cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Dome Creek (historical) (Populated Place), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.3905556, -141.255)
Description: on N bank of Dome Creek at mouth of Georgie Creek, 29 mi. S of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Mining camp, now abandoned, reported in 1903 by Prindle (1905, p. 10), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Kilikralik Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.5127778, -166.2927778)
Description: flows SW 2.5 mi. to Chukchi Sea, s of Kilikralik Point, 10 mi. S of Cape Dyer; Arctic Slope.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1950 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Oomeyaluk Bay (Bay), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (63.1683333, -170.0877778)
Description: In the central part of the S coast of Saint Lawrence Island, extends SE 4 mi. from Emekyalok Point to Gheena Point, 5 mi E of Siknik Cape, 67 mi. SE of Gambell.
History: Eskimo name recommended by the Savoonga village council and reported in 1949 by Major H. B. Allen, U.S. Air Force (USAF).
Lake Apthorp (Lake), Highlands County, Florida (27.3444973, -81.3643448)
Description: 4 km (2.5 mi) W of Lake Istokpoga, 18 km (11.2 mi) SSE of Sebring and 48 km (30 mi) NW of Lake Okeechobee.
History: Named for William Apthorp, Chief Clerk of the Florida State Land Office during the 19th century.
Heckman Point (Cape), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.7547222, -131.7991667)
Description: on W bank Behm Canal, 6 mi. S of Spacious Bay, on NE coast of  Cleveland Peninsula, Alex. Arch.
History: Local name reported in 1904 by H. C. Fassett, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF); probably given for J. R. Heckman, superintendent of the cannery at Loring.
Viekoda Bay (Bay), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.9247222, -153.2580556)
Description: extends SE off Shelikof Strait, on N coast of Kodiak I.
History: Russian name meaning "outlet" given in 1909 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). The  name was derived from "M(ys) Vykhoda," or "Outlet Cape," given by Murashev  in 1839 or 1840 for the eastern 1849 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1425.
Kiglapak Mountains (Range), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (59.1541667, -161.6458333)
Description: trend W 2.5 mi. from junction of Sphinx Creek and Tunulik River, 4 mi. NW of Goodnews; Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Eskimo name reported to mean "big saw tooth mountains," which refers to the rugged character of the mountains. obtained about 1951 by J. M. Hoare, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), from C. B. Michael, missinary at Quinhagak.
Kingsley Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.1033333, -164.0377778)
Description: heads SW of Chauik Mtn., flows SW 8.5 mi. through Grass Valley to Niukluk River, 5 mi. S of Mount Bendelelen and 43 mi. SW of Imuruk Lake; Seward Peninsula High.
History: prospectors' name published on the 1908 "Map of Seward  Peninsula" by Arthur Gibson.
Taiya Inlet (Bay), Skagway County, Alaska (59.3733333, -135.3694444)
Description: Trends south from mouth of Taiya River to Chilkoot Inlet, 12 miles south of Skagway, Coast Mountains.
History: A Tlinglit Indian name reported in 1868 by Commander Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), as Tyya and Tya; published in 1870 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 701. Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883 map) reported the name as Dejah Inlet, and in 1883 Lieutenant Schwatka, USA, called it Dayay Inlet.
Tofty Gulch (Valley), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (65.0847112, -150.9007593)
Description: flows SE to Sullivan Creek, 0.9 mi. SW of Tofty and 35 mi. ESE of Tanana, Yukon-Tanana Highlands.
History: Named for A. F. Tofty who discovered gold here in 1909; reported in 1931 by J. B. Mertie, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). See Tofty, locality.
Chippewa Basin (Basin), Benzie County, Michigan (44.6466683, -86.8220404)
Description: Located under central Lake Michigan, between Door-Leelanau Ridge (qv) and Two Rivers Ridge (qv), est of Kewaunee, Wisconsin and west of Arcadia, Michigan; feature located outside of county boundary.
