

mare which formerly inhabited the island. 

Marengo; county in Alabama, and cities in McHenry County, Illinois, and Iowa

County, Iowa, named from the battlefield of Italy. 

Margaretsville; town in Northampton County, North Carolina, named for Mrs.

Margaret Rid ley. . Margaretville; village in Delaware County, New York, named for the owner of the

land, Margaret Lewis, the daughter of Governor Morgan Lewis. 

Marias; river in Montana, named for Miss Maria Wood. 

Mariaville; town in Hancock County, Maine, named for the daughter of Mr. Bingham, a large land owner. 

Mariaville; town in Schenectady County, New York, named for the daughter of

James Duane. 

Maricopa; county in Arizona, and town in Kern County, California, named from

an Indian tribe. 

Marie Saline, township in Ashley County, Arkansas. From the French, marais

saline, meaning "salt marsh." 

Maries; county, and city in same county, in Missouri, named for the Big and Little

Maries rivers, which name is of French origin. 

Marietta; city in Washington County, Ohio, named for Queen Marie Antoinette of

France. 

Marietta; town in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, named for the wives of the two

proprietors.

Marilla;. town in Erie County, New York, named for Mrs." Manila Rogers, of Alden. 

Marin; county in California, named for the celebrated chief of the Lecatuit, or

Likatuit, tribe. 

Marine; village in Madison County, Illinois, so named because settled by several

sea captains from the east. 

Marine; village in Washington County, Minnesota, named for the Marine Lumber

Company of Delaware and Vermont, which settled the village. 

Marine City; city in St. Glair County, Michigan, so named because of its location

on the St. Glair River.
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Marinette; county in Wisconsin, named for the daughter of an Indian chief, Marinette Jacobs, the name being a composite of the names Marie and Antoinette. 

Marion; counties in Alabama and Arkansas; fort in Hamilton County, Florida; 

counties in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Oregon; county, and town in Marion County, in South Carolina; 

and counties in Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia; 

Marionville; city in Lawrence County, Missouri. Named for Gen. Francis Marion.

Mariposa; river, county, and town in same county in California, named for a flower 

which grows abundantly there. A Spanish word, meaning "butterfly."

Markleville; town in Madison County, Indiana, named-for John Markle, who laid 

it out.

Marlboro; city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, county in South Carolina, and 

ten other places; some are named from the town in Wilts County, England, and 

others for the Duke of Marlboro.

Marlin; town in Falls County, Texas, named for one'of the first settlers.

Marlinton; village in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, named for an early settler.

Marlow; town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, named from the borough in 

England.

Marmiton; stream in Missouri. From the French word, marmiton, "scullion," 

from marmite, "pot" or "kettle."

Maroa; township and city in Macon County, Illinois, named from an Indian tribe.

Maroon; peak in the Elk Mountains, Colorado, so named on account of the peculiar 

color of the sandstone.

Marquam; village in Clackamas County, Oregon, named for P. A. Marquam, an old 

resident of Portland.

 s

Marquette; city in McPherson County, Kansas, county, city in same county, and

river in Michigan, county, and town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, named

for the Jesuit Missionary Jacques Marquette. 

Marseilles; city in Lasalle County, Illinois, and village in Wyandot County, Ohio,

named from the city in France. 

Marshall; county in Alabama, county, and city in Clark County, in Illinois, counties

in Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, and AVest Virginia, named

for John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States. 

Marshall; town in Boulder County, Colorado, named for Joseph M. Marshall, who

discovered coal in that section. 

Marshall; county in Kansas, named for Francis .7. Marshall, member of the first

Territorial legislature. 

Marshall; county, and village in the same county, in Minnesota, named for Gen.

William R. Marshall, governor of the State, 1866-1870. 

Marshall; county in South Dakota, named for Thomas F. Marshall, Congressman

from North Dakota. 

Marshallton; village in Newcastle County, Delaware, named for John Marshal],

who started the first rolling mill. 

Marshalltown; city in Marshall County, Iowa, named for Chief Justice John

Marshall. 

Marshfield; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, so named on account of its

situation. 

Marshfield; city in Webster County, Missouri, named for the home of Daniel

Webster. 

Marshfield; town in Washington County, Vermont, named for Capt. Isaac Marsh,

who purchased the town site from the Indians. 

Marshfield; city in Wood County, Wisconsin, named for J. J. Marsh, of New York,

who owned the greater part of the, town. Another authority attributes the name

to large areas of marshy land in the vicinity.
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Marthas Vineyard; island comprising Dukes County, Massachusetts. Martha is 

said to be a corruption of Martin, the name of a friend of the discoverer, Vineyard being added on account of the abundance of wild grapes on the island.

Martin; counties in Indiana and Kentucky, named for Col. John P. Martin.

Martin; county in Minnesota, named for Henry Martin, an early settler.

Martin; town in Claiborne County, Mississippi, named for Gen. W. T. Martin, of 

Natchez, Mississippi.

Martin; county in North Carolina, named for colonial governor, Josiah Martin.

Martin; county in Texas, named for Wyly Martin, an early settler.

Martinez; town in Contra Costa County, California, named for a prominent Spanish 

settler.

Martins; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler.

Martins; location in Coos County, New Hampshire, granted to Thomas Martin, 1773.

Martinsburg-; village in Dixon County, Nebraska, named for Jonathan Martin, its 

first settler.

Martinsburg; borough in Blair County Pennsylvania, named for its founder.

Martinsburg; town in Berkeley County, West Virginia, named for Col. Tom Martin, 

a nephew of Lord Fairfax, a wealthy landowner.

Martins Ferry; city in Belmont County, Ohio, named for the family who established the ferry. '

Martinsville; city in Morgan County, Indiana, named for the oldest of the locating 

commissioners, John Martin.

Martinsville; village in Harrison County, Missouri, named for Zadoc Martin, a 

miller.

Martinsville; town in SpartanburgCounty, South Carolina, named for the founder.

Martinsville; town in Henry County, Virginia, named for Col. Joe Martin, original 

owner of the town site.

Marvine; mountains in Colorado and Utah, named for the geologist, A. R. Marvine.

Mary; bay in Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone Park, named for Miss Mary Force.

Mary; lake in Yellowstone Park, named for Miss Mary Clark.

Maryland; one of the thirteen original States, named for Henrietta Maria, wife of 

Charles I, of England.

Marysville; township and city in Yuba County, California, named for Mrs. Mary 

Covilland, one of the founders.

Marysville; city in Marshall County, Kansas, named for the wife of Francis J Marshall, for whom the county was named.

Marysville; town in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, named by Thomas Cruse 

for his mother.

Marysville; village in Union County, Ohio, named for the daughter of the original 

proprietor.

Mascoutah; city in St. Clair County, Illinois. An Indian word meaning "prairie," 

or "grassy plain."

Masgeek-Hanna; stream in Pennsylvania; a Delaware Indian word meaning 

"stream flowing through swampy ground."

Mashamoquet; stream in Connecticut. An Indian word meaning " near the great 

mountain," or, according to another authority, "at the great fishing place."

(

Mashapaug; village in Tolland County, Connecticut; 

Mashpee; town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. From an Indian word, 

mashapaug, meaning either "standing water," or "great pond." 

Maskegon; river in Michigan. An Indian word meaning "swamp," or "bog." 

Mason; village in Effingham County, Illinois, named for Roswell B. Mason, chief

engineer Illinois Central Railroad.

Mason; county in Illinois, named from Mason County, Kentucky, the birthplace of 

many of the early settlers.
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Mason; river in northern Illinois, tributary to the Illinois River, named for

William Mason, an early settler.

Mason; bayou in Chicot County, Kansas, named for the early proprietor, the Marquis of Maison Rouge. 

Mason; county in Kentucky, named for George Mason, an intimate friend of George

Washington.

Mason; county in Michigan, named for Stevens T. Mason, the last Territorial governor and first State governor. 

Mason; town in Hillsboro County, New Hampshire, named for John Mason, the

founder of the colony.

Mason; county in Texas, named for Captain Mason, United States Army. 

Mason; county in Washington, named for Charles H. Mason, the first State secretary. 

Mason; county in West Virginia, named for George Mason, governor of the State. 

Mason; creek in Yellowstone Park, named for Maj. Julius W. Mason, United

States Army.

Mason City; township and city in Mason County, Illinois, named from the county. 

Masonville; town in Delaware County, New York, named for Rev. John M. Mason,

of New York.

Massabesic; village in Hillsboro County, New Hampshire. An Indian word meaning " place at a great river." 

Massac; county in Illinois and fort on the Ohio River, named for Monsieur Massiac, the French minister of marine during the French and Indian war. 

Mayfield; city in Graves County, Kentucky, named for John Mayfield, who lost his

life by drowning in the creek near the city. 

Maynard; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named for the founder of the

woolen mills in the town. 

Massachaug; pond in Rhode Island. An Indian word meaning "place where

rushes grow." 

Massachusetts; one of the thirteen original States. An Indian word meaning

" near the great hills." 

Massapeag; village in New London County, Connecticut. An Indian .word meaning

'' great water 1 and." 

Massena; village in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for Andre Massena, a

marshal of France.

Massillon; city in Stark County, Ohio, named for Jean Baptiste Massillon, a celebrated French divine. 

Masten; village in Kent County, Delaware, named for William Hasten, an early

settler. 

Masthope; town in Pike County, Pennsylvania. A corruption of the Delaware

Indian mashapi meaning " beads of glass." 

Matagoodus; tributary of the Penobscot River in Maine. An Indian word meaiiing

" meadow ground." 

Matagorda; county, and village in same county, in Texas. A Spanish word meaning

" thick brush." 

Matamoras; village in Pike County, Pennsylvania. A Spanish word meaning

"Moor slayer." 

Matanaucook; branch of the Penobscot River, in Maine. An Indian word meaning

" place of bad lands." 

Matawan; town in Monmouth County, New Jersey. An Indian word to which

various meanings are ascribed, among them "magician," "charmed skin," "it

ai'rives in a lake." 

Mathews; county in Virginia, named for Gen. Thomas Mathews, an officer of the

Revolution.
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Matoaca; village in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The original name of the

Indian princess, Pocahontas, for whom it is named.

Mattahumkeag; lake in Maine. An Indian word meaning "sand creek pond." 

Mattapan; station in Boston, Massachusetts. An Indian word meaning "sittingdown place." - 

Mattapoisett; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. An Indian word given

various meanings, "at the great rivulet," "place of rest," "unfavorable for

the passage or shelter of canoes." 

Mattaponi; river in Virginia. A corruption of the Indian form mattapament, of

unknown meaning. 

Mattawamkeag; river, and town in Penobscot County, Maine. An Indian word

meaning "down a stream which empties into the main river." 

Matteawan; stream and village in Dutchess County, New York, Avhich in early

days was noted for its peltrie, hence the Indian name meaning "good fur," or

"enchanted skin." 

Matthews; town in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, named for a prominent

resident. 

Mattison; village.in Cook County, Illinois, named for George Joel Aldrich Mattison,

governor of the State, 1853-1857.

Mattituck; village in Suffolk County, New York. An Indian word meaning "place

without Avood," or " land not Avooded."

Mattoon; city in Coles County, Illinois, named for William Mattoon, a landOAvner. 

Mauch Chunk; borough and river in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. From the

Indian, machk, meaning "bear," and tschunk, "mountain."

Mamnee; village in Lucas County, Ohio. Another form of the tribal name Miami. 

Maurepas; lake in Louisiana, named for Frederic Phillipeaux, Count of Maurepas. 

Maurice; stream in New Jersey, named for the stadtholder of the United Dutch

provinces, Maurice, Count of Nassau and Prince of Orange. 

Maury; county in Tennessee, named for Abram Maury. 

Maury; island in Washington, named for a naval officer. 

Mauston; city in Juneau County, Wisconsin, named for Gen. M. M. Maughs, former

proprietor of the original village. 

Mauvaises Terres; tract on the White River, in North Dakota. A French name

meaning "bad lands." 

Maverick; county in Texas named for Samuel A. Maverick, a prominent early

settler. 

Maxatawny; stream in Berks County, Pennsylvania. From a DelaAvare Indian word,

machsit-hanna, meaning "bear's path stream."

Maxwell; town in Colusa County, California, named for its founder. 

May; cape on the southern extremity of NCAV Jersey, named for Cornelius Jacobson

May, a Dutch navigator of the West Indian Company.

Mayaimi; lake in Florida. An Indian Avord meaning " very large Avater." 

Mayersville; town in Issaquena County, Mississippi, named for David Meyers, a

large landOAvner. 

Mayesville; town in Sumter County, South Carolina, named for the Mayes family,

prominent in the county. 

Mayodan; village in Rockingham County, North Carolina. A combination of the

name of a prominent resident of Richmond, Virginia, and of the river Dan. 

Mays; creek in Michigan, named for Judge May.

Mays Landing; toAvri in Atlantic County, New Jersey, named for Cornelius Jacobson May, a Dutch navigator of the West Indian Company. 

Maysville; city in Mason County, Kentucky, named for the original proprietor,

John May. 

Maysville; village in Jones County, North Carolina, named for a prominent citizen.
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Mayville; villages in Tuscola County, Michigan, and Chautauqua County, New

York, named for the month of May. 

Mayville; city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, named for "JJncle" May, an early

settler.

Mazon; town in Grundy County, Illinois. An Indian name meaning "weed," referring to a species which grew along a stream near the town. 

Meade; peak in Idaho, county, and city in same county in Kansas, and county in

South Dakota, named for Gen. George C. Meade. 

Meade; county in Kentucky, named for Capt. James Meade. 

Meadville; town in Franklin County, Mississippi, named for Cowles Meade, second

secretary of the Territory. 

Meadville; city in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, named for Gen. David Mead,

its founder. 

Meagher; county in Montana, named for Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher, a State

official. 

Meander Creek; stream in the Mahoning Valley, Ohio, so named by the surveyor

because of its wandering course. '

Meares; cape in Washington, named for the explorer, John Meares. 

Mebane; town in Alamance County, North Carolina, named' for Gen. Alexander

Mebane.

Mecca; town in Trumbull County, Ohio, named for the capital of Arabia. 

Mechanicsburg; village in Champaign County, Ohio, so named because of the large

percentage of mechanics in the population. 

Mecklenburg; counties in North Carolina and Virginia, named for the Queen of

George III, Charlotte of Mecklenburg. 

Medary; town in Brookings County, South Dakota, named for Samuel Meclary,

governor of Kansas Territory. 

Medfleld; town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. A contraction of its original

name of Meadowfield, given it on account of the beautiful meadows. 

Media; borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, so named because of its location in the center of the county. 

Mediapolis; town in Des Moines County, Iowa, so named because it is half way

between Burlington and Washington. 

Medina; county, and township and village in same county, in Ohio, named from the

city in Arabia. 

Medina; county and river in Texas, named for a Mexican-Spaniard, P. Medina, an

early settler. 

Medo; village in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. The Indian name for a root which

in appearance and taste resembles the sweet potato. 

Medora; town in Billings County, North Dakota, named for the wife of the Marquis

de Mores. 

Meeker; town in Clear Creek County, Colorado, named for N. C. Meeker, of the

New York Tribune. 

Meeker; county in Minnesota, named for Bradley B. Meeker, associate justice of the

supreme court, 1849-1853. 

Meherrin; river in Virginia. An Indian word meaning ;( island," the name of a

tribe of that region.

Meigs; peak in Colorado, named for Gen. M. C. Meigs. 

Meigs; counties in Ohio and Tennessee, named for Col. Return J. Meigs. 

Melones; town in Calaveras County, California. A Spanish name meaning "elmons," descriptively applied. 

Melrose; city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named by William Bogle, a

resident, from the borough in Scotland. 

Melvern; city in Osage County, Kansas, named from the Malvern Hills in England.
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Memaloose; island in the Columbia River, near The Dalles, Oregon, from a Chinook

Indian word meaning "dead," so named because it was an Indian burial place. 

Memphis; city in Scotland County, Missouri, named from the city in Egypt. 

Memphis; city in Shelby County, Tennessee, so named because situated upon the

river in a manner very similar to the city in Egypt. 

Memphreinagog; lake in Vermont. An Indian word said to mean "beautiful

water," "lake of abundance." 

Menard; county in Illinois, named for Pierre Menard, lirst lieutenant-governor of

the State.

Menard; county in Texas, named for M. B. Menard, a prominent early settler. 

Menasha; city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning

"thorn," or "island."

Mendham; town in Mason County, New Jersey, named from the town in England. 

Mendocino; county, and cape in Humboldt County, in California, named for Don

Antonia de Mendoza, the viceroy of Mexico. 

Mendon; township and village in .Adams County, Illinois, named from Mendon,

Massachusetts.

Mendon; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named from the town of Mendham, England. 

Mendota; township and city in Lasalle County, Illinois. From an Indian word

meaning the junction of two trails, and applied to the settlement on account of

the crossing of two railroads. 

Mendota; village in Dakota County, Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "the

mouth of a river." 

Mendoza; village in Caldwell County, Texas, named for Don Antonio de Mendoxa,

the viceroy of Mexico.

Menifee; county in Kentucky, named for Richard H. Menifee. 

Menoken; town in Shawnee County, Kansas. An Indian word meaning "it grows

well," "good growing place," "fortunate." 

Menominee; town in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, river, county, and city in same

county in Michigan, and city in Dunn County, Wisconsin. The name of an

Indian tribe, the word referring to the wild rice which grew abundantly in those

regions.

Mentor; township and village in Lake County, Ohio, named for Mentor, the counselor of Telemachus.

Mentz; town in Cayuga County, New York, named from the city in Germany. 

Mequon; river and township in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. An Indian name

meaning "ladle," and given to the river because of a bend m the river resembling

a paddle. 

Meramec; river in Missouri. A corruption Of the Indian name which signifies

"catfish river." ' 

Merced; county, and city in same county in California. A Spanish word meaning

"mercy." 

Mercer; counties in Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania,

and West Virginia, named for Gen. Hugh Mercer, of the Revolution. 

Mercer; county in North Dakota, named for William Henry Harrison Mercer, an

early pioneer and ranchman. 

Mercersburg; borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, named for Gen. Hugh

. Mercer. 

Merchantville; borough in Carnden County, New Jersey, named for the Merchant

family.

Meredith; town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, named for a British nobleman. 

Meredith; town in Delaware County, New York, named for Samuel Meredith, of

Pennsylvania.
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Meredosia; town in Morgan County, Illinois. .A French name, corrupted from

inarms d''osier, meaning "willow marsh." Another authority gives mere,

"lake," and d'Osea, the name of a French priest living in the vicinity. 

Meriwether; county in Georgia, named for David Meriwether, former member of

Congress from Georgia 

Merom; town in Sullivan County, Indiana, named for the waters of Merom in

Palestine. 

Merrill; city in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, named for S. S. Merrill of the Wisconsin

Central Railroad Company. 

Merrimac; town in Essex County, Massachusetts, river in New Hampshire and

Massachusetts, and village in Sank County, Wisconsin; 

Merrimack; county, and town in Hillsboro County, in New Hampshire. From the

Indian, meaning "sturgeon," or "swift water." 

Mesa; county in Colorado, from the Spanish "mesa," table, hence a table-land or

plateau.

Mesa Grande; township in San Diego County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning "great table-land."

Mesa Inclinado; plateau in western Colorado. The name is Spanish and significant of the slope of the mesa.- 

Meshoppen; stream in Pennsylvania. A. Delaware Indian name meaning "glass

beads," and given this stream because of the barter of trinkets made upon its

banks.

Mssick; town in Wexford County, Michigan, named for its first settler. 

Mesilla; towns in Butte County, California, and Dona Ana County, New Mexico.

A Spanish word meaning "little table-land." 

Meskaskeeseehunk; branch of the Mattwanikeag River, Maine. An Indian word

meaning "little spruce brook."

Mesorigo; stream in Maryland. An Indian word meaning "where we killed deer." 

Mesopotamia; township in Trumbull County, Ohio, situated between two rivers,

and named from Mesopotamia in Asia, which lies between the Tigris and

Euphrates; from the Greek, signifying literally "between the rivers." 

Mesquite; village in Dallas County, Texas. The Spanish name for a tree of the

locust family. 

Metamora; village in Woodford County, Illinois, named for the Indian chief who

was the hero of Edwin Forrest's play. 

Metcalfe; county in Kentucky, named for Thomas Metcalfe, an early governor of

the State. 

Metea; village in Cass County, Indiana, named for Pottawattomie, an Indian chief,

or possibly from meda or meta, which means "prophet" or "priest." 

Methuen; town in Essex County, Massachusetts, probably named for Lord Paul

Methuen by Governor Dummer. 

Metuchen; borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, named for the chief of the

Raritans. 

Metropolis; city in Massac County, Illinois. The name is expressive of the hope

of the founders. 

Metz; township in Presque Isle County, Michigan, and nine other places bear the

name of the town in Germany.

Mexia; town in Limestone County, Texas, named from Mexico. 

Mexico; city in Audrain County, Missouri. Named from the country which is said

to be derived from the Aztec word, Mexitili, the name of a tutelary divinity, but

according to another authority meaning the "habitation of the god of war." 

Meyer; county in South Dakota, named for Fred Meyer, civil engineer and land

surveyor.
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Meyersdale; borough in Somerset .County, Pennsylvania, named for an early 

settler.

Miami; river and city in Bade County, Florida; county in Indiana; town in OttawaEeservation, Indian Territory; county in Kansas; city in Saline County, Missouri; and river and county in Ohio. The name of a noted Indian tribe; the 

meaning of the word is uncertain.

Mianus; village and river in Fairfield County, Connecticut. A corruption of the 

name of the Indian chief Mayanno, meaning "he who gathers together."

Micanopy; town in Alachua County, Florida, named for a chief of the Seminolo 

Indians, whose name signifies "chief of chiefs."

Michigamme; village in Marquette County, Michigan. An Indian word meaning 

"large lake."

Michigan; State of the Union and one of the Great Lakes. An Indian word, said 

by some to mean " big lake;" by others, "place for catching fish."

Middleboro; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, so named because it was 

situated between the Pilgrim settlement at Plymouth and the village of the 

Indian sachem, Massasoit, near Bristol, Rhode Island.

Middleburg; town in Vance County, North Carolina, so named because it is the 

middle point between two rivers.

Middleburg; town in Loudoun County, Virginia, so named because of its location 

midway between Upperville, in Fauquier County, and Aldie, in Loudoun County.

Middlebury; town in Addison County, Vermont, so named because it was the central of three towns surveyed simultaneously.

Middlefield; township in Geauga County, Ohio, named from its central location 

between Warren and Painesville.

Middlegrove; town in Monroe County, Missouri, so named because it is midway 

between the Big Muddy and Mississippi rivers.

Middleport; village in Niagara County, New York, so named on account of .its situation on the canal halfway between Albion and Lockport.

Middleport; village in Meigs County, Ohio, so named because of its location on the 

Ohio River, midway between Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and Cincinnati.

Middlesex; counties in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Jersey; town in 

Yates County, New York; township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; 

town in Washington County, Vermont; and county in Virginia; generally named 

from the county in England.

Middleton; town in Essex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1728, from 

parts of Salem, Topsfield, Box ford, and Andover, and said to have been so 

named because of its central location between those towns.

Middletown; town in Newcastle County, Delaware, so named because of its location midway between Bunker Hill, Maryland, and Odessa.

Middletown; city in Butler County, Ohio, situated midway between Cincinnati 

. and Dayton; hence the name.

Midland; county in Michigan, so named because of its situation in the east-central 

portion of the southern peninsula.

Midland;, county in Texas, named for its location midway between Fort Worth and 

El Paso.

Midlothian; town in Chesterfield County, Virginia, named from the county in 

Scotland.

rMifflin; county in Pennsylvania;

<Mifflinburg; town in Union County, Pennsylvania. Named for'General Mifflin,

I once governor of the State.

Milam; county in Texas, named for 'Benjamin R. Milam, an early settler and distinguished Indian fighter.
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Milan; town in Dutchess County, New York, and sixteen other towns and villages.

The name is transferred from Milan in Italy.

Milburn; town in Ballard County, Kentucky, named for William Milburn. 

Miles; city in Jackson County, Iowa, named for the man who laid it out. 

Milesburg; borough in Center County, Pennsylvania, named for its founder, Col.

Samuel Miles.

Miles City; city in Custer County, Montana, named for Gen. Nelson A. Miles. 

Milestown; station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, named for Col. Samuel Miles,

a Eevolutionary celebrity. 

Milford; towns in New Haven County, Connecticut, and Hillsboro County, New

Hampshire, named from the town in England. 

Milford; town in Kent County, Delaware, so named because of the numerous mills

in and near the town. 

Milford; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, so named on account of the

many mills erected upon Mill Eiver.

Milk; river in Montana, so named because of its whitish appearance. 

Mill; creek in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, so named because the first gristmili in

northern Ohio was built upon its bank. 

Millard; county in Utah, named for Millard Fillmore.

Millard; village in Douglas County, Nebraska, named for Ezra Millard, its founder. 

Millbank; city in Grant county, South Dakota, named for Jeremiah Millbank, a

director of the Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railroad.

Millbury; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, so named because the Blackstone River at this point is the site of many mills. 

Milledgeville; city in Georgia, named for John Milledge, an early governor of the

State. 

Millelacs; lake and county in Minnesota. From the French, "mille lacs," meaning

"thousand lakes."

Miller; county in Arkansas, named for James Miller, former governor of the State. 

Miller; county in Georgia, named for a distinguished citizen of the State, Andrew

J. Miller.

Miller; county in Missouri, named for John Miller, a former governor. 

Miller; village in Knox County, Nebraska, named for the first settler, Capt. J. M.

Miller. 

Miller; township and city in Hand County, South Dakota, named for the founder,

Henry Miller.

Miller; creek in Yellowstone Park, named for an early pioneer. 

Millerplace; village in Suffolk County, New York, named for Andrew Miller, the

son of an early pioneer of Easthampton. 

Millersburg; town in Callaway County, Missouri, named for Thomas Miller, an

early settler.

Millersburg; village in Holmes County, Ohio, named for Charles Miller, its founder. 

Millersburg; borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, named for Daniel Miller,

its founder. 

Millerstown; borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, named for its founder,

David Miller. 

Millorton; town in Dutchess County, New York, named from Samuel G. Miller, one

of the contractors and builders of the extension of the New York and Harlem

Railroad from Dover Plains to Chatham. 

Millinocket; lake on the Penobscot River, Maine. An Indian word meaning

" place full of islands." 

Mill River; village in the town of NewMarlboro, Berkshire County; Massachusetts,

so named from a mill on the Konkapot River Mill-on-the-River. 

Mills; county in Iowa, named for Major Mills, of the State.
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Mills; county in Texas, named for John S. Mills, prominent in law and polities of

the State.

Millsfield; town in Coos County, New Hampshire, named for Sir Thomas Mills. 

Millstone; borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, probably so named for the

stone found there which is suitable for milling purposes. 

Milltown; borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, so named because of the

number of mills located there.

Milo; township in Bureau County, Illinois, named from Milo, New York. 

Milo; towns in Piscataquis County, Maine, and Yates County, New York, named from

the island of Milo, in the Grecian Archipelago. 

Milpitas; town in Santa Clara County, California. A Spanish word meaning

"meadow."

Milton; county in Georgia, named for Homer V. Milton. 

Milton; town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, so named because of the number of

mills operating on the Neponset Eiver at that point.

Milton; town in Ulster County, New York; village in Caswell County, North Carolina; towns in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Chittenden County, Vermont, and Cabell County, West Virginia; named for John Milton, the poet. 

Miltonvale; city in Cloud County, Kansas, named for Milton Tootle, of St. Joseph,

the foriner owner of the town site. 

Milwaukee; county, and city in same county, in Wisconsin; the name is said to

have been derived from the Indian word mitioke, which means "good earth"

or "good country." 

Mimbres; river and mountains in New Mexico. A Spanish word meaning

"willows."

Minden; city in Kearney County, Nebraska, named from the city in Germany. 

Mine; river in Missouri. A contraction of the original French name, rivihe a la

mine. 

Miner; county in South Dakota, named for Capt. Nelson Miner and Mr. Ephriam

Miner, who were members of the legislature which created the county. 

[Mineral; counties in Colorado and West Virginia;

j Mineral Point; village in Washington County, Missouri, and city in Iowa County, 

" Wisconsin. So named because of the abundance of ore in those regions. 

Mineral; township and village in Bureau County, Illinois, named from its location

in the coal-producing region. 

Minersville; borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, so named because it is

the center of the coal fields. . . Minerva; towns in Essex County, New York, and Stark County, Ohio, named for

the goddess of wisdom. 

Mingo; village in Jefferson County, Ohio, and county in West Virginia, named for

an Indian tribe; the name is said to signify "spring people." 

JVIingo Bun; creek in Randolph County, West Virginia, named for an encampment

of Mingo Indians on its banks.

Minier; village in Tazewell County, Illinois, named for G. W. Minier, its founder. 

Minisink; town in Orange County, New York. An Indian name meaning "at the

little island." 

Minneapolis; cities in Ottawa County, Kansas, and Hennepin County, Minnesota.

A combination of the Indian word minni, ".water," and the Greek, potts, meaning "city." 

Minnehaha; falls in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and county in South Dakota.

A Sioux Indian word meaning "laughing water." 

Minneiska; stream and village in Wabasha County, Minnesota. An Indian wore]

meaning "clear water." 

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Minnequa; village in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning

"to drink." 

Minnesota; State of the Union, and a river tributary to the Mississippi. A Sioux

Indian word meaning " cloudy water" or ' sky-tinted water." 

Minuetonka; lake in Minnesota. A Sioux Indian name signifying "big water." 

Minnewaukan; post village in Benson County, North Dakota. Sioux Indian word

meaning "spirit water."

Minnicotta; lake in Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "Avarm water." 

Minniwakan; lake in North Dakota. An Indian word meaning "spirit water." 

Minooka; village in Grundy County, Illinois. An Indian word meaning "maple

forest" or "good earth."

Minor; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for Isaac Minor. 

Minot; town in Androscoggin County, Maine, named for Judge Minot, a member of

the general court.

Minto; village in Marion County, Oregon, named for John Minto, an early pioneer, 

Minturn; village in Madera County, California, named for Jonas Minturn, an old

settler.

Mirabile; town in Caldwell County, Missouri. A Latin word meaning "wonderful." . 

Miraflores; town in Orange County, California. A Spanish name, translated as

"behold the flowers." 

Miramar; town in San Diego County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning

"behold the sea." 

Mishawaka; town in St. Joseph County, Indiana, probably named for the Indian

chief, Mishiniwakci. The name means "swift water," or "red earth." 

Mispan; branch of the Delaware River. An Indian word meaning "raccoon." 

Missaukee; county in Michigan, probably named from the Indian tribe, Mississauya, which means "people of the wide-mouth river." 

Missionary; ridge extending along the northeast border of Georgia, so called because

a Presbyterian Church mission was established there at an early date. 

Missisquoi; river in Vermont. An Indian word meaning "big woman." 

Mississinewa; river in Indiana. An Indian word meaning "river of great stones." 

Mississippi; State of the Union, counties in Arkansas and Missouri, and the largest 

river in the United States. An Indian word meaning "great river," or "gathering in of all the waters," and "an almost endless river spread out." 

Missoula; county, city in same county, and river in Montana. The name is said to

have .the same meaning as Missouri, "muddy water." 

Missouri; State of the Union, and one of the largest rivers. An Indian tribal name

said to mean "muddy water."

Mitchell; town in Los Angeles County, California, named from the county in Texas. 

Mitchell; town in Eagle County, Colorado, named for George R. Mitchell, a noted

resident of Gilpin County. 

Mitchell; county in Georgia, named for David Bradie Mitchell, governor of the

State in early days. 

Mitchell; town in Lawrence County, Indiana, named for Gen. 0. W. Mitchell, who

located the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad. 

Mitchell; county, and town in same county, in Iowa, named for John Mitchell, the

Irish patriot.

Mitchell; county in Kansas, named for Gen. William D. MitchelJ. 

Mitchell; county in North Carolina, named for Elisha Mitchell. 

Mitchell; town in Wheeler County, Oregon, named for Senator John H. Mitchell. 

Mitchell; county in Texas, named for the brothers A. and E. Mitchell, prominent 

Texans of early days.
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Mitchells; peak in North Carolina, named for Elisha Mitchell, who lost his life 

while making a survey of it.

Mitchell ville; town in-Polk County, Iowa, named.for Thomas Mitchell.

Mitchigami; lake in northern Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning "large lake."

Mobeetie; town in Wheeler County, Texas. .From a Coinanche Indian word meaning '' walnut." . Moberly; city in Randolph County, Missouri, named for Col. William E. Moberly, 

of Brunswick.

Mobile; county, city in same county, river, and bay in Alabama, named from 

Maubila, an ancient Indian town upon the river.

Mobjack; bay in Maryland. The name is supposed to be a corruption of an Indian 

word.

Moccasin; village in Effingham County, Illinois. The Indian name for a shoe or 

covering for the foot.

Mocksville; town in Davie County, North Carolina, .named for the former owner of 

the land.

Modena; villages in Stark County, Illinois, and Ulster County, New York, named 

from the city in Italy.

Modesto; city in Stanislaus County, California. A Spanish word meaning "modest."

Modoc; county in California, and towns in Randolph County, Indiana, and Edgefield County, South Carolina, and nine other places, so called from the Modoc 

Indians of California. Their name in its original form signifies "southerners."

Moffat; town in Saguache County, Colorado, named for I). H. Moffat, late president 

of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.

Mogollon; plateau in Arizona and range of mountains in New Mexico. A Spanish 

word meaning '' hanger-on," " parasite.''

Mohave; county in Arizona, desert below sea level in southeastern California, and 

town in Kern County, California, named from a tribe of'Indians named 

Hamunkh-Jiabi, meaning "three hills."

Mohawk; river, township, and village in Herkimer County, New York, named 

from the Mohawk tribe, the name signifying "eater of live meat," referring to a 

bear.

Mohican; town and river in Ashland County, Ohio, named for the Indian tribe, 

the word meaning "wolf."

Moira; town in Franklin County, New York, named for the Earl of Moira.

Mokane; village in Callaway County, Missouri, on the Missouri, Kansas, and Eastern 

Railroad, the name being a combination of portions of these names.

Mokelumne; river in California. A corruption of the Indian Wakalumni, the name 

of a river.

Mokena; village in Will County, Illinois. An Indian word meaning "turtle."

Moline; township, and city in Rock Island County, Illinois, and many .other places. 

A Spanish word, sometimes written molino, meaning "mill."

Molunkus, river and plantation in Aroostock County, Maine. An Indian word 

meaning "short stretch of high land on a small stream."

Monadnock; mountain in New Hampshire. From the Indian m'an, meaning "surpassing," adn, "mountain," and ock, "place" place of the surpassing (unexcelled) mountain.

Monaghan; township in York County, Pennsylvania, named from the county in 

Ireland.

Mondamin; town in Harrison County, Iowa. An Indian word meaning "corn."

Monee; village in Will County, Illinois, named for the wife of an Indian trader, 

Joseph Bailes, the name being the Indian corruption of the English baptismal 

name of Mary.
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Monett; township and city in Barry County, Missouri, named for the general passenger agent of the New York Central Railroad.

Monhegan; island in Lincoln County, Maine. An Indian word meaning "grand 

island."

Moniteau; county and creek in Missouri, so named by the Indians because of the 

painted figure of a man upon a rock in the vicinity, the word in their language 

meaning "spirit."

Monks Corner; town in Berkeley County, South Carolina, named for Thomas Monk, 

a prominent colonial settler.

Monmouth; township and city in Warren County, Illinois, and town in Kennebec 

County, Maine, named from the Revolutionary battle of Monmouth, June 28, 

1778. -

Monmouth; county in New Jersey, nam'ed from Monmouthshire, England.

Mono; county and lake in California. A Spanish word meaning "monkey."

Monocacy; river in Maryland, and creek in Pennsylvania. An Indian word 

meaning "stream containing many large bends."

Monona; county in Iowa. The name is of Indian origin, meaning unknown.

Monongah; town in Marion County, West Virginia. An abbreviated combination 

of the names of Monongahela (River) and Monongalia (County).

Monongahela; town in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and river in AVest Virginia and Pennsylvania. A corruption of the Delaware Indian word menaungeMUa, meaning "river with the sliding banks."

Monongalia; county in West Virginia. A latinized form of the Indian word 

monongahela, meaning the "falling in river bank."

Monroe; counties in Alabama, Arkansas, and Florida; county, and city in Walton 

County, in Georgia; counties in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Kentucky; town in 

Waldo County, Maine; counties in Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, 

Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee; fort at Old Point Comfort, Virginia; counties 

. in AVest Virginia and AVisconsin; peak of the AVhite Mountains, New Hampshire; also many other cities, towns, and villages; named for President James 

Monroe.

Monroe City; town in Knox County, Indiana, named for Monroe Alton, its founder.

Monroeville; village in Salem County, New Jersey, named for S. T. Monroe, a 

minister of an early church.

Monrovia; city in Los Angeles County, California, named for Maj. W. N. Monroe,

one of the founders. 

Monrovia; village in Morgan County, Indiana, the name being a variation of the

name of the township in which it is located. 

Monsey; village in Rockland County, New York. A corruption of the Indian tribal

name minsi, meaning "wolf." 

Monson; town in Harnpden County, Massachusetts, named for John, the second

Lord Monson. 

Montague; town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, named for Capt. AVilliani

Montague. 

Montague; town in Lewis County, New York, named for the daughter of H. B.

Pierrepont.

Montague; county in Texas, named for Daniel Montague. 

Montana; State of the Union. A Latin word meaning "mountainous region," and

applicable to this State on account of the nature of its topography. 

Montauk; headland at the extreme eastern point of Long Island, New York. A

corruption of the Indian minnaiutawkil, meaning "island place," or "in the

island country." By another authority said to mean "spirit" or "spirit tree," 

Montcalm; county in Michigan, named f<pr General Montcalm.,
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Montclair; town in Essex County, New Jersey. A French name meaning "clear

mountain." 

Montebello; town in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning

"beautiful mountain." 

Monte Diablo; mountain in California. A Spanish name meaning "mountain of

the devil." 

Monterey; county, and city in the same County, in California, named for Count de

Monterey, viceroy of Mexico. A Spanish name meaning "mountain of the

king.'' 

Monterey; town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named for the battle of the

Mexican war.

Montevideo; village in Chippewa County, Minnesota, meaning "I see the mountain," referring to the coteau. 

Monte Vista; town in Rio Grande County, Colorado. From the Spanish, meaning

"mountain view." 

Montezuma; county, and town in Summit County, in Colorado, named for the

Emperor of Mexico.

Montgomery; counties in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, and Missouri; county, and village \n Orange County,

in New York; counties in North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia;

and many cities and towns; named for Gen. Richard Montgomery, who was killed

in the assault on Quebec. 

Montgomery; county in Alabama, named for Lieut. Lemuel P. Montgomery, of

Montgomery, Alabama.

Montgomery; town in Daviess County, Indiana, named for Valentine B. Montgomery, its founder.

.Montgomery; county in Tennessee, named for Col. John Montgomery. 

Montgomery; county in Texas, named for Gen. James Montgomery.. 

Monticello; town in Jasper County, Georgia, township and city in Piatt County,

Illinois, town in Lawrence County, Mississippi, village in Sullivan County, New.

York, and many other places; named from the home of President Jefferson in

Albemarle County, Virginia.

Montmorency; county in Michigan, named for Lord Montmorency. 

Montour; county, ridge, and borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, named

for Madame Montour, an early French settler from Quebec.

Montpelier; city in Washington County, Vermont, named from the city in France. 

Montrio; town in Sonoma County, California. From the Spanish,- meaning "river

mountain." 

Montrose; county, and town in same county, in Colorado, named from Sir Walter

Scott's legend of "Montrose."

Montrose; village in Grenesee County, New York, named from the town in Scotland. 

Montrose; borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, named for Dr. Robert

II. Rose. Another authority claims it was named from Montrose in Scotland. 

Monument; mountain in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named from a conical

pile of quart/ stones on the southern slope. It is of Indian origin, but traditions

regarding it vary, one being to the effect that the monument marks the grave of

the first sachem who died in the region. 

Moodus; village in Middlesex County, Connecticut. A contraction of the Indian

machemoodus, meaning "place of noises."

Moody; county in South Dakota, named for Gideon G. Moody, United States Senator. 

Mooers; town and village in Clinton County, New York, named for Gen. Benjamin

Mooers. 

Moore; county in North Carolina, named for Alfred Moore, an associate justice of

the United States.
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Moore; county in Tennessee, named for Gen. William Moore, a prominent member

of the general assembly of the State.

Moore; comity in Texas, named for E. W. Moore, commodore of the Texas navy. 

Moorefield; town in Hardy County, West Virginia, named for Conrad Moore. 

Mooresville; town in Morgan County, Indiana, named for Samuel Moore, its

founder. 

Mooresville; town in Livingston County, Missouri, named for its founder, W. B.

Moore. 

Moorhead; city in Clay County, Minnesota, named for Gen. J. K. Moorhead, of

Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. 

Moorhead; town in Cnster County, Montana, named for W. G. Moorehead of the

Northern Pacific Railroad. . Moosabec; light-house on the coast of Maine. An Indian word meaning "bald

pond place." 

Moose; river and plantation in Somerset County, Maine. A corruption of the Indian

word ?noosoa, "woodeaters." 

Moose; stream in Pennsylvania. Derived from the Indian word chinklacamoose,

meaning "it almost joins," and applicable to this river because there is a horseshoe bend in it where the extremities almost meet.

Moosetookmeguntic; lake in Maine. An Indian word meaning "where the hunters watch the moose at night." . Moosup; river and village in Windham County, Connecticut, named for the Indian

sachem Maussup.

Mora; county in New Mexico. The Spanish name for raspberries. 

Moraga; town in Contra Costa County, California. A Spanish word meaning

"bundle made by gleaners."

Moran; city in Alien County, Kansas, named for Daniel Comyan Moran, a capitalist. 

Moran; mountain in the Teton Range, Wyoming, named for Thomas Moran, the

artist.

Moravia; town in Cayuga County, New York, named from the province in Austria. 

Moreau; river in Missouri. A French word signifying "extremely well." 

Moreau; town in Saratoga County, New York, named for Marshall Moreau, of

France.

Morehead; town in Rowan County, Kentucky, named for Gov. James T. Morehead. 

Morehead; town in Carteret County, North Carolina, named for John M. Morehead,

former governor of the State. 

Moreliouse; parish in. Louisiana, named for the man who obtained the grant from

Baron Bastrop, 1764.

Moreliouse; town in Hamilton County, New York, named for the first settler. 

Morena; town in San 'Diego County, California. A Spanish word meaning "brown

bread." 

Morenci; village in Lenawee County, Michigan. The name is contracted from Montmorenci. 

Moreno; township in Riverside County, California. A Spanish word meaning

"brownish" or "swarthy."

Moresville; village in Delaware County, New York, named for the first settler. 

Morgan; counties in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio,

Tennessee, and West Virginia, named for Gen. Daniel Morgan, an officer in the

Revolution.

Morgan; county in Colorado, named for Col. Christopher A. Morgan, of the Colorado Volunteers. 

Morgan; county in Utah, named for J. Morgan Grant, one of the earliest settlers in

the county.
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Morgan; town in Orleans County, Vermont, named for John Morgan, an original

proprietor.

[Morganneld; city in Union County, Kentucky;

jMorganton; town in Burke County, North Carolina. Named for Gen. Daniel 

I Morgan, an officer of the Revolution. 

Morgan Park; village in Cook County, Illinois, named for William M. Morgan, the

first settler. 

Morgantown; town in Mionongalia County, West Virginia, named for Gen. Zacquell

Morgan, the original owner of the land.

Morganville; city in Clay County, Kansas, named for its founder, Ebenezer Morgan. 

Moriah; peak of the White Mountains, New Hampshire, and township in Essex

County, New York, named from the district in Palestine.

Morocojo; town in Monterey County, California. From the Spanish, Moro, meaning "Moor," and cojo, "crippled."

Morrill; city in Brown County, Kansas, named for Gov. E. N. Morrill. 

Morrill; town in Waldo County, Maine, named for Anson P. Morrill, former gover-

 nor of the State. 

Morrillton; city in Conway County, Arkansas, named for the early pioneers, E. J.

and George H. Morrill. 

Morris; town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, named for James Morris, academy

principal. 

Morris; township and city in Grundy County, Illinois, named for Isaac 1*. Morris,

of Quincy, canal commissioner. 

Morris; county in Kansas, named for Thomas Morris, United States Senator from

Ohio. 

Morris; township and village in Stevens County, Minnesota, named for Charles A.

F. Morris, civil engineer.

Morris; county in New Jersey, named for Lewis Morris. 

Morris; county in Texas, named for W. W. Morris. 

Morrison; town in Jefferson County, Colorado, named from the Morrison Stone and

Lime Company. 

Morrison; city in Whiteside County, Illinois, named for Charles Morrison, of New

York City. 

Morrison; county in Minnesota, named for William Morrison, an early Scotch fur

trader, and the first white man to visit the sources of the Mississippi River. 

Morristown; a town in Morris County, New Jersey, named for Lewis Morris, an

American statesman. 

Morristown; village in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for the principal

proprietor. 

Morristown; town in Hamblen County, Tennessee, named for several brothers

prominent in the affairs of the town. 

Morrisville; village in Madison County, New York, named fora family of early

settlers. 

Morrisville; village in AVake County, North Corolina, named for the owner of the

land. : Morrisville; borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, named for Robert Morris,

the financier, who formerly resided there. 

Morro; town in San LuisObispo County, California, named from a castellated island

rock at the mouth of the bay. A Spanish word meaning "castle." 

Morrow; county in Oregon, and town in Nez Perces County, Idaho, named for

Gen. Henry A. Morrow.

Morrow; county, and village in Warren County, in Ohio, named for Governor Jeremiah Morrow.
216 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [BULL. 258.

Morton; township and village in Tazewell County, Illinois, named for Marcus Morton, 'governor of Massachusetts, 1840-1843. 

Morton; counties in Kansas and North Dakota, named for Oliver P. Morton, United

States Senator from Indiana. 

Morton; village in Scott County, Mississippi, given the maiden name of the wife of '

Col. E. W. Taylor. 

Morven; town in Anson County, North Carolina, named from the mountain in

Scotland. 

Moscow; town in Somerset County, Maine, and twenty-five other places, named

from the city in Russia. 

Moshannon; creek in Pennsylvania. A corruption of a Delaware Indian word

meaning "elk creek." 

Mosinee; village in Marathon County, Wisconsin. Derived from the Indian word

meaning "moose." 

Motley; county in Texas, named for Dr. William Motley, a signer of the Declaration

of Independence. 

Moulton; town in Appanoose County, Iowa, named for an engineer on the Chicago,

Burlington and Quincy Railroad. 

Moultonboro; town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, named for Col. Jonathan

Moulton, one of the first settlers. 

Moultrie; county in Illinois, and fortification on Sullivan Island, in Charleston

Harbor, South Carolina; 

Moultrieville; town in Charleston County, South Carolina. Named for Gen.

William Moultrie, of Revolutionary fame. 

Mound; city in Linn County, ridge in McPherson County, and valley in Labette

County, Kansas, so named on account of the topography of the country. 