History: Named for Lake Chippewa, the lowest point of Lake Michigan, and for the local Chippewa Tribe; SPN 3/18/97
Sinbad Cove (Bay), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.875, 177.3277778)
Description: facing E to Vega Bay, at mouth of Fork Creek, on S coast of  Kiska I., Aleutian Islands.
History: One of many arbitrary names applied to features on Kiska  I. by U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) for tactical purposes during World War II.
Hanin Rock (Island), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.8352778, -152.3125)
Description: 5 mi. NE of Kodiak, 0.8 mi. NE of Spruce Cape, Kodiak I.
History: Name published by Baker (1906, p. 296); derived from the  name "Kekurya Ganinskiya," meaning "Ganin Pinnacles" (rocks), given in 1839 or 1840 by Murashev. The name "Twins" was published in 1881 on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 776.
Wade Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.0761111, -141.6211111)
Description: flows SW to Walker Fork, 52 mi. SW of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Reported in 1898 by E. C. Barnard, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Named for Jack Wade, a prospector, who discovered gold on this stream about 1895 (Prindle, 1905, p. 40).
Kuleska Glacier (Glacier), Yakutat County, Alaska (60.3736111, -142.5319444)
Description: Flows SW from Mount Miller to join Bering Glacier S of Barkley Ridge, 79 km (49 mi) ENE of Mount Campbell.
History: Named for Dimitri Kuleska, a member of Bering's crew on his 1741 voyage to Alaska.
Takshanuk Mountains (Ridge), Haines County, Alaska (59.3958333, -135.7927778)
Description: extends NW-SE NE of Chilkat River, 17 mi. SW of Skagway, Coast Mts.
History: Tlingit Indian name meaning "water falls" reported by E.  C. Robertson, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); published in 1952.
Rabbit Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.3158333, -155.2675)
Description: flows NE joins Teddy Creek to form Quartz Creek, 9 mi. SE of Long and 30 mi. SSE of Ruby, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1913 by Eakin (1914, pl. 3),  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The stream's identity is in doubt.
Togiak River (Stream), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (59.0730556, -160.3347222)
Description: heads at Togiak Lake, flows SW to Togiak Bay, 2 mi. E of Togiak  and 45 mi. E of Goodnews, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Eskimo name reported as "R(eka) Tugiyak," or "Tugiak  River" by Captain Tebenkof (1852, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). It was called "Togiak River" by  Ivan Petroff in the 1880 Census.
Mount Bressler (Summit), Juneau County, Alaska (58.9231748, -134.3365389)
Description: In the Coast Mountains on the Canada-United States international boundary, 2.7 mi SSW of Mount Nesselrode and 43 mi N of Juneau, designated Boundary Peak 97.
History: Named by the Juneau Icefield Research Project in 1964 for Dr. Calder Tupper Bressler (1919-1959), geologist and head of the Department of Geology, Western Washington College. As geologist with U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), he spent several years working in the Brooks Range. He was killed on Mount Rainier during Project Crater, a glaciophycial investigation.
Stag Point (Cape), Aleutians East County, Alaska (54.9833333, -162.3)
Description: on N coast of Deer I., at SW end of Aleutian Range
History: Named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), and published on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart  806 in 1882. The U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) called this point North Cape in 1888. 882. The U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) called this point North Cape in 1888.
Lignite Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (61.8755, -141.0086)
Description: Incomplete record, in Nutzotin Mts., heads in Canada, flows NW to Rocker Creek, 0.3 mi. W of Alaska/Canada boundary and 70 mi. NE of McCarthy, Alaska Range
History: Name used by prospectors and reported about 1908 by International Boundary Commission (IBC) surveyors.
Ungalik (historical) (Populated Place), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.55, -160.8833333)
Description: on SE shore of Norton Bay near mouth of Ungalik River, Nulato Hills.
History: Former Eskimo village reported in 1942-44 as "Ounag-touli" and "Unagtuligmut," by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). In the 1880 Census, Ivan Petroff listed "Oonakhtolik," population 15. The name is now applied to a placer mine several miles upstream.
Sitka Harbor (Bay), Sitka County, Alaska (57.0538889, -135.3472222)
Description: between Japonski I. and Sitka, on W coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named derived from the town of Sitka; published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 175).
Coal Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.7861111, -148.425)
Description: heads at glacier terminus and flows NW to Matanuska River, 26  mi. NE of Palmer, Chugach Mts.
History: Descriptive name reported in 1898 by Mendenhall (1900, p. 324), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). So named "because of coal outcrops in the bed of the stream."
Etivluk River (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.9533333, -155.9561111)
Description: heads in Nigtun Lake at Howard Pass in Howard Hills, flows NE to Colville River 13 mi. E of its junction with Ipnavik River, Brooks Range. 56 miles long.
History: Eskimo name obtained by Ensign Howard, U.S. Navy (USN). on April 21, 1886, on his expedition from Fort Cosmos on the Kobuk River to Point Barrow (Stoney, 1900, p. 68). Lieutenant Stoney (p. 39) also appears to have been on this stream in December, 1885, but he did not give it a name. The name is spelled "E-tiv-lik" on a manuscript map done by an Eskimo about 1890.
Apalache (Populated Place), Spartanburg County, South Carolina (34.9612277, -82.2120561)
Description: 3.2 k (2 mi) NNE of Greer and 7.5 km (4.7 mi) W of Lyman.  (US-T121)
History: Named for the Appalachian Mountains to the NW but uses the early spelling of the name of the Indian tribe.  (US-T121)
Kiwalik Lagoon (Bay), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (65.9888889, -161.8469444)
Description: at mouth of Kwalik River, 65 mi. SW of Selawik and 4 mi. NE of Candle; Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.
History: Eskimo name derived from the river, shown on a 1902 field sheet by D. C. Witherspoon, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Center Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.5166667, -165.4666667)
Description: flows SW to Snake River, 2 mi. W of Nome, Seward Peninsula High. 2 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1899 by D. C. Witherspoon (in Schrader and Brooks, 1900, map 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Encampment Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.4269444, -152.0211111)
Description: flows N to Confusion Creek, 9 mi. NW of Natvakruak Lake and 22 mi. NW of Anaktuvuk Pass, Brooks Range. 15 miles long.
History: So named in 1950 by W. W. Patton and A. S. Keller, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "because our field party camped on the creek."
Moose Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.3361111, -149.2816667)
Description: flows NE to Starvation Creek, 30 mi. SE of Rampart,  Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1908 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Covert and  Ellsworth, 1909, pl. 5).
Grizzly Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.3263889, -152.0222222)
Description: flows NE to John River, 11 mi. S of Gunsight Mtn. and 51 mi. W of Wiseman, Brooks Range. 6.5 miles long.
History: Local name obtained in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographers.
Washington Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.2498, -155.24353)
Description: flows SW to Nixon River, 16 mi. NW of Medfra, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim  Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1910 by A. G. Maddren (in Brooks and others, 1911, pl. 14), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
City of Everett (Civil), Middlesex County, Massachusetts (42.4064404, -71.0544729)
Description: Located 3 mi N of Boston; Middlesex County (UA-T121).
History: Settled in 1649, incorporated as a town in 1870, and as a city in 1892. Named for Edwark Everett, professor of Greek literature at Harvard University , 1819-1825, and Governor of MA, 1836-1840 (MA-T1/p19).
Wolf Creek (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.8044444, -149.6486111)
Description: on Kenai Peninsula flows SE to Resurrection Creek, 7.5 mi. S of Hope and 32 mi. W of Whittier, Chugach Mts.