Mound Bayou; town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, named for the Indian mounds

on the bayou. 

Mound City; city in Pulaski County, Illinois, named from Indian mounds in the

vicinity. 

Moundsville; city in Marshall County, West Virginia, so named because the largest

mound of the mound builders is situated here. 

Mount Calvin; mountain in the Adirondacks in Essex County, New York, named

for Verplanck Calvin, for several years superintendent of the Adirondack survey. 

Mount Carmel; city in Wabash County, Illinois, and seventeen other places, bear

the name of the mountain in Palestine. 

Mount Carroll; township and city in Carroll County, Illinois, named for Charles

Carroll, of Carrollton, Maryland. 

Mount Clemens; city in Macomb County, Michigan, named for Judge Christian

Clemens, its founder.

Mount Gilead; town in Montgomery County, North Carolina, named from a country church. 

Mount Gilead; village in Morrow County, Ohio, named for the town in North

Carolina. 

Mount Holly; town in Burlington County, New Jersey, named for an eminence

covered with holly trees. 

Mount Hopkins; in the town of Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts,

named for the Rev. Dr. Mark Hopkins, for many years president of Williams

College. 

Mount Horeb; in the town of Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, so

called by the Shakers, who, in the eighteenth century, used the summit for

religious observances, after the manner of Horeb in Arabia. 

Mount Morris; township and village in Ogle County, Illinois, named for T. A. Moi--

ris, a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1836-1874.
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Mount Morris; town in Livingston County, New York, named for Mr. Thomas

Morris, of Philadelphia. 

Mount Peter; knob of blue dolomite in the village of Great Barrington, Berkshire

County, Massachusetts, named for Peter Ingersol, an early inhabitant, who

owned it. 

Mount Pleasant; township and borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania,

so named because of its pleasing location.

Mount Pulaski; township and city in Logan County, Illinois, named for the Revolutionary general, Count Pulaski, Avho was killed in the siege of Savannah in

1779. 

Mount Race; one of the higher summits of the Taghkanic Mountains, in the town

of Mount Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Named for William

Race, a resident of the western slope of the mountain. 

Mount Riga; extreme southern point of the Taghkanic Mountains in Litchfield

County, Connecticut, and town in Dutchess County, New York, named from

Mount Rhigi in Switzerland. 

Mount Sterling; township and town in Brown County, Illinois, so named by the

early settlers because they considered it a valuable location for a town. 

Mount Sterling; city in Montgomery County, Kentucky, named from the city in

Scotland, and "mount" because of the numerous mounds in the vicinity. 

Mount Tom; town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, named for Rowland

Thomas.

Mount Vernon; residence of Gen. George Washington, on the Potomac River, Virginia. Named in honor of Admiral Edward Vernon, of the British navy, by

Lewis Washington, who willed the estate to his brother, George Washington. 

Mount Vernon; township and city in Jefferson County, Illinois, city in Lawrence

County, Missouri, and many other places, named generally from the home of

George Washington. 

Mount Weston; situated in the town of Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts,

and named for the Hon. Byron Weston, a resident, and lieutenant-governor of

the State. 

Movestar; stream in Illinois. A corruption of the French mauvai&e terre, "bad

land." 

Moweaqua; village in Shelby County, Illinois, named from the Indian, which is

given the various meanings of "weeping woman," "wolf woman," " woman of

the wolf totem."

Mower; county iu Minnesota, named for J. E. Mower, a member of the Council. 

Muhlenberg; county in Kentucky, named for Gen. J. P. G. Muhlenberg, an officer

of the Revolutionary war. 

Muir; village in Ionia County, Michigan, named for W. K. Muir, superintendent of

the Detroit and Mackinac Railway.

Mullan; town in Shoshone County, Idaho, named for Lieut. John Mullan. 

Mullins; town in Marion County, South Carolina, named for the Mullin family,

prominent in that country.

Multnomah; county in Oregon. An Indian word, meaning "doAvn river." 

Mulvane; city in Sumner County, Kansas, named for John R. Mulvane, of Topeka,

Kansas. 

Muncie; village in ^7 ermilion County, Illinois, and city in Delaware County,

Indiana. The name of a subtribe of the Delaware Indians formerly residing in

Central Indiana. It is said to refer to an "islan.d." 

Muncy; town in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, a corruption of the Indian tribal

name Mind, meaning "wolf." 

Mundy; township in Genesee County, Michigan, named for Edward Muncly, former

lieutenant-governor of the State.
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Munfordville; town in Hart County, Kentucky, named for Richard I. Munford, a

former proprietor. 

Munising1 ; Village in Alger County, Michigan. From an Indian word signifying

"at the little island." 

Munnsville; village in Madison County, New York, named for Asa Munn, the first

storekeeper in the place. 

Munson; township in Geauga County, Ohio, named.from the proprietor's residence

in Mons'on, Massachusetts. 

Murder; creek in Genesee County, New York, so named because the body of a man

who was supposed to have been murdered was found in the stream. 

Murfreesboro; city in Rutherford County, Tennessee, and town in Hertford County,

North Carolina, named for Col. Hardy Murfree, an officer of the Revolution. 

Murphy; township in Calaveras County, California, named for the miner who discovered gold in the vicinity. 

Murphy; town in Cherokee County, North Dakota, named for A. D. Murphy, a

judge of the superior court. 

Murphysboro; township, and city in Jackson County, in Illinois, named for William

C. Murphy, one of the commissioners who located the county seat. 

Murray; county in Georgia, named for Thomas W. Murray, former member of the

legislature. 

Murray; precinct in Shoshone County, Idaho, named for a miner who owned the

land upon which the town is built, giving away many lots to encourage people

to settle there. 

Murray; city in Callaway County, Kentucky, named for Hon. John L. Murray,

member of Congress.

Murray; county in Minnesota, named for Hon. W. P. Murray, a member of the Territorial legislature, and pioneer of St. Paul. 

Murrayville; village in Morgan County, Illinois, named for its founder, Samuel

Murray. 

Murrieta; town in Riverside County, California, named for a former proprietor of

a large tract of land, J. Murrieta. 

Muscackituck; river in Indiana. An Indian word meaning "pond river," and so

named because of the many stagnant ponds along its course. 

Muscatine; county, and city in same county, in Iowa, probably derived from the

Indian and meaning "dweller in the prairie." 

Muscle Shoals; series of rapids in the Tennessee River in northern Alabama, so

named because of the great number of mussels found there. 

Muscoda; village in.Grand County, Kansas. An Indian word meaning "prairie,"

or "grassy plain." 

Muscogee; county in Georgia and town in Creek Nation, Indian Territory, named

for the tribes of Indians of the Creek confederacy. The name possibly means

"swamp," or "open marshy laud." . '

Musconetcong; river in New Jersey. Indian word meaning "rapid stream." 

Muscotah; city in Atchison County, Kansas. An Indian word meaning "beautiful prairie," or "prairie of fire." 

Music; cliff in the Rocky Mountains, Arizona, so named by the expedition party of

the Colorado because of the soughing of the wind about the cliffs. 

Muskeego; lake, river,.and township in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. From an

Ojibwa Indian word meaning "swamp." 

Muskegon; county, and city in same county, in Michigan. An Ojibwa Indian word

meaning "swamp." 

Musketo; creek in Mahoning Valley, Ohio, so named by the surveyors on account

of the overwhelming number of mosquitoes encountered there.
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Muskingum; river and county in Ohio. A Delaware Indian word meaning 

"moose-eye river," so called because of the number of moose and elk which 

inhabited the country. 

Musquacook; chain of lakes in Maine. An Indian word meaning "birch-bark 

place."

Mustang; stream in Texas. A Spanish name for the wild horse, herds of wild 

horses having been abundant in Texas at an early date.

Muttonville; village'in Ontario County, New York, so named because of the establishment of a tallow chandlery.

Myerstown; village in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, named for its founder, Isaac 

Myers.

Myrtle; village in Union County, Mississippi, so called because of the abundance of 

myrtle trees in the vicinity.

Mystic; river and village in New London County, Connecticut, and river in Massachusetts. From the Indian missi, "great," and tuk, "tidal river;" hence, "the 

great river."

Nacimiento; town in San Luis Obispo County, California. A Spanish word meaning "nativity."

Nacio; town ill Contra Costa County, California. From tire Spanish meaning 

"I am born."

Nacogdoches; county in Texas, named from the former inhabitants, a subtribe of 

the Caddo Indians.

Nahant; town and watering place in Essex County, Massachusetts. An Indian 

word meaning "at the point," or "two things united," the latter translation 

applying to the two islands connected by a narrow beach. Johnson states that 

the name originated in Nahanlon, the name of the Indian chief. Nason gives 

the origin from nahanlo, meaning "twin islands."

Nahma; town in Delta County, Michigan, on the Sturgeon River. The Indian 

name for sturgeon.

Naiwa; tributary of the Mississippi. An Indian word meaning "copper snake 

river."

Namekagon; lake in Wisconsin. Derived from the Indian nanma, "sturgeon," 

signifying "place where sturgeons are plentiful."

Nameless; town in Laurens County, Georgia. So named from the fact that in a 

list of several hundred names submitted to the post-office authorities not one 

was found satisfactory.

Nameoki; town in Madison County, Illinois. An Indian word meaning "fishing 

place," or "place of fish."

Nance; county in Nebraska, named for Albinus Nance.

Nansemond; river and county in Virginia. Said to be derived from the Indian 

neunschimend, "whence we fled,'' or "whence we were driven off."

Nantahala; rivers in Georgia, and Macon County, North Carolina. A corrupted 

Cherokee name, signifying "middle sun," "noon sun."

Nanticoke; river in Delaware, town in Broome County, New York, and borough 

in Luzerne County and mountain in Pennsylvania, named from the Indian tribe. 

The word means "tide-water people."

Nantucket; island and county in Massachusetts.. This name appeared upon the 

maps in 1630 as Natocko, and some authorities state that it is derived from an 

Indian word meaning "far away;"' others say that its present form is a direct 

derivation of the Indian nantuck, which means that the sandy, sterile soil 

tempted no one.

Napa; county, and city in same county, in California. Said to be an Indian word 

meaning "city," or "house."
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Naperville; township and city in Dupage County, Illinois, named for Joseph Naper,

its founder. 

Naples; towns in Scott County, Illinois, and Ontario County, New York, named

from Naples in Italy. 

Napoleon; township and village in Henry County, in Ohio, named for Napoleon

Bonaparte, the Corsican general. 

Naranjo; town in Tulare County, California. A Spanish word meaning "orange

tree." 

Narka; city in Eepublican County, Kansas, named for the daughter of a railroad

official. The name is of Indian derivation. 

Narragansett; summer resort in Washington County, Khode Island. An Anglicization of the Indian name of a tribe, which in their language means "people of

the point."

Nash; county in North Carolina, named for Gen. Francis Nash. 

Nashota; town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. An Indian word which, in the

Algonquin and Dakota languages, means, respectively, "the twins," or "kicks

up smoke."

Nashua; town in Chickasaw County, Iowa, named from the city in New Hampshire. 

Nashua; city in Hillsboro County, New Hampshire. An Indian word meaning

"land between." 

Nashville; township and city in Washington County, Illinois, named from the city

in Tennessee. 

Nashville; village in Barry County, Michigan, named for E. W. Nash, who laid out

the Michigan Central Railroad through the town. 

Nashville; town in Nash County, North Carolina, and several other towns, named

for Gen. Francis Nash.

Nashville; town in Holmes County, Ohio, probably named for Judge Simon Nash. 

Nashville; city in Davidson County, Tennessee, named for Abner Nash, at one time

governor of North Carolina. According to another authority it was named for

Gen. Francis Nash. 

Nassau; counties in Florida and New York, and several towns in different States,

named from the Duchy of Nassau in Germany. 

Natchaug; river in Connecticut. Derived from an Indian word meaning "land

between," or "in the middle." 

Natick; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. An Indian word meaning

"place of hills."

Natividad; town in Monterey County, California. The Spanish form of "nativity." 

Natrona; county in Wyoming. Derived from the Spanish, natron, meaning "native

carbonate of soda," and given this county because of the springs of this character

within its limits. 

Naubuc; town in Hartford County, Connecticut. It is said to be a corruption of the

Indian, upauk, "flooded," or "overflowed." 

Naugatuck; river, and borough in New Haven County, in Connecticut. Authorities

differ as to the meaning of its Indian origin, giving both "one tree" and "fork

of the river." 

Nauvoo; city in Hancock County, Illinois, named in obedience to a "revelation"

made to Joseph Smith, one of its Mormon founders. 

Navajo; county, and town in Apache County, in Arizona, named for the Indian tribe,

who are said to have been so named by the Spaniards, the word meaning a kind

of clasp knife, and as applied to the tribe signifying "knife-whetting people." 

Navarre; village in Stark County, Ohio, named from the province in Spain. 

Navarro; county in Texas, named for Jose Antonio NavarrOj a Mexican by birth,

but a prominent Texas citizen.
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Navesink; village in Monmouth County, New Jersey. An Indian word meaning

"high land between waters." 

Navidad; village in Jackson County, Texas. A Spanish word meaning "Christmas

Day." 

Nayattpoint; village in Bristol County, Rhode Island. Probably a corruption of

the Indian, nayaug, meaning "point" or "corner." 

Nazareth; borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, settled by Moravians,

and by them named from the town in Galilee of Palestine. 

Nebo; mountain in the Wasatch Range, Utah, and fourteen towns and villages, the

name being transferred from the mount in Palestine. 

Nebraska; State of the Union, and river in Iowa and Missouri. A Sioux Indian

word meaning "shallow water" or "broad \vater." 

Necedab; village in Juneau County, Wisconsin. A corruption of the Ojibwa Indian

nissida, "let there be three of us." 

Needham; town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, named from the town in

England. 

Needles; peaks of the Mojave Mountains in California, so named on account of

their peculiarly sharp and slender outlines. Township in San Bernardino

County, California. ' Neenah; town in Westmorelancl County, Virginia, and city in Winnebago County,

Wisconsin. The name is derived from an Indian word meaning "water." 

Negaunee; city in Marquette County, Michigan. An Indian word meaning

"first," "ahead," "he goes before;" an effort to translate the English word

"pioneer."

Neillsville; city in Clark County, Wisconsin, named for a family of early settlers. 

Neligh.; city in Antelope County, Nebraska, named for Hon. John D. Neligh. 

Nelson; counties in Kentucky and Virginia, named for Thomas Nelson, governor

of Virginia in 1781. 

Nelson; village in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, named for C. Nelson Wheeler, who

owned the town site.

Nelson; county in North Dakota, named for Hon. N. E. Nelson, a prominent pioneer settler. 

Nelsonville; town in Putnam County, New York, named for Elisha Nelson, who

built the first house in the settlement. 

Nema; town in Santa Clara County, California. A Spanish word meaning "letter

seal." 

Nemaha; counties in Kansas and Nebraska. An Indian word meaning "muddy

water."

Nennescah; river in Kansas. An Indian word meaning "good river." 

Neodesha; city in Wilson County, Kansas, at the junction of the Fall and Verdigris

rivers, and for this reason given the Indian name which means "meeting of the

waters." 

Neoga; village in Cumberland County, Illinois. An Indian word meaning "place

of the Deity."

Neosho; river and county in Kansas and city in Newton County, Missouri; 

Neosho Falls; city in Woodson County, Kansas. An Indian word meaning "clear

cold water." 

Nepaug; small stream in Connecticut. An Indian word meaning "waters" or

"fresh pond." 

Nephi; city in Juab County, Utah, named for the youngest son of Lehi, a character

of the Book of Mormon. 

Neponset; township and village in Bureau County, Illinois, named from Neponset.

Massachusetts,
222 PLACE NAMES. IN THE UNITED STATES. . [BULL. 258.

Neponset; substation of Boston and river in eastern Massachusetts. An Indian

word meaning "he walks in his sleep." 

Neptune City; borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, so named because of its

location on the seaside.

Nesbitt; town in De Soto County, Mississippi, named for early settlers. 

Nescopeck; creek and borough in Lnzerne County, Pennsylvania. A Delaware

Indian word meaning "dark, deep, and still water." 

Neshaminy; stream in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian word

meaning "stream formed by the confluence of two branches." 

Neshannock; stream, and village in Mercer County, Pennsylvania; 

Neshannock Falls; village in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. A Delaware

Indian word meaning "two adjoining streams" or "streams making one by

flowing together."

Neshoba; county in Mississippi. An Indian word meaning "gray wolf." 

Nesowadnehunk; stream and mountains in Maine. An Indian name meaning

"stream among the mountains." 

Nesquehoning; stream and village in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. A Delaware

Indian word meaning "black lick." 

Ness; county, arid city in same county, in Kansas,' named for Corpl. Noah V. Ness,

of the Seventh Kansas Cavalry.

Nesselroad; village in Jackson County, West Virginia, named for the first postmaster. 

Nettle Carrier; creek and village in Overton County, Tennessee, named for aCherokee Indian of local note. 

Nettleton; towns in Lee County, Mississippi, and Caldwell County,. Missouri,

named for a former vice-president of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham

Kail road. 

Nevada; State of the Union, counties in Arkansas and California, and mountains of

the western coast. A Spanish word meaning "snow-clad," "snowy land,"

originally applied to .the snow-capped mountains. 

Nevada; township and city in Story County, Iowa, so named by settlers from the

State of Nevada.

Neversink; river in New Jersey. A corruption of the Indian name, Navesink. 

New; A'illage in Oconto County, Wisconsin, named for Hon. John C. New, of Indianapolis, Indiana. 

New Albany; township and city in Floyd County, Indiana, named from Albany in

New York.

New Almaden; town in Santa Clara County, California, containing the most productive quicksilver mine in the United vStates. Named from the quicksilver

mines of Almaden in Spain. A Spanish word meaning "mine" or "mineral." 

Newark; town in Newcastle County, Delaware, and cities in Essex County; New

Jersey, and Licking County, Ohio, named from the town' in England. 

Newark; village in Wayne County, New York, named by early settlers from the

city in New Jersey. 

Newaygo; county, and village in same count)', in Michigan, named for an Indian

chief. The name is said to mean "much water." 

New Bedford; city in Bristol County, Massachusetts. The name of the owner of

the town site was Russell, the family name of the Duke of Bedford. 

Newbern; city in Craven County, North Carolina, named from the town of Bern in

Switzerland.

Newberry; mountain in California, named for Captain Newberry. 

Newberry; village in Luce County, Michigan, named for John A. Newberry, stockholder in the Detroit, Mackinac and Marquette Railroad. 

Newberry; township in Miami County, Ohio, probably named by a settler from

Newburyport, Massachusetts.
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Newberry; county, and town in same county, in South Carolina, said to have been

named for a prominent resident family, or, according to another authority, for

a captain in Sumter's State troops. 

New Boston; township and city in Mercer County, Illinois, named from the city

in Massachusetts.

New Braunfels; city in Cornal County, Texas, named from the town in Prussia. 

New Bremen; village in Auglaize County, Ohio, named from the city in Germany. 

New Brighton; borough in Beaver. County, Pennsylvania, named from the city in

England. 

New Brunswick; city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, incorporated in the time

of and named for King George II, of the House of Brunswick. 

Newburg; city in Orange County, New York, named from the town in Scotland. 

[Newbury; town in Essex County, Massachusetts; 

 jNewburyport; city in Essex County, Massachusetts, originally a part of Newbury.

Named from the town in England. 

Newcastle; county in Delaware, and twenty cities and towns in the United States,

generally so called from the town in England or for the Duke of Newcastle. 

Newcastle; city in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, named from the city in

England.

New Comerstown; village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. A translation of the name 

of the Delaware Indian chief Nelawatves, meaning "King Newcomer."

New Egypt; village in Ocean County, New Jersey, named from Egypt in Africa 

because of the extensive corn fields in the vicinity.

Newfane; town in Windham County, Vermont, said to have been named for 

Thomas .Fane, one of the "men of Kent."

New Florence; city in Montgomery County, Missouri, named for the daughter of 

E. A. Lewis, an early settler, and given the prefix to distinguish it from another 

town of the same name in the State.

New Geneva; village in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, named from the principal 

city of Switzerland.

New Guinea; neighborhood in the town of Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, so named because of a settlement of several hundred negroes who escaped 

from bondage in New York State.

New Hamburg; village in Scott County, Missouri, named from the city in Germany.

New Hampshire; State of the Union, named from the county in England.

New Hanover; county in North Carolina, named from the Duchy of Germany.

New Harmony; town in Posey County, Indiana, settled by the "Harmonists," and 

named for that sect.

New Haven; county, and city in same county, in Connecticut, settled by parties 

from Boston, who called it a "new haven."

New Haven; town in Addison County, Vermont, named from the city in Connecticut.

New Iberia; town in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, given the ancient name of Spain.

Newicargut; river in Alaska. An Indian word meaning "frog river."

New Jersey; State of the Union; originally a grant to Sir George Carteret, who 

named it for his home on the Isle of Jersey, off the coast of England.

New Kent; county in Virginia, and island in Chesapeake Bay, named from the 

county in England.

New Hartford; town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, settled by people from 

Hartford.

New Lexington; village in Perry County, Ohio, named from the town in Massachusetts.

New London; county, and city in same county, in Connecticut, and town in Stanly 

County, North Carolina, named from London in England.
224 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [BULL. 258.

New London; city in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, named from New London,

Connecticut, by an early settler.

New Madrid; county, and city in same county, in Missouri. The land was originally 

- a grant to Gen. George Morgan from Spain, and was named by him from its

principal city. 

Newmarket; town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, named from the city

in England. . . New Marlboro; town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named from the city in

Middlesex County.

New Mexico; Territory of the Union, named from the country of Mexico. 

rNewman; city in Coweta County, Georgia;

 iNewmanville; village in Alachua County, Florida. Named for Gen. Daniel Newl man, an officer in the Seminole war.

New Orleans; city in Orleans parish, Louisiana, named from the city in France. 

New Philadelphia; city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, named by its founder, John

Knisely, from the city in Pennsylvania. 

Newport; towns in Herkimer County, New York, and Carteret County, North

Carolina, and county in Rhode Island, named from the city in Rhode Island. 

Newport; borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, so named at the time of the

opening of the Pennsylvania canal, as being a new port for shipping. 

Newport, city in Newport County, Rhode Island, so named by a party of settlers

from Portsmouth, who called it a "new port." 

Newport News; city in Warwick County, Virginia, named for Capt. Christopher

Newport and Captain (or Sir William) Newce.

New Richmond; village in Clermont County, Ohio, named from the city in Virginia. 

New Richmond; city in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, named for Richmond Day,

a founder. 

NewRochelle; city in Westchester County, New York, named from the city in

France. 

Newry; towns in Troup County, Georgia, and Oxford County, Maine, township in

Freeborn County, Minnesota, borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, and town

in Vernon County, Wisconsin, named either directly or indirectly from the town

in Ireland. 

New Smyrna; town in Orange County, Florida, named from the native place of the

wife of Dr. Andrew Turnbull, a colonist. 

Newton; county in Arkansas, named for Isaac Newton, who spoke in opposition to

secession at the meeting in Little Rock, in 1861. 

Newton; county, and town in Baker County, in Georgia, city in Jasper County,

Illinois, and counties in Indiana, Missouri, and Texas, named for Sergt. John

Newton, of the Revolutionary war.

Newton; city in Harvey County, Kansas, named from the city in Massachusetts. 

Newton; city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, originally a part of Cambridge,

and when separated called "new town," afterwards contracted to Newton. 

Newton; county in Mississippi, named for Sir Isaac Newton. 

New Ulm; city in Brown County, Minnesota, named by immigrants from their

native city of Ulm, Germany. 

New York; State of the Union, and county in same State, named for the Duke of

York, the original grantee. 

Nez Perce; county, and town in same county, in Idaho, and river in Yellowstone

Park, named for a tribe of Indians, who were so called by the French settlers,

the phrase meaning "pierced nose." 

Niagara; county in New York and river between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. An

Jroquois Indian word meaning "across the neck," or "at the neck."
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Niagara Falls; city in Niagara County, New York, named from the celebrated falls 

on the Niagara River.

Niantic; river, village, and bay in New London County in Connecticut. An Indian 

word meaning "at the point of land on a tidal river."

Nicholas; county in Kentucky, named for Col. George Nicholas, a Revolutionary 

officer.

Nicholas; county in West Virginia, named for an early governor, W. C. Nicholas.

Nicholas; village in Wasco County, Oregon, named for an early settler.

Nicholasville; city in Jessamine County, Kentucky, named for Col. George Nicholas, a Revolutionary officer.

Nicholville; village in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for E. S. Nichols, 

an agent of the proprietor.

Nickerson; city in Nickerson County, Kansas, named for Thomas Nickerson, an 

officer of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.

Nicollet; county, and village in same county, in Minnesota,, named for Joseph Nicholas Nicollet, a French explorer, and cartographer.

Nicomanchee; very dark stream in Washington. An Indian word meaning

" shadowy water/'

Nigger Baby Hill; mining camp in Dolores County, Colorado, so named because

of the large amount of black oxide of manganese found in the outcrop. 

Nilaks; mountain in Oregon. Derived from the Indian word, nilakshi meaning

"daybreak." 

Ninety-six; town in Greenwood County, South Carolina, so named because it was

96 miles from the Cherokee Indian trading town of Keowee. 

Ninevah; township in Johnson County, Indiana, and six other places, bear the

name of the ancient capital of Assyria.

Niobrara; river, and village in Knox County, in Nebraska. An Indian word meaning "broad water," or "running water." 

Nippenose; creek and valley in Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning "like

summer," or "where cold does not penetrate." 

Nishnabotna; river in Iowa, and village in Atchison County, Missouri. An Indian

word meaning "canoe-making river." 

Niskayuna; town in Schenectady County, New York. An Indian word meaning

" extensive corn flats." 

Nitro; town in Contra Costa County, California, named from the nitroglycerin

works within its limits. 

Niwot; village in Boulder County, Colorado. The Indian name for Left Hand

Creek. 

Noank; village in New London County, Connecticut. Derived from the Indian

word, naytmg, "point of land."

Noble; county in Indiana, named for Noah Noble, an early governor. 

Noble; county in Ohio, named for James Noble, an early settler. 

Noble; county in Oklahoma, named for John Noble, at one time Secretary of the

Interior. 

Nobles; county in Minnesota, named for Col. William H. Nobles, a member of the

Minnesota Territorial legislature. 

Noblesboro; town in Lincoln County, Maine, named for James Noble, an early

settler. 

Noblesville; city in Noble County, Indiana, named for Noah Noble, an early

governor. 

Nockamixon; township and village in Bucks County, Pennsylvania; a Delaware

Indian word meaning " where there are three houses." 

Nodoway; county and river in Missouri. An Algonquian Indian word signifying

"snakes," and, figuratively, "aliens" or "enemies." 

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226 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [BULL. 258.

Negates; town in Santa Cruz County, New Mexico. Derived from the Spanish 

word, nogal, meaning " common walnut tree."

Nokomis; city in Montgomery County, Illinois, named for the mother of Weuonah 

in Longfellow's "Hiawatha," the Ojibwa Indian word meaning "grandmother. '

Nolan; county in Texas, named for Philip Nolan, a trader and Indian fighter in the 

early days of Texas.

Nordhoff; town in Ventura County, California, named for Charles Nordhoff.

Norfolk; county in Massachusetts, city in Madison County, Nebraska, and county, 

and town in same county, in Virginia, named from the county in England.

Normal; town in McLean County, Illinois, so named because it is the seat of the 

State Normal School.

Norman; county in Minnesota, named for Norman W. Kittson, a prominent 

pioneer.

Normans Kill; stream in New York, named for Albert Andriessen JBradt de Norman, an early settler.

Norridgewock; town in Somerset County, Maine. An Indian word meaning 

"place of deer," or, according to another authority, "smooth water between 

falls."

Norris; town within the corporate limits of Detroit, settled by and named for Col. 

P. W. Norris.

Norris; mountain in Yellowstone Park, named for Philetus W. Norris, the second 

superintendent of the reserve.

Norristown; borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, named for Isaac Norris, who purchased the land from William Penn.

North; town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, named for John F. North, its 

founder.

North Adams; city in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named from its relation to 

Adams, of which it was originally a part.

Northampton; town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, and counties in Pennsylvania and Virginia, named from the county in England.

Northampton; county in North Carolina, named for the Earl of Northampton.

Northampton; township in Summit County, Ohio, named by Simon Prior, an early 

settler from Northampton, Massachusetts.

North Anna; river in Virginia, named for Anne, Queen of England.

North Bend; city in.Dodge County, Nebraska, so called because it is situated in the 

north bend of the Platte River.

North Bend; village in Hamilton County, Ohio, named from the bend in the Ohio 

River at that point.

North Canaan; town in Litchh'eld County, Connecticut, named from its relation to 

Canaan, of which it originally formed a part.

North Carolina; State of the Union, named for King Charles II of England.

North Dansville; town in Livingston County, New York, named for Daniel P. 

Faulkner, an early settler.

Northeast; town in Dutchess County, New York, so named because of its geographical position in the county.

Northfield; town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, so called because of its northerly situation in'the county.

Northfleld; city in Rice County, Minnesota, named for John W. North, who laid 

out the town.

Northfield; township in Summit County, Ohio, named for its location in the 

county. .

Northford; village in New Haven County, Connecticut. The name is formed from 

North Branford and Walling/ord, of which towns the village was originally a part.
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North Hero; town in Grand Isle County, Vermont, named for one of the two

islands which were called "Two Heroes" and granted to Ethan Alien, the

intention being that they should be owned only by brave men warmly .disposed

toward the Revolution. 

North. Manchester; town in Wabash County, Indiana, named from the, city in

England, with the prefix "north," to distinguish it from another Manchester

in the State.

Northport; characteristic name given to several places in the United States. 

Northumberland; towns in Coos County, New Hampshire, and Saratoga County,

New York, county, and borough in same county in Pennsylvania, and county

in Virginia, named from the county in England. 

North Vernon; township and town in Jennings County, Indiana, named from the

town of Vernon in France. 

Northville; township and village in Wayne County, Michigan, named for its loca-

. tion in the northerly part of the oldest county in the State.

North Webster; village in Kosciusko County, Indiana, named for Daniel Webster. 

Norton; county, and city in same county, in Kansas, named for Capt. Orloff Norton,

of the Fifteenth Kansas Cavalry.

Norton; town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, named from the town in -England. 

Norton; township in Summit County, Ohio, named for Birdsey Norton, a principal

land proprietor. 

Norton Sound; an inlet of Bering Sea on thecoastof Alaska, named for Sir Fletcher

Norton. 

Nortonville; city in Jefferson County, Kansas, named for L. Norton, jr., of the

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company. 

Norwalk; city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, said to have been so named because,

when purchased from the Indians, the northern boundary was to extend northward from the sea one day's walk, according to the Indian marking of the distance. According to another authority it is derived from nayang, "point of

land." 

Norwalk; town in Warren County, Iowa, and city in Huron County, Ohio, named

from Norwalk, Connecticut. 

Norway; township and city in Dickinson County, Michigan, so named by the early

Norwegian settlers. 

Norway; towns in Herkinier County, New York, and Oraugeburg County, South

Carolina, named from the country in Europe. 

Norwich; city in New London County, Connecticut, and village in Chenango County,

New York, named from the city in England. 

Norwich; village in Kinginan County, Kansas, and town in Hampshire County,

Massachusetts, named from Norwich,-Connecticut. 

Norwood; town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, and twenty-two other places,

being generally named from the town in England. 

Nottoway; river and county in Virginia, named for the Indian tribe, the word

meaning "snake" that is, an enemy. 

Novato; village and township in Marin County, California. A Spanish word

meaning "new, ' "commencing in anything."

Novo-Arkhangelsk; seaport of Alaska, named from the city in Russia. 

Noxubee; county in Mississippi. An Indian word meaning "stinking water." 

Nuckolls; county in Nebraska, named for an early settler.. 

Nueces; river and comity in Texas. Derived from the Spanish word nuez, meaning

"nut," pecan. 

Nuevo; town in San Diego County, California. A Spanish word meaning "new"

or "modem."
228 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [BULL. 258.

Nunda; village in McHenry County, Illinois, and town in Livingston County, New 

York, derived from the Indian word nundao, meaning "hilly," or, according 

to another authority, "potato ground."

Nyack; village in Rockland County, New York, originally written Niack. An 

Indian word meaning "corner" or "point."

Nye; county in Nevada, named for James W.Nye, the first governor of the Territory.

Oahe; village in Hughes County, South Dakota. An Indian word meaning " foundation."

Oak; a prefix much used in combination with lodge, rnont, park, point, ridge, summit, ton, town, vale, and valley, and generally so given on account of the preponderance of this species of tree.

Oakham; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named from the town in 

England.

Oakland; county in Michigan, so named from the prevalence of oak openings.

Oakland; city in Burt County, Nebraska, named for the man who purchased the 

town site from the original settler.

Oakley; city in Logan County, Kansas, named for Mrs. Eliza Oakley Gardner.

Oakley; village in Saginaw County, Michigan, named for an early pioneer.

Oatmans Flat; place in Arizona, so named because it was the scene of the massacre 

of Royce Oatman and his family by the Apaches.

Oberlin; city in Decatur County, Kansas, named from the city in Ohio.

Oberlin; village in Lorain County, Ohio, named for Jean Frederick Oberlin, a philanthropist.

Obion; county and river in Tennessee, named for Captain Obion, who was stationed 

at a French garrison in the vicinity.

O'Brien; county in Iowa, named for the Irish patriot, William Smith O'Brien.

Ocala; city in Marion County, Florida, named from the Indian village, the word

meaning "green," or "fertile land." 

Ocean; county in New Jersey; 

Oceana; county in Michigan;

Ocean City; village in Cape May County, New Jersey;

Oceano; town in San Luis Obispo County, California. So named because of their 

location by or near the ocean or some large body of water.

Oceanside; city in San Diego County, California. The name is descriptive, suggested by the location.

Ocean Springs; town in Jackson County, Mississippi. So named because of the 

numerous mineral springs in the vicinity.

Ocheyedan; town in Osceola County, Iowa. An Indian word meaning "place of 

mourning."

Ochiltree; county in Texas, named for W. B. Ochiltree, a prominent politician of 

the State.

Ochlockonee; river in Georgia and Florida. A Creek Indian word meaning "yellow water."

O.cklawaha; branch of the St. Johns Kiver, Florida. A Seminole Indian word 

meaning "muddy water."

Oconee; river, county, and town in Washington County, in Georgia, village in Shelby 

County, Illinois, and county in South Carolina. An Indian word, the name of 

an ancient Creek town.

O'Connor; town in Greeley County, Nebraska, named for Bishop O'Connor.

Oconomowoc; city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning 

"home of the beaver."

Oconto; city in Custer County, Nebraska, and county, and city in same county, in 

Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning "red ground," or, in the Menorninee 

dialect, " place of the pickerel."
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Ocopson; creek in Pennsylvania. An Indian name meaning ."brawling stream."

Ocou; river in Tennessee. An Indian word meaning "cow."

October; mountain in the town of Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts,

whose forests are especially brilliantly colored in the autumn. 

Odanah; town in Ashland County, Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning "town"

or "village." 

Odebolt; town in Sac County, Iowa, Corrupted from Odebeau, the name of a

French trapper, who lived alone on the banks of the creek flowing through the

 town. 

Odell; township and village in Livingston County, Illinois, named for W. C. Odell,

a prominent land owner.

Odessa; town in Newcastle County, Delaware, named from Odessa in Russia. 

Odin; village in Marion County, Illinois, and township in Watonwan County,

Minnesota. The name is one given to the Supreme Being by the ancient

northern nations. 

OTallon; village in St. Glair County, Illinois, and town in St. Charles County,

Missouri, named for Col. John O'Fallon, of St. Louis. 

Offutt; village in Anderson County, Tennessee, named for the owner of the land

upon which the post-office was built. 

Ogalalla; village in Keith County, Nebraska, named for a aubtribe of the Sioux

Indians. The word has some reference to "scattering."

Ogden; township and village in Champaign County, Illinois, named for an influential resident family. 

Ogden; city in Riley County, Kansas, named for Maj. E. A. Ogclen, United States

Army.

Ogden; town in Monroe County, New York, named for William Ogden, the son-inlaw of the proprietor. 

Ogden; city in Weber County, river, canyon, and valley in Utah, named for an old

mountaineer of the Hudson Bay Company, Peter Skeen Ogden. 

Ogdensburg; city in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for its original proprietor.

rOgema; town in Price County, Wisconsin;

jogemaw; county in Michigan. Derived from an Ojibwa Indian word meaning 

I "great chief." 

Ogle; county in Illinois, named for Capt. Joseph Ogle, an Indian fighter of the

Ohio valley. 

Oglesby; town in Lasalle County, Illinois, named for Richard J. Oglesby, former

governor of the State. 

Oglethorpe; county, and town in Macon County, in Georgia, named for Gen. James

E. Oglethorpe, the founder of the colony of Georgia. 

Ogletown; village in Newcastle County, Delaware, named for Thomas Ogle, the

the former owner of the land. 

Ogontz; river in Michigan. Possibly a derivation of the Indian word or/siasib'i,

meaning "little pickerel river." 

Ogontz; towns in Delta County, Michigan, Erie County, Ohio, and Montgomery

County, Pennsylvania, named for the Indian chief, Ogontz, who was a missionary

among his own people. 

Ogreeta; village in Cherokee County, North Carolina. A manufactured word of no

meaning.

Ohio; State of the Union, river, and counties in Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia. An Iroquois Indian word meaning "beautiful river." 

Ohio; township and village in Bureau County, Illinois; so named by settlers from.

the Ste-te of Ohio.
230 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [BULL. 258.

Ohiopyle; falls on the. Youghiogheny River, and town iii Fayette County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning "white froth upon the water." 

Oil Center; town in Kern County, California. Named from its location in the

petroleum-producing district.^ 

Ojai; town in Ventura County, and valley inclosed by mountains, in California. An

Indian word meaning "nest." 

Ojo Caliente; village in Taos County, New Mexico. Spanish words meaning

'' spring'' and '' hot,'' and given this place on account of its numerous hot springs. 

Okabena; lake in Minnesota, An Indian word meaning " heron rookery." 

Okahumka; town in Lake County, Florida. Derived from the Seminole Indian

word, okikumkee, meaning "bad water." 

Okanogan; county, river, and lake in Washington. An Indian word and tribal

name, signifying "rendezvous," and so applied first to the river on account of

the assembling of Indians to lay in supplies of fish and game. 

Okauchee; town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning

" very long." 

Okawvillee; township and village in Washington County, Illinois. From an Indian

word, ko,ug, meaning "porcupine." 

Okechobee; lake in southern Florida. A Seminole Indian word meaning "large

water." 

Okee; town in Columbia County, Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning "evil

spirit," or if from auke, "earth," or "place." 

Oketo; city in Marshall County, Kansas, named for an Indian chief, Arkatetah, the

same being shortened by the settlers. 

Oklahoma; Territory of the Union, and county, and city in same county, in said

Territory. A Choctaw Indian word meaning "red people." 

Oklokonee; river in Georgia, A Creek Indian word meaning "yellow water." 

Okmulgee; river in Georgia. A Creek Indian word meaning "boiling water." 

Okolona; town inChickasaw County, Mississippi. An Indian word meaning "much

bent."

Okomi; river in Georgia. An Indian word meaning "great water." 

Oktibbeha; county in Mississippi. An Indian word meaning "ice there in creek,"

or, according to another, authority, "bloody water," because of the battles

fought there between Chickasaws and Choctaws. 

Olathe; city in Johnson County, Kansas. An Indian word of the Shawnee dialect

meaning "beautiful." 

Oldham; county in Kentucky, named for Col. William Oldham, a Revolutionary

officer who settled in Kentucky in 1779. 

Oldham; county in Texas, named for Williamson S. Oldham, a prominent lawyer

and politician after the annexation. 

Old Orchard Beach; town and beach in York County, Maine, so named because of

the extensive orchard set out by its first settler. 

Old Point Comfort; town in Elizabeth City County, Virginia, so named by Capt.

Christopher Newport, because he found it a safe haven after a severe storm; the

"Old" added to distinguish it from New Point Comfort, a few miles away. 

Oldtown; city in Penobscot County, Maine, so named because it has been a town

site from aboriginal times. 

Olean; city, town, and creek in Cattaraugus County, New York; the name is given

with reference to the oil springs in the region. 

Oleona; village in Potter County, Pennsylvania, colonized by the violinist Ole Bull .

and taking its name from the first part of his. 

Olimpo; town in Glenn County, California. A Spanish term, meaning "heaven"

or '' high up."
OANNBTT.I PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES.

Oliver; county in North Dakota, named for 'Hon. H. S. Oliver.

Oliveras, .town in San Luis Obispo County, California. A Spanish name meaning

"olive trees," and applied descriptively.

Olmstead; township in Cnyahoga County, Ohio, named for Charles H. 01 instead. 

Olmsted; county in Minnesota, named for Hon. David Olmstead, mayor of St. Paul

in 1854. 

Olney; township and city in Richland County, Illinois, named for Nathan Olney of

Lawrenceville.

Olney; substation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, named from the town in England. 

Olneyville; substation in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, named

for Christopher Olney, a prominent citizen. 

Olokikana; lake in Florida. An Indian word meaning "spotted lake," so named

because dotted with green islands. 

Olyphant; borough in Lackawanna County, Pennylvania, named for George Talbot Olyphant. 

Olympia; city in Thurston County, Washington, named from the ancient mountain

of Greece. 

Omaha; township and village in Gallatin County, Illinois, named from Omaha,

Nebraska.

Omaha; city in Douglas County, Nebraska. An Indian word meaning "upstream,"

also the name of a tribe designated as "upstream people." 

Omar; village in Jefferson County, New York, named for a character in one of

Johnson's allegories. 

Onancock; town and bay in Accomac County, Virginia. An Indian name said'to

mean "foggy place." 

Onarga; township and village in Iroquois County, Illinois. Probably an Indian

word meaning "place of rocky hills." 

Onawa; township and town in Monona County, Iowa, An Indian word meaning

"wideawake." 

O'Neals; village in Maclera County, California, named for Charles O'Neal, an early.

settler. 

Oneco; village in Windham County, Connecticut, named for the son of Uncas, the

Mohegan sachem. 

Oneida; county in Idaho, city in Knox County, Illinois, county and lake in New

York, and county in Wisconsin; 

Oneida Castle; village in Oneida County, New York. Named for one of the tribes

of the Six Nations, the word meaning "granite people" or "people of the

stone." ' 

O'Neil; city in Holt. County, Nebraska, named for Gen. John O'Neil,. an early

settler. , Qnekama; village in Manistee County,, Michigan. .An Indian word meaning

"portage." 

Oneonta; town in Otsego County, New York. An Indian word meaning "place of

rest." ...

Ong; village in Bnrlington County, New Jersey, named for an early settler. 

Onida; town in Sully County,.South Dakota. An Indian word meaning "hunted,"

or "looked for." 

Onion; creek in North Dakota, so named on account of the quantities of wild onions

growing on its banks. 

Onondaga; county, and town in same county, and lake in New York, named from

the.Indian tribe, the word meaning " people of the hills." 

Onslow; county in North Carolina, named for Arthur Onslow, speaker in the British

House of Commons.
232 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [BULL. 2o8.

Ontario; one of the Great Lakes, county, and town in Wayne County, New York, 

village in Vernon County, Wisconsin, and ten other towns and villages. An 

Indian word, said to mean "beautiful lake," or "beautiful prospect of rocks, 

hills, and water." Another authority gives " village on the mountain."

Onteora; village in the Catskills in Ulster County, New York. An Indian word 

meaning "hills of the sky."

Ontonagon; county, and river in Michigan. An Ojibwa Indian word meaning 

" fishing place," or, according to another authority, so named because an Indian 

maiden lost a dish in the stream and exclaimed " nindonogan," which in her 

dialect meant "away goes my dish."

Oostanaula; river in Georgia, from a Cherokee Indian name signifying a rock ledge 

across a stream.

Opelika; city in Lee County, Alabama. An Indi.m word meaning "great swamp."

Opelousas; town in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, named from a tribe of Indians, 

the name signifying " black head," or "black moccasins."

Opequan; stream in Virginia. Derived from an Indian word meaning "frothwhite stream," or perhaps from another, meaning " rain-worn stream."

Oquawka; village in Henderson County, Illinois, so named from the yellowish 

appearance of the river banks. From an Indian word meaning "yellow."

Orange; counties in California and Florida, so named on account of the large orange 

groves. . Orange; town in New Haven County, Connecticut, city in Essex County, New Jersey, 

counties in New York and North Carolina, and counties, and towns in same 

counties in Vermont and Virginia, named for William IV, Prince of Orange.

Orange; county in Indiana, named from the county in North Carolina, the home of 

its settlers. . <*

Orange; county, and city in same county, in Texas, so named because of the luxuriant wild orange trees growing in the swamp of the Sabine River.

rOrangeburg; county, and town in same county in South Carolina;

< Orange City; town in Sioux County, Iowa, the center of a large settlement.of Holl landers. Named for William IV, Prince of Orange.

Orbisonia; borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, named for William 

Orbison, an early settler.

Orchard; village in Morgan County, Colorado; so named from Fremont's encampment in an orchard of cotton woods while reconnoitering.

Orchard; village in Antelope County, Nebraska, so named because of the presence

of a large orchard of apple trees.

Ord; city in Valley County, Nebraska, named for Gen. E. 0. C. Orel. 

Ordway; town in Otero County, Colorado, named for George N. Ordway, of the

Denver board of supervisors.

Oreana; village in HumboldtCounty, Nevada. A latin word meaning "town of gold." 

Oregon; State of the Union, and county in Missouri. The name said to have been

derived from origanwn, a species of wild sage found along the coast in the State;

but another authority states that it is derived from the Spanish Oregones, which

name was given the Indian tribes inhabiting that region by a Jesuit priest, the

word meaning "big-eared men."

Oregon; township and city in Ogle County, Illinois, named from the State. 

Orejas Del Oso; mountain in Utah. A Spanish phrase meaning "bear's ears." 

Organ; mountains in New Mexico, so called because of their resemblance to the

pipes of an organ.

Orion; village in Oakland County, Michigan, named from the constellation. 

[Oriskany; creek, and village in Oneida County, in New York; 

< Oriskany Falls; village in Oneida County, New York. An Indian word meaning 

I "place of nettles."
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Orland; town in Glenn County, California, named from the town in Maine. 

Orland; town in Hancock County, Maine, said to have been so named by the first

settler because of the finding of an oar upon the shore. 

Orlaudo; city in Orange County, Florida. A Spanish word meaning "seat of

justice." 

Orleans; parish in Louisiana, township, and city in Harlan County, Nebraska, and.

counties in New York and Virginia, named from the city in France. 

Orleans; town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, named in 1797 for the Duke of

Orleans, alias Citizen Equalite", popular for his democratic principles. 

Ormsby; county in Nevada, named for Major Ormsby. 

Orneville; town in Piscataquis County, New York, named for the Hon. Henry

Orne, of Boston. 

Oro Chino; town in Mariposa County, California, so named because of the Chinese

employed in the gold placer mines. From the Spanish oro, meaning "gold/'

and chino, "Chinese." 