History: Local prospectors' name reported in 1904 by Moffit (1906, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Little Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (61.7638889, -158.1708333)
Description: flows NW to Kuskokwim River 1.4 mi. N of its junction with  Oskawalik River, 33 mi. W of Sleetmute, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local descriptive name reported in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Hu Tsi Tehaga Creek (Stream), Malheur County, Oregon (43.743491, -117.7087901)
Description: 8.3 mi. long; on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, heads 1.1 mi ESE of Tims Peak, flows NE to join Ti-he-cha-paa nena Creek to form Yapaa Creek; Sec. 16, T21S, R41E, Willamette Meridian
History: The name is of Paiute origin and reportedly translates to “Grouse canyon in general”
Mineral Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.3027778, -143.3766667)
Description: flows N to Woodchopper Creek, 4 mi. SSW of that stream's junction with Yukon River and 41 mi. SE of Circle, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Prospectors' name reported by A. H. Brooks (in Brooks and others, 1907, p. 203), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This stream was "staked" as early as 1898, and by 1906 was the principal placer gold-mining site on Woodchopper Creek.
Karluk Anchorage (Bay), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.5763889, -154.4705556)
Description: at Karluk, on W coast of Kodiak I.
History: Name derived from village of Karluk and reported in 1897  by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer Albatross.
Magnet Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (65.7922222, -163.0402778)
Description: Heads 2.3 mi N of Cloud Lake and flows NE to the Pinnell River, 6.7 mi S of its confluence with the Inmachuk River, 14 mi. NE of Imuruk Lake, Seward  Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors name reported in 1903 by D. C. Witherspoon (in  Moffit, 1905, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Chantilly (Populated Place), Fairfax County, Virginia (38.8942786, -77.4310992)
History: Chantilly was the name of the 1,700-acre estate built by Cornelia and Charles Stuart which was named after Cornelia's father's estate located on the Potomac River in Westmoreland County, VA.  Also, much of the land which comprises the present day Chantilly was owned by the Richard Bland Lee family who also built Sully Plantation.
Town of Boxborough (Civil), Middlesex County, Massachusetts (42.4883705, -71.5177943)
Description: Located 14 mi SW of Lowell; Middlesex County (US-T121).
History: Settled in 1680, incorporated as a town in 1835. Evidently took its name from its shape (like a square box) before the present Littleton-Boxborough Boundary was drawn in 1906 (MA-T1/p10).
Princess Peak (Summit), Josephine County, Oregon (42.6743397, -123.4110618)
Description: Located 0.3 mi. SW of London Peak, 0.8 mi. E of Malone Peak, 1.6 mi. SSW of the community of Wolf Creek; Sec. 28, T33S, R6W, Willamette Meridian
History: The name refers to the appearance of the summit (“princess”) between two taller peaks (“king” and “queen”).
Emma Creek (Stream), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.6044444, -131.5552778)
Description: In Tongass National Forest, on Revillagigedo Island, flowing SW to Emma Lake and then S to Jordan Lake and the Naha River, 18 mi N of Ketchikan, Alex. Arch.
History: Local name reported in 1961 by U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
Rainier Island (Island), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.9277778, -135.1833333)
Description: In Freshwater Bay, 5.1 km (3.2 mi) NW of the Redcliff Islands and 16.1 km (10 mi) N of the village of Tenakee Springs.
History: Named by the National Ocean Survey for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration survey vessel Rainier, used in hydropgrahpic studies of this area in May and June of 1979.
Chirikof Island (Island), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (55.825, -155.6219444)
Description: in Pacific Ocean, 100 mi. SW of Kodiak I. 11 miles long.