Orofino; town in Siskiyou County, California, and town in Shoshone County, and

creek in Idaho, so named by the Spanish because of their gold mines.. 

Oroville; town in Butte County, California, so named by the early miners because

of the gold mines. 

Orphans Island; island in Penobscot County, Maine, so named because it was an

orphan's share of an estate of the Waldo Patent.

Orrick; town in Ray County, Missouri, named for John C. Orrick, of St. Louis. 

Orrington; town in Penobscot County, Maine, the name being a misspelling of the

original name of "Orangetown." 

Ortega; town in Santa Barbara County, California. A Spanish word meaning

"grouse."

Orville; town in Hamilton County, Nebraska, named for Orville Westcott, a resident. 

Orwigsburg; borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, named for Peter Orwig,

its founder.

Osage; township and city in Mitchell County, Iowa, named for Orrin Osage, benefactor of the town. 

Osage; counties in Kansas and Missouri, Indian reservation in Oklahoma, and

many towns, cities, and rivers in the United States. Named 'from the Wasashi

(French, Onasage) or Osage Indians. The meaning of the word is unknown. 

Osakis; village in Douglas County, Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "yellow

earth." 

Osawatomie; city in Miami County, Kansas, a combination of the names of the two

rivers at whose junction the town is situated Osage and Pottawattomie. 

Osborne; county, and city in same county, in Kansas, named for Vincent B. Osborne,

of the Second Kansas Cavalry. 

Osceola; town in Mississippi County, Arkansas; counties in Florida, Iowa, and

Michigan; city in St. Glair Co.unty, Missouri; village in Polk County, Nebraska;

mountain in New Hampshire; towns in Lewis County, New York, and Tioga

County, Pennsylvania, and village in Polk County, Wisconsin; also many other

cities and towns, named either directly or indirectly for the Seminole Indian

chief. The name refers to a medicine drink used by the tribe in certain ceremonies. 

Oscoda; county, and village in losco County, in Michigan. An Indian word, said

by some to mean "fire," by others, "strong prairie." 

Oshawa; village in Nicollet County, Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "ferry

him over," or "across the river." 

Oskaloosa; cities in Mahaska County, Iowa, and Jefferson County, Kansas, named

for the wife of the Indian chief Mahaska.
234 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [BULL. 258.

Oshkosh; city in Wirmebago County, Wisconsin, mimed for an Indian chief; the 

name is said to mean "nail," "claw," or "horny part of the foot of beasts."

Oso; mountain in Colorado. A Spanish word meaning "bear."

Ossineke; village in Alpena County, Michigan. An Indian word meaning "stony 

land," or "place of a stone."

Ossining; town in Westchester County, New York; the name is said to have been 

derived from that of the Indian tribe Sintsink or Singsing, "stone upon stone," 

or from osinsing, "place of stones."

Ossipee; river in Maine. An Indian word meaning "pine river," or "stony river."

Oswegatchie; river in New York. An Indian word meaning "coining around a 

hill."

Oswego; village in Kendall County, Illinois, city in Labette County, Kansas, and 

county, city, and town in same county, and river in. New York. Derived from 

the Indian on ti ahan toque, meaning "where the valley widens" or "flowing 

out."

Osweya; creek in McKean County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning 

"place of flies."'

Otay; town in San Diego County, California. Named from an Indian rancheria.

Otero; county in Colorado, named for Miguel Otero, of a prominent Mexican family.

Otero; countyjn New Mexico, named for governor M. A. Otero.

Otis; town in Hancock.County, Maine, named for James Otis, an early proprietor.

Otis; town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named for Harrison Gray Otis.

Otisfield; town in Cumberland County, Maine, named for James Otis, an early proprietor.

Otisville; village in Genesee County, Michigan, named for Byron Otis, an early 

settler.

Otisville; village in Orange County, New York, named for Isaac Otis, its first settler.

Otoe; county in Nebraska, named for the Indian tribe.

Otsego; county, village, and township in Allegan County, Michigan; county, town, 

.and lake in same county in New York; village in Muskingum County, Ohio, and 

town in Columbia County, AVisconsin. An Indian word meaning "welcome 

water," or "place where meetings are held."

Otselic; town in Chenango County, and creek in Madison County,-New York. An 

Indian word meaning "plum creek."

Otsquago; creek in Montgomery County, New York. An Indian word signifying

"under the bridge,"

Ottawa; city in Lasalle County, Illinois; reservation in Indian Territory; county, 

and city in Franklin County, Kansas; county in Michigan; village in Lesueur 

County, Minnesota; .county in Ohio, and several other places, named for the 

. Indian tribe.

Otter; creek in Missouri. The present name is a translation of the original French 

name of "loutre." . . .

Otter Lake; village in Lapeer County, Michigan, so named because of the abundance of otter in the adjacent lakes. 

Otter Tail; lake in Ottertail County, Minnesota;

Ottertail; county, and town in same county in Minnesota..' A translation of the 

Ojibwa name of the lake, referring to the form of a long and narrow sand bar 

which separates the lake from the last mile of the inflowing Otter Tail River.

Otto; town in Cattaraugus County, New York, named for Jacob S. Otto, of the Holland Land Company.

Ottumwa; city in Wapello County, Iowa. An Indian word said to mean "place 

of the lone chief," but more probably meaning "rapids," or "tumbling 

water."
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Ouachita; county and river in Arkansas and parish in Louisiana, named for a now

extinct Indian tribe. 

Ouray; county, city in same county, and mountain in Colorado, named for a friendly

chief of the Ute Indians. The Ute Indian corruption of " Willie." 

Outagamie; county in. Wisconsin, named for the Outagainies, or "Fox" Indians.

By another authority said to mean "those who live on the opposite side." , 

Overton; county in Tennessee, named for Judge John Overtoil. 

Ovid; township and village in Clinton County, Michigan, named from the town in

New York.

Ovid; town in Seneca County, New York, named for the Roman poet. 

Owasco; lake, town, and creek in Cayuga County, New York. An Indian word

meaning "bridge," or "lake of the floating bridge." 

Owassa; town in Hardin County, Iowa, derived from oivasse, the Indian word for

"bear."

Owatonna; river, and city in Steele County, in Minnesota, An Indian word meaning "straight river."

[Owen; counties in Indian and Kentucky; 

] Owensboro; city in Daviesa County, Kentucky. Named for Col. Abraham Owen,

* of Kentucky, killed at Tippecanoe.

Owensburg; village in G.reene County, Indiana, named for its founder.

Owenyo; station in Inyo Connty, California. A compound of Owen and Inyo, from

its situation near Owens Lake.

Owingsville; city in Bath County, Kentucky, named for Col. T. D. Owings. 

Owobopta; tributary of the Minnesota river. An Indian word meaning "where

they dig roots." 

Owosso; city in Shiawassee County, Michigan, named for the principal chief of the

Chippewas in that country, the word meaning " hes^is afar off." 

Owsley; county in Kentucky, named for Judge William Owsley, a former governor. 

Oxbow; village in Jefferson County, New York, on the Oswegatchie River, so named

because of a bend in the river at this point in the form of an ox bow. 

Oxford; town in Calhoun County, Alabama, named from the city in England. 

Oxford; county, and town in same county, in Maine; town in Worcester County,

Massachusetts; town in Chenango County, New York; township and village in

Butler County, Ohio; and borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania; named

from the university in England. 

Oxford; city in Lafayette County, Mississippi, so named from the university city in

England because it is the location of the State University.

Oxford Church; substation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, named from the cathedral of Oxford, England. 

Oyster Bay; town in Nassau County, New York, so named because of the abundance

of oysters found in the bay. 

Ozan; town and stream in Hempstead County, Arkansas. A corruption of the

French, prairie d'dne, "prairie of the donkey." 

Ozark; group of hills principally in Arkansas and Mississippi; village in Dale County,

Alabama, county and city in Christian County, Missouri, and several other places.

The aux arcs were said to refer to the bends in the White River, and applied to

the Ozark Mountains, through which the river pursues a wandering course; in

other words, the mountains at the bends of the river. 

Ozaukee; county in Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning "yellow clay." The

proper name of the Sauk Indians. 

Pacheco; town in. Contra Costa County, California, named for an early Spanish

settler. 

Pachuta; town in Clarke County, Mississippi. A Choctaw Indian word meaning

"possum creek."
236 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [BULL. 258.

Pacific; ocean, the largest division of water on the globe, so named by Magellan, its

discoverer, because of the fair weather encountered there after experiencing heavy

gales in the straits. 

Pacific; city in Franklin County, Missouri, county in Washington, and creek in

Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, named from the ocean. 

Pactolus; town in Pitt County, North Carolina, named from the ancient river in Asia

Minor. 

Paddock; village in Holt County, Nebraska, named for A. S. Paddock, United States

Senator from that State. 

Paducah; city in McCracken County, Kentucky, named for a celebrated Indian chief

who formerly lived in the vicinity and was buried on the banks of Tennessee

River, now within the city limits.

Page; county in Iowa, named for Colonel Page, of Palo Alto fame. 

Page; county in.Virginia, named for John Page, an early governor of the State. 

Pahaquarry; township in Warren County, New Jersey. An Indian word meaning

" termination of two mountains." 

Pahcupog; pond near Westerly, Connecticut. The name is derived from the Indian

word pahke-paug, meaning "pure water pond." 

Painesville; village in Lake County, Ohio,- named for Gen. E. Paine, an early

settler.

Paint; creek in Ohio. From the Indian words olomon sepung, "paint stream." 

Painted Post; village in Steuben County, New York, so named because of the erection of a painted monument by the Indians over the grave of their chief, Captain

Montour. 

Paint Rock; town in Concho County, Texas, so named because situated near a

ledge of rock, profusely decorated with Indian hieroglyphics. 

Pajaro; town in Monterey County and river in California. Named from the wild

ducks that abound in the vicinity. A Spanish word applied to birds in general. 

Pala; township in San Diego County, California. A Spanish word signifying, a

wooden shovel used for grain. 

Palarm; town and stream in Faulkner County, Arkansas. A corruption of the

French, place des alarmes. 

Palatine; township and village in Cook County, Illinois; village in Salem County,

New Jersey; town in Montgomery County, New York, and village in Marion

County, West Virginia.

Palatine Bridge; village in Montgomery County, New York. The name is transferred from the division of Germany. 

Palatka; city in Putnam County, Florida. A Seminole Indian word said by some

to mean " spilled;" and by others, " cow ford." 

Palestine; town in St. Francis County, Arkansas, village in Crawford County,

Illinois, and eleven other towns and villages, the name being transferred from

Palestine, in Syria. 

Palisades; cliff of trap rock from 200 to 500 feet high, forming the westerly bank of

the Hudson River, New York, extending from Fort Lee about fifteen miles to

the north. 

Palisades Park; borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, so named because of its

location on the Palisades. 

Palmdale; town in Los Angeles County, California, so named from the luxuriant

growth of palms. 

Palmer; town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, named for Chief Justice Thomas

Palmer. 

Palmer; village in Marquette County, Michigan, named for Waterman Palmer, of

Pittsburg, its founder.
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Palmer Lake; town and creek in. El Paso County, Colorado, named for General

Palmer, an official of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. 

Palmers; creek in Chariton County, Missouri, named for Martin Palmer. 

Palms; town in Los Angeles County, California, so named from the large palm trees

in the neighborhood. 

Palmyra; towns in Marion County, Missouri, Wayne County, New York, and

Portage County, Ohio, named from the ancient city in Syria.

Palo; town in Linn County, Iowa, and village in Ionia County, Michigan. A Spanish word meaning "stick." 

Palo Alto; town in Santa Clara County,"California. A Spanish phrase meaning

"high timber." 

Palo Alto; county in Iowa, and borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania,

named from the famous battlefield in Texas. 

Palo Blanco; town in Fresno County, California. A Spanish name descriptively

applied, meaning "white timber." 

Palo Cedro; town in Shasta County, California, so named from the abundant

growths of cedars. A Spanish phrase meaning "cedar timber." 

Paloma; villages in Calaveras County, California, and Adams County, Illinois. A

Spanish word meaning " dove." 

Palo Pinto; county and river in Texas. A Spanish phrase meaning "stained

timber." 

Palo Verde; town in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish name meaning

"green timber," descriptive of the district. 

Pamelia; town in Jefferson County, New York, named for the wife of Gen. Jacob

Brown. 

Pamlico; county, sound, and river in North Carolina, named from a former Indian

tribe. 

Pampa; town in Kern County, California, so named from its location. A Spanish

word meaning an " extensive plain." 

Pamunkey; river, and town in Orange County, in Virginia. Said to have been

derived from the Indian pihmunga, meaning " where he sweat." 

Pana; township and city in Christian County, Illinois. The corrupted form of

Pani, the name of a small tribe of Indians. 

Panasoffkee; town in Sumter County, Florida. From the Indian .word, panaso/kee,

"deep valley."

Panola; counties in Mississippi and Texas. An Indian word meaning "cotton." 

Panton; town in Addison County, Vermont, named for Lord Panton, a British

nobleman. 

Paola; city in Miami County, Kansas, named for Baptiste Peoria, the town name

being the Indian pronunciation. 

Papillion; village and creek in Sarpy County, Nebraska, given the French name

because many butterflies were seen upon the banks of the stream. 

Papinsville; village in Bates County, Missouri, named for Pierre Mellecourt Papin. 

Paragould; city in Greene County, Arkansas. A compound of the names of two

railroad men, W. J. Paramore and Jay Gould. 

Paraiso Springs; post-office in Monterey County, California, descriptive of the

beauty of the springs. The Spanish form of "paradise." 

Pardeeville; village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, named for John S. Pardee,

the founder.

Paris; township and city in Edgar County, Illinois, named from Paris, Kentucky. 

Paris; city in Bourbon County, Kentucky, town in Oxford County, Maine, city in

Lamar County, Texas, and many other places, named from the city in France. 

Paris; a town in Oneida County, New York, named for Isaac Paris, a merchant of.

Fort Plain.
238 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [BULL. 258.

rParish; town in Oswego County and village in Erie County, New York;

I Parishville; town in St. Lawrence County, New York. Named for David Parish,

I an extensive landowner.

Parita; village in Bexar County, Texas. A Spanish word meaning "grapevine."

Park; county in Colorado, so named because it includes a large area of South Park.

Park; county in Montana, so named from its proximity to Yellowstone Park.

Park City; town in Yellowstone County, Montana; when platted a portion of the

land was set apart as a park, from which the town took its name. 

Parke; county in Indiana, named for Benjamin Parke, a prominent State politician. 

Parker; city in Linn County, Kansas, named for J. W. Parker, the former owner

of the town site. 

Parker; township and city in Turner County, South Dakota, named for the wife

(nee Parker) of the chief engineer of the Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul

Railroad. 

Parker; county in Texas, named for the family of Parker's Fort, who in 1836 were

captured and killed by the Indians. 

Parkersburg; town in Sampson County, North Carolina, named for a prominent

citizen. 

Parkersburg; city in Chester County, Pennsylvania, named for Dr. Thomas Parker,

an eminent physician of Chester County. 

Parkersburg; city in Wood County, West Virginia, named for Alexander Parker,

Of Pennsylvania. 

Parkers Landing; city in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, named for the former

proprietors. 

Parkersville; village in Lyon County, Kentucky, named for Thomas Parker, a

wealthy citizen. 

Parkerville; city in Morris County, Kansas, named for C. G. Parker, the former

owner of the town site.

Parkman; town in Piscataquis County, Maine, named for its early proprietor, Samuel Parkman, of Boston. 

Parkman; village and township-of Geauga County, Ohio, named for Robert P.

Parkman.

Parkman; town in Sheridan County, Wyoming, named for Francis Parkman. 

Park River; city in Walsh County, North Dakota, named for the stream which

flows through the natural park. 

Parksviiie; town in.Edgefield County, South Carolina, named for a prominent

family of the county.

Parkville; village in Platte County, Missouri, named for George S. Park, its founder.

Parmele; town in Martin County, North Carolina, named for a prominent resident.

Parmer; creek in Chariton County, Missouri, and county in Texas. Named for 

Martin Parmer, who was a member of the first legislature of Missouri, and later 

went to Texas, where he engaged in an attempted revolution about 1827.

Parramore; beach and island in Accomac County, Virginia, named for the family 

who were its former owners.

Parrott; town in La Plata County, Colorado, named for a California capitalist.

Parry; peak in the Front Range, Colorado, named for the botanist.

Parsons; city in Labette County, Kansas, named for Judge Levi Parsons, a prominent railroad official.

Parsons; town in Tucker County, West Virginia, named for a former resident.

Parsonsfield; town in York County, Maine, named for Thomas Parsons, an early 

proprietor. (

Pasadena; city in Los Angeles County, California. An Indian Avord meaning 

"crown of the valley."

Pascagoula; river, and town in Jackson County, in Mississippi, named for an Indian 

tribe, the name meaning "bread people."
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Pasco; county in Florida, named for Senator Pasco.

Pascoag; village in Providence County, Rhode Island. An Indian word meaning

''dividing place," and so named because it is situated at the forks of the Blackstone River.

Paso Robles; city in San Luis Obispo County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning "pass of the oak trees." 

Pasquotank; county in North Carolina, An Indian word meaning "divided tidal

river," and given this county because a river forms one of its boundaries. 

Passaconaway; mountain in New Hampshire, named for a sachem of the Merriinack tribe of Indians. 

Passadumkeag; town in Penobscot County, Maine, situated at the mouth of a river

of the same name, by reason of which it was given this Indian name, which

means "falls running over a gravel bed." 

Passaic; county, city in same county, and river in New Jersey; derived either from

the Indian word, passaic or passajeek, '"valley," or from the Indian equivalent

of "peace." 

Passamaquoddy; bay on the coast of Maine. An Indian word meaning "pollock

ground," or "pollock-plenty place." 

Pass Christian; town in Harrison County, Mississippi. Received its name from

Nicholas Christian, a Norwegian navigator, who discovered a channel or pass

between Cat Island and the mainland. 

Passumpsic; river and village in Caledonia County, Vermont. An Indian word

meaning "much clear water."

Pastoro; mountain in Arizona, so named because of its high mountain pastures. 

Patagumkis; tributary of the Penobscot River in Maine. An Indian word meaning

"sandy-ground cove."

Patapsco; river in Maryland. An Indian word meaning "black water." 

. Patata; town, in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish word meaning

"potato." . . . 

Patchogue; village in Suffolk County, New York. An Indian word meaning

 "turning place." 

Paterson; city in Passaic County, New Jersey, named for William Paterson, an

early governor. 

Patkaskaden; tributary of James River. An Indian word meaning "tortoise"

or "turtle." 

Patoka; township and village in Marion County, Illinois, named for a local Indian

chief.

Patrick; county in Virginia, named for the orator, Patrick Henry. 

Pattaquonk; hill in Middlesex County, Connecticut. An Indian name meaning

"round place" or "round hill."

Patterspn; town in Putnam County, New York, named for a family of early settlers. 

Paulding; county in Georgia, town in Jasper County, Mississippi, and county, and

town in same county, in Ohio, named for John Paulding, who assisted in the

capture of Major Andre. 

Pauquepaug; brook in Litchfield County, Connecticut. The name is derived from

the Indian \\on\papke-paufj, meaning "pure-water pond." 

Pautuck; river, and village in Suffolk County, New York. An Indian word mean-

. ing "fall." . . 

Pawling; town in Dutchess County, New York. The name is derived from

Paulding.

Pawnee; creek in Colorado, so named by the Indians because a party of 200 Pawnee Indians were here surrounded by a greatly outnumbering force of Sioux,

who, when they found they could not capture the Pawnees, proceeded to

starve them out; but the Pawnees refused to surrender to escape even this

death, and every man perished by starvation.
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Pawnee; counties in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, named for the tribe of

Pawnee Indians. 

Pawpaw; villages in Lee County, Illinois, and Van Buren County, Michigan; and

creek, and town in Morgan County, West Virginia; so named because of the

presence of pawpaw trees. 

Pawtucket; river in New England and city in Providence County, Khode Island.

An Indian word meaning "at the little falls." 

Paxton; city in Ford County, Illinois, named for Sir Joseph Paxton, of England,

who was prominent in promoting emigration to Illinois. 

Paxton; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for Charles Paxton, of

Boston. 

Paxton; town in Keith County, Nebraska, named for W. A. Paxton, of Omaha,

Nebraska. 

Payette; river and a village in Canyon County, Idaho, named for a member of the

Hudson Bay Company. 

Payne; village.in Paulding County, Ohio, probably named for Henry B. Payne,

United States Senator from that State.

Payne; county in Oklahoma, named for Captain Payne, "Oklahoma Boone." 

Paynesville; town in Pike County, Missouri, named for a resident of St. Louis. 

Payson; township and village in AdamjS County, Illinois, named for Rev. Edward

Payson, of Portland, Maine.

Peabody; city in Marion County, Kansas, named for F. H. Peabody, of Boston. 

Peabody; town in Essex County, Massachusetts, named for George Peabody, the

philanthropist.

Peace; creek in Florida, so named because it was the scene of a treaty of peace. 

Peale; highest peak of the Sierra la Sal in Utah, named for Dr. A. C. Peale, the

geologist.

r Pearl; river in Mississippi;

jPearlington; town in Hancock County, Mississippi;

1 Pearl River; county in Mississippi. So named on account of the pearl fisheries 

^ which where early established by the French upon the Pearl River. 

Pecan; village in Clay County, Georgia. An Indian word meaning "nut." 

Pecatonica; township and village in Winnebago County, and river in Illinois. A

corrupted form of the Indian word pickalolica, the name of a species of fish. 

Peckamin; river in New Jersey. Derived from the Indian word pakihm, "cranberries. '' 

Pecos; county and river in Texas. Named from the Pecos (Shepherd) Indians of

New Mexico, who had been taught sheep husbandry by the Spanish. The name

is derived from the Latin peats, meaning a "flock."

Pecunktuk; stream in Vermont. An Indian word meaning "crooked river." 

Pedernales; rivers in North Carolina and Texas. A Spanish word meaning "flints,"

"rocks," or "stones." 

Peekskill; village in Westchester County, New York, named for Jan Peek, a Dutch

mariner of the seventeeth century.

Pegumock; creek in New Jersey. An Indian word meaning "dark stream." 

Pelham; towns in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, and Hillsboro County, New

Hampshire, named for Thomas Pelham Holies, Duke of Newcastle. 

Pelham; village in Westchester County, New York, named for the .original patentee, John Pell. 

Pella; city in Marion County, Iowa, colonized by Dutch settlers, to whom the word

meant "city of refuge." 

Pemadumcook; lake in Piscataquis County, Maine. An Indian word meaning

"lake of the sloping mountain."
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Pemaquid; point of land and village in Lincoln County, Maine. An Indian word

meaning "long point," or, according to another authority, "that runs into the

water." 

Pembina; county, and city in same county, in North Dakota, from the Ojibwa name

for "cranberry." 

Pembroke; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, named from the town in

England. 

Pembroke; town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, probably named for the

Earl of Pembroke, 

Pemigewasset; river in New Hampshire. The word is of Indian derivation, said

to mean "crooked place of pines." 

Pemiscot; county in Missouri, named from its principal bayou. An Indian word

meaning "liquid mud." 

Penacook; substation in Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. An Indian

tribal name meaning "crooked." 

Pender; county in North Carolina, named for Gen. William D. Pender, an officer

of the Confederate Army. 

Pendleton; town in Madison County, Indiana, named for the former proprietor,

Thomas M. Pendleton.

Pendleton; counties in Kentucky and West Virginia, named for Edmund Pendleton, a prominent politician of Virginia. 

Pendleton; town in Niagara County, New York, named for Sylvester Pendleton

Clarke, ex-governor of Grand Island. 

Pendleton; town in Northampton County, North Carolina, named for a prominent

resident.

Pendleton; town in Umatilla County, Oregon, named for George H. Pendleton. 

Pendleton; town in Anderson County, South Carolina, named for Judge Henry

Pendleton, a Eevolutionary jurist. 

Pend Oreille; lake in Idaho, named from a tribe of Indians who were given this

name by the French because of their habit of wearing pendants in their ears,

the phrase meaning "hanging ear."

Penfield; town in Green County, Georgia, named for Josiah Penfield. 

Penfleld; village in Champaign County, Illinois, named for a railroad builder. 

Penfield; town in Monroe County, New York, named for Daniel Penfield, an early

settler. 

Penikese; one of the Elizabeth islands in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. An Indian

word meaning "sloping land." 

Penn; township in Stark County, Illinois, named from Pennsylvania, whence many

of the early settlers came.. 

Penn; the name of many townships, and the prefix to the name of many towns and

villages in the United States, generally given in honor of William Penn. 

Pennington; borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, named for the Pennington

family, two members of which were governors of the State. 

Pennington; county in South Dakota, named for John L. Pennington, a former

governor. 

Pennsylvania; State of the Union, named for AVilliam Penn, to whom the land

comprised within the limits of the State was granted, and sylvania] from the

Latin silva, "forest." 

Penn Yan; village in Yates County, New York. The name is a compound of the

names of the two classes of settlers Pennsylvanians and Yankees. 

Pennypack; creek in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning "body of water with nq,current."

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Penobscot; county, town in Hancock County, bay, and river in Maine. Derived

from the Indian word penobskeag, meaning " rocky place," or " river of, rocks." 

Penryn; mining town in Placer County, California, named by miners from the

borough in Cornwall. 

Pensacola; bay and city in Escambia County, Florida. Said to be derived from

the Indian word pan-sha-okla, meaning " hair people." 

Pentwater; river and lake in Michigan, so named because of the supposition that

the river had no outlet.

Pentwater; township and village in Oceana County, Michigan, namedirom the river. 

Peosta; village in Dubuque County, Iowa. An Indian word meaning "gorge in

the rocks." 

Peotone; town in Will County, Illinois. Derived from the Indian word petone,

meaning "bring," " bring here," or " bring to this place." 

Pepin; lake between Wisconsin and Minnesota, and county in Wisconsin, named

for Pepin le Bref. 

Pepperell; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named for Sir William Pepperell, a member of the Massachusetts council. 

Pepperville; township in Butler County, Nebraska, named for Hubbel Pepper, an

early settler. 

Pequabuck; river in Connecticut. An Indian word meaning "clear pond," or

"open pond." , . . 

Pequanac; village in Moiris County, New Jersey. An Indian word meaning

"cleared land." 

Pequannock; village in Hartford County, Connecticut. An Indian word meaning

" land naturally clear and open." 

Peoria; county, and city in same county, in Illinois, and nation in Indian Territory.

A corrupted form of an Indian tribal name, signifying "carriers," or "packers"

(Gatschet). 

Pequea; township in' Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, from Piqua, the name of a

band of the Shawnee Indians who once inhabited the valley of the Pequea. The

name signifies "ashes " and has a mythic reference. 

Pequots; town in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, named for a tribe of Indians, the

word being commonly rendered "destroyers," or "enemies." 

Perdido; rivers in Alabama and Florida, and bay into which these empty, so named

by the Spanish, the word meaning "lost," because a Spanish ship was destroyed

in the bay.

Pere Marquette; town in Mason County,"Michigan, named for Father Marquette. 

Perham; town in Aroostook County, Maine, named for Hon. Sidney Perham, a

governor of the State. . . 

Perham; town in Ottertail County, Minnesota, named for Josiah Perbam, an official

of the Northern Pacific Railroad. 

Perkins; plantation in Franklin County, Maine, named for Doctor Perkins, of Farrnington. , 

Perkins; county in Nebraska, named for C. E. Perkins, an official of the Burlington

and Missouri River Railroad. 

Perkiomen; branch of the Schuy.lkill River in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

_ A Delaware Indian word meaning "where there are cranberries." 

Perinton; town in Monroe County, New York, named for Glover Perrin, the first

permanent settler. -, ' 

Perry; counties in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi,

and Missouri; town in Wyoming County, New York; and counties in Ohio,.

Pennsylvania, and Tennessee; named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. 

Perry; city in Jefferson County, Kansas, named for John D. Perry, a railroad official.
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Perrysburg; town in Cattaraugus County, New York, and village in Wood County,

Ohio, named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. 

Perrys Mills; village in Clinton County, New York, named for George Perry, a

. former proprietor. 

Perryville; city in Perry County, Missouri, named for Commodore Oliver Hazard

Perry. 

Person; county in North Carolina, named for Gen. Thomas Person, an officer of

the Revolution.

Perth;.town in Fulton County, New York, named from the town in Scotland. 

Perth Amboy; city in Middlesex County, New Jersey; the name is a combination

of the name of the Earl of Perth and a corruption of the original Indian name

of the town, Ompage. 

Peru; township and city in Lasale County, Illinois, named from the town in New

York. 

Peru; township and city in Miami County, Indiana, named for the South American

State. 

Peru; towns in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and Clinton County, New York,

named from the country in South America.

Pescadero; village in San Mateo County, California. A Spanish word meaning

"fishmonger." 

Pescongamoc; lake in Maine near the Penobscot River. An Indian word meaning

"divided lake." 

Peshtigo; river in Oconto County and town in Marinette County, Wisconsin. An

Indian word meaning "wild goose river." 

Pesotum; village in Champaign County, Illinois, said to be named for an Indian

who was active in the Chicago massacre in the war of 1812. 

Petaluma; township and city in Sonoma County, California. An Indian word

meaning "duck pond." 

Peterboro; town in Hillsboro County, New Hampshire, named from the city in

England.

Peterboro; village in Madison County, New York, named for Peter Smith. 

Petersburg; town in Arapahoe County, Colorado, named for Peter Magnes, its

founder. 

Petersburg; village in Kent County, Delaware, named for the descendants of Peter

Fowler, who adopted his baptismal name as a surname.

Petersburg; city in Menard County, Illinois, named for Peter Lukins, a founder. 

Petersburg; town in Pike County, Indiana, named for Peter Brenton, an early

settler. 

Petersburg; town in Rensselaer County, New York, named for Peter Simmons, an

early settler. 

Petersburg; borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, named for Peter Fleck,

an early settler. 

Petersburg; city in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, founded by Col. William Byrd

and Peter Jones, and named for the latter.

Petersham; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for William Stanhope, Earl of Petersham. ' 

Petersville; village in Bartholomew County, Indiana, named for Peter T. Blessing,

its founder. 

Petoskey; city in Emmett County, Michigan. Named from an Ojibwa Indian chief,

the name being said to refer to some one of the heavenly bodies. 

Pettis; county in Missouri, named for Spencer Pettis, secretary of state of Missouri. 

Pettit; island off the Maine coast, named for the Pettit family. 

Pewabic; town in Ontonagon County, Michigan, named from the river which bears

the Indian namepewabik sipi, " iron river."
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Pewakpa; tributary of the Dakota River; a Sioux Indian name meaning "elm

river." 

Pewamo; village in Ionia County, Michigan, named for the son of Shacoe, a chief

of the Ojibwa Indians. 

Pewaukee; village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, named from the lake which

bore the Indian name of peeivaukee-wee-ning, "lake of shells." 

Peytona; village in Boone County, West Virginia, named for AVilliam M. Peyton. 

Pheasant Branch; village in Dane County, Wisconsin, named from the stream

which bears the name of Peona, possibly a corruption of the French paon,

"peacock," or "pheasant."

Pheba; village in Clay County, Mississippi, named for Mrs. Pheba Robinson. 

Phelps; county, and village in Atchison County, in Missouri, named for Gov. John S.

Phelps. 

Phelps; county in Nebraska, named for William Phelps, an early resident of the

county. 

Phelps; village in Ontario County, New York, named for Oliver Phelps, one of the

original proprietors. 

Philadelphia; county, and city in same county, in Pennsylvania, so named by

William Penn in order that the principle of the Quakers brotherly love might

be identified with their city, the name being that of the city in Asia Minor.

From the Greek, philadelphos, meaning "loving one's brother." 

Philadelphia; city in Jefferson County, New York, named from the city in Pennsylvania. 

Philippi; town in Barbour County, West Virginia, both town and county being

named for Philip P. Barbour, an early governor of Virginia. 

Philipsburg; city in Granite County, Montana, named for the manager of the

Granite mine. 

Philipsburg; borough in Center County, Pennsylvania, named for its founders, two

Englishmen, Henry and James Philips. 

Philipstown; town in.Putnam County, New York, named for Adolph Philipse, the

orignal patentee.

Phillips; county in Arkansas, named for Sylvan us Phillips, a prominent resident. 

Phillips; county in Colorado, named for R. 0. Phillips, a prominent statesman. 

Phillips; county, and city in same county, in Kansas, named for Col. William A.

Phillips.

Phillips; lake in Maine, named for the man who has owned it for fifty years. 

Phillips; town in Franklin County, Maine, named for a prominent resident family,

by whom the town site was formerly owned. 

Phillips; city in Price County, Wisconsin, named for Elijah B. Phillips, a railroad

constructor.

Phillipsburg; town in Warren County, New Jersey, named for a resident family. 

Phillipston; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for Lieut. Gov.

William Phillips, 1814.

Phillipsville; village in Humboldt County, California, named for a settler. 

Philmont; village in Columbia County, New York. Compound of Philip, the name

of a prominent family, and mont, from its elevated location. 

Philo; township and village in Champaign County, Illinois, named for Philo Hale,

who made the first land entry in the vicinity. 

Phippsburg; town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, named for Sir William Phipps,

governor of Massachusetts. 

Phoenix; city in Maricopa County, Arizona, named in prophecy of a "new

growth," being situated in the midst of prehistoric ruins..
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Phoenix; village in Oswego, County, New York, named for Alexander Phoenix.

Phoenixville; borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, named for the Phoenix 

Iron Works.

Piasa; town in Macoupin County, Illinois. The Indian name of a huge animal 

figure Avhich they had chiseled in an adjacent ledge of rock on the banks of the 

Mississippi River. The word seems to refer to a panther.

Piatt; county in Illinois, framed for James Andrew Piatt, the first white settler 

within the limits of the county.

Piccowaxen; creek in Maryland. An Indian word meaning "torn shoes."

Pickaway; county in Ohio. Another form of Picjua or Pequea, the name of a subtribe of the Sliawnee Indians.

Pickens; counties in Alabama and Georgia, and county, and town in same county, 

in South Carolina, named for Gen. Andrew Pickens, of the Revolutionary war.

Pickens; town in Holmes County, Mississippi, named for James Pickens a landowner.

Pickensville; town in Pickens County, Alabama, named for Gen. Andrew Pickens, 

an officer of the Revolution.

Pickett; county in Tennessee, named for Col. George Edward C. A. Pickett, who

led the famous charge at the battle of Gettysburg. 

Piedmont; town in Alameda County, California, at the foot of the Berkeley Hills;

city in Wayne County, Missouri; and town in Mineral County, West Virginia,

at the base of the Alleghenies. From the French pied, meaning "foot," and

mont, "mountain." 

Piedra; town in San Luis Obispo County, California. A Spanish name meaning

"stone." . 

Piegan; village in Chouteau County, Montana, named for a subtribe of the Blackfeet

Indians, the original form being apikuni, meaning "badly tanned robes." 

Pierce; mountain in Humboldt County, California,and counties in Georgia, Nebraska,

Washington, and Wisconsin, named for President Franklin Pierce. 

Pierce; county in North Dakota, named for Hon. Gilbert A. Pierce, first United

States Senator from North Dakota. 

Pierce; village in Wharton County, Texas, named for Thomas W. Pierce, an early

railroad man. 

Pierce City; city in Lawrence County, Missouri, named for Andrew Pierce, of Bos-

. ton, Massachusetts. . Pierceton; town in Kosciusko County, Indiana, named for President Franklin Pierce. 

Piermont; village in Rockland County, New York, so named because it is backed

by high hills and facing the river, into which extends a long pier. 

Pierre; city in Hughes County, South Dakota. ' Derives its name from Pierre

Choteau, who established a post for fur trading with the Indians. 

Pierrepont; town in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for Hezekiah B.

Pierrepont, one of the original proprietors. 

Pierrepont Manor; village in Jefferson County, New York, named for the Hon.

William C. Pierrepont's residence. 

Pierres Hole; valley in Idaho, named for an Iroquois chieftain in the employ of

the Hudson Bay Company. 

Pierson; village in Montcalm County, Michigan, named for 0. A. Pierson, the first

white settler.

Piffard; village in Livingston County, New York, named for David Piffard, a prominent settler. 

Pigeon; one of the Apostle Islands, in Lake Superior, Wisconsin. A translation of

the Indian name.
246 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [BOLL. 258.

Pike; counties in Alabama and Arkansas, peak in Colorado, counties in Georgia,

Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Missouri, town in Wyoming County,

New York, and counties in Ohio and Pennsylvania, named for Gen. Zebulon M.

Pike, the explorer.

Piketon; village in Pike County, Ohio, named from the county. 

Pikeville; town in Wayne County, North Carolina, named for a prominent resident. 

Pillsbury; village in Todd County, Minnesota, named for an early governor. 

Pilot Grove; city in Cooper County, Missouri, so named because of the presence of

a grove in a nearby prairie, which served as a landmark.

Pilot Knob; town in Iron County, Missouri, named from the hill which is a prominent feature of the landscape.

Pima; county and town in Graham County, Arizona, named for an Indian tribe. 

Final; county in Arizona, named for a chief of the Apaches. 

Pinckney; town in Lewis County, New York, named for Charles C. Pinckney, a

prominent statesman of South Carolina, 

r Pinckney; town in Union County, South Carolina;

^Pinckneyville; towns in Clay County, Alabama, and Wilkinson County, Missis- 

( sippi. Named for the Pinckney family of South Carolina. 

Pinckneyville; city in Perry County, Illinois, named for Charles C. Pinckney, of

South Carolina. 

Pinconning; village in Bay County, Michigan. An Indian word meaning "potato

place." 

Pine; county in Minnesota, so named because of the extensive forests of red and

white pines in the district. 

Pine Log; town in Tuolumne County, California, so named because the crossing of

the Stanislaus River at this point was originally by a large log. 

Pinkham; grant in Coos County, New Hampshire, named for Daniel Pinkham, the

 grantee. 

Pino Blanco; town in Mariposa County, California. A descriptive Spanish name,

meaning " white pine." 

Pino Grande; town in Eldorado County, California, in a forest of large pine trees.

A Spanish phrase, meaning "big pine." 

Pinole; town in Contra Costa County, California. A Spanish word meaning

"parched corn."

Pinon Blanco; peak and ridge in California. A Spanish phrase meaning "mountain of white rock." 

Pinos Altos; town in Grant County, New Mexico. A Spanish phrase meaning

"high pines." 

Pintada; peak of the San Juan Mountains, California. A Spanish wor<l meaning

"mottled" or "spotted." 

Piper City; village in Ford County, Illinois, named for its founder, Dr. William

Piper. 

Pipestone; county, and village in same county, in Minnesota, so named because of

its celebrated quarry of red pipestone. 

Piqua; city in Miami County, Ohio. From an Indian word signifying " ashes," the

name of one of the four divisions of the Shawnee Indians, formerly occupying

that region.

Pissacassick; river in New Hampshire; 

Piscasset; stream in Maine. Derived from an Indian word meaning "white

stone.'' 

Piscataqua; river in New Hampshire, said to have been derived from the Indian

word pishgachtigok, meaning "the confluence of two streams," or "great deer

river." 

Piscataquis; county, and branch of the Penobscot River in Maine. An Indian

word meaning "divided tidal river."
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Pischelville; town in Knox County, Nebraska, named for the first postmaster, 

Anton Pischel.

Pisg-ah; mountain in Colorado, and town in Cooper County, Missouri, named indirectly from the mountain in Palestine. A Hebrew word meaning "peak."

Pishtaka; lake in northern Illinois. An Indian word meaning "fox."

Pit; river in California, so named because the Indians dug pits upon its banks to 

catch men and animals.

Pitcairn; island in the Pacific, named for its discoverer, Major Pitcairn.

Pitcairn;'town in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for Joseph Pitcairn, the 

original proprietor.

Pitcher; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for an early setler.

Pitcher; town in Chenango County, New York, named for Nathaniel Pitcher, lieutenant-governor of the State.

Pithole City; village in Venango County, Pennsylvania, named from a creek which 

had a deep hole in the rocks upon its banks.

Pitkin; county, and village in Gunnison County, in Colorado, named for F. W. Pitkin, 

an early governor of the State.

Pitt; county in North Carolina, and mountain in Oregon, named for Sir William 

Pitt, Earl of Chatham.

Pittsboro; town in Calhoun County, Mississippi, named for an early settler. 

Pittsboro; town in Chatham County, North Carolina; , . 

Pittsburg; city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Named for Sir William Pitt, 

Earl of Chatham.

Pittsburg-; city in Crawford County, Kansas, named from the city in Pennsylvania.

Pittsfield; township arid city in Pike County, Illinois, named from the city in 

Massachusetts, the home of many of the settlers.

Pittsfield; town in Somerset County, Maine, named for William Pitts, of Boston. 

Pittsfield; city in Berkshire County, Massachusetts; 

Pittston; town in Kennebec County, Maine;

Pittsylvania; county in Virginia. Named for Sir William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, 

the celebrated English statesman.

Piute; mountain in San Bernardino County, and town in Kern County, California,

and county in Utah. Named for an Indian tribe. 

Placer; county in California;

Placerville; city in Eldorado County, California. From the Spanish plaza, meaning "place;" in mining districts, a place where surface deposition is washed for 

valuable minerals.

Plainfield; city in Union County, New Jersey, so named because it is situated on a 

beautiful plain.

Plankinton; township and city in Aurora County, South Dakota, named for John 

Plankinton, of Milwaukee. .

Piano; town in Tulare County, California. A Spanish word meaning "plan" or 

"draft."

Plant City; town in Hillsboro County, Florida, named for H. C. Plant, who organized a railroad system in that State.

Plaquemines; parish, and town in Iberville Parish, in Louisiana, so named byBienville on account of the quantities of persimmons which grow in the vicinity.

Plata; river in Colorado. A Spanish word meaning "silver."

Platte; river in Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming. From the French plate, 

meaning "dull," "shallow," a term singularly applicable to this stream.

Platte; county; and city in same county, in Missouri, and county in Nebraska, named 

from the Platte River.

Plattekill; town in Ulster County, New York. A Dutch word meaning "flat 

brook."
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Plattsburg; village in Clinton County, New York, named for Judge Zephaniah

Platt, its founder. 

Plattsmouth; city in Cass County, Nebraska, so named because of its location at

the confluence of the Platte and Missouri rivers. 

Plattville; village, in Porter County, Indiana, named for Thomas Platt, who laid

it out.

Pleasanton; city in Linn County, Kansas, named for Gen. Alfred Pleasanton. 

Pleasant Plains; village in Sangamon County, Illinois, a descriptive name suggestive of the location.

Pleasants; county in West Virginia, named for James Pleasants, an early governor. 

Plessis; village in Jefferson County, New York, named from the town in France. 

Plum; stream in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, the name being a translation of

the Indian word sipuas-hanne. 

Plumas; county in California traversed by the Feather River. A Spanish word

meaning "feather." 

Plymouth; town in Marshall County, Indiana; counties in Iowa and Massachusetts,

towns in Washington County, North Carolina, and Windsor County, Vermont;

and city in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin; named from the town in Massachusetts. . _ 

Plymouth; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, the landing place of the

Pilgrims, named from Plymouth in England, where they were hospitably entertained prior to their emigration to America. 

Plymouth; township and village in Richland County, Ohio, so named by pioneers

from Plymouth, Pennsylvania. 

Plympton; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, doubtless named for one of

the Plymptons of England. \ 

Pocahontas; village in Bond County, Illinois; county in Iowa; village in Cape

Girardeau County, Missouri; and county in West Virginia; named for the Indian

princess. The name is said to signify "stream between two hills." 

Pocantecs; stream running through "Sleepy Hollow," near Tarrytown, New York.

An Indian word meaning "a run between two hills." 

Pocasset; village in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. An Indian word meaning

"at which a strait widens." 

Pochaug; stream in Connecticut. An Indian word meaning "where they divide

in two." 

Pockwocamus; lake on Penobscot River, Maine. An Indian word meaning "mud

pond."

rPocomoke; river in Maryland;

<Pocomoke City; town in Worcester County, Maryland. An Indian word meanl ing "broken by knolls." 

Pocono; stream in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning

"stream between mountains." 

Poconteco; river in Westchester County, New York, said to have been densely

shaded by trees. An Indian word meaning "dark river." 

Pocosen; river in Virginia. Derived from the an Indian word signifying "grassy

bottom." 

Poe; township in Hancock County, West Virginia, named for a family of pioneers

and Indian fighters. 

Poestenkill; town in Rensselaer County, New York, named from its principal

stream. A Dutch word meaning "foaming creek." 

Poge; cape at the north end of Chappaquidick Island, Massachusetts. Derived from

an Indian word which means "harbor" or "place of shelter." 

Pogues; creek in Indiana, named for an early settler.
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Pohopoco; stream in Pennsylvania. Derived from the Indian word pochkapockla, 

signifying "two mountains bearing down upon each other with a stream intervening."

Poinsett; county in Arkansas, named for Joel R. Poinsett, secretary of war during 

the administration of President Van Buren.

Point a la Hache; town in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. A French name meaning "hatchet point."

Point Allerton; point near Boston, Massachusetts, named for a passenger on the 

Mayflower.

Point Arena; town in Mendocino County, California, on the coast. From the 

Latin, harena, meaning "sand," and point.

Point Bonita; southern extremity of Marin County, California. A Spanish phrase 

meaning "beautiful point."

Point Caswell; village in Fender County, North Carolina, named for Richard Caswell, a Revolutionary governor and general.

Pointe Coupee; parish, and town in same parish, in Louisiana, so named because of 

an extensive cut-off formed by the change in the course of the river. A French 

name meaning "cut-off point."

Point Pleasant; town in Mason County, West Virginia, so named because it was

once a place of great natural beauty. 

Point Remove; stream in Con way County, Arkansas. A corruption of the French

word remous, meaning "eddy." 

Point Reyes; town in Marin County, California, named'from the point on which a

light-house is situated, called by the Spanish punta des reyes, "point of the

kings."

Point Roberts; cape on the coast of Washington, named for its discoverer. 

Point Saint Ignace; village in Mackinac County, Michigan, named for Saint

Ignacius. 

Point Shirley; point and strait in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, named for

William Shirley, an early governor. 

Point Sur; town in Monterey County, California. From the Spanish meaning

"south point." 

Pokagon; village in Cass County, Michigan, named for a Pottawatomie chief, the

name meaning " woman butcher."

Pokomoka; river in Maryland. An Indian name meaning "place of shellfish." 

Poland; town in Androscoggin County, Maine, said to have been named for a noted

Indian chief. 

Poland; village in Mahoning County, Ohio, named for George Poland, its original

proprietor. 

Polk; counties in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, and

Wisconsin, and probably the counties of the same name in Minnesota, Nebraska,

and Oregon, named for President James K. Polk.

Polk; county in North Carolina, named for Col. William Polk, of the North Carolina Continental Line.

Polkton; town in Anson County, North Carolina, named for Leonidas Polk. 

Pollepel; island on the Hudson River, New York. A Dutch word meaning "ladle." 

Polloksville; town in Jones County, North Carolina, named for a prominent citizen. 

Polo; city in Ogle County, Illinois, named for the distinguished traveler, Marco Polo. 

Pomeroy; city in Meigs County, Ohio, named for its original proprietor, Samuel

Wyllis Pomeroy. 

Pomfret; towns in Windham County, Connecticut, Charles County, Maryland, and

Windham County, Vermont, named from the town in Yorkshire, England. 

Pomme de Terre; river of Missouri entering the Osage River. A French phrase,

meaning "potato."
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Porno; town in Mendocino County, California, named from its location in the fruitgrowing region. A Spanish word denoting fruit in general, but applied particularly to the apple.

Pomona; cities in Los Angeles County, California, and Franklin County, Kansas, 

named for the Roman goddess of fruit. From the Latin pomum, "fruit."

Pomperaug; river in Connecticut. An Indian word probably meaning "place of 

offering."

Pompey; town in Onondaga County, New York, named for Pornpey the Great!

Ponca; township, and city in Dixon County, in Nebraska, and town in Kay County, 

Oklahoma, named for the Ponca tribe of Indians. The word is supposed to 

mean "medicine."

Ponchartrain; lake in Louisiana, named for a French count who was an early 

explorer of the Mississippi Valley.

Ponkapog; town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. An Indian word meaning 

"sweet water."

Pontiac; city in Oakland County, Michigan, named for a chief of the Ottawa 

Indians.

Pontiac; township and city in Livingston County, Illinois, named from Pontiac, 

Michigan, whence many of the early settlers came.

Pontoosuc; hill in Glastonbury, Connecticut, village in Hancock County, Illinois, 

and village, and lake in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. An Indian word 

meaning "falls on the brook."

Pontotoc; town in Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, and county, and town in 

same county, in Mississippi, named for a Chickasaw Indian chief. The word 

means "weed prairie."

Pope; county in Arkansas, named for John Pope, a former governor.

Pope; county in Illinois, named for Nathaniel Pope, a former Congressional delegate.

Pope; county in Minnesota, named for Gen. John Pope, who conducted the Minnesota exploring expedition to the Red River.

Popham; fort at the mouth of the Kennebec River, Maine, named for Capt. George 

Popham, its builder, when governor of the first English colony in New England.

Poplar Bluff; township and city in Butler County, Missouri, so named because of 

the belt of poplar trees in that section, and the location of the city on a bluff at 

the foot of the Ozark range of mountains.

Poplarville; town in Pearl River County, Mississippi, named for "Popular" Jim 

Smith, owner of the store in which the first railroad depot at this point was located.

Poponbming; lake in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian name 

meaning "where we are gazing."

Poquessing; stream in Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian word meaning "where 

there are mice."

"Poquetanuck; stream and town in New London County, Connecticut. An Indian 

word meaning "land open" or "broken up."

Poquonoc; river and hill in Connecticut. An Indian word meaning "cleared land."

Porcupine; islands of Mount Desert, Maine, so called because at a distance they 

resemble a porcupine.

Portage; town in Livingston County, New York, and counties in Ohio and Wisconsin, so named because of their location between water courses.

Portage; city in Columbia County, Wisconsin. A French word meaning "carrying-place," boats having been carried from the Fox to the Wisconsin river.

Portage des Sioux; town in St. Charles County, Missouri, so named because at this 

point on the Mississippi River the Indians carried their canoes across the peninsula to the Missouri.

Port Angeles; town in Clallam County, Washington, named by Don Francisco 

Elisa, a Mexican.
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Port Austin; village in Huron County, Michigan, named for the first man to establish a business there. 

Port Chester; village in Westchester County, New York, named from the city in

England, "port" being prefixed to distinguish it from other towns of the same

name. 

Port Clinton; village on the border of Lake^Erie, Ottawa County, Ohio, named for

ex-Governor Clinton of Northwest Territory. 

Port Crane; village in Broome County, New York, named for one of the engineers

of the Chenango Canal. 

Port Deposit; town in Cecil County, Maryland, so named because it is one of the

principal depots for the pine lumber rafted down the river. 

Port Dickinson; town in Broome County, New York, named in honor of Daniel S.

Dickinson, United States Senator, lieutenant governor, and attorney-general of

New York. 

Port Discovery; village in Jefferson County, Washington, named for a ship in the

fleet of Vancouver, the explorer.

Porter; county in Indiana, named for Commodore David Porter. 

Porter; town in Oxford County, Maine, named for Dr. Aaron Porter, an early

proprietor.

Porter; town in Niagara County, New York, named for Judge Augustus Porter. 

Port Gamble; village in Kitsap County, Washington, named for a United States

naval officer. 

Port Gibson; town in Claiborne County, Mississippi, named for David Gibson, the

former owner of the town site. 

Port Henry; village in Essex County, New York, named for the son of Maj.

James Dalliba, United States Army, and from being a port on Lake Champlain. 

Port Jervis; village in Orange County, New York, named for John B. Jervis,

engineer of the Hudson and Delaware Canal.

Portland; city in Jay County, Indiana, named by early settlers from Portland, Me. 

Portland; city in Cumberland County, Maine, and borough in Northampton

County, Pennsylvania, named, indirectly, from the town in England. 

Portland; city in Multnomah County, Oregon. The name was decided by the toss

of a copper by two settlers, one from Portland, Maine, and the other from Boston, Massachusetts.

Port Leyden; town in Lewis County, New York, named from Leyden, Netherlands. 

Port Morris; village in AVestchester County, New York, named for Gouverneur

Morris, an American statesman. 

Port Orchard; town and harbor in Kitsap County, Washington, named for its

discoverer. 

Port Orford; cape and town in Curry County, Oregon, named for George, Earl of

Orford.

Port Penn; town in New Castle County, Delaware, named for William Penn. 

Port Royal; river, and town in Beaufort County, in South Carolina, so named

" because of the fairness and bigness thereof." 

Portsmouth; city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, first named Strawberry

Banke, but later changed to its present name because situated at the river mouth

and a good harbor.

Portsmouth; city in Scioto County, Ohio, named from the city in Virginia. 

Portsmouth; city in Norfolk County, Virginia, named from Portsmouth in England. 

Port Tobacco; town in Charles County, Maryland, and an inlet on the Potomac

River in the same State; the name has no connection with the plant, but is a

corruption of the Indian word pauttapang, meaning a " bulging out," "bay,"

or "cove." . . Port Townsend; harbor and village in Jefferson County, Washington, named for

Marquis of Townsend. . ,
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Portville; town in Cattaraugus County, New York, so named because it was, at an 

early date, a prominent point for the shipment of lumber, shingles, etc.

I

Posey; county in Indiana; " 

Poseyville; town in Posey County, Indiana. Named for Gen. Thomas Posey, an 

early governor of the State.

Poso; town in Kern County, California. A Spanish word meaning "repose." 

Possession; sound in Washington, so named by Vancouver, because he landed and

took possession on the King's birthday.

Postboy; village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, so named because a postboy was murdered in the neighborhood. 

Potaligo; village in Madison County, Georgia. An Indian word meaning."plenty

of fat ducks."

Poteau; river in Arkansas. A French word meaning "post," "stake," or "pillar." 

Potencia; town in Los Angeles County, California. The Spanish word for "power." 

Potosi; town in Washington County, Missouri, a mining town, named from the

Peruvian mining town.

Potrero; town in San Diego County, California. A Spanish word meaning "pasture ground." 

Potsdam; village in St. Lawrence County, New York, named from a town in

Prussia.

Pottawattomie; counties in Kansas and Oklahoma;

Pottawattamie; county in Iowa. Named for the Indian tribe. The word means 

"makers of fire," and was used to signify that this tribe assumed separate sovereignty by building a council fire for themselves. 

Potter; town in Yates County, New York, named for Arnold Potter, the original

proprietor. 

Potter; county, and township in Center County, in Pennsylvania, named for Gen.

James Potter, a Revolutionary officer.

Potter; county in South Dokota, named for a prominent physician of the State. 

Potter; county in Texas, named for Robert Potter, temporary secretary of the navy

of Texas in 1836.

Potter Hollow; village in Albany County, New York, named for Samuel Potter. 

Potterville; village in Eaton County, Michigan, named for George N. Potter. 

Potts Camp; town in Marshall County, Mississippi, named for Col. E. F. Potts. 

(Pottstown; borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; 

JFottsville; borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Named for John Potts, a

*- large landowner, who founded the town.

Poughkeepsie; city in Dutchess County, New York. Derived from the Delaware

Indian word apokeepsingk, meaning "safe, pleasant harbor," or "shallow inlet,"

"safe harbor for small boats." 

Powder; stream in Wyoming, so named because of the dark powder-colored sand

on its banks.

Powell; county in Kentucky, named for Lazeriis W. Powell, a former governor. 

Powell; mountain in Colorado and county in Montana, named for Maj. J. W. Powell,

geologist and explorer. 

Powellsville; town in Bertie County, North Carolina, named for a prominent

resident. 

Powellton; town in Fayette County, West Virginia, named for E. Powell, interested

in a large coal and coke company.

Powell Valley; village in Multnomah County, Oregon, named for an old settler. 

Powelton; village in Hancock County, Georgia, named for a former resident. 

Poweshiek; county in Iowa, named for an Indian chief. 

Powhatan; county in Virginia, and city in Brown County, Kansas, named for the

celebrated Indian chief. The name means "at the falls."
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Pownal; towns in Cumberland County, Maine, and Benniugton County, Vermont,

named for Governor Thomas Pownal, of Massachusetts: 

Poygan; village in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning

"pipe." 

Poynette; village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, named for Peter Paquette; the

present orthography is a clerical error. 

Poysippi; village in Waushara County, Wisconsin. Derived from the Indian word

poygansippi, meaning "running into the lake." 

Pozo; town in San Luis Obispo County, California, named from the wells in the

neighborhood. A Spanish word meaning "well." 

Prairie; county in Arkansas, so named on account of its treeless plains. 

Prairie; stream in Wisconsin. Derived from the Indian word musk-ko-day yaw

se-be, "prairie river." 

Prairie City; township and village in McDonough County, Illinois, named from its

location on a prairie.

Prairie du Chien; city in Crawford County, Wisconsin. A French phrase meaning " prairie of the dog." 

Prairie du Rocher; village in Randolph County, Illinois, behind which is a rocky

bluff. A French phrase meaning "meadow of the rock."

Prairie du Sac; village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, originally in the territory of the 

Sauk Indians. A French phrase meaning " meadow of the Sauks."

Prairie Home; village in Cooper County, Missouri, so named on account of the 

character of the land.

Pratt; county, and city in same county, in Kansas, named for Caleb.Pratt, second 

lieutenant Company D, Second Kansas,

Prattsburg; town in Steuben County, New York, named for Capt. Joel Pratt, one 

of the first settlers.

Pratts Hollow; village in Madison County, New York, named for John and Matthew Pratt, early settlers.

Prattsville; town in Greene County, New York, named for Zadock Pratt.

Preble; county in Ohio, and town in Cortland County, New York, named for Commodore Edward Preble.

Prendra; town in Riverside County, California. A Spanish name meaning "pledge."

Prentice; village in Price County, Wisconsin, named for Alexander Prentice, the 

first postmaster.

Prentiss; county in Mississippi, named for Sergt. Smith Prentiss, a gifted forensic 

orator.

Prescott; town in Yavapai County, Arizona, named for W. H. Prescqtt, the historian.

Prescott; city in Linn County, Kansas, named for C. H. Prescott, a railroad official.

Prescott; town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, named for Col. William Prescott, commanding the Americans at the battle of Bunker Hill.

Prescott; city in Pierce County, Wisconsin, named for P. Prescott.

!

Presidio; station in San Francisco, California, the headquarters of the United States 

garrison and military reservation; 

Presidio; county in Texas. A Spanish word meaning "garrison for soldiers." 

Presque Isle; town in Aroostook County, Maine, and county in Michigan. A

French phrase meaning "nearly an island."

Preston; township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, named for Judge Samuel Preston, an early settler. 

(Preston; county in West Virginia;

^Prestonburg1 ; town in Floyd County, Kentucky. Named for James P. Preston, an 

I early governor of Virginia. ' 

Preston Hollow; village in Albany County, New York, named for the first family 

of settlers.-
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Prestonville; town in Carroll County, Kentucky, named for Jamea P. Preston, an

early governor of Virginia. 

Presumpscot; village in Cumberland County, Maine. An Indian word meaning

"rough place in the river." 

Preuss; mountain in Idaho, named for a topographer of the Fremont exploring

party.

Pribilof; islands of Alaska, named for the Russian navigator who discovered them. 

Price; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler. 

Price; county in Wisconsin, named for Congressman William T. Price. 

Primghar; town in O'Brien County, Iowa, named by combining the initials of the

persons present at the laying of the corner stone. 

Prince Edward; county in Virginia, named in 1702 for Edward, a son of Frederick,

Prince of Wales. 

Prince George; counties in Maryland and Virginia, named for Prince George of

Denmark, afterwards King of England.

Princes; stream in northern Illinois, named for Daniel Prince, one of the first settlers of Peoria County. 

Princess Anne; county in Virginia, named for Princess, afterwards Queen, Anne of

England; founded in 1691.

Princeton; mountain in Colorado, named from Princeton University. 

Princeton; city in Gibson County, Indiana, named for Hon. William Prince. 

Princeton; town in Caldwell County, Kentucky, named for William Prince, the

first settler. 

Princeton; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for the Rev. Thomas

Prince, pastor of the Old South Church, Boston. 

Princeton; town in Mercer County, West Virginia, named for the battlefield upon

which Gen. Hugh Mercer fell. 

Princetown; town in Schenectady County, New York, named for John Prince, a

member of Albany County's assembly. 

Princeville; township and village in Peoria County, Illinois, named for Daniel

 Prince, an early settler in the county.

Prince William; county in Virginia, named for William, Duke of Cumberland, 1730. 

Proctor; town in Lee County, Kentucky, named for the Rev. Joseph Proctor. 

Proctor; town in Rutland County, Vermont, named for Redfield Proctor, Senator

from that State.

PrOCtor Knott; village in St. Louis County, Minnesota, named for Proctor Knott,

of Kentucky.

Proctorsville; village in Windsor County, Vermont, named for the father of Senator Redfield Proctor. 

Promised Land; village in Suffolk County, New York, so named because the land

for factories was promised but never given. 

Promontory; village in Boxelder County, Utah, so named because it is the highest

point of the Promontory Range. 

Prophetstown; village in Whiteside County, Illinois, named for the "Shawnee

Prophet," the brother of the Indian chief, Tecumseh, 

Prospect; towns in New Haven County, Connecticut, and Waldo County, Maine,

and peak in Yellowstone Park, so named because of the elevation. 

Prosperity; town in Newberry County, South Carolina, so named by the optimistic

settlers. . 

Providence; village in Bureau County, Illinois, and county and river in Rhode

Island, named from Providence, Rhode Island. 

Providence; city in Providence County, Rhode Island, so called by Roger Williams

"for God's merciful providence to me in my distress."
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Provincetown; town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, incorporated as the

Province Town, because the inhabitants were exempt from taxation. 

Provo; river, and town in Utah County, Utah; a contraction of the name Provost 

of the man for whom they were named. 

Prowers; county in Colorado, named for John W. Prowers, a prominent stockman

and trader in early days. 

Psimmdse; several lakes in Minnesota, with wild rice growing on their banks. An

Indian word, meaning-" wild rice." 

Ptansinta; peninsula on Lac Traverse and the Minnesota River. An Indian word

meaning " otter tail." 

Puckaway; lake in Green Lake County, Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning

. "cat-tail flag." 

Puckety; stream in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning

"throw it away." 

Pueblo; county, and city in same county, in Colorado. A Spanish word meaning

"town" or "village." 

Puente; town, and range of hills in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish

word meaning "bridge."

Puerco; river in New Mexico. A Spanish word meaning "hog." 

Puerto de Luna; village in San Miguel County, New Mexico. A Spanish phrase

meaning "port of the moon."

Puget; sound in Washington, named for Peter Puget, its discoverer. 

Pulaski; counties in Arkansas and Georgia; county, and town in same .county, in

Illinois; counties in Indiana, Kentucky, and Missouri; village in Oswego County,

New York; town in Giles County, Tennessee; and county, and town in same

county, in Virginia. Named for the Polish patriot, Count Casimir Pulaski, friend

of the Americans in the Revolutionary war.

Pulteney; town in Steuben County, New York, named for Sir William Pulteney. 

Pungoteagne; stream, and town in Accomac County, Virginia, supposed to be so

named on account of the extremely sandy character of the county; the name,

an Indian one, means "place of dust. 1 ' 

Punta Gorda; town in De Soto County, JFlorida, so named on account of the point

near by. A Spanish phrase meaning "large point." 

Punxsutawney; borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word

meaning "sand-fly place." 

Purgatory; river in Colorado, tributary of the Arkansas; A translation of the

French name "rivifrre Purgatoire.". 

Purvis; town in Marion County, Mississippi, named for the former owner of the

railroad station site. . 

Put in Bay; bay in Ottawa County, Ohio, Lake Erie, and village in same county;

so named because Commodore Perry put in there with his fleet. 

Putnam; city in Windham County, Connecticut; counties in Florida, Georgia,

Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri; county, pond, and creek in New York; and

counties in Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia; named for Gen. Israel Putnam,

distinguished in the Revolutionary War.

Pymatuning'; tributary of .the Chenango in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian word meaning "crooked mouthed man's dwelling place." 

Pyramid; canyon of the Colorado River, so named because of the monument-like

pinnacle of porphyritic rock which crowns the left bank near the entrance. 

Pyramid; harbor in Alaska, so named because of the conical shape of one of its

islands.

Pyramid; lake in Nevada, so named on account of the shape of an island in the lake. 

Pyroxene; peak in the same range as the Old Bald in Montana; another name for

the mineral augite, found in the vicinity.
256 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. " [BULL. 258.

Pysht; river in Washington. The Clallarn Indian word for fish.

Quakake; stream in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning 

"pine lands."

Quantico; town in Wicomico County, Maryland. An Indian word possibly meaning "dancing," " place of dancing."

Quapaw; nation in Indian Territory, named from the Indian tribe; the word means 

"down-stream people."

Quasqueton; town in Buchanan County, Iowa, derived from an Indian word meaning "rapid water."

Quebec; village in Union County, Georgia. Said by some authorities to be derived 

from the Indian, meaning "being shut," "narrow," or "fearful rocky cliff;" 

others say it is derived from the French phrase quelbec, "what a beak!"

Queen Anne; county in Maryland, named for Queen Anne of England, reigning at 

the time of its organization.

Queen Mahon; stream in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. A corruption of the 

Delaware Indian wrord cuwei-mahoni, meaning "pine-tree lick."

Queens; county in New York, named for Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II, 

of England.

Quemahoning-; stream in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The derivation is the 

same as Queen Mahon.

Quenemo; village in Osage County, Kansas, named for an Ottawa Indian, who lived 

among the Sacs and Foxes, near Melvern.

Queponco; creek in Maryland. An Indian word meaning "ashes of pine woods."

Quiccoane; branch of the Missouri River. An Indian word meaning "running 

river."

Quicksilver; town in Lake County, California, named from the quicksilver mines.

Quidnic; river and pond in Rhode Island and Connecticut. An Indian word 

meaning "place at the end of the hill."

Quien Sabe; town in San Diego County, California. A colloquial Mexican expression meaning "who knows?"

Quillayute; river in Washington, named for the Indian tribe Kwillehiut; the river's 

name is also a corruption.

Quincy; city in Adams County, Illinois, and village in Branch County, Michigan, 

named for President John Quincy Adams.

Quincy; city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, named for Col. John Quincy.

Quindaro; town in Wyandotte County, Kansas, named for the Indian woman, 

former owner of the land. An Indian word meaning "bundle of sticks."

Quinebaug-; village in Windham County, Connecticut, and river in Massachusetts 

and Connecticut. An Indian word meaning "long pond."

Quinlan; village in Hunt County, Texas, named for G. A. Quinlan, former vicepresident of the Houston and Texas Central Kailroad.

Quinnesec; village in Dickinson County, Michigan. An Indian word meaning 

"where the river forms smoke," and given this village on account of the falls in 

the-Menominee River at this point.

Quinnipiac; river in Connecticut. An Indian word meaning "long water pond," 

or, according to another authority, "the surrounding country."

Quinsigamond; lake in Worcester County, Massachusetts. An Indian word meaning "pickerel fishing place." .

Quintana; town in Brazoria County, Texas, named for Andre Quintana, prominent 

in the early days of Texas.

Quitman; county, and town in Jackson County, in Georgia; county, and town in 

Clarke County, in Mississippi; and village in Nodaway County, Missouri; named 

for Gen. John A. Quitman, a former governor of Mississippi and an officer in the 

Mexican war.
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Quitopahilla; branch of the Great Swatara River in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.

An Indian word meaning "spring that flows from the ground among the pines." 

Quoque; village in Suffolk County, New York. A corruption of the Indian word

qiiaquananluck, meaning "creek flowing through a shaking marsh," describing

the locality to which the name was originally applied. 

Rabbit Ears; mountain of the Park Range, Colorado, so named on account of its

resemblance to a rabbit ear.

Rabun; county in Georgia, named for William Rabun, an early governor of the State. 

Raccoon; creek in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. A corruption of the Indian arrathkune or arathcone, the procyon loior of the naturalist. 

Racine; county, and city in same county, in Wisconsin, situated at the mouth of

"Root River. A French word meaning "root." 

Radersburg; town in Broadwater County, Montana, named for William Rader, one

of the early settlers.

Radford; village in Christian County, Illinois, named for George Radford, a landholder. 

Radford; city in Montgomery County, Virginia, named for William Radford, a

prominent citizen.

Radnor; village in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, named from the town in Wales. 

Radom; village in Washington County, Illinois, named from the province of Russia

in Poland. 

Ragged; mountain, in Knox County, Maine, so named on account of its ragged

appearance. 

Rahway; river in New Jersey. Said to be derived from the Indian word nawakiva,

meaning "in the middle of the forest."

Rahway; city in Union County, New Jersey, named for the Indian sachem, Rahwack. 

Rainier; town in Columbia County, Oregon, and mountain in Washington, named

for Rear-Admiral Rainier, of the British navy.

Rains; county in Texas, named for Emory Rains, who was prominent in the politics of the Republic and later in those of the State.

Rainsville; town in Warren County, Indiana, named for the proprietor Isaac Rains. 

Rainy; lake in Minnesota. A translation of the original French name, lac de la

pluie, "lake of the rain." 

Raisin; river in Michigan, so named on account of the abundance of grapes which

formerly grew upon its banks. 

Raleigh.; -town in Smith County, Mississippi, city in Wake County, North Carolina,

town in Shelby County, Tennessee, and county in West Virginia, named for Sir

Walter Raleigh. 

Rails; county in Missouri, named for John Rails, member of the State legislature,

1820-1821.

Ralston; village in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, named for Matthew C. Ralston. 

Ramseur; town in Randolph County, North Carolina, named for Gen. Stephen

Ramseur.

Ramsey; township and village in Fayette County, Illinois, and counties in Minnesota and North Dakota, named for the war governor of Minnesota, Hon. Alexander Ramsey, afterwards United States Senator. 

Ranchita; towns in Los Angeles and Riverside counties, California. A Spanish

term, meaning "little ranch." 

Randall; county in Texas, named for Horace Randall, a brigadier-general of the

Confederacy.

Randalls; island in New York, named for Jonathan Randall, who owns it. 

Randleman; town in Randolph County, North Carolina, named for a prominent

citizen.

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258 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [BULL. 258.

Randolph; counties in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, and Missouri; towns in Coos

County, New Hampshire, .Cattaraugus County, New York, and Orange County, 

. Vermont; named for John Randolph, of Roanoke, Virginia. 

Randolph; county in Illinois, named for Beverly Randolph, governor of Virginia,

1788-1791. 

Randolph.; township in McLean County, Illinois, named for Gardner Randolph, an

early settler.

Randolph; county in Indiana, named for Thomas Randolph, killed at Tippecanoe. 

Randolph; town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, and county in North Carolina,

named for Peyton Randolph, of Virginia. 

Randolph; village in Dakota County, Nebraska, named for the first mail carrier

between Sioux City and Elkhorn Valley Jasper Randolph. 

Randolph; township in Portage County, Ohio, named for Henry Randolph Storrs,

its original proprietor. 

Randolph; county in West Virginia, named for Edmund Randolph, an early

governor. 

Randsburg; mining town in Kern County, California, named from the town in

South Africa. 

Rangeley; town and plantation in Franklin County, and chain of lakes in Franklin

and Oxford counties, Maine, named for an Englishman, an early settler and

large landowner. 

Rankin; county in Mississippi, named for Christopher Rankin, congressman from

that State. 

Ransom; village in Lasalle County, Illinois, named for Gen. Thomas E. G. Ransom,

an Illinois officer of the civil war. 

Ransom; village in Hillsdale County, Michigan, named for Epaphroditus Ransom,

former governor of the State.

Ransom; county in North Dakota, named for Fort Ransom. 

.Ransomville; village in Niagara County, New York, named for Clark Ransom, one

of the first settlers. 

Rantoul; township and village in Champaign County, Illinois, named for Robert

Rantoul, a railroad incorporator. 

Rapho; township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. A corruption of an Indian

word, meaning "a fort of tents."

Rapidan; river in Virginia, named for Anne, Queen of England, "rapid Anne." 

Rapides; parish in Louisiana. A French word meaning "rapids," and given this

parish on account of the rapids or falls in the Red River. 

Rappahannock; river and county in Virginia. An Indian word meaning "stream

with an ebb and flow," or "river of quick-rising water." 

Raquette; river in Hamilton County, New York, from the French word meaning

. "snowshoe." 

Raritan; stream and a town in Somerset County, New Jersey. An Indian word

meaning "forked river." 

Raspberry; island, one of the Apostles, in Lake. Superior. A translation of an

Indian word, meaning "raspberries are plentiful here."

Rathbone; town in Steuben County, New York, named for Gen. Ransom Rath- 

- .bone, an early settler.

Raton; village in Las Animas County, Colorado. A Spanish word meaning 

;.. _ "mouse." 

Raumaug; lake in Litchfield County, Connecticut. A corruption of the Indian

word wonkemaug, meaning "crooked fishing place." 

Ravalli; county in Montana, named for the noted Jesuit missionary. 

Ravenna; village in Portage County, Ohio, named for the city in Italy.
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Ravens-wood; substation in Long Island City, New York, because of the thousands 

. of crows who made their home in the surrounding woods.

Ravenswood; town in Jackson County, West Virginia, named for the Ravensworths, a family of England, but misspelled by the engravers in making the 

first maps and never corrected.

Rawhide; creek in Nebraska, said to be so named because a white man was flayed 

upon its banks by a party of Pawnee Indians.

Rawlins; county in Kansas and city in Carbon County, Wyoming, named for John 

A. Rawlins, secretary of war under President Grant.

Ray; creek in California, named for an early settler.

Ray; county in Missouri, named for John Ray, a member of the convention which 

formed the State constitution.

Raympnd; village in Mad era County, California, named for Raymond Whitcomb, 

who organized a party of tourists to make the trip to the Yosemite by stages 

from this point.

Raymond; town in Cumberland County, Maine, named for Capt. William Raymond.

Raymond; town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, named for John Raymond, a grantee.

Raymondville; village in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for Benjamin 

Raymond, first agent.

Raymore; town in Cass County, Missouri, named for two railroad men of St. Louis, 

Messrs. Ray and Moore.

Raynham; town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, named from the parish of Rainham, Essex County, England.

Raysville; village in Henry County, Indiana, named for Governor Ray.

Reading; town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, named for Col. John Read, an 

early settler.

Reading; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and city in Berks County, 

Pennsylvania, named from the town in Berkshire, England.

Readsboro; town in Bennington County, Vermont, named for John Read, one of 

the original patentees.

Readstown; village in Vernon County, Wisconsin, named for its founder.

Reagan; county in Texas, named for John H. Reagan, a member of the Confederate 

cabinet.

Rector; town in Clay County, Arkansas, named for Wharton or 'Elias Rector, distinguished in the early Indian affairs of the State.

Red; range of mountains in Alabama, so called on account of its hematite ores.

Red; river in Arkansas, so named on.account of the color of the sediment with 

which it is freighted.

Red; lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota. The name is a translation of the Ojibway 

name, referring to the unruffled surface of the lake reflecting the red sunset.

Red; group of mountains in Wyoming, so named because formed of porphyry, 

which becomes dark red when exposed to the sun.

Red Bank; towns in Marshall County, Mississippi, and Monmouth County, New 

Jersey, so named on account of the reddish appearance of the river banks.

Red Bluff; township and city in Tehama County, California, so named from the 

reddish color of _a high bank of the Sacramento River, near which the city is 

located.

Redbud; villages in Walker County, Alabama, and Gordon County, Georgia, city 

in Randolph County, Illinois, and village in Cowley County, Kansas, so named 

because of the presence of the redbud, a small ornamental tree.

Red Cap; creek in California, named for a near-by mine.

Red Cedar; river in Iowa, so named from the abundance of cedar trees which 

formerly grew along its banks.
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Red Cloud; city in Webster County, Nebraska, named for the celebrated Sioux 

Indian chief.

Redden; village in Sussex County, Delaware, named, for Col. William 0. Redden.

Redding; city in Shasta County, California, named for Major Redding, one of the 

earliest American pioneers.

Redfield; town in Dallas County, Iowa, named for Colonel Redfleld.

Redfield; township and city in Spink County, South Dakota, named for J. B. Redfield, a director of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad.

Redford; village in Wayne County, Michigan, so named because it was a fording 

place on the river Rouge.

Red Hook; town in Dutchess County, New York. A translation of the original 

Dutch name, Roode Hoeck, which was given it on account of a near-by marsh 

covered with cranberries.

Red Jacket; village in Erie County, New York, named for a chief of the Seneca 

Indians, who derived his name from the brilliant red jacket which he wore, 

given him by a British officer.

Red Lake; county in Minnesota, named from the lake in Beltrami County.

Red Oak; city in Montgomery County, Iowa, so named on account of a near-by 

grove of trees of this species.

Redondo Beach; city in Los Angeles County, California, named from a Spanish 

word meaning "round."

Red River; parish in Louisiana, and county in Texas, named from the Red River, 

which borders Texas on the north.

Red River of the North; rises in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, and enters Lake Winnipeg. Named from Red Lake in Minnesota.

Red Rock; town in Douglas County, Minnesota, so named on account of a near-by 

granite bowlder painted red by the Indians.

Red Rock; village in Columbia County, New York, named for a red rock, surmounted by a wooden column 10 feet high bearing the date 1825.

Redstone; branch of the Monongahela River in Pennsylvania, derived from the 

Indian word machkachsen, meaning "red stone creek."

Redwillow; county in Nebraska, so named on account of the abundance of trees of 

this species. 

Redwing; city in Goodhue County, Minnesota, named for an Indian chief.

Redwood; city in San Mateo County, California, so named because of the abundance 

of redwood timber in the vicinity.

Redwood; river in Indiana. Derived from the Indian words musqiia me tig, meaning "redwood tree river."

Redwood; river in Minnesota, draining into the Minnesota River. The name is a 

translation of the Dakota (Sioux), name referring to the abundant growth along 

the river of cornel, a bush with a red bark.

Redwood; county in Minnesota, named from the river.

Reed; township in Butler County, Nebraska, named for David Reed, a pioneer.

Reed City; village in Osceola County, Michigan, named for its founder, James M. 

Reed.

Reedsburg; city in Sauk County, Wisconsin, named for D. C. Reed, an early settler.

Reedy; town in Roane County, West Virginia, named for a creek where reeds grow 

abundantly.

Reese; valley and river in Nevada, named for a guide.

Reese; stream in Lander County, Nevada, named for an early settler.

Reeseville; village in Dodge County, Wisconsin, named for Samuel Reese, the first 

settler.

Reeves; county in Texas, named for George H. Reeves.
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Beevesville; town in Dorchester County, South Carolina, named for a prominent 

family of the vicinity.

Befugio; town in Santa Barbara County, California. The Spanish form of "refuge."

Befugio; county, and town in same county, in Texas, named for a Mexican missionary establishment on the Mission River.

Behpboth; town in Sussex County, Delaware, given this scriptural name because it 

was first established as a place for yearly camp meetings. A Hebrew word 

meaning "room," or "enlargements."

Beh.ob.oth.; town in Bristol County. Massachusetts; a Hebrew word meaning "ample 

room." Said to have been founded by William Blackstone and so named by him 

as significant of his aim: " Room outside of the narrow confines of Puritan intolerance." Another authority ascribes the name to Rev. Samuel Newrnan, who 

established a church there and gave the town this name because "the Lord hath 

made room for us."

Beidsville; village in Knox County, Nebraska, named for Charles J. Reid, the first 

settler.

Beidsville; town in Rockingham County, North Carolina, named for David S. Reid, 

a former governor.

Bemsen; 'town in Oneida County, New York, named for Henry Remsen, a patentee.

Bennert; town in Robeson County, North Carolina, named for a prominent resident.

Beno; county in Kansas, town in Washoe County, Nevada, and village in Venango 

County, Pennsylvania, named for Gen. Jesse L. Reno.

Benovo; borough in Clinton County, Pennsylvania. Derived from the Latin, re, 

'' again,'' and novus, '' new.''

Bensselaer; city in Jasper County, Indiana, named for John Van Rensselaer, of New 

York State.

(

Bensselaer; county in New York; 

Bensselaerville; town in Albany County, New York. Named for Kilian van 

Rensselaer, who plamted a colony on his lands to be known as Rensselaerwyck, 

now as above. 

Benville; county in Minnesota, named for Joseph Renville, an Indian trader and

prominent citizen.

Bepresa; town in Sacramento County, California. A Spanish word meaning "milldam." 

Bepublic; county in Kansas, named from the Pawnee Republic, a principal division

of the Pawnee Indians formerly located in this county. 

Bepublic; township, and town in Marquette County, in Michigan, named from the

iron ore mines in the Marquette Range. 

Bepublican; village in Harlan County, .Nebraska, named from the Republican

_River.

Bevere; town in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, named for Paul Revere. 

Revillagigedo; group of islands off the coast of Alaska, named for Conde ReviJa

Gigedo, viceroy of New Spain.

Beynolds; county in Missouri, named for Thomas Reynolds, a former governor. 

Beynoldsburg; village in Franklin County, Ohio, probably named for Jeremiah

N. Reynolds. 

Beynoldsville; borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, named for Thomas

Reynolds, an old citizen. 

Bhea; county in Tennessee, named for John Rhea, congressman-elect at the time

the county was organized. 

Bhinebeck; town in Dutchess County, New York. A- combination of the names of

the man who founded the town William Beekman and his native town 

Rhineland.
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Rhinecliff; town in Dntchess County, New York, so named by the early settlers 

who came from the Rhine River in Germany.

Rhinelander; city in Oneida County, Wisconsin, named for F. W. Rhinelander, 

president of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway.

Rhode Island; one of the original thirteen States, said to have received its name 

from a small island in Narragansett Bay named Eoode Eylandt, "red island;" 

according to another authority, named for trie island of Rhodes.

Rib; river in Wisconsin. A translation of an Indian word.

Rice; county in Kansas, named for Brig. Gen. Samuel A. Rice.

Rice; county in Minnesota, named for Senator Henry M. Rice, a pioneer.

Rice Lake; city in Barren County, Wisconsin, so called because situated on a lake 

where wild rice is abundant.

Riceville; town in Mitchell County, Iowa, named for three brothers.

Rich; county in Utah, named for Apostle Charles C. Rich, a member of the Church 

of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints.

Richardson; town in Monterey County, California, named by settlers from Richardson County, Nebraska.

Richardson; county in Nebraska, named for William A. Richardson, former governor of the Territory.

Richburg; town in Allegany County, New York, named in honor of Alvan Richardson, the first settler who went there from Otsego County in 1819.

Richburg; town in Chester County, South Carolina, named fora prominent family.

Richfield; city in Morton County, Kansas, so named because it was thought it 

would prove a "rich field."

Richfield; township in Summit County, Ohio. The name originated from a weed 

which grew abundantly, known as rich weed, corrupted to richfield, and applied 

to the settlement.

Richfield Springs; village in Otsego County, New York, so named because of the 

excellent character of the soil and the abundance of springs.

Rich Hill; city in Bates County, Missouri, so named because of the fertile hill lands 

around it.

Richland; county in Illinois, named by the first settlers from Richland County, Ohio.

Richland; parish in Louisiana, and counties in North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, 

and Wisconsin, so named because of the rich character of the soil.

Richmond; town in Contra Costa County, California, and cities in Wayne County, 

Indiana, and Madison County, Kentucky, named from Richmond, Virginia.

Richmond; county in Georgia, town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and counties in New York and North Carolina, named for Lennox, Duke of Richmond.

Richmond; town in Washington County, Rhode Island, thought to have been named 

for Edward Richmond, attorney-general of the colony.

Richmond; county, and city in Henrico County, Virginia, so named on account of 

the resemblance to Richmond, Surry County, England.

Richthofen; mountain in Colorado named for the geologist.

Richville; village in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for Salmon Rich, an 

early settler.

Richwood; village in Union County, Ohio, so named because of the fertility of the

, soil and the heavy growths of timber.

Rickreal; river and village in Polk County, Oregon. A corruption of the French

la creole, meaning "the Creole."

Ridgefield; borough in Bergen County, New Jersey; 

Ridge Spring; town in Saluda County, South Carolina; 

Ridgeville; town in Dorchester County, South Carolina;

Ridgeway; towns in Orleans County, New York, and Fairfield County, South Carolina. So named on account of the presence of ridges near by.
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Ridgely; village in Sangarnon County, Illinois, named for Charles Ridgely, one of its

founders. 

Ridg-eway; borough in Elk County, Pennsylvania, named for John J^cob Ridgeway,

of Philadelphia, a large landowner. 

Ridley Park; borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, named from the native

place of its settlers in Cheshire, England.

Rienzi; town in Alcorn County, Mississippi, named for the Roman tribune. 

Riga; town in Lenawee County, Michigan, named from the city in Russia. 

Riley; count}' in Kansas named for Maj. Geu. Bennet Riley, United States Army. 

Rimersburg; borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, named for John Rimer, its

first settler. 

Rimini; town in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. Named by Lawrence Barrett

for the character in the tragedy of "Francesca da Rimini." 

Rincon; towns in Riverside County, California, and Donna Ana County, New

Mexico. A Spanish word meaning "corner," or "inside corner." 

Rindge; town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, named for one of the original

proprietors. 

Ring-gold; county in Iowa, named for Maj. Samuel Ringgold, an officer of the

Mexican war. 

Ring-wood; villages in Passaic County, New Jersey, and Halifax County, North

Carolina, named from the town in England. 

Rio Arriba; county in New Mexico intersected by the Rio Grande del Norte, "great

river of the North." A Spanish name meaning "upper," or "high river." 

Rio Blanco; county in Colorado, named from the White River, of which the

county's name is the Spanish interpretation. 

Rio de las Piedras; stream in New Mexico. A Spanish phrase meaning "river of

the stones." 

Rio de los Americanos; river in California. A Spanish phrase meaning "river of

the Americans," the favorite route of the early emigrants. 

Rio de los Martires; river in California. A Spanish phrase meaning "river of the

martyrs," so named from the murder of Spanish priests by Indians. 

Rio de los Mimbres; river in New Mexico. A Spanish phrase meaning "river of

the willows."

Rio de Mercede; river in California. A Spanish phrase meaning " river of mercy." 

RioFrio; river in Texas. A Spanish word meaning " cold river." 

Rio Grande; county in Colorado, named from the river. 

Rio Grande; river rising in the Rocky Mountains and emptying into the Gulf of

Mexico. A Spanish phrase meaning "great river.'' 

Rio Grande Pyramid; mountain of the San Juan Range, Colorado, so called because

its form is that of a perfect pyramid. . 

Rio Llano; river in Texas. A Spanish phrase meaning "river of the plain." 

Rio Salinas; river in Arizona, having alkaline deposits upon its banks, which caused

it to be given this Spanish name, meaning "salt river." 

Rio Seco; town in Butte County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning "dry

river."

Rio Verde; river in Arizona. A Spanish phrase meaning "green river." 

Rio Vista; town in Solano County, California, at the mouth of the Sacramento

River. A Spanish phrase meaning "river view."

Ripley; counties in Indiana and Missouri and'town in Chautauqua County, NewYork, named for Gen. Eleazer W. Ripley. 

Ripley; town in Brown County, Ohio, named for General Ripley, an officer in the

war of 1812. 

Ripley; town in Payne County, Oklahoma, named for a leading official of the-SantaFe Railroad. -
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Ripley; town in Jackson County, West Virginia, named for a resident.

Ripon; city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, named from the town in England.

Rippey; town in Greene County, Iowa, named for Capt. C. M. Rippey, an old

settler. 

Rising' City; village in Butler County, Nebraska, named for the owners of the town

site, A. W. and S. W. Eising. 

Rising Sun; village in Dearborn County, Indiana, so named by its founder, John

James, when viewing the sunrise from that location. 

Ritchie; county in West Virginia, named for Thomas Ritchie, editor of the Richmond

Enquirer.

Rivanna; river and township in Virginia, named for Queen Anne, of England. 

Rivera; town in Los Angeles County, California. The Spanish form of "river." 

River Falls; city in Pierce County, Wisconsin, so named because of its situation

near the falls of the Kinnikinnic River. 

Riverhead; town in Suffolk County, New York, so named because of its location

near the head of the Peconic River. 

Riverside; county, and town in same county, in California, town in Washington

County, Iowa, and forty other places, being usually so named on account of

their location.

Rivoli; town in Mercer County, Illinois, named from the town in Italy. 

Roach; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for a pioneer who was drowned

in it. 

Roan; plateau in Colorado, so named on account of the color of the cliffs rising from

the Grand River Valley. 

Roan; mountain in North Carolina, so named on account of the color of the laurel

growing upon its summit.

Roane; county in Tennessee, named for Governor Archibald Roane. 

Roane; county in West Virginia, named for Spencer Roane, judge of the supreme

court of the State in its early days. 

Roanoke; towns in Randolph County, Alabama, Howard County, Missouri, and

Genesee County, New York, named from, the home of John Randolph in Virginia. 

Roauoke; township and village in Woodford County, Illinois, named from Roanoke,

Virginia, the home of its founders. 

Roanoke; town in Huntington County, Indiana; county, and city in same county,

in Virginia; and river in Virginia and North Carolina. An Indian word designating a kind of shell used for money. 

Roaring; mountain in Yellowstone Park, so. named on account of the shrill sound

made by the steam escaping from a vent in its summit. 

Roaring Fork; branch of the Grand River in Colorado, so named from its steep

and rapid descent. 

Robbinston; town in Washington County, Maine, named for its original owners,

Edward H. and Nathaniel J. Bobbins.

Roberts; county in South Dakota, named for Moses Robert (Robar), a fur trader. 

Roberts; county in Texas, named for Oran M. Roberts, former governor of the State. 

Robertson; county in Kentucky, named for ex-Chief Justice George Robertson, a

leading pioneer.

Robertson; county in Tennessee, named for Gen. James Robertson, a pioneer. 

Robertson; county in Texas, named for Sterling C. Eobertson, who received a colonization grant from Mexico. v 

Robeson; county in North Carolina, named for Col. Thomas Robeson, of the North

Carolina Revolutionary Militia. 

Robinson; town in Summit County, Colorado, named for George B. Robinson,

former lieutenant-governor of the State.
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Robinson; township and city in Crawford County, Illinois, named for John M.

Robinson, United States Senator from Illinois, 1830-1841.

Robinson; city in Bro\yn County, Kansas, named for Governor Charles Robinson. 

Robla; town in Ventura County, California. A Spanish word meaning "bill of

sale." 

Roche a Gris; river in Adams County, Wisconsin. A French phrase meaning

"gray rock."

Rochelle; city in Ogle County, Illinois, named from Rochelle, France. 

Roche Moutonnee; branch of the Eagle River in Colorado, so named on account of

the glacial rocks of its gorge. 

Roche Percee; river in Boone County, Missouri. A French phrase meaning

"pierced rock." 

Rochester; township and town in Fulton County, Indiana, named from the city in

New York.

Rochester; towns in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, and Beaver County, Pennsylvania, named from the city in England. 

Rochester; city in Monroe County, New York, named for the senior proprietor,

Col. Nathaniel Rochester.

Rochester; town in Ulster County, New York, named for the Earl of Rochester. 

Rock; counties in Minnesota and Nebraska, county and river in Wisconsin, and

many other places, so named on account of the rocky character of the soil. 

Rockaway; river, and borough in Morris County, New Jersey. Supposed to be

derived from the Indian word reckawackes, or achewek, meaning "bushy," or

"difficult to cross." 

Rockbridge; county in Virginia, so named on account of the natural bridge of rock

over Cedar Creek. 

Rockcastle; county and river in Kentucky, named for the rock castles on the river

banks.

Rockdale; county in Georgia, so named from the ledges of rock running through it. 

Rock Falls; city in Whiteside County, Illinois, named from its location at the falls

in Rock River. 

Rockford; city in Winnebago County, Illinois, so named because of its situation on

both sides of Rock River. " 

Rockford; village in Wells County, Indiana, so named because it is located at a

ford on Rock Creek. 

Rockingham; counties in New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Virginia, named

for the Marquis of Rockingham, premier of England at the time of the repeal of

the statnp act. 

Rock Island; county, and city in same county, in Illinois, named from an island in

the Mississippi River which is formed of limestone.

Rockland; city in Knox County, Maine, so named because of its granite quarries. 

Rockland; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, so named from the character

of the soil. 

Rockland; county in New York, so named on account of its extensive quarries of

red sandstone. 

Rockport; town in Spencer County, Indiana, so named because of the hanging

rock, " Lady Washington Rock," on the Ohio River. 

Rockport; town in Essex County, Massachusetts, so named on account of the granite

quarries near the sea. 

Rock Rapids; town in Lyon County, Iowa, named from its location on the falls of

Rock River.

Rockton; township and village in Winnebago County, Illinois, named from its location on the Rock River.
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Rockville; city in Tollancl County, Connecticut, so named because of the rock formation of the hills upon which the city is built.

Rockville; city in Parke County, Indiana, so named because of large bowlders in 

the neighborhood.

Rockville; village in Allegany Count}', New York, so named on account of a quarry 

in the vicinity.

Rock-wall; county in Texas, so named on account of an underground wall.

Rodeo; town in Contra Costa County, California. A Spanish name signifying the 

market place where horned cattle are exhibited for sale.

Rodman; town in Jefferson County, New York, named for Daniel Rodman, of 

Hudson.

Rodney; town in Jefferson County, Mississippi, named for Judge Rodney, of the 

State.

Roger Mills; county in Oklahoma, named for Roger Q. Mills, senator from Texas.

Rogers; mountain in Tennessee, named for William B. Rogers, the geologist.

Rogue; river in Oregon, named for the Tototins, an Indian tribe of nefarious habits, 

who were termed Coquins by the French and Rogues by the English.

Rohnerville; town in Humboldt County, California, named for Henry Rohner, an 

early settler.

Rolesville; town in Wake County, North Carolina, named for a prominent resident.

Rolette; county in North Dakota, named for the Hon. Joseph Rolette, an early 

settler of Red River Valley.

Rolfe; town in Pocahontas County, Iowa, said by some authorities to be named for 

the young Englishman who married Pocahontas, but by others for the man 

who previously owned the town site.