History: Name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1868. Baker (1906, p. 179n80): "The island appears to be the Tumannoi (foggy) Island of (Vitus) Bering, 1741." Captain James Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 410), Royal Navy (RN), in 1778: "And it is distinguished in our chart by the name of Foggy Island; having reason to believe, from its situation, that it is the same which had the name given to it by Beering." Captain Vancouver (1798, v. 3, p. 87), RN: "I have in honor of Beering's companion (Captain Alexie Chirikov) called this island Tscherikow's Island." The native name "Ukamok" was published by Von Langsdorff (1814, v. 2, p. 54). Captain Sarichev (1826, map 3) and Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 22) published the name "O(strov) Ukamok Ili Chirikov", (Ukamok or Chirikov Island). See Keithahn (1962, p. 16). This may be the island called "Isla Infante" by Martinez on July 5, 1788 (Wagner, 1937, p. 463).
Stellar Creek (Stream), Chugach County, Alaska (61.0505556, -146.7991667)
Description: flows NW to Sawmill Bay, 0.3 mi. N of Devish Lake and 18 mi. SW  of Valdez, Chugach Mts.
History: Prospectors' name published in 1915 Steller Creek by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Halutu Peninsula (Cape), Haines County, Alaska (59.3166667, -135.4)
Description: Between Taiyasanka Harbor and Yaiya Inlet. Expends from Parsons Peak to Tiaya Point on Chilkoot Inlet, 3 mi. W of Skagway, Coast Mountains. 14 miles long.
History: Tlingit Indian name, "Haluta" meaning "promontory," reported by James McGuire, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1923. The entire projection was called "Daye-Halutu" by the Tlingit Indians.
Scylla (Summit), Fresno County, California (37.0801291, -118.6896676)
Description: In Kings Canyon National Park, in the Sierra Nevada, 4.3 km (2.7 mi) east-southeast of Martha Lake and 40 km (25 mi) southwest of Bishop. (US-T121)
History: Named for the rock off the Sicilian Coast that figures prominently in Greek mythology. (US-T121)
Flaxman Island (Island), North Slope County, Alaska (70.1938889, -146.0358333)
Description: between Beaufort Sea and Lion Bay, Arctic Plain. 7 miles long.
History: Named August 6, 1826 by Franklin (1828, p. 151), "in honour of the late eminent sculptor. It is about four miles long, and two broad, and rises, at its highest elevation, about fifty feet * * *." John Flaxman, 1755-1826, was an English sculptor and draftsman, who will probably be remembered "best as the designer of the exquisite little cameos that stand out so charmingly in dead white on the dead blue background of Wedgwood pottery; * * *" (Stuck, 1920, p. 289). The Eskimo name, "Sidrak," was reported in 1912 to mean "fox hole", (1919, p. 95).
Bellicose Peak (Summit), Anchorage County, Alaska (61.2412613, -149.0335139)
Description: In the Chugach Mountains, W of Eklutna Glacier, 6.8 mi S of the SE end of Eklutna Lake and 28 mi E of Anchorage.
History: John Bousman and his brother, William, made the first ascent on August 21, 1963. They named it because the mountain peak, in a personified sense, appears belligerent because of difficulty encountered while climbing it.
Mitik Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.1119444, -165.7422222)
Description: Heading in the Telavirak Hills, flowing WNW to Ogotoruk Creek, S of Conglomerate Creek, 6.5 mi ESE of Cape Thompson, Arctic Slope.
History: Eskimo name meaning "elder duck" given in 1963 by personnel of Project Chariot. An earlier name, "Duck Creek," was changed to avoid duplication.
Kupreanof (Populated Place), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.8144444, -132.9805556)
Description: Incorporated city on Kupreanof Island, E coast of Lindenberg Peninsula, 1.6 km (1 mi) W of Petersburg, separated from Petersburg by Wrangell Narrows, Alex. Arch.
History: This is a residential area probably inhabited by those  employed in the operation of a nearby sawmill on Bayou Point.
Twelvemile Arm Kasaan Bay (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.5333333, -132.5166667)
Description: extends SW off Kasaan Bay, on Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander R. Clover, U.S. Navy (USN). This feature  was called Eighteen-mile Arm in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 86).