Rolla; township and city in Phelps County, Missouri. A corruption of Raleigh, 

being named from the city in North Carolina.

Rollinsford; town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, named for a resident 

family.

Rollinsville; town in Gilpin County, Colorado, named for John Q. A. Rollins.

Rome; cities in Floyd County, Georgia, and Oneida County, New York, and twenty 

other places, the name being transferred from the city in Italy.

Romeo; village in Macomb County, Michigan, named for the character of Shakespeare's tragedy.

Romulus; towns in Wayne County, Michigan, and Seneca County, New York, 

named for the founder of Rome.

Rondout; creek in Ulster County, New York, the name being a corruption of 

"redoubt," a fortification built upon the stream by the early Dutch.

Roodhouse; city in Greene County, Illinois, named for John Roodhouse, its founder.

Rooks; county in Kansas, named for John C. Rooks, member of Company I, Eleventh Kansas.

Roosevelt; county in New Mexico, named for President Theodore Roosevelt.

Root; town in Montgomery County, New York, named for Erastus Root, of Delaware County.

Roscoe; town in Coshocton County, Ohio, named for William Roscoe, the English 

historian.

Roscommon; county in Michigan, named from the county in Ireland.

Rose; town in Wayne County, New York, named for Robert L. Rose, of Geneva.

Roseau; county, river, and lake in Minnesota, retaining the early French name, 

meaning a reed or rush, referring to the abundance of a very coarse reed grass. .

Rosebroom; town in Otsego County, New York, named for Abraham Rosebroom, 

one of the earliest settlers.

Rosebud; county and river in Montana, so named because of the profusion of wild 

roses in the vicinity.
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Roseburg-; town in Douglas County, Oregon, named for Aaron Rose, one of the first

settlers. 

Rosedale; city in Wyandotte County, Kansas, so named because when located the

town site was a mass of wild rose bushes. 

Rosita; town in Custer County, Colorado, said to have been so named by the early

miners because of the thickets of wild roses which surrounded the springs in the

vicinity.

Ross; town in Kent County, Michigan, named for Daniel Ross. 

Ross; county in Ohio, named for Hon. James Ross,. of Pennsylvania. 

Rossie; town in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for a sister of David

Parish, the proprietor.

Rossville; village in Vermilion County, Illinois, named for its founder. 

Rossville; city in Shawnee County, Kansas, named for W. W. Ross, agent of the

Pottawatomie Indians. 

Rossville; village in Richmond County, New York, now a part of New York City,

named for the proprietor of a large tract of land. 

Rossville; town in Fayette County, Tennessee, named for Jon Ross, a Cherokee

chief. 

Roswell; town in El Paso County, Colorado, named for Roswell P. Flower, of New

York.

Roswell; town in Cobb County, Georgia, named for Roswell King. 

Rothville; town in Chariton County, Missouri, named for John Roth, an early

settler. 

Rotterdam; town in Schenectady County, New York, named from the city in the

Netherlands. 

Roubedeau; river in Delta County, and pass in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska,

named for Antoine Roubedeau, a French trader. 

Rough, and Ready; town in Nevada County, California, so named by the miners

of 1849. 

Round Hill; town in Loudoun County, Virginia, so named because of its location

near a round foothill of the Blue Ridge.

Rouse Point; village in Clinton County, New York, named for a resident family. 

Routt; county in Colorado, named for John L. Routt, the last governor of the Territory. 

Rowan; county in Ken tuck y, named for John Rowan, a distinguished lawyer of the

State. 

Rowan; county in North Carolina, named for Matthew Rowan, prominent in the

early politics of the State. 

Rowesville; town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, named for Gen. AVilliam

Rowe.

Rowletts; town in Hart County, Kentucky, named for John P. Rowlett. 

Rowley; town in Essex County, Massachusetts, named from the town in England. 

Royal; village in Antelope County, Nebraska, named for Royal Thayer. 

Royal Oak; village in Talbot County, Maryland, so named because of a nearby oak

into which the British shot a cannon ball in the war of 1812. 

Royalston; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for Col. Isaac Royal,

one of its proprietors. 

Royersford; borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, named for a family

known as Roya, who lived at a ford in the Schuylkill River in that vicinity. 

Rubicon; town in Eldorado County, California, and river in Wisconsin, named from

the river in Italy.

Ruby; peak in Colorado, so named on account of its color. 

Rulo; village in Richardson County, Nebraska, named for Charles Rouleau.
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Rumford; town in Oxford County, Maine, said to have been named for Count 

Rum ford.

Rumsey; town in McLean County, Kentucky, named for Edward Rumsey, a prominent resident of the State.

Runnels; county in Texas, named for Henry R. Runnels, former governor.

Runnelsville; town in Madison County, Mississippi, named for a prominent family 

of the State. ^

Rush; county in Indiana, named for Dr. Benjamin Rush, of Philadelphia.

Rush; county in Kansas, named for Alexander Rush, captain Company H, Second 

Regiment Kansas Colored Volunteers.

Rush; town in Monroe County, New York, named from large stretches of rushes 

growing in the vicinity.

Rushville; township and city in Schuyler County, Illinois, named for Dr. Richard 

Rush, candidate for vice-presidency in 1828.

Rushville; town in Rush County, Indiana, named for Dr. Benjamin Rush, of Philadelphia.

Rushville; village in Sheridan County, Nebraska, so named because of the extensive growth of rushes.

Rusk; county in Texas, named for Gen. Thomas J. Rusk, United States Senator from 

that State.

Russell; county in Alabama, named for Col. Gilbert Russell, of that State.

Russell; county, and city in same county, in Kansas, named for Capt. Avra P. Russell, 

Company K, Second Kansas Regiment.

Russell; county, and city in Logan County, in Kentucky, and county in Virginia, 

named for Gen. William Russell.

Russell; village in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for Russell Atwater, its 

original proprietor. ->

Russell; township in Geauga County, Ohio, named for a family of early settlers.

Russellville; town in Pope County, Arkansas, named for Dr. Thomas Russell, who 

located there in 1835.

Russellville; village in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, named for the Russell 

family, prominent in the business interests of the vicinity.

Russian River; township in Sonoma County, California, on a river of the same 

name, so named because a Russian settlement was early located there.

(Rutherford; counties in North Carolina and Tennessee;

 JRutherfordton; town in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Named for Gen.

I Griffith Rutherford, a noted Indian fighter.

Rutherford; borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, named for John Rutherford, 

an extensive landowner.

Rutland; village in Lasalle County, Illinois, and town in Jefferson County, New 

York, named from the city in Vermont.

Rutland; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, said to have been named from 

Rutland, near Leicestershire, England.

Rutland; county, and city in same county, in Vermont, named from the town in 

Massachusetts.

Ryans; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler.

Rye; town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, named from the home of its 

- English settlers.

Sabatis; hill in Maine, named for an Indian who accompanied Arnold's expedition.

Sabeta; peak in Colorado, named for the wife of Ouray, the chief of the Ute Indians.

Sabetha; city in Nemaha County, Kansas, probably a corruption of the word Sabbath, Avhich was the name of the temporary fort, established on Sunday, from 

which the town was named.
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Sabine; parish in Louisiana, county, town in Jefferson County, and lake in Texas.

A French word, meaning "cypress." 

Sable; cape, the southernmost point of the mainland in Florida, and stream in

Michigan. A French word meaning "sandy." 

Sabotawan; mountain in Maine, the most easterly of the Spencer Range. An Indian

word meaning "the end of the pack," "where the strap is pulled together." 

fSac; county in Iowa;

i Sac City; city in Sac County, Iowa, named for an Indian tribe. The word refers 

I to "yellow earth," the proper form being Osaukee. 

Sacandaga; tributary of Hudson River, so named because of a great marsh lying

along its banks. An Indian word meaning "drowned lands." 

Sacate; town in Santa Barbara County, California. A Spanish word meaning

"grass." 

Saccarappa; village in Cumberland County, Maine. An Indian word meaning

"toward the rising sun." 

Sachem Head; watering place in New Haven County, Connecticut, so named

because an Indian chief was once captured there. 

Sacketts Harbor; village in Jefferson County, New York, named for Augustus

Sacket, its first settler. 

Saco; river, and city in York County, in Maine. Derived from an Indian word, sohk

or sank, "pouring out;" hence the outlet or discharge of a river or lake. 

Sacramento; county, city in same county, and river in California, named by the

Spaniards, the word meaning."sacrament." 

Sacramento; village in White County, Illinois, named from Sacramento,California,

the home of many of the first settlers. 

.Sadlersville; town in Robertson County, Tennessee, named for W. R. Sadler, an

early settler. 

Sadorus; township and village in Champaign County, Illinois, named for Henry

Sadorus, the first settler. 

Safford; village in Pima County, Arizona, named for A. P. K. Safford, governor of

the Territory. 

Sagadahoc; county in Maine bordering on the Atlantic Ocean. An Indian word

meaning "land at the mouth," or " mouth of the river."

Sageville; village in Hamilton County, New York, named for Hezekiah Sage. 

Sag Harbor; village in Suffolk County, New York. Sagg is derived from the

Indian word sagaporack, meaning "place where ground nuts grow." 

Saginaw; county, city in same county, river, and bay in Michigan, derived from an

Ojibwa Indian word meaning "Sauk place," referring to the Sauk or Sac

Indians.

Sago; town in Muskingum County, Ohio. An Indian word meaning "welcome." 

Saguache; county, and town in same county, in Colorado. An Indian word meaning "water at the blue earth." 

Sahale; peak in Cascade Mountains, Okanogan County, Washington, named by the

Mazamas, a mountaineering club of Portland, Oregon, from the Chinook word

sahale, "high," "above." 

Saint Albans; city in Franklin County, Vermont, named for Alban, a Roman

Christian, and the first martyr in Britain. 

Saint Anne; township and village in Kankakee County, Illinois, named from St.

Anne, Quebec, the former'home of nearly all the residents. 

Saint Anthony; falls in the Mississippi River at Minneapolis. So named by a

French missionary, because "of the many favors received through the intercession of that saint." 

Saint Anthony; town in Stearns County, Minnesota, named from the falls.
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Saint Augustine; city in St. John County, Florida, so named because the first landing was made on that day.

Saint Bernard; parish in Louisiana, named by the French for the saint.

Saint Charles; parish in Louisiana, named for the saint1.

Saint Charles; county, and city in the same county, in Missouri, so named because 

it was the purpose of the vicar of Pontoise to establish a seminary .there in honor 

of that saint, where the Indians should be educated.

Saint Clair; county, city in same county, and lake in Michigan, said to have been 

so named because the lake was discovered by the French upon that saint's day.

{

Saint Clair; counties in Alabama, Illinois, and Missouri, town in Antelope County, 

Nebraska, and borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; 

Saint Clairsville; village in Belmont County, Ohio. Named for Gen. Arthur St. 

Clair, governor of the Northwest Territory.

Saint Clement; town in Pike County, Missouri, named for tKe patron saint of Clement Grote, an early settler. 

Saint Cloud; township and city in Stearns County, Minnesota, named by the

original proprietors from the town in France. 

Saint Croix; river in Maine, probably so named because of its resemblance at Oak

Bay to a cross; croix, the French word for " cross." 

Saint Croix; river of Minnesota and Wisconsin, named for Monsieur St. Croix, who

was drowned at its mouth.

Saint Croix; county in Wisconsiri, named from the river. 

Saint Derion; village in Nemaha County, Nebraska, named for Joseph Derion, an

Indian chief of the Otoe tribe.

Saint Elias; mountain in Alaska, named for the saint upon whose day it was discovered.

f Saint Francis; stream in Minnesota and county in Arkansas;

|Saint Francois; county in Missouri. Named for the founder of the Franciscan 

I order. 

Sainte Genevieve; county, and city in same county, in Missouri, named for the

French saint. 

Saint George; town in Knox County, Maine, named from the island which is now

called Monhegan, but was originally named by its discoverer, Capt. George Weymouth, for his patron saint. 

Saint George; town in Dorchester County, South Carolina, located in the defunct

county of St. George, for which it is named. 

Saint George; town in Chittenden County, Vermont, named for George III, of

England. 

Saint George; town in Tucker County, West Virginia, named for St. George Tucker,

clerk of the house of delegates. 

Saint Helena; town in Napa County, California, and parish in Louisiana, named

for the French saint. 

Saint Helens; mountain in Washington, named for Lord Saint Helens, British

ambassador to Madrid. 

Saint Ignace; township in Mackinac County, Michigan, named for a Catholic

church erected within its limits. 

Saint Jacob; township and village in Madison County, Illinois, named for the first

three settlers, Jacob Shultz, Jacob Schroth, and Jacob Willi. 

Saint James; parish in Louisiana, named for the French saint. 

Saint James; city in Watonwan County, Minnesota, named for the first settler,

James Purrington. 

Saint James; town in Phelps County, Missouri, named for a large mine owner in

the vicinity. 

Saint John; county in Florida, named from Saint Johns River.
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Saint John; village in Perry County, Illinois, named from a celebration of Saint

John's Day, June 24, held in the settlement in 1856.

Saint Jolin; city in Stafford County, Kansas, named for Governor John P. St. John. 

Saint Johns; river in Florida, called by the Spanish discoverers San Juan Bautista,

because upon this saint's day it was discovered.

Saint Johns; village in Clinton County, Michigan, named for John Swegles. 

Saint Johnsbury; town in Caledonia County, Vermont, named for St. John de

Creve-coeur, French consul at NBAV York, and a benefactor of Vermont. 

Saint Johnsville; town in Montgomery County, New York, named for an old

church .established there in early days.

Saint John the Baptist; parish in Louisiana, named from the Saint Johns River. 

Saint Joseph; county in Indiana, and county, and city in Berrien County, in Michigan, named from the river.

Saint Joseph; river rising in Hillsdale County, Michigan, and entering Lake Michigan. Named by the early French Catholic explorers for the husband of the

Virgin Mary. 

Saint. Joseph; city in Buchanan County, Missouri, named for-Joseph Robidoux, an

early French settler.

Saint Iiandry; parish in Louisiana, named for Saint Landri, bishop of Paris in 651. 

Saint Lawrence; gulf in New York, so named because discovered upon the feast

day of that saint.

Saint Lawrence; county and river in New York, named from the gulf. 

Saint Liouis; town in Sonoma County, California, and city in Gratiot County,

Michigan, named from the city in Missouri. 

Saint Xiouis; river rising in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, and flowing into Lake

Superior. Probably so named by the explorer, Verendrye, in 1749, in honor of

the cross of Saint Louis conferred upon him shortly before "his death by the

King of France.

Saint Liouis; county in Minnesota, named from the river. 

Saint Louis; county, and city in Saint Louis City County, Missouri, named for

Louis XV of France. 

Saint Martin; parish in Louisiana, named for Saint Martin, bishop of Tours, about

400.

Saint Mary; parish in Louisiana, so named by Roman Catholic settlers. 

Saint Mary; county in Maryland, named for Queen Henrietta Maria. 

Saint Marys; -city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, peak in Bitter Root Mountain

range, Ravalli County, Montana, and township and village in Auglaize County,

Ohio, named from St. Mary's Mission in Bitter Root Valley, Montana. 

Saint Marys; town in Elk County, Pennsylvania, originally settled by Roman

Catholics, and named for the saint. 

Saint Matthews; town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, named for the

county, now defunct, in which it was formerly located. 

Saint Paul; city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, named for a church which was

built for M. Galtier, an early Catholic missionary. 

Saint Paul; city in Howard County, Nebraska, named for J. N. and N. J. Paul, its

first settlers. 

Saint Peter; village in Cedar County, Nebraska, named for John Peter Abts, the

first settler. 

Saint Peters; town in Saint Charles County, Missouri, named for a Jesuit mission

established there in early days. 

Saint ilegis Falls; village in Franklin County, river and falls in New York, named

for a canonized Jesuit missionary. 

Saint Stephens; town in Berkeley County, South Carolina, named for the now

defunct parish in which it was formerly located.
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Saint Tammany; parish in Louisiana, named for a chief of the Delaware Indians, 

the name meaning "beaver leader."

Saint Vrain; creek in Colorado, named for Ceran St. Vrain, an early explorer.

Salado; town in Bell County, Texas. A Spanish word meaning "salted," salt 

being abundant in the vicinity.

Salamanca; village in Cattaraugus County, New York, named for Senor Salamanca, 

a Spanish financier, interested in the Atlantic and Great Western Eailroad.

Salem; cities in Essex County, Massachusetts, and Marion County, Oregon; and 

city in Forsyth County, North Carolina, settled by Moravians, so named by 

early settlers in the hope of peaceful security. A Hebrew word meaning 

"peace."

Salem; county, and city in same county, New Jersey, so named by a company 

of English Friends, from the peaceful aspect of the country.

Salem; town in Washington County, New York, and township and city in Columbiana County, Ohio, named from the city in Massachusetts.

Salero; hill in Arizona, said to have been so named because a saltcellar, of ore from 

the hill, was made by the padres of St. Joseph, for the table of their bishop. A 

Spanish word meaning "saltcellar."

Salida; town in Stanislaus County, California, and city in Chaffee County, Colorado, 

at the junction of the Arkansas River with its large branch from the south. A 

Spanish word meaning "point of departure." 

Salina; town in Onondaga County, New York; 

Salinas; city in Monterrey County and river in California;

Saline; rivers and counties in Arkansas, Illinois, and Kansas, and counties in Missouri and Nebraska, and many other places. So named from the presence of 

salt springs or salt deposits within their limits.

Salisbury; town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, named for a resident.

Salisbury; towns in Wicomico County, Maryland, and Essex County, Massachusetts, named from the city in England.

Salisbury; city in Chariton County, Missouri, named for Lucius Salisbury, of the 

county.

Salisbury; town in Herkimer County, New York, named from the town in Connecticut.

Sallis; town in Attala County, Mississippi, named for Dr. James Sallis, the former 

owner of the land.

Sallisaw; stream, and town in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory. Supposed to 

have been derived from the French bayou salaison, "salting provisions bayou."

Sallys; town in Aiken County, South Carolina, named for the Salley family, prominent residents of the State.

Salmon; river in Washington, so named on account of the shoals of salmon that 

ascend the river in the summer.

Salmon Falls; river, and village in Strafford County, New Hampshire, named from 

the falls in the river, where the salmon stop in their upward course.

Salt; creek in Colorado, so named on account of the character of the mineral deposits.

Saltillo; borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, named from the town in 

Mexico. A Spanish word meaning "leaping."

Salt Lake; county, and city in same county in Utah, named from Great Salt Lake.

Salton; town in San Diego County, California, situated on the border of the Sal ton 

Sea, from which it receives its name.

Salton Sea; dry lake in San Diego County, California, 265 feet below sea level, the 

bottom of which is covered with salt.

Saluda; town in Polk County, North Carolina, and river, county, and town in 

same county in South Carolina. An Indian word meaning "corn river,"
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Salunga; village in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,derived from the Indian word

chickisivalunga, meaning '' place of crawfish.'' 

Salyersville; town in Magoffin County, Kentucky, named for Samuel Salyer, a

member of the State legislature.

Samoa; village in Humboldt County, California, named for an Indian chief. 

Sampson; county in North Carolina, named for Col. John Sampson, officer of the

Revolution. 

Saxnsonville; village in Ulster County, New York, named for Gen. Henry A.

Sampson.

Samuel Adams; mountain in New Hampshire, named for a Revolutionary patriot. 

San Antonio; city in Bexar County, Texas, named for the Roman Catholic mission,

San Antonio de Velero, otherwise the Alamo. 

San Augustine; county, and town in same county, in Texas, probably named for

Saint Augustine, one of the early fathers of the Roman Catholic church. 

San Benito; county, and township in same county, in California. The Spanish

form of Saint Benedict. 

San Bernardino; county, and city in same county, in California, named for an old

Spanish mission.

Sanborn; town in O'Brien County, Iowa, and county in South Dakota, named for 

George W. Sanborn, division superintendent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and 

Saint Paul Railroad. 

Sanbornton; town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, named for a family of

early settlers.

San Buenaventura; town in Ventura County, California. A Spanish phrase signifying "saint of good fortune." 

San Carlos; village in San Mateo County, California. The Spanish form of Saint

Charles.

Sanders; town in Carroll County, Kentucky, named for an old settler. 

Sandersville; city in Washington County, Georgia, named for Benjamin Saunders,

who once owned all the land upon which the city is built. 

San Diego; county, and city in same county, in California. A corruption of Saint

lago, the patron saint of Spain, for whom they were named. 

Sandisfield; town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named for Lord Sandys,

first lord of trade and the plantations. 

Sand liake; town in Kent County, Michigan, so named because a sand bar extends

across the center of a near-by lake. 

Sandoval; county, and town in same county, in New Mexico, named for a resident

family.

Sandusky; town in Alexander County, Illinois; county, city in Erie County, and

river in Ohio. Derived from the Indian oulsandouke, "there is pure water

here," or from sa-andusie, "large pools of water." Another authority gives the

meaning as "cold spring."

Sandwich; township and city in Dekalb County, Illinois, named from the town in

Massachusetts. 

Sandwich.; town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, named from the town in

England.

Sandy Lake; township, and borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, so named 

because of the sandy character of the soil and the existence of a small lake in the 

neighborhood.. 

San Felipe; post-office of Santa Clara County, California. The Spanish form of

Saint Philip!

San Fernando; town in Los Angeles County, California, named for an old Spanish 

Catholic mission.

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Sanford; city in Orange County, Florida, named for Gen. H. S. Sanford, United

States minister to Belgium. 

Sanford; township, and town in York County, Maine, named for Peleg Sanford, an

early proprietor. 

Sanford; town in Moore County, North Carolina, named for Colonel Sanford, a civil

engineer. 

San Francisco; bay, county, and city in same county, in California, said by some to

have been named for the old Spanish mission of San Francisco de Assisi, by

others to have been named for the founder of the order to which Father Junipero, the discoverer of the bay, belonged. 

San Gabriel; town in Los Angeles County, California, named for an old Spanish

mission.

Sangamon; county and river in Illinois. A corruption of an Indian word meaning "good hunting ground." 

Sangerfield; town and township in Oneida County, New York, named for Judge

Jedediah Sanger. 

Sangerville; town in Piscataquis County, Maine, named for Col. Calvin Sanger, its

proprietor.

/Sanilac; county in Michigan;

\Sanilac Center; town in Sanilac County, Michigan. Named'for an Indian chief. 

San Jacinto; city in Riverside County, California, and county and river, in Texas.

The Spanish form of "Saint Hyacinth," whose day is celebrated August 16th. 

San Joaquin; county and river in California. A Spanish phrase meaning "whom

Jehovah has appointed." 

San Jose; city in Santa Clara County, California, named for the patron saint of

Mexico.

San Jose; village in Mason County, Illinois, named from the city in California. 

San Juan; counties in Colorado and New Mexico, and river in Utah. The name is

the Spanish form of Saint John.

San Juan; county in Utah, named for the San Juan River, which traverses it. 

San Juan; county in Washington, named for the Greek navigator, Juan de Fuca. 

San Lucas; town in Monterey County, California. The Spanish form of Saint Luke. 

San liuis Obispo; county, and city in same county, in California, named for an old

Spanish mission. The name means Saint Louis, bishop. 

San liuis Hey; town in San Diego County, California, named for Louis IX, of

France, meaning Saint Louis, .king. 

San Marcos; town in San Diego County, California, named from the old Spanish

grant Los Vallecitos de San Marcos, "the little valleys of Saint Mark." 

San Mateo; county, and city in same county, in California. The Spanish form for

Saint Matthew. 

San Miguel; town in San Luis Obispo County, California, and counties in Colorado

and New Mexico! The Spanish form of Saint Michael. 

San Patricio; county in Texas, settled by Irish colonists, and named by them for

the patron saint of Ireland, of which the present name is the Spanish form. 

San Pedro; city in Los Angeles County, California, named for the Spanish saint. 

Sanpete; county in Utah, named for an Indian chief. 

San Quentin; town in Marin County, California, said to be named for a former

resident. 

San Rafael; township and city in Marin County, California, named for the Spanish

saint. 

San Saba; county and river in Texas, probably named for the old San Saba mission

established in 1734 in what is now Menard County. The Spanish form of "Holy

Savior."
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Sans Tache; town in Fresno County, California. A French phrase meaning "spotless." 

Santa Ana; township, and city in Orange County, California, named for an old 

Spanish mission.

Santa Barbara; county, and city in same county, in California, named for an old 

Spanish mission.

Santa Clara; county, and town in same county, in California, named for an old 

Spanish mission.

Santa Cruz; county in Arizona, and county, city in same county, and island of 

California. A Spanish phrase meaning "holy cross."

Santa Fe; city in Haskall County, Kansas, town in Monroe County, Missiouri, and 

county, and city in same county, in New Mexico. A Spanish phrase meaning 

"holy faith."

Santa Monica; township, and city in Los Angeles County, in California, named for 

the Spanish saint, the mother of Saint Augustine.

Santa Rosa; county in Florida, named for a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.

Santa Ynez; town in Santa Barbara County, California, named for an old Spanish 

mission. The Spanish form of St. Agnes.

Sapinero; town in Gunnison County, Colorado, named for a subchief of the Ute 

Indians.

rSaranac; river and lake in New York;

 jSaranac Lake; village in Franklin County, New York. An Indian word meaning

I "river that flows under a rock."

Saratoga; town in Santa Clara County, California, named from the town in New 

York.

r Saratoga; county, town in same county, and lake in New York;

<! Saratoga Springs; town and village in Saratoga County, New York. An Indian

I word said to mean "place of the miraculous water in a rock."

Sarcoxie; city in Jasper County, Missouri, named for a friendly Indian chief.

Sardinia; town in Erie County, New York, named from the island in the Mediterranean Sea.

Sardis; town in Panola County, Mississippi, named from the ruined city in Asia 

Minor.

Sargent; county in North Dakota, named for a former general manager of the 

Northern Pacific Railroad.

Sarpy; county in Nebraska, named for Peter A. Sarpy.

Sassafras; stream in Maryland. The English form of the Indian word ivinakhanne.

Satartia; town in Yazoo County, Mississippi. Derived from an Indian word meaning "pumpkin place."

Saucon; township and creek in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. An Indian 

word meaning " outlet of a smaller stream."

Saugatuck; river and village in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and village in Allegan 

County, Michigan. An Indian word meaning " outlet of the tidal river."

Saugerties; town in Ulster County, New York. One authority states that it is an 

Indian word meaning "at the outlet;" another gives it as from the Dutch, 

zaeger's Mil, meaning "sawyer's creek," so given because a sawmill was erected 

on the town site.

Saugus; town in Essex County, Massachusetts. The Indian name of Lynn, the 

word meaning "extended."

fSauk; county, and city in same county, in Wisconsin;

iSauk Center; city in Stearns County, Minnesota;

jSauk Rapids; village in Benton County, Minnesota. Named from the Sank or

I Sac Indian tribe, the word meaning "people living at a river mouth."
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Sault Sainte Marie; city in Chippewa County, Michigan, situated at the foot of

the rapids of St. Marys River. A French phrase meaning "falls of St. Mary." 

Saunders; tributary of the Yellowstone River, Montana, named for a trapper who

lived in the region.

Saunders; county in Nebraska, named for Governor Alvin Saunders. 

Sauratown; town in Stokes County, North Carolina, named from the Sara Indian

tribe. 

Sausalito; town in Marin County, California. A Spanish word meaning "little

willow." 

Sauvie; island in the Columbia River, Oregon, named for Jean Baptiste Sauve, a

French Canadian, who kept a dairy there.

!

Savanna; city in Carroll County, Illinois; 

Savannah; city in Chatham County and river in Georgia, and town in Wayne 

County, New York. The name is a Creek corruption of the name of the Shawnee 

Indians, who formerly lived upon the Savannah River.

Savoy; village in Champaign County, Illinois, named for Princess Cothilda of Savoy, 

who visited Illinois in 1861. .

Savoy; town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named from the town in Switzerland.

Sawadabscook; branch of the Penobscot River in Maine. An Indian word meaning " place of large, smooth rocks."

Sawyer; county in Wisconsin, named for Philetus Sawyer, Senator from that State.

Saxapahaw; town in Alamance County, North Carolina. A corruption of the 

name of an Indian tribe, Sissipahaw.

Saybrook; town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, named for Lords Say and Brook.

Saybrook; village in McLean County, Illinois, named from Saybrook, Connecticut.

Sayre; borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, probably named for R. S. Sayre, . 

chief engineer of the Lehigh Valley Railroad.

Scales Mound; township and village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, named from the 

proximity of a large mound owned by Samuel Scales.

Scammon; city in Cherokee County, Kansas, named for four brothers, early settlers 

from Illinois.

Scandia; city in Republic County, Kansas, named, for the Scandinavian agricultural 

society by which it was colonized.

Scandinavia; village in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, named for the people by 

whom it was settled.

Scantic; river, and village in Hartford County, Connecticut. Derived from the 

Indian word reskatuk, meaning "branch of the river."

Scarboro; town in Cumberland County, Maine, named from the town in England.

Scarsdale; town in Westchester County, New York, named from the town in Derbyshire, England.

Scatacook; river in Connecticut. An Indian word meaning "confluence of two 

streams."

Schaghticoke; town in Rensselaer County, New York, situated at the confluence of 

the Hoosic and Hudson rivers. Derived from an Indian word pachgatgoch, 

" place where a river branches."

Schellsburg; borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, named for the man who 

laid it out.

Schenectady; county, and city in same county, in New York. Derived from the 

Indian meaning "over beyond the plains," or "river valley beyond the pine 

trees."

Schererville; village in Lake County, Indiana, named for Scherer Wright, its 

founder.
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Schleicher; county in Texas, named for Gustav Schleicher, member of Congress 

from that State.

Schleisingerville; village in Washington County, Wisconsin, named for B. Schleisinger Weil, its founder.

Schley; county in Georgia, named for William Schley, a former governor.

Schodack; town in Rensselaer County, New York. An Indian word meaning 

"meadow or fire plain," so called because it was in ancient times the seat of the 

council fires of the Mohegans.

Schoharie; county, town in same county, and creek in New York. An Indian 

word meaning "flood wood," or "driftwood." Another authority gives "tributary that throws its waters across the main stream."

Schonbrunn; town in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. A German word meaning "beautiful fountain."

Schoodic; river, and chain of lakes, in Maine. An Indian word to which many 

meanings are credited, among them, "trout place," "burnt lands," "place 

where water rushes," and "where fish live all the year."

Schoolcraft; county, and village in Kalamazoo County, in Michigan, named for 

Henry K. Schoolcraft, distinguished for his Indian researches.

schroeppei; town in Oswego County, New York, named for Henry W. Schroeppel,

an early resident. 

Schroon; lake, river, mountain, and town in Essex County, in New York. Opinions

differ as to the derivation of this name, some saying that it is derived from

the Indian shaghnetaghrowaliora, meaning "largest lake," or from the Saranac

Indian, "daughter of the mountains;" another authority stating that it was

named for the Duchess Scharon, of the court of Louis XIV. 

Schulenburg; town in Fayette County, Texas, named for a man prominent in the

organization of a corporation that built the town. 

Schuyler; counties in Illinois, Missouri, and New York, named for Gen. Philip

Schuyler, early mayor of Albany, New York. 

Schuyler; city in Colfax County, Nebraska, named for Schuyler Colfax, VicePresident under President Grant. 

Schuylerville; village in Saratoga County, New York, named for Gen. Philip

Schuyler, a prominent man, and early mayor of Albany. 

Schuylkill; county and river in Pennsylvania; so named because the first explorers

passed its mouth without seeing it, which caused them to give it this Dutch name,

meaning "hidden stream." The Delaware Indians called the river ganshowehanne, "waving stream." 

Schuylkill Haven; town in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, so named because of

its location at the head of the Schuylkill Canal.

Scio; town in Allegany County, New York, named from the island in the Mediterranean. 

Sciota; village in McDonough County, Illinois, and river and county in Ohio.

Derived from the Indian word seeyotah, meaning "great legs," and applied to

the river on account of its numerous and long branches. 

Scipio; town in Cayuga County, New York, named for the Roman general. 

Scitico; village in Hartford County, Connecticut. An Indian word meaning "at

, the branch." 

Scituate; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, named for the stream running

into the harbor, which derived its name from the Indian word satuit, "cold

brook." 

Scooba; town in Kemper County, Mississippi. An Indian word meaning "reed

brake." 

Scotland; counties in Missouri and North Carolina, and city in Bonhomme County,

South Dakota named for the division of Great Britain.
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Scott; county in Arkansas, named for Judge Andrew Scott.

Scott; county in Illinois, named from Scott County, Kentucky.

Scott; counties in Indiana and Kentucky, named for Gen. Charles Scott, governor

of Kentucky, 1808-1812. 

Scott; county in Iowa, county, and city in same count}', in Kansas, and counties in

Minnesota, Tennessee, and Virginia, named for Gen. Winfield Scott. 

Scott; county in Missouri, named for John Scott. 

Scottdale; borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, named for Thomas A.

Scott, of the Pennsylvania Railroad. 

Scotts Bluff; county in Nebraska, named for the bluff where a man named Scott

met death by starvation.

Scottsboro; town in Baldwin County, Georgia, named for Gen. John Scott. 

Scottsburg; village in Livingston County, New York, named for Matthew and

William Scott, early settlers. 

Scotts Creek; township in Jackson County, North Carolina, named for John Scott,

a trader among the Cherokees. 

Scottsville; town in Alien County, Kentucky, named for Gen. Charles Scott, an

early governor of the State. 

Scottsville; village in Monroe County, New York, named for Isaac Scott, the first

settler.

Scranton; town in Jackson County, Mississippi, named from the city in Pennsylvania. 

Scranton; city in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, named for Joseph H. Scrantou,

its founder. 

Scratch Gravel; hills in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, 5 miles northwest of

Helena, so named because gold was picked up in the gravel after a heavy rain. 

Screven; county in Georgia, named for Gen. James Screven, a Revolutionary officer. 

Scriba; town in Oswego County, New York, named for George Scriba, the resident

proprietor. 

Scurry; county in Texas, named for William B. Scurry, brigadier-general in the

Army of the Confederacy.

Seaboard; town in Northampton County, North Carolina, named from the Seaboard Air Line. 

Seabright; borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, named from the town in

England. 

Sea Cliff; village in Nassau County, New York, where camp meetings were formerly

held upon a cliff by the salt water, from which circumstance the village was

named. 

Sea Isle City; borough in Cape May County, New Jersey, so named because it is

situated near the seashore.

Searcy; county in Arkansas, named for Judge Richard Searcy. 

Searles; post-office in Kern County, California, named for J. W. Searles, who discovered borax in the Mohave Desert in 1863. 

Searsmont; town in Waldo County, Maine; 

Searsport; town in Waldo County, Maine. Named for David Sears, of Boston,

Massachusetts. 

Seattle; city in King County, Washington, named for the chief of the Duwamish

tribe of Indians, See-aa-thl. 

Sebago; lake in York County, and lake, pond, and town in Cumberland County,

Maine. An Indian word meaning "stretch of water," or "place of river lake." 

Sebamook; lake in Maine. An Indian word given two different meanings, "large

bay lake" and "bright water."

Sebastian; county in Arkansas, named for Senator William K. Sebastian. 

Sebethe; river in Connecticut. Supposed to be derived from the Indian word

sepoese, "small river."
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Sebewa; village in Ionia County, Michigan. Derived from the Indian word sibiwc,

"rivulet," or "brook." 

Sebewaing; village in. Huron County, Michigan. Derived from the Indian word

sibiweng, '' at the creek." 

Seboeis; lake, stream, and plantation in Penobscot County, in Maine. Supposed to

be derived from an Indian word meaning "little river." 

Secaucus; town in Hudson County, New York. Thought to be derived from the

Indian word sekakes, used in reference to snakes. 

Seco; creek in Texas, and village in Boxelder County, Utah. A Spanish word

meaning "dry."

Secor; village in Woodford County, Illinois, named for a railroad builder. 

Sedalia; city in Pet'tis County, Missouri. A modification of the original name

Sadieville, having been named for the daughter of Gen. G. R. Smith, who laid

out the town.

Sedan; city in Chautauqua County, Kansas, named from the town in France. 

Sedgwick; county, and fort in same county, in Colorado, mountain in Idaho, and

county, and city in Harvey County, Kansas, named for Gen. John Sedgwick. 

Sedgwick; town in Hancock County, Maine, named for Maj. Robert Sedgwick.

Seekonk; town in Bristol County, Massachusetts. Said to be derived.from an Indian

word meaning "black goose," or "wild goose." 

Seguin; town in Gaudalupe County, Texas, named for Col. Juan Seguin, a.Mexican

who joined fortunes with the Texans in 1836. 

Seiglingville; town inBarnwell County, South Carolina, named for Gen. Randolph

Seigling, a prominent capitalist of Charleston. 

Selinsgrove; boTough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, named fora family of early

settlers. 

Sellersville; borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The Anglicized form of the

original name. Zoellers, a family of early residents for whom it was named. 

Sellwood; town in Multnomah County, Oregon, named for Governor Sellwood. 

Selma; city in Dallas County, Alabama, named from the "Songs of Selma," in

Ossian.

Selma; town in Fresho County, California, named from the city in Alabama. 

Seminole; town in Hillsboro County, Florida, and nation in Indian Territory,

named for the Indian tribe; the word probably means "separatist," or

"renegade." 

Sempronius; town in Cayuga County, New York, named for the celebrated Roman

tribune, father of the Gracchi. 

Senath; village in Dunklin County, Missouri, named for the wife of A. W. Douglass, an early settler. . 

Senatobia; creek and town in Tate County, Mississippi. A Choctaw Indian word

meaning "white sycamore." 

Seneca; city in Nehama County, Kansas, named from Seneca County in Ohio, by

the first settlers who emigrated from that county. 

Seneca; nation in Indian Territory, city in Newton County, Missouri, counties in

New York and Ohio, town in Oconee County, South Carolina, and creek in

Pendleton County, West Virginia; . . . 

Seneca Falls; village in Seneca County, New York, named from an Indian tribe.

The word is a corruption of Sinnekaas, a'name given them by the Dutch. 

Senegar; creek in Maryland, named from the Seneca tribe of Indians. 

Sequoia; town in Tuolumne County, California, named from the trees. 

Severance; city in Doniphan County, Kansas, named for one of the three proprietors. 

Severy; city in Greenwood County, Kansas, named for L. Severy, of Emporia, a,

director of the Santa Fe Railroad. 

Sevier; county in Arkansas, named for Ambrose H. Sevier, a Congressional delegate.
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Sevier; county in Tennessee, named for John Sevier, first governor of the State.

Sevier; county in Utah, probably named for John Sevier, a pioneer.

Seward; county in Kansas, county, and city in same county, in Nebraska, and

mountain and town in Schoharie County, New York, named for William H.

Seward, the American statesman.

Sewickley; borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning "sweet water."

Seymour; city in Jackson County, Indiana, named for a civil engineer. 

Shabbona; township and village in Dekalb County, Illinois. Named for an Indian

chief who befriended the white settlers at the time of the Black Hawk war. 

Shackelford; county in Texas, named for a surgeon, captain of a band called the

" Red Rovers," who helped the Texans in their revolution. 

Shakopee; city in Scott County, Minnesota, named for a Sioux Indian chief who

formerly lived there; the name meaning "six."

Shalersville; township in Portage County, Ohio, named for an early settler. 

Shamokin; borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Derived from the

Delaware Indian word sckahamoki, meaning "place of eels." 

Shamong; town in Burlington County, New Jersey. An Indian word meaning

"place of the big horn." 

Shandaken; town in Ulster County, New York. An Indian word meaning "rapid

waters." 

Shannock; river in Connecticut. An Indian word meaning "place where two

streams meet." 

Shannon; township and village in Carroll 'County, Illinois. Named for William

Shannon, its founder.

Shannon; county in Missouri. Named for George F. Shannon, of Marion County. 

Shannon; county in South Dakota. Named for Peter C. Shannon, former chief

justice. 

Shapleigh; town in York County, Maine. Named for Nicholas Shapleigh, one of

the earliest proprietors.

Sharkey; county in Mississippi, named for William L. Sharkey, provisional governor during Governor Clark's absence at Fort Pulaski in 1865-66. 

Sharon; city in Barber County, Kansas, town in Schoharie County, New York, and

twenty other places. The name is of biblical derivation, from the Hebrew,

meaning "a plain."

Sharon; town in Madison County, Mississippi, so named because the Sharon seminary for girls was situated there at an early day.

Sharon Springs; city in Wallace County, Kansas, and village in Schoharie County, 

New York. The name is of biblical derivation.

Sharp; county in Arkansas. Named for Ephraim Sharp, representative from Lawrence County.

Sharpsburg; town in Bath County, Kentucky. Named for Moses Sharp.

Sharpsburg; borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Named for James 

Sharp, the original proprietor.

Shasta; county in California. Named from the Indian tribe Saste, or Shastika.

Shaume; river in Massachusetts. An Indian word meaning "fountain" or 

"spring."

Shavano; peak of the Sawatch Range in Colorado, named for a Ute Indian.

Shaw; town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, named for the owner of the lands 

through which the railroad passes.

Shaw an; town in Baltimore County, Maryland. An Indian word meaning "south."

Shawangunk; river, town in Ulster County, and mountain in New York. Said to 

be an Indian word meaning " white stone" or "white salt rocks."
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Shawano; county, and city in same county, in Wisconsin. Derived from the

Ojibwa Indian word shcnvanong, meaning "on the south." 

Shawnee; nation in Indian Territory and county in Kansas; 

Shawneetown; city in Gallatin County, Illinois. Named for the Indian tribe, the 

word probably meaning "southerners," and given them because they emigrated 

northward from the Savannah River. 

Sheboygan; county, and city in same county, in Wisconsin. Two derivations are 

given, one from the Ojibwa Indian word jibaigan, meaning a perforated object, 

' as a pipe stem, and the other from shawb-wa-way, expressing a tradition " that a 

great noise coming underground from the region of Lake Superior was heard at 

this place."

Sheepeater; cliffs in the Yellowstone Park, named for a band of Indians, a subtribe of the Shoshoni.

Sheepscot; river and bay in Maine. Derived from the Indian word sipsa-conta, 

meaning "bird-flocking river" Or " little bird place," because the Indians resorted 

there for young ducks.

Sheffield; cities in Colbert County, Alabama, and Warren County, Pennsylvania,

and town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named from the city in England.

Sheffield; village in Bureau County, Illinois, named for Joseph Sheffield, of New

Haven, one of it founders.

Sheffield; town in Franklin County, Iowa, named for James Sheffield, a railroad 

contractor.

Shelbina; city in Shelby County, Missouri, named by early settlers from Shelby 

County in Kentucky.

Shelburne; towns in Franklin County, Massachusetts, and Chittenden County, Vermont, named for William Fitz Maurice, second Earl of Shelburne. 

Shelby; counties in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, and Missouri; 

town in Orleans County, New York, and counties in Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas; 

Shelbyville; cities in Shelby counties, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Missouri. 

Named for Gen. Isaac Shelby, former governor of Kentucky.

Sheldon; city in O'Brien County, Iowa, named for Israel Sheldon, a stockholder in 

the first railroad passing through the town.

Sheldon; town in Franklin County, Vermont, named for a resident family.

Shell Bock; town in Butler County, Iowa, so named on account of the rocks near 

the river.

Shelter; island off Long Island, New York. Probably the translation of the original 

Indian word of manhanset-aha-cusha-wommuck, meaning "island sheltered by 

islands."

Shelton; town in Mason County, Washington, named for an early settler.

Shenandoah; city in Page County, Iowa, borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, county, town in Page County, and river in Virginia. An Indian word 

said to mean " sprucy stream."

Shepaug1 ; river in Connecticut. Derived from the Indian word mashapaug, meaning "large pond."

Shepherd; village in Isabella County, "Michigan, named for I. N. Shepherd, its 

founder.

Shepherdstown; town in Jefferson County, West Virginia^ named for Capt. Thomas 

Shepherd.

Sherborn; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named from the town of Sherborne, England.

Sherburne; county in Minnesota, named for Moses Sherburne, associate justice of 

the supreme court, 1853-1857.

Sherburne; town in Chenango County, New York, named from the city in England.
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Sheridan; village in Lasalle County, Illinois, county in Kansas, town in Madison

County, Montana, county in Nebraska, and county and mountain in Yellowstone

Park, Wyoming, named for Gen. Philip H. Sheridan. 

Sherlock; township in Finney County, Kansas, named for a capitalist connected

with the Santa Fe Eailroad.

Sherman; mountain in Idaho, county in Kansas, village in Wexford County, Michigan, and counties in Nebraska and Oregon, named for Gen. W. T. Sherman. 

Sherman; county, and city in Grayson County, Texas, named for Sidney Sherman,

general of the Texas army, who raised the cry of " Remember the Alamo " at

the battle of San Jacinto. 

Sherman; village in Chautauqua County, New York, named for Roger Sherman, a

signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Sherwood; village in Branch County, Michigan, named from the forest in England. 

Sheshequin; village in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning

" mysterious rattle." 

Shetucket; river in Connecticut. An Indian word meaning "land between the

rivers," or, according to another authority, "confluence of rivers." 

Shiawassee; county and river in Michigan. An Indian word meaning "straight

running river." 

Shickshinny; borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, protected by a cordon of

hills of five summits. An Indian word meaning "five mountains." 

Shields; river in Montana, named for a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition. 

Shinnecock; village in Suffolk County, New York, named for an Indian tribe. 

Shmnston; town in Harrison County, West Virginia, named for the owners of the

land upon which it was built.

Shintaka; several marshes in Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "tamarack." 

Shippensburg; borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, named for an early

proprietor, Edward Shippen. 

Shippenville; borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, named for Judge Shippen,

of Meadville. 

Shir ley; town in Piscataquis County, Maine, named from the town in England.

(

Shirley; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts; 

Shirleysburg; borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. Named for Gen. 

William Shirley, an early governor of Massachusetts.

Shivwits; plateau in Arizona. An Indian word meaning "people of the springs." 

Shobonier; town in Fayette County, Illinois, named for an Indian chief.

Shocco; creek in North Carolina, named for the Indian tribe Shoccoree.

Shohokin; stream in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning

"where there is glue."

Shohola; stream in Pike County, Pennsylvania;

Shohola Falls; village in Pike County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning 

"weak," "faint," or "distressed."

Shope; lake in Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning "shoulder."

Shoreham; town in Addison County, Vermont. So named because located on the 

shores of Lake Champlain.

Shoup; village in Lemhi County, Idaho, named for G. L. Shoup, United States 

Senator.

Showers; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler.

Shreveport; city in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, named for Henry M. Shreve.

Shrewsbury; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for George Talbot, 

Earl of Shrewsbury.

Shrewsbury; town in Rutland County, Vermont, and several other towns and villages, named from the city in England.
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Shubrick; peak in Humboldt County, California, so named because the steamer

Shubrick went aground in the vicinity. 

Shullsburg; city in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, named for Jesse W. Shull, the

first settler. 

Shurz; mountain in Wyoming, named for Carl Shurz, Secretary of the Interior under

President Hayes. 

Shushan; village in Washington County, New York, named for the ruined city in

Persia. 

Shutesburg; town in Franklin' County, Massachusetts, named for Gov. Samuel

Shute, a relative of Governor Bernard. 

Sibley; county in Minnesota, named for Gen. Henry H. Sibley, an early pioneer of

the Territory, the first governor of the State, and its military defender in the

Sioux war of 1862.

Sibley; town in Jackson County,. Missouri, named for George C. Sibley, who was

, one of the commissioners to lay out a road in 1825 from Fort Osage to Santa Fe.

Sidney; township and village in Champaign County, Illinois, named for Sydney

Davis, a daughter of the founder. « 

Sidney; Kennebec County, Maine, and cities in Shelby County, Ohio, named for Sir

Philip Sidney. 

Sidney; town in Delaware County, New York, named for Admiral Sir Sidney

Smith.

Sidon; town in Leflore County, Mississippi, named for the ancient city of Syria. 

Siegfried; post-office in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, named for Col. Jno.

Siegfried, a Revolutionary soldier. 

Sierra; counties in California and New Mexico. Derived from the Spanish, Sierra

Madre, "Mother Range," Kocky Mountains. 

Sierra La Sal; mountains in eastern Utah, so named from salt springs near their

base. 

Sigel; village in Shelby County, Illinois, named for Gen. Franz Sigel, an officer of

the rebellion. 

Sigourney; city in Keokuk County, Iowa, named for the poetess, Mrs. Lydia H.

Sigourney.

Sikeston; city in Scott County, Missouri, named for John Sikes. 

Siler City; town in Chatham County, North Carolina, named for a prominent

family of the neighborhood. 

Silliman; mountains in California and Nevada, named for Benjamin Silliman, .the

chemist. 

Silverbow; county in Montana, so named because of its shape, and on account of the

presence of this precious metal. 

Silver Cliff; town in Custer County, Colorado, so named because silver was found

in a cliff near the present town site. 

Silver Lake; city in Shawnee County, Kansas, so named because the Kansas River

forms a lake at this point.

Simpson; county in Kentucky, named for Capt. John Simpson, member of Congress. 

Simpson; county in Mississippi, named for Judge Josiah Simpson. 

Simpsonville; village in Shelby County, Kentucky, named- for Capt. John Simpson, member of Congress from that State. 

Simpsonville; town in Greenville County, South Carolina, named for a prominent

family of the State. 

Sincarte; town in Mason County, Illinois, a corrupted name of the passage which was

originally named by the French, chenal ecarte, "remote channel." 

Sinclairville; village in Chautauqua County, New York, named for Maj. Samuel

Sinclair, the first settler, who located there in 1810. 

Singleys; town in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler.
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Sing Sing; creek in Chemung County, New York. Indian Avords meaning "place

of a stone." Another authority states that it was named for John Sing Sing, a

friendly Indian. 

Sinking; creek in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, so named because it sinks

beneath the surface of the ground for a distance of 6 miles. 

Sinnemahoning; stream in Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian word meaning

"stony lick." 

Sinsinawa Mound; village in Grand County, Wisconsin. A combination of the

Indian Vord sinsiawe,, meaning "rattlesnake," and mound, because situated near

a truncated cone several hundred feet high. 

Sioux; counties in Iowa and Nebraska, and eight other places, so named from the

Dakota or Sioux Indians of Dakota and Minnesota, the largest tribe in the United

States. The word is an abbreviation of their Ojibwa name, signifying "little

snakes," i. e., "enemies." 

Sir Johns; small run in Morgan County, West Virginia, named for an officer of

Braddock's army. 

Siskiyou; county in California and mountains in Oregon. By some authorities it is

said to be a corruption of the original name given the district in California by

the French six cailloux, meaning "six bowlders;" others state that it is an

Indian word meaning "bob-tailed horse," the mountains between California and

Oregon having been so named because a famous bob-tailed race horse was lost

on the trail. 

Siskowit; lake in Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning a "kind of fish resembling

trout."

Sisladobsis; lake in eastern Maine. An Indian word meaning "rock lake." 

Sisseton; town in Roberts County, South Dakota. An Indian word meaning

"swamp village," a subtribe of the Sioux.

Sisson; village in Siskiyou County, California, named for a former hotel keeper. 

Sissowkissink; creek on the west side of Delaware River, Pennsylvania. Derived

from the Indian word shihuiven, "place of black ducks."

Sitgreaves; pass in Arizona, named for Captain Sitgraaves, United States Army. 

Sitkum; village in Coos County, Oregon. A Chinook Indian word meaning "half,"

or "part."

Skagit; county in Washington, named for an Indian tribe. 

Skamania; county in Washington. An Indian word meaning "swift waters," and

probably applied to the troubled waters of the Columbia River.

Skanawono-Weshance; tributary of Wisconsin River. An Indian word meaning

"creek that runs through bluffs." 

Skaneateles; lake, town, and village in Onondaga County, in New York. An

Indian word meaning "long lake!"

Skilesville; town in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, named for James R. Skiles. 

Skinner; island in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont, named for Uniak Skinner, the

first settler. 

Skippack; stream and village in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Derived from

the Indian word schki-peeK, "pool of stagnant water." 

Skitticook; branch of the Mattawamkeag River, Maine. An Indian word meaning

"dead-water stream." 

Skokomish; river in Washington, named for an Indian tribe, the Skokomish; the

word is said to mean "river people." 

Skookuinchuck; village in Lewis County, Washington. An Indian word meaning

"strong water." 

Skowhegan; town in Somerset County, Maine. An Indian word said to mean

"spearing" or "place of watch."
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Skull; valleys in Utah and Yavapai County, Arizona;

Skull Valley; village in Yavapai County, Arizona. So named on account of the

many skulls of Indians found there.

Skunk; river in Iowa. A translation of the Indian name checauqua. 

Skunkscut; range of Hills in Hartford County, Connecticut. An Indian word

meaning "at the" high place." 

Slateford; village in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, so named because it is the

center of manufacture of school slates.

Slater; city in Saline County, Missouri, named for W. A. Slater, of Norwich, Connecticut. 

Slatersville; village in Providence County, Khode Island, named for Samuel Slater,

its founder. 

Slatington; borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; so named on account of its

extensive slate quarries. 

Slaughtersville; town in Webster County, Kentucky, named for G. G. Slaughter,

an old settler. 

Sleepy Eye; lake and village in Brown County, Minnesota, named for the Indian

chief Islmnumbak, "man whose eyes have the appearance of sleep."

Slide; highest summit of the Catskill Mountains, Ulster County, New York, so 

named because an avalanche stripped a part of the mountain of earth and vegetation.

Slidell town in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, named for the celebrity of that 

name.

Sligo; borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, and six other towns and villages, 

named from the town in Ireland.

Slipperyrock; stream and borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania. Derived from 

the Indian word ivesch-ach-ach-apochka, meaning "slippery rock."

Sloansville; village in Schoharie County, New York, named for John R. Sloan, an 

early settler.

Slocums; island in Michigan, 'named for its owner.

Slough; creek in Yellowstone Park, which was erroneously so described by its discoverer; it being, in fact, a swift running stream.

Smackover; stream in Union County, Arkansas. Corrupted from the French 

chemin convert, "covered road."

Smethport; borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, named for Theodore Smethe, 

a friend of the original proprietor.

Smith; county in Kansas, named for J. Nelson Smith,,of the Second Colorado Regiment.

Smith; county in Mississippi, named for Maj. David Smith.

Smith; river in Montana, named for Robert Smith, former Secretary of the Navy.

Smith; river in Nevada, named for Lieut. Kirby Smith.

Smith; county in Tennessee, named for Gen. Daniel Smith, a patriot and early settler of the State.

Smith; county in Texas, named for John W. Smith, killed at the Alamo.

Smith Center; city in center of Smith County, Kansas, named for J. Nelson Smith, 

of the Second Colorado Regiment.

Smithfield; town in Dutchess County, New York, named for Peter Smith.

Smithfield; town in Johnson County, North Carolina, named for John Smith, State 

senator.

Smiths Ferry; village in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, named for Jesse Smith, the 

man who established the ferry.

Smithtown; town in Suffolk County, New York, named for Richard Smith, an 

early proprietor.
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Smithville; village in Jefferson County, New York, named for Jesse Smith, a

lumber dealer. 

Smithville; village in Ritchie County,. West Virginia, named for the former owner

of the land. 

Smithville; town in Clay County, Missouri, named for Humphrey Smith, the first

settler. 

Smokes; creek in Erie County, New York, named for an Indian who resided near

its mouth. 

Smyrna; town in Cobb County, Georgia, and village in Chenango County, New

York, and sixteen other places, the name being transferred from the ancient

seaport of Asia Minor on the Gulf of Smyrna. 

Smyth; county in Virginia, named for Gen. Alexander Smyth, Member of Congress

from that State. 

Snake; river in Idaho and Washington and Yellowstone Park, so named from the

Snake or Shoshoni Indians.

Snapeene; stream in Montana. An Indian word meaning "crooked mouth." 

Snelling; military post in Hennepin County, Minnesota, named for Colonel Josiah

Snelling, under whose direction it was built. 

Sniabar; township and village in Lafayette County, Missouri. Corrupted from

schuyte ober, from- the circumstance of an early German hunter having lost his

life there. 

Snohomish; river, county, and town in same county, in Washington, named for an

Indian tribe.

Snoqualmie; river in Washington, named for an Indian tribe. 

Snowden; township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, named for Judge Snowden,

of Pittsburg. 

Snowmass; mountain in Colorado, so named because of the snow field near its

summit.

[Snyder; county in Pennsylvania;

<Snydertown; borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Named for 

I Governor Simon Snyder of the State. 

Socatean; stream in Maine, named for Standing Atean, a warrior of an Indian

tribe, or from an Indian word, meaning "half burned land, and half standing

lumber." 

Socorro; county, and city in same county, in New Mexico, and village in El Paso

County, Texas. A Spanish word meaning "succor" or "relief." 

Solano; county in California, named for a chief of the Suisun Indians. 

Soledad; town in Monterey County, California. A Spanish word meaning "solitude" or "desert." 

Solomon; city in JJickinson County and river in Kansas, originally known as the

Wiskapella, from two Indian words, meaning "salt water." Name changed to

Soloman as being more euphonic. 

Solon; towns in Somerset County, Maine, and Cortland County, New York, named

for one of the seven wise men of Greece.

Solon; township in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, named for Lorenzo Solon Bull. 

Solution; creek in Yellowstone Park, so named because it is the outlet to Riddle

Lake. 

Solvay; village in Onondaga County, New York, so named because the Solvay

Process works are situated there.

Somers; town in Tolland County, Connecticut, named for Lord Somers. 

Somers; town in Westchester County, New York, named for Capt. Richard Somers,

naval officer in the Tripolitan war. 

Somerset; counties in Maine, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, named from the county

in England.
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Somerset; county in Maryland, named for Edward Somerset, husband of the

daughter of Lord Baltimore.

Somerset; village in Perry County, Ohio, named from the county in Pennsylvania. 

Somers Point; borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey, named for a family of

residents.

Spmerton; station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, named for Jacob Sommer, associate justice of the district court of Philadelphia. 

Somervell; county in Texas, named for Alexander Somerville, a brigadier-general

of the Texas Militia. 

Somerville; city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named for Capt. Richard

Somers, naval officer in the Tripolitan war. 

Somerville; town in Somerset County, New Jersey, probably named for an English

nobleman. 

Somonauk; village in Dekalb County, Illinois, derived from the Indian .word,

essemiauk, meaning "pawpaw tree." 

Sonoma; county, and town in same county, in California, said to have been named

for the chief of the Chocuyens, the word meaning " valley of the moon." 

Sopris; peak of the Elk Mountains in western Colorado, named for Capt. Dick

Sopris, one of the early settlers of the State. 

Souderton; borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, named for a family of

early settlers.

Souhegan; river in New Hampshire. An Indian word meaning " worn-out lands." 

Souneunk; stream in Maine. An Indian word meaning "that runs between

mountains." 

Southampton; towns in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, and Suffolk County,

New York, and county in Virginia, named from the town in England. 

South Anna; river in Virginia, said to have been named for Anne, Queen of

England.

South Berwick; town in York County, Maine, named from the city in England. 

Southboro; town in.Worcester County, Massachusetts, so named because formed of

the south part of Marlboro. 

Southbridge; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named with reference to

the bridge over the Quinebaug River. 

South. Carolina; one of the thirteen original States, first named for Charles IX of

France, and later for Charles II of England. 

South Hero; town in Grand Isle County, Vermont, named for one of the two

islands which were called Two Heroes, granted to Ethan Alien. It was intended

that they should be owned only by brave men warmly disposed toward the

Revolution. 

Southington; borough and town in Hartford County, Connecticut. A contraction

of South Farmington, of which town it was originally a part. 

South Pittsburg; town in Marion County, Tennessee, named from the city in

Pennsylvania.

Southport; city in Brunswick County, North Carolina, so named because it is situated in the southern part of the State. 

South River; borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, so named to distinguish

it from the North River district.

Southwick; town in Hamp'den County, Massachusetts, named for its first settler. 

Spafford; town in Onondaga County, New York, named for Horatio Gates Spafford,

author of the first gazetteer of that State.

Spalding; county in Georgia, named for the Hon. Thomas Spaulding. 

Sparland; village in Marshall County, Illinois, named for John Sparr, owner of

the site. 

Sparta; city in Randolph County, Illinois, named from Sparta in Greece.
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Spartanburg; county, and city in same county, in South Carolina, so called from

the rigorous self-discipline practiced by the inhabitants during the Revolutionary

war.

Spearville; town in Ford County, Kansas, named for Alden Speare, of Boston. 

Spencer; township, and city in Clay County, in Iowa, named for George E. Spencer,

United States Senator from Alabama. 

Spencer; county in Kentucky, and county, and city in Owen County, in Indiana,

named for Capt. Spier Spencer, killed at Tippecanoe. 

Spencer; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for Spencer Phipps,

lieutenant-governor 1732-1757; or, according to another authority, for Charles

Spencer, second Duke of Marl borough. 

Spencerport; village in Monroe County, New York, named for William H. Spencer,

a pioneer settler. 

Sphinx; mountain in Montana, so named on account of its resemblance in shape to

the Sphinx in Egypt.

Spink; county in South Dakota, named for S. L. Spink, a former Congressman. 

Spirit Lake; town in Dickinson County, Iowa, named from the lake which the

Indians called "spirit water." 

Spivey; city in Kingman County, Kansas, named for R. M. Spivey, president of the

Arkansas Valley Town and Land Company. 

Split Rock; village in Essex County, New York, so named because situated near a

curiously formed rock. 

Spokane; county, city in same county, river, and falls in Washington, named for

an Indian tribe, the name meaning "children of the sun." 

Spoon; river in northern Illinois, so named by the first white settler because of the

spoon-shaped course of the stream. The Indian name was Maquon, meaning

"feather."

Spottsylvania; county in Virginia, named for Alexander Spotswood, early lieutenant-governor. 

Sprague; town in Lincoln County, Washington, named for Gen. John W. Sprague,

interested in the Northern Pacific Railroad. 

Springfield; city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, named from the town in

Essex County, England. 

Springfield; city in Greene County, Missouri; village in Sarpy County, Nebraska,

and city in Clark County, Ohio, so named because of the numerous springs. 

Springfield; village in Orangeburg County, South Ca'rolina, so named by its founder

because he "expected to see a town spring up in the old fields." 

Springfield; town in Windsor County, Vermont, named from the city in Massachusetts. 

Spring Lake; borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, named from a lake in

the vicinity which is fed by springs. 

Spring Valley; township and village in Fillmore County, Minnesota, arid village

in Pierce County, Wisconsin, named from the springs which are notable features

of the valleys. 

Springville; villages in Laporte County, Indiana, and Erie County, New York, so

named because of the abundance of springs.

Sproul; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for a settler. 

Squam; lake in New Hampshire. Derived from the Indian word, nesquamsauke,

meaning "pleasant water place."

Squaw; mountain and township in Piscataquis County, Maine. An abridged version of the translation of its Indian name, meaning "the mountain which

belongs to a woman." 

Stafford; town in Tolland County, Connecticut, and county in Virginia, named for

the county in England.
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Stafford; county, and town in same county, in Kansas, named for Lewis Stafford, 

captain Company E, First Kansas Regiment.

Stafford; village in Fort Bend County, Texas, named for a prominent citizen.

Stafford; county in Virginia, named from the county in England.

Stair; falls on the east branch of the Penobscot River, Maine. A translation of the 

Indian name.

Stambaugh; village in Iron County, Michigan, named for the man who opened the 

Iron River mine.

Stamping Ground; village in Scott County, Kentucky, so named because of the 

buffalo herds that congregated in the neighborhood.

Stanberry; city in Gentry County, Missouri, named for J. J. Stanberry, former 

owner of the town site.

Standish; town in Cumberland County, Maine, named for Miles Standish.

Stanford; mountain in California, named for Governor Leland Stanford.

Stanislaus; county in California, named for a resident family.

Stanley; town in Gaston-County, North Carolina, named for Elwood Stanley, member of Congress.

Stanley; town in South Dakota, named for Henry M. Stanley, the explorer..

Stanly; county in North Carolina, named for John Stanly, Member of Congress. 

Stanton; county in Kansas, city in Montcalm County, Michigan, and county in

Nebraska, named for Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War under President

Lincoln. 

Stanton; town in Powell County, Kentucky, named for Hon. Richard H. Stanton,

of Maysville. 

Stanwix; village and fort in Oneida County, New York, named for Gen. John

Stanwix, the builder of the fort in 1758.

, Stark; county in Illinois, towns in Coos County, New Hampshire, and Herkimer 

J County, New York, and counties in North Dakota and Ohio; 

[Starke; county in Indiana. Named for Gen. John Stark, of the Revolution. 

Starkey; town in Yates County, New York, named for John Starkey, one of the

first settlers.

Starks; town in Somerset County, Maine; 

Starksboro; town in Addison County, Vermont; 

Starkville; town in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. Named for Gen. John Stark,

of Revolutionary fame. 

Starr; county in Texas, named for James H. Starr, secretary of the treasury of the

republic of Texas. 

Starr King; lake and mountains in California and New Hampshire, named for the

Rev. Thomas Starr King. 

State Center; town in Marshall County, Iowa, so named because it is thought to be

a geographical center. 

State College; borough in Center County, Pennsylvania, so named because it is the

seat of the Pennsylvania State College of Agriculture. 

State Line; town in A\rayne County, Mississippi, near the boundary line between

that State and Alabama. 

Staten; island, part of Richmond County, New York, named by the Dutch for the

Staaten general. 

Staunton; river, and city in Augusta County, in Virginia, named from the parish in

England. 

Steamboat Bock; town in Hardin County, Iowa, so named because there is a large

rock in the river near which resembles a steamboat in form. 

Steamboat Springs; town in Routt County, Colorado, so named because of the

sound which issues from an opening in the rocks.

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Stearns; county in Minnesota, named for Charles T. Stearns, a member of the State

legislature.

Steel; mountain in Washington, named for William G. Steel, of Portland, Oregon. 

Steele; counties in Minnesota and North Dakota, named for Franklin Steele, a resident of Minneapolis, a town-site promoter. 

Steele; village in Jefferson County, Nebraska, named for D. M. Steele, a railroad

man. 

Steeleville; village in Randolph County, Illinois, named for the man who built

the first mill in the settlement.

Steelton; borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, named from the steel works. 

Steelville; city in Crawford County, Missouri, named from the mines near by. 

Steen; mountain in Oregon, named for Col. Enoch Steen. 

Steilacoom; town in Pierce County, Washington, named for an Indian tribe. 

Stephens; county in Texas, named for Alexander H. Stephens, the American

statesman. 

Stephenson; county in Illinois, named for Col. Benjamin Stephenson of the War

of 1812.

Stephenson; village in Menominee County, Michigan, named for Eobert Stephenson. 

Scephentown; town in Rensselaer County, New York, named for Stephen van

Kensselaer. 

Steptoe; town in Whitman County, Washington, named for Colonel Steptoe, United

States Army. 

Sterling; township and city in Whiteside County, Illinois, named for Colonel

Sterling, of Pennsylvania. 

Sterling; city in Rice County, Kansas, named for Sterling Rosan, father of C. W.

and J. H. D. Rosan, early settlers. 

Sterling; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for Lord Sterling, an

American general.

Sterling; county in Texas, named for a noted frontiersman. 

Sterlingburg; village in Jefferson County, New York, named for James Sterling,

the builder of an iron furnace there. 

Stetson; town in Penobscot County, Maine, named for the original proprietor,

Amasa Stetson.. 

Steuben; county in Indiana, town in Washington County, Maine, and county, and

town in Oneida County, in New York;

Steubenville; city in Jefferson County, Ohio. Named for Baron von Steuben, a

Prussian soldier who fought in the American Revolution. 

Stevens; town in Kern County, California, and county in Kansas, named for Thaddeus Stevens.

Stevens; counties in Minnesota and Washington, named for Isaac I. Stevens, governor of Washington Territory in 1853.

Stevens; stream in Caledonia County, Vermont, named for Capt. Phineas Stevens. 

Stevenson; mountain, and island in Yellowstone Lake, named for James Stevenson,

of the United States Geological Survey. 

Stevens Point; city in Portage County, Wisconsin, named for the Rev. J. D. Stevens,

missionary to the Indians. 

Stevensville; village in Berrien County, Michigan, named for Thomas L. Stevens,

who laid out'the town. 

Stevensville; town in Ravalli County, Montana, named for Isaac I. Stevens, the

first governor of Washington.

Stewart; county in Georgia, named for Gen. Daniel Stewart. 

Stewart; county in Tennessee, named for Duncan Stewart. 

Stewartstown; town in Coos County, New Hampshire, named for John Stewart,

one of the original proprietors.
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Stewartsville; city in Dekalb County, Missouri, named for Robert M. Stewart, a 

former goyernor.

Stilesville; village in Hendricks County, Indiana, named for Jeremiah Stiles, the 

proprietor.

Stillman Valley; village in Ogle County, Illinois, named for Gen. Joshua Stilluian, 

an officer of the Black Hawk war.

Stillwater; city in Washington County, Minnesota, named for a lumber company 

which selected this site for its mill.

Stillwater; town in Saratoga County, New York, so named because of the "still 

water" in the Hudson River near the town.

Stockbridge; town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named from Stockbridge 

in England.

Stockbridge. Bowl; lake in the town of Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, situated in a depression in the surrounding hills and mountains.

Stockport; town in Columbia County, New York, and Wayne County, Pennsylvania, named from the town in England.

Stockton; cities in San Joaquin County, California, and Cedar County, Missouri, 

and town in Chautauqua County, New York, named for Commodore K. F.

Stockton, who participated in the conquest of California. 

Stockton; city in Rooks County, Kansas, named from the city in California. 

Stockton; borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, named fora resident family. 

Stockville; village in Frontier County, Nebraska, so named because stock raising

was an important industry. 

Stoddard; county in Missouri, named for Amos Stoddard, a military officer and

author.

Stoddard; town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, named for Col. Samson Stoddard, one of the original proprietors. 

Stokes; county in North Carolina, named for Col. John Stokes, a Revolutionary

officer.

Stone; county in Arkansas, named for Gen. T. J. (Stonewall) Jackson. 

[Stone; county in Missouri;

 Istoneham; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. So named because of the 

I sterile soil.

Stonefort; township in Saline County, Illinois, named from an old stone fort supposed to have been built for protection against Indians. 

Stonewall; county in Texas and town in Pamlico County, North Carolina, named

for Gen. T. J. (Stonewall) Jackson. 

Storey; county in Nevada, named for Colonel Storey, killed in battle with the

Pyramid Lake Indians.

Story; county in Iowa, named for Judge Joseph Story, of the Supreme Court. 

Stoughton; town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, named for William Stoughton,

lieutenant-governor and chief justice of the province. 

Stoughton; city in Dane County, Wisconsin, named for Luke Stoughton, who platted

the village. 

Stoutsville; village in Monroe County, Missouri, named for Robert P. Stout, of

Kentucky.

Stow; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named from the town in England. 

Stow; township in Summit County, Ohio, named for Judge Jonathan Stow. 

Stoystown; borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, named for an early settler

and Revolutionary soldier, John Stoy.

Straflbrd; county in New Hampshire, named from the town in England. 

Strasburg; town in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and borough in Lancaster County,

Pennsylvania, named from the city in Germany.
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Stratford; town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, named by an early English settler

from his native town Stratford-on-Avon. 

Stratton; town in AVindham County, Vermont, named for Samuel Stratton, an early

settler of Vernon.

Strawberry Point; town in Clayton County, Iowa, so named bacause of an abundance of these berries.

Streator; city in Lasalle County, Illinois, named for Worthy S.'Streator, of Cleveland, Ohio.

Streeter; creek in Nansemond County, Virginia, named for a resident family. 

Streetsboro; township in Portage County, Ohio, named for David Street, an early

settler. 

Stromsburg; city in Polk County, Nebraska, named by a Swedish colony from a

suburb of Stockholm.

Strong; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler. 

Strong; city in Chase County, Kansas, named for W. B. Strong, president, Atchison,

Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company. 

Strong; town in Franklin County, Maine, named for Caleb Strong, United States

Senator.

Strongsville; township in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, named for John S. Strong. 

Strother; town in Monroe County, Missouri, named for Prof. French Strother. 

Stroudsburg; borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, named for Col. Jacob

Stroud, its first settler. 

Stuart; township and city in Guthrie County, Iowa, named for Capt. Charles Stuart,

of Vermont.

Stuart; village in Holt County, Nebraska, named for Peter Stuart, an early settler. 

Sturbridge; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named from Stourbridge,

England. 

Sturgeon; town in Boone County, Missouri, named for Isaac H. Sturgeon, of

St. Louis. 

Sturgeon Bay; city in Door County, Wisconsin, named from the bay, which abounds

with this fish. 

Sturgis; town in St. Joseph County, Michigan, named from the prairie which was

named for Judge John Sturgis, first settler. 

Sturgis; city in Meade County, South Dakota, named for Col. Samuel Sturgis, of

the Seventh U. S. Cavalry. 

Stutsman; county in North Dakota, named for Hon. Enoch Stutzman, a pioneer

settler prominent in the State's history. 

Stuyvesant; town in Columbia County, New York, named for Governor Peter

Stuyvesant.

Suamico; river in Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning "yellow sand." 

Subeet; town in Solano County, California. A combination of "sugar" and "beet,"

from its location in the sugar-beet raising district. 

Sublett; town in Cassia County, Idaho, named for Captain Sublette, a partner in the

Rocky Mountain Fur Company. 

Sublette; township and village in Lee County, Illinois, so named because of the

subletting of the contract for the grading on that part of the Illinois Central

Railroad. 

Succasunna; town in Morris County, New Jersey, in a locality famous for its iron

ore. Derived from the Indian sukeu, "black," and achsun, "stone;" hence

"place where black stone is found." 

Sudbury; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named from the town in

England. 

Suffern; town in Rockland County, New York, named from the Suffern family,

which owned considerable property in the county.
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Suffield; town in Hartford County, Connecticut, originally called Southfield, and 

situated in Massachusetts; so named because "being the southernmost towne that 

either at present or is like to be in that county."

Suffolk; counties in Massachusetts and New York, and town in Nansemond County, 

Virginia, named from the county in England.

Sugar; creek, in North and South Carolina, named for the Indian tribe Sugaree.

Sugarpine; lumber town in Tuolumne County, California, so named for its location 

in the sugar-pine forests.

Suisun; town in Solano County, California, named from an Indian tribe. The 

word means "big expanse."

Sullivan; township and city in Moultrie County, Illinois, named by the county 

commissioners, who desired to associate the name with Moultrie, from Fort 

Moultrie on Sullivan Island, Charleston harbor, South Carolina.

Sullivan; county and town in Indiana, named for Daniel Sullivan, killed by the 

Indians when bearing messages from Captain Clark, after the capture of Vincennes.

Sullivan; county, and town in Franklin County, in Missouri, named from the county 

in Tennessee.

Sullivan; town in Hancock County, Maine, named for an original proprietor.

Sullivan; county, and town in Cheshire County, in New Hampshire, county, and 

town in Madison County, in New York, and counties in- Pennsylvania and Tennessee, named for Maj. Gen. John Sullivan, of the "Revolutionary War.

Sully; county in South Dakota, named for Alfred Sully, who commanded a brigade 

in Dakota.

Sulphur Springs; town in Hopkins County, Texas, so named because of its local 

features.

Summer; lake in Oregon, so called because of the warm weather which was experienced there by the Freniont party.

Summerfleld; city in Marshall County, Kansas, named for E. Summerfield, of Lawrence, Kansas.

Summers; county in West Virginia, named for George W. Summers, congressman 

from Virginia.

Summerville; town in Dorchester County, South Carolina, so named because it is 

a summer resort for residents.

Summit; county in Colorado, town in Pike County, Mississippi, city in Union 

County, New Jersey, and county in Ohio. So named because of the elevated 

situation.

Summit; village in Cook County, Illinois, named from its location on high land 

between two streams.

Summit; county in Utah, so named because of its mountains.

Summit Hill; borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, so named because of the 

elevation.

Sumner; county in Kansas, named for Charles Sumner, the American statesman.

Sumner; town in Oxford County, Maine, named for Governor Increase Sumner.

Sumner; county in Tennessee, named for Col. Jethro Sumner.

Sumter; counties in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, and county, town in same 

county, and fort in Charleston Harbor, in South Carolina, named for Gen. Thomas 

Sumter, an officer of the Revolutionary war.

Sunapee; lake in New Hampshire. From an Indian word, shelmnk-nippe, "wild 

goose pond."

Sunapee; town in Sullivan County, and mountain in New Hampshire, named from 

the lake.

Sunbury; borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, named from a village 

on the Thames.
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Suncook; river in New Hampshire. From an Indian word, schunk-auke, meaning

"goose place." 

Sunderland; town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, named for Charles Spencer,

Earl of Sunderland.

Sunflower; river arid county in Mississippi, no doubt descriptively named. 

Sun Prairie; town in Dane County, Wisconsin, so named because a party of pioneers,

after a nine days' tramp over the prairies in the rain, came to this spot as the

sun came out. 

Superior; lake in Michigan. Translation of the original French name, lac suphiew,

"upper lake."

Superior; city in Douglas County, Wisconsin, located on the border of Lake Superior; hence the name. 

Surprise; creek in Yellowstone Park, so named because recent explorations find

its course different than was formerly supposed. 

Surry; county in North Carolina, named for Lord Surry, an advocate of American

independence. 

Surry; town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, and county in Virginia, named

from the county in England. 

Survey; peak in the Yellowstoue Park, Wyoming, so named because a signaling

point for the Indians. 

Suspecaugh; stream in New Jersey. A Delaware Indian word meaning "muddy

water." 

Susquehanna; river, county, and borough in same county, in Pennsylvania. From

an Indian word, suckahanne, "water." 

Sussex; counties in Delaware, New Jersey, and Virginia, named from the county in

England.

Sutro; village in Lyon County, Nevada, named for Adolph Sutro. 

Sutter; county, and town in same county, in California, named for Col. John Sutter,

on whose land the first gold was discovered in California by John Marshall. 

Button; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named from the town in England. 

Sutton; city in Clay County, Nebraska, and town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, named from the town in Massachusetts. 

Sutton; county in Texas, named for Lieutenant-Colonel Sutton, of the army of the

Confederacy. 

Suwanee; county, town in same county, and river in Florida, and creek and town

in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Interpretations of this Indian word are various,

but it seems to be derived from sawani, meaning "echo" or "echo river." 

Swain; county in North Carolina, named for David L. Swain, an early governor. 

Swainsboro; town in Emanuel County, Georgia, named for Col. Stephen Swain, of

the State legislature. 

Swampscott; town in Essex County, Massachusetts. Various derivations are given

this word from the Indian word, wonnesquamsauke, "pleasant water place;"

from m'sqm-ompsk, "red rock," or "at the red rock;" or from another Indian

word moaning "broken waters." 

Swannanoa; stream and town in Buncombe County, North Carolina. A Cherokee

Indian word meaning "Swali trail," the Swali or Sara being an ancient trail of

eastern North Carolina. 

Swansboro; town in Onslow County, North Carolina, probably so named on account

of the swans frequenting the neighborhood.

Swansea; town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, named from the town in Wales. 

Swanton; town in Franklin County, Vermont, named for Capt. William Swanton,

an officer in the British army before the colonies gained'their independence. 

Swanville; village in Erie County, Pennsylvania, named for John L. Swan, its first

settler.
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Swarthmore; borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, named from the district

in England. 

Sweathouse; creek in Ravalli County, Montana. A translation of its Indian name

(Flathead). The Indians built their sweathouses along the creek, believing its

waters had medicinal qualities. 

Swedesboro; town in Gloucester County, New Jersey, so named because settled by

Swedes.

Sweet Grass; county in Montana, named from the sweet-grass hills. 

Sweet Springs; city in Saline County, Missouri, so named because of its neighboring springs. 

Sweetwater; town in Monroe County, Tennessee. Translation of an Indian word

meaning "crooked stream."

Sweetwater; river in Wyoming, so named because its waters have a sweet taste. 

Sweetwater; county in Wyoming, named from the river. 

Swepsonville; village in Alamance County, North Carolina, named for George W.

Swepson, a capitalist. 

Swift; county in Minnesota, named for Henry A. Swift, governor of the State in

1863. 

Swisher; county in Texas, named for James G. Swisher, a signer of the Texas

declaration of independence.

Switzerland; county in Indiana, named from the republic of Switzerland. 

Sycamore; township and city in Dekalb County, Illinois, named from the abundance of sycamore trees within its limits.

Sylva; town in Jackson County, North Carolina, named for a prominent resident. 

Sylvan Grove; city in Lincoln County, Kansas, so named because situated near the

Twin Groves, on the north bank of the Saline Kiver. 

Symmes; town in Hamilton County, Ohio, named for John Cleves Symmes, judge

in the Northwest Territory. 

Syracuse; town in Hamilton County, Kansas. In 1873 a colony emigrated from

Syracuse, New York, to Kansas, and gave their settlement the same name. 

Syracuse; village in Otoe County, Nebraska, named from the city in New York. 

Syracuse; city in Onondaga County, New York, named from the ancient city of

Sicily. 

Tabery; village in Oneida County, New York, named from the iron-mining town in

Sweden. 

Table Rock; village in Pawnee County, Nebraska, so named because situated near

a large, flat-topped rock. 

Tacoma; city in Pierce County, Washington. From the Indian name meaning

"mountain."

Taconic; village in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and range of hills in Massachusetts. An Indian word meaning "forest" or "wilderness." 

Taghkanick; creek and village in Columbia County, New York. An Indian word

said to mean "there is water enough."

Tahoe; lake in California and Nevada. An Indian word meaning "big water." 

Talbot; county in Georgia, named for Matthew Talbot, acting governor of the State

in 1819. 

Talbot; county in Maryland, probably named for a son of Sir Robert Talbot, of

Ireland, who married Grace, the daughter of Sir George Calvert, the first Lord

Baltimore, though same authorities state that it was named for the uncle of Lady

Talbot.

Talbott; village in Jefferson County, Tennessee, named for Col. John Talbott. 

Talbotton; town in Talbot County, Georgia, named for Matthew Talbot, acting

governor of the State in 1819. 

Taliaferro; county in Georgia, nrrned for Col. Benjamin Taliaferro.
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Talladega; county, and city in same county in Alabama. A Creek Indian name

meaning "at the end," "on the border," hence a town on the frontier. 

Tallahassee; city in Leon County, Florida. A Seminole Indian word meaning "old

town;" so named because it is supposed to have been the site of Indian cornfields in remote times. 

Tallahatchie; county in Mississippi, named from the principal branch of the Yazoo

Eiver in the same State. An Indian word meaning "river of the rock." 

Tallapoosa; county in Alabama and city in Haralson County, Georgia, named from

the river. 

Tallapoosa; river in Georgia and Alabama. An Indian word meaning "swift current," or, according to other authorities, "stranger" or "newcomer." 

Talleyville; village in Newcastle County, Delaware, named for the Talley family,

early 'residents. 

Tallmadge; township in Summit County, Ohio, named for Col. Benjamin Tallmadge,

an original land proprietor. 

Tama; county in Iowa. An Indian word meaning "beautiful," "pleasant,"

"lovely," or the name of the wife of the Indian chief Poweshiek. Still another

authority states that it is named for a chief whose name meant "bear whose

voice makes the rocks tremble." 

Tamalpais; village and mountain in Marin County, California. A Spanish word

meaning "region of the Tamal Indians." 

Tamanend; village in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, named for a celebrated

.Delaware Indian chief, better known as Tammany, the word meaning ' ' beaverlike," or "amiable." 

Tamaqua; borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. From an Indian word

meaning "beaver stream."

Tamaroa; village in Perry County, Illinois, named from a tribe of Illinois Indians. 

Tampa; city in Hillsboro County and bay on the west coast of Florida. From the

Indian word itimpi, meaning "close to it," or "near it." 

Tampico; township and village in Whiteside County, Illinois,, named from Tampico

in Mexico. 

Taney; county in Missouri, named for Roger JB. Taney, chief justice of the United

States. 

Tangipahoa; river, parish, and town in same parish, in Louisiana, named for an

Indian tribe, the word meaning "those who gather maize stalks." 

Tankhanna, creek in Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian word meaning "smaller

stream." 

Taopi; village in Mower County, Minnesota, said to be named for a Sioux Indian

chief who befriended the whites in the Minnesota massacre, 1862, the word

meaning "wounded."

I

Tappan; town in Harrison County, Ohio; 

Tappantown; village in Eockland County, New York. Said to be from an 

Indian word meaning "cold stream."

Tar; creek in Ventura County, California, named from the asphaltum deposits. 

Tar; river in North Carolina;

Tarboro; town in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Named from the river, 

which received its name on account of the tar made upon its banks by early 

colonial settlers. Wheeler gives the origin of the name of the river as from 

the Indian word tau, "river of health." 

Tarentum; borough in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, named from the city of

Taranto in Italy.

Tarkio; township, city, and river in Atchison County, in Missouri. An Indian word 

meaning "difficult to ford."
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Tarrant; county in Texas, named for an early settler prominent in politics after the

annexation. 

Tarrant; creek in Virginia, named for the family who owned much land along its

Western border. 

Tarry all; peak and stream in Colorado, so named because of the rich placers found

along the latter. 

Tarrytown; village in Westchester County, New York. A modification of its

former name of terwen, "wheat town," given on account-of its large crops of .

that cereal. 

Tatamy; borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, named for a chief of the

Delaware Indians who was prominent in the colonial history of the State. 

Tate; county in Mississippi, named fora prominent family, of which T. S. Tatewas

a member. 

Tatbnka; village in Ellsworth County, Kansas. A Sioux Indian word meaning

"buffalo."

Tattnall; county in Georgia, named for Josiah Tattnall, an early governor. 

Tatum; town in Marlboro County, South Carolina,- named for a resident family. 

Taunton; river, and city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, named from the town in

England. 6

Tawas; city in losco County, Michigan. A contraction of tawawa, "trader." 

Tawawa; town in Shelby County, Ohio. An Indian word meaning "trader." 

Taycheedah; village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, so named because of the

Indian camp made upon Lake Winnebago. An Indian word meaning "lake

camp." 

Taylor; town in Shasta County, and peak in Humboldt County, California, named

for an early settler. 

Taylor; counties in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, and Kentucky,-and towns in Cortland

County,. New York, and Williamson County, Texas, named for Gen. Zachary

Taylor.

Taylor; town in Lafayette County, Mississippi, named for an early settler. 

Taylor; county in Texas, named for a family of early settlers. 

Taylor; county in .-West Virginia, named for John Taylor, of Caroline County,

Virginia.

Taylor; county in Wisconsin, named for David Taylor, justice of the supreme court. 

Taylor Center; village in WayneCounty, Michigan, named for Gen. Zachary Taylor. 

Taylor Ridge; mountains in Floyd County, Georgia, named for Richard Taylor, a

Cherokee chief, who Jived near their base. 

Taylors Falls; village in Chisago County, Minnesota, named for one of the first

settlers, member of the Northwest Lumber Company. 

Taylorsville; village in Bartholomew County, Indiana, named for Gen. Zachary

Taylor. 

Taylorsville; town in Spencer County, Kentucky, named for Richard Taylor, the

former proprietor of the land.

Taylorsville; town in Alexander County, North Carolina, named for John L. Taylor, a former judge of the State. 

Taylorsville; village in Muskingum County, Ohio, named for James Taylor, who.

laid it out. 

Taylorville; township and city in Christian County. Illinois, named for John

Taylor, .one of the commissioners who located the county seat. 

Tazewell; village in Marion County, Georgia, and county, and town in same county,

in Virginia, named for Senator Henry Ta/ewell of Virginia. 

Tazewell; county in Illinois, named for Governor Littleton W. Ta/ewell, of Virginia,

1834-1836.
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Tchemaiiahaut; stream in Hot Springs County, Arkansas. A corruption of the

French chemin en haut, "high road." 

Tecumseh; village in Lenawe'e County, Michigan, cities in Johnson County,

Nebraska, and Pottawatbmie County, Oklahoma, and several other places named

for the Shawnee chief. The name refers to a panther, and figuratively to a

shooting star. 

Tehachapi; town and pass in Kern County, California, named for the Indian tribe

Ta hi cha pa han na. 

Tehama; county in California. The name is derived from one of the Indian

languages, and is said to mean "high water." The name was applied from the

fact that at certain seasons the Sacramento River overflowed its banks at this

point, partially submerging the settlement. 

Tejon; post-office, fort, and mountain pass in Kern County, California. A Spanish

word meaning "badger." 

Tekonsha; village in Calhoun County, Michigan, named for the Indian chief of the

tribe who formerly occupied the town site. 

Telfair; county in Georgia, named for Edward Telfair, one of the early governors

of the State. 

Tell City; city in Perry County, Indiana, named by its Swiss colonists for William

Tell. 

Teller; county, and town in Mineral County, in Colorado, named for Senator Teller of

the State. 

Telluride; town in San Miguel County, Colorado, named from the ore found in the

vicinity. 

Temescal; town in Eiverside County, California. From a Spanish word meaning

"sweat house." 

Temple; town in Hillsboro County, New Hampshire, named for John Temple, a

relative of Earl Temple, of England.

Temple; city in Bell County, Texas, named for Major B. M. Temple. 

Templeton; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, said to have been named

for Earl Temple. 

Tenafly; borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, A Dutch word meaning "at the

meadow." 

Tenasillihee; island in the Columbia River, Oregon. An Indian word meaning

"little land." 

Tenino; town in Thurston County, Washington, named for an Indian tribe.

Tenley; substation in Washington, D. C. Named for two sisters, weavers, who

lived near the old toll-gate. 

Tennessee; State of the Union, and a tributary of the Ohio River. The word is of

Cherokee origin, being the name of several former settlements of that tribe, but

has lost its meaning, attempted interpretations being purely fanciful. 

Tennessee; township and village in McDonough County, Illinois, named from the

native State of its founders.

Tensas; parish in Louisiana, named for a tribe of Indians now extinct. 

Teocalli; mountain in Colorado, so named because shaped like a Mexican pyramid. 

Terrebonne; parish in Louisiana, named for a place in Canada. A French name

meaning "good land." 

Terre Haute; city in Vigo County, Indiana, built upon a bank 60 feet above the

river. A French name meaning "high land." 

Terrell; county in Georgia, named for Dr. William Terrell, an early member of

Congress from that State. 

Terrell; city in Kaufman County, Texas, named for Capt. Robert A. Terrell, the

first settler in the neighborhood. 

Terre Noir; creek in Arkansas. A French name meaning " black land."
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Terrill; mountain in Utah, named for the wife of .1. H. Benshawe, of the United

States Geological Survey.

Terry; town in Hinds County, Mississippi, named for Bill Terry, a resident. 

Terry; county in Texas, named for Frank Terry, commander of the Texas Bangers

in the civil war. 

Terryville; village in Litchfield County, Connecticut, named for a manufacturer of

wooden clocks in the village. 

Teton; town in Fremont County, Idaho, county, river, and mountain in Montana,

and range of mountains in Wyoming, named for a division of the Sioux tribe,

whose name was variously written Teton, Titon, or Titowan, and means " prairie

dwellers." 

Teutopolis; village in Effingham County, Illinois, originally settled by a colony of

Germans from Cincinnati. From Teuton, an ancient tribe of Germans, and

opolis. 

Tewksbury; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probably named from the

town in England. 

Texarkana; city in Miller County, Arkansas, near the border between Arkansas

and Texas. The name is a combination of these two names. 

Texas; largest State of the Union. The generally accepted version of the name is

that it is an Indian word used as a token oE friendship.

Texas; county in Missouri, named from the Republic of Texas.

Thames; river in Connecticut, named from the river in England.

Thatchers; island in Massachusetts, named for Anthony Thacher, who was shipwrecked there in 1635.

Thayer; city in Neosho County, Kansas, named for Nathaniel Thayer, of Boston.

Thayer; county in Nebraska, named for Governor John M. Thayer.

The Clips; ridge of hills extending from the Adirondack Mountains into Fulton 

County, New York. From the German klippe, meaning "high, steep rocks."

The Dalles; city in Wasco County, Oregon, named for the rapids, or "dalles" in 

the Columbia Biver, near which the city is located.

The Geysers; town in Sonoma County, California, named from the hot springs.

Theresa; town in Jefferson County, New York, named for the daughter of James 

Le Bay de Chaumont.

Thermal; town in Biverside County, California, named from the hot springs.

Thibodaux; town in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, named for H. S. Thibodeaux.

Thielsen; mountain in Oregon, named for Hans Thielsen, chief engineer of the 

Oregon and California Bailroad.

Thomas; county in Georgia, named for Gen. Jett Thomas.

Thomas; county in Kansas, named for Maj.Gen. George H. Thomas.

Thomas; mountains in Utah, named for Col. L. Thomas.

Thomasboro; village in Champaign County, Illinois, named for John Thomas, an 

early settler.

Thomaston; town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, named for a family of 

manufacturers.

Thomaston; town in Upson County, Georgia, named for Gen. Jett Thomas.

Thomaston; town in Knox County, Maine, named for Gen. John Thomas, of Massachusetts.

Thomasville; town in Thomas County, Georgia, named for Gen. Jett Thomas.

Thomasville; town in Davidson County, North Carolina, named.for State senator 

Thomas.

Thompson; township in Geauga County, Ohio, named for Matthew Thompson, of 

Connecticut.

Thorndike; town in Waldo County, Maine, named for Thomas Thornclike, one of 

the original proprietors.
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Thornton; town in Holmes County, Mississippi, named for Dr. C. C. Thornton, a

large landowner. 

Thornton; town in Grafton County, New Hampshire. Probably named for three

brothers, Thornton, early settlers, but by some credited to Hon. Mathew

Thornton. 

Three Oaks; village in Berrien County, Michigan; so named on account of three

large oaks near the village. 

Three Rivers; peak in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming; so named because the three

rivers, Gallatin, Madison, and Gardiner, take their rise on its slopes. 

Three Rivers; city in St. Joseph County, Michigan; so named because situated at

the junction of the St. Joseph, Portage, and Rocky rivers. 

Throckmorton; county in Texas, named for Dr. William E. Throckmorton, one

of the first pioneers of northern Texas.

Throgs Neck; cape in Westchester County, New York, named for John Throckmorton, an original patentee. 