Lewis and Clark Ridge (Ridge), Ravalli County, Montana (45.7029691, -113.9706204)
Description: Located just W of the Continental Divide, between North Fork Salmon River and Moose Creek, and between East Fork Salmon Creek and West Fork Salmon Creek.
History: Named for Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who traversed the ridge in September 1805.  Two proposals to name this ridge were submitted and considered by the United States Board on Geographic Names (U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN)).  The USBGN rejected the name Naptnisa in favor of Lewis and Clark Ridge.
Brown Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.6880556, -164.6816667)
Description: flows NW to Taylor Creek which flows to Kougarok River, 6 mi. SW of Midnight Mtn. and 44 mi. NW of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High. 2 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine (in Collier, 1902, pl. 12), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Mount Rynda (Summit), Wrangell County, Alaska (56.6487953, -132.2579597)
Description: on left bank of Stikine River, 12 mi. NE of Wrangell, Coast Mts.
History: Named in 1877 by Joseph Hunter, Canadian engineer and surveyor, for Russian corvette Rynda which was used for surveying in this vicinity in 1963. See Rynda Island.
Goodluck Gulch (Valley), Nome County, Alaska (64.6466163, -165.4596701)
Description: trends W to Snake River, 1.8 mi. NW of Mount Brynteson and 10 mi. N of Nome, Seward Peninsula High. 1 mile long.
History: Prospectors' name reported on a map of Cape Nome gold fields by David Fox, Jr., dated 1901.
Spenard (Populated Place), Anchorage County, Alaska (61.1886111, -149.9063889)
Description: population 9,074, between Anchorage and Anchorage International  Airport, 3 mi. SE of Point Woronzof; Cook Inlet Low.
History: named for Joseph A Spenard, 1879-1934, an early Anchorage settler and businessman who had a homestead on the shore of Lake Spenard. A post office, established here in 1949 but discontinued in 1953 (Ricks, 1965,  p. 60).
Backman Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (65.0733333, -147.7472222)
Description: flows NW to Chatanika River, 16 mi. N of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High. 2.3 miles long.
History: Named by prospectors. Name published in 1908 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as Beckman Creek; local usage has been adopted for the present spelling.
Saxman (Populated Place), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.3183333, -131.5958333)
Description: population 153, on S coast of Revillagigedo I. 2.5 mi. SE of Ketchikan, Alex. Arch.
History: Tlingit Indian village founded in 1894; named for Samuel  Saxman, school teacher. The population was 154 in 1910; 103 in 1920; 112 in 1930; 111 in 1939 ; and 167 in 1950. The Saxman post office operated from 1897 to 1900. (Ricks, 1965, p. 56).
Spike Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.6972222, -161.7411111)
Description: In the De Long Mountains, flowing NNE to Iligluruk Creek, 17 mi NW of Tupik Mountain.
History: So named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists because of several "spike" or temporary camps located on its banks by a U.S.Geological Survey field party in 1950.
Christisen Branch (Stream), Perry County, Missouri (37.7953304, -89.7942735)
Description: Heads 2.2 km (1.4 mi) SSE of McBride. 2.5 km (1.6 mi) NE of Sereno, flows SE to join McClanahan Creek, 4.8 km (3 mi) E of Sereno.
History: Named for Anton Christisen (1846-1922) who settled in the area as a young man.
Spirit Range (Range), Juneau County, Alaska (58.7660076, -134.2403)
Description: In the Coast Range, 2 mi E of Stronghold Peak and 33 mi NNE of Juneau.
History: Named by members of the Juneau Icefield Research Project in 1964. a3 of Hodzana River, 15 mi. NW of Beaver, Yukon Flats. a4 662830N1475200W
Daneka Lake (Lake), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62.6551075, -148.9653721)
Description: In the Talkeetna Mountains, formed by Prairie Creek, 2 mi SSW of the SW end of Stephan Lake and 43 mi. NE of Talkeetna. 0.6 mile long.
History: Indian name that means "Caribou." Given in 1962 by Young of Anchorage.