Throop; town in Cayuga County, New York, named for Hon. Enos T. Throop,

governor.

Thurman; town in Warren County, New York, named for John Thurman. 

Thurston; county in Nebraska, named for Senator John M. Thurston. 

Thurston; town in Steuben County, New York, named for William .R. Thurston,

a landholder. 

Thurston; county in Washington, named for Samuel R. Thurston, Delegate to

Congress from Oregon Territory. 

Tia Juana; post-office in San Diego County, California. The Spanish form of "Aunt

Jane." 

Tibbetts; creek in Westchester County, New York, named for the family who

have owned the adjoining land for one hundred and thirty years. 

Tibee; creek in Mississippi. For derivation see Oktibbeha. 

Tiburon; island in the Gulf of California. A Spanish word meaning "shark." 

Ticonderoga; town in Essex County, New York. Said to be a modification of the

Indian word chiderogo, "sounding waters;" other meanings given are "brawling water," or "noisy." 

Tidioute; borough in Warren County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning,

according to one authority, "see far," and according to others, " straight water"

and '' cluster of islands.'' 

Tiffin; city in Seneca County, Ohio, named for Edward Tiffin, the first governor of

the State.

Tillery; town in Halifax County, North Carolina, named for a prominent citizen. 

Tilton; town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, named for Charles E. Tilton, of

New York.

Tiltonsville; town in Jefferson County, Ohio, named for a family of early proprietors. 

Timmonsville; town in Florence County, South Carolina, named for the Timmons

family. 

Tin Cup; town in Gunnison County, Colorado, so named because in its early day*,

when a mining camp, gold was so plentiful that it was measured in a tin cup. 

Tintah; town in Traverse County, Minnesota. From a Sioux Indian word meaning

"prairie." 

Tinton Falls; town in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Corruption of Tin tern,

Monmouthshire, England, 

Tioga; county in New York, county and borough in same county in Pennsylvania,

and river traversing both States. An Indian word given various interpretations,

" at the forks," "swift current," and "gate."
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Tioinati; tributary of the St. Lawrence Elver, in New York. An Indian word,

meaning " beyond the point." 

Tioughnioga; river in central New York. An Indian word meaning "meeting of

the waters." 

Tippab.; county in Mississippi, named for the wife of Pontotoc, a Chickasaw Indian

chief, the word meaning "cut off." 

Tippecanoe; river and county in Indiana, and village in Harrison County, Ohio.

From an Indian word given the various meanings of "at the great clearing,"

"long-lipped pike," and "buffalo fish." 

Tipton; county, and city in same county, in Indiana, named for Gen. John Tipton,

Senator from Indiana. 

Tipton; county in Tennessee, named for Capt. Jacob Tipton, father of Gen. Jacob

Tipton.

Tisbury; town in Dukes County, Massachusetts, named from the town in England. 

Tishomingo; county in Mississippi, named for the king of the Chickasaw Indians,

the name meaning "warrior chief." 

Tishtang; creek in Hurnboldt County, California, fancifully named to suggest the

sound of the water.

Tiskilwa; village in Bureau County, Illinois. Said to be derived from various

Indian words with the meanings "plover," "old boy," meaning a bachelor, and

"beautiful valley." 

Titonka; village in Kossuth County, Iowa. A Sioux Indian word meaning "big

house."

Titus; county in Texas, named for James Titus, a prominent citizen. 

Titusville; town in Brevard County, Florida, named for its founder, Colonel Titus',

who was a leader in the Kansas crusade. 

Titusville; city in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, named for Jonathan Titus, the

former owner of the town site.

Tivoli; village in Duchess County, New York, named from the town in Italy. 

Tobesofka; creek in Georgia, so named because an Indian lost a dish of meal while

crossing it. Sofkee, meaning "dish of meal," and lobe, "I have lost." 

Tobyhanna; stream in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, thickly banked with alder

bushes. A Delaware Indian word meaning "alder stream." 

Tocomo; river in Florida. A transposition of Tomoco, alias Timucus, a former

tribe of that region.

Todd; county in Kentucky, named for Col. John Todd. 

Todd; county in. Minnesota, named for Gen. John B. Todd, of the Regular Army,

commander at Fort Ripley, Maine, 1849-1856.

Tohickon; stream in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian word meaning "driftwood stream," or "stream with a driftwood bridge." 

Toledo; town in Cumberland County, Illinois, named from the city in Ohio. 

Toledo; city in Lucas County, Ohio, named from the city in Spain. 

Tolland; county in Connecticut. The name is transferred from England. 

Tolly; point at the junction of Severn Eiver and Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, where

Captain Tolly was .wrecked. 

Tolono; township and village in Champaign County, Illinois; a name coined by the

founders for individuality. 

Toluca; city in Marshall County, Illinois, named by the founders from Toluca in

Mexico. . 

Tomah; city and town in Monroe County, Wisconsin, named for a chief of the

Menominee Indians. 

Tomahawk; town in Searcy County, Arkansas, and city in Lincoln County,

Wisconsin. From tomahawk, or tomahican, the Indian hatchet.
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Tomasaki; mountain in Utah, named for a Ute Indian.

Tom Ball; mountain in the town of West Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named for an early inhabitant living near the mountain.

Tombicon; stream in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian word 

meaning "place of crab apples."

Tombigbee; river in Mississippi. Derived from the Indian itumbi-bi^e, "coffin 

makers."

Tombstone; town in Pima County, Arizona, so named by its founder, because 

when starting out on his prospecting tour he was assured he would "find his 

tombstone."

Tome; village in Valencia County, New Mexico. A contraction of Santo Tomas, 

Spanish for St. Thomas.

Tom Green; county in Texas, named for Gen. Tom Green, distinguished in the early 

history of the State, and later in the civil war.

Tomoka; river in Florida, named for an Indian tribe, the Tomoco or Timucus. 

Tompkins; county, and town in Delaware County, New York; 

Tompkinsville; villages in Monroe County, Kentucky, and Richmond County, 

New York. Named for Daniel D. Tompkins, governor of New York in 1807.

Toms; river in Ocean County, New Jersey, said to have been named for Capt. 

William Tom, an early English settler.

Tonawanda; stream, and town in Erie County, New York. An Indian word meaning "swift water."

Tonganoxie; town in Leavenworth County, Kansas, named for a Delaware Indian 

who kept a stopping place near the present town site.

Tonica; village in Lasalle County, Illinois, probably named from the Indian, the 

word said to mean "place inhabited."

Tonti; township and village in Marion County, Illinois, named for Tonti, the partner of La Salle.

Tooele; county in Utah, so named on account of a species of rush which grows in 

the mountains.

Topeka; village in Mason County, Illinois, and city in Shawnee County, Kansas. 

Said to be the Sioux or Omaha Indian name for the so-called "Indian potato."

Topsfield; town in Essex County, Massachusetts, named from the parish in England.

Topsham; town in Sagadahoc^ County, Maine, named from the seaport in England.

Toronto; township, and city in Woodson County, Kansas; village in Jefferson 

County, Ohio; and town in Deuel County, South Dakota. An Indian WOld 

meaning "oak tree rising from the lake."

Torowcap; valley in Arizona. An Indian word meaning "clayey locality."

Torrey; peak in Colorado, named for the botanist.

Torrey; town in Yates County, New York, named for Henry Torrey.

Torrington; town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, named from the town in 

England.

Tortuga; town in San Diego County, California. A Spanish word meaning "turtle."

Totowa; borough in Passaic County, New Jersey. From the Indian word tosawei, 

meaning "to sink," "dive," or "go under water," as timbers do when carried 

. over a waterfall.

Totoganic; river in Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning "place of floating logs."

Totoket; hill in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Probably an Indian word meaning 

" on the great tidal river."

Tottenville; village in Richmond County, New York, named for the Tottens, a 

family of early residents.

Toulbah; mountain in Maine, in shape resembling a turtle. An Indian word meaning "turtle."
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Toulon; township and .town in Stark County, Illinois, named from a discontinued

post-office in Tennessee. 

Towaliga; river in Georgia, so named, it is claimed, because the Indians roasted the

scalps of the whites upon its banks. From towelaggie, meaning "roasted

scalps." 

Towanda; village in McLean County, Illinois, and borough in Bradford County,

Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian word meaning " where we bury the dead." 

Tower; city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, named for the explorer of the Vermillion Iron Range. 

Tower City; town in Cass County, North Dakota, and borough in Schuylkill County,

Pennsylvania, named for Charlemagne Tower.

Towner; county in North Dakota, named for 0. M. Towner, a member of the Territorial council. 

Towns; county in Georgia, named for GJeorge W. B. Towns, former governor of the

State. 

Townsend; town in Newcastle County, Delaware, named for Samuel Townsend, a

large land owner.

[Townsend; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts;

{Townshend; town in Windham County, \rermont. Named for Charles Townshend, 

I a member of the ministry during Governor Wentworth's term of office.

Townsend; town in Broadwater County, Montana, named for an official of the

Northern Pacific Railroad. 

Towson; town in Baltimore County, Maryland, named for the family of which G!en.

Nathan Towson was a member. 

Tracy; city in San Joaquin County, California, and village in-Platt County, M.issouri,

named for an official of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. 

Traill; county in North Dakota, named for W. J. S. Trail, a representative of the

Hudson Bay Company. 

Transylvania; county in North Carolina, so named on account of its geographical

position "beyond the forest." 

Trappe; borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, so named on account of

the high steps which led up to one of the early taverns, designated by the German settlers as treppe. 

Travellers Rest; town in Greenville County, South Carolina, named for an inn

situated there in earJy days. 

Traverse; county and lake in Minnesota; a translation of the Dakota (Sioux) name

of the lake, referring to the transverse position of this long lake across the course

of the neighboring long lakes Big Stone and Lac qui Parle and the Minnesota

River. 

Traverse City; city in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. The name, meaning

"lying across," was given by early French voyagers to an indentation of the

coast line of Lake Michigan, which they were accustomed to cross from headland

to headland. 

.Travis; county in Texas, named for Col. William B. Travis, one of Texas's most

prominent men during its early days, who fell at the Alamo. 

Treadwell; bay in New York, named for Thomas Tread well, an old resident. 

Treasury; mountain in Colorado, so named on account of the mines which it

contains.

Trego; towns in Los Angeles and San Joaquin counties, California, in the wheatgrowing districts. The Spanish form of "wheat." 

Trego; county in Kansas, named for Edward P. Trego, captain Company H, Eighth

Kansas Regiment, killed during the civil war. 

Trempealeau; county, and village in same county, in Wisconsin, named from the

island in the Mississippi River.
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Trempealeau; island in the Mississippi River, designated by the French monl fjui.

trempe d, I'eau meaning "mountain which stands in the water." 

Trenton; township and city in Grundy County, Missouri, named from the city in

New Jersey. 

Trenton; city in Mercer County, New Jersey, named for Col. William Trent, speaker

of the assembly. 

Tres Pinos; town in San Benito County, California. A Spanish name meaning

"three pines."

Trexlertown; town in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, named for John Trexler. 

Tribune; city in Greeley County, Kansas, named for the Tribune (New York),

Greeley's newspaper.

Trident; mesa in Colorado, so named because of'the three spurs which rise from it. 

Trigg; county in Kentucky, named for Col. Stephen Trigg, slain by the Indians at

the battle of Blue Licks.

Trimble; county in Kentucky, named for the Hon. Robert Trimble. 

Trinchera; creek.in Colorado. A Spanish word meaning "cut-bank river." Trinity; river in California, so named from the supposition of .its first American

explorers that it emptied into the Bay of Trinidad, which was entered by its

Spanish discoverers on Trinity Sunday. 

Trinity; county in California, named from the river. 

Trinity; town in Randolph County, North Carolina, named from Trinity College,

formerly located there.

Trinity; river, and county, named for the river in Texas, named for the Triune God. 

Tripp; county in South Dakota, named for Bartlett Tripp, United States minister to

Austria in 1893.

Tropico; town in Los Angeles County, California. The Spanish form of ' 'tropic." 

Troup; county in Georgia, named for Hon. George M. Troup, senator from that State. 

Trousdale; county in Tennessee, named for Governor William Trousdale. 

Troy; city in Pike County, Alabama, named for Alexander Troy, of Columbus

County, North Carolina. 

Troy; cities in Doniphan County, Kansas; Pontotoc County, Mississippi; Rensselaer

County, New York; Miami County, Ohio; and Bradford County, Pennsylvania,

named from ancient Troy of Asia Minor. 

Troy; town in Montgomery County, North Carolina, named for Matthew Troy, a

prominent lawyer.

Truckee; river in California, named for the old Indian guide of General Fremont. 

Tmesdale; town in Warren County, Missouri, named for William Truesdale, former

owner of the town site. 

Trumansburg1 ; village in Tompkins County, New York, named for the Tremaines,

family of early settlers.

Trumbull; county in Ohio, named for Jonathan Trumbull, first governor of Connecticut, the land formerly being within Connecticut's Western Reserve. 

Truro; town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, named from the town in England. 

Truxton; town in Cortland County, New York, named for Commodore Thomas

Truxton. 

Tryon; town in Polk County, North Carolina, named for William Tryon, colonial

governor.

Tuckahoe; creek in New Jersey, probably named from the tuckahoe root. 

Tucker; village in Kankakee County, Illinois, named for J. T. Tucker, a railroad

official.

Tucker; county in. West Virginia, named for St. George Tucker, an eminent Virginia jurist. 

Tucson; city in Pirna County, Arizona, derived from an Indian word meaning

"black creek."
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Tuftonboro; town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, named for J. Tufton Mason, 

to whom the grant was made.

Tukuhnikavats; peak of the Sierra la Sal, in Utah, named for a Ute Indian. The 

word means "dirt seer."

Tulare; county, and city in same county, in California. An Indian word, "place 

of tules," or "place of reeds."

Tule; town in Tulare County, California, and lake lying in Modoc and Siskiyou 

counties, California, and Klamath County, Oregon, named from the willow 

growths, a grass used by Indians for making mats and baskets.

Tule; river in Kings and Tulare counties, California. An Indian word meaning 

"reeds."

Tuleys; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler.

Tullahoma; town in Coffee County, Tennessee. An Indian word meaning "nearest town."

Tully; town in Onondaga County, New York, named for Marcus Tullius Cicero, the 

Roman orator. .

Tulpehocken, stream in Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian word, "land of 

turtles."

Tumwater; town in Thurston County, Washington. An Indian word meaning

"waterfall." 

Tunkhannock; township and borough in Wyoming County, and creek in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. From the Delaware Indian tank lianne, meaning

"small stream." 

Tuolumne; county, city in same county, and river in California, named for an Indian

tribe. Bancroft states the name to be a corruption of talmalamne, meaning a

"group of stone huts" or "collection of wigwams." 

Tuppeckhanna; stream in Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian word meaning "stream

which flows from a large spring."

Turbutville; borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, named for a family who had large land holdings in the State.

Turin; town in Lewis County, New York, named from the city in Italy. 

Turkey; river in Iowa, so named because much frequented by wild turkeys. 

Turmans; creek in Sullivan County, Indiana, named for Benjamin Turman, first

settler on the west side of the county. 

Turner; town in Androscoggin County, Maine, named for the Rev. Charles Turner,

of Scituate, Massachusetts.'

Turner; county in South Dakota, named for J. W. Turner, legislator. 

Turners Falls; falls on the Connecticut River and village in Franklin County,

Massachusetts, named for Captain Turner, who led in the massacre of the Indians

in King Philip's war.

Turnersville; town in Robertson County, Tennessee, named for Major Turner. 

Turnwall; creek in Clark County, Arkansas, corruption.of the French lerre noir,

"black land."

Turret; mountain in Yellowstone Park, so named from its shape. 

Tuscaloosa; county, and city in same county, in Alabama, named for an Indian chief,

the name meaning "black warrior." 

Tuscarawas; river, county, and village in same county, in Ohio. A Delaware

Indian word, to which authorities give two meanings, "old town," because the

oldest Indian town in that part of the State was situated on the banks of the

river; and "open mouth." 

Tuscarora; village in Liyingston County, New York, and river in Pennsylvania,

named for theTuscarora, one of the confederated Iroquois tribes. The meaning

of the name is uncertain.

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Tuscola; city in Douglas County, Illinois, and county in Michigan. The word is

said to refer to "level place."

Tuscumbia; city in Colbert County, Alabama, and village in Miller County, Missouri, named for a Chickasaw Indian chief.

Tusquitee; village in Clay County, North Carolina. From the Cherokee name signifying "rafters," or "roof poles."

Tusten; town in Sullivan County, New York, named for Col. Benjamin Tusten. 

Tuttle; lake in Wisconsin, named for an early settler. 

Tuxedo; town in Orange County, New York. Probably from the Indian word

' p'lauk-seet-tough," meaning "place of bears." 

Twiggs; county in Georgia, named for Gen. John Twiggs. 

Twin Rivers; two small streams, so named because entering Lake Michigan, from

Wisconsin at the same point. 

Twinsburg; township in Summit County, Ohio, named for twin brothers, Moses

and Aaron Wilcox, who were born there. 

Two Hearted; river in Michigan. An erroneous translation of the Indian word

nizhodesibi, "twin river."

Two Licks; branch of the Conemaugh in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. A translation of the Delaware Indian word nischahoni. 

Two Rivers; city and town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, named from Twin

Rivers. 

Twowater; branch of the White River in Eastern Utah, so named because of having

two main sources Bitterwater and Sweetwater forks.

Tygart; valley and river in West Virginia, named for David Tygart, an early settler. 

Tyler; county in Texas, named for John Tyler, President of the United States. 

Tyler; county in West Virginia, named for John Tyler, governor of Virginia. 

Tylerville; village in Jefferson County, New York, named for Josiah and Frederick

Tyler, early settlers. 

Tymochtee; stream, and town in Wyandot County, in Ohio, the former flowing

around a large plain. An Indian word, meaning "around the plain." 

Tyndall; mountain in California, named for the English physicist. 

Tyngsboro; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named for Ebenezer Tyng,

but, according to Mason, it received its name from Mrs. Sarah Tyng Winslow. 

Tyringham; town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named for the family of

Tyringham, of which Governor Bernard was a descendant and representative. 

Tyrone; township and borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, and eight other

places bear the name of the county in Ireland.

Tyrrel; county in North Carolina, named for Sir John Tyrrel, a lord proprietor. 

Uch.ee; village in Russell County, Alabama. The name of an ancient tribe of that

region.

TJdall; city in Cowley County, Kansas, named for Cornelius Udall. 

Uhrichsville; city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, named for a family of early settlers. 

Uinkaret; plateau in group of volcanic mountains in Grand Canyon, Colorado, and

Arizona. An Indian word meaning "pine mountain." 

Uinta; county and mountain range in Utah, and county in Wyoming, named for a

branch of the Ute Indians, the word being said to mean "pine land." 

Uiukufki; stream in Indian Territory. An Indian word meaning "muddy water." 

Ukiah; city in Mendocino County, California, and precinct in Uinatilla County,

Oregon. A corruption of Yokaia, the name of an Indian tribe. The word is

said to mean "lower valley" or "stranger."

Ullin; village in Pulaski County, Illinois, named for a hero of the poet Ossian. 

Ulmers; town in Barnwell County, Soath Carolina, named for the Ulrner family. 

Ulster; county in New York, named from the province in Ireland.
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Ulysses; city in Grant County, Kansas, and village in Butler County, Nebraska,

named for Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.

Umatilla; river and county in Oregon, named for a tribe of Indians. 

Umbagog; lake, partly in New Hampshire and partly in Maine. An Indian word

said to mean "doubled up." Other authorities favor "clear lake," "shallow,"

or "great waters near another."

Umcolcus; lake and stream in Maine. An Indian word meaning "whistling duck." 

TJmmo; mountain in Mariposa County, California. An Indian word meaning "lost

arrow." 

Umpachene; falls in a stream in the town of New Marlboro, Berkshire County,

Massachusetts, named for an Indian chief. 

Unalaska; island in the Aleutian Archipelago. Indian word meaning " land near

Alayeska (or Alakshak)." 

Unadilla; village in Dooly County, Georgia, and river, town, and village in Otsego

County, New York. An Iroquois Indian word meaning "place of meeting." 

TJnaweep; canyon in Colorado, so named because of the color of its sandstone.

An Indian word meaning "red rock." 

TTncasville; village in New London County, Connecticut, named for a war chief of

the Mohegan Indians. 

Uncompahgre; river and mountain in Colorado. Derived from the Indian, unca,

"hot;" pah, "water;" gre, "spring;" "hot water spring."

Underbill; town in Chittenden County, Vermont, named for two brothers, shareholders under the original charter.

Unicoi; county in Tennessee. A corrupted form of the name of the Ouika Indians. 

Unimo; mountain in Mariposa County, California. An Indian word said to mean

"lost arrow." 

Union; counties in Arkansas, Georgia, and Iowa, parish in Louisiana, and counties

in Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South

Dakota, and Tennessee; so named as an expression of the sentiment which actuates the American people. 

Union; county in Illinois, so named because of a successful union meeting held in

the vicinity about 1817 by two preachers of different denominations. 

Union; county in Indiana, formed by the union of parts of Wayne and Fayette

counties. 

Union; mountain in Nevada, so named because it appears to be made up of many

peaks. 

Union; county, and town in same county, in New Jersey, founded during the civil

war, so named to express the patriotic sentiment of that section. 

Union; county in South Carolina, named from the Union Church on Brown Creek. 

Union City; city in Randolph County, Indiana, and Darke County, Ohio, so named

because of its location in two States. 

Union City; village in Branch County, Michigan, so named because of its location

at the junction of the Saint Joseph and Coldwater rivers. 

Union City; town in Obion County, Tennessee, so named with the expectation that

it would eventually be a large railroad center. 

Union Springs; town in Bullock County, Alabama, so named because of Methodists

assembling at the springs for camp meetings. 

Union Springs; village in Cayuga County, New York, so named because several

springs unite at this place. 

Uniontown; borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, so named because of its

being built on two farms, the owners of which disputed as to whose name the

town should bear. 

Unionville; city in Putnam County, Missouri, so named because of the union of

Putnam and Dodge counties, of which that city is the county seat.
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Unionville; town in Orange County, New York, named to commemorate the 

friendly adjustment of the matter of the questioned ownership of the locality of 

the present town site.

Upotog; stream in MuscogeeCounty, Alabama. An Indian word meaning "covering," "spreading" out."

Upshur; counties in Texas and West Virginia, named for Abel P. Upshur, secretary 

of state under President Tyler.

Upson; county in Georgia, named for Stephen Upson, an eminent lawyer of the State.

Upton; county in Texas, named for John and W. F. Upton, prominent citizens of 

the State, the former an officer of the Civil war.

Urbana; city and township in Champaign County, Illinois, named from the city in 

. Ohio.

Urbana; township and city in Champaign County, Ohio. The name is derived from 

urban, "pertaining to a city."

Ursina; borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, named for Mr. Bear, one of its 

founders. The Latin form of "bear."

Utah; State of the Union, and county and lake in same State, named for the Ute 

Indians. The meaning is unknown.

Utica; township in Lasalle County, Illinois, village in Macomb County, Michigan, 

and towns in Hinds County, Mississippi, and Livingston County, Missouri, 

named from the city in New York.

Utica; city in Oneida County, New York, named from the ancient city in Africa.

Utsayantha; mountain in Delaware County, and lake in Delaware and Schoharie 

counties, New York, named for the daughter of a legendary Indian chief.

Utuhu; lake in Michigan. An Indian word meaning "oak."

Uvalde; county, and town in same county, in Texas, named for Jose Uvalde.

Uxbridge; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for Henry Paget, Earl 

of Uxbridge.

Vacaville; township and city in Solano County, California, so named because of the 

large number of cattle in the surrounding country, vaca being the Spanish word 

. for "cow."

Vaiden; town in Carroll County, Mississippi, said to be named for Doctor Vaiden, a 

resident planter.

Vailsburg; borough in Essex County, New Jersey, named for the Vail family, residents of the neighborhood.

Valatie; village in Columbia County, New York, situated near a small falls.. Derived 

from a Dutch word meaning "little falls."

Valdosta; city in Lowndes County, Georgia. From the Spanish, meaning "vale of 

beauty."

Valentia; county in New Mexico, named from the city in Spain.

Valentine; village in Cherry County, Nebraska, named for Hon. E. K. Valentine, 

of the State.

Vallejo; city in Solano County, California, named for Gen. Mariano G. Vallejo, a 

Mexican officer.

Valley; counties in Montana and Nebraska, so named on account of the topography 

of the county.

Valley; town in Douglas County, Nebraska, so named because situated at the junction of the Republican Valley branch and the Union Pacific Railroad.

Valley Forge; village in Chester County, Pennsylvania, so named because situated 

at the mouth of Valley Creek, where a forge was erected by Isaac Potts previous to the Revolution.

Valley Junction; town in Polk County, Iowa; so named because situated at the 

junction of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific and Des Moines Valley railroads.
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Valley Ridge; town in Dunklin County, Missouri, so named because of the peculiar

formation of the land.

Val Verde; town in Kiverside County, California, and county in Texas. A descriptive Spanish name meaning "green valley." 

Van Buren; counties in Arkansas, Iowa, Michigan, and Tennessee, named for

Martin Van Buren, President of the United States. 

rVance; county in North Carolina;

<Vanceboro; town in Craven County, North Carolina. Named for Z. B. Vance, 

I governor and Senator. 

Vances; town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, named for the Vance family,

who formerly kept the ferry. 

Vancouver; town and military fort in Clarke County, Washington, named for

Capt. George Vancouver, Koyal Navy, who explored that part of the country in

1791. 

Vandalia; city in Audrain County, Missouri, and village in Cass. County, Michigan,

named from the city in Illinois.

Vandemere; town' in Pamlico County, North Carolina, named fora resident family. 

Vanderbilt; raining district in San Bernarclino County, California, named for

Cornelius Vanderbilt, of New York. 

Vanderburg; county in Indiana, named for Henry Vanderbm-gh, judge of the first

court formed in the State. 

Van Deusen; village in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named for Isaac L/Van

Deusen, an early manufacturer. 

Van Etten; village in Chemung County, New York, named for James B. Van Etten,

member of the assembly in 1852. 

Van Leuvens Corners; village in Albany County, New York, named for Isaac \ran

Leuven. 

Van Orin; village in Bureau County, Illinois, named for Van Orin Greesap, an

extensive landowner. 

Van Wort; county in Ohio, named for Isaac Van Wert, one of the militiamen who

assisted in the capture of Major Andre. 

Van Zandt; county in Texas, named for Isaac Van Zandt, member of the Texas

congress. 

Varinagrove; town in Henrico County, Virginia, named from the town in Spain,

because the same kind of tobacco is raised in both places. 

Varna; village in Marshall County, Illinois, named by its founders from Varna in

Bulgaria.

Varnville; town in Hampton County, South Carolina, named for a resident family. 

Varysburg; villlage in Wyoming County, New York, named for William Vary, one

of the first settlers.

Vashon; island in Washington, named for a captain in the British navy. 

Vassalboro; town in Kennebec County, Maine, named for Florentins Vassall, a

proprietor of the Plymouth patent.

Vaughns; creek in Simpson County, Mississippi, named for an early settler. 

Veazie; town in Penobscot County, Maine, named for Gen. Samuel Areaxie, a large

property owner. . Vega; town in Monterey County, California. A Spanish name descriptively applied,

meaning a "tract of level, fruitful ground."

Venable; creek in Fluvanna County, Virginia, named for Lewis Venable. 

Venango; county, and borough in Crawford County, in Pennsylvania. From the

Indian innungah, in reference to a figure found on a tree, carved by the Eries. 

Ventura; river, county, and township and city in same county, in California. A

Spanish word meaning "luck," "fortune," "favorable chance." 

Vera; village in Fayette County, Illinois; from the Latin veritas, meaning "truth."
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Vera Cruz; town in Wells County, Indiana, named from the city in Mexico. From 

the Spanish, meaning "true cross."

Veras; town in Santa Barbara County, California. The Spanish word for "truth."

Verde; river in Arizona with water of a greenish cast. A Spanish word meaning 

"green."

Verdery.; town in Greenwood County, South Carolina, named for a resident family.

Verdugo; town in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish word meaning 

"young shoot of a tree" or "bud."

Vergennes; city in Addison County, Vermont, named for Charles Granvier, Count 

de Vergennes.

Vermilion; counties in Illinois and Indiana, parish in Louisiana, and village in 

Erie County, Ohio, named from the rivers.

Vermilion; village in Edgar County, Illinois, named for Edward S. Vermilion, 

owner of the site.

Vermilion; rivers in Illinois, Louisiana, Ohio, and South Dakota; said to have been 

so named because of the red earth produced by the burning of the shale overlying the outcrop of coal.

Vermont; State of the Union, so named because of the appearance of its mountains. 

Derived from the French vert monl, "green mountain."

Vermontville; village in Eaton County, Michigan, named from the State.

Vernal Fall; waterfall in Yosemite Valley, California, so named because of the 

beautiful greenish tints which it displays.

Vernon; village in Marion County, Illinois, named for William Vernon, a railroad 

official.

Vernon; parish in Louisiana and many other places, being generally named for the 

home of Gen. George Washington Mount Vernon.

Vernon; county in Missouri, named for Miles Vernon, of Laclede County.

Vernon; county in Wisconsin, given this name to suggest the greenery of the surrounding country.

Verona; towns in Hancock County, Maine, and Oneida County, New York, and 

seventeen other towns and villages, named from Verona in Italy.

Verplanck; village in Westchester County, New York, named for Philip Verplanck.

Versailles; town in Eipley County, Indiana, and eight other places bear the name 

of the palace in Paris.

Vershire; town in Orange County, Vermont, name formed by 'a combination of the 

first syllable of the State name and "shire," the English suffix designating 

county.

Vevay; city in Switzerland County, Indiana, named from the town in Switzerland.

Vicksburg; city in Warren County, Mississippi, named for Neivitt Vick, its founder.

Victor; town in Eavalli County, Montana, named for Victor, a chief of the Flathead, 

Kootenai, and Pend'd Oreille tribes.

Victor; village in Ontario County, New York, so named because the French commander in a battle fought there defeated the Iroquois Indians.

Victoria; county in Texas, indirectly named for D. Felix Victoria, first president 

of Mexico, known as Guadalupe Victoria.

Vidalia; town in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, named for Vidal, the Spanish governor of the district in which the town is situated.

Viejos; town in San Diego County, California. A Spanish word meaning " ancients.''

Vienna; township in Montgomery County, Michigan, and eighteen other places, 

bear the name of the capital city of Austria-Hungary.

Vigo; county in Indiana, named for Col. Francis Vigo.

Vigo; town in Concho County, Texas, named from the seaport in Spain.

Vilas; county in Wisconsin, named for Senator William F. Vilas.

Villa Rica; town in Carroll County, Georgia, having gold mines. Spanish words 

meaning "rich city."
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Villenova; town in Chautauqua County, New York. A Spanish name meaning

"new town." 

Vinalhaven; island and town in Knox County, Maine, named for John Vinal, of

Boston. 

Vincennes; city in Knox County, Indiana, named from the fort built by Sieur de

Vincennes. 

Vineland; borough in Cumberland County, New Jersey, so named bec'ause it was

the intention of its founder to raise grapes on an extensive scale, which was

realized to a considerable extent. 

Vineyard Haven; town in Dukes County, Massachusetts, so named because of the

quantity of vines found on the island at the time of discovery. Haven from the

harbor or haven on which the village is situated. 

Vining; city in Clay County, Kansas, named for E. P. Vining, an officer of the

Union Pacific Kailroad.

Vinton; township and city in Benton County, Jowa, named for Hon. Plynn Vinton. 

Vinton; county in Ohio, named for S. F. Vinton, member of Congress from that

State. 

Viola; village in Richland County, Wisconsin, named for Viola Buck.

Virden; township and city in Macoupin County, Illinois, named for John Virden,

founder. 

Virgil; town in Cortland County, New York, named for the poet, Publius Vergilius

Maro. 

Virgin; river in Utah. Derived from the original Spanish name, Rio Virgen,

" river of the virgin."

Virginia; one of the original thirteen States, named for Elizabeth, Queen of England. 

Virginia; cities in Cass County, Illinois, and Storey County, Nevada, named from

the State. 

Virginia; cascade in Yellowstone Park, named for the wife of Hon. Charles Gibson,

president of the Yellowstone Park Association. 

Virginia City; city in Storey County, Nevada, named for an early prospector known

as ".Old Virginia," who is said to have been the finder of the largest gold nugget in America. 

Virbqua; town in Vernon County, Wisconsin, named from a version of the title

given to Columbus and his descendents, Duke of Veragua. 

Visalia; city in Tulare County, California, named for Vise, a hunter. 

Vista; town in San Diego County, California. A descriptive Spanish name, meaning "view." 

Volney; villages in Allamakee County, Iowa, and Oswego County, New York, named

for Count Volney, the French writer. 

Voluntown; village in New London County, Connecticut, so named because the

greater part of the town was granted to the volunteers of the Narragansett war. 

Volusia; county in Florida, named for a town within its limits supposed to have

been named for Volus, an English settler. 

Voorheesville; village in Albany County, New York, named for Theodore Voorhees, director of the Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad. 

Waas; mountain in Utah, named for a Ute Indian chief. 

Wabash; county in Illinois, county, and city in same county, in Indiana, and river

traversing both States. From the Indian word, wuabache, meaning "cloud

borne by an equinoctial wind," or, according to another authority, "white

water." 

Wabasha; county, and town in same county, in Minnesota, named for the Dakota

(Sioux) chief Wapashaw, meaning " red leaf," " red cap," or " red flag," from

a gift of a military uniform and flag of England to the first of three hereditary

chiefs who bore the name.
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Wabaunsee; county, and town in same county, in Kansas, named for a Pottawatomi 

Indian chief, the name signifying "dim daylight," or "causerof paleness," given 

because he captured an enemy's camp just at the break of day.

Wabeno; town in Forest County, Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning "men of 

the dawn," or "eastern men."

Wacasassee; river, and bay in Florida, so named because of the herds of cattle 

frequenting it. A Seminole word meaning "cow range."

Waccamaw; town in Georgetown County, South Carolina, and river, lake, and township in Brunswick County, North Carolina, named for an Indian tribe.

Wachusett; mountain in Massachusetts. An Indian word meaning "near the little 

mountain."

Waco; town in Smith County, Mississippi, village in Cleveland County, North Carolina, and city in McLennan County, Texas, named for an Indian tribe.

Waconia; village in Carver County, Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "living 

spring." * 

Waconda; village in Mitchell County, Kansas. An Indian word meaning "spirit."

Wacouta; village in Goodhue County, Minnesota. A Sioux Indian word meaning 

, "shooter," the name of an Indian chief who lived at Red Wing.

Waddams; township in Stephenson County, Illinois, named for William Waddams, 

one of the first settlers in the county.

Waddington; town in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler.

Waddington; village in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for Joshua Waddington, proprietor.

Wadena; county, and town in same county, in Minnesota, an archaic Ojibway word 

meaning "little round hill."

Wadesboro; town in Anson County, North Carolina, named for Col. Thomas Wade.

Wading River; village in Suffolk County, New York, named from the river, which 

was so called because the Indians waded into it for the shellfish.

Wadsworth; township and village in Medina County, Ohio, named for Col. E. 

Wads worth.

Wady Petra; village in Stark County, Illinois. From the Arabian, wady, meaning 

"valley," and the Latin petra, "rock."

Waga; tributary to the Minnesota River. Anlndian word meaning "cottomvood."

Wagara; stream in New Jersey. Derived from the Indian word woakeu, "crooked," 

or "bent," and aki, "a place.."

Wagener; town in Aiken County, South Carolina, named for F. W. Wagerier, capitalist, of Charleston.

Wahkiakum; county in Washington, named for a tribe of Indians, said to have 

received their name from their first chief.

Wahoo; village in Lurnpkin County, Georgia, and precinct in Saunders County, 

Nebraska. An Indian word said to mean a species of elm.

Wahpeton; city in Richland County, North Dakota. A Sioux Indian word meaning "leaf village."

Waitsfleld; town in Washington County, Vermont, named for Gen. Benjamin 

Waite, the first settler.

Wakatomika; village in Coshockton County, Ohio. An Indian word meaning 

"other side town."

Wake; county in North Carolina, named for the wife of Governor Tryon.

Wakeeney; city in Trego County, Kansas, named for its founders, A. E. Warren 

and J. F. Keeney.

Wakefield; city in Clay County, Kansas, named for the Rev. Richard Wake, one 

of its founders.

Wakefield; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named for Cyrus Wakefield.
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(Wakefield; village in Wake County, North Carolina;

iWake Forest; town in Wake County, North Carolina^ Named for the wife of

^ Governor Tryon.

Wakenda; town in Carroll County, Missouri. An Indian word meaning "worshiped."

Wakulla; county in Florida, named for the famous spring near the Gulf coast. 

An Indian word meaning " mystery."

Walden; town in Orange County, New York, named for Jacob T. Walden, a prominent citizen.

Walden; town in Caledonia County, Vermont, named for commanding officer of the 

.military forces present during the building of a road in the vicinity.

[Waldo; county in Maine;

j Waldoboro; town in Lincoln County, Maine. Named for Brig. Gen. Samuel Waldo,

* of Boston.

Waldron; island in Washington, named for W. T. Waldron, of the ship Porpoise.

Wales; town in Harnpden County, Massachusetts, named for James Lawrence 

Wales.

Walesboro; village in Bartholomew County, Indiana, named for John P.Wales, its

founder. 

Walhalla; towns in Pembina County, North Dakota, and Oconee County, South

Carolina. A Scandinavian name meaning "palace of immortality." 

Walhonding; river in Ohio. An Indian word meaning "white woman." 

Walke; point in North Landing River, Virginia, named for the oldest resident family

of Princess Anne County.

Walker; county in Alabama, named for Senator J. W. Walker, of the State. 

Walker; pass in California, and lake and river in Esmeralda County, Nevada, named

for Joseph Eeddeford Walker, guide of Fremont's second expedition. 

Walker; county in Georgia, named for Freeman Walker. 

Walker; village in Macon County, Illinois, named for J. W. Walker, one of the

founders. 

Walker; county in Texas, named for Robert J. Walker, Secretary of the Treasury

during President Polk's Administration. 

Walkerville; city in Silverbow County, Montana, named for the owner of the

"Alice" mine. 

Wallace; county, and town in same county, in Kansas, named for Gen. William H. L.

Wallace, a veteran of the Mexican war.

Wallace; town in Duplin County, North Carolina, named for a prominent resident. 

Wallace; county in North Dakota, named for "Farmer" Wallace, a pioneer of the

State in 1870. 

Wallawalla; county, and city in same county, in Washington. From a Nez Perce

Indian word used to designate a rapid stream. 

Wallenpaupack; stream in Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning " deep, dead

water." 

Waller; county in Texas, named for Edwin AValler, formerly postmaster-general

under the republic.

Wallface; mountain on the west side of the Indian Pass ^in the Adirondack Mountains, so called because it terminates at this place in a precipice hundreds of feet

high.

Wall Hill; town in Marshall County, Mississippi, named for William Wall. 

Wallington; borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, named for Walling Van

Winkle, the former owner. 

Walloostook; river in Maine. An Indian word meaning "stream where you get;

boughs," or "fine, beautiful river."
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Wallowa; county and river in Oregon. An Indian word meaning a tripod for holding a fish trap in the water.

Walnut; township and village in Bureau County, Illinois, so named from the large 

number of walnut trees within the limits.

Walpack; township in Sussex County, New Jersey. An Indian word meaning "sudden bend of a stream around the base of a rock."

Walpole; town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, named for Sir Eobert Walpole.

Walpole; town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, named from the town in 

England.

Walsenburg; town in Huerfano County, Colorado, named for Fred Walsen, a 

banker and old settler.

Walsh; County in North Dakota, named for George H. Walsh.

Walterboro; town in Colleton County, South Carolina, named for the Walter family, prpminent residents of the State.

Walthall; town in Webster County, Mississippi, named for Gen. Edward Walthall.

Waltham; city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, supposedly named from Waltham Abbey, England.

Waltham; town in Addison County, Vermont, named from the city in Massachusetts.

Walton; county in Florida, named for Colonel Walton, of Georgia.

Walton; county in Georgia, named for George Walton, a signer of the Declaration 

of Independence.

Walton; city in Harvey County, Kansas, named for a stockholder of the Atchison, 

Topeka and Santa Fe "Railroad. - Walton; town in Delaware County, New York, named for William Walton, a large 

land proprietor.

Walworth; town in Wayne County, New York, and county in Wisconsin, named 

for Chancellor Reuben H. Walworth.

Walworth; county in South Dakota, named from the county in Wisconsin.

Wamego; city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, said to be so named because 

formerly there was no water in the village. An Indian word meaning "dear of 

springs." Other authorities say that it was named for an Indian chief whose 

name meant "running waters."

Wamesit; village in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. From the Indian word 

wame, "all," or "whole," and auke, "place."

Wampum; borough in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. The name of the Indian

shell money. 

Wanaque; river and valley in New Jersey. An Indian word meaning "sassafras

place." 

Wanatah; town in Laporte County, Indiana, named from an Indian chief, whose

name signified "he that charges on his enemies."

Wangunbog; pond in Connecticut. An Indian word meaning "bent pond." 

Wapakoneta, village in Auglaize County, Ohio. An Indian word meaning "clay

river." 

Wapanucka; town in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. Derived from Wappanocca, the name given the Delawares by other Indians, it signifying "Eastlanders." 

Wapato; village in Washington County, Oregon. The Indian designation of a

bulbous root resembling a potato. 

Wapella; village in Dewitt County, Illinois, named for a chief of the Fox tribe, the

name meaning "he who is painted white."

Wapiti; village in Summit County, Colorado. An Indian word meaning "elk." 

fWappinger; creek and town in Dutchess County, New York; 

] Wappingers Falls; village in Dutchess County, New York. Named for an Indian 

I tribe.
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Wapsipincon; river in Iowa, so named because of the root which is found in great 

abundance upon its banks. An Indian word meaning "white potatoes."

Wapwallopen; stream and village in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. A Delaware 

Indian name said by some to mean "place where the messengers were murdered;" by others, "where white hemp grows."

Waquapaug; stream in Ehode Island. An Indian word meaning "at the end of 

the pond."

Ward; town in Boulder County, Colorado, named for the Ward lode, discovered in 

1860.

Ward; village in Boone County, Indiana, named for Thomas AVard, Congressman 

from that State.

Ward; peak in Montana, named for Artemus Ward.

Ward; point on Staten Island, New York, named for the man who formerly owned 

that part of the island.

Ward; county in North Dakota, named for Hon. Mark Ward, of South Dakota.

Ward; county in Texas, named for Thomas W. Ward, the commissioner of the general land office under the first State governor of T^exas.

Wards; island in New York, named for Jasper and Bartholomew Ward, former

proprietors.

Wards; town in Saluda County, South Carolina, named for the Ward family, prominent residents of the State.

Wardsboro; town in Windham County, Vermont, named for AVilliam Ward, of 

Newfane, the principal proprietor.

Ware; county in Georgia named for Nicholas Ware, an early Senator from Georgia.

Ware; town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, so named on account of the weirs, 

or weirers, formerly constructed in the river to catch salmon.

Wareham; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, named from the town in 

England.

Waresboro; town in Ware County, Georgia, named for Nicholas Ware, an early 

Senator from that State.

Warm Springs; town in Alameda County California, named from the hot springs.

Warner; town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, named for Col. Jonathan 

Warner, of Portsmouth.

Warnerville; village in Schoharie County, New York, named for Capt. Greorge 

Warner, the first settler.

Warramaug; pond in Litchfield County, Connecticut. An Indian word meaning 

"good fishing place."

Warren; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for :i settler.

Warren; town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, named for Samuel Warren of 

Revolutionary fame.

Warren; counties in Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, and Kentucky; town in Knox County, 

Maine; fortification in Boston Harbor, and town in AVorcester County, Massachusetts; counties in Mississippi, Missouri, and New Jersey; county and town in 

Herkimer County, New York; counties in North Carolina and Ohio; county, 

and borough in same county, in Pennsylvania; and counties in Tennessee and 

Virginia; named for Joseph AVarren, who fell in the battle of Bunker Hill.

Warren; township and village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, namsd for the first 

white child born in the settlement.

Warren; county in Indiana, named for Gen. Francis AVarren.

Warren; city in Trumbull County, Ohio, named for Gen. Moses Warren, of Lyme, 

Connecticut.

Warren; towns in Grafton County, New Hampshire, and Bristol County, Rhode 

Island, named for Admiral Sir Peter Warren, of the royal navy.
316 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [BULL. 25^.

Warirensburg; town in Macon County, Illinois, named for a family prominent in 

the county.

Warrensville; township in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, named for Moses Warren, an 

early settler.

Warrenton; towns in Warren County, North Carolina, and Fauquier County, Virginia, named for Gen. Joseph Warren, who fell in the battle of Bunker Hill.

Warrick; county in Indiana, named for Capt. Jacob Warrick, killed in the battle 

of Tippecanoe.

Warsaw; township and town in Hancock County, Illinois, city in Kosciusko County, 

Indiana, and town in Benton County, Missouri, named from the capital city of 

Poland.

Warwick; towns in Franklin County, Massachusetts; Orange County, New York, 

and Kent County, Rhode Island, and county in Virginia, named for the Earl 

of Warwick.

Washburn; village in Woodford County, Illinois,' named for the Washburne 

family.

Washburn; town in Aroostook County, Maine, named for Israel Washburn, jr., 

governor of the State during the civil war.

Washburn; mountain in Yellowstone Park, named for Gen. Henry Dane Washburn.

Washburn; county, and town in Bayfield County, in Wisconsin, named for Cadwallader C. Washburn, former governor.

Wasco; county in Oregon, named for an Indian tribe, the name signifying "grass."

Washabaugh; county in South Dakota, named for Frank Washabaugh, a prominent State politician.

Washington; State of the Union; counties in Arkansas', Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, 

Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, and Kentucky; parish in Louisiana; counties in Maine 

and Maryland; town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts; counties in Mississippi and Missouri; highest peak of the White Mountains in New Hampshire; 

counties in New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, 

Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin; and probably the counties in 

Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Ehocle Island, 

Texas, and Utah; and many cities, towns, and villages. Named for Gen. George 

Washington.

Washington; city in the District of Columbia, the capital of the United States, 

named for George Washington, first President of the United States.

Washining; Washinee; lakes in the town of Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, connected by a small stream. The names are of Indian origin, expressing beauty, washining indicating a higher degree of charm than washinee.

Washita; village in Montgomery County, Arkansas, and county in Oklahoma. 

Another form of " Wichita."

Washoe; county, and city in same county, in Nevada, named for a tribe of Indians 

in that vicinity.

Washta; town in CherokeeCounty, Iowa. A Sioux Indian word meaning "good."

Washtenaw; county in Michigan, named from the east branch of Grand River; the 

name is said to be derived from the Indian word washtenong, "river that is 

far off."

Wasioja; town in Dodge County, Minnesota, so named because of the pine trees 

growing near. An Indian word meaning "pine grove."

Wassaic; village in Dutchess County, New York. An Indian word meaning "difficult," or "hard work."

Wastedo; town in Goodhue County, Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "good."

Watab; village in Benton County, Minnesota. An Indian word meaning " root of 

pine," or "to sew a canoe/'
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Wataga; village in Knox County, Illinois. From the Pottawatomi Indian word

meaning, " I heard;" or, if derived from ahweataga, "he has gone to ramble." 

Watch. Hill; town in Washington County, Rhode Island. From this promontory

the Narragansett Indians watched for their enemies, the Montauks. 

Wateree; river, and town in Eichland County, in South Carolina, named for an Indian

tribe. 

Waterford; town in Marshall County, Mississippi, so named on account of the great

volume of water contained in Spring Creek at this point. 

Waterford; village in Saratoga County, New York, and town in Caledonia County,

Vermont, named from the city in Ireland. 

Waterford; town in Loudoun County, Virginia, named by an early settler from

Waterford in Ireland, his native place. 

Waterloo; city in Monroe County, Illinois, village in Douglas County, Nebraska,

and many other places; named from the battlefield in Belgium. 

Watertown; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, so called because it was a

"well-watered place," and the first means of communication between this place

and Boston was by water.

Watertown; town in Jefferson County, New York, so named on account of the

extraordinary amount of water power. 

Water Valley; city in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, so named on account of the

continuous flow of water in the valley. 

Waterville; town in Marshall County, Kansas, named from Waterville, New York,

the home of Colonel Osborne, who was'the contractor for the construction of-the

railroad. 

Waterville; city in Kennebec County, Maine, so named because of its situation at

Ticonic Falls on the Kennebec River, which furnishes the motive power for the

factories of the city. 

Watervliet; city on the Hudson, in Albany County, New York. From the Dutch,

meaning "flowing stream." 

Wathena; city in Doniphan County, Kansas, named for a chief of the Kickapoo

Indians. 

Watkins; village in Schuyler County, New York, named for Dr. Samuel Watkius,

of London, one of the first proprietors. 

Watkinsville; town in Oconee County, Georgia, named for Col. Robert Watkins,

of Augusta, member of the State legislature. 

Watonwan; county and river in Minnesota. A Dakota (Sioux) name, meaning

"fish bait," or " where fish bait abounds." 

Watrous; town in Mora County, New Mexico, named for Samuel B. Watrous, an

early settler. 

Watseka; city in Iroquois County, Illinois, named for a mythical Indian girl who

saved her tribe from disaster. Another authority gives it as a corruption of an

Indian word, meaning " pretty woman." 

Watson; township and village in Effingham County, Illinois, -named for George

Watson, a constructing railroad engineer. 

Watson; town in Lewis County, New York, named for James Watson, a former

proprietor. 

Watson; town in Hampshire County, West Virginia, named for Joseph Watson, the

former owner of the land. 

Watsontown; borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, named for John

Watson, the original proprietor. 

Watsonville; city in Santa Cruz County, California, named for Col. James Watson,

a first settler. 

Wattsburg; borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, named for David Watts, an

early settler.
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Waubay; village in Day County, South Dakota. An Indian word meaning "place

of hatching." 

Waubeek; towns in Linn County, Iowa, and Dunn County, Wisconsin. An Indian

word meaning "metal," or "metallic substance." 

Waubesa; lake in Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning "swan." 

Wauconda; village in Lake County, Illinois. A Sioux Indian word signifying

"sacred," or "god."

Waukamsa; stream in Kansas. An Indian word meaning "hip deep." 

Waukau; a town in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning

"habitually,"or "often." 

Waukegan; township and city in Lake County, Illinois, first called Little Fort.

In 1849 the name was changed to the present form, said to be the Indian translation of the old name. 

Waukesha; county, and city in same county, in Wisconsin. From the Indian

ivauk-tsha, meaning "fox." 

Waukon; town in Allamakee County, Iowa. An Indian word meaning "moss on

trees that is eatable." 

Waunakee; village in Dane County, Wisconsin. From the Indian word wanaki,

" he lies," or "he lives in peace." 

Wauneta; village in Chase County, Nebraska. An Indian word meaning " winter

camp.'' 

Waupaca; county in Wisconsin, named for the -Menominee'Indians, the meaning

being " pale water."

Wauponsee; town in Grundy County, Illinois. For derivation see Wabaunsee. 

Waupun; town in Fond du lac County, Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning

"early," or "early day," or, according to another authority, iromwaba, meaning

"east." 

Wauregan; village in Windham County, Connecticut. An Indian word meaning

"good thing." 

Wausau; city in Marathon County, Wisconsin. A corruption of wassa, meaning

" far away."

Wausaukee; river in Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning "distant land." 

Wauseon; village in Fulton County, Ohio, named for an Indian chief. The word

means "far off." 

Wauwatosa; city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. A corruption of wewcdessi,

meaning "fire-fly." 

Wauzeka; village in Crawford County, Wisconsin, named for an Indian chief; the

name is said to mean "pine." 

Waverly; city in Morgan County, Illinois, and villages in Tioga County, New York,

and Pike County, Ohio, named from Scott's novels. 

Waxahachie; town in Ellis County, Texas, so named because of the large number

of cattle in the vicinity. An Indian word meaning "cow town," or "cow

creek." 

Waxhaw; creek in North Carolina and South Carolina, towns in Union County,

North Carolina, and Lancaster County, South Carolina, named for an Indian

tribe. 

Waycross; town in Ware County, Georgia, named from the crossing of two ways

or roads.

Wayland; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named for Francis Way land. 

Wayland; village in Steuben County, New York, named for Kev. Francis Wayland,

of Rhode Island. 

Waymansville; village in Bartholomew County, Indiana, named for Charles L.

Wayman, its founder.
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Wayne; counties in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and 

West Virginia, and probably the counties in Nebraska and Utah; 

Waynesboro; towns in Burke County, Georgia, and Wayne County, Mississippi,

and borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania;

Waynesburg; town in Stark County, Ohio, and borough in Greene County, Pennsylvania;

Waynesfield; town in Auglaize County, Ohio;

Waynesville; township and village in Dewitt County, Illinois, and towns in Haywood County, North Carolina, and Warren County, Ohio. Named for Gen. 

Anthony Wayne, hero of the Revolution.

Wayzata; village in Hennepin County, Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "at 

the mouth."

Weakley; county in Tennessee, named for Robert Weakley, a member of the House 

of Representatives and the reviser of the constitution of Tennessee.

Weare; town in Hillsboro County, New Hampshire, named for Meshech Weare, 

chief justice of the province of New Hampshire.

Weatherford; city in Parker County, Texas, said to be named for Jefferson Weatherford, one of its early settlers.

Weatogue; village in Hartford County, Connecticut. An Indian word meaning 

"wigwam place."

Weauatucket; river in Connecticut. From the Indian, "land at the end of tide 

water."

Weaverville; town in Trinity County, California, named for a pioneer.

Weaverville; town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, named for a family numerous in the State.

Webb; county in Texas, named for Judge James Webb, politician in the early days 

of the State.

Webb City; city in Jasper County, Missouri, so named because lead and zinc were 

first discovered in that locality on the farm of John C. Webb.

Webberville; village in Ingham County, Michigan, named for Herbert Webber, an 

early settler.

Weber; county and river in Utah, named Vor a well-known trapper and guide. 

Webster; counties in Georgia, Iowa, and Kentucky; parish in Louisiana; town in 

Worcester County, Massachusetts; counties in Mississippi and Missouri; town 

in Merrimac County, and mountain in New Hampshire; county in West Virginia; 

and many cities, towns, and villages; probably, also, the county in Nebraska; 

Webster Groves; city in St. Louis County, Missouri. Named for Daniel Webster, 

the statesman.

Wecuppemee; river in Connecticut. An Indian word meaning "linden" or 

"bass wood."

Wedge; mountain in Montana, so named on account of its shape.

Weedsport; village in Cayuga County, New York, named for Elisha and Edward 

Weed, the first settlers.

Weehawken; town in Hudson County, New Jersey. An Indian word meaning 

"maize land."

Weeping Child; stream in Ravalli County, Montana, so named, according to tradition, from the circumstance of an Indian child being carried off by a mountain 

lion, causing insanity in the mother.

Weeping Water; river in Nebraska. A translation of the Indian word nehaga.

Weir; city in Cherokee County, Kansas, named for T. M. Weir, its founder.

 Weisner; mountain in Idaho, named for a topographer with the Mullan expedition.

Weissport; borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, named for Col. Jacob Weiss, 

an officer of the Revolution, who early settled in the Lehigh Valley.
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Weitchpec; town in Humboldt County, California, named for an Indian town called

Weitspus; the word is said to mean "junction of rivers."

Welaka; town in Putnam County, Florida. An Indian word meaning "river of lakes." 

Welch; town in McDowell County, West Virginia, named for Capt. J. A. Welch, of

that county.

Weld; county in Colorado, named for Lewis Ledyard Weld, first secretary of Colorado Territory. 

Weld; town in Franklin County, Maine, named for Benjamin Weld, one of the

original owners.

Weldon; village in Dewitt County, Illinois, named for Judge Lawrence M. Welclon. 

Weldon; town in Halifax County, North Carolina, named for a resident family. 

Wellfleet; town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. The name is doubtless a

corruption of "whale fleet." 

Wellington; city in Sumner County, Kansas, and township and village in Lorain

County, Ohio, named for the Duke of Wellington.

Wells; comity in Indiana, named for Capt. William Wells, killed at the Fort Dearborn massacre.

Wells; townin York County, Maine, supposed to be named from thetown in England. 

Wells; town in Hamilton County, New York, named for Joshua Wells, the first

settler. 

Wells; county in North Dakota, named for the Hon. E. P. Wells, of Jamestown, an

old settler. 

Wellsboro; borough in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, named for Mrs. Henry Wells

Morris, an early resident. 

Wellsburg1 ; town in Chemung County, New York, named for a family who formerly

owned most of the town site.

Wellsburg; city in Brooke County, West Virginia, named for Alexander Wells. 

Wells River; stream which rises in Caledonia County, Vermont, named for Captain Wells, who was drowned in it.

Wells River; village in Orange County, Vermont, named from the river. 

Wellston; township and city in Jackson County, Ohio, named for Harvey Wells,

its founder. 

Wellsville; town in Allegany County, New York, named for Gardiner Wells, a

prominent resident. . . Wellsville; city in Franklin County, Kansas, named for D. L. Wells, a railroad

contractor.

Wellsville; town in Montgomery County, Missouri, named for Judge Carly Wells. 

Wellsville; city in Columbiana County, Ohio, named for William Wells, who laid

it out. 

Wendell; town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, named for Oliver Wendell, a

Boston banker. 

Wenham; town, in Essex County, Massachusetts, named from the town in Suffolk

County, England.

Wenona; city in Marshall County, Illinois; 

Wenonah; borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey. Derived from the Sioux

Indian, meaning "first-born daughter." 

Wentworth; town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, named for Benning Wentworth, former governor of the State. 

Wentzville; town in St. Charles County, Missouri, named for the nian who laid it

out. 

Wepatuck; mountain in Connecticut. An Indian word meaning " place at the nar^

row pass or strait." 

Wesaw; river in Miami County, Indiana, named for an Indian chief.
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Wesley; township in Washington County, Ohio, and town in Washington County,

Maine, named for John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. 

Wesson; town in Copiah County, Michigan, named for Col. J. M. Wesson, its

founder.

West; town in McLean County, Illinois, named for Henry West. 

West Baton Rouge; parish in Louisiana. See Baton Rouge. 

West Bend; city in Washington County, Wisconsin, so named because of the bend

in Milwaukee River at this point. 

Westboro; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, formerly a part of Marlboro,

hence its name. 

Westby; village in Vernon County, Wisconsin, named for 0. T. Westby, an early

settler.

West Carroll; parish in Louisiana, named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton. 

Westchester; -county in New York, named from the town in England. 

West Creek; town in Ocean County, New Jersey. Derived from an Indian word

meaning "place to get meat." 

Westerlo; town in Albany County, New York, named for Rev. Eilardus Westerlo,

of Albany.

Westerly; town in Washington'County, Rhode Island, so named because of its location in the most westerly part of the State. 

West Feliciana; parish in Louisiana. See East Feliciana. 

Westfield; town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, so named because situated on

the west boundry of an early survey. 

Westhampton; town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, so named because, until

its incorporation, it was the west parish of Northampton. 

West Haverstraw; town in Rockland County, New York, named from haverstraw,

a Dutch word, originally written haverstroo, and meaning "oat straw." Believed

to have been suggested by wild oats growing there. 

West Jersey; township and village in Stark County, Illinois, named by the first

settlers from the State of New Jersey. 

Westminster; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named from the borough

of London. 

Westmoreland; town in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, named from the county in

Pennsylvania. 

Westmoreland; counties in Pennsylvania and \rirginia, named from the county in

England. 

Weston; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and city in Platte County,

Missouri, so named because situated at the western edge of their respective

counties.

Weston; county in Wyoming, named for a man prominent in the building of railroads in eastern and northern Wyoming. 

Westphalia; village in Clinton County, Michigan, named from the province in

Germany. 

West Plains; city in How ell County, Missouri, so named because the settlement

was in a prairie in a westerly direction from the nearest town. 

West Point; city in Troup County, Georgia, probably named from its location at'

the most westerly point of the Chattahooche River. 

West Point; town in Clay County, Mississippi, so named because of its location in

the extreme westerly part of the county. 

West Point; United States military academy in Orange County, New York. The

promontory known as Gees Point was called West Point by the early settlers on

the opposite bank of the river, as in their descriptions they designated it as "the

point to the west."

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322 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [BULL. 258.

Westport; town in Clatsop County, Oregon, named for John West.

West Salem; town in Edwards County, Illinois, named by Moravian settlers from 

Salem, North Carolina.

West Station; town in Holmes County, Mississippi, named for A. M. West, aprominent citizen and president of the Mississippi Central Railroad.

West Stockbridge; town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named from its relation to Stockbridge, of which it was originally a part.

Westville; town in Simpson County, Mississippi, named for Col. Cato West.

Westville; town in Chariton County, Missouri, named for Dr. William S. West, the

j,- first postmaster.

Westville; town in Kershaw County, South Carolina, named for a prominent family.

Wet; mountains in Colorado, so named because of. the heavy rains upon them in the 

summer season.

Wetmore; city in Nemaha County, Kansas, named for W. T. Wetmore, vice-.

> president of the Central Branch, Union Pacific Railroad.

Wetu.xn.ka; city in Elmore County, Alabama, near the falls of the Coosa River. An 

Indian word meaning "waterfall," "tumbling water."

Wetzel; county in West Virginia, named for Lewis Wetzel, a noted pioneer and 

Indian fighter.

Wewoka; stream, and village in Seminole Nation, in Indian Territory. An Indian 

word meaning " barking water."

Wexford; county, and town in same county, in Michigan, probably named from the 

county in Ireland.

Weyauwega; village in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. Probably a corruption of 

the Indian word ouiawikan, "he embodies it," but, according to an other authority, it is the name of a trusted Indian guide in the employ of Governor Doty, the 

name meaning "whirling wind."

Weyers Cave; town and cavern in Augusta County, Virginia, named for Bernard 

Weyer.

Weymouth; town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, named from, the town in 

England.

Wharton; county, and town in same county, in Texas, named for William H. and 

John A. Wharton, of a family prominent in the State.

What Cheer; township and city in Keokuk County, Igwa, so named by a Scotch 

miner when he discovered coal in the vicinity.

Whatcom; county/and town in same county, in Washington. An Indian word,

said to mean '' noisy water.'' 

Whately; town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, named for Thomas Whately,

member of the board of trade. 

Wheatfield; town in Niagara County, New York, named from the general character

of the locality wheat producing.

Wheatland; township in Bureau County, Illinois, named from the home of President James Buchanan. 

Wheatland; borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, named for the estate of the

Hon. James Buchanan. 

Wheaton; city in Dupage County, Illinois, named for Warren L. and Jesse Wheatpn, first settlers.

Wheeler; mountain in Nevada, named for Capt. George M. Wheeler. 

Wheeler; county in Nebraska, named for D. H. Wheeler, a local politician. 

Wheeler; town in Steuben County, New York, named for Capt. Silas Wheeler, the

first settler. 

Wheeler; county in Oregon, named for H. H. Wheeler, the first mail carrier between

The Dalles and Canyon City. v
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"Wheeler; county in Texas, named for Eoyal T. Wheeler, former chief justice of the 

State supreme court.

Wheeling; village in Livingston County, Missouri, named from the city in West 

Virginia.

Wheeling; city in Ohio County, West Virginia, from the Indian, weal-ink, meaning 

"place of a human head," from the circumstance of the Indians having displayed the head of a white man on a pole at this point. Another authority 

gives whilink, "at the head of the river."

Wheelock; town in Caledonia County, Vermont, named for Eleazer Wheelock, 

president of an Indian charity school situated there, but another authority states 

that it was named for John AVheelock.

Whippany; river in Morris county, New Jersey. A Delaware Indian word meaning "arrowwood stream."

Whipple; peak in the Monument range, California, named for Lieutenant Whipple, 

of the Pacific railroad explorations.

Whiskah; river of Grays harbor, Washington. An Indian word meaning "stinking 

water."

Whitakers; town in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, named for a family

numerous in the State.

White; county in Arkansas, named for the river which forms the eastern boundary. 

White; branch of the Green River in Colorado and eastern Utah, so named because

of the white cliffs of its canyon.

White; county in Georgia, named for the Rev. George White. 

White; counties in Illinois and Indiana, named for Col. Isaac White, killed at Tippecanoe, 1811. 

White; rivers in Indiana and South Dakota. A translation of the name originally

given by the French, rivibre la blanche. 

White; city in Morris County, Kansas, named for F. C. White, superintendent of

the Union Pacific Southern Branch.

White; river in Minnesota, so named because of the color of the water. 

White; river in Nebraska, so named because the soil near its head is white clay. 

White; county in Tennessee, named for Hugh L. \Vhite, a pioneer settler of Knoxville. ° 

White Bluffs; town in Dickson County, Tennessee, named for the White Bluff Iron

Forge, which was formerly in operation near the present town site. 

White Castle; town in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, named for the large, white plantation house visible from the river. 

White Cloud; towns in Mills County, Iowa, and Doniphan County, Kansas, named

for the Indian chief, Mahu-ska. 

White Creek; town in Washington County, New York, named from the creek,

whose bed is formed of white quartz pebbles. 

White Deer; creek in Union County, Pennsylvania. A translation of its Indian

name, woaptuchanne. 

Whiteface; mountain peak hear Lake Placid in Essex County, New York, so called

because of the white appearance of the rock of its upper part. 

Whitefield; towns in Lincoln County, Maine, and Coos County, New Hampshire,

named for the Rev. George Whitefield.

Whitehall; town in Bladen County, North Carolina, named for an old resident. 

White Haven; borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, named for Josiah White. 

Whiteheath; town in Piatt County, Illinois, named for two early residents, White

and Heath.

White Pigeon; village in St. Joseph County, Michigan, named for an Indian chief. 

White Pine;, county in Nevada, so named because of the trees of this species growing there.
324 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [BULL. 258.

White Plains; village in Westchester County, New York, so named because of the 

white balsam (Gnaphalium Polycephalum) which grows abundantly in that 

section.

Whitesboro; village in Oneida County, New York, named for Judge Hugh White, 

the pioneer settler of the county.

Whitesboro; town in Gray son County, Texas, named for Capt. A. B. White, a pioneer settler.

Whitesburg; town in Letcher County, Kentucky, named for C. White, member of 

the State legislature at the time of the formation of the town.

Whiteside; county in Illinois, named for Capt. Samuel Whitesides, of the war of 

1812 and Black Hawk war.

Whitestown; town in Oneida County, New York, named for Judge Hugh White, 

pioneer settler of the county.

White Sulphur Springs; town in Meagher County, Montana, named for the medicinal springs located in the vicinity.

Whitesville; village in Jefferson County, New York, named for Thomas White, one 

of the first settlers.

Whiteville; town in Columbus County, North Carolina, named for James B. White, 

first member of the State assembly.

Whitewater; river, and town in Wayne County, in Indiana, so named because of the 

whitish cast of the waters of the river.

Whitfleld; county in Georgia, named for George Whitfield, a missionary.

Whiting; town in Monona County, Iowa, named for Senator Whiting.

Whiting; town in Jackson County, .Kansas, named for Mrs. Whiting, wife of 

Senator C. S. Pomeroy.

Whiting; town in Addison County, Vermont, %so named because three of the proprietors bore that name; another authority states that it is named for John 

Whiting, of Massachusetts.

Whitingham; town in Windham County, Vermont, named for Nathan Whiting, 

one of the grantees.

Whitley; counties in Indiana and Kentucky, named for Col. William Whitley.

Whitman; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, named for Jared Whitman 

and hi£ son Augustus, Avho donated land to the town.

Whitman; county and college in Washington, named for Dr. Marcus Whitman, an 

early missionary.

Whitmires; town in Newberry County, South Carolina, named for the Whitmire

family. 

Whitney; loftiest peak of the Sierra Nevadas, named for Prof. J. D. Whitney, State

geologist of California.

Whitney; peak in Colorada, named for W. D. Whitney, the philologist. 

Whitney Point; town in Broome County, New York, named in 1824 for Thomas

Whitney, first postmaster. 

Whitneyville; village in New Haven County, Connecticut, named for Eli Whitney,

its founder. 

Wichita; county, and city in Sedgwick County, in Kansas, and county and river

in Texas;

Wichita Falls; town in Wichita County, Texas. Named for the Indian tribe. 

Wickenburg; town in Maricopa County, Arizona, named for Henry Wickenburg, a 

ry pioneer.

Wickliffe; town in Ballard County, Kentucky, named for a prominent family of the

State. 

Wicomico; county and river in Maryland. An Indian word meaning "where

houses are building."
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Wiconisco; stream and a village in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. An Indian

word meaning "wet and muddy."

Wicopee; mountain in New York. An Indian word meaning "long hill." 

Wilbarger; county in Texas, named for Josiah and Mathias Wilbarger, early settlers. 

Wilber; village in Saline County, Nebraska, named for C. D. Wilber, who laid it out. 

"Wilbraham; town in liampden County, Massachusetts, supposed to have been

named for a family of that name from England. 

"Wilcox; county in Alabama, named for Lieut. Joseph M. AVilcox. 

Wilcox; county in Georgia, named for Capt. John Wilcox. 

"Wilcox; township in Newaygo County, Michigan, named for S. N. Wilcox. 

Wilcox; village in Elk County, Pennsylvania, named for A. I. Wilcox. 

Wild Bice; stream in Minnesota, so named because this plant grows abundantly

upon its banks. 

Wilkes; counties in Georgia and North Carolina, named for John Wilkes, member

of British Parliament. 

Wilkesbarre; city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, .named for two members ofthe British Parliament, American sympathizers, John Wilkes and Colonel Barre. 

Wilkesboro; town in Wilkes County, North Carolina, named for John Wilkes

member of the British Parliament and American sympathizer. 

Wilkin; county in Minnesota, named for Col. Alexander Wilkin of the Ninth

Minnesota Keginient of the Civil war, and second secretary of the Territory. 

Wilkinsburg; town in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, named for William Wilkins, secretary of war under President Tyler. 

Wilkinson; counties in Georgia and Mississippi, named for Gen. James Wilkinson,

of Maryland. 

Will; county in Illinois, named for Dr. Conrad Will, member of the State legislature,

1818-1834. . Willamette; river in Oregon. An Indian word said to have been originally wallamet, derived from the same root as Walla Walla and Wallula; when applied to

water, meaning "running." Another authority gives its definition as "long

and beautiful river." 

Willey; peak in the White Mountains, New Hampshire, named for the Willey

family, killed in an avalanche in 1826. 

Williams; river and mountain in Arizona, named for one of the guides of the Fremont expedition.

Williams; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler. 

'Williams; town in Colusa County, California, named for its founder. 

Williams; county in North Dakota, named for Hon. E. A. AVilliams, one of the

Territorial pioneers, and prominent in the political life of the State. 

Williams; county in Ohio, named for David Williams, one of the captors of Major

Andre".

Williams; river in Vermont, named for the Rev. John Williams. * 

Williamsburg; town in Iowa County, Iowa, named for an early settler. 

Williamsburg; town in Piscataquis County, Maine, named for William Dood, of

Boston, an early settler. 

Williamsburg; town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, named for a family

resident of the neighborhood. 

Williamsburg; village in Clermont County, Ohio, named for Gen. William Lytle,

its founder. 

Williamsburg; county in South Carolina and city in James City County, Virginia,

named for William III, of England.

Williamsfleld; village in Knox County, Illinois, named for a railroad official. 

Williamsfield; township in Ashtabula County, Ohio, named for Gen. Joseph

Williams.
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Williamson; county in Illinois named from Williamson County, Tennessee, whence 

many of the early settlers came.

Williamson; town in Wayne County, New York, named for Charles Williamson, 

first agent of the Pulteney estate. . Williamson; river in Oregon, named for Lieut. R. S. Williamson, an early explorer 

of that part of the country.

Williamson; county in Tennessee, named for General Williamson, of Virginia, of 

Revolutionary fame.

Williamson: county in Texas, named for Judge Robert Williamson, last of the 

alcaldes of Texas.

Williamsport; city in Warren County, Indiana, said to be named for James D. 

Williams, former governor.

Williamsport; city in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, named for William Hepburn, one of the first associate judges of the county of Lycorniug.

Williamston; township and village in Ingham County, Michigan, named for three 

brothers who were the first settlers.

Williamston; town in Martin County, North Carolina, named for a family numerous in the State.

Williamston; town in Anderson County, South Carolina, named for the family of 

Col. James Williams, an officer of the Revolution.

Williamstown; town in Grant County, Kentucky, named for William Arnold, 

probably the first settler.

Williamstown; town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named for Col. Ephraim 

Williams, the founder of Williams College.

Williamstown; town in Orange County, Vermont, named from the town in Massachusetts.

Williamsville: city in Wayne County, Missouri, named for Asa E. Williams, who 

laid it out.

Williamsville; village in Erie County, New York, named for Jonas Williams, an 

early settler.

Willimantic; river, and city in Windham County, in Connecticut. An Indian word 

meaning "good lookout," or, according to another authority, "good cedar 

swamps."

Willis; city in Brown County, Kansas, named for Martin Cleveland Willis, an early 

settler.

Williston; town .in Williams County, North Dakota, named for Associate Justice

Lorenzo P. Williston.

Williston; town in Barnwell County, South Carolina, named for the Willis family, 

prominent residents of the vicinity.

Williston; town in Chittenden County, Vermont, named for Samuel Willis, one of 

the grantees.

Willmar; township and village in Handiyohi County, Minnesota, named for a 

railroad official.

Willoughby; village in Lake County, Ohio, named for Professor Willoughby, of 

New York. 

Willows; town in Glenn County, California, so named because of the prevalence of 

of this species of tree.

Wiltshire; village in Van Wert County, Ohio,-named for the man who ransomed 

Capt. James W. Riley from captivity by the Arabs.

Wills Point; town in Van Zandt County, Texas, named for Mrs. N. A. Wills, former owner of the town site.

Wilmette; village in Cook County, Illinois, named for Quilmette, an Indian halfbreed.
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Wilmington; city in Newcastle County, Delaware; the present name is a corruption 

of the name Willington, given it in honor of Thomas Willing.

Wilmington; township and city in Will County, Illinois, named from Wilmington, 

Ohio.

Wilmington; towns in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, New Hanover County, 

North Carolina, and Windham County, Vermont, named for Spencer Compton, 

Earl of Wilmington.

Wilmington; city in Clinton County, Ohio, named from the town in North Carolina, whence many of the early settlers came.

Wilmot; town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, named for. Doctor Wilmot, an 

Englishman.

Wilna; town in Jefferson County, New York, named from the town in Eussia.

Wilpiquin; stream in Maryland. An Indian word meaning "place of interring; 

skulls," so called because the Nanticokes carried the skulls and bones of the 

dead and buried them in the caverns.

Wilson; mountains in Colorado and Utah, named for A. D. Wilson, topographer.

Wilson; county, and town in Ellsworth County, in Kansas, named for Hiero T. Wilson, merchant of Fort Scott. 

Wilson; village in Niagara County, New York, named for Reuben Wilson, an early

settler. 

Wilson; county, and town in same county, in North Carolina, named for Louis D

Wilson, State senator and officer of Mexican war.. 

Wilson; county in Tennessee, named for Maj. David Wilson. 

Wilson; county in Texas, named for James C. Wilson.

Wilson; point in Washington, named for Capt. George Wilson of the British navy. 

Wilton; town in Hillsboro County, New Hampshire, named from the town in

England.

Winamac; town in Pulaski County, Indiana. An Indian word meaning "catfish." 

Winchendon; town in Worchester county, Massachusetts, named from the estate in

England to which Governor Francis Bernard was heir. 

Winchester; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named, for William P.

Winchester, who donated money to the town.

Winchester; town in Franklin County, Tennessee, named for Gen. James Winchester, who served in the battle of Eaisin Eiver, 1813.

Winchester; city in Frederick County, Virginia, named from the town in England. 

Wind Gap; borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, which takes its name

from the gap in the Blue Mountains, the first below the Delaware watergap. 

Windham; county, and town in same county, in Connecticut, named from the town

in England. 

Windham; village in Portage County, Ohio, and county in Vermont, named from

the county in Connecticut. 

Windham Center; town in Cumberland County, Maine, named for the earls of

Egremont. 

Windom; town in McPherson County, Kansas, and village in Cottonwood County,

Minnesota, named for the Hon. William Windom, member of the cabinet during

President Harrison's administration. 

Windsor; towns in Kennebec County, Maine, Berkshire County, Massachusetts,

and Broome County, New York, and county in Vermont; also many other cities,

towns, and villages in the United States. Named, directly or indirectly, from

the town in England. 

Winfleld; town in Cowley County, Kansas, named for the Eev. Winfield Scott, of

Leavenworth. 

Winfleld; town in Herkimer County, New York, named for Gen. Winfield Scott.
328 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [BULL. 258.

Wingohocking; south branch of Frankford Creek, Pennsylvania. An Indian word

meaning "favorite spot for planting." 

Winhall; town in Bennington County, Vermont, named for its two proprietors.

Winn and Hall. 

Winkler; county in Texas, named for C. M. Winkler, judge of the State court of

appeals. 

Winn; parish in Louisiana, named for Gen. Richard Winn, a noted lawyer of the

State. 

Winnebago; counties in Illinois and Iowa, village in Faribault County, Minnesota,

and county .in Wisconsin, named for a tribe of Indians, the name meaning

"people of the-stinking waters."

Winnebigoshish; lake in Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "turbid water." 

Winneconne; village in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. From an Indian word

ivinikamng, " dirty place." 

Winnegance; village in Sagadahoc County, Maine, named from a near-by river.

An Indian word meaning " beautiful water." 

Winnemucca; town in Humboldt County, and mountain peak and lake in Nevada,

named for a chief of the Piute Indians.

Winnepe; lake in Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "place of dirty water." 

Winnepesaukee; lake in New Hampshire. An Indian word given various meanings, "beautiful lake of the highlands," "good water outlet." 

Winneshiek; county in Iowa, named for an-Indian chief. 

Winnetka; village in Cook County, Illinois. An Indian word meaning "beautiful

place." 

Winnsboro; city in Fairfield County, South Carolina, named for Gen. Richard

Winn, its founder. 

Winona; county, and city in same county, in Minnesota, and town in Montgomery

County, Mississippi. A Sioux Indian word meaning "first-born daughter." 

Winooski; village in Chittenden County, Vermont. An Indian word meaning

" beautiful river."

Winslow; town in Kennebec County, Maine, named for Gen. John Winslow. 

Winsted: borough in Litchfield County, Connecticut. A coined name from Winchester and BarkhamstecZ, of which towns it was originally a part. 

Winston; county in Alabama, named for John A. Winston, former governor of the

State. 

Winston; county in Mississippi, named for Col. Louis Winston.

Winston; city in Forsyth County, North Carolina, named for Joseph Winston, soldier of the Revolution. 

Winthrop; towns in Kennebec County, Maine, and Suffolk County, Massachusetts,

named for the Winthrop family, whose founder in America was John Winthrop,

governor of the Massachusetts colony in 1629.

Winton; town in Hertford County, North Carolina, named for a member of Congress. 

Winyah; bay in Georgetown County, South Carolina. A corrupted name of the

tribe of Winyaw Indians. 

Wirt; county in West Virginia, named for William Wirt, Attorney-General of the

United States during President Monroe's administration. 

Wisacky; town in Sumter County, South Carolina. A corruption of the name of the

Waxhaw Indians. 

Wiscasset; town in Lincoln County, Maine. An Indian word meaning "place of

the yellow pine."

Wisconk; river in New Jersey. An Indian word meaning " the elbow." 

Wisconsin; State of the Union, and river tributary to the Mississippi. A Sauk

Indian word having reference to holes in the banks of a stream, in which birds

nest.
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Wiscoy; village in Allegany County, and stream in Wyoming Co.unty, New York. 

An Indian word meaning "under the banks," or, according to another authority, "many fall creek."

Wise; counties in Texas and Virginia, named for Henry A. Wise, a prominent politician of Virginia.

Wissahickon; creek in Montgomery county, Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian 

 word meaning "catfish stream."

Wissinoming; north branch of Frankford Creek, Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian 

word meaning "where we were frightened."

Witakantu; lake in Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "high islands."

Withlacoochee; river, and town in Hernando County, Florida. A. Seminole Indian 

word meaning "little river," or, according to another authority, "long, narrow 

river."

"Wiwoka; tributary of the Coosa River, Alabama. A Creek Indian word meaning 

"roaring water."

Woburn; city in Mirtrllesex County, Massachusetts, named from the town in England.

Wolcott; town in New Haven County, Connecticut, named for Frederick Wolcott. 

Wolcott; town in Wayne County, New York;

Wolcottville; village in Litchneld County, Connecticut. Named for Oliver Wolcott, secretary of the treasury during the administrations of Presidents Washington and Adams.

Wolf; river in Kansas. A translation of the French name, rivihe de loup.

Wolf; rapids in the Yellowstone River, Montana, so named by Clark because a 

wolf was seen there.

Wolf; stream in Pennsylvania. From the Indian word tummeinlc, "where there is 

a wolf."

Wolfe; county in Kentucky, named for Nathaniel Wolfe, member of the State 

legislature.

Wolfeboro; town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, named for General Wolfe, 

the hero of Quebec.

Wolhurst; station in Arapahoe County, Colorado, named for Senator Wolcott, real 

estate owner.

Wolverton; creek in California, named for a settler.

Womelsdorf; borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, named for John Wommelsdorf, its founder.

Wonakaketuk; stream in Vermont. An Indian word meaning "river of otters."

Wonewoc; village in Juneau County, Wisconsin. A corruption of the Indian word 

wonowag, "they howl," referring to the wolves.

Wononsco; lake in Litchneld County, Connecticut. A colloquial abbreviation of 

wononscopomuc, an Indian word meaning "bend of the pond land."

Wood; county in Ohio, named for Col. Eleazer D. Wood, distinguished at the battle 

of Niagara.

Wood; county in Texas, named for George T. Wood, former governor.

Wood; county in West Virginia, named for James Wood, an early governor of 

Virginia.

Wood; county in Wisconsin, named for Joseph Wood, a member of the legislature 

creating the county. . Woodbridge; village in Hillsdale County, Michigan, named for William Woodbridge, secretary of Michigan Territory.

Woodbridge; town in Bergen County, New Jersey, so named because of the wooded 

ridge rising from the Hackensack .meadows. Others say the name was transferred from the town in Suffolk, England.
330 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [WILL. 258.

"Woodbury; county in Iowa, named for Levi Woodbury, of New Hampshire. 

"Woodbury; city in Gloucester County, New Jersey, named from the English town. 

Woodbury; town in^ Washington County, Vermont, named for Col. Ebenezer Wood,

the first grantee. 

Woodford; county in Illinois, named from the county in Kentucky, the birthplace

of many of the first settlers. 

Woodford; county in Kentucky, named for Gen. William Woodford, of the French

and Indian and Revolutionary wars. 

Woodhull; village in Henry County, Illinois, named for its founder, Maxwell

Woodhull.

Woodhull; town in.Steuben County, New York, named for Gen. Nathaniel Woodhull, a Revolutionary officer. 

Woodland; township and city in Yolo County, California, so named because of the

abundance of timber in the locality. 

Wood River; village in Hall County, Nebraska, so named because situated on the

banks of the river of that name.

Woodruff; county in Arkansas, named for William E. Woodruff, sr., a pioneer. 

Woodruff; valley in Nevada, named for Capt. I. C. Woodruff. 

Woodruff; town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, named for a prominent

family. 

Woods; county in Oklahoma, named for Samuel Wood, of Kansas, the "s" being

added through a mistake of the printer.

Woodsfield; village in Monroe County, Ohio, named for Archibald Woods, of Wheeling, West Virginia. 

Woodson; county in Kansas, named for Daniel Woodson, former secretary of the

Territory of Kansas. , Woodsonville; village in Hart County, Kentucky, named for Senator Thomas

Woodson. 

Woodstock; towns in Windham County, Connecticut, originally in Massachusetts,

and in Windsor County, Vermont, named from the town in England. 

Woodstock; city in McHenry County, Illinois, named from the town in Vermont. 

Woodstown; borough in Salem County, New Jersey, named for an early resident. 

Woodville; village in Jefferson County, New York, named for Ebenezer, Ephraim,

and Jacob Wood, the first settlers.

Woodward; county in Oklahoma, named for an army officer. 

Woolwich; town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, named from the military depot in

England. 

Woonsocket; cities in Providence County, Rhode Island, and Sanborn County,

South Dakota. From the Indian word meaning "at the place of mist." 

Wooster; city in Wayne County, Ohio, named for Gen. David Wooster, an officer

of the Revolution. 

Woosung; township and village in Ogle County, Illinois, named from Woosung in

China. 

Worcester; county in Maryland, named for the Earl of Worcester, who married a

Calvert. . . Worcester; county, and city in same county, in Massachusetts, named from the

county in England. 

Worth; counties in Georgia, Iowa, and Missouri, and town in Jefferson county, New

York, named for Gen. W. J. Worth, an officer in the Mexican war. 

Worthington; town in Greene County, Indiana, named from the village in Minnesota. 

Worthington; town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, named for its proprietor,

Col. John Worthington.
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i 

Worthington; village in Nobles County, Minnesota, named for the Worthington

family of Ohio. 

Worthville; town in Jefferson County, New York, named for Gen. William J.

Worth, an officer of the Mexican war. 

Worthville; town in Randolph County, North Carolina, named for Governor

Jonathan Worth and State Treasurer J. M. Worth. 

Wray; town in Yuma County, Colorado, named for John Wray,. foreman for I. P.

Olive. 

Wrentham; town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, named from the town in

England. 

Wright; county in Iowa, named for Hon. Joseph A. Wright, at that time governor

of Indiana. 

Wright; counties in Minnesota and Missouri, and town in Schoharie County, New

York, -named for Hon. Silas Wright, United States Senator from New York, and

later governor of the State. 

Wright City; village in Warren County, Missouri, named for Dr. H. C. AVright, an

early settler. 

Wrigiitsboro; town in McDuffie County, Georgia, named for Judge Augustus R.

Wright.

Wrightson; mountain in Arizona, named for the manager of the Salero Company. 

Wrightstown; village in Brown County, Wisconsin, named for H. S. Wright, whoearly established a ferry. 

Wrightsville; borough in York County, Pennsylvania, named for Samuel Wright,

an early settler. Wrightsville Beach; town in New Hanover County, North Carolina, named for a

family of Wilmington. Wrightville; town in Dunklin County, Missouri, named for the Wright brothers,

its founders.

Wurtsboro; village in Sullivan County, New York, named for Maurice Wurtz. 

Wyalusing; borough and stream in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Prom the

Delaware Indian, meaning "place of the hoary veteran." 

[Wyandot; county in Ohio;

iWyandotte; nation in Indian Territory, county in Kansas, and city in Wayne ' 

[ County, Michigan. Named for the Wyandot Indian tribe. 

Wyanet; village in Bureau County, Illinois. An Indian word meaning "beautiful." 

Wymore; city in Gage County, Nebraska, named for G. S. Wymore, ah early settler. 

Wyncoops; town in Chemung County, New York, named for William Wyncoop,.

an early settler. 

Wynooche; river in Washington, so named because of its varying course. An

Indian word meaning "shifting." 

Wyoming; State of the Union, and valley in Pennsylvania. A corruption of the

Delaware Indian word meaning "large plains," "extensive meadows." 

Wyoming; city in Stark County, Illinois, and counties in New York, Pennsylvania,

and Virginia, named from the valley in Pennsylvania.

Wysox; tributary of the Susquehanna. An Indian wordmeaning "placeof grapes." 

Wythe; county in Virginia; 

Wytheville; town in Wythe County, Virginia. Named for George Wythe, a

signer of the Declaration of Independence. 

Xenia; city in Green County, Ohio. A Greek word meaning '' friendly hospitality.' > 

Yadkin; county in North Carolina. A corruption of the Indian word "reatkin." 

JYager; creek in Humboldt County, California;

JYagerville; town in Humboldt County, California. Named for an early settler. 

Yahara; tributary of Rock River, Wisconsin. An Indian word .meaning "catfish

river." .
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Yakima; county, city in same county, and river in Washington, said to have been 

named for a tribe of Indians, the name meaning "black bear," or, according to 

other authorities, "coward."

Yale; university in New Haven, Connecticut, named for Elihu Yale, of London, 

England.

Yale; mountain in Colorado, and many cities, towns, and villages, named from the 

university.

Yalobusha; county in Mississippi. An Indian word meaning "tadpole place."

Yamhill; county and river in Oregon, named for the Yamel Indians.

Yancey; county in North Carolina, named for Bartlett Yancey, prominent politician of the State.

Yankee; this name, with various suffixes, forms the name of'many places in the 

United States. The name is a corruption of the Massachusetts Indian pronunciation of the word "English" ( Yengeese), and was bestowed upon the inhabitants of New England by the people of Virginia when they refused to aid them 

in a war with the Cherokees, it meaning to them "cowards." After the battle of 

Bunker Hill the people of New England, having established a reputation for 

bravery, accepted the name.

Yankton; county, and city in same county, in South Dakota. A corruption of the 

Sioux Indian name Uianktonwan, meaning "end village."

Yantic; river in Connecticut. An Indian word, meaning "extending to the tidal

river."

 Yaquina; bay and town in Lincoln County, Oregon, probably named for Yaquina, 

a female Indian chief.

Yardley; borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, named for a. family of early 

settlers.

Yarmouth, town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, named from the seaport 

town of England.

Yates; township in Me Lean County, Illinois, named for Gov. Richard Yates.

Yates; county in New York, named for Joseph C. Yates, an early governor of the 

State.

Yates Center; town in Woodson County, Kansas, named for Abner Yates, the 

former owner.

Yates City; village in Knox County, Illinois, named from Yates County, New York.

Yavapai; county in Arizona, named for a small tribe of Indians, now nearlyextinct, which formerly resided in the vicinity.

Yell; county in Arkansas, named for Col. Archibald Yell, former governor of the

State.

Yellow Jacket; pass in Colorado, so named because infested with these insects. 

Yellow Medicine; county and river in Minnesota; a translation of the Dakota

(Sioux) name of the river, referring to the long, slender, bitter, yellow root of

the moonseed (Menispermum canadense) which abounds there, and was used by

the Dakotas as a medicine.- 

Yellowstone; county in Montana, and river in Montana and Wyoming. The name

is a translation of the original French name, roche jaune, meaning "yellow

rock." Another authority states it is from the Indian, mi-tsi-a-da-zi, "rock 

 yellow river." - ' 

Yellowstone; national park lying mostly in Wyoming, but includes a small part of

Montana, and is about 65 miles long and 55 miles wide; lake in Yellowstone

National Park, 7,788 feet above sea level. Its outlet is Yellowstone River.

Named from, the river. 

Yellville; town in Marion County, Arkansas, named for Col. Archibald Yell, former

governor of the State.
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Yemassee; village in Hampton County, South Carolina, named for a former noted

Indian tribe.

Yerba; town in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish word meaning "herb." 

Yoakum; county in Texas, named for H. Yoakum, the Texan historian. 

Yokuns Seat; mountain in the town of Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts,

named for an Indian chief. 

Yolo; county in California. From the Indian, meaning "place abounding with

rushes," or according to another authority, "possession of royal blood." 

Yonkers; city in Winchester County, New York, named for a manor house built

by the Dutch, the word meaning "young lord," and first applied in this cduntry

to Adrien Van der Douck, a patentee. 

York; county, and town in same county, in Maine, named for the Duke of York,

James II, of England.

York; county, and city in same county, in Nebraska, named for a resident family. 

York; counties in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia; 

Yorktown; town in York County, Virginia. Named from the county in England,

or for the Duke of York, Charles I, of England. 

Yorkville; village in Kendall County, Illinois, named from New York, the native

State of most of the settlers.

Yorkville; town in York County, South Carolina, named from the city in Pennsylvania. 

Yosemite; valley in California. From uzumditi, meaning "grizzly bear," the name

applied by other tribes to the Awani tribe of Indians. 

Youghiogheny; river in Maryland and Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning

"stream flowing in an opposite direction." 

Young; county in Texas, named for William Cooke Young. 

Youngs; bay and river in Washington, named for Sir Charles Young, of the royal

navy. 

Youngstown; village in Niagara County, New York, named for John Young, a

merchant of the place. 

Youngstown; city in Mahoning County, Ohio, named for John Young, an early

resident. 

Youngsville; town in Franklin County, North Carolina, named for a prominent

family. 

Yount; peak in the Yellowstone Park, named for Harry Yount, an early hunter and

guide. 

Ypsilanti; township and city in Washtenaw County, Michigan, named for Dimitrius

Ypsilanti, a Greek patriot.

Yreka; county seat of Siskiyou County, California. The name was made by a transposition of the letters in "bakery."

Yreka; town in Siskiyou County, California, named for an Indian tribe. 

Yuba; river and county in California. Derived from the original Spanish name of

the river, el Rio de las Uvas, " the river of the grapes." 

Yucca; station in San Bernardino County, and town in Yuba County, named from

the abundant growths of the yucca plant. 

Yuma; county, and city in same county, in Arizona, and count'/, and town in same

county, in Colorado, named for an Indian tribe, the name meaning "sons of the

river."

Zanesfleld; village in Logan County, Ohio, named for Col. Isaac Zane. 

Zanesville; city in Ohio, named for Ebenezer Zane, who, with John Mclntire,

founded the city. 

Zapata; county in Texas, named for a Mexican colonel who led a force of Mexicans

and Texans against Mexico in 1839.
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Zavalla; county in Texas, named for Gen. Lorenzo de Zavala, a Mexican who 

espoused the cause of Texan independence and was vice-president of the 

Republic.

Zearing; village in Bureau County, Illinois, named for a resident family.

Zebulon; town in Pike County, Georgia, named for Col. Zebulon. M. Pike.

Zion; village in Carroll County, Illinois, named from Mount Zion in Palestine.

Zionsville; town in Boone County, Indiana, named for William Zion, a pioneer.

Zuni; river in New Mexico, named for an Indian tribe.

Zwingle; village in Jackson County, Iowa, named for Ulrich Zwingle, a Swiss 

reformer.

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